The Clone Wars Blog - S01E03 - SHADOW OF MALEVOLENCE

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SHADOW OF MALEVOLENCE









Previous Episode: Rising Malevolence

Following Episode: Destroy Malevolence

Location in STAR WARS Timeline: 22BBY – After battle of Christophsis – Part 2 of 3 part story arc.

Moral: "Easy is the path to wisdom for those not blinded by themselves.…"

News Reel

A deadly weapon, unleashed!
The Separatist battleship ''Malevolence''
advances unopposed through Republic
space, tearing apart any ship that
stands in its path.

After a daring rescue and narrow escape,
Anakin Skywalker prepares a counterattack
on the enemy ship and its diabolical droid
commander, General Grievous....

Official Description

With the help of his Padawan Ahsoka and Jedi Master Plo Koon, Anakin utilizes new long-range Y-wing bombers to lead a bold strike on General Grievous' warship the Malevolence and its destructive weapon. As General Grievous uses the Malevolence to terrorize medical bases, the Jedi rush to defend Republic space. With help from his Padawan, Anakin leads a bold strike mission into enemy territory.

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Behind the Scenes

The original moral of this episode was to be, "Easy is the path to wisdom for those not blinded by ego."

When told to launch the ion cannons after Matchstick's death, the battle droid delivers the classic Star Wars line, "I have a bad feeling about this."

When Matchstick tells Plo Koon that the damage to his ship is "just a scratch", he is wearing a regular Shadow Squadron helmet, and not his custom painted one. A moment later he is wearing his regular customized helmet again.

Twice when the ion cannon is fired, the camera shows a close up of the inner section firing the blast. Both screens are an homage to the Death Star firing sequence, where instead of droids there are Imperial technicians.