Grogu's Order 66 Survival Story is a MIRACLE - The Jedi Who Saved Him [And Why Most Died so Quickly]

[@Archerdon88]

I turn into a giddy little kid whenever we get these flashback scenes, and this was the most epic scene of the whole show imo, and is EXACTLY the reason we need more modern live action clone wars content. If they made a whole season of just that I’d watch it

[@WhoNow283]

Why? Don't you get tired of the same old stories? Star Wars needs to stop going back to Order 66 and the Clone Wars and move the F*** on to new characters and new eras and new stories. But by all means Disney throw another Clone Wars show out there and sure throw another Empire show out there because we haven't seen that two dozen times...Oh gee an Imperial officer as a villain...How original....

[@Archerdon88]

@@WhoNow283 because we’ve hardly had any live action clone wars stuff. Yeah we got the clone wars tv show which was absolutely amazing, but animated just doesn’t have quite the same feel as live action. And the prequels focused more on the Jedi and Anakins fall to the dark side than the actual war itself there wasn’t a whole lot of clone action. So really although we’ve had the prequels and the clone wars, the clone wars haven’t been done the justice of massive budget live action. Plus with how rich and diverse the clone wars era was with lore, there’s TONS to work with. And the clone wars/empire are the best bits of Star Wars, what do you want? More of Rey and friends? 🤡

[@RomanHistoryFan476AD]

@@WhoNow283 Your correct they need to move past Clone wars/ Empire Era. But last time they did that, they blew it hard. Likely I would dare say they need to leave Star Wars alone for a while, get new writers and start in a whole new time period long after Skywalkers or long before them.

[@tiredox3788]

​@@WhoNow283 Because it's a lot if stories to be build on about it

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Would agree... except I would prefer more traditionally animated works, just like good old Clone Wars 2003.

[@anderariastamayo5003]

The funniest part about Kelleran Beq is that he's played by Ahmed Best, aka Jar Jar Binks. It goes on to show how much an actor can shine when you give him something he can actually work with.

[@br1qbat]

Thats amazing and a great redemption for him

[@clairemadeinheaven]

probably a hot take but IMO he didn't need redemption, the fans themselves need it for how they treated the prequel actors. I've always liked Jar Jar and back when I was a kid, star wars fans made me feel ashamed to admit that openly

[@Slipstream317]

@@clairemadeinheaven agreed completely

[@nathanweast4397]

You beat me to it, but agreed.

[@mzgreenjeansapproves]

​@@clairemadeinheaven agreed!

[@darkpanda0220]

I also want to believe that many of the jedi masters weren't at the temple during the attack and were off planet since it was close to the end of the war. So the only ones left were padawans and the kid who were training with the few masters who were there to train them. So with their numbers being so low the clones simply overwhelmed the masters first since they'd be the first ones out there to protect everyone, the padawans, then the kids.

[@RomanHistoryFan476AD]

Yeah most of the heavy hitting Jedi were off world, killed by The Senate, or had turned evil in Anakin's case.

[@darkpanda0220]

@@RomanHistoryFan476AD it's one the things people don't think about when it comes to how the jedi died off so quickly. They don't think or remember how most of the times, jedi masters lead squads of dozen of clones which have been shown to overwhelm them,

[@Iluvlollipops]

The Clones handled the Masters in the outer rim. Anakin kills the remaining big threats in the temple. Cause obvi the Younglings are the most dangerous. The Inquisitor took care of the Quarrs. The clones were just the janitors. Cleanup of the smaller messes not worth the Siths attention

[@dogloversrule8476]

Also, don’t forget that the Jedi Temple Guard, who were the primary defenders of the temple, had already been taken out by the grand inquisitor. Also, the Jedi might have suspected something was up but they wouldn’t have thought just what was up because of the fact that not only were the invaders their “loyal” clones. They were the elite 501st and they were being led by Anakin, the Chosen One himself.

[@dred9174]

​@@dogloversrule8476 I don't for a second believe the grand inquisitor managed to eliminate all the temple guards only a Jedi of Anakin, Mace, Yoda or Obi-Wan could have done something like that.

[@cheesydanishgaming3333]

I find it absolutely amazing that Kelleran was the one responsible for grogu’s survival Simply because of the fact he’s jar jar Not literally but same actor they’re really doing Ahmed justice and it’s heartwarming to see

[@MagestormAllgoode]

I have to point out, Amidala was busy. She didn't know what went down. I dare suggest those guards and ship were Jar Jar's, so we might see them together...... Given the raw deal Best got when Lucas jumped tracks in Episode 2, it would be fitting

[@Lanwarder]

Yup and I can't believe that Andy Dwyer from Parks and Rec actually is Peter Quill!!!!!! 'Cause that's how acting works, right? :p Also, who would have thought that Han Solo and Indiana Jones were the same guy and would get to become the president of the United States.....My mind is exploding right now ;)

[@michaelstevens230]

​@Lanwarder say you're ignorant without saying your ignorant louder

[@e-1235]

Props to the Naboo guard who sacrificed themselves

[@1234Robocop]

I agree. They without a second thought, engaged the Republics most elite troops.

[@JaimeD.]

