Tales of the Empire BREAKDOWN - Every STAR WARS Easter Egg You Missed + ENDING EXPLAINED! 

"Run! Run!" + Grevious' ominous laughter... horror.

They should do Tales of the Old Republic, three episodes with Jedi General Revan in the Mandalorian War and three episodes with Darth Revan in the Jedi Civil War.

Y'all one MASSIVE Easter Egg that ryan and team missed was the Chronicles of Narnia reference. We all know Dave Filoni is a C.S Lewis fan (Ahsoka show finale named "The Jedi, the Witch, and the Warlord" to parallel The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe) but he literally took a scene straight from that book and recreated it in Star Wars mode in the episode "The Way Out". A beaver-like/ furry animal alien helps wandering, in-danger people IN A SNOWY WILDERNESS. He silently beckons, then later says "follow me" as his only response to their questions. LOVE THOSE LITERATURE PARALLELS.

You guys missed a big one: Grievous saying "Run" to Morgan while laughing, direct callback to his amazing debut in the 2003 Clone Wars microseries, which ends with the amazing line, "Run, Jedi, Run!"

We need a Tales of the Bounty Hunters - Dengar & Bossk

the animation was so crisp especially during the second half. Vader walking in gave me chills

Morgan was always a Nightsister when she was first introduced. Ahsoka tells Mando about how her people were wiped out during the Clone Wars, and the makeup artist for the show posted something on instagram confirming that she is a Nightsister soon after that episode of Mando S2 aired.

It was a gem on his chin showing that they ripped out something apart of him, most likely took it out of him when he was still alive.

This show was gorgeous! That scene with Morgan grabbing the dirt really shows the time, passion (money ofc) and love put to this project

Two things I noticed: First, the fact that the people of Corvus not knowing that the empire was defeated when the new Republic arrived reminded me of Juneteenth when the slaves in Texas didn't know that the north won the civil war and were freed, but weren't told. Second, I find it odd that the clones did not try to attack Barris because, "she was no longer a Jedi, but that fact did not matter for Ashoka when her clones turned on her during order 66.

Ah, they re-edited! I was like, this looks familiar... lol

A moment of….something…from Vader upon seeing Barriss would have been cool. It seemed odd there wasn’t even a note of recognition.

When Grievous said, "Wipe them out. All of them," he was actually quoting what Count Dooku said to him just prior to the attack. Although Dooku's exact quote was "Wipe the witches out. All of them."

1:15 thats the helmet of Ezra Bridger and at 1:20 is probably Chopper.

This is, in my opinion, possibly the best addition in recent years that has been made in the Star Wars saga. The order of the chapter titles, with subtle use of metaphor woven through the two stories to convey one message, is brilliant. This is a Masterclass of Allegorical Story Telling. And that so many have totally missed this and cried like tantrum throwing children is as infuriating, as it is hilarious!

Bariss and her friend having to fight eachother for the Inquisititor position is also reminiscent of Mother Talzan and Ventress making Savage Oppress and his brother fight to the death to become Dooku’s assassin

It was not Amar’s Kyber Crystal but his bloody chin crystal that the Grand Inquisitor showed as proof of Amar’s death.

Time to watch it again

Here is another Easter egg. Barris starts out in a red prison, symbolic of hell and the dark side and ends up on wide open light white space with ice and snow, that's quite the opposite.

Without the betterhelp ad? respect. Time to watch again!

Barriss was breathing at the end… & if Riva survived that strike 2x I’m sure Barriss is ok. She’s know for her healing abilities anyway lol

3:40 Thats Morgan's Mother, Not Morgan

I mean, I don’t think Bariss died. Or, maybe a better way to put it is that the writers left it purposefully ambiguous in case they want to use Bariss in the future.

