Yoda made them guard the tower, but Palpatine didn’t know so basically no one even knew those two were going to try to kill Yoda. Edit: Wait what the hell how did this comment get 60 likes
Well technically the clones belonged to the republic at that time, with Papaltine being the commender in chief. They do not serve the Jedi, but the republic (then empire) commander in chief.
What makes this scene even more heartbreaking is the realization that so many of the Jedi killed trusted their Clones with their lives. Trusted them as much as they trusted their Jedi brothers. To most of them, the Clones were more than just disposable troops, they were brothers in arms. Honestly...the look on Ki-Adi-Mundi's face when he turns around says it all.
I love how Clone Wars heavily implies that Anakin has been specifically programmed as an exception in the inhibitor chips from the very beginning. Clones straight up don't see him as a Jedi when the chip activates.
@@genelearnsenglish4242 i would assume that because its a chip, and can be remotly activated, the orders can be modified aswell. what i mean is that the chip implant had a list of all jedi, and since new members to the order would be added, they would have a way to include those new people in the list of targets. i assume that palpatine simply removed Anakin's name from said list, and they just didnt kill him. like when rex tried to convince the others that ahsoka was no longer a jedi, and therefore not a traitor, it seems like they considered it, but her name was probably still listed there.
@@The8thblock I don't think Star Wars has the technology to remotely send the signal to every individual clone, it seems to be tied to the act of hearing the order of the chancellor (or your superior officer). And I don't thinks they have a list (and I don't think Palpatine would trust it - he wants every single Jedi dead, whether he knows they exist or not), just specific characteristics that cause them be hostile. That's why Ashoka was a target despite not being a Jedi. But it's up to interpretation, really.
What's really sad is that even though Anakin never reached the rank of master, the younglings referred to him as "Master Skywalker" as if they looked up to him 😔
From the 501st journal: "When the 501st was finally rotated off of Felucia,Aalya Secura made it a point to see us off personally, calling us the bravest soldiers she'd ever met, it's a good thing we were wearing helmets because none of us could bear to look her in the eye, when her death came, I hoped it was quick,she earned that much."
@@angelzumaya8098 have you actually watched clone wars? at fist, rex tried to kill ashoka tano but ashoka removed chip from rex, and then rex resisted. yes, rex followed order 66 just as any other clones. If you watch full version of clone wars season7's last 2 episode, you will understand.
In Cody’s defense Rex had warning and Ahsoka was there to remove his chip Cody had no warning and his Chip remained and he gave out the Order being mind controlled If he hadn’t he would have
This is why Palpatine was one of the greatest villians ever. Not only did he take over the Galaxy & wipe out the Jedi Order, but he made it look like THEY were the aggressors & traitors. Very clever villian.
And Palpatine proceeded to rule the galaxy for decades and brought stability and security, exactly what he promised to the Senate. Even Thanos didn’t accomplish this. Palpatine truly is the greatest villain in movie history.
I think the novelization describes Cody's attempt to kill Obi-Wan better. In the novel, Cody coordinated the heavy-weapons operators spread over an arc of three different levels of the sinkhole-city. He'd served Obi-Wan in more than a dozen operations and had a very clear estimate of just how hard to kill Obi-Wan was. He didn't take any chances. Obi-Wan never saw it coming, and he only survived because Boga(the dragonmount) somehow knew what was about to happen and managed to shield him with her body. Obi-Wan even spent a moment to grieve for Boga before letting her flow out of his life, because even grief is an attachment.
To bad the shitty TCW show retcons the novel aswell as how truly bred for war clones were, no we have to get every clone is an individual person now with stupid inhibitor chips.....
2:19 If you look closely, right after the first clone is hit, the third one manages to dodge the blaster shot reflected by the lightsaber. It's probably the first and only time this happens in the saga.
Ki Adi Mundi’s death always hits me. He’s fearlessly leading them into battle, and suddenly in his last moments you can see his confusion and shock when he turns around and is betrayed. Heartbreaking. *Edit* I dislike when people edit a comment after it has accumulated higher likes than normal. Still my favorite take on the prequel trilogy a year later✌️
Even though Ki-Adi-Mundi was a highly sociopathic member of the highest known council within the Jedi Order (which is total madness!), I agree with you :p
@@jethromartin5527 yeah for real. The jedi pre fall of the republic were blind but they also were striving to do good for the galaxy. It’s like what’s right and what’s wrong gets flipped upside down in a minute. Those are better words to describe the moments following order 66
Fun fact about Mundi’s assassination. It didn’t take place for a whole day after receiving the command to kill him. The clones were extremely scared of him, with reason. They only had 1 shot and devised a plan into letting him lead the charge “the final charge to victory.” The question is, how did a Master Jedi in the Council not feel the heavy loss of his brethren. It gives you an insight as to how powerful Darth Sidius was in cloaking and blinding the Jedi
The reason the Jedi couldn't feel their death coming was because the clones weren't acting out of malice or hate, they were just following an order like any other order given to them.
Apparently he was so intense in his emotions, that he cut himself off from them. And even though he considered the other masters to be his friends, he did not care for them. Doing so in order to not be pulled to the dark side.
Little fun fact: the kid jumping back ad Anakin drew his saber was the actual actor Haiden yelling “BOO!!” very loudly hence making the kid jump. It was added to the Final Cut of the film. 😂
Ki Adi Mundi's shocked expression, when he realizes the betrayal by the men he lead into battle and Master Yoda's pain and struggle caused by the disturbance of the force get me every time.
Clones can think for themselves and make rational decicions, but they have no sense of right and wrong nor empathy and will follow orders from the highest command. Cody giving Obi-Wan his lightsaber is a rational decision to help him complete his mission. Not because he cares about him.
I was first introduced to Stat Wars series by watching the clone wars animation up to season 3 or something. Yeah you can guess how I shocked I was when I found out that the clones turn on the Jedi and Anakin becomes Vader
@@hyunjaecho8893isnt it common knowledge basicly the day you are born that Anakin becomes vader? Xd Like I knew it waayy before I even watched the movies. And i dont even know from where.
All he has to say about that moment is "Would it have been to much to ask to have recieved the order before giving him back the blasted lightsaber" His men kind of meant nothing to him from the sounds of it
The soundtrack for this scene is so beautifully heart-wrenching...the death of the jedi always stuck with me. I can't believe people hated the prequels - it was beautifully executed. We are literally seeing an empire falling apart and a new one taking place. George is a Genius for the complexity and evil of Palapatine's complot.
George Lucas has been a Genius also for the strongest Force in Yoda. "Don't try to play the badass guy against a light-green, old, tiny humanoid alien for bullying him and mess with him! You'll die."
To be fair, Revenge of the Sith was pretty well received by audiences. It got minimal hate and when it did, it was about things fans near-universally agree deserved it. FOR EX; Cutting out lots of scenes aboard the invisible hand (Grievous' ship) & 'NOT' including the (Already filmed) underground meeting where the rebel alliance has its beginning, etc. I agree the first two prequels got & still get too much hate but Revenge of the Sith honestly didn't. You are somewhat mistaken, gg.
People hated the sequels because Phantom Menace was arguably the most anticipated movie in history, and it was a historic letdown. And Attack of the Clones wasn’t much better. Revenge of the Sith was by far the best of the three, but by then the damage was done.
Palpatine orchestrated everything for operation knightfall perfectly. He drew out all of the best and most powerful of the Jedi and sent them as generals across the Galaxy. So the only ones left at the temple were old grizzled knights past their prime and younglings still learning to wield lightsabers and control the force. Against a battalion of disciplined and heavily armed Clones, they didn’t stand a chance
And the Head of the Jedi temple guard was already his Darkside agent. (Yes, the Grand Inquisitor let Vader and the 501st enter the temple without barely any opposition)
At the end I blame Mace for the fall of the Jedi, the fact that he tried to take matters into his own hands by leading a small task force of masters instead of just waiting for Yoda since Grevious was already killed. Yes he’s a SithLord But could have waited for Palpatine to step down
@@danielwong7398 I mean the guy was literally almost killed by a sith lord. Can't blame him for defending himself and trying to destroy sidius in the end. Ani should've stayed where he was and this wouldn't have happened.
Especially seeing as how that Battalion was the 501st, the Jedi had absolutely no chance at all against The 501st. They were ranked as the top Battalion with the most successful rates, it’s clear as to why Palpatine chose them to raid the temple with Anakin. They had the best training, they were the best clones with rifles and any form of combat, these guys were basically walking weapons. They rarely lost a battle that’s for certain. And on top of that, they’re top clones In that battalion had the most kills in any battalion of the Clones
@@memorodsan really? Cuz I read somewhere that the temple guard was actually able to prevent the clone force from advancing until vader came in and bulldozed them.
While Kal Kestis amd his master are trying to escape from their assigned Venator. And Caleb Duum and his master Depa Belaba (not sure I spelt those names right) try to escape the planet their on, and many more.
A small but interesting detail. When Palpatine gives the order for Order 66, Cody replies "Yes my Lord" not yes chancellor or understood sir. He addresses him like a Sith Lord. To me this raises the theory that the clone troopers, or at least the commanders, knew who Palpatine really was. This knowledge was probably genetically implanted in them at creation, along with the command not to reveal it to anyone, even under the most severe torture.