The Naboo Guards held their ground, even when their chances of getting out alive were zero. This reminds me of Force Unleashed, where it was told that General Rahm Kota built his own non-Clone militia and dodged the Order 66 incident.

[@aaronlopez5163]

@@JaimeD.what a great game and the boss fights were really fun by balancing Overpowered gameplay with QTE’s that gave you barely enough time to react but were also very fair

[@moderndemon84]

@@1234Robocop Elite?

[@DorsenFilm]

Kelleran Beq has become one of the coolest jedi out of absolutely nowhere, and i’m here for it. Ahmed Best has finally gotten his well-deserved vindication. I wonder what his connections to the naboo guard are?

[@kickdrop4660]

He’s played by Jar Jars actor😮

[@Lucky_productions4876]

LoL

[@jvillanueva2978]

imagine it was jar jar who saved Master Beq and Grogu haha that would be awesome

[@adamleblanc5294]

@@jvillanueva2978 I 100% want a scene in season 4 with Beq on comms with Jar Jar thanking him for coordinating the cruiser. Would be a great way to tie it all together.

[@rvawildcardwolf2843]

​@@adamleblanc5294 I'm pretty convinced that's it.

[@marshalllatta2073]

I love this episode seeing the Jedi who rescue Grogu was a badass

[@jamiewalsh3349]

We finally had our answer as to who saved Grogu and it was Ahmed Best. And boy the dudes got skills.

[@CloneScavengerVulpin8389]

Kelleran beq is one of my favorite new jedi and the fact that he's played by ahmed best, makes that episode of the mandalorian even better.I also enjoyed the armorer's interactions with grogu, as well as the revelation that ragnar was paz vizsla's son. And R.I.P. to those naboo guards who died defending kelleran and grogu.

[@zebwhitt8056]

The only reason Ahsoka survived was because of Anakin's training and Rex's warning her to find fives.

[@brandcack4117]

Also the only reason she died was because of Anakin. Not that it matters because time travel reasons

[@Ben-Ken]

Most of the Jedi left behind in the temple were probably trainees or weren't the best warriors. The best of them were needed for the war effort. I still think they died too easily against a small group of clones with blasters. I like the explanation that their emotions clouded their abilities. It's one thing to deflect low power bolts from droids in training but panic sets in when real blasters are aimed at you.

[@dred9174]

I've pointed this out that the greatest warriors the Jedi had to offer were isolated on the front lines if any of the elite Jedi like Mace Yoda Obi-Wan etc were inside the temple at the time operation Knightfall would have changed drastically.

[@TheWeejohn96]

@@dred9174 they also died very easily to the droids in attack of the clones and it’d been stated many times how much better the clones where at shooting and working together

[@m_._m906]

Pong krell would’ve had a field day with the clones on order 66

[@UnkillableMrStake]

So cool to see Ahmed Best play a Jedi instead of a Sith Lord this time round

[@matthewpopovich3917]

I for one can't get enough of Darth Jar Jar

[@GeneralAblon]

​@@matthewpopovich3917 I for one am convinced Darth Jar Jar was intended, but fan response to part I ruined its chances. For those who don't know, there is nothing like the rage of a crowd of online neckbeards.

[@seandawson5899]

It really shocked me how The clones were firing on Beq and Grogu in the middle of traffic. Just goes to show how effective their inhibitor chips are. There was no other objective other than to kill jedi. There was no questioning when the shock troopers arrived on the platform with the Senate guards. They immediately fire upon the group.

[@ZacksRockingLifestyle]

Pedantic, but those guys were from Naboo, the Naboo Royal Guard, iirc, not the senate guards. The senate guards wore blue, which then wore red under Palpatine. The ship they were guarding also looked to be a copy of Padme’s ship from Episodes 2, 3, and TCW. But also, this begs the question, how much did Padme know?

[@seandawson5899]

@TheZSquaredMusic I'm sorry. The subtitles listed the naboo royal guard as senate guards on Disney+, but I believe you are correct.

[@zexalbrony4799]

They were truly mindless during this time, it didn't matter what was happening, all they did was try to kill Jedi and anyone else who got in their way without question.

[@HrabCOrp]

Yes! The chase was absolutely bizarre. No regards to property (not to mention lives). Traffic is just one problem. LAATs actually hit the building!! On the TOP level of Coruscant! That night was the most imperial thing ever. Wowser

[@gryamgowyar9997]

To be fair, clones were trained for all-out warfare, not police chases. That gunship pilot who flew into the train tunnel had quite likely never even seen a train before

[@KNIGHT.COMPANY]

Well remember Anakin trained Ahsoka to feel the trooper who was about to pull the trigger, to focus. She trained for something many jedi probably didn't. Alot of Jedi trained for droids mostly and it clearly caught up with them in a situation where they weren't prepared.

[@CATDRL2]

Even Ashoka failed initially when she was fired upon by the 501st. (in "Tales of the Jedi"). Anakin knew that the Jedi training was insufficient and would lead to mass Jedi execution if the Jedi were not better trained. That is why that episode in Jedi Tails was brilliant to show how Anakin knew to train her to survive a Clone attack that ultimately saved her life.

[@LycanLucian]

Jedi TRAILS?

