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1:02 looks wise I agree, combat wise no. A ISD is more powerful in ship to ship combat, the Venator only excells above the ISD in terms of a starfighter and bomber carrier role.

When he says “jedi” in sidious voice

The queen does survive. But you find that out in a Darth Vader story.

dude you've got the best personality out of any reactor. The drill sergeant scenes made me crack up like crazy, it's my type of humour too XD

Just in case you haven't seen it, there is actual cctv footage of the coast guard of the plane landing. Only the last part of the touch down can be seen and the quality is quite low. Though you can see how fast the ferries were on scene to pickup the people ( 3mLKfRVU3qM ). Another one from the other side which was a bit to late to capture the actual touch down ( ozZoBntX0O0 ) Here's another one ( ztKwI6KOHjM )

4:55 Glad you noticed that! Dooku incorporated the teachings of both of his Masters (Yoda and Sidious). You can really see both sides of Dooku during that scene. "The task is only impossible because YOU have deemed it so." that sounds like something Yoda would say, but he immediately follows up with "You must connect with your hatred!" which is a Dark Side way of teaching. Dooku combined the teachings of both of his Masters, and it was super cool to see. What else can I say apart from: Count Dooku....the Mace Windu of the Dark Side.

Yes, it is in fact the true story of an airline pilot by the name of Sullenburger who successfully landed an Airbus a319 or a320 on the Hudson river in New York City after having lost the power in both engines due to a birdstrike shortly after takeoff from Laguardia airport in January 2009.

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Besides the basic uniform, each soldier was carrying approx 85lbs of equipment. The German mg43 mg, cyclic rate up to 1,200 rounds a minute, normally in short bursts. Called Hitler's Buzz Saw. 8mm german round. Ping rally can't be heard in a full battle.

Why are they investigating this so much? Very simple, it's an effing post-9/11 plane crash in New York. They have to investigate every single aspect of Sully's life to make sure he didn't intentionally put live in danger in the water instead of landing on a runway. To say any part of this investigation is "unnecessary" is completely false. Did we lose almost 3000 lives on 9/11 just so we could have lame and half-baked post-crash investigations? You don't forget a lesson learned that way, so they have to treat every single crash this way.

The person who commented on your hacksaw video I think is a little bit of a bitch 😂don’t take shit from randos online regardless of how you took that comment they meant it with malice so yea screw them

Time to get back into it

Batman's rouge gallery is unique in that each of his top opponents personifies an aspect of humanity that Batman overcomes personally. Penguin and the Court of Owls are "Old-Money" and represent the corruption that wealth and prestige can bring. Scarecrow represents ruling through fear; Batman uses fear as a tool, but if he lets himself go overboard then he's just another Scarecrow. Bane is brute strength; much like Batman he uses his strength to best his opponents and personifies the idea that "might is right". Batman tempers his strength with a keen mind and thinks his way around problems. Opposite Bane is the Riddler who derides the idea of physical strength in preference of winning by intellect along. The Joker is madness and cruelty personified. He corrupts those around him by his mere presence and kills without thought. He is Bruce's ultimate test of will in that he has dedicated himself to not killing and the Joker is a character that most everyone would agree needs to die. The Joker is everything that Bruce fears that he himself may become if he starts killing his opponents. But beyond all of them, in my opinion, is Jason Todd. As the successor to the mantle of Robin after Dick Grayson transitions to Nightwing, he was raised to live by Batman's ideals and knows better than anyone where to find Bruce's weak spots. Heck, Jason himself IS one of Bruce's biggest weak spots as his death would have been the second-most traumatic moment of Bruce's life after his parents' murder. Jason lived Bruce's ideals and then he rejected them, rejected Bruce. Who is harder to fight? An old enemy you've faced time and again, or your own child that has turned against you?

The cast was told that Annamaria (You stole my boat!) was going to be coming down the stairs in that ending scene with Tia Dalma. Their reactions to seeing Barbossa alive again are genuine. And I have to say that it was satisfying to see him finally enjoy his apple. He certainly waited long enough to have that bite.

Trivia: The portrait of Duchess Satine Kryze in the Mandalore Royal House is reminiscent of a Picasso painting. The Coruscant park with the four distinctive cones is taken from a painting Ralph McQuarrie made for the 1995 book 'The Illustrated Star Wars Universe'. In the middle is another element from the same book (but from a different painting): the last remaining bare rock on the city planet known as Monument Plaza. This boulder is modeled after one found on the road to Lucasfilm Animation's northern California headquarters. The Mandalorian assassin on Coruscant is voiced by Dee Bradley Baker, who coincidentally voices the Clone Troopers, clones of Mandalorian bounty hunter Jango Fett. The Aurebesh text visible on the Coruscanti building translates to 'Caberet', 'Onight', 'Chez Reze', 'Open', 'Noodle Bar', and 'Video Store'.

Trivia: Greg Proops, who voices Tal Merrik, previously played the podrace announcer Fode in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999). Anakin identifying Obi-Wan's anxiety over meeting with the duchess while traveling aboard a turbolift is a mirror of a similar scene in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002), with the Jedi roles reversed. This story was written and produced before the preceding one, "The Mandalore Plot", which is why Obi-Wan and Satine act as if they haven't seen each other in a long time. The Aurebesh text visible on the datapad Anakin hands to Obi-Wan translates to 'Atte rul3z some text' and all the contents of the screen, if not the entire shot, are flipped horizontally.

