Clone Wars multimedia project



The Clone Wars multimedia project was a three-year project created by Lucasfilm, in conjunction with Del Rey, Dark Horse, Cartoon Network and LucasArts.

Set largely between the films Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith (in terms of both in-universe and real life chronology), the Clone Wars multimedia project attempted to tell the story of the Clone Wars in real-time &mdash;through books, comics, television, and video games. This echoes previous projects such as Shadows of the Empire and the New Jedi Order.

Characters

 * Alpha-17
 * Padmé Amidala
 * C-3PO
 * Dooku
 * Durge
 * Kit Fisto
 * General Grievous
 * Obi-Wan Kenobi
 * K'Kruhk
 * Agen Kolar
 * Ki-Adi-Mundi
 * Palpatine
 * R2-D2
 * Aayla Secura
 * Anakin Skywalker
 * Shaak Ti
 * Saesee Tiin
 * Asajj Ventress
 * Quinlan Vos
 * Mace Windu
 * Yoda

Droid models

 * 3PO-series protocol droid


 * B1 battle droid


 * B2 super battle droid


 * Droideka


 * Droid tri-fighter


 * DSD1 dwarf spider droid


 * IG-100 MagnaGuard


 * IG-227 Hailfire-class droid tank


 * OG-9 homing spider droid


 * R2-series astromech droid


 * Variable Geometry Self-Propelled Battle Droid, Mark I

Organizations and titles

 * Confederacy of Independent Systems
 * Separatist Droid Army
 * Galactic Republic
 * Grand Army of the Republic
 * Jedi Order
 * Order of the Sith Lords

Sapient species

 * Cerean
 * Gen'Dai
 * Human
 * Iktotchi
 * Kaleesh
 * Kiffar
 * Nautolan
 * Rattataki
 * Togruta
 * Twi'lek
 * Unknown tridactyl species
 * Whiphid
 * Zabrak

Television
The television aspect of the Clone Wars project was covered by Star Wars: Clone Wars, directed by Genndy Tartakovsky. This "micro-series" consisted at first of two seasons: (Season 1, from November 7th to 20th of 2003, and Season 2, from March 26th to April 8th of 2004), each consisting of ten episodes, each roughly three minutes in length. In addition to movie characters, the show used several characters from the Star Wars: Republic comics from Dark Horse, and was notable both for introducing the character of General Grievous in Chapter 20 and for promoting Anakin Skywalker from Padawan to Jedi Knight in Chapter 21.

Initially, the episodes were meant as a form of commercials for the other products of the Clone Wars multimedia project. But after the series became a huge success and the first two seasons won an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Animated Program," they were continued in Season 3, consisting of five 12-to-15 minute episodes. These episodes detailed the timeframe leading up to Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Although criticized by fans (primarily for not being consistent with the Episode III tie-in novel, Labyrinth of Evil) they were also a hit, and led to George Lucas announcing plans to continue the show as a half-hour, 3D cartoon sometime around 2008.

The collected episodes of the show were made available in DVD form in Clone Wars Volume I and Clone Wars Volume II. The style of animation for the show was the inspiration for the Clone Wars Adventures comics. Many of the show's voice-actors would go on to reprise their character(s) roles for various Clone Wars-related computer games, or had come from such roles to the show.

Books and short stories
Six official novels were written in the Clone Wars series which chronicle the Clone Wars. They can be identified by the designation "a Clone Wars novel".


 * Shatterpoint
 * The Cestus Deception
 * MedStar I: Battle Surgeons
 * MedStar II: Jedi Healer
 * Jedi Trial
 * Yoda: Dark Rendezvous

Another novel, Escape from Dagu, was finished but was replaced with the Yoda: Dark Rendezvous. All Clone Wars books were published by Del Rey.

Although Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Republic Commando: Hard Contact, Republic Commando: Triple Zero, Labyrinth of Evil, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, and Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader are set in this era and cover the Clone Wars, they are not considered part of the Clone Wars book series.

A number of short stories and e-books were also written as part of the Clone Wars series. These were: The Hive, Storm Fleet Warnings, Equipment, and Duel (the last three of which were formed into the Hasbro Short Story Collection).

Comics


The comics segment of the Clone Wars storyline was told primarily through the Star Wars: Republic serial, starting with Issue 49 (four issues after the comic had been renamed from Star Wars to Star Wars: Republic) and continuing until the final Issue 83. It was in the Republic comics that Anakin Skywalker got the scar on his face that he has in Episode III.

The five-part Obsession and Jedi comics, and the Brothers in Arms, Purge, and Routine Valor one-shots, were tie-ins to the Republic Clone Wars storyline. Together, the comics were collected into a series of nine trade-paperback volumes, appropriately titled Clone Wars.

In addition, a collection of six Clone Wars Adventures comics, based on the art of the TV show, were also released. Several of the stories from latter Star Wars Tales also tied into the Clone Wars storyline, with varying levels of continuity. From May to September 2002, the Jango Fett: Open Seasons comic (the counterpart to the Bounty Hunter game) was released; while not part of the Clone wars series, it depicted the events that led to the creation of the clone army.

All Clone Wars comics were published by Dark Horse.

Video Games


The majority of Clone Wars games were released in 2002. Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter was released March 10th of that year, with Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns released shortly after Episode II and Star Wars: The Clone Wars on November 28th of that year. Also released in 2002 was Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, a game that centered on the buildup to the clone army's formation and a tie-in to the Jango Fett: Open Seasons comic.

Star Wars: Battlefront, which contained several levels depicting both original and movie, comic, or game-based Clone Wars battles, was released on September 20th, 2004. The sequel, Star Wars: Battlefront II, again with Clone Wars missions, was released on November 1st, 2005.

Other games depicting the Clone Wars are Republic Commando (released on March 1st, 2005) and the Episode III game (May 5th, 2005).

Many of the computer game characters had the same voice actors as those who played them in the Star Wars: Clone Wars show.