[@CATDRL2]

@@LycanLucian Corrected

[@CATDRL2]

@Flying Kick He wouldn't, but he knew that the Jedi training was insufficient if such an occasion should occurred. The droids could never ki;lll Ashoka but properly trained Clones could.

[@saphiriathebluedragonknight375]

I didn't know Tails was a Jedi. Is that how he keeps up with Sonic?

[@moderndemon84]

@@CATDRL2 Tails?

[@richards3648]

I suspect most of the Jedi at the temple were the younger, less experienced ones and those specializing in teaching and administrative roles. From what we know of Kelleran Beq it actually makes a great deal of sense that he's the most skilled Jedi not off world or directly involved in the events of RoTS.

[@danielcarrera886]

Not all the Jedi were fighting in the clone wars only the best of the best were Most Jedi were just doing what they were before the war Archaeology, botany, training kids, taking care of the nursery, reading books, etc… I think most Jedi died because they were trying to hold the temple if the Jedi just grabbed what they could and bolted then more Jedi would have survived and probably enough for the galactic civil war to start right their and then I just look at Jucasta Nu she escaped but returned to secure the library and died The Jedi were trying to hold ground in the middle of your enemy’s capital

[@thetexanjedi95]

I gotta agree with you. Though I don’t think they could start the galactic Civil War right there and then, I do believe that there would’ve at least been more Jedi in the rebel alliance, which could have made some things easier and would have divided the Empire’s attention and resources a lot more.

[@danielcarrera886]

@@thetexanjedi95 Ya that’s what I mean if more Jedi fled the temple instead of trying hold it they would have gotten to there allies in the senate and on other planets and the empire would have been split in two starting the galactic civil war right after the clone wars ended

[@robertagu5533]

Honestly ALOT of them weren't really fighting collectively either. Noticed no serious heavy hitters was around an any that were an STILL living weren't exactly doing a very good, if any, job of organizing any sorta defense. If just a few good Knights or Padawans even banned together in big enough groups with decent mix of some using good offensive force powers while others better with blade work went in to the counter attack MAYBE quite few woulda survived as well IF enough could rally together an made a coordinated and joint effort to counter attack in mass had that been achieved even briefly the number of survivors woulda been considerably higher I think. Pretty hard to shoot a fleeing survivor or cut one down from behind trying to fight back effectively like many were when one or more are in your face slashing an stabbing with their plasma death sticks

[@joshpeck9266]

Yes, but if they reach the level of the Jedi knight, they should be worth at least a few cloans. Those Jedi there we’re not even worth one clone each.

[@Benjanuva]

This is all logical and I agree. But we also need to consider that the Jedi temple is their home. Their Sanctuary. The Jedi weren't just fighting for their lives, but for their home and place of worship. The emotion behind that can give strength, but cloud judgement.

[@toptiergaming6900]

Galactic republic: Neglectful and incompetent CIS: Incompetent because palps Galactic empire: evil/oppressive and incompetent New republic: nothing but incompetent First order: incompetent because of angry, hormonal, man child acting as leader

[@gunta4427]

That's why most of the Outer Rim want nothing to do with the Core World. If the Core Government are that Incompetent the Outer Rim Worlds are better off without them.

[@starcraft8555]

well almost all them had pros and cons...well to be fair almost all of them had a Sith Lord being in charge of course what we see was incompetent.

[@LordCaladbolg13]

I think we also have to remember, Jedi seem physically shaken when there is a great disturbance in the force. You see how Obi-wan responds when Aldaran is destroyed and Yoda physically falter and clench his chest while order 66 was happening. I imagine all the Jedi felt a huge disturbance in the force, completely throwing them off balance, while the clones began slaughtering them.

[@Delta6ICU]

Don't forget about the ancient sith temple below the Jedi temple. Clouding their vision, distracting their minds, and covering the darkness that sat at the top of the government.

[@deanfirnatine7814]

Great episode and so glad the Jar Jar actor gets to be the hero here

[@austinduff6493]

Did you not notice how many shots were coming out of the smoke? I think it was pretty clear there were 10+ clones in the smoke and the Jedi couldn’t anticipate their actions aswell as the two clones who breached all at the same time.

[@dred9174]

Similar to what happened at the arena on Geonosis it was sensory overload.

[@LucianPosey]

@@dred9174 That’s how you beat a telepath , overload their senses.

[@lexysraymont9627]

Well sorry but no. If you put the speed at 0.5, you can see there weren't many shot, even less than 10, and one Jedi died at the first/second shot like an idiot. The scene's beginning was poor.

[@jakechronister3757]

This is some excellent introspection on how the Jedi work. I couldn’t agree more

[@islandmaster5064]

I wish there was a rated r version of order 66 for star wars fans

[@kevind3974]

When stated out loud how shock and grief probably got a lot of them killed it puts a better light on those who did survive. Just take bak and Jocasta. Nether were generals or battlefield combatants but staff. Yet as of now showed to do the most good during the raid. Jocasta saved a lot of people and artifacts during the raid by using the secret paths and bak clearly survived a long time as he had a ride ready and waiting as he faught his way to the extraction point long after the temple was already in flames. Jocata was a frail librarian and bak was the Jedi orders gym teacher. They were some of the people who probably interacted with the most Jedi as it was their job. Needed to go to the library jokasta, needed to do a trial or use one of its rooms bak. Yet they didn’t break but strived and pushed thru when people they knew for years some of wich we’re probably their words or under their care were cut down. This is even more impressive with bak as his wards were the kids, only three of who we know survived. Kids died that day. Yet they didn’t panic or break.

