Order 66, But The Clone's Inhibitor Chips Are Nonexistent.

In an alternative universe where the Kaminoans secretly did not put the inhibitor chips in the clones and Palpatine just ends up making himself look stupid!
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[@farid-frederick]

I always find hilarious how the whole clone wars is just Palpatine playing chess alone

[@TheRustyTigger]

although now non canon, Plagueis is considered to be among the best, if not the best, of the EU works. It links together a few things from several other rule of 2/related books and shows Plagueis and Palpy starting to get it all in motion with deals, betryals and tricks. Pretty good but very political heavy more than action, the audiobook version has some top shelf production you'd think you were listening to the tv

[@sebastianjost]

If you play both sides of the war, you're guaranteed to win, unless someone finds out

[@Blackdeathgaming-yv1kk]

​@@TheRustyTigger and it shows how much influence plagueis actually had on the prequels. Palpatine gets all power drunk at the end and claims to have been the mastermind since the start but in the actual book itself there are many pov chapters from palpatines pov and that really doesn't make him seem like the mastermind at all as he claims at the end. My point is that the grand plan as it was executed was mostly just plagueis except for the naboo crisis which was engineered by palpatine but done through connections already established by plagueis. He really is the goat.

[@anthonygarcia8749]

Kinda like how in real life governments create a war and an enemy and then come in as the solution/have it already planned out on how it's gonna end.

[@juan969]

XD

[@latewizard301]

Palpatine: "i think i forgot something... hmm probably didn't close the fridge or something maybe? Well anyway, time to contact Cody"

[@brophetic4456]

​@CodyGrody Why did you say skull?

[@ethanpowers3413]

@@brophetic4456 its an emoji

[@Gigafart911]

They really could have made so many more clone wars movies

[@latewizard301]

@@ethanpowers3413 ah lmao, finally got it now 🤣

[@thirdbrother4018]

It's sounds like something straight out of the Adult Swim SW series

[@krimzinblade666]

I feel like this would be even funnier if they still had the chips, but they only worked by facial recognition and Palpatine's face was too jacked up for them to recognize him anymore. His decades long plan blows up in his face literally because of his own lightning bolts.

[@kooper7624]

Commander Cody “ yes palpet- wait your not the senator who are you” Palpetine “it’s me now execute order 66” Commander Cody “your not the senator who are you” Random b1 “isn’t that dookus master he always talks about by his self” Commander Cody “ a Sith Lord trooper contact the Jedi order tell them that there’s a Sith Lord in the senator’s office” Random b1” we will call our senators about this” Palpetine” oh shi-“ Credits

[@demodemon8940]

Dude melted his own face and screwed himself. Vader tries to round up the 501st and gets stunned while they call Padme (because the marriage is an open secret with the 501st) and go “Hey, the General is losing his shit. Can you come help?” So yeah Anakin talks the shit out, the Clones on Courascant eradicate Palpatine with a barrage of laser fire at his office that he can’t hope to dodge or block, and then the survivors all party for making it out alive

[@GattToDaChoppa]

It wouldn't shock me. I'll leave now.

[@wierdweblurker6342]

Palpatine, electrocuting Mace Windu: UNLIMITED POWER! Palpatine, realizing that he’s entirely unrecognizable as the Chancellor or as Sidious: …Limited power.

[@brenster21]

​@demodemon8940 I would love to see that conversation. Appo, "trooper go find Senator Amidala immediately and bring her here" as anakin is trying to organize operation Knightfall.

[@handbanana4899]

Ah yes, the timeline where the Kaminoans looked at their orders and went "You know...maybe we shouldn't trust this shifty old guy in a dark bathrobe"

[@samblood4309]

This is gold

[@Anthyrion]

"Does anyone knows, for what those chips in the heads of the Clones are good for?" "Um... regulating the heat in their heads while they are in battle? You know, those helmets can be really hot at some times." "Ah, yes. Thank you for the explanation." Later that day: "Contact the Clones. We have to warn them and tell them about the chips, so that those can be removed."

[@Nightwing9597]

At first I misread “shifty” as “shitty”, and IMHO, that made it so much funnier to read.

[@JLW2490]

I'll have you know the name is Darth Bathrobe to you sir!

[@Pipes7472]

Imagine creating a literal army for your “investors” and not making a back door

[@enclaveofficerz3245]

Clone: Alright everybody, lets settle down here since we all are clearly being played by the same person. Lets put our blasters down Droid: Agreed. Cut to end credits

[@w1ndgeneral226]

*After 3 days of slowly lowering their blasters.(trust issues)*

[@Tragicide]

In all honesty this makes more sense now. 🤣

[@wardencatrameowmeowapplesa904]

Five seconds later "You know what? F#ck that guy in the bath robe, let's kill him and start a republic where droids and clones have rights!" "F#ck yeah!" (Obi-Wan not getting shot in the back) "Well, I'd best report this to the Jedi Council." (Anakin after Palpatine gets locked up) "TELL ME HOW TO SAVE MY WIFE" (Palpatine, getting choked to death) "UNCLE, UNCLE-" (Mace Windu's Force Ghost) "ENGLISH MUTHAFUCKA DO YOU SPEAK IT"

[@gundamdude8351]

​@@w1ndgeneral226 next episode. Star wars a new conflict

[@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606]

Clone: “I never thought I’d be fighting alongside a clanker” Droid: “what about fighting alongside a friend?” Clone: “aye I can do that”

[@Kirifuki]

That specific B1 probably served with Count Dooku which is why he recognized lord Sideous.

