With the release Clone Wars Season 7 Episode 12 VICTORY AND DEATH yesterday, many of us
asked the question, how long after Revenge of the Sith and the Final Clone Wars Episode
did Darth Vader find Ahsoka’s Lightsaber?
Exactly how long after Ahsoka’s crash, did Darth Vader Arrive on the icy moon?
I’m going to break down exactly where in the timeline Vader’s appearance takes place
and how it relates to his first ever Red Sith Lightsaber.
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this icy moon may be located.
At the end of the Clone Wars Season 7 Episode 12 Finale, Darth Vader arrived on the same
icy moon that Ahsoka and Rex’s Republic Venator class star destroyer crashed.
As he arrived at the location of the crash, he slowly walked up to a lone Clone Trooper
helmet, painted with markings that were very familiar to him.
As he walked up to the helmet, a sense of realization washed over Vader, as he noticed
that these were the helmets of the Clone Troopers that pledged themselves to his former apprentice,
Ahsoka Tano, after he split the 501st for the Siege of Mandalore.
As Vader looked into the deep white snow, he noticed a metal outcrop that held the same
familiarity as the helmet painted with Ahsoka’s facial markings.
It was the lightsaber of his former apprentice.
Vader picked up the lightsaber and ignited it’s luminous blue blade.
This lightsaber was the same one that he personally handed to his former apprentice after changing
the colour of the Kyber crystal inside.
So exactly how long after he handed Ahsoka these lightsabers did he finally rediscover
them?
The first clue we get from the scene is the degradation and rusting of the 332nd Company
helmet.
The helmet is clearly covered in a deep layer of snow, with a thick build up of grime and
rust across it’s paint.
This paint is also extremely faded, possibly indicating that it has sat in this same position
through multiple rotations of the moon.
We know that this moon changes climate based on season, because when Ahsoka and Rex landed
on the moon, it was not an icy wasteland, but a relatively dry looking moon.
It is also possible that the ship simply landed at one of the poles of the planet, which would
also hold ice for an entire planetary rotation, but this is less likely based on the shot
we see when the ship is crashing towards the surface.
Based on this decay and degradation on the helmet, the time skip would have to be in
the range of months at a minimum, but very likely in the years.
The next and most definitive clue comes from the fact that Darth Vader already has his
first Red Sith Lightsaber.
As he is walking away from the Clone Trooper helmet, we get a clear view at his first Red
blade.
The first time he acquires this new blade is when he rebuilds his lightsaber and bleeds
his crystal to a deep red in Darth Vader: Dark Lords of the Sith issue 12.
This comic takes place sometime between Revenge of the Sith and most likely 1 year after,
in 19bby, but with the exact placement of the comic being unknown.
This means that a minimum time period of 1 year would have to take place between the
crashing of the Venator and the discovery of Ahsoka’s lightsaber.
Vader’s new lightsaber is the only true reference point in the timeline that we have.
Other than that, Storm troopers and Snowtroopers are already in full use at this point, meaning
a significant amount of time would have to have passed to transition the Clone Army into
the storm trooper legions.
At this time, Clones are very likely still fighting for the Empire, but now wearing storm
trooper armour, instead of the original clone armour
So overall, the most likely answer to this question is that the Darth Vader end scene
takes place at least 1 year after Revenge of the Sith, but not more than 5 Years after.
And that is where in the timeline Darth Vader appeared in the Clone Wars Finale.
Let me know if you have any other theories down in the comments below, I’d love to
hear them.
Hopefully Dave Filloni eventually comes out and clarifies the exact timeline.
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With the release Clone Wars Season 7 Episode 11 SHATTERED yesterday, many of us asked the
question, why did Rex execute Order 66 on Ahsoka when she is not a Jedi?
On top of this Commander Rex also ordered the execution of Maul, who was obviously as
far from a Jedi as you can get, so why did he do it?
I’m going to break some very interesting potential reasons for Rex to turn on Ahsoka
and why Palpatine may have specifically targeted her.
So before we dive deep into it, remember to subscribe to the channel to be notified as
soon as I release my Clone Wars Season 7 Episode 12 predictions video tomorrow, which is coming
much sooner than usual because of the early release of the Clone Wars Season 7 Finale,
on May the 4th.
After Palpatine made the call to Commander Rex and the other Clone Troopers to execute
Order 66, he turned on Ahsoka and attempted to kill her.
After Ahsoka managed to escape the attempt on her life through a hole in the ceiling,
Rex explained to his men what the exact meaning of Order 66 was and what they must do to ensure
its success.
Rex stated that Order 66 was a directive given by the Supreme Chancellor that ordered the
immediate termination of all members of the Jedi leadership for treason against the republic.
Any clone that did not comply with this order would also be executed for treason.
Ahsoka however is neither a member of the Jedi leadership or a member of the Jedi order
at all by this point, so why did Order 66 include her?
It’s possible that Palpatine himself had specifically added Ahsoka to the list of Jedi
to be executed.
Because of her deep connection to Anakin Skywalker, the new apprentice of Palpatine, he may have
included her in the list to prevent Anakin from having any further contact with her.
It’s possible that Palpatine believed Ahsoka would be the only person (including Luke later
on) that could turn Anakin away from the dark side and back towards the light.
For this reason, he may have specifically placed Ahsoka on the Clone’s inhibitor chip
as a way to remove all potential allies of Anakin that could sway him.
As for why Maul was included in Order 66, it could potentially be for very similar reasons.
Maul of course was the former apprentice to Darth Sidious and knew much about his plans
to overthrow the Jedi and the Republic.
Although he didn’t directly know about Order 66, he did know that Palpatine’s true identity
was Darth Sidious and knew enough to uncover Sidious’ plan should he feel it was necessary.
Another potential solution for Rex ordering Maul’s execution could simply be that he
is a known enemy to the Republic.
Prior to the Phantom Menace, the Sith were believed to be completely eradicated from
the Galaxy, until the appearance of Darth Maul on Tatooine.
After he was confirmed to be one of the two potential Sith Lords of the current Rule of
Two, he was declared an enemy to the Republic by both the Jedi Order and the Republic senate.
It’s possible that Maul was not actually included in Order 66, but because Rex had
no way of keeping Maul’s capture secure without Ahsoka, he decided to execute him
for his own safety.
For a final possibility that covers both Ahsoka and Maul, it’s possible that Order 66 was
simply not fully explained by Rex.
Order 66 may just have been an order that did in fact target all force users except
those specifically protected by Palpatine, like Anakin.
This would make a lot of sense, and is also supported by some recent Canon Material.
In the 2018 Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith Comics, two inquisitors were killed by
purge troopers, when a Jedi survivor of the Great Purge was able to use the force to activate
order 66 inside of the Purge Troopers chip.
When the order was given to the troopers through the force, they begam firing on the inquisitors,
who clearly weren’t Jedi.
So because both Maul and Ahsoka are known by Rex to be force sensitive, it would make
perfect sense for him to target them both.
Those are some theories behind why Commander Rex ordered both Maul and Ahsoka to be executed,
despite them not being members of the Jedi leadership.
So let me know what you think the reasoning behind Rex’s turn on Ahsoka was in the comments
down below.
I’m sure we’ll get a whole lot more answers about this question in Clone Wars Season 7
Episode 12, so be sure to subscribe to the channel to be notified when my recap + explainer
is released.
Thanks again so much for watching, Cheers guys!