If Barriss died, they did it so strangely and anti-climactically that it would really be weird. Plus, it would be a total lack of respect for the character. Coming back after 11 years just to die... Plus, Lyn is currently a noname character; sorry, but 3 shorts are not enough, and we only cared about her character because of Barriss. In my opinion, Barriss survived. Yes, I know we have enough characters surviving lightsaber stabs, but in Barriss's case, it can be realistically justified: 1. In the fifth episode, they showed her iconic ability - Force Heal. 2. Barriss was able to dodge Lyn's attacks and got hit by a completely random chaotic blow that killed her. That sounds strange already. 3. Barriss was focused on redeeming Lyn. My theory is that Barriss wanted to be stabbed or wanted to risk her own life. She knew it would redeem Lyn. Then Lyn tries to do something with her hands. Barriss takes her hand and places it on the wound. She also puts her own hand there. In my opinion, Barriss used Lyn's Force to heal herself, or Lyn was also a healer before becoming an Inquisitor, and Barriss tried to calm her. Offee naturally loses strength and consciousness, but Lyn calms down and pulls them both out of the cave. We as viewers can't see that stab. We don't know we can only speculate. This is very open ending (like in CW seson 5). In my opinion, Barriss survived. Otherwise, it would be silly because even now, if they wanted to show more of this character, she would get eternal plot armor. And the potential of this character is really huge.

I particularly like how in the old novels that Luke was always doing things he thought were in the interest of the lightside for the first 15 years of his life as a Jedi, but Yoda's warning was true that he had embraced the dark side (in the events of Dark Empire) and even prior to that when giving into his anger in places like Cloud City, Jabba's palace (force choke), and his final duel with Vader that he was still on the path to the dark side even as he was saving the galaxy in the name of the light side. This all culminating in the Hand of Thrawn books where he finally realized this after talking to Mara Jade and spending the first half of the books being more and more willing to simply do things like mind dominate enemy troops to get what he wanted and wondering if a Jedi Master were so powerful, why did Master Kenobi always come across as so seemingly weak by comparison, and it was precisely because he was in control of his emotions and felt the responsibility to not use his power to simply ease his tasks. Then after this realization, Luke finally opened himself back up to the light side and felt a confidence as a Jedi Master that he had never felt before.

Another nice callback: when we're first introduced to Barriss in the clone wars, she's teamed up with Ahsoka in a mission in which it was essential to know the paths within a labyrinth of caves by heart. There was a key plot point of Barriss having memorized the maze, unlike Ahsoka. And now her showdown with the 4th sister was in a similar scenario: Barriss was the one who knew the way out of a maze of caves. I'm not entirely sure Barriss is dead, by the way. I think it's just vague enough so that the writers can bring her back if necessary without painting themselves into a corner. Star wars has already brought back Maul so I don't think Barriss' wound would necessarily kill her. The scene of Lyn carrying Barriss out of the cave and promising to heal her was also a callback to the previous episode, in which Barriss has a very similar scene with the jedi. If I'm not mistaken, we don't get to see if Barriss managed to heal that jedi in the end. Just like we don't get to see if Lyn manages to heal Barriss. (BTW the jedi's pronouns are they/them, I see a lot of people misgendering them) I hope the writers bring Barriss back some day. Gosh I'd love to see Barriss meeting Ahsoka again.

11:26 The only part you missed was the part where Admiral Thrawn say's "long live the empire" at the end of the episode. The same as he did in Ashoka when he last talked to Ashoka on the season finally. I was so stoked hearing him say it again!!!

Honestly I was so excited for the Baress story. Full redemption arc.

i was still hoping atleast 1 episode that Barres and Ashoka meet them in a episode and explains what happens after the desicion in the courtroom

Bastion reminded me of Thrawn when I was watching X-Men 97.

I was honestly disappointed with the ending of barris' ark.

GUYS THERE'S 88 EASTER EGGS. don't leave out the crazy c.s. lewis parody scene from the beavers and pevensies to the fleeing familiy and furry creature in "the way out"

Still miss my Rancor riding, badass warrior sisters. She's not dead.

I like how that scene with Barris Offee in the force field mirrors Ahsoka’s test in tales of the Jedi.

