Editor’s Observe: The next accommodates spoilers for Episode 6 in Season 2 of The Dangerous Batch.After just a few weeks of little plot motion, The Dangerous Batch returned with a bang. The sixth episode of Season 2, “Tribe,” takes the characters to the planet Kashyyyk, greatest generally known as the house of the Wookiees. Regardless of Chewbacca’s standing as a serious character in Star Wars, little time has been spent on his residence world, so seeing the planet is all the time thrilling. Nevertheless it is not what stands out most within the episode. It is no secret that The Dangerous Batch is intently linked to The Clone Wars. Choosing up proper as the primary sequence left off and reusing many characters (together with the unhealthy batch clones themselves), The Dangerous Batch serves as a direct sequel to The Clone Wars. “Tribe,” specifically, took clear inspiration from the earlier present because it reintroduces Gungi, a Jedi padawan who seems in The Clone Wars Season 5. Although his look is small, he is definitely memorable because the few Wookiee Jedi to seem within the franchise. The continuation of his story exhibits that he survived Order 66. It might not be a very blissful ending for the character (if it’s the finish), however it’s higher than the choice.
To get extra of a beloved story is all the time factor, particularly after the difficulties The Clone Wars confronted. The present suffered a cancelation after Season 6, leaving the plot unfinished. Nevertheless it later returned to Disney+ for a revival season. As thrilling as the ultimate season was, particularly after six years, it was solely 12 episodes, so not each story the creators deliberate may make it to completion. Within the years earlier than the ultimate season, The Clone Wars’ creatives launched details about storylines they’d developed for an additional season forward of the cancelation. A few of these unaired plots had been expanded into print media. Asajj Ventress and Quinlan Vos’ story might be learn in Christie Golden’s novel The Darkish Disciple and Darth Maul’s within the comedian miniseries Star Wars: Darth Maul – Son of Dathomir. However different story arcs had been launched on-line within the type of their story reels, and a few finally made it into the ultimate season of The Clone Wars. The introduction of the unhealthy batch characters was one such plot. Collectively these unaired (and later aired) story arcs are known as The Clone Wars Legacy. Through the years, numerous quantity of data has been launched about these tales, however, as but, not all are launched in full. One such plot took the unhealthy batch to Kashyyyk, like Season 2, episode 6 of The Dangerous Batch.
The Unaired Kashyyyk Plot
Whereas the episode was by no means made, Dave Filoni launched particulars of the story on the “Untold Clone Wars” panel in Celebration Anaheim. The story would have been later episodes within the season, going down after Echo (Dee Bradley Baker) joined the unhealthy batch. The plot follows the unhealthy batch as they go to Kashyyyk to help the Wookiees together with Yoda. Like in The Dangerous Batch episode, they combat the Trandoshans, who sided with the Separatist Alliance. The enemy invades the Wookiees’ cities, and the heroes intention to get them out, however their plan includes burning some timber. Tarfful asks the tree spirits for permission on this battle. On this scene, the story would have defined Wookiee’s customs. Whereas the clones don’t have any drawback sacrificing the timber for his or her purpose, it goes towards Wookiee’s beliefs. The clones and Wookiees should discover frequent floor towards their enemy and be taught to know one another. In that course of, the unhealthy batch learns extra in regards to the Wookiees and their lifestyle, particularly their reverence for nature. The episode would have referenced the Star Wars: Knights of the Previous Republic recreation and The Star Wars Vacation Particular. And a younger Chewbacca would have appeared.
How Does ‘The Dangerous Batch’ Reference the Unaired Episode?
Whereas little is straight mentioned in regards to the occasions of the unaired story, there are hints all through The Dangerous Batch episode. Wrecker briefly mentions that it is “been some time since [they’ve] been to Kashyyyk.” Assumedly the final time they visited was the story from The Clone Wars Legacy. Additionally, the unhealthy batch can talk with Wookiees, who can’t communicate primary. They declare that their “wookiee” is rusty, however they maintain conversations fairly completely. The Dangerous Batch episode even options the identical villain, although the Trandoshans work for the Empire somewhat than the Separatists. However extra telling is the unhealthy batch’s familiarity and fast response to placing out fires after their fights. It is the very first thing they do. The clones comply with belief the timber’ plan with out resistance. Through the episode, Hunter and Tech clarify to Omega (Michelle Ang) the connection between Wookiees and the timber. They convey and share the airplane, working as allies. All of this exhibits the characters respecting the Wookiees’ customs that they’d have realized within the unaired episodes.
Are the Unaired Episodes Canon?
With a number of of the tales not launched in full, classifying them is troublesome. Clearly, the tales that made it to completion, both in print or in later episodes of The Clone Wars, are canon. The connections seen in The Dangerous Batch lend credence to the Kashyyyk plot, even when solely components of it are identified. This one slides in seamlessly, particularly because the idea was meant to elucidate Yoda’s line in Revenge of the Sith, “good relations with the Wookiees I’ve.” However what of the others? A number of tales apart from the Kashyyyk plot stay unaired and unreleased, together with a narrative of a Boba Fett and Cad Bane crew up, a Rex and R2D2 Prime Gun-like story, a plot arc that might deliver Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Ahsoka collectively once more as they examine a Sith shrine beneath the Jedi temple, and episodes that broaden on Padmè’s makes an attempt to take away Palpatine from his place. With restricted info, it is troublesome to say how they match, although the Sith shrine and Padmè tales are contradicted by cannon. But there are possible parts that also match. These ideas may very well be one thing to look at because the universe continues to broaden. This unmade content material may very well be referenced and even expanded into different mediums sooner or later, formally including it to Star Wars canon. However, till then, the unaired tales are in a kind of limbo between canon and never.
