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It's now been a decade since Star Wars: The Clone Wars officially introduced one of the franchise's best retcons, and in retrospect, it stands as the perfect lesson for what all retcons in Star Wars should look like.
Many of Star Wars' best retcons actually occur throughout the original Star Wars trilogy, from Darth Vader being revealed as Luke Skywalker's father to the twin sibling relationship between Luke and Princess Leia Organa. Star Wars has since completed a plethora of retcons, but none have matched the level of those first ones - aside from this retcon in The Clone Wars. ✕ Remove Ads Prior to The Clone Wars, it was still clear in Star Wars Legends that the clone troopers were acting of their own will after Palpatine executed Order 66, and that they made the choice to turn on their Jedi generals. This turned the clones into villains in an instant, which, in today's world, is hard to imagine. The Clone Wars season 6 has thankfully changed this with an incredible 4-episode arc that details the conspiracy of behavioral inhibitor chips in all the clones, which could make them follow specific orders without question. This retcon has absolutely transformed Star Wars. The Clones' Inhibitor Chips Have Changed Star Wars For The Better This Retcon Has Immensely Improved The Clone Wars Era Close ✕ Remove Ads This retcon to the clone troopers does much more than absolve them of their villainous status in Star Wars. It adds a completely new layer of tragedy to the Clone Wars, and yet another frustratingly brilliant addition to Palpatine's carefully crafted plans to establish his Galactic Empire. Rather than having the clone troopers be secretly loyal to Palpatine all along, they are genuinely good men who are forced to act against their will, and who have to shoulder the burden of killing those they served faithfully because of it. Related What Happened To The Clones In Star Wars After Order 66? The clones in Star Wars were manipulated and mistreated by the Empire after the Republic's dissolution and Order 66. What became of them afterwards? 3 ✕ Remove Ads This retcon only continues to get better and better the more that Star Wars expands the stories of the clones, as seen in Star Wars: The Bad Batch. The effects of the inhibitor chips wore off over time, and clones were truly forced to face their actions and rethink their loyalty to an Empire that saw them as nothing more than military assets. This makes for such a better story than the alternative, which is why it's no doubt one of the best retcons ever completed in Star Wars - and why the franchise could truly learn from it going forward. Recent Retcons Have Felt Like Replacements, Not Improvements There Seems To Be No Greater Impact Close Whereas the inhibitor chips in the clone troopers felt like a major improvement to the overall Star Wars story, many of their most recent retcons have felt like simple replacements of what came before. This is especially the case for elements of Legends that are reentering canon; characters such as Grand Admiral Thrawn are experiencing major changes to their stories that are otherwise quite unnecessary. There are no major benefits to be had from the retcons and changes, especially not in the way that the inhibitor chips once were. ✕ Remove Ads One particular example also happens to stem from The Bad Batch, which opens with a scene depicting the events of Order 66 on the planet Kaller. It involves the Jedi Depa Billaba and her Padawan Caleb Dume, who grows up to become Kanan Jarrus in Star Wars Rebels. Despite having a canonical Order 66 story, their experience was almost entirely rewritten to include Clone Force 99 in this series, which, while exciting, had no true purpose behind this change. It could have been any Jedi Master and Padawan, and the scene still would have had the same impact. Star Wars Needs To Use Retcons More Purposefully Again Old Stories Still Ought To Be Respected ✕ Remove Ads As stated before, while these retcons can certainly make for some thrilling scenes and sequences, they ought to be used more sparingly again, and only implemented with a true purpose in mind. This is what the inhibitor chip retcon achieved for Star Wars, as it completely changed not just the Clone Wars themselves, but also Palpatine's own manipulations - and the legacy of these clone troopers. This is a much closer match to the iconic retcons of the original Star Wars trilogy, which led to the creation of the Skywalker saga as we know it today. Related Star Wars' 5 Best Retcons The Star Wars franchise is well-known for its retcons, but not all of them have landed; here are the 5 best and 5 worst retcons in all of Star Wars. 3 ✕ Remove Ads Star Wars, as such a storied franchise, has a responsibility to respect each story it's told over the last few decades. Changing random elements of these stories with small retcons is no good way to respect what came before, even in the name of creative freedom. Creativity can still be used without creating retcons that seemingly have no greater impact on the Star Wars mythos. These kinds of changes ought to be avoided at all costs, and only those with a weight as heavy as the inhibitor chips carry in The Clone Wars should be implemented when the time comes. Your Rating10 stars9 stars8 stars7 stars6 star5 stars4 stars3 stars2 stars1 star Rate Now 0/10 Leave a Review 8/10 8.7/10 Star Wars: The Clone Wars Animation Sci-Fi The animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars takes place between Episodes 2 and 3 of the Star Wars film saga. The fan-favorite series expands the story of the prequel trilogy through characters including Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ahsoka Tano, and more fan-favorite jedi.Not availableNot availableNot available*Availability in US Cast Matt Lanter , James Arnold Taylor , Ashley Eckstein , Dee Bradley Baker , Matthew Wood , Tom Kane , Catherine Taber , Terrence Carson , Corey Burton , Nika Futterman , Katee Sackhoff , Sam Witwer Release Date October 3, 2008 Seasons 7 Network Disney Channel Streaming Service Disney+ Franchise Star Wars Writers Dave Filoni , George Lucas Directors Dave Filoni Showrunner Dave Filoni Expand
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