The fifth and final issue of the Clone Wars battle tales series has finally been released,
and with it, we are thrown straight into the heat of battle, as Obi-Wan Kenobi and
the 212th are captured and taken prisoner by General Grievous, where they are forced to work
together to escape the icy world that they are stuck on. Awesomely, we also get to see
Commander Cody and the 212th gear up in Clone Cold Assault Armor for the first time ever!
So, I’m going to break down exactly how Obi-Wan and General Grievous
were forced to work together to escape a treacherous icy planet.
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Just like all of the previous issues of the comic,
we threw right back into the action on the tropical world of Hisseen,
directly following the massive blast that buried Captain Rex under a large mound of dirt.
Following the massive and destructive blast Captain Rex attempts to call for Commander
Cody and Commander Wolffe for support. Rex ensures that all of his men are safe and
unharmed from the blast, before Commander Cody arrives to assure Rex that he is uninjured.
Cody also informs Rex that the local Hisseenians, who the Clones are still trying to rescue,
and all of the other Clones managed to escape the blast, to the absolute relief of Rex.
Before Rex, Cody and Wolffe get a chance to plan their next move, a thumping sound approaches them
with their guns draw. A horde of B-1 Battle droids surround the Clone Leaders,
saying “surrender republic scum”. Rex is absolutely infuriated by this, replying
quickly “You lousy clanker”, but Cody manages to quickly calm him down and tells him that this
situation is not that big of a deal compared to the situation he was in with Obi-Wan not long ago.
Now this is where we cut to the flashback,
just like all of the other comics in the series. Obi-Wan Kenobi and
the Clones of 212th are stationed on the icy moon of Caliban in the deep outer rim.
Obi-Wan and his men have been captured and taken prisoner by the fiendish separatist leader,
General Grievous. Despite being captured, Obi-Wan assured Cody and his men that they
have been in far worse situations before. In this shot, we get to see the 212th in their
awesome Clone Cold Assault Armor, which we last saw the 501st wearing on Orto Plutonia.
This is such amazing looking armor, so let me know down below if this is now
your favourite 212th armor, or do you prefer the Paratrooper armor which also looks incredible.
Grievous is then flanked by his horde of B-1 Battle droids, as he orders the Clone troopers
of the 212th to get to work immediately on building an ice bridge on the moon.
Grievous threatens the Clones, by telling them if they don’t begin the rigorous and gruelling
construction of the bridge, he will have no choice but to slaughter them in cold blood.
Obi-Wan quickly interrupts grievously however, firmly telling General Grievous that he and
the 212th will be doing no such thing for the separatists. Grievous angrily responds “What?”.
In response, Obi-Wan tells him that according to the Galactic Accords, which is basically the
Star Wars Geneva Convention, no prisoners of war shall be forced into manual labor.
General Grievous is completely filled with rage and fury at this,
swiftly hitting Obi-Wan to the ground, calling him Jedi scum.
Grievous of course has no interest in following the Galactic accords, further threatening Obi-Wan,
telling him “you belong to me Kenobi, and will do as I say, or you will die”.
Because of this brutal action by General Grievous, Obi-Wan,
Commander cody and the 212th are forced to begin construction on Grievous’ ice bridge project,
despite being in clear violation of Galactic Rules of War.
Obi-Wan mentions that it is a “bit of cold irony that we’ve been tasked with rebuilding it”,
to which Gearshift quickly replies “Please sir-- don’t even mention the word cold”. It’s honestly
really awesome to see Gearshift make another appearance, long before his death on Geonosis.
As the Clones continue to move the construction supplies through the harsh,
freezing cold breeze of the icy planet, Cody sarcastically tells Obi-Wan that it would be
tragic if the clankahs suffered some kind of accident using the bridge. Obi-Wan then agrees
with Cody’s idea, and orders his men to build the bridge. But nobody said that they had to build it
well. Cody understands his General’s orders very clearly, before passing the word on to his men.
As Cody and Obi-Wan are climbing up an incredibly steep mountain face together,
they are alarmed by a shockingly loud screech from the mountaintop above them.
Cody asks Obi-Wan what the tiny creature is, to which Obi-Wan tells him that it looks like one of
the planet’s Native creatures, a Qubey. These guys are literally just an icy, cold version of Ewoks.
The white Qubey then begins to move slowly towards the edge of the Cliff face, worrying Obi-Wan. He
is quickly interrupted by Cody however, who notices that the little fluffy create
is reaching for its parents, who are stranded on the other side of the Ice Bridge that is currently
destroyed. The two realize that the family must have been separated after the destruction of the
ic bridge, causing Obi-Wan to urgently retract his earlier order to build a faulty bridge.