[@mitsvanmitsvanio6106]

Lord Sidious, but, I sense Sideous would make a nice joke and pun as him controlling both Sides...

[@TheLostArchangel666]

​@@mitsvanmitsvanio6106 Sideous the hideous

[@mattoniy2840]

Sideous the prettiest

[@vendetta9063]

Sideous the silliest

[@someguy1865]

Sideous the oblivious

[@cubescihist6737]

Clones and Clankers fighting side by side is the best ending of them all!

[@swampfireian41]

Yes Man Ending

[@max10hoop]

What did you call them?😡

[@nightninja7012]

​@@max10hoop don't worry my clanka he got the C word pass

[@lukenichols8219]

@@nightninja7012 Not for the hard R he doesn't

[@Silverfeather1015]

@@lukenichols8219 I laughed way too hard at this. Thank you so much!

[@WhoisPersona]

Funnily enough the 501st diaries from the original Battlefront 2 allude to the fact that the Clones knew the entire time that they were supposed to betray the Jedi.

[@FirestoneAnimation]

And I loved it. I prefer the battlefront 2 story over the inhibitor chip deal. It makes the clones feel more alive.

[@Reagan1984]

​@@FirestoneAnimation The tragedy of the inhibitior chips is that it takes away the clones agency, which they've tried so hard to prove.

[@The_Barroth]

In the clone commando series they were aware of the orders but didn’t think they ever have to do it Heck a few were hesitant Much better than microchips

[@FirestoneAnimation]

@@The_Barroth "Did we have any doubts? Any private, traitorous thoughts? Perhaps, but no one said a word. Not on the flight to coruscant, not when order 66 came down, and not when we went into the temple. Not a word." (I think that's the line in BF2)

[@philosiraptorjr4912]

⁠@@FirestoneAnimation I think there are pros to both IMO. I think Battlefront 2’s lack of inhibitors provided a hauntingly realistic feeling to Order 66. Many times in history people have committed atrocities on mere command, even if they know such acts are wrong or evil, or even if there is no punishment for refusing, humans are vulnerable to submitting to the wills of others. As the clones say “good soldier’s follow orders”. On the other hand the canon route of the inhibitor chips makes the clones far more sympathetic and works for the Clone Wars series especially where the clones are portrayed as having close bonds to their Jedi generals, and it doesn’t make viewers feel like the clones were just faking their loyalty and friendship to the Jedi.

[@lagiacrus1180]

I've always found it humorous that Lord Sidious himself contacted commander Cody DIRECTLY. Idk I suppose it makes sense but like...did he go through his contacts list and just like...message every clone commander individually? Lol

[@mistertagnan]

He probably contacted a select few, then had a general message for the rest. Still though, I like the idea of him spending hours contacting every single clone commander

[@The0thDoctor]

I think he contacted Cody first and directly because Obi-Wan was a priority to be taken out, he was the biggest threat to Vader, likewise it looks like he contacted Rex directly too to deal with Ahsoka who was another big threat. Everyone else just got a cut repeated message.

[@mrparkerdan]

You just don’t know the POWER of the Dark Side!

[@Scatmanseth]

I just figured he recorded a message and sent it to every commander

[@mrparkerdan]

@@Scatmanseth each message is customized with the commander's name. maybe he used an AI? 🤔

[@PikachuLittle]

“Actually I just realized something” “What’s that meatbag?” “We’re both slave armies fighting a proxy war for grossly inadequate governments and will in all likelihood be liquidated when this is all over” “Huh… wanna start a slave rebellion?” “I thought you’d never ask clanker” “Yeah that’s our word”

[@Anonymous37980]

"Can I use clanka?"

[@k0valus585]

@@Anonymous37980 "Yeah, THAT'S fine. No hard R."

[@B1_BattleDroid]

@@Anonymous37980 Sure.

[@Kira22558]

The end.

[@travcollier]

If Hollywood was actually full of leftists... Yeah, that would be an awesome story

[@newsynthetic]

The droids don't know who Palpatine is or Darth Sidious. Their commanders are what Sidious control from the dark.

[@timothyjohnson5699]

*their

[@newsynthetic]

@@timothyjohnson5699 Thanks. edited.

[@axechop]

Grievous sees the hologram: LORD CD-ASS??! YOU WERE WITH DA REPABLIK ALL THIS TIME?

[@elmerjfapp5730]

i think dooku, ventress and grevious are the only ones serving the separatists that report in to Sidious

[@ic0nic707]

@@elmerjfapp5730 What about Nute Gunray and the other guy of the same species that I’ve never bothered to learn the name of?

[@Alex_FRD]

"Oh shit." Something about the delivery of that line is just perfect.

[@huzaifahahmed4303]

It sounds so defeated but also sounds like "not again" for some reason

[@greenhydra10]

He realized just how many blasters were about to be pointed in his direction.

[@dango470]

Written and directed by george lucas

[@zzzmeta4555]

The sound of two of the most powerful armies in the galaxy pointing their blasters at you

[@sonofjack6286]

​@@greenhydra10 Yeah, ship mounted blasters.

[@slayer0235]

Palpatine on the comm- “What is the meaning of this!? What happened to the inhibitor chips I ordered!?” Lama Su- (glances nervously at shiny new rec room)- “There were…budget cuts.”

[@fumarc4501]

When Clones and Droids work together, nothing is impossible.

[@kareygladstone9750]

No kidding and so Darth sidious died that day smug smile 😏.

