I am becoming more and more convinced that the droid army was nothing more than planned training. The clones became superior combatants to the machines with the war and the Jedi were so busy facing them day and night that they got used to following the same fighting pattern... Let's say that the firing configuration of a B1 droid is designed so that over time, the Jedi will become accustomed to it and be effective in responding to its attacks... but when facing a clone, they are patterned consciously and absolutely different from their CIS counterparts. They lagged behind and by the time the clones struck, this coupled with the surprise factor, they were overwhelming. The Jedi were simply stunned to see their defense which had been so effective during the war now falling apart. Not to mention that the Clones had plenty of time to watch their generals, study, and learn everything from them. I think the droids, especially the B1's attacking in massive numbers, were meant to prepare the Clones and stunt the Jedi knights.... for this very moment of Order 66. A masterful move if you ask me. Imagine if Ashoka had shown up a minute earlier before Mace sent Anakin to Palpatine. I'm not sure exactly what would have happened but there's no doubt she would have sensed something was very wrong with him and would have spoken to him in person after that meeting. Ashoka was the anchor on the other side Anakin needed to keep him grounded in reality while his relationship with Padme was the main driving factor in his falling. Who knows exactly what would have happened but I'm willing to bet that she would have been perfectly willing to help hide his marriage after what she had been put through at the hands of the Jedi AND that she could have kind of jumpstarted his brain and reminded him of what truly mattered. Padme gave him the speech about fighting for the wrong side and his faith in the republic was clearly faltering, Ashoka would have given him the other side of it. "Maybe this side we are on isn't so good, I experienced that myself. But look at me, after everything they put me through I still came back because I know it's the right thing to do, to fight for the innocent and protect them. For all their flaws, that's what were supposed to do as Jedi. Open your eyes Anakin, this IS how you save padme!" Really remind him of what a Jedi is supposed to be regardless of what is happening around him, remind him of all the people he saved and all the good he had done for people. The want to do good in him was gone after everything those supposedly close to him had done and she could have refocused him. At least enough so that Padme wasn't the only thing he could think about. I'm not even sure Obi-Wan would have saved him. Obi-Wan might have been able to do this too, but I think regardless his mind was too set on ending the war and he was too deep into the dogma to truly change Anakin's mind. I truly believe only Ashoka could have 100 percent stopped his fall. For all Padme would want to help she'd be useless, Ashoka knew exactly what Anakin was feeling
I am becoming more and more convinced that the droid army was nothing more than planned training. The clones became superior combatants to the machines with the war and the Jedi were so busy facing them day and night that they got used to following the same fighting pattern... Let's say that the firing configuration of a B1 droid is designed so that over time, the Jedi will become accustomed to it and be effective in responding to its attacks... but when facing a clone, they are patterned consciously and absolutely different from their CIS counterparts. They lagged behind and by the time the clones struck, this coupled with the surprise factor, they were overwhelming. The Jedi were simply stunned to see their defense which had been so effective during the war now falling apart. Not to mention that the Clones had plenty of time to watch their generals, study, and learn everything from them. I think the droids, especially the B1's attacking in massive numbers, were meant to prepare the Clones and stunt the Jedi knights.... for this very moment of Order 66. A masterful move if you ask me. Imagine if Ashoka had shown up a minute earlier before Mace sent Anakin to Palpatine. I'm not sure exactly what would have happened but there's no doubt she would have sensed something was very wrong with him and would have spoken to him in person after that meeting. Ashoka was the anchor on the other side Anakin needed to keep him grounded in reality while his relationship with Padme was the main driving factor in his falling. Who knows exactly what would have happened but I'm willing to bet that she would have been perfectly willing to help hide his marriage after what she had been put through at the hands of the Jedi AND that she could have kind of jumpstarted his brain and reminded him of what truly mattered. Padme gave him the speech about fighting for the wrong side and his faith in the republic was clearly faltering, Ashoka would have given him the other side of it. "Maybe this side we are on isn't so good, I experienced that myself. But look at me, after everything they put me through I still came back because I know it's the right thing to do, to fight for the innocent and protect them. For all their flaws, that's what were supposed to do as Jedi. Open your eyes Anakin, this IS how you save padme!" Really remind him of what a Jedi is supposed to be regardless of what is happening around him, remind him of all the people he saved and all the good he had done for people. The want to do good in him was gone after everything those supposedly close to him had done and she could have refocused him. At least enough so that Padme wasn't the only thing he could think about. I'm not even sure Obi-Wan would have saved him. Obi-Wan might have been able to do this too, but I think regardless his mind was too set on ending the war and he was too deep into the dogma to truly change Anakin's mind. I truly believe only Ashoka could have 100 percent stopped his fall. For all Padme would want to help she'd be useless, Ashoka knew exactly what Anakin was feeling