@@coolbeans4u Thrawn comes across as far too reserved and quiet to be based on Holmes. Thrawn is clever but he's no Sherlock. But he certainly seems capable of knowing how to use his enemies to his advantage.
@@mr_earwig6477 I am not aware if you watch star wars episode 3 revenge of the sith but I'd you have I think you could notice commander gree's helmet as part of one his trophies. A bit off topic, yes
"Very skillfully, I might add". I like this part of Thrawn's character. He respects his opponents, and nothing - such as pride for instance - will prevent him from giving them credit when it's warranted.
He's a fair character, if cunning and highly deceptive. He respects his opponents, studies and even admires the cultures of planets the empire rules, rather than simply crushing it for the empire's war machine. He's rarely arrogant, despite his incredible skill and ability, which makes him a dangerous enemy for the Rebels, who rely often on the enemy's pride to overlook details and slip by.
@@korsekil The only thing about him that they skipped on is the level of respect he garners from his subordinates, and his overall command method (IE Forgiving failure as long as they learn from the experience). Of course, I can also understand WHY they skipped that part. Thrawn was supposed to be the unstoppable force to be feared. Showing too much of the better part of him might of ruined that.
Grant Wilson that's somewhat true, kallus during seasons one and two was a dickweed. agent fulcrum was brilliant, informing the ghost crew about defecting imperials, giving them tie defender blueprints and thrawn's watching him, he's working for both of them.
I just love how he plays chess with all these characters. The rebels are still under the impression that he's some bumbling Imperial functionary, and don't realise just how patient Thrawn really is.
Yeah, I entirely agree. He's luring them into a false sense of security. He's spinning his web and when all the pieces of his puzzle are in place, he will move against them. And it will be devastating.
JH24821 I'm getting an empire strikes back vibe with how the remainder of the season is gonna be and it's not too surprising with Thrawn being in the picture.
Rebels has a very interesting way of cycling through its villains. The Grand Inquisitor was a dark reflection of Kanan Jarrus. Neither of them were fully trained in their respective arts, but each had to overcome the other. It just so happens that the Inquisitor let himself die because he knew what was coming next- Darth Vader. A nigh-unstoppable force, Vader hounded the Rebels- and even the addition of Ahsoka Tano and Captain Rex could only do so much. Vader could even claim that the crew of the Ghost didn't defeat- while he didn't capture them, they didn't defeat him man to man, but they lost Ahsoka in the process. Now we have Grand Admiral Thrawn. Whereas Vader and the Inquisitor were physically powerful villains, Thrawn's power is in his mind. It's all a chess game to him- where others see failure, Thrawn sees a learning experience. Eventually, Thrawn will go from student to teacher- and the Rebels are going to be in for a painful lesson.
If I were to make a decision, to either buy a thousand powerful warships, or 1 admiral, I'd chose the warships. I mean, there is no way litterally EVERYONE else in the Empire is a complete idiot. Truth be told, most of the battles in Star Wars only happen the way they do because the only tactic everyone knows is "Everyone, engage the enemy upclose. Make sure your ships are INFRONT of enemy firing range. When I say deploy all fighters, only deploy 5 of them."
@@dr.boring7022 "Ensure we don't use any anti-fighter emplacements on our ships, nor decent space superiority fighters. Our enemies predominately use smaller strike craft and we don't want to encourage them to start using larger vessels!"
Possibly many people don't familiar with BBC's Sherlock, where Lars Mikkelsen performed a similar character. When they announced him as the voice actor of Mitth'raw'nuruodo, seemed like a more than perfect choice.
Thrawn: "The Empire will make a note of your service, Agent Kallus." Translation: "You are so dead, traitor." That was the moment I *knew* Thrawn had figured out Kallus.
Yeah I got that same feeling that thrawn knew kallus was the spy all along but he’s too smart to just say it the second he figures it out and thrawn is so smart and intelligent smarter than his enemies and his assets
For all those below thinking Kallus is going to get shot by Thrawn.... Thrawn's too smart to just kill Kallus. Thrawn would never just waste a potential resource, which he implies at the end of the clip. You subvert spies you catch. Have them feed false information. If you do it well enough, they never find out and you can make your enemies dance to your tune... until they figure out something's wrong... THEN you can kill the spy.
Thrawn isn't a power hungry, emotional megalomaniac like the other sith, nor is he a blinded by his ideals like the jedi. He is a calculating, logical and intelligent man, something both emotional force sides lack, and that's what makes him both terrifying and amazing
Yep, to a cultured man like Thrawn who is already intimately familiar with her art, Sabine might as well have signed her name on the helmet. In all fairness though, only Hera would have an inkling of Thrawn's unique approach to war, though certainly not enough to warrant warning Sabine.
@@larniieplayz6285 Doesn't matter if she knew or not, the fact is her worthless need to express herself has put many in danger. Smarter people who care more know better.
I love how Thrawn is simply toying with the rebels. He knew Kallus was the likely suspect but he needed more solid proof. A spy was within his office, yet he pretended nothing was wrong with the map to give that spy a feeling of "safety," he pretended he was convinced the real spy had been caught. The only thing he probably hadn't accounted for was the use of Droids against him, and I really liked how that forced him to go all out. In the end, the rebels, believing Fulcrum is safe, will become overconfident. And when Thrawn has finished spinning his web, and the rebels are lured in a false sense of security, he will strike....Kallus is going to regret not going with Ezra when he had the chance.
I still love how the artwork on the helmet being recognizably Sabine's apparently automatically equals that Ezra was the one wearing it, in Thrawn's mind. Apparently he's been carefully observing their "relationship".
It's not that. Thrawn studies the art and culture of many planets to know his enemy. The reason he knew it was ezra's is because first, he recognized it as being sabines style, then he recognised it being a loth cat. Since ezra is the only lothal native member of the ghost crew, it's a logical deduction.