[@kareygladstone9750]

Also P.S. : the end?

[@warr_toast1139]

Except for that fucking beach section in lego star wars in "Defense of Kashyyyk"

[@kareygladstone9750]

​@@warr_toast1139oh shoot your right my bad😅.

[@romasliv]

Sidious: Commander Cody, execute order 66 Cody: Hangs up Clone 1: Who was that commander? Cody: Nah, it's just a troll caller.

[@eeyorehaferbock7870]

Talk about a true Stanislav Petrov moment.

[@MatZee27]

Execute order 65 *Clones starts swarming Supreme Chancellor*

[@LitD]

Problem with that is that order 65 needed a clear majority in the senate to be legal, order 66 needed only the GAR's CiC (aka Plapatine) order. Which just went to show how the jedi dropped the ball missing such a glaring issue with the orders wording.

[@Thatperson1234]

When Palpatine said"Oh shit". That got me laughing,as well as when Cody said"Who is this?"And then the droids realised they had a betrayer.

[@Prefizful]

When the Kamino facility forget to install the inhibitor chip, Palpatine: I demand a refund!

[@D3xt3rity]

Palpatine: Execute Order 66 Cody: No *Credits Roll*

[@KLAPPY.]

THE CIS: hold up something ain't right here?

[@enclaveofficerz3245]

Shit

[@McdonaldsInFallujah]

I really wish Cody said "who is this old fart? This is a Republic comms link only"

[@Exorcist062]

I liked it when inhibitor chips were not a thing and the clones were fully aware of their mission objective. Actual gangster shit

[@hermos3602]

Same here. But of course Dave Filony has to ruin it.

[@ECSOrder66]

Me too.

[@anthonyrodriguez8788]

Honestly the Clones in legends weren't actually in on it. In Legends the Clones were just as surprised by the order as everyone else, Battlefront 2 is the only bit of Legends lore where the Clones secretly want to kill all the Jedi. It's one of those one off bits of lore that writers just ignore for either being dumb or contradicting other lore, like when Dooku inexplicably became racist in the ROTS novelization despite almost exclusively teaching aliens and working almost exclusively with aliens and being taught almost exclusively by aliens.

[@fearglitchdragon7237]

When Revenge of The Sith was made the inhibitor chips weren't even introduced yet also remember the inhibitor chips were essentially a recon, it was meant to be that they were just soldiers who follow orders and not being controlled to do it, they had a choice, not all of the clones executed order 66, examples, The Null Arcs, Delta squad, one clone commander who helped smuggle his jedi general off planet during order 66 that I forgot the name of, Omega Squad, Yayax Squad, and probably many others.

[@srdodojedi3749]

The 187th stayed entirely loyal but all of them died (legends)

[@eck3951]

Those examples of clones disobeying were all retconned though

[@adamqutaefan8969]

@@eck3951 or explaind as inhibitor chip malfunctions

[@Chosen_one_501]

I personally don’t like those pre inhibitor chip stories about the clones disobeying the order and helping out the Jedi. It’s just not something Palpatine would let happen. Like order 66 wouldn’t be as tight but of a plan if Palps had to hope that in the almost 4 years of fighting, not a single clone had a change of heart. The fact that he chipped them and forced them to be his slaves no matter what is much darker, and more in line with the master planning of Darth Sidious.

[@chrischin_94]

@@Chosen_one_501 That's just what his apprentice would say

[@brianbrady9187]

The good ending. I liked the B-1 who took charge.

[@JanoschNr1]

The "Oh shit" is what sells the whole sketch so perfectly!

[@originalname1239]

I know this is a meme, but this gives me an interesting idea for a "What if..." story I could write. What if Nala Se (one of the Kaminoans who knew about order 66 the whole time) sabotaged the inhibitor chips? In the clone wars tv show, she ran the clone medical center in the outer rim. When it was attacked she refused to leave because not all of the clones could be taken out. This shows that she cared for the clones and she wouldn't leave any of them to die. I think it would be entirely withing her character to do this, not because she cares about the Jedi but because she would feel bad about manipulating and controlling the clones. The clones wars would progress normally, but Tup wouldn't kill the Jedi Tiplar. This would result in Fives still being alive because he would never have a reason to learn about the chips. That in turn would mean Kix would never try to learn about the chips either and would never be kidnapped so he couldn't tell the Jedi. That's all the ideas I've got for now but if I think it's interesting enough I will definitely write more.

[@irregularassassin6380]

Depending on where and when she altered the chips, there would be wildly different outcomes. If she tampered with the base chip template, then basically all the Clones would ignore Order 66, and Palpatine goes "oh shit..." and probably flees. If she began tampering with Clone chips in Clone heads after being transferred back to Kamino, then you have a patchwork response to Order 66 where younger regiments would not rebel, but older ones would. If she did it from her own medical facility, it's even _more_ chaotic as only certain Clones in certain regiments would be unaffected and you could wind up with Clones shooting each-other in the chaos as the order descends. All of this would/could be in addition to the Tup -> Fives -> Kix storyline disappearing.

