Yoda made them guard the tower, but Palpatine didn’t know so basically no one even knew those two were going to try to kill Yoda. Edit: Wait what the hell how did this comment get 60 likes
Well technically the clones belonged to the republic at that time, with Papaltine being the commender in chief. They do not serve the Jedi, but the republic (then empire) commander in chief.
What makes this scene even more heartbreaking is the realization that so many of the Jedi killed trusted their Clones with their lives. Trusted them as much as they trusted their Jedi brothers. To most of them, the Clones were more than just disposable troops, they were brothers in arms. Honestly...the look on Ki-Adi-Mundi's face when he turns around says it all.
I love how Clone Wars heavily implies that Anakin has been specifically programmed as an exception in the inhibitor chips from the very beginning. Clones straight up don't see him as a Jedi when the chip activates.
@@genelearnsenglish4242 i would assume that because its a chip, and can be remotly activated, the orders can be modified aswell. what i mean is that the chip implant had a list of all jedi, and since new members to the order would be added, they would have a way to include those new people in the list of targets. i assume that palpatine simply removed Anakin's name from said list, and they just didnt kill him. like when rex tried to convince the others that ahsoka was no longer a jedi, and therefore not a traitor, it seems like they considered it, but her name was probably still listed there.
@@LazyartistLast I don't think Star Wars has the technology to remotely send the signal to every individual clone, it seems to be tied to the act of hearing the order of the chancellor (or your superior officer). And I don't thinks they have a list (and I don't think Palpatine would trust it - he wants every single Jedi dead, whether he knows they exist or not), just specific characteristics that cause them be hostile. That's why Ashoka was a target despite not being a Jedi. But it's up to interpretation, really.
@@angelzumaya8098 have you actually watched clone wars? at fist, rex tried to kill ashoka tano but ashoka removed chip from rex, and then rex resisted. yes, rex followed order 66 just as any other clones. If you watch full version of clone wars season7's last 2 episode, you will understand.
In Cody’s defense Rex had warning and Ahsoka was there to remove his chip Cody had no warning and his Chip remained and he gave out the Order being mind controlled If he hadn’t he would have
From the 501st journal: "When the 501st was finally rotated off of Felucia,Aalya Secura made it a point to see us off personally, calling us the bravest soldiers she'd ever met, it's a good thing we were wearing helmets because none of us could bear to look her in the eye, when her death came, I hoped it was quick,she earned that much."
Clones can think for themselves and make rational decicions, but they have no sense of right and wrong nor empathy and will follow orders from the highest command. Cody giving Obi-Wan his lightsaber is a rational decision to help him complete his mission. Not because he cares about him.
I was first introduced to Stat Wars series by watching the clone wars animation up to season 3 or something. Yeah you can guess how I shocked I was when I found out that the clones turn on the Jedi and Anakin becomes Vader
@@hyunjaecho8893isnt it common knowledge basicly the day you are born that Anakin becomes vader? Xd Like I knew it waayy before I even watched the movies. And i dont even know from where.
Fun fact about Mundi’s assassination. It didn’t take place for a whole day after receiving the command to kill him. The clones were extremely scared of him, with reason. They only had 1 shot and devised a plan into letting him lead the charge “the final charge to victory.” The question is, how did a Master Jedi in the Council not feel the heavy loss of his brethren. It gives you an insight as to how powerful Darth Sidius was in cloaking and blinding the Jedi
The reason the Jedi couldn't feel their death coming was because the clones weren't acting out of malice or hate, they were just following an order like any other order given to them.
Apparently he was so intense in his emotions, that he cut himself off from them. And even though he considered the other masters to be his friends, he did not care for them. Doing so in order to not be pulled to the dark side.
