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Star Wars: The Clone Wars x Revenge of the Sith
Introduction
Hello there,
I am excited to share with you a fan-edit I made that combines the final arc of Star Wars: The Clone Wars (S7:E9-12) with Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, resulting in a movie that should serve as the epic finale of the Clone Wars Show. What sets this edit apart from others with similar aims, is mainly the editting/trimming of the RotS parts, and a unique story structure with prologue and epilogue. Here is a video showcasing the changes in this edit: https://odysee.com/@Utinni94:d/swtcwxrots:1
If you are interested or have some feedback, please leave a comment or send me a PM.
Intention
This is NOT another Revenge of the Sith 4+ Hour Cut.
There are many edits that combine Clone Wars with RotS and there are many edits that improve RotS by trimming, reordering, etc. However, to my knowledge, this is the first fan-edit that does … both.
My intention was to combine Clone Wars and RotS in a way that is interesting, streamlined and engaging. Having the longest runtime by keeping each and every scene was not my goal here. Apart from transitions, the material from the Clone Wars episodes were almost left untouched, since they were near perfect to begin with. Changes to RotS include: removing/reordering scenes, cutting/trimming dialogue, a custom Text Crawl, and other minor improvements (inspired by Siliconmaster’s Revenge of the Sith: Rebalanced).
There are three things I want to highlight, that make this edit stand out:
- This edit is structured to have a prologue, a main story, and an epilogue. Both, prologue and epilogue consist of only material from the Clone Wars show.
- Order 66 is shown from Ahsoka’s perspective first. It’s more impactful because we as the viewers can relate to Ahsoka more because she does not know what’s exactly happening and how widespread this is. It is only when she discovers the whole truth, that we get to see the execution of Order 66 in the rest of the galaxy.
- Apart from the various changes in RotS to improve the pacing and narrative quality, a portion of the ending was cut to make the main story end on somewhat of a cliffhanger: The last thing we see is Anakin’s transformation to Darth Vader. However, the birth of the twins, how they are brought to their future care takers, or Padmé’s funeral are not shown. We are previously told that they “are losing her”, but no explanation is given as to why or whether she or her child (here it is never said that she has twins) can be saved.
Together with my other edit The Clone Wars Pilot (Battle of Christophsis) it bookends the TV show quite nicely. I have made my own episode order which you can check out here: https://clonewars-viewing-order.streamlit.app/
Additional Info
- Video: 4K HDR / 4K SDR / 1080p SDR
- Audio: 5.1 / Stereo
- Subtitles: English
- Runtime: ~200 min
Special Thanks
Thanks to BbqChkn for making this cool Stars Wars Crawl Davinci Resolve tool
Thanks also to @renderdriver whose artwork served as the basis for the one seen here (the second one).
Changes
Below are all the things in which this edit differs from Episode III and the Clone Wars episodes:
TLDR: Watch this video.
- Mixed logos of both mediums: Disney+, 20th Century Fox, Lucasfilm
- Soundtrack change for the Clone Wars title sequence: “Star Wars Main Title & A Galaxy Divided”
- Insertion of a philosophical quote, which is typical for Clone Wars episodes
- S7:E9 of the Clone Wars, up until the scene where Ahsoka and Anakin separate, serves as a prologue. It then transitions to “A long time ago in a galaxy far far away…”
- New Opening Crawl recapping the main character’s missions
- A lot of dialogue and action during the space battle sequence leading up to the Dooku fight was cut (incl. the entire elevator-going-up sequence)
- More dialogue cuts before and during the Dooku fight
- Anakin now barely hesitates when killing Dooku
- Transition from Anakin saying “His faith will be the same as ours” to Ahsoka’s landing on Mandalore
- Transition from Gar Saxon talking to Almec to bombardment of Grievous’ ship
- More dialogue and action trimming before, during and after the Grievous fight/escape scene
- Slightly changed the dialogue between Obi-Wan and Anakin as they arrive at the senate building
- New scene transition with added soundtrack after Anakin learns of Padmé’s preganancy
- Moved Grievous’ Utapau arrival and Anakin’s nightmare scene to later
- Trimmed dialogue between Yoda, Mace Windu and Obi-Wan
- Cut Anakin talking to Padmé about the state of the republic, mainly for pacing purposes
- Added a transition from Yoda’s preparation to leave for Kashyyyk to Ahsoka, Rex, Bo-Katan on Mandalore (“You must find Maul”)
- Added a transition between Clone Wars S7:E9 and S7:E10 (when Ahsoka meets Maul)
- Added a transition between Ahsoka saying “We’ve lost them” and Grievous’ arrival on Utapau
- Added a transition between Sideous saying that he will soon have a new apprentice and Anakin’s nightmare scene. The conversation with Padmé on the balcony was cut
- Cut scene where Anakin talks to Yoda. Instead, he goes from speaking to Padmé about his nightmare directly to seeing Palpatine at the opera
- Cut Yoda almost getting shot on Kashyyyk
- Added a transition between the beginning of the Kashyyyk Battle and Ahsoka on Mandalore talking to Obi-Wan via hologram
- Shortened the pause between Ahsoka saying “Tell Anakin…” and Obi-Wan saying “I will”
- Added a transition between Jesse’s scream and Anakin talking to Obi-Wan before he goes to Utapau
- Cut Grievous saying “I’ve been trained in your Jedi arts by Count Dooku.”