[@originalname1239]

@@irregularassassin6380 that's an interesting idea

[@ARC-8846]

True

[@slb797]

People forget that George doubled down on the clones. The Kaminons mentioned they are raised to follow orders. In the book version of the Revenge of the Sith, it is mentioned that Palpatine has made himself head of the army, for reasons of bringing the war to a swift conclusion, something like that. Meaning he suddenly became the overall commander of ALL clones, who, raised from birth, must follow orders. Also, note that Palpatine always called clones close to the Jedi, who were supposedly in charge of the clones. It is logical that the clones surrounding Jedi would be the Clone Commanders, NOT rank and file. Thus following the chain of command. Except not using the Jedi, of course

[@vexxama]

Now I’m genuinely wondering what would happen in this instance. Not just palpatine being revealed to the republic, but how the separatists would react knowing their leader was playing both sides and was planning to to just fold them back into the new empire

[@Vandicoup]

A Republic x Separatist team up would've been absolutely legendary.

[@JonatasAdoM]

Which is why he took power and eliminated the other side to avoid any of it. The Jedi Council were already suspicious of him and once he had the emergency powers, there was nothing the Senate could do. The army was his to command like the dictator he was elected

[@Fulcrox]

On EU, Clones would still side with him unless he is removed from command, wich is unlikely since he would make the clones arrest the senate if necessary. He still would shut down the droid army, but separatists leaders would probably find a way to reactive part of it if not killed by Anakin and keep fighting the Empire themselves On Disney canon, Clones get ordered by chip to comply with any Order, and the droid army would still be under Sidious because on the new canon Grievous knows about his identity and the Sith. So he would still serve Sidious with his army and even kill the separatist council himself if ordered to.

[@notjohncena6492]

​@@Vandicoupso palapatine is the chosen one bringing balance to the force

[@cutestcreeper569]

​@@VandicoupNot just that, but the Seperatists would be able to make stronger droids in larger numbers, because Palpatine prevented them to make too many powerful droids that could end the war too quickly.

[@eric_moore-6126]

When you think about it, it's actually really impressive he knew Cody's name.

[@alexslgato1735]

In the original timeline, before the 2008 TCW series aired, there were no chips, the clones were just heavily indoctrinated to the extreme and the Clones knew that it was extremely likely that they were going to kill the Jedi. Even the Jedi knew of order 66 because it was a set of contingency plans everybody knew and considered fair, about 66 orders, with order 1 being protect the ideals of the Republic, to order 65 being to execute the Chancellor, to order 66 being executing the Jedi.

[@Sorain1]

I love the gag where he accidentally says 65 instead of 66. (Naturally, he can't order them after he gives the 65 order, because he's not in their chain of command anymore.)

[@weberman173]

@@Sorain1 he cant order 65 anyway, as he is not one of the authorized partys to grant the order. There are specific limitations and regulations on who could issue what order under what circumstances also it wasnt "about 66" it was 150!!!!! everything from disposing your comlink to reducing a world to cinders if they colaborated with the enemy, Corellia for example would have been a target for that order of they decided to defect and recapturing was considerd impractical, as the shipyards falling into enemy hands was considerd worse then obliterating the entire civilisation on it

[@matecabello6390]

The neutral good ending.

[@trainion9626]

"Execute Order 66" "The fuck is that?"

[@かめぽん-o5q]

It is an order to kill Jedi.

[@YAH93]

The Orders knew the entire Order list from 1 to 150. They could cite them in their sleep.

[@memecliparchives2254]

​@@YAH93yeah and the inhibitor chip just makes any clone immediately follow the order, even if against their will. Because clones under someone like Plo Koon? They'd refuse. Much like how clones in Legends because they didn't have the inhibitor chip, they had the freedom to just not do it.

[@zane4279]

actually, before disney bought star wars, the lore didnt include inhibitorchips, thus making this scene even more interesting

[@crusader2112]

It’s funny because in Legends they were no inhibitor chips and the average clone grunt was made to be more obedient than Arc Troopers and Republic Commandos. It’s actually said in Attack of the Clones that the clones are specifically bread to follow orders, so I honestly prefer The old Expanded Universe Clone Wars.

[@brandonvortex995]

Nute gunray: are we joke to you? Sidious: yes Nute gunray: alright all forces, destroy lord sidious

[@waitwho3074]

I adore the Clone Wars show, but I've always felt fairly disappointed with the inhibitor chips. In a show constantly hinting at the failures of the Jedi, and the complexities of war, making the Clone betrayal of the Jedi as simple as "There was a chip that made them do it" was boring and made the event much less impactful. The way it stands, the Clones were wonderful Jedi allies who were forced to betray them because a chip made them do it. Without the chip, you could have gotten vastly more interesting, complex story lines. Some of the Jedi were allegedly fairly cavalier with Clone Trooper lives. The Clones were, overall, absolutely loyal to the Republic and the Chancellor. Imagine a plot line where, instead of a chip telling them to betray the Jedi, troopers like Cody got a message telling them the Jedi had betrayed the Republic and attempted to murder the Chancellor. That the Jedi were now considered enemies of the Republic and had to be exterminated before they could overthrow the democracy. Forced to choose between the Jedi generals and the Republic and Supreme Chancellor, the unquestionably loyal Clones support the Republic. It could have added many complex layers. The Clones have to live with their decisions. Maybe some regret it and wish they'd decided otherwise. Others feel their hand was forced. Others that the Jedi were traitors and never doubted their choice for a second. Remember what pong krell did to the clones? Or the conflict of Rex. What if he'd been among the 501st attacking the Jedi Temple with Anakin, but split from them at the end of his own free will? Rex, who was always loyal to Anakin, and a close friend, breaks from him and flees. How does he feel about it? Does he feel he did the right thing by betraying Anakin to save the Jedi? Or does he feel he abandoned his Commander and should have stayed loyal? Maybe he struggles with it every day, wondering if he made the right choice. Overall, I feel like the inhibitor chip arc made the story of Order 66 somewhat boring/generic and too black and white. It could have been a fantastic jumping off point for the complexities of mixed loyalties, of following orders, of the failures of the Republic and of the Jedi, of how not only Palpatine's villainy but his charisma and personality led to rigid loyalty among the clones. Everything Disney Star Wars made is a woke uninteresting crap fest! Lucasfilm used to mean something great. When you look who works at Lucasfilm these days no wonder why it's so bad. They legit hire activists. Just write on YT ''The First Star Wars Live Action Clone Trooper Armor!'' It doesn't scream more than blue hair or in this case green hair Twitter pronouns advocate. Long live George Lucas and to the competent employees from before the Disney era.