Jag, Commander Gree and Captain Rex also reply with "Yes My Lord" so if they knew Palpatine was Sidious does that mean they knew of his plan and the truth behind why the Jedi were really exterminated, yet they still remained loyal to the Republic and Empire?? This always confused me.
@@alexdeghost2729 And as we have heard from Jesse, he knew that Palpatine was Darth Sidious when he was under the control of the chip. But what about when the clones are not under the chip's control? Do they still know Palpatine's true identity? If they did they would have tried stopping him by now. The only way that wouldn't happen is if they only knew his true identity when they have their chips activated.
"you are on this council.... _But we do not grant you the rank of youngling."_ Anakin: *oho, now you're NEVER going to leave this room.* (Ignites lightsaber)
Wait wait wait, palpatine said "commander cody". So does that mean he called eqch individual clone commander to give the order? Imagine palpatine just making 3 dozen calls, waiting on hold.
See I always wonder that you have millions and possible billions of soldiers being led by maybe 1-2 Jedi and he manages to call all of the closes like that individually that’s a huge plot hole
1:25 Cody must have been like... "Woah direct line from the chancellor himself" "Woah WTF happened to your face and why are you dressed like a wizard?"
Aayla Secura’s death is quite sad when you look at the details, she heared the clones drawing their weapons and looked around to find the threat they had seen. She blindly trusted her clones
Actually I think she heard them about to shoot her and tried surrendering putting her hands up but it was no use. They really respected and found her to be a great leader and wanted her death to be quick and painless. They knew at the same time if they didn't follow orders they would be seen as traitors and executed.
I forgot the exact lines of the 501st Journal about it but I recall hearing that in said journal, they couldn’t stand looking at Secura as she was going to be executed, might need to replay the campaign to confirm this tho
@@joelrobinson1157 Yep, that's why Bly had the clones keep shooting, to make sure she was dead. While her corpse, of course would have been.. mutilated, to say the least, Bly wanted her death to be as painless as it could be. Truly a sad story Order 66 is.
The worst part is that the clones were being controlled to do so. They had never wanted to kill the Jedi they fought with, but Palpatine had a plan for when that happens. It sucks to get backstabbed, but in my opinion it’s worse when your whole body is a puppet and you kill your brothers and sisters in arms.
I remember sitting in the theater with my mom and just the silence from the crowd as this unfolded. I had been excited for months, counting down the days until Revenge of the Sith was released to theaters. I was 11 at the time and I wept, silently, as I watched Order 66 be carried out. The confusion and horrifying realization as the Jedi were gunned down by the very soldiers they fought beside, the tragic musical score and the collective shock I felt from those around us and myself. The fantastic duel between Obi-wan and Darth Vader absolutely rose above and beyond my expectations, but just...damn.
Yep. I know the feeling though I was in my late (ish) teens rather than 11. I wasn't really a 'star wars fan' though I'd watched every film and did enjoy them, I had never really had any of the films 'click' for me until I saw Revenge of the Sith. In theaters of course. Those scenes you mentioned were very impactful for sure but just as impactful IMO was the fact that Palpatine became the Emperor not through conquest or deceive but legitimate democracy just like hitler. It was shocking. Great stuff.
When I saw this scene as a kid. Leading up to it I didn’t see 4 5 6 so I didn’t know what was gonna happen. I was a big fan of the clones and looked up to them as my heroes and then they betrayed the Jedi and my heart sank feeling betrayed. The only other time I felt betrayed in fiction was roach and ghost getting killed.
So fun fact in Legends, Palpatine always planned on using the 501st to attack the Jedi Temple, it's why throughout the war the best Clone Troopers were transferred to the 501st because Palpatine wanted/needed the very best of the Clones to the take on the whole temple. Its also pretty badass when you realise in Legends the 501st pretty much KNEW once they were sent to Coruscant at the end of the war that they were there to eliminate the Jedi, but they didn't care since orders were orders (In Legends the Clones are brainwashed to obey the Supreme Chancellor above all others and make the conscious decision to turn on the Jedi, many clone units in Legends actually straight up HATED their Jedi Commanders and some were HAPPY to recieve Order 66, rather than mind controlled by inhibitor chips that forced the clones to comply.) I also like the fact that technically speaking the 501st, probably the most important unit in Order 66/Operation Knightfall, were the very first clone unit to recieve Order 66 and were the first ones to be christened as Imperial Stormtroopers. Also also, can we appreciate Palpatine used Cody's name instead of his number, makes me think because of the fact Cody is Kenobi's subordinate it's why he's the first Clone Commander outside of Appo (501st Commander) to be called, the rest of the commanders I'm pretty sure the call got a pre-recorded message simply saying "Execute Order 66".
That's where I have a pretty conflicted stance on the whole chip element. It wouldn't be needed of there were more stories on clones who refused the order. We got the commandos yeah but showing more would've been better.
The chip story is stupid. It is far more impactful if the Clones felt they had to follow their orders and even though they may have respected their Jedi commanders, being soldiers duty-sworn to serve the Republic if they felt the Jedi betrayed the Republic, then they would have to follow their orders, no matter how painful. The stupid chip theory removes the human element from Order 66, which was and is so impactful to the story.
“It was near the end of the war. We were stuck on Mygeeto for over 2 years under General Mundi’s command. We kept hearing the news of the sieges, the attack on Coruscant, the death of Dooku and Grievous. Despite that, all we could think of was the feeling of being trapped in a prison. There was no escape from this world and I thought over and over of all my brothers that died within the entire war. For a time, it almost felt comforting to know the war was close to the end, we made our way to the final battle, assaulting the CIS final stronghold on Mygeeto. It was in there that I heard the order from the Supreme Chancellor. I’d be lying if I said the order didn’t take me off guard. Part of me couldn’t believe hearing about it, the Jedi attempting to assassinate the Chancellor, to overthrow the senate. To bring down what we fought so hard to preserve. Frankly I don’t know how Commander Bacara was handling such a revelation. But all I could think about when carrying it out was “never again.” We lived through enough hell from the war against treachery. There was no way in this Galaxy that we were going to tolerate another one. The Jedi betrayed everyone of us and so General Mundi got the death he deserved, a shot at his chest with him looking straight at us, knowing that he and his order failed. The Separatists couldn’t destroy us, the Jedi couldn’t destroy us. Nothing will destroy us. And so the only word that could be spoken when Order 66 was issued with the anger spoken under our helmets was. “Yes, my lord.” And then with a few blaster bolts fired, the Jedi’s life was over and his cue died with him.” - Galactic Marine, 19BBY.
@@kingorange7739 how so? (And that’s an honest question, btw). With a snap of a finger, Sidious made the clones see the Jedi from friend to foe, repeating the same thing collectively, without willpower or rationals to question or judge the order by themselves. I’m not diminishing the quality of this excerpt (did you write it?), which is super cool and shows, from my perspective, how a clone saw things after the activation of order 66. But still, that was because of the chip. Even Rex couldn’t resist shooting Ashoka.
@@tommykawaii Order 66 was 1 of 150 contingency orders. Orders that were memorized and brainwashed into the clones since birth as the last line of defense for the Republic system. The Jedi attempted to assassinate the head of government within what was seen as a cue. Many of these clones felt just as much betrayed by the Jedi as the Jedi did to them.
Obi: He killed all the children! Star Wars producer: That's too horrible, even for a movie. Obi: How about we call them Younglings? Producer: Kill 'em all!
@@thephoenix4093 sounds like the only monster here is you😂 Saying the children deserved it lol please tell me the evil things a 4 year old Tusken gets up to🤣
What makes it especially heartbreaking is that the Jedi could have survived. They have literal superhuman reaction time and could have easily dodged/reflected most of the bolts and escaped. The reason they didn’t is because they truly *trusted* the clones completely. So much so that even when they are aiming their guns at them the Jedi still hesitate. It’s so completely out of nowhere they go against their own instincts to think “There must be some explanation” then they die due to their own hesitation. So rough!
To the people who don't know, it's not like the clones wanted to betray their Jedi comrades, but something is programmed inside of them to make them obey.
these scene gift the messages to use...the traitor is anywhere on this world even your cousin,partnership and close best friend..so the real enemies is the traitor after a real enemy..because the traitor stab your back
@@Hdbdbdby this scene ift the messages to us..the traitor is anywhere on ths world even your cousin,partnership,and close best friend..so the real enemies is the traitor after a real enemy..because the traitor stab your back
I like how we're given that moment of humanity between cody and Obi-Wan where he gives him the lightsaber and they see each other's faces. But then he puts back on the helmet, a helmet without emotion and a helmet that would come to represent the oppression of the galaxy, and then the order is given. It's really the death of the clone trooper. It's the transition from clone troopers, human beings with faces and personalities to the stormtroopers, the faceless cold enforcers of evil.
It's even better in the novel. In the novel, after Cody was given Order 66,he said to himself: *Is it too much to ask for the order to have come through before I gave him his lightsaber?"