What's really sad is that even though Anakin never reached the rank of master, the younglings referred to him as "Master Skywalker" as if they looked up to him 😔
I think the novelization describes Cody's attempt to kill Obi-Wan better. In the novel, Cody coordinated the heavy-weapons operators spread over an arc of three different levels of the sinkhole-city. He'd served Obi-Wan in more than a dozen operations and had a very clear estimate of just how hard to kill Obi-Wan was. He didn't take any chances. Obi-Wan never saw it coming, and he only survived because Boga(the dragonmount) somehow knew what was about to happen and managed to shield him with her body. Obi-Wan even spent a moment to grieve for Boga before letting her flow out of his life, because even grief is an attachment.
To bad the shitty TCW show retcons the novel aswell as how truly bred for war clones were, no we have to get every clone is an individual person now with stupid inhibitor chips.....
Ki Adi Mundi's shocked expression, when he realizes the betrayal by the men he lead into battle and Master Yoda's pain and struggle caused by the disturbance of the force get me every time.
All he has to say about that moment is "Would it have been to much to ask to have recieved the order before giving him back the blasted lightsaber" His men kind of meant nothing to him from the sounds of it
2:19 If you look closely, right after the first clone is hit, the third one manages to dodge the blaster shot reflected by the lightsaber. It's probably the first and only time this happens in the saga.
The soundtrack for this scene is so beautifully heart-wrenching...the death of the jedi always stuck with me. I can't believe people hated the prequels - it was beautifully executed. We are literally seeing an empire falling apart and a new one taking place. George is a Genius for the complexity and evil of Palapatine's complot.
George Lucas has been a Genius also for the strongest Force in Yoda. "Don't try to play the badass guy against a light-green, old, tiny humanoid alien for bullying him and mess with him! You'll die."
To be fair, Revenge of the Sith was pretty well received by audiences. It got minimal hate and when it did, it was about things fans near-universally agree deserved it. FOR EX; Cutting out lots of scenes aboard the invisible hand (Grievous' ship) & 'NOT' including the (Already filmed) underground meeting where the rebel alliance has its beginning, etc. I agree the first two prequels got & still get too much hate but Revenge of the Sith honestly didn't. You are somewhat mistaken, gg.
While Kal Kestis amd his master are trying to escape from their assigned Venator. And Caleb Duum and his master Depa Belaba (not sure I spelt those names right) try to escape the planet their on, and many more.
Just further proofs how a genius Palpatine really is when deciding to make an “army for the Jedis” with the Jango Fett clones. He knew in the right momentum when they are the most vulnerable but also when they are more morally triumphant(as the Jedi though at this point that they’ve won the Clone War) to make the clones backstab them with the cost of their lives.
I remember sitting in the theater with my mom and just the silence from the crowd as this unfolded. I had been excited for months, counting down the days until Revenge of the Sith was released to theaters. I was 11 at the time and I wept, silently, as I watched Order 66 be carried out. The confusion and horrifying realization as the Jedi were gunned down by the very soldiers they fought beside, the tragic musical score and the collective shock I felt from those around us and myself. The fantastic duel between Obi-wan and Darth Vader absolutely rose above and beyond my expectations, but just...damn.
Yep. I know the feeling though I was in my late (ish) teens rather than 11. I wasn't really a 'star wars fan' though I'd watched every film and did enjoy them, I had never really had any of the films 'click' for me until I saw Revenge of the Sith. In theaters of course. Those scenes you mentioned were very impactful for sure but just as impactful IMO was the fact that Palpatine became the Emperor not through conquest or deceive but legitimate democracy just like hitler. It was shocking. Great stuff.
When I saw this scene as a kid. Leading up to it I didn’t see 4 5 6 so I didn’t know what was gonna happen. I was a big fan of the clones and looked up to them as my heroes and then they betrayed the Jedi and my heart sank feeling betrayed. The only other time I felt betrayed in fiction was roach and ghost getting killed.
This is why Palpatine was one of the greatest villians ever. Not only did he take over the Galaxy & wipe out the Jedi Order, but he made it look like THEY were the aggressors & traitors. Very clever villian.
And Palpatine proceeded to rule the galaxy for decades and brought stability and security, exactly what he promised to the Senate. Even Thanos didn’t accomplish this. Palpatine truly is the greatest villain in movie history.
