#Star wars the clone wars space battles series#

The attempted defense of Ryloth shows the kind of battle between the Republic and the Separatists that citizens of the galaxy far, far away probably think of when they think of the Clone Wars. The clones are alternately cannon fodder and major characters, and the battlefield shows off a range of guns and transport vehicles, including Aethersprite Jedi starfighters and AT-TE walkers. The space battle starts with a bang, while on the ground Republic troops try to cross a bridge that offers the Original Trilogy thrill of people falling off catwalks while also providing a larger vista. The battle of Ryloth contains many separate stories, including Jedi, starships, and clone troopers.

#Star wars the clone wars space battles series#

One of the earliest battles in the series is also one of the biggest, spanning three episodes. The Battle of Ryloth вЂ“ Season 1, episode 21 вЂњLiberty on RylothвЂќ Instead it incporporates elements of martial arts that look both realistic and dangerous. ItвЂ™s rare that a lightsaber fight stays a lightsaber fight in The Clone Wars. The vertical war in 2008вЂ™s The Clone Wars feature film was one of the best concepts in a film I found rather thin and goofy, and even as the television show became more mature both in subject matter and in the quality of the writing, the action scenes remained highlights.В Without having to worry about actors getting hurt, the fights can be more extreme.

Most of the big set piece fights feature Jedi, but there are also clones, politicians, and space cowboys with blasters aplenty. The Clone Wars also has a large variety of action scenes, from lightsaber fights to blaster battles and spaceship sorties. The fights show which characters are elegant and which are brutal, which show mercy and which do not. The unexpected angles, challenging terrain, and the way the charactersвЂ™ movements tell about their personalities means that one swipe of a lightsaber is worth one thousand words. The action scenes in The Clone Warsare a highlight of the show.