Palpatine was a genius when designing this takeover. He played the Long game and have the Jedi fight an enemy with overwhelming size but instead of trying the Jedi way and find a peaceful solution he had them become Generals of a ready to go military. Qui gon once told Padme that the Jedi are defenders of peace they can not fight a war for her. He was right , Jedi should of sense some strange intentions were afoot but they were blind by the Darkside. Even Yoda was unaware of this deception. The only ones that could have stopped Palpatine were the Kaminons. But they did not realize that they to would be purged once the Jedi were not there to protect them from the very soldiers they trained and cared for. Palpatines genius is also seen as deceives the now Imperial citizens that this way will be good for society.
That's why the jedi so hesistant to join the Republic forces against the mandalorians during the old republic. And when some join they fall to darkside under Revan and Malak
"What I remember about the rise of the Empire is… is how quiet it was. During the waning hours of the Clone Wars, the 501st Legion was discreetly transferred back to Coruscant. It was a silent trip; we all knew what was about to happen, what we were about to do. Did we have any doubts? Any private traitorous thoughts? Perhaps, but no one said a word. Not on the flight to Coruscant, not when Order 66 came down, and not when we marched into the Jedi Temple. Not a word." --- 501st trooper
15 years later and still hurts to see all this great Jedis die, after I finished clone wars and bad batch series my love for the jedis grow so much😭😭😭😭😭
I always loved the background battles in scenes like this. Seeing the little details and every clone fighting uniquely. I miss this type of grand scale that Star Wars gave.
yeah they were operatic and theatrical in every sense of the word, whereas there was not an ounce of that at all from the sequels: from dialogue, the shot direction, the designs, the world, the “aesthetic”. To put it simply, the reason why the sequel trilogy doesn’t feel like Star Wars is because it fundamentally isn’t. It’s some generic sci-fi wearing sw skin.
@@tsurugi5Star wars itself is pretty generic as well. It has advanced technology, faster than light travel, robots, aliens, the force being telekinesis with extra steps, cloning, huge weapons of mass destruction, galaxy spanning governments, and more. Star wars isn't that special tbh.
Episode 2 and 3 put the _War_ in Star Wars. But the prequels in general was when the galaxy felt the most fleshed out. The most realistic for a Sci-fi setting.
You know what is the creepiest part about order 66? The fact that the droids were nothing just to keep the jedis distracted with pointless wars just for the right moment. Just waiting for enough jedis to be killed during the droid war. Just like real life, distracting the public eyes with pointless wars just for the real war to happen.
“What I remember about the rise of the Empire is... is how quiet it was. During the waning hours of the Clone Wars, the 501st Legion was discreetly transferred back to Coruscant. It was a silent trip. We all knew what was about to happen, what we were about to do. Did we have any doubts? Any private, traitorous thoughts? Perhaps, but no one said a word. Not on the flight to Coruscant, not when Order 66 came down, and not when we marched into the Jedi Temple. Not a word." - 501st Journal
2:26 not only was Felucia essentially space Vietnam mixed with Space New Guinea, Ayla had the misfortune to have that be the last place she ever was alive. Dealing with the wildlife, horrible jungle illnesses, the essentially VC tactics the droids were using to engage the republic forces, the stress alone of commanding all that just to be turned on when you're always on your toes every step you take through the jungle is just awful.
Order 66 still stands as my #1 favorite darkest moment in the Star Wars franchise. I'm happy that we got to see various perspectives of this moment since its first appearance.
Apparently, Hayden Christensen (the actor for Anakin) shouted BOO the time he ignited his lightsaber, making the actor for the youngling (who was just a kid) stumble back in actual fear.
Dudes... George just gave us the most emotional moments, soundtrack, an epic entrance, pretty cool battles, confusion, frustration, sadness, plenty of new enviroments... everyting in less of 4 minutes.
Agreed. The appeal of the Revenge of the Sith isn't the script or the acting or the cinematography like most other movies, its the emotion. The tradgedy. The sheer unadultrated pain of betrayal. This isn't a movie you analyze, its a movie you FEEL. No matter what critisisms you have you cannot deny that this scene hits. All the world building and development of the Jedi undone in an instant, with a great soundtrack to carry
In the expanded material, Cody has a moment where he thinks/says, "was it too much to ask for the order to come through *before* I gave him back the bloody lightsaber?"
The thing I like to do is rewatch the things going on in the background, especially during the battles. You tend to see things you never would have noticed on the first watch.
I was at the theatres watching this when it first came out and all the kids had their Jedi robes and lightsabers on knowing already what was going to happen. You have no clue how many kids left the theatres crying and seeing old man cry also. Hit right in the heart watching this scene.
Man I wish I could go back in time and experience this again in theaters one more time. When Order 66 hit the entire theater was on awe it was crazy and the party after the movie was awesome.
4:10 Wookie 1 "This man is crazy dawg" Wookie 2 "I told you he was an OG!". Anikins part (Caramelldansen (Speedcake Remix)) stars playing in the background.
the fact the jedi basically all saw each clone as their own self and how long they thought with them, the sadness then must of experienced in their final moments is truly depressing
Originally the clones were much more conscienceless than what we later saw in the Clone Wars series. In the series they show you how the clones change personality when the inhibitor chip is activated, but in the movie they are more like robots.
@@nosferatu2 it’s a kid show but let me tell you It’s one of the best damn Star Wars shows I ever watched. The story is really good and since it’s a show about WAR, there’s a ton of casualties and deaths of characters which are quite brutal than what you see in the films. I’d say give it a chance, I had my thoughts but after that first episode, I was addicted to watching episode after episode
@@patricioperez7323i saw the first 6 movies recently. I have heard of Ahsoka Tano so much but she is not in the movies. Is the animated series the only show where Ahsoka's whole story can be seen?
@@punpompur there’s a movie called the clone wars, that shows you how ahsoka and anakin meet, I would recommend watching that first because the pair are already on their first mission during their first appearance in the series. The 2008 clone wars franchise is when ahsoka was introduced, she never appeared in any of the 6 movies.
"I was on Felucia when I received the order. An order I thought we never would of had to carry out. We had fought long and hard in the war under General Aayla Secura. We bled together, fought together, mourned the loss of brothers together. She was truly one of us, a sister to us. Hell many of us use to tease Commander Bly about falling for her. At the end of the war I remember thinking how the nightmare we suffered would finally come to an end. Never had I thought I would of been ordered to do so that hurt more than the entire war combined. We were ordered to gun her down for treason. The Jedi attempted to assassinate the Chancellor, to overthrow the senate, to destroy the Republic. I could never form a conclusion of the rest of the order. But I thought to myself, it couldn't had been her. Aayla would never had betrayed us. But we couldn't question it. We had to make a choice, to choose between our love for her or our loyalty to the Republic, the thing that gave us our purpose, our brotherhood, our very existence. Once we weighed that with the fact that Aayla would likely be hunted the rest of her life, the choice became clear to us on what we had to do. Bly gave us the order to lead her to the front of the field. Let her believe that one last time we would fight together the way we did for so long, only this time the shots fired wouldn't be from the droids, but us, . I could feel the pain Bly had just as much as the sorrow I had under my own helmet. But we were soldiers, we were the shield of the Republic, and whether we liked it or not, she was no longer one of us. The best thing we do in honor and love of her is show her mercy. She wouldn't know and wouldn't feel the pain for long. And so we lead her to that field, watched her prepare for battle. I felt the tears in my eye of what we were about to do. I could only whisper to myself, "Forgive me." And so we fired and kept firing, even after her body touched the ground we would not stop unleashing the bolts, even after she laid motionless we would not stop. We didn't know how to. We didn't want to, to end the action and reflect that what we did was just done. After the ammo was depleted we saw her, gone from us. I only wished I would've known then that the Republic's death was not far behind. Maybe if I did, I would've known that being a good soldier wasn't who I wanted to be. That I wanted to be a good man. My only hope is that perhaps one day I will have the chance to make things right, that maybe something out there will make sure her death wasn't in vain." - 327th Clone Trooper, 19 BBY
@@Zalo975 she and that clone commander were pretty good friends. So even though the chip forced him to execute her he didn't want the risk of her not being killed instantly and suffering as she died so he and his men just imediatly filled her with as many shots as they could so she would die instantly. He knew what had to be done but he didn't want her to suffer.
The look on Ki Adi Mundis face is heartbreaking. Knowing that his clone brothers have betrayed him and he didn’t have time to react. If your into the expanded universe like me he went on many successful missions with the clones and was one of the most powerful Jedi in the galaxy
Really brings the whole brain chip thing into full swing. But as you can imagine, a lot of clones tried to hold themselves back, Bly for example we know had a close relationship with Aayla Secura, hence the quick death. People like Ki Adi Mundi had it coming tho
@@mridonothing2751 from what i understand he and the commander of his clones didnt see eye to eye to the point that his commander had serious contempt for him
Saddest Betrayals: 1) Aayla Secura (she was defenseless). 2) Ki-Adi Mundi (he was looking up to those troops and he didn't do anything to deserve it) 3) The children in the Temple (same reason as Mundi but the kid calling what he thought was Anakin a "master" angered Vader given his stance on the Jedi)
It truly hits home when you see that despite all the clones and jedi have been through battles won and lost, brothers and fellow Jedi lost. The jedi had complete faith and trust in the clones. . .which is the smartest and most cruel thing Palpatine could have done, sure he could have had a grand republic DROID army but the jedi would never trust them, they had to be living beings in order for order 66 to work, they had to be something the jedi could trust and let their guard down around. They followed the jedi to hell and back. Which is why order 66 was almost flawlessly executed. Good Soldiers follow Orders
After watching all the Clone Wars episodes and now coming back and seeing this, its more heartbreaking after everything the Jedi and clones went through together
When Plo Koon was shot down, it really killed me because he was told by a clone that the clones were just expendable. He said “Not to me.”
