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  • Опубліковано 5 лют 2023
  • By the outbreak of the Clone Wars, the Jedi Knights were no longer capable of bearing the mantle of war alone. Victory would instead be reliant on a new force, once that would come to be recognized as one of the finest fighting forces ever assembled: the Grand Army of the Republic.
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  • @TemplinInstitute
    @TemplinInstitute  Рік тому +218

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      @orange8420 Рік тому +9

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      @spawnofragnarok9267 Рік тому +8

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      @randomidoit9605 Рік тому +6

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    • @deathsexy
      @deathsexy Рік тому +5

      Dude I got a big idea The next video you should do hits on the stars universe it should be about the Imperial army Or the military again And it's history When the bad batch releases the final episodes when we get to the end of season 2 you should do a video on but the Imperial military looks like now In the 2nd year of its reign the galactic Empire's reign Is I haven't noticed that much changed by the Imperial government or you know military That's season 2 episode 7 and 8 might resolve that buty showing us the final actions of the clone stormtrooper Retirement If I know time that we see clones Finding among the Time the clone storm troopers fight alongside TK stone troopers before they were tired or told to Retire

    • @DELTA_GAMING-rl6kx
      @DELTA_GAMING-rl6kx Рік тому +7

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  • @generalsmite7167
    @generalsmite7167 Рік тому +1704

    Magnificent aren’t they

    • @zealousdoggo
      @zealousdoggo Рік тому +78

      FOR THE REPUBLIC!

    • @marcusblackwell2372
      @marcusblackwell2372 Рік тому +27

      I like the way they said that

    • @rexlumontad5644
      @rexlumontad5644 Рік тому +24

      Pure unadulterated badass

    • @ericmadsen7470
      @ericmadsen7470 Рік тому +7

      Who would have known that the Grand army of the Republic would later become future Stormtroopers of the Galactic Empire lead by Palpatine and Darth Vader all the while the Jedi were unaware of it until it was too late.

    • @BlackStarZero19
      @BlackStarZero19 Рік тому +12

      Indeed. No army will ever match the quality and excellent performance of the clone troopers of the Republic.

  • @francescobertucci783
    @francescobertucci783 Рік тому +1527

    "They were expert diplomats and negotiators"
    *Ah yes, the negotiator*

    • @orgluzman561Peace_IL_PS
      @orgluzman561Peace_IL_PS Рік тому +84

      You were right about one thing, Master. The negotiations were short.
      or
      aggressive negotiations.

    • @jare3459
      @jare3459 Рік тому +22

      Republic is good at Negotiating for example when they negotiated the sith into almost dying out (we all know who strikes first and it wasn't the sith who at the time was only a small tribe who defended fallen Jedi who teach them how to use the force.)

    • @creed8712
      @creed8712 Рік тому +38

      @@jare3459I think the empires Negotiating Alderran to not exist anymore was far more impressive

    • @501stClonePilot
      @501stClonePilot Рік тому +5

      General Kenobi

    • @SSobotkaJr
      @SSobotkaJr Рік тому +8

      @@jare3459 Speaking about old lore that may/may not be canon. Still, the main gist of the Star Wars story as a whole is that the Sith represent evil and the Jedi represent good. In any given story, 99 percent of all good-vs-evil is expected to end with evil losing and good standing triumphant.
      Evil, nor Villainy or Villains are EVER meant to be seen as people of virtue or to be recognized as something positive. No matter the circumstances that lead to their creation, Evil doers and Villains are ALWAYS meant to be vilified and never celebrated.
      Today's generations have somehow lost this very critical fact, when it comes to story telling. It's high time people started listening to the hard fact, and change this line of thinking.

  • @lucidiabautista2085
    @lucidiabautista2085 Рік тому +912

    As much as I love the old republic Era, the Grand Army of the clone wars Era is my favorite faction in star wars

    • @timtim818
      @timtim818 Рік тому +18

      The red sequel stormtroopers is the best iteration- said Noone ever

    • @KrellenFireball
      @KrellenFireball Рік тому +14

      For the Republic!

  • @paradox7358
    @paradox7358 Рік тому +531

    Obi Wan: "You see that bounty hunter up there standing next to Count Dooku?"
    Mace Windu: "Yeah"
    Obi Wan: "Well the clones are founded on his DNA. So we probably shouldn't trust them"
    Mace Windu: "Understood"

    • @benimel3204
      @benimel3204 Рік тому +47

      Funny, isn’t it?

    • @mill2712
      @mill2712 Рік тому +10

      I wonder how the jedi would lead and interact with the clones if they thought that way? (If they lead them at all.)

    • @caffetiel
      @caffetiel Рік тому +11

      For all he knew, an entirely separate job, though

    • @exoblivione6086
      @exoblivione6086 Рік тому +4

      Ironic.

    • @Snapper314
      @Snapper314 Рік тому +8

      Which is why the Sith must have had far more control over the minds of the Jedi council than most understood. Why the Jedi didn't question troops with NO Force awareness was their greatest blunder.

  • @thevoidlookspretty7079
    @thevoidlookspretty7079 Рік тому +239

    KDY Higher Up: “Okay, so you’re gonna go to this outer rim world called Rothana, and start up a massive industrial site to make the greatest ground war machines ever seen, and the republic will buy it in droves in about a decade.”
    Underling: “Won’t the republic question where they came from and why we had them?”
    Higher Up: “You’d think.”

