Overanalyzing The Clone Wars: Brain Invaders | Star Wars

[@nchldmn]

And of course Luminara is NOT there for Barriss lol

[@Solo13508]

This episode actually destroyed me as a child. I had nightmares about brain worms slithering into me for months

[@zorinzorinzorin5243]

Now you can play Baldur’s Gate 3 and overcome your nightmares!

[@Solo13508]

@@zorinzorinzorin5243 Nah

[@OveranalyzingStarWars]

I can relate

[@josipbroztito6763]

Yeah. Like my first time watching Wrath Of Khan, or Alien. Fuckin nightmare fuel

[@Ludovianco]

Yea for weeks I had to cup my hand over my mouth and and nose to sleep

[@hehu4025]

Anakin waited the whole time until Ahsoka woke up. There's no Luminara there at all. Barriss went through a literal horror, and that was the moment when she definitely needed her master's support. Where is Luminara? This is no longer avoiding emotions and ego. This is literal antipathy. I'm sorry, but seeing such a master, the only thing I feel for Barriss is compassion because I know that absolutely everyone would end up like this if they were a student of a fanatic Luminara. Her story is a tragedy because she is literally trapped and getting punched in the face by everyone. Three years of war and trauma for someone like Barriss is still an impressive.

[@captainvanghn]

Exactly

[@aitipsea3909]

And people wonder why she began to sympathize with the Separatists and bombed the Jedi Temple

[@hehu4025]

@@aitipsea3909 She did not sympathize with the Separatists. She considered everyone evil, especially the Jedi.

[@aitipsea3909]

@@hehu4025 she seemed to feel righteous in her actions, denouncing both the Jedi and the Republic failing their people I don't know about you, but to me she's sounding like a Separatist

[@hehu4025]

@@aitipsea3909 If she were a Separatist, she would have joined them and fight for them. Here, she acted independently. It was a direct attack on the Jedi for failing and becoming war criminals instead of peacekeepers. Barriss even in her speech says "We" - she also talks about herself, recognizing herself as a product of their downfall.

[@kingagrabowska9366]

You probably saw some variation of that comment in the chat. I think the reason why clones controlled by worms were so much smarter, physically able, etc. is because clones were alive and mind-controlled while the Geonosians were dead. Imagine a living person is like a car that a bug can just drive, meanwhile, a corpse is a car that they need to push.

[@dpanin1419]

Exactly what I was thinking. The clones are still alive and the geonosians were an UNDEAD army that was what made them act different. The clones were brainwashed/mind controlled the geonosians were reanimated.

[@somethingsomethingelse7706]

exactly what I was going to say

[@zorinzorinzorin5243]

6:30 This is actually something the military says in a mess hall. When you make a toast, you say “To the mess!” and everyone else replies, “What a mess!”

[@jackwalker4957]

I think the blue-eyed tango company can be explained by S3E1 Clone Cadets. Clones are born in "batches" and these would ideally be your squad for the duration of the war. Domino Squad (fives, echo) were all born from one batch, trained and graduated together, and were all stationed on the Rishi moon together in Rookies. I think each clones were allowed like 5 or 10% genetic variation in each batch so maybe the meiosis process occurred before Tango company's batch was separated into individual zygotes? They seem to have formed a bond over it since their armour is painted in the same colour lol

[@OveranalyzingStarWars]

Nice! Someone said they're part of the 501st? I thought so for a second but there's a huge difference in the shades of blue compared to Rex and others in the last couple episodes. Idk, I got nothing. As far as the blue eyes go I feel bad for Ox if that's the case, get some contacts my dude

[@occam7382]

@@OveranalyzingStarWars, yeah, that was me. This is in the first year of the war, before units really started to standardize their color schemes (i.e., the orange of the 212th, gray of the 104th, and navy blue of the 501st), so this was probably when Torrent Company and Tango Company just had their own colors, before the entire brigade went with the navy blue scheme of Torrent. Probably due to favoritism on Anakin and Ahsoka's part.

[@shadetsg4025]

Pretty sure that the reason the clones weren't zombie walking like the Geonosians is because those were reanimated corpses while the clones were still living and breathing. Just a thought, probably would be hard to move around "normally" after rigor mortis settles in, and it's not like they weren't capable of thought, like with them assisting the queen.