Trivia: According to Dave Filoni, the look of Duchess Satine Kryze is based on actress Cate Blanchett. Dutchess Satine's ceremonial garb is based on unused Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) design concepts for Queen Amidala by Iain McCaig. Likewise, the armor of her guards is inspired by McCaig's early designs for Darth Maul. Duchess Satine was named after Ewan McGregor's lover in Moulin Rouge! (2001). McGregor played the young Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star War films. The Concordian dialect is a nod to the Mando'a language from Karen Traviss' 'Republic Commando' novels. According to Dave Filoni, the look of Governor Pre Vizla was based on actor Max von Sydow (1929-2020). The key shape in Mandalorian design is the hexagon which is based on the shape of the middle piece of Boba Fett's chest plate, also known as the "Ka'rta Beskar" (heart of Beskar). This design is Incorporated in all of the Mandalorian settings, including wall decorations and even in Prime Minister Almec's hairstyle.

Trivia: Similar in its plot and themes to Akira Kurosawa's "Stray Dog" (1949), in which a young police detective has his gun stolen and attempts to track down its thief with the help of an older detective. When Jocasta and Ahsoka are researching underworld thieves, the screen pauses on a mugshot of Brea Tonnika, one of the Tonnika sisters seen in the cantina in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977). The Aurebesh lettering next to her picture and name reads 'Last seen on Coruscant' and 'Wanted for murder'. Tera Sinube's design is based on a Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) concept for an alien senator. The Coruscant Police Droids are based on the Keystone Cops. Among the Aurebesh signs spotted around Coruscant are Star Tours posters suggesting trips to Glee Anselm, a distinctive "SODA" advertisement, a poster for a musical act called Stargazer, and a performer named "Dasha Sigweed" (named after Sasha & John Digweed). The sign outside the building where the Jedi question the Quarren Lauli Wahlo reads 'Massage' and those outside the Spider Arms hotel read 'Cabaret' and, of course, 'Spider Arms'. Car Affa, the Weequay criminal caught by Anakin has a smiley face on his left arm. Two members of Hondo Ohnaka's Pirate gang, Peg Let Pitt and Dagu Flask are hanging out outside the joint where Anakin Skywalker goes to find Car Affa at the start, and they can be spotted again outside the Spider Arms hostel. Several Rodians are seen walking the streets of Coruscant and using the transit system wearing the same white outfit as Silood, the aide to Senator Onaconda Farr. This is consistent with Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) in which various Rodians were seen wearing the same green and orange outfit as Greedo. The helmet and goggles-wearing Aqualish technician known as Pune Zingat can be seen sitting in a Coruscant alley in the opening scene and later driving an airspeeder during the chase sequence. The reason why Cassie Cryar (the Terellian Jango Jumper) has a pale Grey face while the rest of her body is blue with yellow markings, is because she is wearing a form-fitting bone mask to conceal her face. Master Tera Sinube's species is called a Cosian. When the creature Bobbajo designed for Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) turned out to resemble, but still not an exact match for this species, it was categorized as a genetically-engineered subspecies named Nu-Cosian.

Trivia: Crys is distinguished by his blonde dyed hair. Jesse has a large Republic cog on his helmet tattooed across his face. Hardcase's helmet has broken stripes along it, and though his unhelmeted face is not seen in the episode, he has similar tattoos as well. Kix has the following phrase tattooed on his head in Aurebesh: A GOOD DROID IS A DEAD ONE. There is a game of Dejarik (or holochess) played in this episode that had the same characters as the game played between R2-D2 and Chewie on the Millenium Falcon in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977). One of the early script concepts included General Grievous riding a Reek throughout the episode. The Aurebesh text in the margins of Obi-Wan and Cut's binocular view screens translates to 'Regular Mode' (top left) and 'Infrared Mode' (bottom right).

Trivia: This is our first look at the newly redesigned Commander Wolffe, who has suffered an eye injury since his last unhelmeted appearance in "Rising Malevolence," necessitating a cybernetic replacement. The Jedi war room includes several new Jedi character models, including a Weequay Jedi (labeled Sora Bulq in design documents), a Nikto Jedi (labeled "Makis Shaalas"), a Roonan Jedi (named Halsey, though at one point named "Tukker Val Loo"), a new Twi'lek Jedi (Finn Ertay) and a blue Mon Calamari (Eekar Oki). The long-tailed beak-nosed Cosian is Tera Sinube, who will feature in Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Lost (2010). Eeth Koth commands a Venator-class Star Destroyer in the Republic army named the Steadfast. In Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019), Allegiant General Pryde commands a REsurgent-class Star Destroyer in the First Order Navy also named Steadfast.

Trivia: The medical Frigate that Ahsoka is on is similar to the Tantive IV, Princess Leia's ship from the opening of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope. Additionally, the sleeping berths on board are similar to the prison cells on the Death Star. Mace Windu's efforts on Dantooine and Kit Fisto's familiarity with Ord Cestus are two minor nods to the expanded universe - namely, the first Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003) micro-series where Mace fights a droid army on the plains of Dantooine, and The Cestus Deception novel featuring Fisto. However, their inclusion in this episode should not be construed as confirmation of how these EU events occur about "Brain Invaders". Ahsoka sleeps with her lightsaber under her pillow. The troopers of Tango Company all have a striped tiger face logo on their armored shoulder plates. Trooper Havoc would have been further distinguished with a small yellow smiley face on his helmet (which is left unseen in this episode). Clone trooper Ox has a strange one-eyed creature decal on his left upper arm plate. He wears a blue ammo belt and has blue knee and elbow guards. Trooper Pulsar, who uses the same model head as Trooper Jester from "The Hidden Enemy," has diagonal stripes on his helmet, forearms, and shins. Trooper Scythe has the tiger face on his helmet and a tattoo of tiger jaws on his forehead. Trooper Edge has bleached hair, wears the tiger logo on his right breastplate, and has a red triangle on his helmet. His helmetless head is a re-use of the Sketch model from "The Hidden Enemy," including the Aurebesh "S" tattooed to his brow. Series Trademark: Ahsoka says "I have a bad feeling about this one." When the Clone Pilots engage the tractor beam, the Aurebesh text on his console translates to "Access control" "Dunc 1, Dunc 2, Dunc 3, Dunc 4, Dunc 5, Dunc 6, Dunc 7"; "T-1 level T-4"; "T-2 control T-5"; "T-3 Vortex T-6"; "Disengage"; "Thrust level".