    • @ICU1337
      @ICU1337 Рік тому +24

      Palpatine played his hand well. He had the Jedi/Republic in check. Any move they made would've just been countered with another check until checkmate. Game was over before he even purchased the Clone Army 🤷🏽‍♂

    • @nicholasbrown668
      @nicholasbrown668 Рік тому +6

      ​​​​​​​@@ICU1337 more like "the story was extremely trashy and makes no sense at all" yeah sure no one is gonna notice that every fleet yard and weapons company is just mass producing and stockpiling equipment for a decade ahead of time
      That would be lile Raytheon saying "hey guys we are gonna build 50k cruise missiles and keep them in our warehouse for no reason whatsoever" yeah no one would believe that BS
      Makes even less sense when you put it on a galactic scale, the only reason Palpatine plan even worked is because every character in star wars has the mental capacity of a 3 year old with down syndrome
      Also the clone army makes no sense, never understood why they went that route "yeah let's raise an army that realistically couldn't fight for more than a six month period before taking irreversible losses" they would have to create a new batch of 500k clones every month to keep a steady and reliable supply ten years down the line (also there are less than 1.5 million clones in total at the beginning of the war, thats comparable to North Koreas entire front line force and they expect us to believe 1.5 million soldiers spread across an entire galaxy is gonna stop an endless drone army? Yeah makes zero sense)
      By wars end they state that 3 million clones were made, so cool, we have a galactic wide force that is equal in size to a superpower on earth
      So its nice to know that the United militaries of earth would be able to conquer the entire Star Wars galaxy
      Like seriously how are we expected to believe Palpatine is this big braniac when he made a force comparable to a 3rd world country, and expected it to fight a force thats stated to have had "trillions" of droids that alone shows how little sense the overall story of star wars is (and the GAR is comparable to a 3rd world country, they have zero working body armor, in fact OUR body armor would probably be more effective than anything starwars has, starwars a universe where a super elite, heavily armored soldier, can be killed by having a rock thrown at his chest)

    • @joendeo1890
      @joendeo1890 Рік тому +5

      ​@@nicholasbrown668the clones were just the primary military force, there were plenty of volunteer and militia units. Military police and other such.
      While the droid army actually HAD a problem of having so many units. It is hard to logistically supply and deploy that many units. Let alone actually amassing too many in one spot makes them harder to manuver because they get in eachother's way and become a very juicy target for artillery and aerial bombardment.
      As for the companies stockpiling things. The issue with the trade federation's growing power and unrest among the worlds that would eventually become the CIS were well known by political elite but corruption and general filibustering in the senate prevented the aversion of a lot of what ended up happening. They knew that with the invasion of Naboo many systems would start building up their own local security forces as a response. Just in case.

  • @historydoesntrepeatitselfb7818
    @historydoesntrepeatitselfb7818 Рік тому +296

    "Another Glorious day in the Grand Army of The Republic"

    • @westrim
      @westrim Рік тому +13

      "Another glorious day in the legions of The Roman Republic"

    • @nathaniellazo5912
      @nathaniellazo5912 Рік тому +13

      FOR THE REPUBLIC!!

    • @DetectiveLance
      @DetectiveLance Рік тому +14

      Every meal a banquet! Every formation a parade!

  • @Jayjay-qe6um
    @Jayjay-qe6um Рік тому +72

    "An army of one man, but the right man for the job."
    -- Clone trooper rallying call

  • @occultatumquaestio5226
    @occultatumquaestio5226 Рік тому +317

    The rise and fall of the Grand Army of the Republic and the clones is tragic. Originally created to be nameless drones to fight a war they had no say in, from its flames they forged their own personalities and individuality. Only for most of them to lose it all again. But even from that tragedy a lucky were able to help in restoring the republic they fought to defend.
    _Kote! Darasuum Kote! Vode an. Vode an._

    • @yollmanontherun9074
      @yollmanontherun9074 Рік тому +23

      The last few lines... I can hear the theme song when i read them

    • @theskullboy8700
      @theskullboy8700 2 місяці тому +1

      Shit got worse in bad batch
      “What I need is to be a soldier”
      -clone during the individual
      “Why don’t we have a seat in the senate? We’re part of this galaxy to”
      -omega
      I know some people may not like the bad batch but it’s one of my personal favorite series.
      Then again I’m just bias to anything related to clones.

  • @rexlumontad5644
    @rexlumontad5644 Рік тому +98

    Jedi Commander Ahsoka: "So if you're a captain, and I'm a Jedi, then technically I outrank you, right?"
    GAR Captain Rex: "In my book, *experience* outranks everything."

  • @hugo6693
    @hugo6693 Рік тому +349

    "I love demorcacy. I love the Republic. The Power you give me I will lay down when this crisis has abated and as my first act with this authority I will create a Grand Army of the Republic to counter the increasing threats of the separatists."
    -Chancellor Palpatine

    • @benrussell-gough1201
      @benrussell-gough1201 Рік тому +68

      The secret of being a successful liar is to tell your mark the lies that they most want to hear and desperately want to believe.

    • @Jedi_Spartan_38
      @Jedi_Spartan_38 Рік тому +54

      3 years later: "I AM the Senate!"

    • @cjclark1208
      @cjclark1208 Рік тому +15

      Yes... Yess my friend.

    • @dimas3829
      @dimas3829 Рік тому +9

      Creamy Sheev at his finest.

    • @physical_insanity
      @physical_insanity 11 місяців тому +2

      "Typical politician. Big promises, but all talk."

  • @azza8504
    @azza8504 Рік тому +390

    Your clones are very impressive you must be very proud

    • @theskullboy8700
      @theskullboy8700 Рік тому +31

      I’m just a simple man making his way through the universe

    • @501stClonePilot
      @501stClonePilot Рік тому +19

      @@theskullboy8700 Said by a bounty hunter who has an endless numbers of himself

    • @cappycat463
      @cappycat463 Рік тому +7

      They'll do their job well.

    • @angelusumbrae
      @angelusumbrae Рік тому +3

      They impressed the Jedi so much, that they could finally lay down their lightsabers, and move on to a higher spiritually based existence.

  • @andrewlechner6343
    @andrewlechner6343 Рік тому +114

    God, the "For the Republic" always gets to me.