"What I remember about the rise of the Empire is… is how quiet it was. During the waning hours of the Clone Wars, the 501st Legion was discreetly transferred back to Coruscant. It was a silent trip; we all knew what was about to happen, what we were about to do. Did we have any doubts? Any private traitorous thoughts? Perhaps, but no one said a word. Not on the flight to Coruscant, not when Order 66 came down, and not when we marched into the Jedi Temple. Not a word." --- 501st trooper
Little fun fact: the kid jumping back ad Anakin drew his saber was the actual actor Haiden yelling “BOO!!” very loudly hence making the kid jump. It was added to the Final Cut of the film. 😂
I like how we're given that moment of humanity between cody and Obi-Wan where he gives him the lightsaber and they see each other's faces. But then he puts back on the helmet, a helmet without emotion and a helmet that would come to represent the oppression of the galaxy, and then the order is given. It's really the death of the clone trooper. It's the transition from clone troopers, human beings with faces and personalities to the stormtroopers, the faceless cold enforcers of evil.
It's even better in the novel. In the novel, after Cody was given Order 66,he said to himself: *Is it too much to ask for the order to have come through before I gave him his lightsaber?"
The worst part is that the clones were being controlled to do so. They had never wanted to kill the Jedi they fought with, but Palpatine had a plan for when that happens. It sucks to get backstabbed, but in my opinion it’s worse when your whole body is a puppet and you kill your brothers and sisters in arms.
2:26 not only was Felucia essentially space Vietnam mixed with Space New Guinea, Ayla had the misfortune to have that be the last place she ever was alive. Dealing with the wildlife, horrible jungle illnesses, the essentially VC tactics the droids were using to engage the republic forces, the stress alone of commanding all that just to be turned on when you're always on your toes every step you take through the jungle is just awful.
Order 66 still stands as my #1 favorite darkest moment in the Star Wars franchise. I'm happy that we got to see various perspectives of this moment since its first appearance.
Palpatine orchestrated everything for operation knightfall perfectly. He drew out all of the best and most powerful of the Jedi and sent them as generals across the Galaxy. So the only ones left at the temple were old grizzled knights past their prime and younglings still learning to wield lightsabers and control the force. Against a battalion of disciplined and heavily armed Clones, they didn’t stand a chance
And the Head of the Jedi temple guard was already his Darkside agent. (Yes, the Grand Inquisitor let Vader and the 501st enter the temple without barely any opposition)
At the end I blame Mace for the fall of the Jedi, the fact that he tried to take matters into his own hands by leading a small task force of masters instead of just waiting for Yoda since Grevious was already killed. Yes he’s a SithLord But could have waited for Palpatine to step down
@@danielwong7398 I mean the guy was literally almost killed by a sith lord. Can't blame him for defending himself and trying to destroy sidius in the end. Ani should've stayed where he was and this wouldn't have happened.
Especially seeing as how that Battalion was the 501st, the Jedi had absolutely no chance at all against The 501st. They were ranked as the top Battalion with the most successful rates, it’s clear as to why Palpatine chose them to raid the temple with Anakin. They had the best training, they were the best clones with rifles and any form of combat, these guys were basically walking weapons. They rarely lost a battle that’s for certain. And on top of that, they’re top clones In that battalion had the most kills in any battalion of the Clones
@@memorodsan really? Cuz I read somewhere that the temple guard was actually able to prevent the clone force from advancing until vader came in and bulldozed them.
Ki Adi Mundi’s death always hits me. He’s fearlessly leading them into battle, and suddenly in his last moments you can see his confusion and shock when he turns around and is betrayed. Heartbreaking. *Edit* I dislike when people edit a comment after it has accumulated higher likes than normal. Still my favorite take on the prequel trilogy a year later✌️
Even though Ki-Adi-Mundi was a highly sociopathic member of the highest known council within the Jedi Order (which is total madness!), I agree with you :p
@@jethromartin5527 yeah for real. The jedi pre fall of the republic were blind but they also were striving to do good for the galaxy. It’s like what’s right and what’s wrong gets flipped upside down in a minute. Those are better words to describe the moments following order 66
Man I wish I could go back in time and experience this again in theaters one more time. When Order 66 hit the entire theater was on awe it was crazy and the party after the movie was awesome.