Trivia: At one point Anakin says, "That can't be true. That's impossible." This line is similar to the one that Luke would later in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back when Darth Vader/Anakin reveals he is Luke's father. Luke says, "That's not true. That's impossible!" Anakin also says, "I have a bad feeling about this," an oft-repeated line throughout Star Wars films and shows. The script originally had Luminara impale a Geonosian on a broken stalactite to introduce the idea of them being undead. In the finished episode, it's a meaty punch to a bug's midsection that clues her in. The Aurebesh text visible on the viewscreen of Luminara Undulis binoculars translates to "Range 92112-81". Series Trademark: Anakin says "I have a bad feeling about this one."

Trivia: The nose art on Luminara's gunship has a clone trooper quite literally giving Count Dooku the boot. The nose art on the Republic Gunship 'Boot Dooku' is a reference to the real-life World War II Canadian RAF Squadron 242 nose art made by S/L Douglas Bader for his Hurricane fighters. TX-21 has bug-like markings on his armored skin, fitting his role as a Geonosian tactical advisor. The Aurebesh text in the margins of Rex's binocular view screens translates to 'Regular Mode' (top left) and 'Infrared Mode' (bottom right), with smaller print reading 'max' & 'min' and 'zoom in' & 'zoom out'.

Trivia: Deep into production, Director Brian O'Connell and supervising director Dave Filoni had to start over almost from scratch thanks to new input from George Lucas. Lucas brought in footage from war movies including Battle of the Bulge (1965), The Longest Day (1962), Saving Private Ryan (1998), and Black Hawk Down (2001) to illustrate the kind of action he wanted them to incorporate into the second battle of Geonosis. Clone Commander Jet is named after Jett Lucas, son of George. The Clone Wars Character Encyclopedia reveals his Clone number to be 'CC-1993', referring to Lucas's year of birth. Dave Filoni intentionally chose to feature Jet instead of Bacara, aka CC-1138 (from Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)) as Ki-Adi Mundi's clone commander. This is to show that not all clone troopers live to serve under the same Jedi Generals for the duration of the Clone Wars. Ki-Adi-Mundi's gunship has a skull-faced clone trooper helmet painted on it, with the phrase "SEPARATIST NIGHTMARE" written on it in Aurebesh. Obi-Wan Kenobi's gunship has a painted illustration of the next creature on it, with the phrase "BAD KITTY" written on it in Aurebesh. "Bad Kitty" was the ILM animation crew's nickname for the Nexu during the making of Episode II. Early in the episode, Anakin and Ahsoka are said to have arrived from an engagement near Dorin. According to the expanded universe, this is the homeworld of the Kel Dor, Plo Koon's species. The long traveling shot as Anakin and his troops charge the final Geonosian front is a nod to a similar shot in The Longest Day (1962). Western war movies always show the good guys moving from left to right and the bad guys right to left during battle scenes, as Western audiences are used to reading from left to right. This story arc, like Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) before it, shows the Republic Forces moving from right to left instead. This foreshadows the Clone Army becoming the Imperial Army. This marks the first episode in which Ki-Adi Mundi is seen on a mission. Ahsoka gets frustrated with Anakin, telling him "Well, this is another fine mess you've gotten us into." This phrase was often used by Oliver Hardy and directed at Stan Laurel in many of the movies they cooperated in, like Sons of the Desert (1933). The Aurebesh text in the margins of Cody's Second in Command's binocular view screens translates to 'Regular Mode' (top left) and 'Infrared Mode' (bottom right), with smaller print reading 'max' & 'min' and 'zoom in' & 'zoom out'.

Trivia: Padmé mentions the Holonet to Rush Clovis, the first time this expanded universe concept is mentioned in a source like this. The HoloNet is a galaxy-wide communications network that works somewhat like television and the Internet. It was first mentioned in a 1989 roleplaying game sourcebook. The take-out food Anakin carries is labeled "WARM FOOD" on the side, and "SUSHI" on the top. The crashing wave design printed on the box is taken from a recently produced R2-D2 tea towel. The all-Aurebesh screen on the holographic projector in Lott Dod's library contains the tutorial text for basic 3-D computer modeling.

Trivia: As the previous episode was a homage to the Godzilla series, this one pays homage to another monster movie, King Kong (1933). This episode features one of the few times that the trademark line "I've got a bad feeling about this" is used by one of the adversaries; in this case, Chancellor Palpatine who has not yet shown his true nature at this point.