Thanks for recongnizing my artwork but stop trying to find reasons to “ship” me with Ezra. We’re friends, the best of friends. Not all love stories aee romantic ones, friendship, family are also love.
rex could say "you betrayed the republic(wolfe(his 1st name)/yularin)!" and yularin will say "the jedi betrayed us." while the shoulders at locked together
He never claimed the title of Emperor. Few, if any, of Palpatine's would-be successors did. Perhaps he would've if he'd taken Coruscant and could be coronated.
I'm reading Heir to the Empire now, and Thrawn is handled so well in the series. It's almost as if he was copied into the episode, and the only change is black pupils.
FigmentOfYourImagination Agreed, and the reason the pupils were added was for animation reasons (and it pays off since the guys gaze is fucking intimidating and can actually follow you now).
Actually i miss a few things: 1. He is not using his more unconventional tactics yet, he maybe doesn't need them, because he can use the full Empire resources, but still, using mining equipment and stealth asteroids... that was the stuff that made him famous and fantastic. 2. He is a brilliant leader and doesn't like unnecessary casualties, he doesn't just throw away troops and he is a leader people will follow, not cause of fear, but because of loyality. In the series he sacrifices more than the old one would. Those 2 points are still missing. But the rest is quiete good. i really hope they don't botch him and make him some second rate villian. He does deserve more.
Good choice of analogy; but if Thrawn is Holmes and Yularen is Watson, the next big question is this: who would be the Star Wars counterpart of Moriarty? In regards to my suggested candidates for such a role, I'm currently leaning towards either Xizor (was leader of the Black Sun during the Legends EU, and also had the honor of getting himself involved in an intense cat-and-mouse game with Vader), ...or Cad Bane (it's not just the criminal mastermind element that makes Bane eligible. I'm recommending Bane partly because I'm curious about what happened to him after The Clone Wars; plus, similar to Thrawn, Bane could be described as a resourceful, red-eyed, and blue-skinned Star Wars antagonist who became well liked by fans despite originating from a storytelling medium outside of the trilogy films.)
Most likely he suspected it heavily, but chose to wait for more evidence to present itself. He was always meticulous like that in the books. Not jumping to conclusions was one of the key things that set Thrawn apart from other imperial commanders, and it's part of why he did so well. In a roundabout way, it was also what eventually defeated him; he suspected something was off with the Noghri race that he had been using as personal deathguards, but chose to wait to see if it was just a few miscreants or a populationwide issue. As it turned out, when he finally got his proof of the treachery, he was standing right next to his personal Noghri bodyguard...who promptly stabbed him in the chest and fled.
Star Wars Rebels Nah then he wouldn't have necessarily allowed himself to be placed in a situation where he could've come so close to getting killed by his droids. I don't think he knew and that pissed him off badly.
Star Wars Rebels yeah he cleverly set up that trap and he knew lyste was not smart enough to do such thing and kallus capturing him and not defending lyste just proved enough for thrawn. And also the non disclosure of valuable prisoner by kallus.
Except Thrawn does use the changes they made to the map to find Attolan and Chopper base. When the 7th fleet arrives in orbit he brings 2 Interdictors with him. He didn't just know which planet he was going to he knew where on the planet to arrive and create an instant blockade because he probably looked not at the star system as a dot but the orbital mechanics of the planet and its rotation. Thrawn always does his homework. Admiral Ozzel of Death Squadron arrived on top of Hoth but failed to do the same.
"I believe Agent Fulcrum will prove far more useful to the Empire than Kallus ever was." I mean, I was right after all. I was able to locate the Rebels base, because of Agent Fulcrum.
The real question is why that was ur initial thought lmao I mean u can tell from his voice that he is a very analytical person Like idk if uve ever talked to a person after a three hour long chess match but let’s just say ur voice doesn’t project very well
I like the Sherlock Holmes/Watson dynamic between Thrawn and Yularen (and Yularen being here is a nod towards the Sherlock Holmes/Watson dynamic between Thrawn and Pellaeon).
I knew it. Thrawn must've known since the Rebels stole the TIE Defender plans back on Lothal. Now the head of the ISB knows AND he's doing exactly what most Thrawn fans knew he'd do. Kallus is seven kinds of screwed, whichever way you look at it.
"To defeat an enemy you must know them. Not just their battle tactics, but their history, philosophy,....art." My favorite Thrawn line, and this 1:04 - 1.33 demonstrates exactly what he means by that. And Thrawn is still giving me chills 1:38.
When it came down to Kallus having to come out in the open and rescue the others, I felt that moment was going to be his final act. Thrawn proving to be so dangerous made it feel inevitable someone was going to fall that day, and it was going to be Kallus. Him managing to get away by the skin of his teeth made that episode one of the best in the series.
I’m still pissed that they had Rex and Yularen on the same ship, yet didn’t bother with a face to face confrontation. Talk about a slap in the face to Clone Wars fans.
Jacob Hogan Rex was Anakin’s Commander, Yularen was Anakin’s Admiral. While maybe not shown on screen, it’s not too hard to assume they met and were possibly friends.
I've only just discovered Thrawn and his truly brilliant military mind. But by god he's awesome. As another commentor once said he is the Sun Tzu of Star Wars. Right up there with Palpatine, Revan, and Marka Ragnos.
I think that he also knows where Chopper Base is. When Kallus removed the planet from the map and replaced it with another one, he was only altering the map. Thrawn probably had that map memorized and he would simply compare the map as it was to what it is now to locate the base.
James Mcenanly Seeing as he literally Stares at art to get a better understanding of the rebels (which he showed when the helmet and the artwork on it made him realize Ezra was the prisoner) I wouldn't put it past him to observe the map constantly and memorize it completely through his observations of searching for the rebel base.