[@kneelb4zod360]

Just simply overwhelmed. Only way to beat Jedi is numbers. And someone mentioned it's hard to stay calm to use the Force when getting shot at.

[@keetenwiggins7802]

“it wasn’t just one clone. It was the entire 501st.” As captain Rex once said. “Kid it’s the entire Grand army of the republic”

[@LuoSon312_G8]

i thought the reason why the jedi fell in droves was cuz the majority at the temple were not masters or knights/guardians, but seasoned padawans without actual field experience.

[@sk8legendz]

the clones actually fire in a manner that makes blocking the blaster fire eventually difficult to completely manage especially when multiple clones are firing I read/heard it somewhere a long time ago but it always stuck with me. they essentially fire a few shots in different intervals each taking turns between so the Jedi had to constantly predict/be ready for the next round of blaster fire from different troopers and they would do this til they landed a shot. after landing one shot they essentially landed the rest rather easily

[@amsa1076]

In a recent video I watched Darth Vader simply put up a force shield around himself collecting all the blaster shots around him. He then promptly sent all of them back to their source, taking out an entire clone unit in seconds.

[@craigharvey-gurr337]

This was a nice surprise seeing Kelleran Beq played by Ahmed Best. And he was a badass in this episode.

[@CT--xj5jf]

Im my head canon the 501st were skilled enough to go head to head with Jedi, that’s how with only 3 brigades (taking in consideration that anakin sent a division to mandalore and divisions are around the same size as a brigade plus in TCW it’s stated they are at least 3 brigades strong) they were able to out do 99% of the Jedi on the Jedi temple and since the clone assassins seen in legends aren’t canon it was up to the best of the best in the army to handle the Jedi, and I’m sure this guys had to face extremely powerful force users and kill them cause I’m sure anakin didn’t do all the job he was focused on con dralig but what about the other high ranking Jedi that were skill enough to understand this situation and remain calmed? They were taken down by the 501st since that was basically their life purpose was to kill the Jedi, that’s why they had the best men in the entire army

[@blepala]

The council meeting was the explanation that is all that is needed. The Jedi was out stretched to the limit that was why Yoda had to go fight with the wookies and most of the high ranking and council members of the Jedi were off planet and were killed off. The few councillors left were killed by sidious before order 66. The best fighters were send to the frontline and the ones who remained were a few knights and temple guards, padwans, elderly Jedi and those who belong to the service branches. U also forgot war was founded to weaken the jedi

[@dogloversrule8476]

@@blepala Yoda was off planet to try to lure Darth Sideous into the open. The council didn’t know that Sideous was Palpatine.

[@twalls792]

Jar jar is the key to all this

[@Grimlock-]

YES

[@brokenbridge6316]

Kelleran Beq is the true star of this episode. May the force bless him.

[@quinvos57]

Another explanation is that most of the veteran Jedi Knights and Masters were fighting off-world at the time of the Purge. These Jedi, if not taken by surprise, certainly posed much more of a threat. For instance Cal Kestis’s master took down dozens of clones before dying. Master Chiata and her padawan also defeated all the clones who were with them before succumbing to their wounds. Same goes for Taron Malicos. On the other hand the majority of the Jedi left at the Temple were either the younger padawans and knights, or those not so focused on combat roles. That being said, I’d like it if we could catch a glimpse of the temple guards during order 66. Those guards were truly badass, I guess they killed a lot of clones before they went down

[@iainballas]

A moment of silence for those OG Rebel Troopers (Naboo Guard) who went head to head with the clones to buy Kelleran time to escape. Some of the first to die for the Alliance before it was even a thing.

[@AC-zk3fi]

The jedi had most of their members fighting in the war. You can look at the the Sith Lord episode of “tales of the jedi” and see that the temple was full of jedi before the war. With the Jedi everywhere else fighting with clones it just made it easier for them to attack the temple. The Jedi temple stood no chance against the number of troopers that attacked it.

[@preciousotoakhia9789]

In sith Lord episode of tales of the Jedi,dooku created the clones,why did palpatine get rid of them exactly

[@AC-zk3fi]

@@preciousotoakhia9789 this just my opinion but I think it’s implied that Palpatine wanted to get rid of anything that was part of the republic. His goal was to destroy the Jedi and the republic and clones were born and engineered to serve the republic. Even though they were probably the best army ever formed they were still “indoctrinated” if you will to serve the republic and not the government that ended up being the empire. That’s just my theory though

[@DarthJermz]

The clones were trained with the Jedi, that's why they were killed so easily.

[@anubismaat2813]

Exactly

[@dogloversrule8476]

Also, as HK47 has made really clear, the only way to kill a Jedi with a blaster is to but tons of bolts down range as rapidly as possible and from as many sources as possible.