- Cut Obi-Wan’s weird close-up shot (“Oh I don’t think so”)
- Added a transition between Cody picking up Obi-Wan’s lightsaber and Ahsoka interrogating Almec
- Added a transition between Maul’s speech to his Mandalorian soldiers and Obi-Wan’s continuing fight with Grievous
- Moved scenes that happen before that in Episode III to later
- Grievous’ death transitions to Mandalorians complaining about the republic occupation
- Added a transition between Clone Wars S7:E10 and S7:E11
- Added transitions back and forth between Clone Wars and Episode III during the council briefing. I took the liberty to make it so that word of Grievous’ death has not yet reached Cody and therefore also not the other council members. The only information they have at that time is that Obi-Wan has engaged the enemy. This is crucial as it makes the pacing later on so much better. I.e. the “calm before the storm” is not interrupted by a fight scene between Obi-Wan and Grievous.
- Added a transition between Rex saying “You didn’t tell them what Maul said about Skywalker” and Anakin talking to Palpatine before he reveals himself as the Sith Lord
- Added some background music to the conversation between Anakin and Palpatine, as it improved the transition from Clone Wars
- Added a transition between Palpatine’s reveal and Anakin informing Windu (By that time they know about Grievous’ death)
- Added a transition between Windu’s departure and Ahsoka’s farewell to Bo-Katan
- Added a transition between Maul meditating while locked up and Padmé sitting by herself at home
- Removed Palpatine speaking during the scene where Anakin broods in the council chambers. Used soundtrack music to bridge the hole to keep the same cuts
- Edited Palpatine’s attack to make it more ferocious and fast-paced
- Edited Mace’s death and Anakin’s fall to the Dark Side (rearranging shots, cutting dialogue)
- Added a transition between “We shall have peace” and Maul shockingly opening his eyes and Ahsoka feeling that something has happened to Anakin
- Added a transition back to Episode III where Anakin marches on the Jedi temple
- Cut Palpatine saying “Commander Cody”
- Added a transition from Episode III to Clone Wars when Palpatine says “Execute Order 66”. We first see Order 66 play out from Ahsoka’s perpective first
- Added a transition between Ahsoka discovering that the entire Grand Army of the Republic is affected, and Order 66 in RotS
- Order 66 plays out without sound effects, only music. Some scenes were trimmed slighlty to make it fit better to the soundtrack. The transition before worked better that way, also it makes the events even more tragic
- Adjusted exchange between Obi-Wan and Yoda in the temple after discovering Anakin’s betrayal
- A lot of bad dialogue was cut during the reunion between Anakin and Padmé on Mustafar
- Cut Anakin saying “This is the end for you my master!”
- Shortened the end of Episode III quite a bit because I preferred an open ending. The last thing we see is Anakin’s transformation into Darth Vader and you hear his breathing (this ending was inspired by the Phantom Edit)
- Added short credits listing only the main cast with a new soundtrack before transitioning to the epilogue
- S7:E12 of The Clone Wars serves as epilogue. This gives Ahsoka and the Clones their own dedicated and heartbreaking ending