  • @rexlumontad5644
    @rexlumontad5644 Рік тому +76

    "Think of it. A Grand Army of the Republic. A show of strength and power like the galaxy has never seen. All stemming from you. How many men can claim such a legacy?" - Dooku to Jango Fett

  • @casbot71
    @casbot71 Рік тому +27

    3:33 *Sifo Dyas didn't die,* he escaped and made his way to Earth, where he changed his name to Alan and started a UA-cam channel called _Generation Tech._
    And his experience with the Kaminoans is why he is so suspicious of dolphins.
    Just look at the picture - they're the same person.

  • @ElysiumCreator
    @ElysiumCreator Рік тому +420

    Easily one of the greatest armies ever assembled in Fiction, in one of the greatest stories ever told. The Clone Wars and Order 66 are goddamn masterpieces in execution

    • @yollmanontherun9074
      @yollmanontherun9074 Рік тому +20

      Hope one day we will get more series focusing on the clones more then the jedi during and after order 66. Like the short stories "tales of a jedi" but focusing on the everyday clone instead or even delta squad, name it tales of the clone wars or something like that
      Don't know if you have watched s2 of bad batch but without spoiling enything they did show us a little from the empires perspective and that was one of the best episodes so far.

    • @antarescitizen
      @antarescitizen Рік тому +14

      ​@@yollmanontherun9074I bet you would love the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Seriously it's a good show

    • @yollmanontherun9074
      @yollmanontherun9074 Рік тому +16

      @@antarescitizen haha i have seen that one and yeah its still after all these years one of the best Star Wars out there.
      But i mean MOOORE about the clones, in the clone wars it often Shift focus on the jedi or politics. I guess im asking for more like the umbara arc 🤔

    • @tunguska2370
      @tunguska2370 Рік тому +3

      Imperium of Man

    • @mini_bunney
      @mini_bunney Рік тому +9

      order 66 a masterpiece in execution huh? interesting choice of words there lmao

  • @BovineDesigns
    @BovineDesigns Рік тому +17

    I just realized what the Republic logo symbolizes.
    The center circle is Coruscant and the core worlds, and the lines extending out are its influence going all the way out to the rims of the galaxy.

  • @Scottthebassplayer98
    @Scottthebassplayer98 Рік тому +72

    The experience the Clone soldiers of the Grand Army of the Republic shared forged them into perhaps the greatest fighting force in the Star Wars saga.
    "In my book, experience outranks everything" - CT-7567; Captain Rex

  • @tgtterrorizor3407
    @tgtterrorizor3407 Рік тому +315

    From the beginning, the clones fought for something worth believing...
    In the end, however, they all died for nothing...

    • @boobah5643
      @boobah5643 Рік тому +44

      Not all. While created to serve Palpatine's interests, the individualism the Jedi fostered (and, in some cases, carefully supported by Kaminoans) led to clones that not only didn't join the Empire, but fought for the ideals of the Republic they were created to serve.

    • @kippgoeden
      @kippgoeden Рік тому +5

      Just like American troops.

    • @pavelstaravoitau7106
      @pavelstaravoitau7106 Рік тому +8

      @@kippgoeden hey, you're giving USian troops way too much credit. They didn't even fight for something worth believing in.

    • @pavelstaravoitau7106
      @pavelstaravoitau7106 Рік тому +12

      As nice as clones were, they didn't really fight for something worth fighting for. The Republic was highly corrupt and the Confederacy had many legitimate grievances against it. Had Lucas not put in the leaders of the CIS as literal cartoon villains, the CIS would be the good guys.

    • @xxvaltielxx1789
      @xxvaltielxx1789 Рік тому +4

      @@boobah5643 not really, considering they were a key to start the new Order, the moment the Clones attacked Geonoisis, they were already serving the future Empire and aiding in it's creation.

  • @user-hf3hy8oc9o
    @user-hf3hy8oc9o Рік тому +27

    Ironic that Sifo Diyas' obsession with creating an army to save the Jedi would lead to the creation of an army that would destroy the Jedi.

  • @nicktechnubyte1184
    @nicktechnubyte1184 Рік тому +93

    FOR THE REPUBLIC!!!!

  • @TheBenduOrder
    @TheBenduOrder Рік тому +25

    "And as my first act with this new authority, I will create a grand army of the Republic"

  • @inductivegrunt94
    @inductivegrunt94 Рік тому +8

    The Grand Army of the Republic. Both the Republic's defender, and greatest adversary. The Greatest army the Republic ever fielded since before the battle of Ruusan, but also was the force that led to it's downfall. A very beautiful irony the Grand Army of the Republic was.

  • @derkrischa3720
    @derkrischa3720 Рік тому +12

    "Those who rejected the idea that good soldires follow orders"
    That line with a depressed Crosshare is pure gold!

  • @questionmark05
    @questionmark05 Рік тому +35

    LAAT/I and the AT-TE are some of the most beautiful and useful vehicles in science fiction.

    • @mmcb2910
      @mmcb2910 Рік тому +4

      Yes, in my opinion the "Republic Gunship" is one of the most adaptable and capable aircraft I have seen in any sci fi. And given that it is seen operating so effectively, it surprises me that the empire neither kept the gunship nor made wide use of any similar vehicle.

  • @neves5083
    @neves5083 Рік тому +43

    A thing that I've always wanted to know: How they convinced the Kaminoans to make an entire army with only the words of Dokan an Dyas. Like, and the payment? They gave in advance or was something like "you guys can pay us in 30 years"

    • @cinnabarmanx4214
      @cinnabarmanx4214 Рік тому +36

      Well like he said in the video Dooku and Dyas portrayed themselves as members of the Jedi Council and representatives of the Republic. The Jedi were seen as very highly regarded figures in the Republic, and technically both of them were former members of the Jedi Council, so it would’ve been a very believable lie. Also Dooku probably paid for it himself, Dooku was incredibly rich thanks to his status as Count of Serrano, and later funded large parts of the Droid Army, so he could’ve also paid for the initial batch of clones. Even if he couldn’t since he was doing this for Sidious, Palpatine probably would’ve had a way to pay for the Clones with his influence.