[@amsa1076]

​@@dogloversrule8476 yep. Its effective. Only Darth Vader as well as Yoda might be able to survive such an attack. There was a recent video I watched where Darth Vader is fighting against a unit of clones. At one point he simply stops swinging his lightsaber and puts up an entire force shield around himself. It stops every blast from every direction. He then promptly redirects each and every blast back to their source. Completely taking out an entire clone unit within seconds.

[@CharlesHuse]

As far as why so many Jedi died so quickly at the Temple during Order 66, I think it is likely that so many were either completely unaware or had forgotten that the Temple was built over the remains of an ancient Sith Temple with a massive shard of kyber crystal at the core. This shard had been filled with the Dark Side of the Force under the Sith for centuries before the Jedi claimed the grounds. I think that once Darth Vader entered the building with the intent to destroy the Jedi, that crystal suddenly recognized that a Sith was there to do Sith business and flared with the Dark Side so powerfully that the Jedi defenders were "blinded" by the Dark Side to the point that their use of the Force was all but completely inhibited. In essence, they were so enamored with the Light that when the Darkness arose so suddenly and so powerfully, they found themselves in a place that was so dark that a candle could not be seen right in front of them.

[@micah06v8]

There is a very important reason, that plays a huge part in why the Sith were able to overpower the Jedi, that people seem to either not know, or they completely forget. The Jedi temple was built on top of a Sith ruin, and that ruin leached corruption into the temple, and the Jedi. It slowly corrupted the link between them. So beyond all of the emotion, and confusion, and chaos; you also had their degraded connection to the Force. So it was no wonder that they were completely overpowered!

[@liborohanka5010]

If I remember right, when order 66 was issued, Jedi feel death of other Jedi, which did affected their focus. When Jedi temple was attacked, they knew how much Jedi died and they probably knew them. They must be sad and scared. They attacked them at worst time (and that was plan).

[@monserratmtz.7624]

It makes me go back and watch order 66 scene again. When he was asked about "the others" and he said "there are no others" it makes me wonder. Was he trying to save the younglings? Since that was his role as to watch over the padawans

[@mitchellscrannage6855]

Man this scene was crushing to watch, especially since with the bad batch running the same time, you know how post order 66 clones are mentally. The jedi caught off guard, mustering what defences they can while fighting what was their comrades. So the confusion from the temple being attack out of the blue, by the clones who was supposed to be serving with them, not to mention the fact they are the 501st who've served with Anakin. Things didnt look good for the jedi at the temple. I feel the jedi we see battling it out with the clones was stuck in defence, as any that would push would catch Anakins attention an swiftly be cut down

[@goldeagle6431]

The Senate’s intellect was a miracle to the galaxy.

[@DarthBaras13]

I like to think that Lucasfilm allowing Ahmed Best to play Kelleran Beq in this week's episode of The Mandalorian was a sort of redemption for him as an actor, especially with all the harassment he endured from his role as Jar Jar. So I don't know about anyone else, but I hope to see more of Kelleran Beq especially in live-action.

[@mattd5857]

I mean, yes the jedi at the temple during order 66 were undoubtedly not in the best state of mind. But I think the much more obvious reason why they got cut down so easily is the fact that there were reasons they were at the temple and not deployed with the GAR in the first place, most of these jedi were librarians and school teachers not elite generals or duelists.

[@hendrikgreiner8449]

It was also an interesting detail that the troopers had absolutely no problem of using 2 LAATs with life fire in the middle of the as usual very crowded Coruscant traffic. Complete disregard for any kind of collateral damage for the extreme prejudice taken that night. Its not important to the story, but for me its nice situational storytelling.

[@dhaburuk6494]

A simple take, but a solid one to be sure. Sometimes simple is best. While some fans might know lore well enough to have figured this out, but for those that hadn't this is what needed to be said. Thank you for your service to all Star Wars fans, Geetsly's Team.

[@hunterkiller1440]

I wish we saw a Gungun Jedi, that'll make the Gunguns awesome.

[@isaackim7675]

You gotta imagine the look on the Coruscanti people when they saw the Clones shooting at a runaway speeder

[@erikgrospic2223]

The live-action footage from clone wars/prequel era is amazing. I wish that they would do much more. Just special TV series focusing on this era would be amazing. I would love something like Tales of the Jedi but longer episodes and live-action while prequel actors (except Christopher Lee) are still alive. Something like Dark Horse did in early 2000s with Jedi comic series when each issue focused on one character (Windu, Dooku, Aayla, Yoda and Shaak Ti).

[@WeBreatheOxy]

You also have to remember, the most of the movies and shows we are following the s tear Jedi the very best ones council members and their direct apprentices. And most of the s tear Jedi were still able to be cut down due to overwhelming Force if you think back to the first fight of the Battle of Geonosis. They threw hundreds of Jedi into that fight. And almost everyone who I wasn't a tear and above was slaughtered immediately. After Order 66 the only ones who are left are the lucky and the very best of the s tear

[@achasonc]

Excellent work. Thank you.