Obi-Wan very quickly changes his tone, saying “we’re going
to rebuild this bridge-- and it’s going to be even better than it was before”.
Kenobi then comforts the cuddly creature, as it jumps into his arms to hug him.
While this is happening, Cody calls his General Over, saying that the Qubeys are
trying tell them something. As the two look over the steep, rocky cliff face,
they notice imprints of General Grievous and the Qubeys from a previous fight. The
two then quickly realize that they have new allies in the Qubeys, who will be extremely
useful in defeating grievous, and allowing their escape, from the barren, icy moon.
A short while later, Grievous arrives back at the sharp bridge construction site,
where he becomes enraged with how little progress the Clones are making on his bridge project.
General Grievous demands to know why the bridge is not yet complete,
but Kenobi argues that his men are working around the clock and that it
is not easy to rebuild it after Grievous Obliterated the entire area earlier.
While General Grievous continues his angry tirade at Kenobi, he pulls a trick from his sleeve,
calling his Qubey allies from earlier into action, to attack the cyborg General.
These guys certainly aren’t as vicious and brutal as the Ewoks of Endor, but they provide enough
of a distraction for Obi-Wan to continue his plan to reunite the lost Qubey with his family.
Soon after, the gruelling construction of the bridge is completed over the icy ravine,
and Obi-Wan demands that Grievous release them as prisoners. Grievous of course,
refuses to let the Clones go, proclaiming this project as a mighty victory for the
separatist alliance and a step closer to the horrific fall of the Republic.
With Grievous refusing to let Kenobi and his men free, Obi-Wan finally shows his true intentions
to Grievous, releasing the tiny Qubeys on the droid forces in the area. Grievous is of
course enraged at this move, and demands that his B-1 Battle droid call for reinforcements.
Obi-Wan begins to taunt Grievous, as he ignites his ice blue lightsaber to come
up against the luminous green and blue blades of the General Grievous. The two then clash their
bright lightsabers together with a screeching hum, fiercely blocking each other's attacks.
While the two continue to lock blades, the Clones of the 212th engage in fierce combat
with the droid forces on the planet, repelling each of their advances.
As Obi-Wan’s luminous blue blade screeches against Greivous’, he taunts the cyborg General,
asking “What’s it like being the Count’s Pet”. This again sends General Grievous into red fury,
as he ragefully tells obi-wan that he is not Count Dooku’s pet, delivering an incredibly powerful
kick to Kenobi’s body. Grievous then tells Obi-Wan that he looks forward to adding the icey
blue lightsaber to his collection, permanently, but his arrogance and rage had blinded him from
what was really going on. Obi-Wan was able to lure Grievous into the perfect position,
before using the force to violently pull the snow down from the rocky mountain peaks,
sending Grievous and his droid plummeting down the cliffs.
Cody then offers to arrest Grievous with the rest of his men, but Obi-Wan cautions him against it,
realizing that they won’t have enough time
to escape the planet before droid reinforcements arrive if they do.
Instead, Obi-Wan orders Cody to pilot an LAAT gunship,
to destroy the bridge over the icey ravine, further blocking separatist forces.
Once Obi-Wan has confirmed that the Qubey family has been reunited on the same side of the bridge,
he gives Commander Cody the go ahead to fire when ready.
Immediately after receiving the Order, Cody fires the weapons on the republic gunship,
creating a fiery red blast, sending shards of ice rocketing across the surface of the planet.
Obi-Wan then says to Cody, If only all our objectives could be that easy.
Following that, we cut straight back to the battle of Hisseen, where Captain Rex is shocked,
saying “Easy? That’swhat he said--easy?”. Cody then tells Rex that in his experience,
everything is relative when you’re a Jedi.
While this is happening, a lone group of B-1 Battle droids approach the Clones,
but Obi-Wan, Anakin and Plo Koon rapidly come to their aid, shredding through the shiny metal
clankahs. Obi-Wan then apologises to Cody for being late, and Plo Koon praises the Clones
for rescuing the Hisseenian people before they could be taken prisoner by Dooku and Ventress.
And to end the story for the final time, Kenobi received a hologram transmission from Master Yoda,
Ordering the three Jedi masters back to coruscant. The republic gunships filled
with many brave Clones fly off into the Hisseen Sunset, ready to fight another day.
And that is it for the Clone Wars Battle Tales comic! Issue #5 is the final of the series.
Let me know down below what you thought of the Clone Wars Battle Tales issue #5
and the series a whole! Thanks so much for watching, really hope you enjoyed the video!
Cheers guys, hope to see you in the next one.