Wait wait wait, palpatine said "commander cody". So does that mean he called eqch individual clone commander to give the order? Imagine palpatine just making 3 dozen calls, waiting on hold.
See I always wonder that you have millions and possible billions of soldiers being led by maybe 1-2 Jedi and he manages to call all of the closes like that individually that’s a huge plot hole
Obi: He killed all the children! Star Wars producer: That's too horrible, even for a movie. Obi: How about we call them Younglings? Producer: Kill 'em all!
@@thephoenix4093 sounds like the only monster here is you😂 Saying the children deserved it lol please tell me the evil things a 4 year old Tusken gets up to🤣
In the expanded material, Cody has a moment where he thinks/says, "was it too much to ask for the order to come through *before* I gave him back the bloody lightsaber?"
A small but interesting detail. When Palpatine gives the order for Order 66, Cody replies "Yes my Lord" not yes chancellor or understood sir. He addresses him like a Sith Lord. To me this raises the theory that the clone troopers, or at least the commanders, knew who Palpatine really was. This knowledge was probably genetically implanted in them at creation, along with the command not to reveal it to anyone, even under the most severe torture.
Jag, Commander Gree and Captain Rex also reply with "Yes My Lord" so if they knew Palpatine was Sidious does that mean they knew of his plan and the truth behind why the Jedi were really exterminated, yet they still remained loyal to the Republic and Empire?? This always confused me.
@@alexdeghost2729 And as we have heard from Jesse, he knew that Palpatine was Darth Sidious when he was under the control of the chip. But what about when the clones are not under the chip's control? Do they still know Palpatine's true identity? If they did they would have tried stopping him by now. The only way that wouldn't happen is if they only knew his true identity when they have their chips activated.
"you are on this council.... _But we do not grant you the rank of youngling."_ Anakin: *oho, now you're NEVER going to leave this room.* (Ignites lightsaber)
Aayla Secura’s death is quite sad when you look at the details, she heared the clones drawing their weapons and looked around to find the threat they had seen. She blindly trusted her clones
Actually I think she heard them about to shoot her and tried surrendering putting her hands up but it was no use. They really respected and found her to be a great leader and wanted her death to be quick and painless. They knew at the same time if they didn't follow orders they would be seen as traitors and executed.
I forgot the exact lines of the 501st Journal about it but I recall hearing that in said journal, they couldn’t stand looking at Secura as she was going to be executed, might need to replay the campaign to confirm this tho
@@joelrobinson1157 Yep, that's why Bly had the clones keep shooting, to make sure she was dead. While her corpse, of course would have been.. mutilated, to say the least, Bly wanted her death to be as painless as it could be. Truly a sad story Order 66 is.
So fun fact in Legends, Palpatine always planned on using the 501st to attack the Jedi Temple, it's why throughout the war the best Clone Troopers were transferred to the 501st because Palpatine wanted/needed the very best of the Clones to the take on the whole temple. Its also pretty badass when you realise in Legends the 501st pretty much KNEW once they were sent to Coruscant at the end of the war that they were there to eliminate the Jedi, but they didn't care since orders were orders (In Legends the Clones are brainwashed to obey the Supreme Chancellor above all others and make the conscious decision to turn on the Jedi, many clone units in Legends actually straight up HATED their Jedi Commanders and some were HAPPY to recieve Order 66, rather than mind controlled by inhibitor chips that forced the clones to comply.) I also like the fact that technically speaking the 501st, probably the most important unit in Order 66/Operation Knightfall, were the very first clone unit to recieve Order 66 and were the first ones to be christened as Imperial Stormtroopers. Also also, can we appreciate Palpatine used Cody's name instead of his number, makes me think because of the fact Cody is Kenobi's subordinate it's why he's the first Clone Commander outside of Appo (501st Commander) to be called, the rest of the commanders I'm pretty sure the call got a pre-recorded message simply saying "Execute Order 66".
