Warning! This article contains SPOILERS for Ahsoka episode 5.Star Wars: The Clone Wars is easily one of the most beloved TV series in the franchise, and many fans were thrilled to finally see some of it brought to live-action in the Ahsoka series. Seeing Ariana Greenblatt play a young Ahsoka Tano alongside Hayden Christensen’s Anakin Skywalker was the culmination of Dave Filoni’s vision for the show that began back in 2008. However, with the enormous success Ahsoka’s Clone Wars flashbacks have had, some are left wondering whether Disney will keep the ball rolling and continue with a live-action series taking place during The Clone Wars.
Ahsoka episode 5 brought several battles from The Clone Wars to live-action, including a flashback of the Siege of Mandalore. In Ahsoka’s first flashback, she sees the Battle of Teth, which was one of her very first missions as a Padawan to Anakin. Immediately afterward she transitions to the Battle of Ryloth, where she argues with Anakin over the clones who lose their lives and the heavy toll war requires. But neither of these compare to the Siege of Mandalore, which was only a small taste of what Disney could pull off. However, there are plenty more battles in The Clone Wars that deserve to be seen in live-action.
Your browser does not support the video tag. 8 The Malevolence Campaign – 22 BBY Occurring near the beginning of the series in The Clone Wars season 1, the Malevolence Campaign helped expand what was possible with ion technology in Star Wars. The Malevolence was an enormous Separatist ship equipped with an ion cannon large enough to disable entire fleets of Venator-class Star Destroyers. In some ways, it was a precursor to the Death Star. Nevertheless, the animation in the first season of the series was unpolished, with the character models of Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Padmé looking a bit harsh and clunky. The Malevolence could use a face-lift in live-action, giving it the deadly and imposing aura it was always meant to have.
7 The Battle Of Malastare – 21 BBY The Battle of Malastare was almost a decisive victory for the Separatist Alliance, had it not been for the Republic’s prototype electro-proton bomb. While the bomb managed to wipe out the majority of the Separatist army on Malastare, it also unleashed the Zillo Beast from deep beneath the surface. Impervious to lightsabers and ravenous for energy, the Zillo Beast was one of the most difficult problems the Republic faced in The Clone Wars season 2. And while the Zillo Beast returned in The Bad Batch season 2, it would be terrifying to see it rampage in live-action in a Godzilla-esque fashion.