It came out Disney is hevely looking for a Thrawn live action actor and Thrawn mentiond there plus them not killing him off in Rebels makes it almost 100% going to happen,the question us will it be the clone of him and will they add the Grisk and Vong as well as Chiss accendensy into the mix. Gideon only takeing blod and not killing Grogu is actualy hevely Thrawns way of doing when he is in the shadows so mist likely he is working for him but theres also small possebilety he does not
Yup, best Thrawn scene yet. Except it does piss me off that the writers felt too add Thrawn say "angle of the line". They sometimes try too damn hard to make Thrawn look smart, but man, the organ music when Thrawn echoes "Kallus". You could just feel the hurt in Yularen, but also the impact in Thrawns words. Lars is just so good as Thrawn, just love how he's slightly shaky yet impressed when he complements Kallus on reprogramming his droids. What's so great about the voice of Thrawn is that it's patience, observant, yet a competitive spirit that can't conceal himself for too long, but that spirit will soon rise up, for Thwarn doesn't fear the stakes, as in his eyes it's all a game, a game of wits; a game that he can't wait to win.
And whats' wrong with the angle of a line? One's hand will favor certain angles to draw on, this applies to writing words as well as artistic lines. This isn't too mention that art is one of Thawn's great passions. You have people who study certain artists who get to know even how they do single brush strokes, allowing them to discern fakes from genuine articles.
rahn45 I thought that too, but I was taken back just because the lines seemed too different in the helmet than in the painting he hand, and if they wanted to add another observation from Thrawn he could have mentioned how Lothal is significant to the Ghost Crew, to show how he keeps tabs on everyone's habits and spirits, a key element that makes Thrawn a unique tactician, for manipulating the humanity of people to his advantage. I understand what you mean, and how it can make for a subtle detail that makes Thrawn's logic more grounded in the scene, so I'll let it slide and I'll agree with your point for now.
People say Thrawn always knew....if he did Kallus would be long dead. I’m sure he had his suspicions, but like a good tactician he didn’t jump to conclusions 0:44 love that line so much! “Things did fall into place too perfectly!
In canon there are more. The closest to his intellect was Anakin. Eli Vanto also became very knowledgeable after serving as Thrawns personal translator and aid for 5 years
Thrawn is a physical, psychological, and verbal threat to the rebels. Top if off with a great organ theme song and you have another classic star wars villain
"I would never have suspected that one of my best students was capable of such betrayal" I know we all love Thrawn, but dang, I love how that line was delivered.
There's a scene like that at the end of the Tarkin novel where Tarkin describes them as the Empire's new dark triumvirate. The Thrawn novels(most recent Timothy Zahn trilogy) takes place after this as Tarkin is elevated to the position of Grand Moff. I highly recommend either reading or listening to the audiobooks.
I love how Thrawn isn’t your typical SW antagonist. Unlike so many others, he’s not loud, or frothing at the mouth, he’s not full of hate, he’s a genius, and he’s very polite. At times he can be more terrifying than 98% of SW villains because almost nothing gets past him.
This was an excellent episode, one of the best of the season. Very mature and intriguing, Clone Wars Series standard. The episode also appeared to have a few Rogue One influence in it.
Thrawn said that "agent fulcrum" is more useful than agent kallus to the empire. It probably means that they will keep it a secret, that the spy has been found and will try to get more information about the rebels through him
The way Thrawn examined the painting with his knowledge of art and recollecting his thoughts on his assassin’s plan was just amazing. It shows just how cleverly intellectual he is as an imperial strategist and admiral. Also it shows just how menacingly scary he is on a level of intelligence.
Thrawn and his music owns me like damn. Chilling in a different way. Makes me remember when I first heard the Emperor and his theme way back when. The Empire got it going on with creepy chilling oppressive music. 😘
So they obviously don't rescue him since Ezra just escaped. Yep he's dead. Not this episode but by the end of season 3 he will be. Also this looks like the ending scene of the episode.
Star Wars Rebels I don't either. He's my favorite character. But after this clip I just don't see him living past this season. Honestly I would rather a rebel die than kallus but I don't think the writers have that in mind.
![Star Wars Rebels - Maketh Tua, Agent Kallus & Darth Vader [1080p]](/img/1.gif)
That last sentence was like the biggest roast in the galaxy
I know right.
@@rippetoe38 Well, Thrawn is based on Sun Tzu, who stated that a busted enemy spy is of extreme use to you...
@@polokratos8366 I always thought he was based on Sherlock Holmes
@@coolbeans4u Thrawn comes across as far too reserved and quiet to be based on Holmes. Thrawn is clever but he's no Sherlock. But he certainly seems capable of knowing how to use his enemies to his advantage.
@@mr_earwig6477 I am not aware if you watch star wars episode 3 revenge of the sith but I'd you have I think you could notice commander gree's helmet as part of one his trophies. A bit off topic, yes
"Very skillfully, I might add". I like this part of Thrawn's character. He respects his opponents, and nothing - such as pride for instance - will prevent him from giving them credit when it's warranted.
which is why he is so effective and many Imperials are not.
He's a fair character, if cunning and highly deceptive. He respects his opponents, studies and even admires the cultures of planets the empire rules, rather than simply crushing it for the empire's war machine. He's rarely arrogant, despite his incredible skill and ability, which makes him a dangerous enemy for the Rebels, who rely often on the enemy's pride to overlook details and slip by.
@@korsekil The only thing about him that they skipped on is the level of respect he garners from his subordinates, and his overall command method (IE Forgiving failure as long as they learn from the experience). Of course, I can also understand WHY they skipped that part. Thrawn was supposed to be the unstoppable force to be feared. Showing too much of the better part of him might of ruined that.
Tanall I mean for the most part his subordinates respect him just some of them don't. Of course something had to give for him to lose.
I love bad guys like him, because their ones you can actually respect and admire
"I believe Agent Fulcrum will prove far more useful to the Empire than Kallus ever was..."
roast.
Grant Wilson that's somewhat true, kallus during seasons one and two was a dickweed.
agent fulcrum was brilliant, informing the ghost crew about defecting imperials, giving them tie defender blueprints and thrawn's watching him, he's working for both of them.