    • @neves5083
      @neves5083 Рік тому +5

      @@cinnabarmanx4214 I see, although I still find such a big project being presented by only two republic representatives/diplomats, Jedi or not, hardly believable. Not that it didn't happen of course, it's just realistically I would be very suspicious if I was Kaminoan lmao

    • @cinnabarmanx4214
      @cinnabarmanx4214 Рік тому +23

      @@neves5083 I mean I don’t think the Kaminoans really cared lol. They only cared about being paid and they had no problem when they found out Dooku and Sidious were Sith, continuing to work with them, so I don’t think they particularly cared much.

    • @neves5083
      @neves5083 Рік тому

      @@cinnabarmanx4214 Yeah that's true lmao

    • @sarpyasar5893
      @sarpyasar5893 Рік тому +13

      Well there was darth plegeous the old master of darth sidious he was the one wgo planned this deal with the kaminoans and he was also happened to be leader of the intergalactic banking clan so it was very easy to prepare the payment

  • @dakotalange2858
    @dakotalange2858 Рік тому +15

    I was hoping for Commander thorn to show up at the end going down yelling “FOR THE REPUBLIC!”

    • @Gufupandi09th13
      @Gufupandi09th13 7 місяців тому

      No this we talk about the GAR not the galactic Republic as i already been made

  • @34Nor
    @34Nor Рік тому +77

    You should do one for the Frieza Forces. These are great.

  • @ODST_Parker
    @ODST_Parker Рік тому +14

    Not only my favorite fictional military, but also one of my favorite stories in all of science fiction. Everything from the clones themselves, the armor they wear and the weapons they use, to the vehicles and starships they operate, and the organizational structure and specialized units which rose out of it. It's just fascinating to me, the amount of detail there is in fleshing it out.
    Then there's their story, one of the greatest tragedies in the Star Wars universe, one of the saddest tales ever told. An entire army of soldiers who had barely any choice but to fight, who found things to fight for in each other, their commanders, and the Republic itself, and who were ultimately used as pawns in a much larger scheme which tore them apart and forced them to destroy all they held dear. Those who didn't follow were hunted down, or went insane, or simply hated everything they had become until they inevitably died one way or another.

  • @darkforge633
    @darkforge633 Рік тому +38

    The last few lines there with the video gave me goose bumps.

  • @prickly10000
    @prickly10000 Рік тому +21

    Never forget the battle Cry... *WATCH THOSE WRIST ROCKETS!*

  • @MaxwellAerialPhotography
    @MaxwellAerialPhotography Рік тому +26

    You can always count on The Templin Institute to end a video whether on an epic or mundane subject, with an rousing and passionate summation that evokes deepseated and nostalgic memories, of the entertainment and worlds we all hold so dear.

  • @keithkahler1327
    @keithkahler1327 Рік тому +12

    the clone army suffered staggering losses because some of their Jedi officers had no business commanding soldiers on the battlefield

  • @JuzNyc
    @JuzNyc Рік тому +16

    The GAR is probably my favorite Sci Fi army

  • @rexlumontad5644
    @rexlumontad5644 Рік тому +15

    "Just like the simulations." - Clones after winning a battle.

    • @christinanull5098
      @christinanull5098 Рік тому +4

      This is nothing like the simulations! People are dying and there's a four armed lightsaber wielding cyborg with tuberculosis on the loose!

    • @caffetiel
      @caffetiel Рік тому +3

      @@christinanull5098 Don't know what you mean, trooper. All in the sims

  • @jaredsedoris6736
    @jaredsedoris6736 Рік тому +34

    Excellent army for science fiction! The GAR is my favorite Star Wars army!

  • @darkninjacorporation
    @darkninjacorporation Рік тому +12

    It’s inspiring to imagine that the spark of hope and the flames of rebellion that created the Rebel Alliance was the final gift of the GAR, given by a few good troopers who before, during and after Order 66 were brave enough to ask themselves what really made them good soldiers.

  • @0megasight
    @0megasight Рік тому +13

    An army of one man. But the right man for the job

  • @talonus202
    @talonus202 Рік тому +23

    13:25 I would love to see how other clone regiments and squads customized their armor according to the commanders. I had never seen the Ahsoka themed paint before.

    • @anidiot2284
      @anidiot2284 Рік тому +10

      They are the 332nd, they split from the 501st to become a new legion that fought only 1 battle before the war ended.
      Kinda a wished they actually got to have a full set of armor and not a modified version of the 501st with a rushed helmet paint.
      As far as I know they are the only ones that actually have armor based on their Jedi commander with the 41st

    • @AlexPhidias
      @AlexPhidias Рік тому +6

      You can see them in the last season of clone wars. The season produced directly for Disney+

  • @insanityang
    @insanityang Рік тому +20

    "Good soldiers follow orders."