Trivia: The episode draws heavily from the giant monster movies of the 1950s. The Zillo Beast's name and roar both reference Godzilla, but the creature's appearance and depiction as an awakened prehistoric creature also reference The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms. The Aurabesh lettering on the Electro-Proton Bomb reads 'Caution Ion Detonator' and 'Code Switch Designator Position 1, Position 2, Position 3, Position 4' in red lettering on the main body and 'This is for you Dooku' in yellow on the fin. The Dugs on Malastare are the same species as Sebulba, Anakin's opponent during the Podrace in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999). During an injured clone trooper scene, Mace Windu calls for Troopers Trapper, Barns, and Hawkeye to follow him. A play on Doctors Trapper John, Major Frank Burns, and Hawkeye, the three major characters of the M*A*S*H* 4077th. In keeping with the obvious Tokusatsu genre inspiration, the tanks that take down the Zillo beast are nearly identical to Maser canons seen in various Toho films. The bomb that wakes the monster is an obvious nod to the H-Bomb, which created Godzilla, Rodan, Gamera, and other Kaiju. The debate on whether to kill the monster or study it was also a major plot device of the original 1954 Godzilla.

Trivia: The episode begins with an unusual title card, specifically mentioning Akira Kurosawa, an influential film director greatly admired by George Lucas. The original Star Wars was very much inspired by the works of Kurosawa, particularly the 1958 movie The Hidden Fortress (1958). Another Clone Wars episode, "Lightsaber Lost," is a nod to Kurosawa's work - the 1949 film, Stray Dog (1949). "Bounty Hunters" is the clearest tribute yet to Kurosawa, and his legendary movie Seven Samurai (1954). Its tale of a beleaguered village hiring mercenaries for protection against brigands has inspired a host of movies - most famously the American remake, The Magnificent Seven (2016), as well as comedies like Three Amigos! (1986) and A Bug's Life (1998). An early storyline the Star Wars Marvel Comics series in 1978-1979 has a similar story, with Han Solo leading a group of hired guns to protect a village threatened by bandits. Sugi's blaster pistol she carries is the same type of weapon (EE-3) brandished by Boba Fett in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983). When Seripas' true form is revealed, he has a lot of patches on his flight suit. One of them is the classic Star Wars fan club patch of Darth Vader's helmet on his lower right arm. Greg Baldwin's vocal performance of Casiss is patterned after the distinctive speaking style of actor Mako Iwamatsu (1933-2006). This whole episode is an adaptation of Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai (1954) where samurai warriors teach a village to defend itself from attackers. This episode was also dedicated to Akira Kurosawa. The Aurebesh text on the escape capsules used by the Jedi reads: "CAUTION - Explosive Extrusion". The Aurebesh text seen on the Weequay pirate scout's binocular view screen translates to: "finding range" and "ang ding". The alien bounty hunter Embo is a Kyuzo. A background character designed for Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) named Constable Zuvio, as well as his two deputies, were later identified to be of the same species, even though the main resemblance is the shape of their headgear. The Aurebesh text seen on Ahsoka's scanners translates to: "target" and "power", but both words are shown in reverse. The Aurebesh text seen on the screen inside the Ubrikkan WLO-5 battle tank translates to: "targets locked".

Trivia: Admiral Yularen's line, "No! Lock them all down, hurry!" is a reference to C-3PO's line, "No! Shut them all down, hurry!" in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), when R2-D2 is attempting to shut down the trash compactors aboard the Death Star. After Bane escapes from the Resolute, Anakin angrily holds his arms behind his back, and walks away, much like Darth Vader does at the end of Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) after the Millennium Falcon escapes. When Mace Windu rolls under the closing door and Force-pulls his lightsaber back through it, this is a reference to Indiana Jones, where Indy makes a similar last-second grab for his whip in Raiders of the Lost Ark, and his hat in Temple of Doom. The holographic mobile above the Gungan toddler's crib includes a Colo Clawfish and a Sando Aqua monster, both of which were seen in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999). The Aurebesh text on Anakin's view screen when he is tracing Cad Bane's flight route translates to 'recent hyperspace jumps rest coordinates yc. Warning fuel cells near depletion'. When Bane arrives at the Gungan city on Naboo, the sound effect of the hatch of his ship closing is very similar to BB-8's beeps in the sequel trilogy.

Trivia: Ahsoka calls Cad Bane a 'Sleemo', which is Huttese for 'Slimeball'. After Rex tells his men to 'switch to night vision', the Aurebesh text in the margins of their view screens translates to 'Regular Mode' (top left) and 'Infrared Mode' (bottom right). One of the Clone Troopers bangs his head against a pipe, in homage to the Stormtrooper in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) who banged his head against a door. In the original version of the film, the bang was silent, but after many viewers spotted the mistake, a sound effect was added to it for the Special Edition, and it has become something of a running joke in the Star Wars franchise since. The first time in the show that Ahsoka is seen without her usual outfit. Anakin yells "It's a trap!" when Ahsoka runs after Bane, clearly referring to the famous quote by Admiral Ackbar in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983). Anakin tries to stop Ahsoka from taking on Bane on her own, as he had learned the hard way in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) that Jedi who don't handle their opponents together usually end up regretting it. When Nute Gunray contacts Cad Bane, he states that Darth Sidious ordered him to lend Bane the Federation fleet. However, the ships they use are from the Banking Clan, not from the Trade Federation.