Wait you don't mean Ahsoka right or is it another person?
Kallus was the new Fulcrum, he was recruited by Zeb
@@sugdolomar when imperial defect, their IQ points go up by a hundered
I just love how he plays chess with all these characters. The rebels are still under the impression that he's some bumbling Imperial functionary, and don't realise just how patient Thrawn really is.
Yeah, I entirely agree. He's luring them into a false sense of security. He's spinning his web and when all the pieces of his puzzle are in place, he will move against them. And it will be devastating.
JH24821 I'm getting an empire strikes back vibe with how the remainder of the season is gonna be and it's not too surprising with Thrawn being in the picture.
Rebels has a very interesting way of cycling through its villains.
The Grand Inquisitor was a dark reflection of Kanan Jarrus. Neither of them were fully trained in their respective arts, but each had to overcome the other. It just so happens that the Inquisitor let himself die because he knew what was coming next-
Darth Vader. A nigh-unstoppable force, Vader hounded the Rebels- and even the addition of Ahsoka Tano and Captain Rex could only do so much. Vader could even claim that the crew of the Ghost didn't defeat- while he didn't capture them, they didn't defeat him man to man, but they lost Ahsoka in the process.
Now we have Grand Admiral Thrawn. Whereas Vader and the Inquisitor were physically powerful villains, Thrawn's power is in his mind. It's all a chess game to him- where others see failure, Thrawn sees a learning experience. Eventually, Thrawn will go from student to teacher- and the Rebels are going to be in for a painful lesson.
louthegiantcookie it’s like Thrawn is playing 3D chess but the rebels are only playing regular chess.
Michael Nally regular chess is 3D you dumbie
The rebels are starting to realize one Thrawn is worth a thousand Star Destroyers
snakes3425 A thousand? No an entire empire.
Not enough
If I were to make a decision, to either buy a thousand powerful warships, or 1 admiral, I'd chose the warships. I mean, there is no way litterally EVERYONE else in the Empire is a complete idiot. Truth be told, most of the battles in Star Wars only happen the way they do because the only tactic everyone knows is "Everyone, engage the enemy upclose. Make sure your ships are INFRONT of enemy firing range. When I say deploy all fighters, only deploy 5 of them."
Not really, does he ever even wound one of them? He's a glorified team rocket cause they always manage to escape
@@dr.boring7022 "Ensure we don't use any anti-fighter emplacements on our ships, nor decent space superiority fighters. Our enemies predominately use smaller strike craft and we don't want to encourage them to start using larger vessels!"
This man is seriously terrifying. And yet very...alluring.
Of course, he's played by a Mikkelsen.
I know. I don't understand. He is so intimidating, yet so.... deliciously attractive. Def wouldn't mind me some grand admiral....
man?
But he's not human...
That he is.
@@thatoneradicalizedprussian225 He isn't human, but he is a male. And yeah, I agree, there is something extremely attractive about him.
Thrawn is literally Sherlock Holmes in this scene
...And that's why people love Thrawn so much.
He was based off of Holmes, so it makes sense
Kyle Shea Thrawn is also based off of Erwin Rommel a German World War 2 field marshal
Possibly many people don't familiar with BBC's Sherlock, where Lars Mikkelsen performed a similar character. When they announced him as the voice actor of Mitth'raw'nuruodo, seemed like a more than perfect choice.
*Figuratively*
The last sentence is so epic,shows how intelligent Thrawn is
Man, I'm hoping we get to see Krennic too. Wouldn't that be awesome-
Oh! Hi, "DIE-rec-TOR"!
Director, shouldn't you be at the Death Star?
Esork Gonzalez Hey:)
I dont think you appreciate moff tarkin as much as Thrawn. I heard rumors he will take the death star project
Careful not to choke on your aspirations Director Krennic
Thrawn: "The Empire will make a note of your service, Agent Kallus."
Translation: "You are so dead, traitor."
That was the moment I *knew* Thrawn had figured out Kallus.
I think he figured out quite a while before actually but yea he began to show it then that he knew.
Yeah I got that same feeling that thrawn knew kallus was the spy all along but he’s too smart to just say it the second he figures it out and thrawn is so smart and intelligent smarter than his enemies and his assets
Yeah, I figured when Thrawn said "Wouldn't you agree, Agent Kallus...?", he basically knew Kallus is Fulcrum, but needed evidence to prove it.
For all those below thinking Kallus is going to get shot by Thrawn....
Thrawn's too smart to just kill Kallus. Thrawn would never just waste a potential resource, which he implies at the end of the clip. You subvert spies you catch. Have them feed false information. If you do it well enough, they never find out and you can make your enemies dance to your tune... until they figure out something's wrong... THEN you can kill the spy.
dcbanacek2 Basically pull what the Tok'Ra did to Tannith
dcbanacek2 Or he can use Kallus to lead him to the entire Rebel Fleet
Agreed. Kallus is too valuable due to his connections with the rebel network. Killing him now would be stupid.
dcbanacek2 yeah that does seem like something thrawn would do
I hope the show has the balls to let Thrawn shoot Kallus in the end anyway. Kind of a reverse Ruhk
That helmet Ezra left behind is all the proof for Thrawn to confirm that Callus is the spy. Nothing can gets past Thrawn.
Including the dagger that kills him.
@@StarWarsMoments but it was so artistically done
@@StarWarsMoments not in this universe.
Kallus
A friend asked me one time "Who is Thrawn? A Sith?"
I replied "No, he's far more dangerous than a Sith."
Fax
Thrawn isn't a power hungry, emotional megalomaniac like the other sith, nor is he a blinded by his ideals like the jedi. He is a calculating, logical and intelligent man, something both emotional force sides lack, and that's what makes him both terrifying and amazing
Me: “no not a sith, something far more dangerous. A genius”
“He has a functioning brain and incredible tactical ability’s.