[@sirmanhattan2995]

That's pre 2008's depiction of the clones and is now Legends. Clones were bred to obey orders without question depending on your position. Example would be if a jedi says to spare this guy's life and Palpatine says otherwise, then they would follow Palpatine's orders without hesitation.

[@ktoztam]

I remember that before chips they were simply bred to totally obey any command and that some more special unit clones were bred with more independent thoughts so not all clones conducted the order (like in the novel "Dark Lord. The rise of Darth Vader") I kinda like it, because it reminds me a little bit about ancinet and medieval style warriors like Janisaries or Sardaukar from Dune who would be rised to serve and not question any order.

[@anthonygarcia8749]

No, the chips were always stupid af. They were always meant to be sleeper agents designed to follow Palpatine's orders and just in general follow orders they're given. They were modified, incubated, and indoctrinated to be docile. They developed a certain banter and rapport with the jedi because the jedi fostered that as well as they weren't complete robots either lol.

[@anthonygarcia8749]

TCW really damaged the prequel era and skewed the perception of it and creating this faux pt era, it's trash and overrated.

[@masturch33f66]

Yea it shows in Classic BF2 where they were aware of Order 66 and waiting for it to be declared

[@LiliaArmoury]

the alternative timeline where the jedi manage to secretly remove the inhibitor chips along with some of the kaminoans after both parties learn that lord tiranius is count dooku and thus suspect the chip has a darker plan in store then acting as a contigancy device

[@chopper3940]

How it would be in reality if the chips did not exist: - Commander Cody, now is the time to execute order 66. - Yes my lord. *comlink mute sound* -Kill him! If there were no chips, nothing would have changed, the absolute majority of the clones were loyal to the Republic and would have complied with order 66.

[@YAH93]

I agree. The only ones who refused to execute the Order were some of the Commando Squads, like Delta, Omega and Ion. Plus a few clones seperately.

[@crimsonshade8920]

That "oh shit" would probably happen if the chips never existed. Or if Fives ever proved their actual intentions

[@playtime_foxy]

Just like that, the droids and the clones shook hands, realising this whole war was a sham

[@albertoizukumidoriyavasque5237]

The idea of ​​the chips was invented by George Lucas in the sixth season of the Clone Wars before Disney bought Lucas film

[@snackeater4990]

It amazes me that some people think Disney created TCW

[@kingorange7739]

George didn't invent it. He only approved it. The concept was actually created by Dave and Martha

[@lukescrew1981]

​@@snackeater4990 They might as well have

[@snackeater4990]

@@lukescrew1981 Yup, they live in a fantasy

[@lukescrew1981]

@@snackeater4990 Who?

[@jimoftehgray]

Palpatine's "Oh Shi-" at the end killed me XD

[@maverickdarkrath4780]

Kaminoine: hey you known those chips we were supposed to put in the clones? Kaminoine 2: yeah what about them? Kaminoine: yeah they cost a fortune to make...lets just tell them we did make the chips and hope there never necessary.

[@SeparatistOfLight]

I can imagine one or a few of the clones skimming through a rule/order book, then going: Oh…

[@terrified057t4]

Lama Su: "Wait, they want inhibitor chips to allow the soldiers to follow any orders of a single individual? Uh... That could mean our products are turned against us... Yeah no... We'll pretend we actually did it."

[@freezasama5802]

Interesting how the clones originally didn’t have the inhibitor chips it makes the story a lot darker and more grounded in reality

[@FirestoneAnimation]

Replayed classic Battlefront 2 and it hits hard compared to the chips

[@mridp7695]

Yep, betray the people they've been serving for years with not one of them questions it, that is alot more grounded than those stupid chips

[@Democratic_Republic_of_Iacon]

Of course, individuals literally growing up fighting alongside a specific set of individuals betraying them in an instant. Very grounded I’d say yes very grounded in reality.

[@thephoenix4093]

​@@mridp7695 the thing is, originally they weren't as close to the Jedi. In fact most didn't like them. Except a few who gave the Jedi a merciful death. They were clones made for this purpose it'd make sense.

[@bookerdewitt4811]

@@thephoenix4093 While I like how dark battlefront portrayed Order 66, I prefer the chips tbh. It fits much better with how the clone wars portray the Jedi and the clone's relationship. NGL though, it's pretty metal to think that the clones followed the order entirely out of loyalty and indoctrination to the republic though, even if the republic was turning into the Empire right in front of their eyes.

[@ExtantPerson]

And this is why, to those who think the inhibitor chips are stupid, precisely why they have to exist. We want clones to be humanized and interesting characters, but we also have to balance that with Order 66 in some way.

[@bazookapower88]

The single B-1 battle droid to fucked palpatine is so fucking funny

[@olafgurke4699]

Clones and droids fighting together is giving me Castle Ittner vibes, where German and American troops fought together against the SS.