[@PisternatorTV]

Why is nobody talking about the Naboo guards shooting it out with the Coruscant Guard

[@thomasstevens4735]

So how do the two flashbacks link together then? Because it is very clearly two different places and two different groups of Jedi. Unless when the Boba Fett one ends with the clones runnings its because that other group of Jedi have come and they are saving Grogu thus taking him to the new location

[@gr8tbigtreehugger]

Many thanks for this insightful and thoughtful video essay!

[@NetherCrafterSMC]

Kelleren Beq was perfect I hope we see more of him

[@sumukhvmrsat6347]

When the gaurdians , the warriors were on the frontlines far away during for thier home , the enemy killed the defenceless hopeless homes

[@emeraldcityelicitor2281]

The numerous deaths immediately after order 66 was given sent vast disturbances echoing through the Force, we even see Yoda caught by its effect. Imagine how it would undermine a lesser skilled Jedi? It's just a cascade effect at that point, the echoes grow louder and leads to more deaths which add to the echoes which means more deaths ...

[@Th3Fina1Fate]

that one 501st clone shot several blasts into the elevator when Grogu was in it... how did he miss the freaking white egg with a small yoda floating inside the middle of the elevator...

[@thatonedroid4929]

Not much you can do when plot armour is canon 🤷‍♂️

[@Th3Fina1Fate]

@@thatonedroid4929 true.

[@paolopesare3566]

The clone missed on pourpose. Baby Yoda is too cute to die

[@grimreaper63151]

0:54 does seeing it through the clones eyes in the 2005 battlefront 2 game count as seeing it through someone’s eyes or nah?

[@thomasreaver5929]

Bo-Katan's faith? She saw how well the Children of the Watch lived together, not abandoning each other (like her followers did), and growing their numbers through foundlings (even beast foundlings). In other words, a true Mandalorian community.

[@TheGenericavatar]

It may be more simple. The Living Force had no use for the Jedi and let them die. It denied them the power and foresight needed to defend themselves and each other.

[@lerneanlion]

And Ki Adi Mundi said there is no such thing as luck. If Grogu is not luck, let alone a miracle, then I do not know what to call it.

[@tylerbunner4353]

I think it’s cause they felt all the Jedi masters die so they ended up getting scared and thinking they couldn’t do it

[@denos1699]

Getting surrounding by blaster fire can be pretty easy to get killed unless you break/avoid the circling quickly

[@yasuke1709]

Tbh I was just happy to see another black Jedi. There may not be many of us in a galaxy far away, but the ones who are there all seem to be capable

[@sealofapproval3578]

If I were to guess it was because the Jedi’s best fighters were out fighting in the clone wars and most of the ordinary members stayed in the Jedi Temple and did not expected to be invaded by an army of battle hardened 501 first clones lead by a battle hardened ex-Jedi Anakin Skywalker. The Jedi Temple’s only true defense being the Jedi temple Garuda was sabotage and betrayed by the Grand Inquisitor.

[@dred9174]

Saying the Grand Inquisitor wiped the temple guards out is a load of bull I understand someone like Mace or Yoda pulling that off but not the Grand Inquisitor.

[@christianehmling5080]

I hope we see more Kelleran Beq soon! Getting to see Ahmed Best shine again made my inner 4 year old so happy!

[@Spinikar]

Im actually really curious about what toll the 501st took taking the temple, like how many casualties did they sustain?

[@SpecialAgentSamCooper]

Good question.

[@thomassantino392]

Love Ahmed Best. Glad he got a kickers role

[@joshmitchell7174]

If u remember the tales of the Jedi episode where Dooku and Macw went to the planet to investigate the Jedi dying when they get to the scene Dooku says something along the lines of “a Jedi can sense danger unless they are caught off guard” maybe that’s where sidious got the idea for the chips

[@kevingluys3063]

I hope this guy gets a Lego set. I read want him

[@Axi_osity]

It would've been cool to see other Drop Ships and clones off in the distance, to give to feel that Other Jedi are escaping, but not making it far, like can you imagine seeing the Jedi Temple on Fire, and within a small time frame you seen gunship after gunship shooting at vehicles, and maybe some buildings around the temple catch a explosion or two

[@josesoria2072]

So, if the Mandalorians can't take off there helmets, if they want to have some sexy time, they do with helmets put on?

[@Alex-sv7vt]

We should ask Paz Viszla, since apparently he has a kid now.

[@okami1101]

If you look at Middle Eastern culture There Are ladies with full body covered Undergarments, only taking off in the Privacy Other own homes

[@GGBlaster]

@@Alex-sv7vt I thought that was kinda odd. Odder still, my brother tells me I had predicted that he was Paz’s kid, but I have absolutely no memory of saying that 😅

[@kanekikingstorm2113]

Helmet to helmet action

[@RomanHistoryFan476AD]

I assume their is likely some rule that allows them to take off the helmet and armour while in front of a love one in their home. simple logic there.

[@brooklynnikki478]

I loved this!

[@michaelandreipalon359]

The Force is always extremely picky when it comes to miracles... still, we need not complain, just in case it wants to increase karmic punishment twentyfold.

[@neofulcrum5013]

Jedi or Sith. Nothing beats a good blaster by your side! In all seriousness, I guess no one would be expecting betrayal at this level.

