darklordoftech said:

luckydube56 said:

I honestly thought of the Clone Wars as a battle between the folks that became the rebellion and some other entity (clones) that had absolutely nothing to do with Palpatine or what became known as the Empire.

In that case, where did you think that Palpatine and what became known as the Empire came from?

I thought Palpatine and the Empire was an offshoot of a rift between two sides of the victors of the Clone Wars.

Like after the Clone Wars, two political factions on the victor's side bickered with each other. Much like the PT actually but in the PT the Clones were a tool of good before they became comandeered by Palpatine. I didnt see it that way in my mind. There was no direct lineage in my mind between the clones and the stormtroopers.

I honestly just thought the Clones were its own violent and deadly faction that was quelled by the republic.

And my perception of timelines relative to Anakin's life was much different than it turned out. In my own version of the mythology, Anakin was turned to the dark side much later in life. I dont know why. In my version of the mythology, the PT would have actually been 4 to 6 films. The first being his tragically difficult childhood, followed by a triumphant and beloved Anakin in his prime, followed by his eventual fall as he became older and more cynical as life began taking from him. And in the grand scheme, the Clone Wars were a violent and historically significant event but really a footnote in Anakin's story arc.

I dont know if that answers your question. But when I first heard the term "Clone Wars" I didnt really try to map it all out. I just thought of it as historically vague background noise. To me the elements of the Empire had always existed and the rebels were merely those were cast out from it as sides were drawn in what was once a cooperative establishment.