Totally painful.
Felt that
And not only that, Wolfe got his chip removed and lived
really hit home
Plo koon was one of my frav charecters so seeing him die was quite sad
Whoever thouhght that two clones are enough for killing Yoda deserves an Order 66.
Yoda made them guard the tower, but Palpatine didn’t know so basically no one even knew those two were going to try to kill Yoda.
Edit: Wait what the hell how did this comment get 60 likes
Hahaha 🤣
Palpatine should be like: Yoda is a very dangerous Jedi, gather at least like a hundred clones to kill him
@@jianhaogao7608 more like 1000 lol
@@0fks242 Hell, maybe even that won't be enough
The dichotomy between Cody’s respectful “I think you’ll be needing this” and robotic “blast him” really drives home the severity of the betrayal
Well technically the clones belonged to the republic at that time, with Papaltine being the commender in chief. They do not serve the Jedi, but the republic (then empire) commander in chief.
That isn't even the clone's fault, they were forced to.
@@jeremydale4548 They carried out Order 66 through sheer loyalty to Palpatine. Thankfully.
@@Ridley369 you are aware of the chips that forced this in reality right! it's even shown that some (rex) resisted this
@@Ridley369 no lol they have a chip malfunction built in
What makes this scene even more heartbreaking is the realization that so many of the Jedi killed trusted their Clones with their lives. Trusted them as much as they trusted their Jedi brothers. To most of them, the Clones were more than just disposable troops, they were brothers in arms. Honestly...the look on Ki-Adi-Mundi's face when he turns around says it all.
And also plo koon
2:42 she notices the clones aiming their weapons and turns to see what the threat was just before being gunned down
Edit: corrected time stamp
If you get into the novels, the Jedi never fully trusted them, but we're reliant on them.
@@chrisgreen6331 Well yeah, but I'm not sure which novels are canon anymore after Disney executed Order 66 on the EU.
@@CB-141 yeah this is true. Really wish they would have left some things alone
Palpatine: Execute order 66
Clone: **shoots Anakin**
Palpatine: ...
This is what happened on Coruscant, Commander Fox's troops shot Vader believing him to be a Jedi. Right after Vader killed Fox for that mistake.
@@MTH_afc k a r m a for commander fox 😌 🤚
I love how Clone Wars heavily implies that Anakin has been specifically programmed as an exception in the inhibitor chips from the very beginning. Clones straight up don't see him as a Jedi when the chip activates.
@@genelearnsenglish4242 i would assume that because its a chip, and can be remotly activated, the orders can be modified aswell. what i mean is that the chip implant had a list of all jedi, and since new members to the order would be added, they would have a way to include those new people in the list of targets. i assume that palpatine simply removed Anakin's name from said list, and they just didnt kill him. like when rex tried to convince the others that ahsoka was no longer a jedi, and therefore not a traitor, it seems like they considered it, but her name was probably still listed there.
@@The8thblock I don't think Star Wars has the technology to remotely send the signal to every individual clone, it seems to be tied to the act of hearing the order of the chancellor (or your superior officer). And I don't thinks they have a list (and I don't think Palpatine would trust it - he wants every single Jedi dead, whether he knows they exist or not), just specific characteristics that cause them be hostile. That's why Ashoka was a target despite not being a Jedi.
But it's up to interpretation, really.
The real lesson here is that Wookies are real allies.
The other real lesson is to read the full disclaimer before you open up and use your clone troopers.
Especially Chewie.
wookies are the real ones
And they're always treated like crap.
No shit because they weren’t cloned and programmed
What's really sad is that even though Anakin never reached the rank of master, the younglings referred to him as "Master Skywalker" as if they looked up to him 😔
Damn bro I never thought of that. It’s true my heartbreaking
I thought you called anyone above your rank master.
He had been taken off the rank Master after Ahsoka Tano was casted out of the Jedi Order?
Anakin a fuk Nigga
Which is why they had to die.
Their insistance an mislabeling him demonstrates they were too
undisciplined to be jedi
From the 501st journal:
"When the 501st was finally rotated off of Felucia,Aalya Secura made it a point to see us off personally, calling us the bravest soldiers she'd ever met, it's a good thing we were wearing helmets because none of us could bear to look her in the eye, when her death came, I hoped it was quick,she earned that much."
star wars battlefront 2. all the clone war shooters are goated
@@tobyeaterofbark9582 ACK ACK ACK ACK
"I like you,don't come to the jedi temple tomorrow" -Anakin
underrated comment 😂😂
LMFAOOO
bahahha
Anakin to Grogu:
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks...
This attack killed about 98% of the Jedi. Leaving only about 200. Most of them however, were hunted down by Vader and his inquisitors.
Hence what happened after was known as the great Jedi purge
Were there really 10000 Jedi?
Starkiller is much better than these pathetic inquisitors.
@Katanac
Actually no. Most of the jedies died at the Arena on Geonosis in ep.2. The rest died here. Only two remained. Obi Wan and Yoda.
@@ps4games164 no Bro, in Canon a lot of jedi survived and the hidden themselvez but where later hunter down by Vader and inquisitors
One of the most heartbreaking moments in star wars history
THE most heartbreaking moment.
the most brutal one was Luke chucking the light saber away in TLJ
Im crying alright
I agree with this soo much
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2:10 Ki Adi's confusion as he turns and see's the clones aim at him is truly heartbreaking.
He deserved to be shot ngl
It takes him a solid couple of seconds to even register with him, too :(
@@StormTeeVee Why?
@@justadudeonYT. the war crimes on geonosis he was responsible for and his emotional detachment from all of his families in which he had many
It's sad to see a fellow bearded jedi die . Yes .
When Anakin walks in and the children faces go from happy to see Anakin to sheer terror in their little faces is so chilling.
Kaff231 the little step back from the kid is great acting imo, it indicates fear, submission, surprise and reconnaissance
+Guillaume Lainey "reconnaissance"? Are you using the right word there?
Aaron Brougham yeah no, i meant to say that it looks ike he knows what's about to happen, he knows hés gonna die. There you go, he knows hés fucked
yea.
@@anakinskywlker2555 hello master Skywalker how are you doing
Clones when order 66 is issued:
Rex: *resist*
Cody: "Blast him"
It shows the difference in loyalty and friendship
@@angelzumaya8098 Rex didn't have his chip
@@YAL23booboo8 Yes he did, but even after order 66 was given he tried to resist, watch the episode again mate!
@@angelzumaya8098 have you actually watched clone wars? at fist, rex tried to kill ashoka tano but ashoka removed chip from rex, and then rex resisted. yes, rex followed order 66 just as any other clones. If you watch full version of clone wars season7's last 2 episode, you will understand.
In Cody’s defense
Rex had warning and Ahsoka was there to remove his chip
Cody had no warning and his Chip remained and he gave out the Order being mind controlled
If he hadn’t he would have
This is why Palpatine was one of the greatest villians ever. Not only did he take over the Galaxy & wipe out the Jedi Order, but he made it look like THEY were the aggressors & traitors. Very clever villian.
@Ale Brate finally someone with a brain
@Ale Brate virgin
@@GALACTICREPUBLIC2024 fitting that you would say that
And Palpatine proceeded to rule the galaxy for decades and brought stability and security, exactly what he promised to the Senate. Even Thanos didn’t accomplish this. Palpatine truly is the greatest villain in movie history.
@@GALACTICREPUBLIC2024 yea lmaoo
I think the novelization describes Cody's attempt to kill Obi-Wan better.
In the novel, Cody coordinated the heavy-weapons operators spread over an arc of three different levels of the sinkhole-city. He'd served Obi-Wan in more than a dozen operations and had a very clear estimate of just how hard to kill Obi-Wan was. He didn't take any chances.
Obi-Wan never saw it coming, and he only survived because Boga(the dragonmount) somehow knew what was about to happen and managed to shield him with her body. Obi-Wan even spent a moment to grieve for Boga before letting her flow out of his life, because even grief is an attachment.
To bad the shitty TCW show retcons the novel aswell as how truly bred for war clones were, no we have to get every clone is an individual person now with stupid inhibitor chips.....
@@delta2372 We love TCW here boy!
@@captainquagmire859 not all are part of the cult of filoni
Look at how the force intervened. Obi Wan got his lightsaber returned to him by Cody mere seconds before the order was executed
@@captainquagmire859 you can enjoy the TCW series but still think brain chips are retarded
2:19 If you look closely, right after the first clone is hit, the third one manages to dodge the blaster shot reflected by the lightsaber. It's probably the first and only time this happens in the saga.
That’s crazy he does 🤣 he been around
Clones keep being better than Stormtroopers
Just like the simulation
When you've been fighting with someone for that long you tend to notice their tactics and moves I suppose.