Seeing the story of Grevious would have been more interesting

I think it’s so weak that inquisitors don’t seem to have any kind of mental conditioning to stop them possibly ever turning back. Especially when it’s a Jedi. If someone, like Barriss, was previously a Jedi strong enough to resist the dark side then they’d be strong enough to possibly one day turn back too. Which is exactly what Barriss did. How hemlock made his CX troopers was more effective.

in the opening, that is not a clone pilot, that is ezra's customized helmet. I also thought that the crystal the grand inquisitor threw on the ground was the crystal that was in Ahmar's lower lip. The clone troopers that are escorting Barriss and Lyn are wearing the same armour as the troopers crosshair was training in the bad batch season 1. Their visors have also a green shine. But those are my findings.

I like seeing general grevous even if he is still written to be cowardly.

i think someone took that whole "world burning" trope a bit too literally

This show should've been about tarkin and wulff yularen

That’s ezra’s customized stormtrooper cadet helmet not a clone pilot. 😅

9:56 Calling the style in Rebels "kiddy" is a little odd considering that is not that different from the style of the Clone Wars, that and the coment at 10:24 made me think that you guys should make a video about the evolution of the artstyle in the Star Wars animated shows. From the Christmas Special and Droinds show to The Tales of the Jedi/Empire, the jump from 2D Clone Wars to 3D Clone Wars, and how they evolve from being more stylized to be more close to the movies/shows.

1. Ahsoka train in a blue circle in Tales of the jedi and deflect blast from droid. Here Barris has to kill someone in a red circle. 2. The clones don't kill Barris because: "Dhe is not a jedi anymore". But in the last season of Clone Wars, Rex try to use this knowledge on the clones that tried to kill Ahsoka and they didn't stop.

"WE DESIGNED THESE SHIRTS OURSELVES." ...(we took images and quotes from existing media and put them on t-shirts)

Clip listed as being from "Ghostbusters (1984)" is actually from Ghostbusters 2 (1989). Only complaint 👍

Thank you for de re edit ! You guys are the best! Excelent work my friends loved the video and the series. LIKE

A deep cut that you missed: Several of the Mountain Clan witches, including Nali, has a headdress nearly identical to that of Lumiya, a character first introduced in the post-RotJ comics of the 80's.

I think i liked tales of the jedi more. I was not really that intrested in Morgans Backstory and for me it felt a bit stretched for seeing not much from her life after all. I was wondering how she actually got Magistrate of that Village but its just a timejump after the 1st episode and now she is magistrate and also had the Idea for the Tie-Defender?? felt a bit random i mean i never got that she is big into spaceships overall. Barriss redemption arc was a bit underwhelming. If they spoil a connection with Ashoka after Order 66 how about showing it and not just mentioning it at one point?

8:46 And of course Moff Isdain disdains Elsbeth's design. 🤓😎✌🏼

I really enjoyed it i do think bariss story wouldve benefited if it was one or two episodes longer. I think it was a big mistake putting Vader in the trailer ,and in doing so teased that he ,and bariss would have an interaction The animation was gorgeous, and is some of the best SW animation that ive ever seen fourth sister was a stand out ,and i enjoyed her grand inquisitor is just so cool. Keep throwing money to Jason issacs because he always kills it.

Loved it - they can keep doing these little stories and I won't complain a bit.

​​Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy is a Legends adult-fiction novel series from author Timothy Zahn. It consists of Heir to the Empire (1991), Dark Force Rising (1992), and The Last Command (1993),

The red force fields in the tryouts fight are a mirror image of count dooku's "the box" challenge 3 where they have to choose the correct vile to the ray shields as they close in

Definitely need more Tales . . . of the Empire, Jedi, Old Republic, High Republic . . . MORE!

Man, really don't like Morgan's motivation. She is immediately shown what will happen if she goes down her path when she gets the mountain sisters killed, and she just has no remorse and just does what she wants anyway. Like a kid who gets their Xbox taken away has it made up in his mind that if he can't have an Xbox then no one can.