Trivia: The script called for Ki-Adi-Mundi to be present at the Jedi Council meeting, however, his animation model was not yet prepared. The Cerean Jedi Master does appear later in Season Two. The 'Kyber crystal' was an important element in the early drafts of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), in which Jedi carrying it could use it to boost their powers. A variation on it, spelled 'Kaiburr crystal' was used in Alan Dean Foster's 1978 novel 'Splinter of the Mind's Eye'. Holocrons were originally developed by Tom Veitch and Cam Kennedy for the comic series Dark Empire, published in 1991-1992 by Dark Horse Comics. Since that time, they've become a mainstay in expanded universe storytelling. They're often used as power-ups or trophies in Jedi-based video games from LucasArts. The Aurebesh text seen on the neon lights outside Cad Bane's hideout translates to gibberish, but the text seen on his computer screen can be translated to 'Ropal, Bolla; Homeworld Rodia; abilities in question; threat potential minimal'. When Obi-Wan checks the system, the Aurebesh text on the bottom right of the screen translates to 'Jedi Temple', and the text on the bottom left as well as the smaller blinking text reads 'Rooftop.'

Trivia: There are two different versions of this episode. The Netflix version contains additional scenes and dialogue, while the iTunes version does not. Both Waxer and Boil wear symbols on their helmets based on concept art originally conceived by Joe Johnston for Boba Fett's helmet. The bat-like symbol Boil wears is the more obvious one. Waxer wears 21 'kill marks', which were also part of most of Johnston's designs. At one point, the display screen at the Separatist command center reads, in Aurebesh letters: "COMIC RELIEF". One of the display screens in the Separatist command center resembles the targeting grid found aboard the Millennium Falcon in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977). According to The Art of Star Wars: The Clone Wars book, the design of the planet Ryloth took inspiration from several earthbound locations, including an ancient Middle Eastern/Babylonian society and war-torn Beirut before settling on North Africa, specifically Algeria or Morroco. This is, production-wise, the first episode to feature the tactical droids. These droids were developed to showcase a more capable villain, but without creating a unique organic commander that would then need to be eliminated (like Loathsom, Lok Durd, or Mar Tuuk). The modulated vocal pattern of the droid was partly inspired by the voice of Lucifer in the original Battlestar Galactica (1978) series.

Trivia: Around 12 minutes in, as Wat Tambor is loading "valuables" onto his ship to evacuate the planet, one of the said "valuables" is easily recognizable as the Ark of the Covenant, as seen in Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). Clone Commander Ponds has an Aurebesh phrase written on the back of his helmet that reads, "some guys have all the luck". Twi'lek Cham Syndulla wears the same kind of chest armor as Bib Fortuna in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) and the same customized DL-44 blaster pistol used by Han Solo. Unlike Solo, Cham carries a second blaster pistol, an LL-30. The Twi-Lek's use Blurggs as mounts. These animals previously appeared as stop-motion animated creatures in Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985) and were based on early designs for Rebel mounts to be used on Hoth in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980). Cham Syndulla was originally to be allied with the Separatists, working for Wat Tambor and lying to the Twi'lek people. He was to escape with the Separatists on the shuttle. However, due to plot complications, Syndulla was changed to a "freedom fighter". This episode is rather heavy with peculiar Aurebesh phrases. One of the Republic display screens in the background reads: "TROUBLE ON THE HORIZON: Status report of advance trooper recognition therapy syndrome evaluation team current phase of experiment proceeding satisfactorily according to projected schedule." This same screen includes the following notation: "second most important sport right after football." An earlier version of the story had Mace rescuing captive Twi'leks from a prison suspended over a volcano; however, early designs ended up looking too much like Mustafar, and the story was changed. The prison was to have been guarded by giant gun towers inspired by The Guns of Navarone (1961). Although never mentioned by name, this episode marks the very first appearance of Hera Syndulla from Star Wars: Rebels (2014).

Trivia: The series debuts some fully realized Ithorian and Quarren models in this episode. Previously, the Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) movie used cobbled-together figures to represent these background aliens. In Jabba's palace, the Ithorians were made of a crudely modeled head stuck on Palpatine's body, and the Quarren was a simple head stuck on Obi-Wan's body. The city of Cliffhold on the moon of Iego is based on concept art designed by Doug Chiang for Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999). In that movie, Anakin also mentioned 'angels' living on the moons of Iego. The city of Cliffhold is based on old Doug Chiang designs from Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999). It is filled with Aurebesh graffiti, including incidents of Jaybo Hood's name scrawled on the walls or simple illustrations depicting droids and clones. One building is marked with a large Aurebesh marquee that reads "Kristal Skull" while others translate as "Iego City Hall", "Clone" and "Battle Droid" . Jaybo Hood bears a resemblance to actor Eric Walker who played Mace Towani in The Ewok Adventure (1984) and Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985) which were spin-offs of the original Star Wars trilogy.

Trivia: In recreating the Theed hangar, the crew discovered that the Naboo starfighter's tails go through the hangar walls to fit into their stalls. Dave Filoni consulted with Episode I Visual Effects Supervisor John Knoll about this, and Knoll confirmed they had the same problem in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999). The Blue Shadow Virus was a reflection of the swine flu pandemic that occurred at that time. In the script, the tactical droid was originally a medical droid. This is why C-3PO says to it, "We all want to hear your tale of medical heroics." The Naboo Scout Carrier that Padmé and Jar Jar use to travel to the swamp is based on an unused design by Doug Chiang for a Trade Federation vehicle for Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999). Clone Wars designer Russell G. Chong gave it more flowing, organic lines to give it the 'Naboo' look, which he based on a World War II observation plane, the PBY Catalina. The crew nicknamed the underground laboratory hallway fights the "disco hallways". Their tube-like design was inspired by the hallway Luke Skywalker explores in Cloud City in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980). The original script included evidence of a plague at the very start of the episode, moving downstream and affecting an entire Gungan village. Some remnants of this order of events remain in the finished episode. Notably, the tense relationship with the Gungans that Padmé cites stems from this version of the story. Michael York (Dr. Nuvo Vindi) is the stepfather of the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy producer Rick McCallum. When Neeyutnee demands that Padmé inform the Senate of the possible invasion, Amidala instantly answers that they will need more proof. She is clearly remembering the events of Episode I when a huge invasion of the planet only managed to prompt the motion of an independent fact-finding commission to be sent to Naboo to ascertain the truth. The Naboo guards were a late addition, taxing the asset allocation budget for the episode. Consequently, the crew only produced a single guard, who was cheated in camera angles to keep the twin guards from being too noticeable. The line "What's a life form like you doing in a swamp like this?" is a reference to a Bob Dylan lyric "What's a sweetheart like you doing in a dump like this".