Imagine him and Revan playing against each other in ANY game of strategy…
Yularen: I would never have suspected one of my best students was capable of this betrayal
Thrawn: and that is why you fail
Thrawn:
Also Thrawn: Gets killed by Rukh.
@@poopsanchez6449 But that was so artistically done.
@@vetarlittorf1807
But he said that and he was betrayed lmao.
@@poopsanchez6449 If Luke had mentioned that he had spent time on Honoghr instead of being interrupted one word before, that would not have happened.
Isnt that legends??Here poor old Ruth dies before thrown is defeated by purgals.
Your defeat comes at the hands on many legs.
So because of Sabine Wren's unnecessary doodles, kallus' cover is blown...way to go Sabine...next time use a sketchbook!
Like she knew
He already suspected Kallus by that point
Yeah. Perhaps having clearly identifiable insignias and art is not a good idea when going under cover.
Yep, to a cultured man like Thrawn who is already intimately familiar with her art, Sabine might as well have signed her name on the helmet. In all fairness though, only Hera would have an inkling of Thrawn's unique approach to war, though certainly not enough to warrant warning Sabine.
@@larniieplayz6285
Doesn't matter if she knew or not, the fact is her worthless need to express herself has put many in danger. Smarter people who care more know better.
Anyone a little mad to see Admiral Yularen, despite knowing he's gonna die on the Death Star?
Very
Not really, because that would imply I'd be upset everytime we saw Tarkin. That couldn't be more wrong
Weird to see him as a villain but I expect he doesn't know how "evil" the Empire really is.
Well, he knows. He is one of the commanders who died on death star, he had to.
Linus Lindström yep
I love how Thrawn is simply toying with the rebels. He knew Kallus was the likely suspect but he needed more solid proof. A spy was within his office, yet he pretended nothing was wrong with the map to give that spy a feeling of "safety," he pretended he was convinced the real spy had been caught. The only thing he probably hadn't accounted for was the use of Droids against him, and I really liked how that forced him to go all out. In the end, the rebels, believing Fulcrum is safe, will become overconfident. And when Thrawn has finished spinning his web, and the rebels are lured in a false sense of security, he will strike....Kallus is going to regret not going with Ezra when he had the chance.
I still love how the artwork on the helmet being recognizably Sabine's apparently automatically equals that Ezra was the one wearing it, in Thrawn's mind. Apparently he's been carefully observing their "relationship".
It's not that. Thrawn studies the art and culture of many planets to know his enemy. The reason he knew it was ezra's is because first, he recognized it as being sabines style, then he recognised it being a loth cat. Since ezra is the only lothal native member of the ghost crew, it's a logical deduction.
Thanks for recongnizing my artwork but stop trying to find reasons to “ship” me with Ezra. We’re friends, the best of friends. Not all love stories aee romantic ones, friendship, family are also love.
Clone Commander Gree phase 2 helmet in the background
XxQUADxLIFExX Productions its no ordinary helmet it is commander gree's helmet. you know the clone who tried to kill Yoda in the third episode.
Luke Bedell ya didn't see that my brightness was low on my phone and thanks for the heads up!
XxQUADxLIFExX Productions damn good eye
To the left of the helmet, is that a lightsaber?
Holy crap, thats a great easter egg!!!
This is not my comment, but I saw it somewhere saying "Imagine playing Among Us against Thrawn."
The term "OP" comes to mind.
There isn't anything special playing against me, because of everyone calling me sus...
@@randomidk8781 your usually voted out ot killed first just to make the game easier.
The closest we'll ever get to see that, is disguised toast. Just so happens to use s similar colour too.....
may god have mercy on the imposter's soul.
Man, we're about to lose two Fulcrums in a row...
Nope. There is belief Ahsoka is alive. I believe it
Little reason for Vader to spare her... He did say she would die if she stayed with him.
Alduin the Anti-Dragonborn at the end of the episode we saw her escape down a shaft
Man that ending was strong but I don't believe she died. They obviously showed her walking into darkness
Ibby Cr7 yeah, you could see her white lightsabers as well
I hope Rex and Yularen have a brief moment where they stare down at each other during a fight.
rex could say "you betrayed the republic(wolfe(his 1st name)/yularin)!" and yularin will say "the jedi betrayed us." while the shoulders at locked together
Khyler Bane Wullf*
@@duncanmcgee13 No, Wolfe was right.
@@ecko2221 No, it is Wullf
@@shryoder No it is not.... It's wolffe jedipedia.fandom.com/wiki/CC-3636
Thrawn for Emperor 2K17.
Let's make the Empire great again.
He's gonna build a Death Star, and no one is better at building things than him.
Thrawn actually hated the Death Star as he saw it as a waste of resources.
He actually became the Emperor in the expanded universe. He was about to win but he was killed by one of his allies.
He never claimed the title of Emperor. Few, if any, of Palpatine's would-be successors did. Perhaps he would've if he'd taken Coruscant and could be coronated.
Wrex: "Shepard...".
I'm reading Heir to the Empire now, and Thrawn is handled so well in the series. It's almost as if he was copied into the episode, and the only change is black pupils.
FigmentOfYourImagination him having pupils makes him even more intimidating tbh
It shows who he is looking at.
FigmentOfYourImagination Agreed, and the reason the pupils were added was for animation reasons (and it pays off since the guys gaze is fucking intimidating and can actually follow you now).
Actually i miss a few things:
1. He is not using his more unconventional tactics yet, he maybe doesn't need them, because he can use the full Empire resources, but still, using mining equipment and stealth asteroids... that was the stuff that made him famous and fantastic.
2. He is a brilliant leader and doesn't like unnecessary casualties, he doesn't just throw away troops and he is a leader people will follow, not cause of fear, but because of loyality. In the series he sacrifices more than the old one would.