He uses another guy as cover lol
Ki Adi Mundi’s death always hits me. He’s fearlessly leading them into battle, and suddenly in his last moments you can see his confusion and shock when he turns around and is betrayed. Heartbreaking.
*Edit* I dislike when people edit a comment after it has accumulated higher likes than normal. Still my favorite take on the prequel trilogy a year later✌️
Even though Ki-Adi-Mundi was a highly sociopathic member of the highest known council within the Jedi Order (which is total madness!), I agree with you :p
@@M.BK. most of the Jedi were towards the end of the republic.
@@TheGamerApocalypse that is true
I wouldn’t say confusion and shock, more like disbelief and betrayal
@@jethromartin5527 yeah for real. The jedi pre fall of the republic were blind but they also were striving to do good for the galaxy. It’s like what’s right and what’s wrong gets flipped upside down in a minute. Those are better words to describe the moments following order 66
That's actually so sad... Especially if you've seen the Clone Wars series
I know right.
No it didn't
El-Guigui exactly
Tears of joys seeing the establishment of the Empire
@Anarchy TV Tell that to more than half of the fanbase. 🤦🏽♂️
Fun fact about Mundi’s assassination. It didn’t take place for a whole day after receiving the command to kill him. The clones were extremely scared of him, with reason. They only had 1 shot and devised a plan into letting him lead the charge “the final charge to victory.” The question is, how did a Master Jedi in the Council not feel the heavy loss of his brethren. It gives you an insight as to how powerful Darth Sidius was in cloaking and blinding the Jedi
To add to this.. Appearantly Yoda was more powerfull than Sidious then, since it appears that at least HE coulnt be "masked"
The reason the Jedi couldn't feel their death coming was because the clones weren't acting out of malice or hate, they were just following an order like any other order given to them.
Apparently he was so intense in his emotions, that he cut himself off from them. And even though he considered the other masters to be his friends, he did not care for them. Doing so in order to not be pulled to the dark side.
They probably didn't even wait to hear 66 before wanting to kill him, Mundi was a sociopath and a huge a-hole on top of it
Especially when Ahsoka and Darth Maul both felt it.
Palpatine: “Execute Order 66”
Clones who had to execute Yoda: “Sh/t! Why this one on my watch?”
Yoda:(cuts off both of their heads) nice try that was, but one step ahead of you I am. Come chewie, retreat we must
@@patricioperez7323 Hmm Yoda you have mastered yes.
Thats why i believe the one at his side waited for the commander to reach him before trying anything... he was waiting for backup xd
Rip commander gree
Palpatine: Execute- *device runs out off battery*
That one Clone: Execute what?
3:03 "Execute-"
"I can't see! Get out off the way!"
Why does it not have a comment i love it
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Little fun fact: the kid jumping back ad Anakin drew his saber was the actual actor Haiden yelling “BOO!!” very loudly hence making the kid jump. It was added to the Final Cut of the film. 😂
Lol
Clever.
I've always wondered how they got that realistic shock reaction. Cool info man, cheers!
Ki Adi Mundi's shocked expression, when he realizes the betrayal by the men he lead into battle and Master Yoda's pain and struggle caused by the disturbance of the force get me every time.
Always broke my heart as a kid. Not because of the Jedi, but because the clones did it, and the series made me love them.
I still love the clones.
Clones can think for themselves and make rational decicions, but they have no sense of right and wrong nor empathy and will follow orders from the highest command. Cody giving Obi-Wan his lightsaber is a rational decision to help him complete his mission. Not because he cares about him.
Despite what they did, I still really like the clone troopers overall
I was first introduced to Stat Wars series by watching the clone wars animation up to season 3 or something. Yeah you can guess how I shocked I was when I found out that the clones turn on the Jedi and Anakin becomes Vader
@@hyunjaecho8893isnt it common knowledge basicly the day you are born that Anakin becomes vader? Xd Like I knew it waayy before I even watched the movies. And i dont even know from where.
the soundtrack for this entire scene still makes me shed a tear
Agreed, the music really sets the scene.
@@loopylaraseren thank you
John williams nailed it here
@@dova9436 he sure did
Same here.
Obi Wan: “Let’s get a move on, we have a battle to win here!”
Commander Cody, watching all his clone brothers getting slaughtered: “...”
Cody is use to it by now. Deaths in war has grown on him.
Every clone and jedi sees that
All he has to say about that moment is
"Would it have been to much to ask to have recieved the order before giving him back the blasted lightsaber"
His men kind of meant nothing to him from the sounds of it
@@davidkraft314 because of the inhibitor chip
@@davidkraft314 and these are his thoughts in the ROTS novel.
The soundtrack for this scene is so beautifully heart-wrenching...the death of the jedi always stuck with me. I can't believe people hated the prequels - it was beautifully executed. We are literally seeing an empire falling apart and a new one taking place. George is a Genius for the complexity and evil of Palapatine's complot.
Yeah
George Lucas has been a Genius also for the strongest Force in Yoda. "Don't try to play the badass guy against a light-green, old, tiny humanoid alien for bullying him and mess with him! You'll die."
To be fair, Revenge of the Sith was pretty well received by audiences. It got minimal hate and when it did, it was about things fans near-universally agree deserved it.
FOR EX; Cutting out lots of scenes aboard the invisible hand (Grievous' ship) & 'NOT' including the (Already filmed) underground meeting where the rebel alliance has its beginning, etc. I agree the first two prequels got & still get too much hate but Revenge of the Sith honestly didn't. You are somewhat mistaken, gg.
@@Archedgar gg? lmfao didn't realize we were playing league of legends, the fuck?
People hated the sequels because Phantom Menace was arguably the most anticipated movie in history, and it was a historic letdown. And Attack of the Clones wasn’t much better. Revenge of the Sith was by far the best of the three, but by then the damage was done.
Palpatine orchestrated everything for operation knightfall perfectly. He drew out all of the best and most powerful of the Jedi and sent them as generals across the Galaxy. So the only ones left at the temple were old grizzled knights past their prime and younglings still learning to wield lightsabers and control the force. Against a battalion of disciplined and heavily armed Clones, they didn’t stand a chance
And the Head of the Jedi temple guard was already his Darkside agent. (Yes, the Grand Inquisitor let Vader and the 501st enter the temple without barely any opposition)
At the end I blame Mace for the fall of the Jedi, the fact that he tried to take matters into his own hands by leading a small task force of masters instead of just waiting for Yoda since Grevious was already killed. Yes he’s a SithLord But could have waited for Palpatine to step down
@@danielwong7398 I mean the guy was literally almost killed by a sith lord. Can't blame him for defending himself and trying to destroy sidius in the end. Ani should've stayed where he was and this wouldn't have happened.
Especially seeing as how that Battalion was the 501st, the Jedi had absolutely no chance at all against The 501st. They were ranked as the top Battalion with the most successful rates, it’s clear as to why Palpatine chose them to raid the temple with Anakin. They had the best training, they were the best clones with rifles and any form of combat, these guys were basically walking weapons. They rarely lost a battle that’s for certain. And on top of that, they’re top clones In that battalion had the most kills in any battalion of the Clones
@@memorodsan really? Cuz I read somewhere that the temple guard was actually able to prevent the clone force from advancing until vader came in and bulldozed them.
Ki-Adi-Mundi actually held up real damn well given that he wasn't prepared for that betrayal
Not as well as the one clone trooper who managed to straight up dodge a shot that Mundi deflected at him, hot damn
But still died in less than 10 seconds
Никто не был готов к предательству
Considering the others got gunned down way before they had time to reach for their lightsabers, mundi put up a good fight.
If he wasn't so damn confused, he woulda lasted longer
And somewhere in space Darth Maul is massacring Clones with the hallway!
While Kal Kestis amd his master are trying to escape from their assigned Venator. And Caleb Duum and his master Depa Belaba (not sure I spelt those names right) try to escape the planet their on, and many more.
@@backyardshenanagins1720 and the bad batch completely ignore order 66
@@jakealter5504 wrecker: what is order 66?
@@jakealter5504 All but one.
@@backyardshenanagins1720 and Jedi younglings being slaughtered
Anakin leading the clones into the temple with their marching matching the musical score has to be one of the best scenes of the whole franchise.
100%
A small but interesting detail. When Palpatine gives the order for Order 66, Cody replies "Yes my Lord" not yes chancellor or understood sir. He addresses him like a Sith Lord. To me this raises the theory that the clone troopers, or at least the commanders, knew who Palpatine really was. This knowledge was probably genetically implanted in them at creation, along with the command not to reveal it to anyone, even under the most severe torture.
Jag, Commander Gree and Captain Rex also reply with "Yes My Lord" so if they knew Palpatine was Sidious does that mean they knew of his plan and the truth behind why the Jedi were really exterminated, yet they still remained loyal to the Republic and Empire?? This always confused me.
Well the inhibitor chip makes them do this and Captain Rex says “Yes, lord Sidious.”
@@TheBrickGuy7939 watch clone wars
@@alexdeghost2729 Seen all 7 seasons.