[@knightmare5097]

I do wish we had more episodes with Barriss and Ahsoka together. It’d really sell how big their friendship was and how much Barriss’ betrayal really hurt Ahsoka to her core. It’d also be really cool to see Barriss’ slow descent into the dark side. But instead, we got a betrayal that, while cool, doesn’t feel very impactful since the audience hadn’t seen Barriss since this arc. This was one of my major gripes with the Rogue Ahsoka arc.

[@hehu4025]

Barriss was probably supposed to have 3 story arcs for herself, but the scripts were never fully developed because the idea for her arcs was abandoned. Many fans believe this to be true. I don't know if this is true because I don't have 100% confirmation. If this is true then I suspect it might have been due to Disney's takeover. I have the impression that Season 1 and 2 focused on many characters, but the latter seasons concentrated heavily on the main characters, especially on Ahsoka. Now Tales of the Jedii would definitely be a good start for Barriss. She is a more complex character than Ahsoka and deserves to have her story explored.

[@knightmare5097]

@@hehu4025 There’s a small issue with that theory. If I’m not mistaken, Disney’s takeover of Lucasfilm happened AFTER Season 5 was completed, so it couldn’t have been because of Disney, but because Lucasfilm simply abandoned the idea

[@hehu4025]

@@knightmare5097 But it could be that Filoni knew the takeover was coming. That's why he focused on the main characters to complete their story. Disney took over SW in 2012 and season 3 was in 2010 so the real work on it was most likely in 2009. I think it's possible because it's only 2-3 years.

[@knightmare5097]

@@hehu4025 Season 5 began in September, 2012. The announcement of the deal began on October. The storyboard for Season 5 was already completed, it just needed to be animated

[@dont-hurt-me2519]

2:46 If Geonosians are anything like real-world insects that live in colonies (i.e. Ants, Bees, Wasps, Termites, etc.), then the Brain Worms could be a different caste of Geonosians? We saw in the previous episode that Karina was laying large & elongated eggs that most likely hatch into "Worker" Geonosians (the regular winged ones). In Star Wars Rebels, Klik-Klak (a wingless "worker" Geonosian) had a circular & transparent egg that would eventually hatch into a Geonosian Queen or King (it's possible that Poggle could represent a Geonosian King?). So I believe that the Brain Worms are a different caste of Geonosians; it would explain how Karina was also able to control the worms.

[@Nephalem2002]

It just occured to me; Luminara wasn’t there for Bariss. I get she was ready to let her go but does she not care about her apprentice at all?

[@OveranalyzingStarWars]

Too busy gettin it on with Ice cream head

[@occam7382]

@@OveranalyzingStarWars, HAHAHAHAHAHA, oh my god, I can only imagine.

[@Iron_Blood_Enjoyer1933]

I've always had the head-canon that Tango Company was part of a squadron that we never saw. The 76th Armored Recon Legion, led by Jedi Master Almia Karedoor (Rachnera from Monster Musume) & the Clone Commander Flashpoint (CC-4317) were on the other side of Geonosis from where we, the audience, were focused on. After the battle, they came to the staging point when the news that Poggle had been captured for re-deployment. For Tango Company, as they say, the rest is history.

[@liladoodle]

Here's my 'Insert a Monster Girl character into Star Wars' OC, with just a hint of canon: The 777th Mountain Siege Legion, lead by Jedi Knight Eimiko Kalstera (The blonde haired centaur from Monster Girl Doctor), alongside her is Captain Cyclonus (CC-2110). After Shaak Ti returned to Courasant (To be in-line with ROTS), Eimiko took her place as the resident Jedi on Kamino. Sadly she's killed during Order 66, or so the clones think. She actually survived & fled to eventually find Obi-Wan, Yoda, and Bail Organa on Polis Massa. After the birth of Luke & Leia, she goes into hiding and isn't seen again until she's found by the crew of the Ghost around the time of 'Rebels' Season 2, living with Rex, Wolfe, and Gregor.

[@Iron_Blood_Enjoyer1933]

@@liladoodle To answer your question, the blonde centaur from Monster Girl Doctor is named Tisalia.

[@Killerbee4712]

To be fair, the brain worms in those dead geonosians were controlling DEAD bugs, whereas these are alive and intelligent clone troopers. The higher cognition is probably a result of them being alive

[@hyperion9911]

God this episode traumatised me as a kid, like legit nighmares from it for weeks afterwards... so in otherwords it was a pretty good episode.