[@Mikerille]

The four Jedi at the start weren’t knights yet, and I believe three back right one accidentally deflected a bolt into the front left one

[@cathalryan4672]

Jar Jar is the true MVP playing both sides of the galaxy as a sith and now Jedi

[@RomanHistoryFan476AD]

I think Grogu surviving still feels a bit too much like "plot convenience" in how it happened, realistically the Clones would have still fired on Grogu even if he was in his cradle, these ain't amateur hour clones either, they're the best of the best 501st . But the real reason he survived while so many perished is that he and his protectors were lucky enough to avoid the steamroller that was Skywalker coming their way.

[@deanfirnatine7814]

Why would they fire on something the empire desperately wanted to possess

[@RomanHistoryFan476AD]

@@deanfirnatine7814 You seemed to have mistaken end of Empire for Rise of the Empire there. At this time Palpatine wanted the Jedi wiped out for good, Grogu was only desired after later on post Endor. If Palpatine wanted Grogu he would have sent agents or told Anakin to bring him to him alive.

[@dogloversrule8476]

@@RomanHistoryFan476AD but you in turn forget about the fact that Palpatine wanted young, impressionable younglings to mold into his Inquisitors. Can you think of a better example of a Jedi hunter than one that is of the species that gave us both Yaddle and Yoda himself?

[@RomanHistoryFan476AD]

@@dogloversrule8476 Doubt he would put that many resources in to obtaining Grogu, a still baby, when he had such a wide stock of already more grown kids to choice from.

[@dogloversrule8476]

@@RomanHistoryFan476AD maybe, but none of the other older younglings are from a species whose members hold so much raw power in the Force as Yoda’s does

[@billarasPAOK]

I would argue for a couple more reasons. One not all Jedi were battle hardened and skilled duelists while the clones had the element of surprise and numbers while the second point is the direct opposite of the first one. These are not only battle droids they are well trained, well organized and battle hardened clones troopers, we even a glimpse of this on Tales of the Jedi show where Anakin had Ashoka train specifically against the clones in order for her to hone her skills. At that moment Ashoka could easily fight/defend herself from droids but she was quickly overwhelmed by the clones and unlike other jedi she was battle hardened and experienced duelist. Not all Jedi are as powerful as Obi Wan, Yoda and Mace Windu while many who could possible survive lacked the necessary skills and training.

[@Wilahelm2]

Another reason I would put down is the average skill level of the Jedi at the temple. The outer rim sieges were still going on, and the Separatists were still launching attacks. Most of the jedi orders best and strongest were on the front lines fighting. Many of the jedi at the temple were young trainees or jedi whose jobs kept them from fighting in the war. Against the battle hardened vets of the 501st, they stood no chance.

[@Anglomachian]

My impression, whether correct or not, was that the Temple had at the time the youngest, most inexperienced Jedi present. Most of the masters were either spread across the Galaxy, dead in the chancellors office, or being taken out by Anakin. Not to say these Jedi were weak or stupid, but perhaps simply the ones that hasn’t fought alongside the clones, or fought in the war.

[@garrettv7421]

Another thing you could say on top of fear is that the clones were far more accurate then battle droids, the Jedi being conditioned to deflect shots that had far less precision could be a major factor in their seemingly inability to deflect the clones blaster bolts

[@biggshoverwelder3690]

Answer "Because most of the jedi who could fight were already in the field or dead at that point, not to mention the fact that no one in the temple would have had a heads up, the only thing they'd know was there was an event happening in the force, and those lucky.. or unlucky enough to sense it, mass death of jedi.

[@slashinswingin4369]

In addition to emotions consuming the Jedi, I think it's also the overwhelming presence of the dark side at the time

[@RageUnchained]

I want a Kelleran Beq series. I want to know what happened to him.

[@zacharytranvik1197]

The shows and movies never do justice to just how powerful the jedi were supposed to be.

[@gardenpop]

I hate to be rude, but I really hope you continue to do the Sith history series.

[@finalbossoftheinternet6002]

The funny thing is……….when Obi Wan and Yoda decided to go back to the temple to disable to trap distress signal….they WIPED every last clone

[@CatoNovus]

There are two reasons why the Clones were so effective against the Jedi. First is their training. They were not only trained by Jango Fett, a Mandalorian, but by other warriors chosen by Jango, including other Mandalorians. Mandalorians designed their armor and combat tactics primarily to meet or counter Jedi abilities. Jetpacks because Jedi can jump ridiculous distances, Beskar armor to not only withstand a Lightsaber's capacity to simply cleave through most material, but also reduce the effectiveness of reflected blaster bolts, Grappling Lines because Jedi can use the Force to pull things to them, Flamethrower to push Jedi back to avoid melee combat, micromissiless(whistling bird) to rapidly strike multiple targets in close quarters. The list goes on. Mandalorians were built upon countering a Jedi's strengths. Clones Troopers were made from one of the baddest Mandalorians the Galaxy had seen(it only took Jango three or four shots to drop a Jedi that showed up in front of Dooku) and given personal training by him and those he considered near equal. Second, I forget the source, but I remember reading or hearing that a large part of a Jedi's danger sense works on intent. When the Clones are being mind controlled, they don't fully intend to perform the actions they are doing. This reduces the time each Jedi has until the last possible moment. It's not like a squad of Clones were waiting around the corner for the last five hours, intending to murder their Jedi. A switch got flipped, and they immediately acted on it, with some exceptions(Rex with Asokha). Even for a Jedi, that's a very short span to work with. And is why situations happened where they're walking a patrol and the Clones suddenly turn and fire. These are the two main reasons why Order 66 was so effective.