@@alexdeghost2729 And as we have heard from Jesse, he knew that Palpatine was Darth Sidious when he was under the control of the chip. But what about when the clones are not under the chip's control? Do they still know Palpatine's true identity? If they did they would have tried stopping him by now. The only way that wouldn't happen is if they only knew his true identity when they have their chips activated.
"Master Skywalker, there's too many of them. What are we going to do!?" That part ALWAYS gets me....... 😩😩😩😩💯
"this is where the fun begins" - Anakin
"you are on this council.... _But we do not grant you the rank of youngling."_
Anakin: *oho, now you're NEVER going to leave this room.* (Ignites lightsaber)
Anakin: I'll save you the trouble....jedi. < activates lightsabre >
This part makes me think he should never have gotten his Redemption
*Fuck* them children -Anakin probably
Wait wait wait, palpatine said "commander cody". So does that mean he called eqch individual clone commander to give the order? Imagine palpatine just making 3 dozen calls, waiting on hold.
See I always wonder that you have millions and possible billions of soldiers being led by maybe 1-2 Jedi and he manages to call all of the closes like that individually that’s a huge plot hole
It could be that he personally wanted Kenobi gone given his relationship with Anakin so he was first and then everyone else got the standard message.
@Lego Commander Cody ahhh this makes so much sense now.
Group wassup off line
Com links are connected. You message the commander and inhibitor chips start acting for every single one.
1:25 Cody must have been like...
"Woah direct line from the chancellor himself"
"Woah WTF happened to your face and why are you dressed like a wizard?"
Aayla Secura’s death is quite sad when you look at the details, she heared the clones drawing their weapons and looked around to find the threat they had seen.
She blindly trusted her clones
Actually I think she heard them about to shoot her and tried surrendering putting her hands up but it was no use. They really respected and found her to be a great leader and wanted her death to be quick and painless. They knew at the same time if they didn't follow orders they would be seen as traitors and executed.
@@joelrobinson1157 Смысл не в "знали, что их казнят", а в импланте, который заставил их это сделать.
I forgot the exact lines of the 501st Journal about it but I recall hearing that in said journal, they couldn’t stand looking at Secura as she was going to be executed, might need to replay the campaign to confirm this tho
@@joelrobinson1157 Yep, that's why Bly had the clones keep shooting, to make sure she was dead. While her corpse, of course would have been.. mutilated, to say the least, Bly wanted her death to be as painless as it could be. Truly a sad story Order 66 is.
@@violentviolet710 I feel like there could be a movie dedicated to Order 66 alone.
Still hits hard. The betrayal…what the Jedi must have felt before death. I felt it.
Blaster fire mostly.
No less than what they deserved.
I felt worst for the clones bruh.
It hurt really bad in theaters
The worst part is that the clones were being controlled to do so. They had never wanted to kill the Jedi they fought with, but Palpatine had a plan for when that happens.
It sucks to get backstabbed, but in my opinion it’s worse when your whole body is a puppet and you kill your brothers and sisters in arms.
I remember sitting in the theater with my mom and just the silence from the crowd as this unfolded. I had been excited for months, counting down the days until Revenge of the Sith was released to theaters. I was 11 at the time and I wept, silently, as I watched Order 66 be carried out. The confusion and horrifying realization as the Jedi were gunned down by the very soldiers they fought beside, the tragic musical score and the collective shock I felt from those around us and myself. The fantastic duel between Obi-wan and Darth Vader absolutely rose above and beyond my expectations, but just...damn.
And the fact it was evil fighting evil before annihilating the good side
Yep. I know the feeling though I was in my late (ish) teens rather than 11. I wasn't really a 'star wars fan' though I'd watched every film and did enjoy them, I had never really had any of the films 'click' for me until I saw Revenge of the Sith. In theaters of course. Those scenes you mentioned were very impactful for sure but just as impactful IMO was the fact that Palpatine became the Emperor not through conquest or deceive but legitimate democracy just like hitler. It was shocking. Great stuff.
When I saw this scene as a kid. Leading up to it I didn’t see 4 5 6 so I didn’t know what was gonna happen. I was a big fan of the clones and looked up to them as my heroes and then they betrayed the Jedi and my heart sank feeling betrayed. The only other time I felt betrayed in fiction was roach and ghost getting killed.
"Silence from the crowd" aye cause yer in the pictures mate I'd fucking hope they were quiet
0:47 this dude needs a promotion, killing two crab droids cosecutively, that some arc trooper skills
So fun fact in Legends, Palpatine always planned on using the 501st to attack the Jedi Temple, it's why throughout the war the best Clone Troopers were transferred to the 501st because Palpatine wanted/needed the very best of the Clones to the take on the whole temple. Its also pretty badass when you realise in Legends the 501st pretty much KNEW once they were sent to Coruscant at the end of the war that they were there to eliminate the Jedi, but they didn't care since orders were orders (In Legends the Clones are brainwashed to obey the Supreme Chancellor above all others and make the conscious decision to turn on the Jedi, many clone units in Legends actually straight up HATED their Jedi Commanders and some were HAPPY to recieve Order 66, rather than mind controlled by inhibitor chips that forced the clones to comply.) I also like the fact that technically speaking the 501st, probably the most important unit in Order 66/Operation Knightfall, were the very first clone unit to recieve Order 66 and were the first ones to be christened as Imperial Stormtroopers. Also also, can we appreciate Palpatine used Cody's name instead of his number, makes me think because of the fact Cody is Kenobi's subordinate it's why he's the first Clone Commander outside of Appo (501st Commander) to be called, the rest of the commanders I'm pretty sure the call got a pre-recorded message simply saying "Execute Order 66".
That's where I have a pretty conflicted stance on the whole chip element. It wouldn't be needed of there were more stories on clones who refused the order. We got the commandos yeah but showing more would've been better.
Rex also got one with his name and not a standard one
I prefer the Clone Wars version.
The chip story is stupid. It is far more impactful if the Clones felt they had to follow their orders and even though they may have respected their Jedi commanders, being soldiers duty-sworn to serve the Republic if they felt the Jedi betrayed the Republic, then they would have to follow their orders, no matter how painful.
The stupid chip theory removes the human element from Order 66, which was and is so impactful to the story.
Legends are canon in my book. Screw Disney’s canon. Its not even interesting or original. Legends had so much stories to tell
“It was near the end of the war. We were stuck on Mygeeto for over 2 years under General Mundi’s command. We kept hearing the news of the sieges, the attack on Coruscant, the death of Dooku and Grievous. Despite that, all we could think of was the feeling of being trapped in a prison. There was no escape from this world and I thought over and over of all my brothers that died within the entire war. For a time, it almost felt comforting to know the war was close to the end, we made our way to the final battle, assaulting the CIS final stronghold on Mygeeto. It was in there that I heard the order from the Supreme Chancellor. I’d be lying if I said the order didn’t take me off guard. Part of me couldn’t believe hearing about it, the Jedi attempting to assassinate the Chancellor, to overthrow the senate. To bring down what we fought so hard to preserve. Frankly I don’t know how Commander Bacara was handling such a revelation. But all I could think about when carrying it out was “never again.” We lived through enough hell from the war against treachery. There was no way in this Galaxy that we were going to tolerate another one. The Jedi betrayed everyone of us and so General Mundi got the death he deserved, a shot at his chest with him looking straight at us, knowing that he and his order failed. The Separatists couldn’t destroy us, the Jedi couldn’t destroy us. Nothing will destroy us. And so the only word that could be spoken when Order 66 was issued with the anger spoken under our helmets was. “Yes, my lord.” And then with a few blaster bolts fired, the Jedi’s life was over and his cue died with him.” - Galactic Marine, 19BBY.
Wow so sad
A belief implanted basically by a chip
@@tommykawaii no it wasn’t
@@kingorange7739 how so? (And that’s an honest question, btw). With a snap of a finger, Sidious made the clones see the Jedi from friend to foe, repeating the same thing collectively, without willpower or rationals to question or judge the order by themselves. I’m not diminishing the quality of this excerpt (did you write it?), which is super cool and shows, from my perspective, how a clone saw things after the activation of order 66. But still, that was because of the chip. Even Rex couldn’t resist shooting Ashoka.
@@tommykawaii Order 66 was 1 of 150 contingency orders. Orders that were memorized and brainwashed into the clones since birth as the last line of defense for the Republic system. The Jedi attempted to assassinate the head of government within what was seen as a cue. Many of these clones felt just as much betrayed by the Jedi as the Jedi did to them.
Obi: He killed all the children!
Star Wars producer: That's too horrible, even for a movie.
Obi: How about we call them Younglings?
Producer: Kill 'em all!
Yes because toddlers is pretty much what they were.
What are you even talking about in episode two Anakin said he killed the women and the children too🤣🤦♂️
@@jimmycrackers3358 in episode two it was monsters not innocent non caniballistic children.
@@thephoenix4093 sounds like the only monster here is you😂 Saying the children deserved it lol please tell me the evil things a 4 year old Tusken gets up to🤣
@@jimmycrackers3358 let me ask you a question what is worse for monstrosities like the sand people to die or the younglings?
What makes it especially heartbreaking is that the Jedi could have survived. They have literal superhuman reaction time and could have easily dodged/reflected most of the bolts and escaped.