[@Servo_M]

Don't forget the French!

[@mrfooter6248]

Then the Droids and Clones became friends

[@siralcatraz9049]

All that careful planning... All the betrayals, manipulation, and playing on both sides... Undone in 40 seconds.

[@armoredlumberjack1999]

On a side note, i love how recently AI voices are being used to make content like this lmao

[@Chosen_one_501]

Something I just noticed, there were plain white clones standing in the back ground of utapau. I always thought they were all 212th attack batallion and airborne, but I guess not. Cool

[@corruptangel6793]

There were multiple armies according to the novel. It was a massive force, enough to take 3 systems. They were making damn sure Greivous didn't get away this time.

[@enclaveofficerz3245]

@@corruptangel6793 considering he somehow escaped two jedi when they had the upper hand on the invisible hand I'd say they didn't send enough clones.

[@gamerofcomics492]

The 501st along with a small squad of Shadow Troopers were on Utapau too.

[@dac5782]

It's just a case of using the wrong model. Granted, the fact that it took you looking at a image still to notice means the animators did a good job hiding the mistake.

[@Chosen_one_501]

@@dac5782 yeah. Or they were just trying to add variation within the troops. Like how there’s still shinies among the 501st and 332nd in clone wars.

[@СергейРезниченко-с1т]

Holy shit. "Back in time, there was no chip" dudes, do you know how to laugh, or do you know meaning of the word "JOKE"?

[@Vandicoup]

Star Wars fans, man. Always gotta be angry and miserable over something. Can never have fun. Nope. Not a thing in their world.

[@lx5323]

@@Vandicoupthe sad truth

[@YAH93]

Has nothing to do with that. The Chips are a cheap plot device, that is why so many are against this bs.

[@m4rionettealastor702]

I always thought Cody just hated Obi-Wan so he ordered the "blast him!" Command

[@thezackattack5328]

Why would he hate him after all the times Obi Wan saved his life?

[@MadZwe1]

It wouldn't make sense for clones under Obi-Wan, Ahsoka (and a few other jedi) to turn against them if not for the chips The whole point of the clones was that despite them being manufactured and ordered around like the droids, they still have some sense of freedom and personality Without the chips, they would've been no different from the droids

[@m4rionettealastor702]

@@thezackattack5328 the amount of times Obi-Wan has been handed his lightsaber back, idk its been a while since I watched Clone Wars

[@ManiacMayhem7256]

​@@MadZwe1 It made sense in the CWMMP

[@MarsiB013]

He was a by the book kinda guy.

[@TheAwesomeDarkNinja]

AI Palpatine just sounds like RedLetterMedia when Mike does his impersonation.

[@uBpGK]

I remember in the old canon the battalion assigned to Aalay Secura hated her and where waiting for the day order 66 came because they always got the shitty deployments in the most hostile planets.

[@DavidbarZeus1]

So, there’s a lot of discussion about whether or not the chips are a good addition for Star Wars or not. So here’s my two cents. If the clone units are passed from Jedi to Jedi like we see happen to the 501 in Battlefront II, then the chips probably aren’t needed. However, if the clone units are assigned to specific Jedi, then the chips ARE needed. They would be needed because at least SOME of the clones would become close to their Jedi and know that they care about their men. That would result in the clones being loyal to their Jedi enough that they would refuse to execute Order 66 without at least some evidence.

[@JL-XrtaMayoNoCheese]

Most jedi were immoral leaders and viewed the clones as expendable. General Mark Clark was not beloved in ww2. Your theory is poor.

[@Hei_Darkfire]

That ending made me laugh far harder than it should have.

[@alessiodecarolis]

Perhaps in this timeline someone managed to remove/destroy the chips in clones ' heads, but there's always the problem with Anakin 's being corrupted by darkness....oh well, Padme can always count on her family, also if widowed, given the massive firepower needed to terminate both Siths.

[@tanith117]

Look Anakin just needs some sleep, He went through all of Episode 3 and before without any sleep, using meditation techniques to keep him going. His decision making and rational thought took a huge hit.

[@DefecTec]

In the old canon the clones decided to betray the Jedi, they were programmed to be loyal to the republic overall, and henceforth Palpatine. Some decided not to and that’s what makes it more impactful, they could actually choose

[@enderfredbear5144]

'It was that moment palpatine knew, he fucked up'

[@PolishBigfootCircle11]

before the Clone Wars, there was no inhibitor chips. The Clone Troopers were just loyal soldiers, following orders. Which was WAY more terrifying. They turned on their generals without needing anything to prompt them.

[@dungeonguy88]

Which makes them just seem like stupid soldiers. What if it had been a Separatist trick? A faked broadcast?

[@SithDarthVictorus66]

How the story would have went if Fives succeeded in warning the Jedi.

[@Dasistrite]

This is actually how some arcs and repcoms saw the situation! Most other clones were bit confused but followed orders since their ultimate loyality was for the Supreme Chancellor and the Galactic Republic not Jedi Order!

[@forluk9]

An interesting fact is that before the animated series Clone Wars, clones carried out this order without chips.

[@nicolestimothy9921]

When Palpatine plan backfire:

[@FalkorBrenton]

LOL I love the ending where Palpatine says “Oh crap” at the end 😂

[@ThatChillWeirdGuy]

We need a parody movie that goes this route. 😂

[@phaetonxi344]

Kaminoans: "Yeah sorry, those chips weren't covered by your warranty."