Trivia: The design of the ice planet of Orto Plutonia and cold weather gear worn by the Clone Troopers is based on early Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) concept and costume art by Ralph McQuarrie, Joe Johnston, and John Mollo. C-3PO refers to Thi-Sen as the "Son of Suns," another artifact from old Star Wars scripts. Old drafts referred to a prophesized hero being named "The Son of Suns," but it never made it into any of the movies. Some Star Wars fans think the Skywalker/Chosen One prophecy might make mention of "Son of Suns," but its casual use in Thi-Sen's title suggests that's not the case. Also, some fans mistakenly believe that the crowds during the Coruscant or Naboo celebrations in the movies shout out "the son of suns," but this was debunked in 2007. The Talz use Narglatch as their mounts. This creature was originally designed for Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) by Terryl Whitlatch and was to be native to the planet Naboo. The Republic forces use CK-6 swoop bikes for transportation. They are nicknamed "Freeco" bikes, which stands for 'cold'. The design of the vehicle is based on unused concept art for Darth Maul's Sith speeder created for Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) by Doug Chiang in 1996. The Pantorans are of the same species as Baron Papanoida, an alien briefly seen during the opera scene in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005), played by George Lucas in a cameo role. At the time, Papanoida was originally described as a Wroonian, but the popularity of the Pantoran species in this story caused him to be retconned into the same species. Papanoida makes his first animated appearance in Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Sphere of Influence (2010). The Aurebesh text in the margins of the Obi-Wan and Anakin's binocular view screens translates to 'Regular Mode' (top left) and 'Infrared Mode' (bottom right), with smaller print reading 'max' & 'min' and 'zoom in' & 'zoom out'. The home planet of the blue aliens in this episode, Pantora, maybe a nod to 'Pandora', home to the also blue-skinned Na'vi species from Avatar (2009).

Trivia: The Aqualish Technician Pune Zingat repeats the orders "ready, set, go" in Huttese, ending with the word "Keepuna" which also means 'shoot'. The character of Lok Durd was intended to be a recurring villain according to George Takei, but did not make any other appearances in the series after this. He did however play a part in two Clone Wars tie-in novels written by Karen Miller: "Gambit: Stealth" and "Gambit: Siege", which were both released in 2010. George Takei voices Lok Durd, a member of the Neimoidian Trade Federation. He is best known for playing Sulu, a Starfleet officer in the Star Trek (1966) franchise.

Trivia: When Anakin is being treated aboard the Consular-class frigate, his ventilator has the same sound as the breathing of his future Darth Vader suit. George Lucas decided that all aliens belonging to the Twi'Lek race (such as Aayla Secura) should speak with a French accent. The Lurmen villagers are based on unused 'lemur people' design concepts who were originally to inhabit the planet Mygeeto in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005). Their way of moving by rolling over the ground is based on the way the Amanin transport themselves in the Dark Horse Star Wars comic book story arc 'To the Last Man’ (Star Wars Empire # 16-18) The design of the planet Maridun is based on Ralph McQuarrie's concepts for a grassland planet named Sicemon that was featured in an early draft of Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983). According to series writer Henry Gilroy, they wanted to have Aayla and Ahsoka to have a more upbeat friendship, resembling the way Anakin and Obi-Wan relate to each other rather than the Master/Padawan relationship Ahsoka is usually in. The flashing Aurebesh text on the Republic Cruiser bridge translates to "Hyperdrive" & "online". The word on the monitor in the medical bay that Commander Bly turns on translates to "Impact" and the same text is shown later on another screen in the cockpit. The text on Anakin's life monitor reads "Stand by for prognosis". The first series appearance of Aayla Secura. This Jedi made her first appearance in Dark Horse comic's Star Wars #19, published June 28, 2000. George Lucas liked her look of her so much, he decided to include her in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) and Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005).

Trivia: The design of Senator Kharrus' staff was based on that of the Staff of Ra from Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). The first of three episodes in which Jar Jar Binks is played by B.J. Hughes. The original actor was Ahmed Best, who decided to move on to other projects partway through Season One. Best returned to voice the character in Season Four. Turk Falso's Starhawk speeder bike has nose art depicting a Twi'lek version of the "Mudflap Girl". The blinking Aurebesh text on the holographic map that Turk Falso is holding translates to "target" and the word seen on the viewscreen on the Republic Shuttle when it is attacked by the pirate ship reads "bogey".