[@jackbroomell3567]

5:00 they have the same cockpit because it's a universal design, used on many ships of the same manufacturer

[@claran3616]

Ah yes, the genre staple the "sic fi bug". Joining the like of the Goa'uld( Stargate), Iratus bug (Stargate Atlantis), The thing that cripples Pike in one of the Star Treks (I forget which, but if you know you know) and I'm sure there were others. I'm honestly surprised Star wars didn't have one before then.

[@GameofRubik]

I always assumed the geonosians walked like zombies because they were dead whereas clones were still alive / had living brains 🤷‍♂️

[@nchldmn]

So.....we gonna talk about that Ahsoka episode?

[@OveranalyzingStarWars]

I don't even know what to say. Other than I've watched those scenes 1500 times already lol 😶 I can die happy

[@kingjamization]

Brainwashed Barris: BRAINS! Ahsoka while being choked out: Dayum Momma Barris that's quite the tongue! What I can say is that the only reason I'm mad at how Barris turned out because she had her own character growth that affected Ahsokas growth which was why her betrayal in season 5 hit closer to home for Ahsoka overall and what probably pushed Anakin even further to the Dark Side. I do agree Barris should have had more time on screen. And I gotta few more character moments I'm gonna play close to the chest till we get there with dear Ahsoka as the seasons go on here at: THE SECRET ENEMY LISTENING POST! STUDYING ALIEN INCSECTS IN THE OUTER RIM!

[@whispofwords2590]

Also, what if the worms have access to whatevers in their subject's mind, allowing them to use their abilities, acess their memories (and possibly even detect things like the chip), and speak their language.

[@mateoewig4086]

I don´t know if I should be excited or scared, probably both

[@josipbroztito6763]

Both. Both is good

[@WTZWBlaze]

My guess about the worms is that it’s a direct hijack of the brain, in every sense. The reason the the clones don’t worm the same way as the zombie Geonosians is the same reason why driving a military jet fighter doesn’t go the same as driving a rusty old dumpster car. Same driver, different vehicle. And let me tell you, you’re gonna act a lot more tactically if you have an actual brain to use instead of a corpse.

[@maxamam4653]

this episode gave me nightmares as a kid

[@satyagrahaa]

Poggle‘s title „the lesser“ does not indicate his importance in the hierarchy but his upcomings. He is from a low Geonosian caste but was able to climb up in ranks, hence, “the lesser”. Also, Poggle is officially “head of state” (or head of planet) for geonosis and does all the actual politics, while the queen just stays in her cave. The only thing she seems to directly control are her zombie-geonosians. So yeah, with the capture of the head of state, it’s pretty likely the war would end for the geonosians.

[@aitipsea3909]

He is freed tho Secretly a Republic company led by Krennic got the plans for the Death Star and tried to get Poggle and the geonosians to start building it but he used the chance to escape and remained loyal to the Separatists continuing to build droids until he was killed by Anakin/Vader on Mustafar

[@TheRoguePrince0]

This episode is kinda like the second starship troopers movie with the brain bugs. R.i.p dax

[@kennymccormick9973]

Dax was the best part of the movie

[@Nephalem2002]

Unlike the Second film this episode isn’t complete dogshit

[@TheRoguePrince0]

@@Nephalem2002 i will admit that the second movie is pretty bad but it has some good moments dax, is a cool character. The second movie is more of a B-horror movie than an action movie like the first one.

[@whispofwords2590]

Maybe we see troopers with blue eyes together because the mutation occurs across batches of clones instead of individuals.

[@Eldanyveneboy]

The Geonosian zombies are that… Zombies.. the Clones are just mind controlled by the worm, in addition of still being alive

[@dispositionguise7467]

Pretty sure the possessed Geonosians are dead while the clones are alive and possessed.

[@tk6566]

6:58, wasn't Barris also present when Windu said it, she's standing behind him

[@Imperial_Knight]

I wish we saw Tango Company's helmets in the episode as their helmets looked really cool. We get a glimpse of Pulsar's and Edge's helmets in a clone wars visual dictionary while Scythe's helmet is shown through released concept art. Ox, Havoc, and Trap's helmets were probably shown through other material, not sure where though. My headcanon is that these guys are a company part of either the 501st or 41st elite corps.

[@OveranalyzingStarWars]

Yeah I thought maybe 501st too but their "blue" is so much lighter compared to Rex and the rest of the 501st in this arc

[@Imperial_Knight]

@@OveranalyzingStarWars Not all clone units part of a larger unit retains the same color scheme if I'm correct.