[@Embersofthedark]

"oh shit" and thats when palpatine knew...he fucked up

[@eduardoaguilarfigueroa5486]

Ngl this is better than the original story

[@tuanbom008]

Palpatine now got 2 sides on his head lol 🤣

[@Dexthedoge]

In legends (before Disney ruined everything), the clones were simply just trained to kill the Jedi if they received order 66.

[@BansheeNT-D]

In the old canon, every in the military know what Order 65 and 66 are. So these Chips are just an excuse to make the clones not the bad boys.

[@romasliv]

yeah the chip thing doesnt make sense, they really believe the jedi commited treason but some didnt.

[@BansheeNT-D]

@@romasliv and it was a direct order of the leader of the Galactic Republic. Republic > Chancellor > Jedi, this is how the clones are brainwashed. The Republic is everything.

[@timalsept2854]

Palpatine: Execute order 66. Cody: You must be senial

[@princesscadance197]

I never thought hearing Palpatine exclaim ‘Oh shit!’ would be something I needed in my life until now.

[@steveking1037]

“Order 66, but there’s no such thing as inhibitor chips” is just the original scene playing out, unaltered. See also “Anakin becomes Vader, but Ahsoka is nonexistent” or “Yoda says Luke is the last Jedi, and he’s right.”

[@dac5782]

Killing someone who, at this point, is his brother-in-arms all because some random old man in a robe told him to? It's a bit silly, don't you think?

[@steveking1037]

@@dac5782 following orders when all you’ve done is be bred to do so, as it was originally written, when you’re genetic template is a mercenary murderer that would kill his lover and partner if the job called for it as we saw in AotC) all makes s lot more sense than “they have a CHIP in their brain, they’re basically droids! Because we wanted to sell toys!!” In the extended universe, the had a lot of clones refuse the orders, especially the ARCs and Commandos who didn’t undergo as much behavior modification as base clones, and even still a lot did because Jedi treated them like “wet droids”… which we saw plenty of in the original scripts, too. The retcon is silly, but they wanted to sell a blond clone, and a clone with silly face paint, and whatever, so they had to make the clones good guys… instead of a bunch of Jangos running around.

[@lukescrew1981]

All of those things are correct

[@steveking1037]

@@lukescrew1981 that was my point…

[@lukescrew1981]

@@steveking1037 Yes

[@CesarDragulaneweraforanewdream]

A thing I always found interesting about the old canon vs the new canon, is how in the old version, no inhibitor chip was needed. Each clone had that choice to follow through on Order 66 or not, and a lot of the legends stories around that time period actually shows a few clones who didn't, and some even breaking down why some chose to follow it. I still love this new canon version where they had their choice stolen from them, but I just like the old version better.

[@wolves600]

That’s true I didn’t read the old ones but which ones did refuse Ie based on the clone wars I imagine some of the clones under plo koon etc would have refused

[@CesarDragulaneweraforanewdream]

@@wolves600 Well, maybe? I can't speak to what kind of person Papa Koon was pre-disney, maybe he was an ass xD

[@Vandicoup]

@@CesarDragulaneweraforanewdream Don't say his last name in isolation lol. There's a reason why throughout the interviews and TCW show, they always call him "Master Plo" or "Plo" haha. It's because it's a derogatory remark against black people when you simply replace the "K" with a "C". It sounds the same either way, however.

[@Vandicoup]

@@wolves600 I've heard it's the "Null Arcs" and certain other elite types of clone troopers. It was more vague and not as explained as it is in the new canon. I believe some Commandos were also involved in rebelling against the Order too.

[@Vandicoup]

I love both versions too, so refreshing to hear this. We need more civil discourse like this from you on things we like and dislike, all over social media! There's a lot of vicious and needless hate out there for the new canon version and it's honestly not bad at all I don't understand all the foaming hate for it. For me, I prefer the newer version/retcon because if we remember TCW series and all the other new canon stuff related to TCW, the clones always had a choice. But once Order 66 hit, they had no choice. One of if not the only time where the clones had zero choice in the matter and that stark contrast is why I love and prefer Dave Filoni's version of events so much more. It's a punch in the gut and a huge tug at the heart strings, knowing that the clones had so, soo much free will, power and choices all throughout the war until that very, very dark moment in the timeline, near the end of the Clone War. ;(

[@angryvaultguy]

Someone should make an 'what if' video on this

[@cromazac]

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend, even though they're also my enemy" - The droids, probably

[@LordPrinceVector]

Fun fact: Before this inhibitor dumpass addition, clones were geneticaly programmed for loylaty to Rebuplic, and order 66 is exited in their special orders

[@nathanielreichley4640]

I hate the chips retcon... It was much more powerful when they consciously knew what they were doing. A continued comment on fascism and bureaucracy.

[@higztv1166]

Honestly it's kinda stupid that Palpatine gave the order to the clones from his Sith identity, not from his Chanselor one

[@kingorange7739]

That was his Chancellor identity. The Jedi just screwed up his appearance

[@higztv1166]

@@kingorange7739 In the clone wars finale Rex responded to the order with "yes, Lord Sidious"

[@kingorange7739]

@@higztv1166 Rex was able to piece together who Sidious was because of his name being mentioned before. Most clones still addresses Palpatine as the Supreme Chancellor and later Emperor.

[@higztv1166]

@@kingorange7739 idk, doesn't sound convincing to me

[@kingorange7739]

@@higztv1166 I’m saying what is there. Look at BB, the clones executing order 66 specifically say “We have orders from the Supreme Chancellor himself.”