Trivia: The Gundark, a creature first mentioned by Han Solo in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), makes its first on-screen appearance. It was given big ears, based on Han's comment that Luke looked strong enough again "to pull the ears off a Gundark". The sound and rotation of the Weequay pirate ship are evocative of 1950s-era ideas of UFOs, like those seen in Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956). Retro-saucer ships have been part of the prequel concept art since Episode I - either as Trade Federation craft or most recently as Alderaanian vessels - but have not made it to the screen until now. Jim Cummings's vocal performance of Hondo Ohnaka is patterned after the distinctive speaking style of actor Ricardo Montalbán (1920-2009). Originally, there were going to be two Kowakian monkey lizards as part of the pirate group: twin brothers Pikk and Pilf Mukmuk, but their characters were consolidated into Pilf. In the original script, the ship that Anakin and Obi-Wan discovered in the hangar bay was a Sabaoth starfighter, a vessel from the 2002 Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter (2002) videogame. This is the first episode not to feature any clone troopers in speaking roles.

Trivia: Lead concept designer Kilian Plunkett reveals in the book 'The Art of the Star Wars: Clone Wars' that they combined the two different looks of Kit Fisto as seen in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith (because the character was played by different performers in each film). The Clone Wars design leans toward the Episode III design while the color is more of Episode II. Nahdar Vebb has only one tentacle dangling from his chin as opposed to Admiral Ackbar, who has several. This was done to indicate Vebb's younger age. David Acord's vocal performance as A-4D is patterned after the distinctive speaking style of actor/comedian Paul Lynde (1926-1982). This episode won a Golden Reel Award for best sound editing in television animation. Kit Fisto's Astromech droid's full registration number is R6-H5.

Trivia: The Treadwell droid's name is another conspicuous appearance of the digits "327." In Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), the Millennium Falcon is docked in hangar bay 327 aboard the Death Star, while in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), it lands on platform 327 in Cloud City. In Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999), the Naboo starship is identified as a Nubian J-type 327. With 1.95 million viewers, this was the least-watched episode of the first season.

Trivia: Lead concept designer Kilian Plunkett reveals in the book 'The Art of the Star Wars: Clone Wars' that Rodia's architecture does not include solid ceilings or floors. Instead, they are made of grills. As the tide comes in and out, the water levels rise and fall throughout the buildings. Rodians would sit there as the tide came in and watch the water rise over their head and fish swim around them. The Kwazel Maw underwater monster is based on Ralph McQuarrie's design for a swamp slug creature on Dagobah for Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980). A variation of the same creature called the 'Nos monster' was slated to appear on Utapau in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) but was cut during production. Padmé greets Onaconda Farr in Huttese by saying "H'chu Apenkee" (greetings) and he answers her with "Chowbaso" (welcome). Quinlan Vos was originally slated to appear in an early draft of Bombad Jedi. He was to be working undercover and using his force abilities to make it look like Jar Jar was a Jedi. He was eventually cut because at the early stages of production the studio couldn't include many new characters because of the time it took to create a digital model. During the final battle, a BAW (Baktoid Armor Workshop) E-5 Battle Droid blaster riffle conveniently lands near Padmé's feet for her to pick up, just like in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002).

Trivia: Thang Le designed the storm-covered moon of Ruusan to be the opposite of the calm and serene gas-planet Bespin. He based the atmosphere on Jupiter's stormy environment. The Aqualish (Walrus Man) technician first appeared sitting at a bar in Ziro the Hutt's palace in Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) and makes several appearances throughout the Clone Wars TV series. According to the 'Ultimate Battles Visual Guide' book, his name is Pune Zingat The Aurebesh text that Captain Rex points to on his view screen translates to 'Zoom in Skytop Station'. "Duel of the Droids" and "Downfall of a Droid" were the first two installments of the show created at Lucasfilm Animation Singapore. Rob Coleman, who served as Animation Director for the CGI characters in the prequel trilogy, was asked to shepherd them along, and was happy to do so. However, he does admit that because they were the first installments, they turned out a bit rougher than those that followed.

Trivia: R3-S6's gold and black color scheme are based on Dave Filoni's hometown favorites, the Pittsburgh Steelers. Gha Nachkt, or at least his character model, first appeared sitting at a bar in Ziro the Hutt's palace in Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008). Dave Filoni's first idea for Gha Nachkt's space scavenger, 'Vulture's Claw', was to make it look like field binoculars that could open and close. When this design did not work out, Kilian Plunkett found inspiration from a rusty, greasy dump truck he spotted while driving to work. He took the shape of the truck, duplicated it so there were three, and stuck an axis down the middle to create the junk-prowling craft. The music played at the beginning as the capital ships approach one another is excerpted from Wojciech Kilar's score for Dracula (1992), specifically the track "Vampire Hunters." This episode marks the first time in the series that Ahsoka uses her lightsaber in combat. The ATTE RUL3Z text seen in Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Rookies (2008) appears once again (though, technically, this one came first... and fits the context quite well), this time on Ahsoka's tactical screen aboard the Resolute. There's some additional text underneath too that says "TAKE THAT GRIEVOUS". Initially, this two-part 'Droid' storyline was said to take place before the three-part 'Malevolence' arc, which was broadcast first. The reasoning is that the former shows Ahsoka's maneuver between the Separatist frigates which leads Anakin to doubt her flying ability in the latter. However, this was not incorporated into the official chronological timeline for the entire series that Lucasfilm announced in 2014. One of the Clone pilots in the V-19 Torrent says "watch your stabilizer Gold Six!" when the fighters come in a heavy fire from Grievous' fleet. This was one of several lines that could be heard at the start of Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) when the Lucasfilm logo was on screen. The gatekeeper droids in this episode also use the Huttese language just like in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983).