  • @thomashsiai6250
    @thomashsiai6250 Рік тому +17

    It cannot be denied, that the Clone Army was the best military force in the galaxy

    • @Starfleet8555
      @Starfleet8555 Рік тому +3

      Indeed Had the Empire had Clones on Endor the Rebels would've been screwed.
      But, funny how in that bad Empire didn't have clones but the Rebels did. *Captain Rex"

    • @nicholasbrown668
      @nicholasbrown668 Рік тому

      ​​@@Starfleet8555 the clones would be wiped out by the north korean military lmao, they weren't amazing, they were plot armored to high hell
      How are we expected to believe that less than 1.2 million clones defeated the "tens of millions" of droids on geonosis? Oh wait we don't see them actually do that, the whole scene is just "yeah we showed up and now everyone is running"
      Or how a total force of 3 million clones was expected to police an entire galaxy, and fight a war across a galactic wide front against an army of droids numbering in "the trillions" while also manning a galactic navy numbering thousands of warships
      it makes zero sense outside of plot armor and shitty writing

    • @thomashsiai6250
      @thomashsiai6250 Рік тому +2

      @@nicholasbrown668
      The amount of clones that die across TCW is not an indicator they have plot armor. Plot armor is when an entire imperial fleet led by Grand Admiral Thrawn is defeated by a few fighters led by some random green Twilek
      As seen in the battle of Geonosis, there were about 200,000 Clones deployed. If they had 20 kills each they could kill 4 million droids.
      The CIS objective at Geonosis was to escape with the majority of their army which they did. The battle itself was a holding action to keep the republic forces at bay. LAATs, SPHAs, etc had destroyed numerous transports and even a core ship destroying hundreds of thousands or millions of droids.
      The tactical failure is when the republic fleet on Geonosis failed to destroy the rest of the core ships.
      The numbers of Clones vary wildly, between sources. But every clone was put to the best use as they could. Clone troopers saw a lot of action compared to rea soldiers, when they weren’t in action they were rotated as matinence crew, mechanics, etc.
      Clone troopers rarely policed the planets they were on. That was left to the PDF forces of each world. Ryloth, Pantora, Naboo, Eriadu, Mandalore, etc all had PDFs to police their populations. Core worlds also had their own PDF to police their worlds. But they couldn’t survive against a CIS invasion, that wasn’t their job.
      The droid army would’ve been much smaller on the battlefield than on paper. Not only did the Republic destroy the most major droid production facility earlier in the war, Geonosis. The republic had a similar sized navy to the CIS. Remember there were many massive ship building worlds like Kuat, Coruscant, Fondor, Anaxes, Etc. Venators we’re more high quality and the CIS generally outnumbered the GAR, but it was much closer than infantry numbers. The CIS also had similar large worlds, but they weren’t as developed as the core.
      Every republic naval victory could result in hundreds of thousands of destroyed droids. And as most crucial battlegrounds during the clone wars rarely had the infrastructure for massive droid armies the number of units is limited. Droids will run out of power relatively soon due to their cheap cost and can’t camp out like Clone Troopers.
      And if you still don’t believe me, many resort to the argument “it was just Palpatine’s plans” which is bullshit since Grevious didn’t really know about it. Did Count Dolly just deny him a massive portion of the army just for a “I need it for something else” or a bad excuse.

  • @TheVoiceOfReason93
    @TheVoiceOfReason93 Рік тому +5

    There was a rebellion by the Kaminoans in the early days of the Galactic Empire which pitted Clone troopers against Imperial stormtroopers, as documented in Star Wars Battlefront II. That battle I recalled marked the point the Empire began transitioning from clones to conscripts/recruits.

    • @CRYSTAL_CUSTOMS
      @CRYSTAL_CUSTOMS Рік тому

      Thats not canon

    • @TheVoiceOfReason93
      @TheVoiceOfReason93 Рік тому

      @@CRYSTAL_CUSTOMS Oh.

    • @jimbodeek
      @jimbodeek Місяць тому

      “Officially, there never was a clone rebellion on Kamino. Unofficially, approximately 20 years after we were created, a detachment of the Imperial 501st was dispatched to Kamino to eradicate an army of clones that had been bred to take arms against the Empire. Our mission commander was a young bounty hunter named Boba Fett.”

  • @freekashyyyk896
    @freekashyyyk896 Рік тому +17

    I gotta say, this is the best narration and writing on a templin institute video I’ve seen yet! Thanks for all yall do!

  • @banjopiggottwright1802
    @banjopiggottwright1802 Рік тому +3

    The GAR was and still is one of, if not the mightiest army ever portrayed in Fiction. Furthermore the story of how the army came to be, it's rise and fall is a fantastic story of hope and tragedy within the Star Wars universe.
    Great video as always.

  • @benrussell-gough1201
    @benrussell-gough1201 Рік тому +8

    One of my 'what if...?' scenarios is to ponder the question: What if a Galactic Empire-scale war machine was created for the purpose of good and justice rather than tyranny and destruction.
    I think that this is why I liked the GTU so much: It comes close to addressing this question. Although decidedly fascist in nature, push comes to shove, the Union refused to tolerate the oppression of the weak (perhaps as a cultural memory about how the humans were almost destroyed before first leaving their home system by what could best be described as interstellar vandals). A Galactic Republic following the failure of Palpatine's seizure of power would be similar to this, in my view.

    • @UGNAvalon
      @UGNAvalon Рік тому +4

      Only problem is that the Republic was corrupt long before Palpatine came and stoked the fire.

    • @Cailus3542
      @Cailus3542 Рік тому +1

      The Republic and the Jedi were already doomed long before the Clone Wars. The Republic had become a bloated morass of corruption and weakness. Giving it the clone army wouldn't have changed that, and might even have made things worse. The Jedi weren't any better. They had become politicised, short-sighted and self-interested, caring more about politics than the Force. Hell, the Jedi Council was on the verge of staging a coup d'etat when they thought that Palpatine was just an ordinary politician, then Mace Windu flat out tried to execute the guy in cold blood.
      The whole point of the prequels is that both the Republic and the Jedi needed to be torn down. It was the will of the Force that the Sith would win so that, eventually, something better would rise instead: the New Republic and Luke's new generation of Jedi.
      And no, I'm not counting the sequels.

  • @richardsousa2625
    @richardsousa2625 Рік тому +6

    WATCH THOSE WRIST ROCKETS!

  • @BovineDesigns
    @BovineDesigns Рік тому +8

    The production value of your channel is astounding! You're absolutely killing it with the editing!