Great Breakdown! Show was awesome!

This was great storytelling IMO...both Tales series, Jedi & Empire 👍🏾👌🏾🫡💯 I hope Filoni & Disney keep this going to fill in holes + incorporate non-canon tales 🙏🏾

THANKS for this!!!!

This may have been mentioned, but the character named "Dante" is a clear reference to the poet, and his journey through Hell accompanied by the poet Virgil. And just as in the Inferno, where the lowest point is the circle of the traitors (i.e. Brutus, Cassius, and Judas) after which poet-Dante and Virgil begins their ascent out of Hell, so here Sith-Dante's betrayal of Barriss in the forced duel both marks the low-point for Barriss (the only time in the series she kills someone) as well as the point where she starts her journey back to the light.

You all should make a video going through each inquisitor in order and their backstory/ cannon appearances.

I thought it was also a nice detail that Barris' eyes never turned yellow, like with most darkside users

Damn, I was hoping you might have an explanation to why Barris looks like she age into an old lady in the last episode while her friend, Lyn still looked the same.

These episodes were all poetic I love it

Also noticed that this new republic ship in Path of hate was destroyewd in the same way the Marauder was destroyed. And Naruma was as close as Wrecker o this ship, but Wrecker had armor, so he survived.

Awesome insights, thanks. I think they should keep doing these “Tales of…” series. I enjoyed seeing Barris Offee’s redemption arc and your description helped fill in some gaps for me!

This is how Star Wars should be done, Dave is an amazing writer and creator He’s saving Star Wars

After the way the Bad Batch ended, there should be a Tales of the Clones; telling more of the story of Rex and Echo and the other clones fighting for clone rights.

The "Clone pilot helmet is Ezra Bridger's from Rebels, and the astromech is C1-10P (chopper)

Is it just a coincidence that both characters in this show have an interaction/relationship with Ahsoka ?

Ryan makes this mistake every time. INQUISITORS ARE NOT SITH!!!!

Happy May the 4th, Ryan and team!

19:11 The Grand Inquisitor gave her that saber she didn't naturally gravitate towards anything.

i want to thank you for remaining an open minded fan, who is able to see the internal storyline of all of these series. and while not every story is GREAT, they all serve some purpose. it is nice to see someone trying to remain positive.

I think Morgan Elsbeth's facial markings left her while Merrin's didn't was because Merrin continued to practice Nightsister magick while Morgan did not.

I enjoyed both stories. Well done

At 1:15 the "clone pilot" is actually Ezra Bridger's cadet helmet

I got my problems with episodes 1-3. They try to sell Morgan as a villain but when you stop and think about, it’s clear that she is in the right. She tries to prepare the mountain clan for a war that WOULD inevitably come for them. The villagers turned on her after she failed trying to help THEM. (Which only happened because of higher-up ignorance) And Ep 3 basically spelled out why the New Republic was doomed to fail. Noble ideals & intentions are useless without the strength to back them up.

I absolutely loved this.

Just want to say in the opening for the Star Wars logo the “clone pilot” helmet is actually Ezra Bridger’s Storm Trooper Cadet helmet after Sabine had painted it to resemble a Loath Cat. And I’m sure you just call Chopper an “astromech droid” cus Ryan doesn’t like chopper but that’s Chopper also from Rebels.

I dont buy Barriss' "redemption". They decided to make her a villain out of nowhere, they should have leaned all the way into that. I refuse to believe the same person that could ruthlessly bomb innocent workers in the temple and frame her best friend also had sympathy for those they hunted as Inquisitors. My biggest gripe is we STILL never see WHY Barriss did what she did. No backstory before and during her time as a Jedi to make us sympathize with her. Only a mention of her "darkness". The writing felt like they were apologizing for her. Also, no Ahsoka or Luminara in her story. Then we don't even know if she's alive or not?