[@fastd63]

Midiclorens exist and how many you have effects your ability to use the Force. Most of what we have seen involves the cream of the crop, the Jedi Council and their apprentices. Not every Jedi is at the same level, gets visions or has the same info as the Council.

[@yes.elevens3688]

Just saying in the latest bad batch episode if you look closely, the Clone Commandos are forced to use basic clone blasters as opposed to the repeating one normally used(i forgot its name) while the new stormtroopers are using newer guns (maybe the E11 or E10, the names are escaping me). It just seems disrespectful

[@isaackim7675]

It’s actually an interchangeable blaster rifle

[@1234Robocop]

I thought the blasters used by stormtroopers were less powerful than clone issued weapons? One was designed to take down heavily armored droids and one was designed to be cheaper to produce and does not need the increased stopping power to suppress an organic populace.

[@yes.elevens3688]

@@isaackim7675 thx

[@equest511]

Still doesn't make much sense to me why the clones wouldn't just shoot the little green gremlin in a flying eggshell dead, regardless of how he appeared like in regards to either being a threat or not. Their orders were given and the brain-chip provided the necessary 'clarity', control as well as 'dedication/pressure or will' to execute the order as it was pre-implemented inside them. It is after all a sleeper agent effect and as such "assessment of threat level" should not have been a hindrance to them executing every single jedi member within the temple, with no conscience or compassion whatsoever. They have been designated as primary enemy of the republic, so they need to be executed. It's like turning in an RTS game some of your own selected troops (for example by cheat code) over to an enemy AI fraction in an instant while still being in the vicinity of your other units. The moment it happens, they get attacked and annihilated. The overall turning effect was still fresh inside the clones brains when they attacked the temple. In addition to that, it was also the 501st, which is Vaders personal legion (or this case killing squadron) who went there, so absolute loyalty lay with him anyways, meaning if he instructed them "kill all jedi scum", then they would do exactly that with no questions asked. So yeah, "green gremlin not perceived as a threat, therefore no killing" makes absolutely no sense in this instance to me. Those clones would "deep six" any living organism within that building, especially with their leader Vader reinforcing the execution order.

[@shiners3328]

Prehaps Grogu was an exception to order 66, instead supposed to be captured and used for whatever Gideon was doing

[@equest511]

@@shiners3328 I suppose as a "retcon order", established within the "original order 66" this can be used as an excuse, yes. Though still not very convincing since this would be the same as "lazy writing", it still beats the whole "the clones didn't perceive Grogu as a threat because he seemed defenceless, therefore didn't kill him." He was an entity/member/enemy inside the temple of the jedi, hence he must be exterminated, is what was enforced inside the clones heads via pre-programming, controlled by the chip and enforced by Vader, that's what this was all about. Assessing him as 'defenceless' doesn't cut it when exactly that particular thought isn't supposed to be part of their decision making process in this instance, since they aren't supposed to show any mercy, which is an order upheld and pressed by many safety measures (the reasons I mentioned previously). I could only accept "random luck" or "fate" or "a miracle" as better reasons that the little green guy got away, but it's highly improbable (and unfitting) that it was due to "misperception" or "wrong assessment" on the clones side. They were a mind controlled killing commando at this point. Seeing defencelessness and thus showing mercy was NOT part of their programming.

[@allenkeith7160]

Question: Is it easy to reflect a blaster bolt back at its target? Or is that tricky and not all Jedi could easily do it? Obviously the saber would seem to regularly DEFLECT bolts often, and some sabers (Depending on lore/crystals) could absorb some or most of the blast, or reflect it back with EXTRA power. But again, how much more difficult would it be to REFLECT back over DEFLECT away? This is in response to Geetsly asking "Why they didn't just reflect all the bolts back"...

[@MedicineMan55]

There are probably multiple reasons why the Jedi in the temple got smashed so decisively, but the factor that seems the most simple/direct is that the Jedi were not an explicitly militant order. Imo many of the Jedi we see die in the destruction of the temple were the more peaceful monk/scholar members of the order. Their best fighters were mostly off fighting the Republic's war and the temple on Corusant was basically a rearward area full of the order's support personnel. Yoda's revelations towards the end of the Clone War animated series are what make me think this. He senses the Jedi Order has played into the hands of the Dark Side (Palpatine) and the jaws of a trap are closing around them. As we saw, the Order assuming without question their job was to preserve the Republic is what set up the situation where Palpatine was able to destroy both in one fell swoop.

[@MrGA555]

Which that had a scene similar to Kenobi. 4 petty powerful Jedi just got mowed down.

[@TheStrudelJonny]

it is possible that the jedi defending Grogu didn’t see as much battle as the others, thus making them weaker against blister fire

[@jeremytavernier3255]

Now I want to see how other Jedi escaped the siege, like Coleman Kcaj