[@lorengriffin5869]

For a long time there were no inhibitor chips it was just accepted that the clones followed the order

[@lucasshepard6416]

"For over a thousand generations, we read books by Karen Traviss where there was no mention of these chips. Before the Dark Times. Before The Clone Wars."

[@sultaa86]

In the Audio Story "Dark Lord" there are several Clones who did not obbey the Order 66 and wanted to find out what was going on. Even Month later, after Anakin had become Vader, a lot of the Clone Troops would still not do as Palpatine said.

[@macekreislahomes1690]

Then the C.I.S. military and the G.A.R. work together to defeat Palpateane, C.I.S. gains independence, and bouth sides join as allies for a better, United, free, safe, and secure Galaxy.

[@MrSkullMerchant]

The "oh sh*t" killed me 😂😂

[@DraconimLt]

Considering that the chips were retconned in later, this would actually go exactly the same way it went in the films...

[@vonderkunstler]

Fun fact: There were no inhibitor chips in this continuity. These clones knew the orders and were loyal to the chancellor.

[@Eli-akad]

As a youngin when I watched ep 3 I never fully understood all the nuances to the story ( plus I watched the prequels outta order). I was always confused on why the clones could just switch on the Jedi, and even when understanding that it was years of work being put into play I never understood how all the clones knew to just listen to Sidious😂

[@DrVadGun]

Before TCW messed up the original clone wars timeline the clones never had inhibitor chips. They were bred and trained to follow all orders unless they were a commander or a commando.

[@rannenw6207]

Eh not entirely true. There are instances where normal clones disobeyed or did their own thing.

[@dungeonguy88]

I mean, The Clone Wars didn't mess up the original timeline. It was the actual timeline.

[@anthonygarcia8749]

@@dungeonguy88 it contradicts so much from the movies but ok lmao

[@dungeonguy88]

@@anthonygarcia8749 The actual movies contradict more from the movies.

[@anthonygarcia8749]

@@dungeonguy88 nice cope lol

[@dr0wsy327]

The Battlefront 2 (2005) game had the best take on the clone betrayal against the Jedi in which they still went ahead to do as they were ordered too because they were genetically engineered to do so. It gives them some agency meanwhile the chip just feels like a plot device.

[@hancansolo3569]

That one guy on Kamino who f'd up the order: - Shieeeeet

[@zalenstar]

This was the original canon for the prequels, they just knew the orders and would immediately act on them when given said order. After the Clone Wars series showed the relationships between the clones and the Jedi being so strong, they had to change it to be inhibitor chips because there was no way in the eyes of the fans the clones would willingly just heel turn on the jedi after years of building trust

[@rannenw6207]

I prefer the old canon of it.

[@ECSOrder66]

​@@rannenw6207As do I

[@sergiucraciun5109]

Feels way more real than what actually happened

[@Vandicoup]

Sort of agree, but either way, it logically makes sense though. Palpatine wouldn't risk giving clones a choice in this pivotal moment where he officially controls the entire universe and begins his new Empire. It was kind of goofy to have just trusted the clones 110% and not have any sort of fail-safe whatsoever incase lol. The clones have been given countless choices and leeway all throughout the war, but this had to be one of if not the only moment where they didn't have a choice in the matter. Palpatine absolutely needed to force them to obey in order for the rest of his plans to work and that also perfectly explains why he eventually phased them out for the Stormies, knowing that their chips' efficacy decayed over time so he needed to retire and/or assassinate all the clones before there could be any widespread and uncontrollable revolt throughout the stars. It's been 3 years of hardcore, nonstop fighting alongside heroic beings with laser swords. Of course a lot of the clones would become humanized and end up loving their Jedi companions. The movies just didn't show it nearly as much as they should've. But that's yet another reason why George started TCW in the first place. To plug in those gaps and further flesh out the story while continuously tweaking, re-adjusting, crafting up new ideas/POVs and changing certain narrative elements along the way. George had always done that with the OT and then with the PT via TCW.

[@patheticbread6861]

@@Vandicoupreally, like he contacts that one pilot to shoot down PLO-Koon, and the pilot doesn’t even slightly question who he’s talking to, the chips are much better

[@JL-XrtaMayoNoCheese]

It's not. The chips retconn the agency of the clones. The clones wanted to follow orders and when given their orders, they pushed through to absolute victory.

[@ECSOrder66]

​​@@patheticbread6861Why would they question the Chancellor? It's literally in the Contingency Orders 66-68 that the Supreme Commander is the one with legal authority to execute these orders as precaution, based on that, why would they question who the guy is telling them to execute Order 66?

[@patheticbread6861]

@@ECSOrder66 Ok, if you’re a soldier in the army and the president randomly calls you and tells you kill your commanding officer on the spot you wouldn’t question it?

[@stormzone12]

the microchip thing is sooo lazy, it takes away all of the morally grey area surrounding order 66 and just says “they had to” like if the clones are trained since birth to be loyal and follow orders no matter what, what necessitates an inhibitor chip

[@hanumananky]

filoni, more like felony

[@altithoraxperotorum5133]

It's also funny that siddious had to call every single clone comander . No wonder he was still in his office when yoda showed up

[@Matau228]

Of course, there's always the option from Legends: "Commander Cody, execute Order Sixty-Six." "It will be done, milord..." "General Kenobi, sir! Order 6, sub-order D-6 has come down from the Chancellor. We must throw away all communicators immediately and ignore all further orders from the Chancellor." "Cody, I'm not certain that's a good idea-" "... Good Soldiers follow orders."