[@CommieBukkakie]

Ahsoka shoulda snatched that worm out her mouth

[@OveranalyzingStarWars]

Lady and the Tramp style

[@mateoewig4086]

@@OveranalyzingStarWars oh God why would you put that image in our minds. WHY I can never un-think that now

[@dpanin1419]

@@OveranalyzingStarWars🤢🤢🤢

[@Eric6761]

12:13 This scene reminds me of resident evil 5 where they put the parasite into someone throat

[@emperorsean1]

Cool logo it reminds me of cartoon network when they still showed cartoons.

[@OveranalyzingStarWars]

That was my inspiration!

[@bobedgley7254]

I think the reason why the bridge has the same assets between both ships is because both ships share the same bride and that's it if you look (and use the the same assets to save time but in universe it makes sense)

[@itsjustawatermelon714]

18:50 I mean. All things considered, she probably should’ve

[@danielboyle435]

There could be mutilple reasons why the worms effect the clones differently than the geonosians but I fairly certain none of the zombified geonosians we saw were alive when the worms took over their body. The clones are alive and thus they still have the benifits of stuff like a fully functional brain and stuff like that.

[@satyagrahaa]

The Geonosian warriors are zombie-like because they are dead. The clones were still alive and in peak physical condition, while the zombie geonosians were clinically dead. This also explains how they retook geonosis: they simply revived all their fallen with the parasites. My guess would be that the worms work without the queen, the queen just plants the eggs. The parasites’ sole objective is probably to spread as wide as possible, as parasites do.

[@TheRoguePrince0]

Now this episode should have been called "legacy of terror"

[@OveranalyzingStarWars]

I agwee

[@stripedbandit5252]

Have been looking forward to this for weeks, amazing video as always 🎉🎉

[@OveranalyzingStarWars]

Thanks for tuning in!

[@josipbroztito6763]

Yay OCW is back!!!!!!!

[@Kasey_Barkle]

You left out the “baby!”, cuz OCW is “back, baby!”

[@bananafruit6060]

I used to have repeating nightmares of the corpse falling from the ceiling

[@ad_astra5]

Ik its a reused asset, but the tower of a Pelta Class Frigate is the same/similar to that of a Charger, which we saw using the bridge before.

[@Platinum-db8rc]

The blue eyes showing up together could be because that batch of clones had a similar dna imperfection. Complete theory though, I've got no actual basis for it.

[@lizbizwiz1238]

So collectively we all can say that this episode freaked us all out, right? The brain worms slithering into the clones is just 😨😵‍💫😖

[@OmegaCT55555]

I think the reason the zombies move like zombies and infected clones can move normal is because the clones are alive and not dead

[@OveranalyzingStarWars]

Someone brought this up, but I'm still not convinced. Too many questions lol. I guess that's what happens with "kids shows" 🤣

[@OmegaCT55555]

@@OveranalyzingStarWars true

[@user-qh4bv2ib8e]

The zombie Geonsians were originally dead before the worms infected them , that's why they act different than Ox (the first infected clone)

[@kingofmonsters14]

Mace Windu on Dantooine... that's from the 2D Clone Wars

[@smokeyhan]

I've been waitin for this one....TURN IT UP!

[@jacksonyon5276]

This is my second favorite episode in season 2 honestly

[@RayHardman7567]

The clones can act and talk normal because they're still alive when they get infected. The zombies were dead when they were infected, hence zombies. It's also how they were able to retake the planet from the clone garrison stationed there after the first battle. And Tango company is a part of the 501st. You think Anakin is going to trust Ahsoka with the 41st elite after the shit luminara has done the past two episodes?

[@NitroDragon]

Eagerly awaiting for this series to get picked up by the mighty algorithm. I've actually enjoyed your content as much or more than Overanalyzing Avatar. Don't let yourself get burned out though, it's a marathon not a race.

[@XplodingTurtle]

"something about her willingness to die all the time, maybe I can relate" bro you good??

[@OveranalyzingStarWars]

Lmfao I should have specified sarcastically

[@rotmistrzjanm8776]

18:43 Basically he is us. All of us~~

[@quacksw]

I found your channel 4 days ago and since then I have burned through every last video. Just wanted to say I appreciate what you do and I am itching for the next episode!!!