The reason they didn’t is because they truly *trusted* the clones completely. So much so that even when they are aiming their guns at them the Jedi still hesitate. It’s so completely out of nowhere they go against their own instincts to think “There must be some explanation” then they die due to their own hesitation. So rough!
Yeah, most of them could’ve just force pushed the clones away in an instant but act powerless and outnumbered
0:46 this clone is MVP
When a maxed out player comes to a beginner lobby:
That is one of the few moments where Lucas used real soldiers and athletes for the motion capture instead of the vfx artists themselves.
@@ASnek-tu5sp reallyy?? :ooo
No the clone who had a fist fight with a droid was a real MVP
@@nyorito5208 correct
I have to admit I teared up watching the scene when I first saw the movie...It's so heart breaking
I agree with you it brought tears to my eyes every time I hear this music and watch this scene
Can see what you mean
Agreed.
To the people who don't know, it's not like the clones wanted to betray their Jedi comrades, but something is programmed inside of them to make them obey.
these scene gift the messages to use...the traitor is anywhere on this world even your cousin,partnership and close best friend..so the real enemies is the traitor after a real enemy..because the traitor stab your back
The stupidest plot ever
@@Hdbdbdby this scene ift the messages to us..the traitor is anywhere on ths world even your cousin,partnership,and close best friend..so the real enemies is the traitor after a real enemy..because the traitor stab your back
@@wanzakaria the plot is still stupid. the scenes are great but still bad writing.
yes, they are called covid vaccines
I like how we're given that moment of humanity between cody and Obi-Wan where he gives him the lightsaber and they see each other's faces. But then he puts back on the helmet, a helmet without emotion and a helmet that would come to represent the oppression of the galaxy, and then the order is given. It's really the death of the clone trooper. It's the transition from clone troopers, human beings with faces and personalities to the stormtroopers, the faceless cold enforcers of evil.
It's even better in the novel.
In the novel, after Cody was given Order 66,he said to himself:
*Is it too much to ask for the order to have come through before I gave him his lightsaber?"
2:50 when you eat ice cream too fast
When ice cream eats you too fast
When you realize you gaaaaaaaaeeeeeee
@@razorstorm2175 Why r u gae?
brain freeze
Hahahahaha
Palpatine was a genius when designing this takeover. He played the Long game and have the Jedi fight an enemy with overwhelming size but instead of trying the Jedi way and find a peaceful solution he had them become Generals of a ready to go military.
Qui gon once told Padme that the Jedi are defenders of peace they can not fight a war for her.
He was right , Jedi should of sense some strange intentions were afoot but they were blind by the Darkside. Even Yoda was unaware of this deception. The only ones that could have stopped Palpatine were the Kaminons. But they did not realize that they to would be purged once the Jedi were not there to protect them from the very soldiers they trained and cared for.
Palpatines genius is also seen as deceives the now Imperial citizens that this way will be good for society.
That's why the jedi so hesistant to join the Republic forces against the mandalorians during the old republic. And when some join they fall to darkside under Revan and Malak
@Nicolas Gil those two fell because they found the star forge.
The founders of the Sith would've been impressed.
The Jedi failings were essential to Palpatine's success.
As the book said “the jedi were not the quarry, but the bait.”
“Good soldiers follow orders”
don't you just hate hearing those words put together.
@Yang Wen Li why the hatred towards gen z. They're like you and me, most of the time.
Meanwle the droids: odders are odders
@Yang Wen Li Wow, you really just pointed him out and don't even know him.
Can't say you are better then him.
😂 lol
"What I remember about the rise of the Empire is… is how quiet it was. During the waning hours of the Clone Wars, the 501st Legion was discreetly transferred back to Coruscant. It was a silent trip; we all knew what was about to happen, what we were about to do. Did we have any doubts? Any private traitorous thoughts? Perhaps, but no one said a word. Not on the flight to Coruscant, not when Order 66 came down, and not when we marched into the Jedi Temple. Not a word."
--- 501st trooper
Journal of the 501st BF2 '05.
Boga's cry as she fell is the most heartbreaking part of this clip for me D:
Agreed
Didn’t she sense it in the novel and take the hit for Obi Wan? 🤔
That sound gets me every time.
0:49 still remains one of the most bad ass clone scenes in the movies
200th liek and w2nd comment
15 years later and still hurts to see all this great Jedis die, after I finished clone wars and bad batch series my love for the jedis grow so much😭😭😭😭😭
@@randallwinters7387 "It's just a movie", really a basic thing to say. Have you watched the clone wars series?
Jedi is the plural of the word “Jedi” not “Jedis”
@@randallwinters7387 🤓
Jedi had all the answers in front of them but were blinded by their arrogance it’s very tragic
@@jjack3186 only the council ahsoka for example wasnt one of those Jedi
Epic music. John Williams should've gotten an Oscar for this amazing score.
Seeing someone so wise and powerful like plo koon get betrayed after caring about each clone is just heart breaking.
You’re telling me he couldn’t maneuver like Anakin and Obi-Wan after being fired from behind?
@@ox_trueprotagonistchrisred9085 He wasn't expecting to take shots from his own men.
I always loved the background battles in scenes like this. Seeing the little details and every clone fighting uniquely. I miss this type of grand scale that Star Wars gave.
yeah they were operatic and theatrical in every sense of the word, whereas there was not an ounce of that at all from the sequels: from dialogue, the shot direction, the designs, the world, the “aesthetic”. To put it simply, the reason why the sequel trilogy doesn’t feel like Star Wars is because it fundamentally isn’t. It’s some generic sci-fi wearing sw skin.
@@tsurugi5Star wars itself is pretty generic as well. It has advanced technology, faster than light travel, robots, aliens, the force being telekinesis with extra steps, cloning, huge weapons of mass destruction, galaxy spanning governments, and more. Star wars isn't that special tbh.
@@ernestov2001 I don't think you understood my previous comment.
@@ernestov2001 what is then?
Episode 2 and 3 put the _War_ in Star Wars. But the prequels in general was when the galaxy felt the most fleshed out. The most realistic for a Sci-fi setting.
1:08 Obi Wan tried to explain that the clones should also use high ground lol
Best comment ever🤣
Not high enough
You know what is the creepiest part about order 66? The fact that the droids were nothing just to keep the jedis distracted with pointless wars just for the right moment. Just waiting for enough jedis to be killed during the droid war. Just like real life, distracting the public eyes with pointless wars just for the real war to happen.
“What I remember about the rise of the Empire is... is how quiet it was. During the waning hours of the Clone Wars, the 501st Legion was discreetly transferred back to Coruscant. It was a silent trip. We all knew what was about to happen, what we were about to do. Did we have any doubts? Any private, traitorous thoughts? Perhaps, but no one said a word. Not on the flight to Coruscant, not when Order 66 came down, and not when we marched into the Jedi Temple. Not a word." - 501st Journal
This was a quote from Battlefront II, right?
@@Drebor94 Yes sir. 👍🏻
Such a great game... I absolutely loved it.
This goes to show that the 501st knew about Order 66 beforehand, but were too powerless to prevent it from happening
@@toainsully in the original canon every clone knew about Order 66.
2:26 not only was Felucia essentially space Vietnam mixed with Space New Guinea, Ayla had the misfortune to have that be the last place she ever was alive. Dealing with the wildlife, horrible jungle illnesses, the essentially VC tactics the droids were using to engage the republic forces, the stress alone of commanding all that just to be turned on when you're always on your toes every step you take through the jungle is just awful.
This scene has so much more meaning after watching the entirety of The Clone Wars. literally heartbreaking watching this betrayal
Order 66 still stands as my #1 favorite darkest moment in the Star Wars franchise. I'm happy that we got to see various perspectives of this moment since its first appearance.
Order 66 was why I became a Star Wars fan
The way the youngling stumbles back kills me inside everytime.
So sad really.😭
Apparently, Hayden Christensen (the actor for Anakin) shouted BOO the time he ignited his lightsaber, making the actor for the youngling (who was just a kid) stumble back in actual fear.
It killed the youngling too
Dudes... George just gave us the most emotional moments, soundtrack, an epic entrance, pretty cool battles, confusion, frustration, sadness, plenty of new enviroments... everyting in less of 4 minutes.
Frustration and Sadness belong to Jar Jar Binks...the order 66 is nathing compared to him.
George IS Star Wars. Not Di$neys pile of swill.
Agreed. The appeal of the Revenge of the Sith isn't the script or the acting or the cinematography like most other movies, its the emotion. The tradgedy. The sheer unadultrated pain of betrayal. This isn't a movie you analyze, its a movie you FEEL. No matter what critisisms you have you cannot deny that this scene hits. All the world building and development of the Jedi undone in an instant, with a great soundtrack to carry
@@krypticunlimited6925yeah
wish it was 6min,,,,
1:50 Nobody ever has empathy for the little bird 🦅 dragon 🐉 creature thing 🥺🥺🥺
Its just there
Vractyl. I believe its called
I think it survived, I’m not sure though.
Me too.
I was always felt sad for Obi Wan and his Eagle Dragon Pet at this very scene.
As a kid I cried every time I saw Obi Wan and his pet falling.