Those 2 points are still missing. But the rest is quiete good. i really hope they don't botch him and make him some second rate villian. He does deserve more.
the second one is there for he never does soemthign that will cost trroops lives unessecary.@@admiralackbar4767
this is so awesome. it was like an evil sherlock holmes and watson. and that organ at the end, gave me shivers down my spine
Deke Berry Yeah, Yalaren feels a lot like captain Palleon from the Thrawn trilogy (Legends).
+Bastian Wilter
I hope they bring Pellaeon back though tbh
Elementary, my dear Yularen.
yeah, me too..
In the novel, maybe!
Good choice of analogy; but if Thrawn is Holmes and Yularen is Watson, the next big question is this: who would be the Star Wars counterpart of Moriarty?
In regards to my suggested candidates for such a role, I'm currently leaning towards either Xizor (was leader of the Black Sun during the Legends EU, and also had the honor of getting himself involved in an intense cat-and-mouse game with Vader),
...or Cad Bane (it's not just the criminal mastermind element that makes Bane eligible.
I'm recommending Bane partly because I'm curious about what happened to him after The Clone Wars; plus, similar to Thrawn, Bane could be described as a resourceful, red-eyed, and blue-skinned Star Wars antagonist who became well liked by fans despite originating from a storytelling medium outside of the trilogy films.)
Throughout the episode you can tell thrawn knew all along Kallus was Fulcrum
He already implied it during the facility episode, and I guess he knew it the whole time.
Most likely he suspected it heavily, but chose to wait for more evidence to present itself. He was always meticulous like that in the books. Not jumping to conclusions was one of the key things that set Thrawn apart from other imperial commanders, and it's part of why he did so well.
In a roundabout way, it was also what eventually defeated him; he suspected something was off with the Noghri race that he had been using as personal deathguards, but chose to wait to see if it was just a few miscreants or a populationwide issue. As it turned out, when he finally got his proof of the treachery, he was standing right next to his personal Noghri bodyguard...who promptly stabbed him in the chest and fled.
Star Wars Rebels Nah then he wouldn't have necessarily allowed himself to be placed in a situation where he could've come so close to getting killed by his droids. I don't think he knew and that pissed him off badly.
Star Wars Rebels yeah he cleverly set up that trap and he knew lyste was not smart enough to do such thing and kallus capturing him and not defending lyste just proved enough for thrawn.
And also the non disclosure of valuable prisoner by kallus.
Star Wars Rebels where on earth do you get these clips so. early
I sure hope Kallus and Ezra used an incognito browser when deleting the rebel base planet from the list. Otherwise the rebel base is screwed...
Tom W123 Yea, if there's a history of actions done on the map, they could just check it out and see something was added and something deleted,
Well judging by the end of Season 3. It seemed Thrawn didn’t know.
might want to throw a vpn on top of that (sorry, late to the rebels game)
Should've use Nord VPN.
Except Thrawn does use the changes they made to the map to find Attolan and Chopper base. When the 7th fleet arrives in orbit he brings 2 Interdictors with him. He didn't just know which planet he was going to he knew where on the planet to arrive and create an instant blockade because he probably looked not at the star system as a dot but the orbital mechanics of the planet and its rotation. Thrawn always does his homework.
Admiral Ozzel of Death Squadron arrived on top of Hoth but failed to do the same.
That's the thumbnail that will make any viewer wet themselves.
I know right
No, but it will make them *chiss* themselves!...
....I'll see myself out.
Good that you do it yourself, otherwise you'd be thrawn out!...
... I'll follow you.
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Lol
1:42 - onwards: pure eargasm. Thrawn is one of the greatest fictional villains ever created.
I can’t express how much I love Thrawn.
he's one of the only upsides to Star Wars Rebels
Thrawn is many things. Art critic, brilliant, wickedly cultured, and Star Wars's resident BAMF. Def agree with title. 1 of my fav scenes of Thrawn.
"I believe Agent Fulcrum will prove far more useful to the Empire than Kallus ever was."
I mean, I was right after all. I was able to locate the Rebels base, because of Agent Fulcrum.
Hello Grand Admiral
Yo dude, genius move. that was pretty chill
I found the epitome of cringe
@@ahabduennschitz7670.
Hardly.
Very skillfully, I might add.
his silky smooth voice plus that background music, I want a stand alone movie of just Thrawn.
Damn.Thrawn is so cool and badass,but also so calm and mysterious ❤
1:29 commander gree's helmet
USMC PageThree I never noticed the first time. Thanks man
wonder how he got that...
I felt so sorry that gree had to be disrepected by a ugly bluish monster, thrawn will pay for what he'd done to gree's body
USMC PageThree I thought it was a imperial fighter pilot helmet
google tie fighter pilot's helmet and you'll see a huge difference
that new version of thrawn's theme is just as badass as the first one was
Agreed. It sounds more and more Dracula-ish.
At first I was like, why is he so obsessed with art?
And now, I’m like, “HOLY CRAP THE ART!!!”
The real question is why that was ur initial thought lmao
I mean u can tell from his voice that he is a very analytical person
Like idk if uve ever talked to a person after a three hour long chess match but let’s just say ur voice doesn’t project very well
Can we just take a moment and appreciate the music in this scene? I mean my god it sounds amazing.
If Thrawn dies, we riot.
Don't worry, he's still alive.
@@evanhunt1863 Uh hello time traveller
Don't worry, the situation is under control. I'm sorry, sir, it's time for you to wait for the Sequel of Rebels.
We must protect him at all costs he is our lord and saviour (he really makes our minds shrink XD)
Kallus was a great spy in this episode, very smart. He really took all the spotlight in the episode, which I like !
I like the Sherlock Holmes/Watson dynamic between Thrawn and Yularen (and Yularen being here is a nod towards the Sherlock Holmes/Watson dynamic between Thrawn and Pellaeon).
Elementary, Yularen.
this video is like...
confirming the death of kallus.
M4ST3R CH13F chief spartans never die they are just missing in action
James Does Gaming VERY . TRUE .