  • @nicktechnubyte1184
    @nicktechnubyte1184 Рік тому +47

    Yet another amazing Star Wars video!
    Great work as always Templin Institute!

  • @somerandomdude7785
    @somerandomdude7785 Рік тому +21

    Suggestions for future factions:
    1. The Mavericks (Mega Man)
    2. Hunter's Guild (Monster Hunter)
    3. Faro Corporation (Horizon)
    4. The Ferengi (Star Trek)
    5. Confederacy of Independent Systems (Star Wars)
    6. Allied Nations (Command & Conquer)
    7. Organization XIII (Kingdom Hearts)
    8. The Scrin (Command & Conquer)
    9. The Dominion (Star Trek)
    10. Trade Federation (Star Wars)

    • @someguy-oe4ut
      @someguy-oe4ut Рік тому +2

      Yes the faro swarm must be covered

    • @jonphillips9452
      @jonphillips9452 Рік тому

      For the maverick rebellion

    • @maxcarrasco260
      @maxcarrasco260 Рік тому

      Didnt Templin already cover the Faro swarm in the past?

    • @somerandomdude7785
      @somerandomdude7785 Рік тому

      @@maxcarrasco260 They only covered the Carja AFAIK, so no.

    • @maxcarrasco260
      @maxcarrasco260 Рік тому

      @@somerandomdude7785 i was thinking of Ekartladder. Thought this channel already covered the Zero Dawn lore

  • @rossanderson5815
    @rossanderson5815 Рік тому +11

    Your clones are very good you must be impressed.

  • @TheArklyte
    @TheArklyte Рік тому +14

    I wonder if there is any explanation beyond "Palpi controlled both sides and wanted them to be easily distinct" as to why neither Republic, nor CIS( both of whom have some independent members) didn't enact conscription. We don't hear about standing armies of member states either. Mercenaries on both sides have barely any coverage. Not to mention there is no mentions of droid armies of the Republic
    Yes, Republic didn't forget how to build droids. It still used billions if not trillions of them in all sectors from bureacracy to entertainment. Once CIS members left the market, other members would have taken their niche and proposed weaponized versions of their civilian models. Think of Mister Gutsy in Fallout which was based on widespread household/construction model. Or basic CIS B1, which by all accounts started out as redesign of logistical/protocol droid.

    • @nightstalker638
      @nightstalker638 Рік тому +9

      Palpatine's plans revolved around being granted more and more power by the Senate in order to end the war. And grieving families would apply a lot of pressure to end the war "prematurely". Thus the decision was made to have the majority of fighting be done by "disposable" armies with no families.

    • @sayerglasgow115
      @sayerglasgow115 Рік тому +9

      The CIS worlds were mostly sparsely populated, with their real strength coming from industrial output, not manpower, so using droids made sense for them. As for the republic, I think that Palpatine wanted to avoid doing anything that would make the citizens and the jedi more skeptical about the war, and conscripting citizens would definitely do that. The use of the clone army let him amass the huge military that he wanted without causing the kind of discontent that massive conscription would create.
      I also personally theorize that part of the reason Palpatine wanted the CIS to use droids is because the jedi would be a lot less reluctant to become soldiers if their enemies were droids. If fighting the confederacy meant slaughtering organics en masse, the jedi would have opposed it, but because it was droids, they didn't have as many moral qualms about getting involved.

    • @pomeranianproductions647
      @pomeranianproductions647 Рік тому

      I think its pretty easy to explain. Palpatine wanted for the Republican citizens in the core worlds to have a common enemy to rally behind and blame for the problems of the Republic, as is common in fascist regimes. He used already existent distrust towards droids aswell as xenophobia. It wouldnt fit within a anti-droid narrative to have droids fighting on the side of the "good guys" and muddle the picture.
      As for the Seperatists: He may have wanted to have citizens in the Outer Rim believe they were more humane by using droids, machines with limited sentience and intelligence and not literal clones who were trained for birth and predisposed to a short life.

    • @Cailus3542
      @Cailus3542 Рік тому

      The entire war was crafted to suck the Jedi into a trap. That's why their 'enemies' were soulless droids, whom they could slaughter with a clear conscience and not question the circumstances. If either the Republic of Separatists began conscription, the other side would follow suit, which might give the Jedi a moral quandary. Palps wanted the Jedi to be complacent, to willingly go out onto those battlefields where they'd be easy fodder for the clones.

    • @sarpyasar5893
      @sarpyasar5893 Рік тому +1

      There is the possiblity of fighting droids with droids resulting both of the armies revolting against there organic masters and this conflict designed for one purpose palpatine having as much as controll over all sides and ( this is not a possiblity if both sides army starts a revolt) maximum amount of destruction in order to convince people that the empire will be necceasry for the future

  • @shinsenshogun900
    @shinsenshogun900 Рік тому +3

    And for now, these clones are now the “we happy few, a band of brothers”

  • @darklordmalthric3633
    @darklordmalthric3633 Рік тому +7

    Please cover the Butlerian jihad

  • @antarescitizen
    @antarescitizen Рік тому +6

    The fate of the clones is tragic. They are not citizens, they are sentient beings bred for a war that was planned from the beginning.
    The fact that they exist just to fight and die, suffering terribly, because a single man uses his political manipulations to achieve power is beyond disturbing.

  • @megabyte1778
    @megabyte1778 Рік тому +3

    Captain/Commander Rex: "Well, I've known no other way. Gives us clones all a mixed feeling about the war. Many people wish it never happened. But without it, we clones...wouldn't exist."
    Ashoka: "The Republic couldn't have asked for better soldiers, nor I a better friend."

  • @apotheases
    @apotheases Рік тому +11

    Well done! Brought a tear to my eye!

  • @Starfleet8555
    @Starfleet8555 Рік тому +3

    "Amongst many, the Grand Army of the Republic was the most efficient fighting force in the Star Wars galaxy."
    I think fans would also say the same thing. Even compared to later militaries. The Republic's still ranks one of the best.