That's where I have a pretty conflicted stance on the whole chip element. It wouldn't be needed of there were more stories on clones who refused the order. We got the commandos yeah but showing more would've been better.
The chip story is stupid. It is far more impactful if the Clones felt they had to follow their orders and even though they may have respected their Jedi commanders, being soldiers duty-sworn to serve the Republic if they felt the Jedi betrayed the Republic, then they would have to follow their orders, no matter how painful. The stupid chip theory removes the human element from Order 66, which was and is so impactful to the story.
“It was near the end of the war. We were stuck on Mygeeto for over 2 years under General Mundi’s command. We kept hearing the news of the sieges, the attack on Coruscant, the death of Dooku and Grievous. Despite that, all we could think of was the feeling of being trapped in a prison. There was no escape from this world and I thought over and over of all my brothers that died within the entire war. For a time, it almost felt comforting to know the war was close to the end, we made our way to the final battle, assaulting the CIS final stronghold on Mygeeto. It was in there that I heard the order from the Supreme Chancellor. I’d be lying if I said the order didn’t take me off guard. Part of me couldn’t believe hearing about it, the Jedi attempting to assassinate the Chancellor, to overthrow the senate. To bring down what we fought so hard to preserve. Frankly I don’t know how Commander Bacara was handling such a revelation. But all I could think about when carrying it out was “never again.” We lived through enough hell from the war against treachery. There was no way in this Galaxy that we were going to tolerate another one. The Jedi betrayed everyone of us and so General Mundi got the death he deserved, a shot at his chest with him looking straight at us, knowing that he and his order failed. The Separatists couldn’t destroy us, the Jedi couldn’t destroy us. Nothing will destroy us. And so the only word that could be spoken when Order 66 was issued with the anger spoken under our helmets was. “Yes, my lord.” And then with a few blaster bolts fired, the Jedi’s life was over and his cue died with him.” - Galactic Marine, 19BBY.
@@kingorange7739 how so? (And that’s an honest question, btw). With a snap of a finger, Sidious made the clones see the Jedi from friend to foe, repeating the same thing collectively, without willpower or rationals to question or judge the order by themselves. I’m not diminishing the quality of this excerpt (did you write it?), which is super cool and shows, from my perspective, how a clone saw things after the activation of order 66. But still, that was because of the chip. Even Rex couldn’t resist shooting Ashoka.
@@tommykawaii Order 66 was 1 of 150 contingency orders. Orders that were memorized and brainwashed into the clones since birth as the last line of defense for the Republic system. The Jedi attempted to assassinate the head of government within what was seen as a cue. Many of these clones felt just as much betrayed by the Jedi as the Jedi did to them.
It truly hits home when you see that despite all the clones and jedi have been through battles won and lost, brothers and fellow Jedi lost. The jedi had complete faith and trust in the clones. . .which is the smartest and most cruel thing Palpatine could have done, sure he could have had a grand republic DROID army but the jedi would never trust them, they had to be living beings in order for order 66 to work, they had to be something the jedi could trust and let their guard down around. They followed the jedi to hell and back. Which is why order 66 was almost flawlessly executed. Good Soldiers follow Orders
To the people who don't know, it's not like the clones wanted to betray their Jedi comrades, but something is programmed inside of them to make them obey.
these scene gift the messages to use...the traitor is anywhere on this world even your cousin,partnership and close best friend..so the real enemies is the traitor after a real enemy..because the traitor stab your back
@@Hdbdbdby this scene ift the messages to us..the traitor is anywhere on ths world even your cousin,partnership,and close best friend..so the real enemies is the traitor after a real enemy..because the traitor stab your back
15 years later and still hurts to see all this great Jedis die, after I finished clone wars and bad batch series my love for the jedis grow so much😭😭😭😭😭
I always loved the background battles in scenes like this. Seeing the little details and every clone fighting uniquely. I miss this type of grand scale that Star Wars gave.
yeah they were operatic and theatrical in every sense of the word, whereas there was not an ounce of that at all from the sequels: from dialogue, the shot direction, the designs, the world, the “aesthetic”. To put it simply, the reason why the sequel trilogy doesn’t feel like Star Wars is because it fundamentally isn’t. It’s some generic sci-fi wearing sw skin.