Not really. It seems they keep him alive to feed him with false informations. He could get an opportunity to leave.
Agreed.
Light Sentinel The end of every Thrawn episode:
Rebels: Yeah! We won!
Thrawn: Thank you. You just made my job easier.
I knew it. Thrawn must've known since the Rebels stole the TIE Defender plans back on Lothal. Now the head of the ISB knows AND he's doing exactly what most Thrawn fans knew he'd do.
Kallus is seven kinds of screwed, whichever way you look at it.
"To defeat an enemy you must know them. Not just their battle tactics, but their history, philosophy,....art."
My favorite Thrawn line, and this 1:04 - 1.33 demonstrates exactly what he means by that. And Thrawn is still giving me chills 1:38.
Say it with me now:
Kallus
Is
Screwed
Kallus is KRIFFED. That's the Star Wars equivalent of the F-bomb.
Haha
When it came down to Kallus having to come out in the open and rescue the others, I felt that moment was going to be his final act. Thrawn proving to be so dangerous made it feel inevitable someone was going to fall that day, and it was going to be Kallus. Him managing to get away by the skin of his teeth made that episode one of the best in the series.
@@xinfinity8532 The writers didn't have the willpower to go through with it.
I’m still pissed that they had Rex and Yularen on the same ship, yet didn’t bother with a face to face confrontation. Talk about a slap in the face to Clone Wars fans.
They didn't know each other that well, we never really saw them interact in TCW.
Did they even ever interact with each other
In the clone wars
It’s not a slap in the face at all
Jacob Hogan Rex was Anakin’s Commander, Yularen was Anakin’s Admiral. While maybe not shown on screen, it’s not too hard to assume they met and were possibly friends.
Yularen: Amazing, how ever did you deduce this Thrawn.
Thrawn: It was simply, elementary my dear Yularen.
I was just starting to like you Kallus, its been real
Picture if Thrawn and Sherlock Holmes had a little conversation. That would be an interesting thing to see two geniuses having a conversation.
They did, kinda. The voice actor for Thrawn played a villain in The sherlock series with Benedict Cumberbatch
has any one noticed commander gree's helmet on display in the backround?
Yeah
but the reason of Gree's helmet is a question for all of us, why is Gree's Phase II Armour there in the first place?.
Clone Wars 1.0 maybe thrawn is looking for yoda; I mean didn't yoda decapitate gree ?
Got ahead of himself again..
Maybe that was what Thrawn was really doing before being transferred to Lothal
Who’s here after The Mandalorian?
I've only just discovered Thrawn and his truly brilliant military mind. But by god he's awesome. As another commentor once said he is the Sun Tzu of Star Wars. Right up there with Palpatine, Revan, and Marka Ragnos.
I think that he also knows where Chopper Base is. When Kallus removed the planet from the map and replaced it with another one, he was only altering the map. Thrawn probably had that map memorized and he would simply compare the map as it was to what it is now to locate the base.
James Mcenanly Thrawn practically has a photographic memory, so I'm pretty sure he has.
James Mcenanly Seeing as he literally Stares at art to get a better understanding of the rebels (which he showed when the helmet and the artwork on it made him realize Ezra was the prisoner) I wouldn't put it past him to observe the map constantly and memorize it completely through his observations of searching for the rebel base.
Exactly, by altering the map, they gave him the exact coordination of the base.
They didn't stop him with that, they helped him.
It actually terrified me how quickly Thrawn put the pieces together...
"It was so artistically done."
Man I really hope Kallus can join the squad, it will be so interesting to watch!!
could be replacing Sabine.
good point.
Brock Lynch noooo noone can replace Sabine
Very soon...........We will be seeing him in Live Action!!!!!!
I don't think we will in the Mandalorian but maybe in another new Star Wars series
Just a mention of the name doesn't mean he would appear in live action.
It came out Disney is hevely looking for a Thrawn live action actor and Thrawn mentiond there plus them not killing him off in Rebels makes it almost 100% going to happen,the question us will it be the clone of him and will they add the Grisk and Vong as well as Chiss accendensy into the mix.
Gideon only takeing blod and not killing Grogu is actualy hevely Thrawns way of doing when he is in the shadows so mist likely he is working for him but theres also small possebilety he does not
Yup, best Thrawn scene yet. Except it does piss me off that the writers felt too add Thrawn say "angle of the line". They sometimes try too damn hard to make Thrawn look smart, but man, the organ music when Thrawn echoes "Kallus". You could just feel the hurt in Yularen, but also the impact in Thrawns words. Lars is just so good as Thrawn, just love how he's slightly shaky yet impressed when he complements Kallus on reprogramming his droids. What's so great about the voice of Thrawn is that it's patience, observant, yet a competitive spirit that can't conceal himself for too long, but that spirit will soon rise up, for Thwarn doesn't fear the stakes, as in his eyes it's all a game, a game of wits; a game that he can't wait to win.
And whats' wrong with the angle of a line? One's hand will favor certain angles to draw on, this applies to writing words as well as artistic lines. This isn't too mention that art is one of Thawn's great passions. You have people who study certain artists who get to know even how they do single brush strokes, allowing them to discern fakes from genuine articles.
rahn45 I thought that too, but I was taken back just because the lines seemed too different in the helmet than in the painting he hand, and if they wanted to add another observation from Thrawn he could have mentioned how Lothal is significant to the Ghost Crew, to show how he keeps tabs on everyone's habits and spirits, a key element that makes Thrawn a unique tactician, for manipulating the humanity of people to his advantage. I understand what you mean, and how it can make for a subtle detail that makes Thrawn's logic more grounded in the scene, so I'll let it slide and I'll agree with your point for now.
this is epic music 😊😊😊
People say Thrawn always knew....if he did Kallus would be long dead. I’m sure he had his suspicions, but like a good tactician he didn’t jump to conclusions
0:44 love that line so much! “Things did fall into place too perfectly!