Gotta say, Obi-Wan was so damn lucky that he got his lightsaber before palpatine contacted Commander Cody
In the expanded material, Cody has a moment where he thinks/says, "was it too much to ask for the order to come through *before* I gave him back the bloody lightsaber?"
*2:50*
*This is how someone feels after winning the jackpot at the casino but had to cut half the winnings because of taxes*
2:10 Plot twist... Palpatine's transmission just reached moments after that
*"Come on!"*
No
This is probably one of the most iconic movie scenes out there
One of the most darkest moments, I must say.
The thing I like to do is rewatch the things going on in the background, especially during the battles. You tend to see things you never would have noticed on the first watch.
I was at the theatres watching this when it first came out and all the kids had their Jedi robes and lightsabers on knowing already what was going to happen. You have no clue how many kids left the theatres crying and seeing old man cry also. Hit right in the heart watching this scene.
Damn! That must've been heartbreaking.
To be honest they all sound like right Fannies and need to Man up.
One of the most devastating scenes in movie history. The music added a strong feeling to it as well
4:30 "Master Skywalker what we are gonna do?" then, Skywalker kills the jedis
Because Anakin has turned into a dark side. He is becoming a Evil Sith Lord called Darth Vader
The way the musical tone changes as obi wan is falling is the most beautifully depressing and chilling use of music i can think of in any movie ever.
“In spite of everything you’ve done for them, eventually they will hate you.”
Man I wish I could go back in time and experience this again in theaters one more time. When Order 66 hit the entire theater was on awe it was crazy and the party after the movie was awesome.
4:00 there goes Commander Gree
Nobody messes with Yoda.
The amount of heartbreak that Yoda felt when this all happened, is just hard for me to watch. You feel what he is feeling. Immense pain!
The look on KI Adi’s face is heartbreaking, definitely one of the saddest deaths in Order 66.
2:19 i swear that clone dodges a shot if you slow it down to 0,25x
oh shit he does
He dodges it, then hides behind another clone lmao
@@UwU-s3b yea he FUCJING DOES WTFFF
@@blumpfreyfranks8863 lmao same shit at least he dodged it!
What a chad
15 years later and this is still good.
Why wouldn’t it be
2:45 to me this has always been the most brutal one shown on screen. How the camera pans out and then the plant hides Secura being shot relentlessly
1:17 They ran out of CGI money to spend on a shadow for Cody.
Lmao 😂 right
Wow that's a great catch lol
@@drutalero2962 lmao ikr 😂😂
@ً can I be friend?
And shadows are very cheap actually. The models are expensive.
0:48 Who is this baddass and why does he not have his own movie yet?
yeah!
Hes carring the whole team
@@endangeredmexican9644 that's a hard carry right there
Many people think that's Boil.
i was saying that since i saw this episode for the first time
4:10 Wookie 1 "This man is crazy dawg"
Wookie 2 "I told you he was an OG!".
Anikins part (Caramelldansen (Speedcake Remix)) stars playing in the background.
FYI, one of those Wookies is Chewie, alright? Show some respect.
Something I never noticed the first time, but always gets me on subsequent rewatches is the Clones calling Palpatine "My Lord"
the fact the jedi basically all saw each clone as their own self and how long they thought with them, the sadness then must of experienced in their final moments is truly depressing
Originally the clones were much more conscienceless than what we later saw in the Clone Wars series. In the series they show you how the clones change personality when the inhibitor chip is activated, but in the movie they are more like robots.
2:50 this scene is so powerful whenever Master Yoda sensed the death of each Jedi
along with the music as well.
@@Madheim777 agreed
Struck with heartburn, I am
Eaten that pork belly, I shouldnt have
After almost 20 years I still can't get through this without crying.
It hurts so different when you've seen Clone Wars... getting to know all of them then seeing them taken down like this
Is clone wars any good? I want to watch it, but I’m thrown off by the animations and stuff. It was a kid show, right?
@@nosferatu2 it’s a kid show but let me tell you
It’s one of the best damn Star Wars shows I ever watched. The story is really good and since it’s a show about WAR, there’s a ton of casualties and deaths of characters which are quite brutal than what you see in the films.
I’d say give it a chance, I had my thoughts but after that first episode, I was addicted to watching episode after episode
@@patricioperez7323i saw the first 6 movies recently. I have heard of Ahsoka Tano so much but she is not in the movies. Is the animated series the only show where Ahsoka's whole story can be seen?
@@punpompur there’s a movie called the clone wars, that shows you how ahsoka and anakin meet, I would recommend watching that first because the pair are already on their first mission during their first appearance in the series.
The 2008 clone wars franchise is when ahsoka was introduced, she never appeared in any of the 6 movies.
"I was on Felucia when I received the order. An order I thought we never would of had to carry out. We had fought long and hard in the war under General Aayla Secura. We bled together, fought together, mourned the loss of brothers together. She was truly one of us, a sister to us. Hell many of us use to tease Commander Bly about falling for her. At the end of the war I remember thinking how the nightmare we suffered would finally come to an end. Never had I thought I would of been ordered to do so that hurt more than the entire war combined. We were ordered to gun her down for treason. The Jedi attempted to assassinate the Chancellor, to overthrow the senate, to destroy the Republic. I could never form a conclusion of the rest of the order. But I thought to myself, it couldn't had been her. Aayla would never had betrayed us. But we couldn't question it. We had to make a choice, to choose between our love for her or our loyalty to the Republic, the thing that gave us our purpose, our brotherhood, our very existence. Once we weighed that with the fact that Aayla would likely be hunted the rest of her life, the choice became clear to us on what we had to do. Bly gave us the order to lead her to the front of the field. Let her believe that one last time we would fight together the way we did for so long, only this time the shots fired wouldn't be from the droids, but us, . I could feel the pain Bly had just as much as the sorrow I had under my own helmet. But we were soldiers, we were the shield of the Republic, and whether we liked it or not, she was no longer one of us. The best thing we do in honor and love of her is show her mercy. She wouldn't know and wouldn't feel the pain for long. And so we lead her to that field, watched her prepare for battle. I felt the tears in my eye of what we were about to do. I could only whisper to myself, "Forgive me." And so we fired and kept firing, even after her body touched the ground we would not stop unleashing the bolts, even after she laid motionless we would not stop. We didn't know how to. We didn't want to, to end the action and reflect that what we did was just done. After the ammo was depleted we saw her, gone from us. I only wished I would've known then that the Republic's death was not far behind. Maybe if I did, I would've known that being a good soldier wasn't who I wanted to be. That I wanted to be a good man. My only hope is that perhaps one day I will have the chance to make things right, that maybe something out there will make sure her death wasn't in vain."
- 327th Clone Trooper, 19 BBY
That's tearjerking
Star Wars Battlefront II, History mode?
@@NoName-hg6cc I never saw this on that game, only lootbox scandals that led Belgium to ban that monstrous thing out of game.
@@superspies32 The PS2 game
@@superspies32 the 2005 game, and still the best Battlefront 2
2:40 they really wanted to make sure the female Jedi was dead lmao
I thought it was abit extra 🤣
It was so that she would die without much pain.
@@masterplokoon8803 how do you know?
@@Zalo975 she and that clone commander were pretty good friends. So even though the chip forced him to execute her he didn't want the risk of her not being killed instantly and suffering as she died so he and his men just imediatly filled her with as many shots as they could so she would die instantly. He knew what had to be done but he didn't want her to suffer.
@@masterplokoon8803 thanks for explaining
The look on Ki Adi Mundis face is heartbreaking. Knowing that his clone brothers have betrayed him and he didn’t have time to react. If your into the expanded universe like me he went on many successful missions with the clones and was one of the most powerful Jedi in the galaxy
Really brings the whole brain chip thing into full swing. But as you can imagine, a lot of clones tried to hold themselves back, Bly for example we know had a close relationship with Aayla Secura, hence the quick death.
People like Ki Adi Mundi had it coming tho
So did Mundi treat his troops poorly? I’ve heard he did bad things but never knew what they were exactly
@@mridonothing2751 from what i understand he and the commander of his clones didnt see eye to eye to the point that his commander had serious contempt for him
@@Ensigncolyer oh I see thanks for the info
Plo Koon didn't deserved this fate...
@@rngrtt3689 who’s that tho??
Saddest Betrayals:
1) Aayla Secura (she was defenseless).
2) Ki-Adi Mundi (he was looking up to those troops and he didn't do anything to deserve it)
3) The children in the Temple (same reason as Mundi but the kid calling what he thought was Anakin a "master" angered Vader given his stance on the Jedi)
On #3 Vader's behavior is absolutely indefensible. I'm just giving an extra perspective on why he may have made that choice.
It truly hits home when you see that despite all the clones and jedi have been through battles won and lost, brothers and fellow Jedi lost. The jedi had complete faith and trust in the clones. . .which is the smartest and most cruel thing Palpatine could have done, sure he could have had a grand republic DROID army but the jedi would never trust them, they had to be living beings in order for order 66 to work, they had to be something the jedi could trust and let their guard down around. They followed the jedi to hell and back. Which is why order 66 was almost flawlessly executed.
Good Soldiers follow Orders
After watching all the Clone Wars episodes and now coming back and seeing this, its more heartbreaking after everything the Jedi and clones went through together