Disney have finally released the long awaited trailer for season 7 of the Clone wars tv
show, set to release on February 21 on the Disney+ streaming service.
It is said that these new episodes of the Clone Wars will cover events that took place
in the Canon Novel, Ahsoka, detailing the events of the siege of Mandalore, the Mandalorian
occupation by Maul and Order 66.
This makes it very likely that these episodes will overlap with the events of Episode 3,
Revenge of the Sith and show us Order 66 from another perspective, most likely being Ahsoka
or Rex.
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The trailer begins with Maul stating that the Galaxy will soon be remade and that the
Jedi and Republic will both die.
It appears that he is talking to Ahsoka, warning her of the upcoming Jedi purge.
This begs the question - Did Darth Maul know of Sidious’ plan to destroy the Jedi order
and create the empire?
While we don’t know if he knew of Order 66 and the plans to create the empire, he
definitely knew that Palpatine was behind the sepratist crisis and was pulling the strings
of the clone wars.
In season 4 of the clone wars, Maul’s Brother Savage Opress tells him of the ongoing Clone
War, to which Maul replies by saying; “So it began, without me.”, making it clear
that he had some idea of Palpatine’s intentions.
Maul was later captured by Palpatine, after the discovery was made that he was still alive.
Palpatine feared Maul as a potential rival to the Sith empire, imprisoning him so that
he could no longer pose a threat.
Later on in the Canon Novel, Son of Dathomir, we learn that Maul escaped Palpatine’s prison
and witnessed the killing of the leader of the Nightsisters clan, Mother Talzin.
This infuriated Maul and led him to return to Mandalore, which is where the events of
Season 7 will most likely take place - following his role in the Siege of Mandalore against
the Republic.
After this we see footage from the Bad Batch unfinished episode Arc, which explores a group
of Clones who were not like regular clones, but were still effective in battle and could
put a fight.
We will likely get to see more of their backstory and their differences from regular clone troopers
- including their inhuman fighting ability.
Following that, we see a shot of the Jedi standing in the temple war room, around a
hologram.
The Jedi are joined by Commander Cody, leader of Obi Wan Kenobi’s clone squad and a young
Canan Jarrus along with his master, Depa Billaba.
This scene comes directly from Revenge of Sith, as Mace Windu and Yoda reference the
plot to destroy the Jedi, using the same lines as their speech from Episode 3.
This scene comes moments before Palapatine reveals his true identity as a Sith Lord to
Anakin in Revenge of the Sith.
This shot confirms the overlap between the series and Revenge of the Sith, also ensuring
that the final season of the Clone Wars will serve as a companion piece to Revenge of the
Sith.
This will likely be the last time we see the Jedi at peace before the events of the purge.
Next up we see Darth Maul again, this time holding Clone trooper Jesse captive, doing
what looks like pulling information from his head, similar to what Kylo Ren did to Rey
in the Force Awakens.
So far this has only been confirmed to be possible between two users of the force who
are part of a force Dyad, but maybe it is simply a dark side ability that Maul is using
to gain information about the siege of Mandalore.
It’s possible that Maul is trying to extract the Republic Forces’ strategy for the battle,
or maybe even get information about the Clone inhibitor chips that facilitate Order 66.
The trailer then cuts to Ahsoka talking to an unknown person on the lower levels of Coruscant
about her reasoning for leaving the Jedi order.
Her answer to this highlights the arrogance and misguidance of the Jedi throughout the
prequel era, as they transitioned from a peacekeeping organization to soldiers, fighting on the
frontlines of a galactic war.
She notes that the Jedi have lost their way and have strayed closer and closer to the
dark side as the war went on, which would be the eventual fall of their order.
We will also very likely to get see Ahsoka’s time away from the Jedi order and what exactly
she got up to after leaving.
Ahsoka is then seen agreeing to help Bo Katan with the siege of Mandalore, shaking her hand.
Captain Rex remarks to Ahsoka that the clones have mixed opinions on the war, stating that
their creation would not have been necessary if it wasn’t for the war, but the losses
they have suffered may not justify this.
Rex strongly implies that at least the clones in his squadron don’t agree with how the
war is being fought, and the needless loss of life that comes along with it.
After this, we cut back to the voice of Maul, talking about the plan of the Sith’s return.
It’s clear that he knows the days of the Jedi are numbered and that the Sith will ultimately
come out on top.
His hatred of the Jedi and Obi Wan Kenobi in particular has been brewing for years,
culminating in a strong hope that the Jedi would fall.
Following that we see Anakin, with longer hair - similar to that of his har in Revenge
of the Sith drawing his lightsaber on sepratist leader Admiral trench.
He does this in the exact same manner as the scene where he slaughters the younglings in
Episode 3.
This is a clear callback to that scene and most likely the reason that Trench wasn’t
seen with the other sepratist leaders on Mustafar.
Next is an awesome shot of Clone Troopers who are serving under Ahsoka and have painted
their helmets to match her face and horns.
This will likely be the last time we see Ahsoka command her men, as they attempt to destroy
Maul’s forces on Mandalore.
After this a visibly pregnant Padme is seen talking to Anakin through a hologram.
This would have to place the scene some time after the beginning of Revenge of the Sith,
as that is when Anakin first discovers that she is pregnant.
Following that is probably one of the best scenes in the trailer, where Ahsoka pulls
out her two blue lightsabers, ready to duel Maul on Mandalore.
Maul has his double bladed lightsaber from the phantom menace back, or one similar to
it and stares down Ahsoka.
The Ahsoka novel revealed that this duel took place as Order 66 was ongoing, placing it
concurrently to Mace Windu’s confrontation with Palpatine and only shortly before Anakin’s
slaughter of the Jedi temple.
The final scene of the trailer shows Ahsoka and Rex in room, possibly defending against
a horde of Clones in the process of carrying out Order 66.
It may even be possible that Rex did not remove his chip before Order 66, making him turn
on Ahsoka - but being knocked out before he could take a fatal shot.
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