Barress’s deleted Revenge of the Sith ending was a lot better than whatever this was! 😂 Plus, I know Ahsoka was the key character in Tales of the Jedi, but in this… she should have had a stand off with Barress, or been the key to her redemption! But I suppose this was okay 🤷🏼‍♀️

I think the night sister weapons were sickles, not scythes.

3:31 I think that Palpatine does use Force magic. In the scene in Rebels S4E13 Palpatine is seen through one of the portals in the World Between Worlds, using a blue flame, similar in some ways to the green flame used by the Witches of Dathomir. The color of Palpatine’s flame is similar to the color of the Force lightning.

Someone has probably pointed this out already but that is not a clone pilot helmet it is Ezra Bridger's Helmet for most of Star Wars rebels (also the helmet he wears is originally a imperial cadet helmet for any wondering) And one more thing that is not any astro mech that is my manz chopper.

I hated to see Morgan killed off in Ahsoka. She was interesting.

Thrawn in the Clone Wars art style was the best part

I don't think Bariss 'naturally gravitates towards the green saber', because the Inquisitor picks it for her.

Thanks Ryan!

Holy Forking Shirtballs did you just make a deep-cut Eddie Izzard reference!? If so, I will become a patron.

Tales of the empire was so good but so short at the same time. I hope we get like a new show for the empire later on.

Morgan's story was interesting and well done, but I somewhat wished they had chosen a different character to feature, like Baylon Skoll, showing his backstory surviving order 66 and how he came to be Master to Shin Hati. (I hope they do that in a future series of Tales). In the 5th episode, after Bariss persuaded the Jedi they were after to surrender, when Bariss turned away from the inquisitors, she swears to save the slain Jedi who is still alive, and tells her she's no longer alone. In the 6th episode, when Bariss sends the family with the force sensitive child off, I thought the old friend she was referring to was the Jedi from episode 5, whom she actually managed to save. That would have made far more sense than referring to Ahsoka, although it would be interesting to see a scene where the her and Ahsoka meet again and put that past behind them. Assuming that it was the Jedi from episode 5 that Bariss was sending the family to, the ending with Lyn could be a somewhat karmic moment instead. Lyn finally turning away from the dark side, was vowing to save Bariss, as Bariss had with the Jedi in episode 5. With that and inspite of being impaled by a lightsaber, the ending may have left it open that Bariss may be still be alive. I'm tired of the overplayed trope of people surviving light saber wounds when Qui Gon didn't. The final moment felt it left it open ended, that Lyn turned back to the light and would now be with Bariss, if she was able to save her, leaving a possibility of both appearing in future SW material. When I saw the trailer, I thought they could have taken it in a different direction, playing with Bariss realizing Vader was Anakin, and the two having an intense confrontation, possibly being killing off Bariss.

You did great explaining barriss story now complete and enjoyed tge show tales

One way out Follow the light

For once someone got one thing right. In TESB, when Luke is beeing trained by Yoda. Luke suddenly feels cold and asks Yoda what that is. The cave represents the darkness of your self, where we all have to go to fight our fears. Yoda tells Luke, when he asks whats in there. "Only what you take with you". Luke then takes his weapons and finds the darkness (Vader). When he "kills" the darkness, he sees him self. Lukes fear is to become evil. Others first have to become what they fear before they realize what that is.

Morgan's whole magistrate setup: garb, architecture, attitude, etc, reminds me of an Edo period Japanese daimyo.

They need to do a baylan skoll 3 episode arc. Around clone wars timeline. Post order 66 pre fall of empire and post fall empire leading up to meeting Morgan.

A lot of episode 4 in the Inquisitorius is lifted from the novel Rise of the Red Blade by Delilah Dawson, including the fight to the death against fellow initiate and the force choking. Excellent read.

This was a fantastic series-yes, I would like them to do more!!!!! What fun!!!!!!!!

I really liked this show and I will watch it again. Thanks for the video.

They somehow redeemed Barris in a magnificent way in only 3 mini episodes!! She's definitely become more than just a once off and can't wait to see if she pops up anywhere else!!