Trivia: CT 327's identifying number uses the very common digit 327 - numbers that conspicuously appear throughout the Star Wars saga. Among other things, 327 is a docking bay number aboard the Death Star in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), a landing platform in Cloud City in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), and a Naboo ship type in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999). Though George Lucas has remained coy on the subject of explaining the number's origins, many have noted that it is a popular car engine type, invoked by name in his feature, American Graffiti (1973). Careful inspection of the backgrounds in the ops section of the tracking station shows some Twi'lek model pinups photos on the workstation walls. Drop-pods used to deliver droids are an idea that echoes the deployment of probots in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980). The model of the commando pod is a re-use of the pod-hunters seen in Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Rising Malevolence (2008) and the boarding craft that will appear in Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Cloak of Darkness (2008), suggesting a modular, versatile design. On the screen of the detonator used by Hevy to destroy the base, the words "ATTE RUL3Z SOME TEXT" can be found.

Trivia Part 1: The look of the Clone Wars-era Y-wing bombers stems directly from the design of the original Y-wing and speculation from Episode IV Visual Effects Art Director Joe Johnston that the Rebel Alliance Y-wing was a "chopped" version of an older craft. An earlier idea of a skinned or fully faired Y-wing appeared in the Star Wars: Incredible Cross-Sections book from DK, but that design differs from the final look of the Y-wing bombers seen in this episode, which more effectively bridges the design aesthetic of the prequel and original trilogies. The four-legged power droid seen in the Republic hangar is a PLNK-series droid, named after the distinctive 'plunk' sound it makes, and also after its designer, Kilian Plunkett. The Kaliida Medcenter was designed by Thang Le, who wanted to pay homage to both 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and real-life space stations. When shown from the top down, the Medcenter is designed to resemble the Republic symbol. R4-C7, a red-domed, blue-bodied Astromech, can be spotted during the Anakin's briefing and later, while riding in a Y-Wing socket, is seen losing its dome thanks to a Neebray. This droid had not appeared previously on screen, but was conceived as a toy by Hasbro in 2007 and sold in a Battle Pack with two Clone pilots and two Clone troopers as a compliment to their ARC-170 Starfighter vehicle. Anakin Skywalker now has a nickname for Ahsoka Tano - Snips. Trivia Part 2: Anakin says to Obi-Wan that spinning is "a good trick", referring to flying. This is a direct reference to what Anakin said towards the end of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999). He also puts his advice to good use in the opening scene of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005). General Grievous greets Obi-Wan with "Hello there!" - A reference and taunts of the same phrase that Obi-Wan will use to Grievous in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) on the planet Utapau. The internal train system on the Malevolence warns its departing passengers to "Mind the gap"; this is the same message played on trains around the World. After Anakin decides to go rescue Padmé, Plo Koon says he goes "craving adventure and excitement". This can be seen as a reference to Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), where Yoda says to Luke: "Adventure. Excitement. A Jedi craves not these things." Some ideas from the original script of the episode included: Captain Panaka from Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) being captured alongside Padmé and being brutally murdered by Grievous; a lightsaber duel between Grievous and Plo Koon on the exterior of Malevolence in space; and Jedi sneaking aboard the Malevolence by freezing themselves in carbonite to get past droid bio scans and radiation beams. General Grievous' Belbullab-22 starfighter known as the 'Soulless One', which was previously seen in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) makes its first chronological appearance here. This episode shows the first meeting between Obi-Wan Kenobi and General Grievous, indicating that their first confrontation in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) was a re-acquaintance. However, to preserve continuity with Revenge of the Sith where Grievous and Anakin meet for the first time, these two characters never come face to face in this episode. The final scene of the episode shows Obi-Wan, Anakin, Padme, C3PO, and R2D2 all together. This is the first time in the series chronology that all five have shared a scene.

Trivia: Booster and Sinker's attempt to restart the escape pod's power grid uses dialogue directly lifted from Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) when Han Solo and Chewbacca are trying to fix the Millennium Falcon. Master Plo Koon and his clone troopers hear the distress call of escape pod 1977, and helplessly watch the battle droids kill the clone troopers inside. 1977 is the year the first Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) movie premiered. Master Plo Koon and his clone troopers hear the distress call of escape pod 1977, and helplessly watch the battle droids kill the clone troopers inside. 1977 is the year the first Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) movie premiered. Commander Wolffe's clone troopers all have stylized wolf muzzles painted on their helmets. The firing channel shot of the Malevolence's ion cannon is a nod to the shot design of the Death Star firing in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977). The giant Banking Clan frigate Malevolence was initially adapted by Atsushi Takeuchi from a design Erik Tiemens made for a communications ship that went unused in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005). But Dave Filoni felt the ship had to look even more imposing, so Russell G. Chong overhauled Kateuchi's design by adding a large gaping maw and splitting it at the equator. With 4.92 million viewers, this was the most-watched episode in Season 1.

Trivia: The targeting display screen for the Republic frigate appears to have a tried and true Corellian design; it's the same orange-against-red grid seen aboard the Millennium Falcon in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977). The tiny flying creatures native to the Rishi Moon that Yoda is seen playing with near the end are called 'Neebray'. The Aurebesh text that is seen twice in the margins of Lieutenant Thire's binoculars view-screen translates to 'Regular Mode' (top left) and 'Infrared Mode' (bottom right). This story's full title was originally planned to be "Ambush in the Outer Rim." With 3.96 million viewers, this was the biggest debut on the Cartoon Network. George Lucas hired Dave Filoni as showrunner after seeing his work on the TV series Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005). First of seven episodes that Steven Melching wrote in the first season, more than any other writer.