  • @pendragon0905
    @pendragon0905 Рік тому +3

    This is not just an analysis of the Clone Army; this is a love letter, one that ends with the immortal battle cry:
    For the Republic!

  • @phil3751
    @phil3751 Рік тому +6

    Can we take a moment to acknowledge how totally original star wars is as a whole
    A bunch of Buddhist space wizards fight Neitizchian Ubermensches over the fate of the galaxy. A war between clones and mass produced droids, one being lead by an Asmatic cyborg with four arms

  • @gorvarhadgarson5227
    @gorvarhadgarson5227 Рік тому +4

    A more elegant weapon for a civilised age, eh? Guess what, times have changed!
    -Boss, Delta Squad.

  • @maplemayhem1988
    @maplemayhem1988 Рік тому +3

    "For The Republic" - Some guy who looked allot like deceased bounty hunter Jango Fett

  • @orgluzman561Peace_IL_PS
    @orgluzman561Peace_IL_PS Рік тому +6

    Grand Army of the Republic will be over triumphant THE CONFEDERACY
    wait the minute why that sound so familiar!?
    what do you think general sherman... i mean general skywalker

    • @zealousdoggo
      @zealousdoggo Рік тому +5

      What do you say we march down to Atlanta... I mean the outer rim

  • @balawi3039
    @balawi3039 Рік тому +6

    A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.

  • @davidbricejr.7340
    @davidbricejr.7340 Рік тому +11

    FOR THE REPUBLIC

  • @crimson4810
    @crimson4810 Рік тому +3

    Another glorious day in the Grand Army of the Republic

  • @karakun1
    @karakun1 Рік тому +9

    Clones: FOR THE REPUBLIC!!!

  • @joaomiguelmoreira6363
    @joaomiguelmoreira6363 Рік тому +4

    Regardless of its downfall all of the virtues of the clone army can be traslated into one sentence:
    *FOR THE REPUBLIC!!!*

  • @FreeThePorgs
    @FreeThePorgs Рік тому +8

    The “idea” of the jedi isn’t bad, a fully independent group of peacekeepers answerable to the government controlled through money or other ways.
    A independent group who’s goal is to help keep the peace yet remain relatively independent and not part of the government’s military.

    • @Cailus3542
      @Cailus3542 Рік тому +3

      The whole point is that the Jedi are independent and aren't answerable to anyone. They failed because the Republic grew too reliant on them, which in turn politicised the Jedi Council and diminished their spirituality, leaving them vulnerable to the Sith. The Republic's dependence on the Jedi similarly weakened the Republic, as they became corrupt and complacent, unwilling to solve their own problems.

  • @MrJcn89
    @MrJcn89 Рік тому +3

    Definitely one of your better episodes

  • @jinametarasu5117
    @jinametarasu5117 Рік тому +1

    Commander Thorn will be forever be remembered as one of the finest coruscant guard that fought with absolute admiration to the Republic he serve. he screamed *FOR THE REPUBLIC!* as his men were gunned downed. Fear men that do not buckle in the face of overwhelming odds because best believe that they will overcome those odds in victory or in death, defeat was never an option.

  • @cappycat463
    @cappycat463 Рік тому +8

    For the Republic!

  • @ChattingwithMarkStise
    @ChattingwithMarkStise Рік тому +11

    I have to say I enjoyed this very much!

  • @TheJedaiHero9000
    @TheJedaiHero9000 Рік тому +1

    The Grand Army Of The Republic is Most Definitely, without an Abso-fraking-lute doubt, my Most Absolute favorite Faction in the Star Wars Universe of All Time!!!!!!!!!!

  • @JunkPhuJP
    @JunkPhuJP Рік тому +4

    How to tell others how old you are, without telling them how old you are:
    “Watch those wrist rockets!”
    “ARC Troopers, deploy!”
    “Shoot it down!!! Shoot it down!!!” *laser daka*
    “Was it red, red, green, or red, green, red?” “And he’s the explosives expert?!?”
    “Stand back troopers!”

    • @venomslayer9899
      @venomslayer9899 Рік тому +2

      "Getting acquainted with the locals, eh Sev?"

  • @davidkillin8466
    @davidkillin8466 Рік тому +1

    Wow, I love the visuals, narratives and dramatic music on this channel

  • @128am1
    @128am1 Рік тому +4

    I absolutely love this nerd’s narrator voice it makes the videos 100% better

  • @beanward_xd527
    @beanward_xd527 Рік тому +5

    Another templin institute banger (I havent even got past the intro)

  • @nickvinsable3798
    @nickvinsable3798 Рік тому +2

    🤔 . . . Suggestion: _Magical Girl Spec-Ops_
    Reason: just a starting point of a discussion about Progression, especially in regards to technologies & subsequent military applications…
    Also: just because the Progression in question isn’t mechanical, doesn’t mean its still not Progress of any sort…

  • @alvarodebarrio7718
    @alvarodebarrio7718 Рік тому +5

    Good work by great workers

  • @dlugo09
    @dlugo09 Рік тому

    Dang, how do I always have chills after these videos

  • @tscarb
    @tscarb Рік тому

    That was great work! Thank you!

  • @tt9_sxrow590
    @tt9_sxrow590 Рік тому

    This is so good. Very well said about everything in depth. Wow👍🏻

  • @oliversherman2414
    @oliversherman2414 8 місяців тому

    I grew up watching the Clone Wars. In fact, it was what first introduced me to the Star Wars universe. I love the Clone Wars series and its characters, especially the clones

  • @enoughothis
    @enoughothis Рік тому +3

    We all know the truth, the boys of the GAR would roflstomp the Stormtrooper Corps of the Empire.