@@kigurumiiStar wars itself is pretty generic as well. It has advanced technology, faster than light travel, robots, aliens, the force being telekinesis with extra steps, cloning, huge weapons of mass destruction, galaxy spanning governments, and more. Star wars isn't that special tbh.
The thing I like to do is rewatch the things going on in the background, especially during the battles. You tend to see things you never would have noticed on the first watch.
4:09 Chewie: He's in danger. We must get him off our planet. Tarful: I know an escape pod where he will take off in. Follow me. Chewie: Climb aboard, Master Yoda. We're getting you out of here.
Apparently, Hayden Christensen (the actor for Anakin) shouted BOO the time he ignited his lightsaber, making the actor for the youngling (who was just a kid) stumble back in actual fear.
2:02 - 2:20 is one of my favorite shots of clones ever. I love the clone wars but there biggest failure was not expanded on the galactic marines. In legends they had one of the coolest commanders in SW and the hardest battles all the time(Mygeeto specifically) and won. In CW and canon, all they get is possibly one of the coolest 20 sec shots in Star Wars imo. Baccara with his little kilt and really unique helmet are just too good. Like dude, one of the guys straight dodges a return shot from ki adi and they have easily the coolest all around look besides MAYBE the Wolffe pack
“What I remember about the rise of the Empire is... is how quiet it was. During the waning hours of the Clone Wars, the 501st Legion was discreetly transferred back to Coruscant. It was a silent trip. We all knew what was about to happen, what we were about to do. Did we have any doubts? Any private, traitorous thoughts? Perhaps, but no one said a word. Not on the flight to Coruscant, not when Order 66 came down, and not when we marched into the Jedi Temple. Not a word." - 501st Journal
Palpatine was a genius when designing this takeover. He played the Long game and have the Jedi fight an enemy with overwhelming size but instead of trying the Jedi way and find a peaceful solution he had them become Generals of a ready to go military. Qui gon once told Padme that the Jedi are defenders of peace they can not fight a war for her. He was right , Jedi should of sense some strange intentions were afoot but they were blind by the Darkside. Even Yoda was unaware of this deception. The only ones that could have stopped Palpatine were the Kaminons. But they did not realize that they to would be purged once the Jedi were not there to protect them from the very soldiers they trained and cared for. Palpatines genius is also seen as deceives the now Imperial citizens that this way will be good for society.
That's why the jedi so hesistant to join the Republic forces against the mandalorians during the old republic. And when some join they fall to darkside under Revan and Malak
The look on Ki Adi Mundis face is heartbreaking. Knowing that his clone brothers have betrayed him and he didn’t have time to react. If your into the expanded universe like me he went on many successful missions with the clones and was one of the most powerful Jedi in the galaxy
What makes it especially heartbreaking is that the Jedi could have survived. They have literal superhuman reaction time and could have easily dodged/reflected most of the bolts and escaped. The reason they didn’t is because they truly *trusted* the clones completely. So much so that even when they are aiming their guns at them the Jedi still hesitate. It’s so completely out of nowhere they go against their own instincts to think “There must be some explanation” then they die due to their own hesitation. So rough!
I was at the theatres watching this when it first came out and all the kids had their Jedi robes and lightsabers on knowing already what was going to happen. You have no clue how many kids left the theatres crying and seeing old man cry also. Hit right in the heart watching this scene.
After watching all the Clone Wars episodes and now coming back and seeing this, its more heartbreaking after everything the Jedi and clones went through together