[@WorldWeave]

“Especially if she ends up being in future projects” **screams in “I just finished Ahsoka episode 4 and I’m still pissed that Barriss isn’t Marrok”**

[@OveranalyzingStarWars]

Haha you know I recorded this a little while before this and episode 4 of Ahsoka aired and I almost said "In the Ahsoka show" instead but I had a hunch shed get left out so I changed it to future projects. I have a feeling if she's not in this one she's in Tales of The Jedi season 2

[@WorldWeave]

@@OveranalyzingStarWars SHE BETTER BE! Because if she’s NOT some inquisitor somewhere (which is a concept that I have been in love with since I first saw it) then we at LEAST need closure on what happened to her after the bombing (and no, I will not accept answers from interviews or wikis, I need to see it)

[@ZoomerUnion]

It's possible the worms are a larval stage of the Geonosians and they need to feed off a host to grow

[@XPproductions365]

“It’s like poetry, they rhyme” - George Lucas

[@-MrMazw-]

yoooo I saw the notification at work, but I forgot about it till now. Lets go I get to watch a new one

[@thisisntsergio1352]

9:29 I'm dead 💀

[@hammarkids542]

Bro you always upload these when I'm in school XD

[@OveranalyzingStarWars]

Back in my day school would roll in that big ass cart with a TV on it and turn on OSW in class. Oh how the mighty sith have fallen.

[@hammarkids542]

@@OveranalyzingStarWars I’ll send a petition to the school board to immediately watch these episodes when they come out. Teachers must stop and drop everything and watch

[@P9mk-pp9mk]

19:40 there might have been no survivors

[@nchldmn]

So....what is everyone's thoughts on Ahsoka series?

[@commandere2475]

5:04 me when trying to fall asleep.

[@jackwalker4957]

LMAO THE TRANSITION TO ZENGER

[@OveranalyzingStarWars]

Dude is a legend

[@dukeorr5252]

Blue eye theory- Clones having blue eyes my come from a CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear) weapon used by the CIS. The servers developed blue eyes then got reinforced with clones that haven't been exposed.

[@padascos]

Ok, I had a big explanation on the whole, similar bridge/same bridge, asset thing at the start, and my internet died, so I will not repeat it. Lets just say I spent far too much time exploring in lore theories on why that could be, and came to the conclusion there is none, its just re-using the assets cause why not. Thats all. I value my time.

[@OveranalyzingStarWars]

I appreciate your commitment to the cause, padascos. We will have our victory soon enough

[@occam7382]

@@OveranalyzingStarWars, I still chalk it up to military standardization. You look at rooms on different naval vessels, and they tend to look pretty similar across the board.

[@needtasteingames]

Good job! Will there ve any more of these?

[@commandere2475]

I'm not at home right now so I only have my phone. Will watch the video tomorrow.

[@elkosins1686]

If I’d have to attribute the blue eyes I’d say maybe the kaminoans group them together like that? They are genetic supremicists for the most part so they could have some weird belief that they should be grouped together… or alien adhd

[@kingagrabowska9366]

Clones come in batches, so maybe it's a mutation they all happen to have because they added some other DNA to them. Or animation error.

[@Jp-1377]

Dude it’s because the geonosians are dead when the worms take them over

[@Eldanyveneboy]

And to think Barris and Anakin are the same age

[@nightigal]

Thankfully we will never see those horrible worms again. Right?

[@OveranalyzingStarWars]

Sleep with one eye open

[@occam7382]

Right, because the Empire did a solid for once in their godforesaken existence and exterminated the Geonosians.

[@bleyd__]

Another happy lan... day

[@prismmind6219]

Ah victory

[@L4g__]

Wait why didnt this show up earlier? Hopefully i can speed through it in time for the premiere

[@L4g__]

Another great episode! Abd just in time

[@zun15]

We miss u

[@mariofufi5664]

Almost two months no video wee neeeddd uuuu

[@SGTRandleOneOne]

OSW is a man.

[@tryorse8340]

The j fected geonosians walkijg like zombies is probably becuase they were dead before the worms take over their minds. So they arnet fully there

[@phonginsarong3939]

I feel very uncomfortable about this ep man

[@bucketoffun688]

yo

[@drmaxwellandminecddp1116]

✝️ Fellowship invite

[@DaBlueBountyHunter]

Hey OSW, would there be any way to reach out to you (like discord or email) about perhaps doing a future collab? Great video btw

[@HeadHunterKillCounts]

The ships have the same inside cockpit becuase if you look at the head of the frigate and the pelta frigate have the same head