    • @jakewalsh1029
      @jakewalsh1029 Рік тому +1

      Absolutely

    • @James_randomleters
      @James_randomleters Рік тому +1

      Absolutely. The GAR was designed to fight a peer-to-peer war. The Storm Trooper core was designed to put down insurrections and insurgencies.

    • @enoughothis
      @enoughothis Рік тому +2

      @@James_randomleters, and not all that well to be honest. Imperial Stormtroopers were more a show of force than actual riot troops. Angry civilians with bricks and even rock throwing bears caused them major difficulties.

    • @deepdungeon8465
      @deepdungeon8465 3 місяці тому +1

      ​@@enoughothisdon't forget the midget teddy bears! 😂

  • @opme3279
    @opme3279 Рік тому +2

    These videos are always so we’ll done.its unfathomable that this channel dosent yet have 1m subscribers! 😮

  • @ferrumbellatorwarsmith3342
    @ferrumbellatorwarsmith3342 Рік тому +6

    FOR THE REPUBLIC!

  • @darasuum1462
    @darasuum1462 Рік тому +17

    The republic commando books were really good at displaying how fucked up it was to use what were essentially 10 year olds as a slave army

    • @yollmanontherun9074
      @yollmanontherun9074 Рік тому

      With they did more with the Commandos in the clone wars show.
      Are the books still canon?

    • @darasuum1462
      @darasuum1462 Рік тому +2

      @@yollmanontherun9074 In terms of how the commandos are, maybe. I believe they've intentionally left them vague because of how beloved these old books are.
      Everything else was changed. In RC, the Order 66 clones weren't chipped + the clones that executed the Jedi were a seperate batch of clones from the Kamino ones who were interjected into the ranks to kill the Jedi.

    • @yollmanontherun9074
      @yollmanontherun9074 Рік тому

      @@darasuum1462isee, sounds resonable. So in the RC books not all clones was in on the orders? (order 66 in this case) or were they a later batch that were interjected among the early batch/veteran clones?

    • @darasuum1462
      @darasuum1462 Рік тому +1

      @@yollmanontherun9074 Basically in RC
      Most of the Kamino clones didn't know. Some Spec Ops units did, but this was rare. However, the Jedi were very incompetent generals. Many clones hated the fact they were under the jedi, so some, like Ki-Adi-Mundi, were executed by even Kamino clones because Mundi had terrible attrition rates.
      However, many Kamino clones deserted. The most notable was that a full half of the commandos did, and even among the normalized ARC Troopers, ARC Commander Maze not on left, but saved the Jedi in charge of the special operations brigade as well.
      It was a VERY complicated event for the GAR and I liked a lot better because it was very human. "Do I follow orders, or do I do the right thing, and in turn become the enemy?" was a very powerful motive during this arc.

    • @00yiggdrasill00
      @00yiggdrasill00 Рік тому +1

      @@darasuum1462 I can see the appeal of non-chips and originally I was for this but I must admit to really liking the idea of the chips now. It just seems far too unrealistic that the Sith after so much effort would leave it even remotely up to the feelings of the clones. It just doesn't strike me as how they would work and they are exactly ruthless and uncaring enough to do it.

  • @factsmachine9905
    @factsmachine9905 Рік тому

    A video long overdue but still amazing! Keep it up yall!

  • @dutchguywaffle4705
    @dutchguywaffle4705 Рік тому

    Absolutely stellar video!

  • @schnocksej.6774
    @schnocksej.6774 Рік тому +1

    Magnificent video! And now make one for the OG (and little misguided) rebels, the Confederacy of independent systems XD

  • @Kaiju-Driver
    @Kaiju-Driver Рік тому +1

    I do adore there ship aspect. The Venator in particular. :)

  • @LrDice
    @LrDice Рік тому

    Bro I love this video. Well done!
    ""For the republic!!!""

  • @CaptainPellaeon
    @CaptainPellaeon Рік тому +1

    Fingers crossed for a Templin playthrough of Empire at War Expanded: Fall of the Republic

    • @TemplinInstitute
      @TemplinInstitute  Рік тому +5

      Don't need to cross your fingers, just head over to the Templin Archives. We streamed a campaign last year.

  • @mr.l7471
    @mr.l7471 Рік тому +1

    I hope they talk about the Droid army or the Confederacy of Independent Systems (CIS or The Separatists) next

  • @timbartschwolfman
    @timbartschwolfman Рік тому +3

    Before the Dark Times
    Before the Empire

    • @zealousdoggo
      @zealousdoggo Рік тому +1

      What I remember about the rise of the empire was... How quite it was

  • @jamesbodnarchuk3322
    @jamesbodnarchuk3322 Рік тому

    Great presentation! Bravo!

  • @fumarc4501
    @fumarc4501 Рік тому +1

    “For the Republic” is still one of my favorite battlecries. Right up there with “Roger Roger”

  • @thecmoose4754
    @thecmoose4754 Рік тому +2

    Palpatine played the greatest long game in fiction. It is a shame how many good clones had to perish for it

  • @damirk3
    @damirk3 Рік тому +16

    Jedis- we are the good guys
    Also Jedis- lets shot small lasers at kids for training👍

    • @labased2539
      @labased2539 Рік тому +3

      Peaceful lasers of course

    • @SSobotkaJr
      @SSobotkaJr Рік тому +7

      Those Remotes were created to help the trainees learn to better protect themselves. They weren't set to cause injury or death. It's like when people train using a sword, they first use wooden swords with no edges. The worst they'll get is a bruise or a smashed nerve, but nothing lethal.
      People need to stop demonizing the Jedi, just because they don't agree with their philosophy or beliefs.

    • @paulromero2937
      @paulromero2937 Рік тому

      @@SSobotkaJr Palpatine propaganda is that good, it even works in the real world

  • @emilianomerendino3311
    @emilianomerendino3311 Рік тому +1

    Great work, guys