1:20
Hi Commander Gree! Man, it's been a long time since you've gotten ahead of yourself- Oh....right...
Esork Gonzalez I bet thrawn has his head still attached to that helmet.
Day-umn..
Yularen is the only person that has shared a scene with Thrawn and not been completely humiliated by Thrawn’s massive intellect.
In canon there are more. The closest to his intellect was Anakin. Eli Vanto also became very knowledgeable after serving as Thrawns personal translator and aid for 5 years
I can't wait to see Thrawn in the Mandalorian.
2:19
When Thrawn looks like that. You know you dun fucked up
It's kind of sad to see Yularen, a character I liked when he was in The Clone Wars, now turning evil and loyal to the Empire in Rebels.
Thrawn is a physical, psychological, and verbal threat to the rebels. Top if off with a great organ theme song and you have another classic star wars villain
“Elementary, my dear Yularen”
even THrawn can get a connection between Ezra and Sabine LMAO
You can fool everyone in the galaxy, but you can never fool Grand Admiral Thrawn.
...and on that note, I'll just be over here, preparing for Kallus's funeral. Anybody want to join me?
I really admire Tom Kane's (Admiral Yularen) and Lars Mikkelson (Thrawn) performance in this scene.
"I would never have suspected that one of my best students was capable of such betrayal"
I know we all love Thrawn, but dang, I love how that line was delivered.
His theme song when he says something smart is fucken amazing
One of the best episodes of the show.
I would love a full scene of The Emperor sitting in his chair, Vader on his right and Tarkin and Thrawn before him and they are just talking
There's a scene like that at the end of the Tarkin novel where Tarkin describes them as the Empire's new dark triumvirate. The Thrawn novels(most recent Timothy Zahn trilogy) takes place after this as Tarkin is elevated to the position of Grand Moff. I highly recommend either reading or listening to the audiobooks.
Thrawn, Maul, Ahsoka, Kannan, Rex and Kallus is what kept the show alive.
I suggest u remove atleast the remaining charectirs to prove your criticism of the show if any.
@@badrinath5306 Charectirs is spelt "Characters." If you are trying to insult someone, at least learn how to spell properly. Thanks.
Thrawn knew it was kallus the entire time
That little smirk at the end just screams "Yes,I do quite know how badass I am,thank you for noticing"
Thrawn was such a good addition to the series
I love how Thrawn isn’t your typical SW antagonist. Unlike so many others, he’s not loud, or frothing at the mouth, he’s not full of hate, he’s a genius, and he’s very polite. At times he can be more terrifying than 98% of SW villains because almost nothing gets past him.
I get way hyped at Thrawns theme every time
Can’t wait to see Thrawn in a live action setting. Great character.
Anyone know that song that is playing during this scene? That organ is beautiful & dramatic near the ending. I love it
Thrawn is basically the best character in this show.
They really did make him justice.
(sigh) (swoon)
Oh my GOD... I would DIE for that chiss.
What a man... ❤️❤️ ❤️ ❤️
This man could outwit Dio Brando, Batman, and Artemis Fowl, and still walk as if he was just playing a casual game of chess.
This was an excellent episode, one of the best of the season. Very mature and intriguing, Clone Wars Series standard. The episode also appeared to have a few Rogue One influence in it.
Thrawn perfectly encapsulates "know your enemy" and how effective it can be.
Kallus actually did a pretty damn good job at framing lyst. too bad thrawn is a fucking detective. hes always one step ahead.
I love how the Grand Admiral himself has this halloweeny , horror theme
No one here from 2020, hyped to see Thrawn sometime in the Mandalorian??
And erza too
Probably
Here's one, to greet another cultured man who is hyped to see Thrawn
@@reinhardchau7922 if they use Lars Mikkelsen, I swear I will cry tears of joy.
@@alexanderwilliams799 Can't wait to see if that happens!
i must say i give serious props to Thrawn he would make a brilliant detective
noooooooooooo
please don't kill Kallus 😭😭😭
he's the only likeable character since clone wars!!
Amulya gupta they will not kill him only keep a close eye on him
I really don't want that, but i feel like it will happen
Soon once they are done with him thats what i would do
Thrawn said that "agent fulcrum" is more useful than agent kallus to the empire. It probably means that they will keep it a secret, that the spy has been found and will try to get more information about the rebels through him
Amulya gupta HE ALREADY DEAD
The way Thrawn examined the painting with his knowledge of art and recollecting his thoughts on his assassin’s plan was just amazing. It shows just how cleverly intellectual he is as an imperial strategist and admiral. Also it shows just how menacingly scary he is on a level of intelligence.
Now THIS is Thrawn :D
Thrawn and his music owns me like damn. Chilling in a different way. Makes me remember when I first heard the Emperor and his theme way back when. The Empire got it going on with creepy chilling oppressive music. 😘
Freaking Love Thrawn!
with that scary music, Thrawn needs only a dark cape, sharp teeths and dark clothes and then he looks like a vampire.
Jesus, he was able to deduce Kallus as the traitor because of the colors on a hat.
Kyle Denny because kallus didn't even told thrawn he had ezra on the light cruiser, thrawn literally figured that out.
When your episode ends with a deep booming organ, you know you're in deep shit.
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...
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Especially if you're a rebel!
So they obviously don't rescue him since Ezra just escaped. Yep he's dead. Not this episode but by the end of season 3 he will be. Also this looks like the ending scene of the episode.
+Daniel Nicks I really don't want that to happen
Star Wars Rebels I don't either. He's my favorite character. But after this clip I just don't see him living past this season. Honestly I would rather a rebel die than kallus but I don't think the writers have that in mind.
+Daniel Nicks I have this gut feeling he will die
that and they haven't exactly had the best time saving people from the inside of the empire (that blond lady from season 2)
Ookami inazuma yeah that too. I'm guessing thrawn kills him after using him to find the base in the finale.
Grees helmet is in the background at about 3:35!