The Separatist's Best Pilot and How He Became a Hero to the Galaxy [Legends] - Star Wars Explained

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[@TheLoreMasterYT]

Fun Fact: This comic arc came from the same comic series that had its first story arc adapted into The Clone Wars show (The Zygerria arc). Which kind of makes we wish they did the same for this story too. For those of you who have finished the video, would you rather had them adapt to The Clone Wars tv show the comic story told in the video or the Zygerria arc from the same comic?

[@Jon-lq8se]

Interesting, Foolish Lore Master

[@UnluckyCantaloupe4]

Yes, it would have been amazing

[@SpiderMan-gv2gd]

The Lore Master Just from looking at him I can tell he’s the freaking Red Baron

[@tjmcfadden5137]

Definitely this one loved this arc

[@CDio-vr3bx]

They could’ve done both right after one another instead of the citadel story

[@obiwankenobi7251]

The Star Wars version of the Red Baron.

[@Jon-lq8se]

You Are A Bold One

[@John-Ginger]

Nah everyone knows red make you go faster

[@kabob0077]

John Sheridan Except for Warhammer fans, Char and several of his Clones, and most Ace Pilots or Speed Demons.

[@John-Ginger]

@@kabob0077 Eh warhammer fans know red = go faster. that ork logic

[@kabob0077]

John Sheridan OI, Wotz youz gettin' at?

[@generalkenobi1972]

Obi Wan & Anakin at the same dinner table as Count Dooku, and Anakin having a Pilot that is almost equal to his skills.. man this is an awesome Story

[@princeofpokemon2934]

Indeed. I'm surprised that none of them even touch their lightsabers. The last thing they need is to get one planet fighting both sides, which is a complete losing battle.

[@PugnaciousProductions]

Damien Schafer Han Solo wasn't even thought of by his parents then, my friend

[@VadersFist95]

@@PugnaciousProductions Han Solo was born 29BBY in Legends

[@PugnaciousProductions]

@@VadersFist95 in legends.

[@Austrian_Butcher]

To be honest: the picture you use let's him look like a Luftwaffe pilot

[@TheLoreMasterYT]

The artist of the image actually based his appearance off of a famous WW1 pilot known as the Red Baron.

[@Austrian_Butcher]

@@TheLoreMasterYT ah, der rote Baron (im An Austrian so I speak German )

[@nickirmen6671]

He looks like a mix of both world war 1 and world war 2 german fighter pilots, and his ship is red like the red baron and he himself looks like the red baron, while his ship resembles the luftwaffe concept ramjet fighter the Lippisch p.13a. not to mention he was respected on both sides so this man is literally a space german.

[@ChampionofVardenfell]

@@nickirmen6671 lmao this ^

[@Austrian_Butcher]

@@generalkenobi1972 yes!

[@e.s.4017]

Tofen: Lies won't save you, Skywalker! R2D2: YEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@John-Ginger]

would you have prefer REEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@TheRumpelstinskin]

lmao

[@liorbur]

I've seen threw the lies of the jedi

[@melvinhotdogman6926]

WRRRYYYYY

[@merafirewing6591]

​@@John-Ginger R2-D2 when he realizes how in danger he really is.

[@matodiniv]

Manfred Von Richthofen: The Red Baron Tofen Vane: The Red baron, but in Space

[@mapleflag6518]

Matodin IV kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6eagqt6q51mgaM

[@netrolancer1061]

So basically the Red Baron of Star Wars.

[@lemonadejames8732]

Netro Lancer 😂

[@ggt47]

Whom?

[@reaperking7748]

Yes, I mean look at his name.

[@reaperking7748]

@Chandelier Mirage You know what you're not wrong. He does resemble Char Aznable the Red Comet

[@CoffeeSuccubus]

@@ggt47 Are you stupid? Manfred von Richthofen is the most famous German Pilot from WWI. Stop sleeping in god damn class.

[@Rhyto]

Whoa, this is really a nice niche to seeing Anakin's built up Anger against Dooku which led him to killing him aside from his personal grudges against him.

[@qliphalpuzzle5453]

I’m mixed about “ o dooku being behind it” feels kinda cliched and would of wanted a morally grey kind of meaning as it being caused by a chaotic mistake than a conspiracial scheme

[@condedooku9750]

Me too, im boring of this war of black vs white

[@SniperFallen06]

So he wasnt killed by a aussie MG gunner

[@kabob0077]

Andy06 Aye, that seems to be the case... This time.

[@reddeaddude2187]

Man the EU is WAAAYYY more interesting than the current "Disney canon!" Such a shame.

[@Eeep_Z1]

I know right

[@delta2372]

Sigh to Golden days of star wars, damn you disney and your shitty canon.

[@sebastianrosa7935]

Give it time, the Disney canon isn't even 10 years old.

[@delta2372]

@@sebastianrosa7935 disney canon has already surpassed the EU in terms of continuity and it's all trash

[@sebastianrosa7935]

@@delta2372 Granted nothing incredible has come out yet, nothing completely terrible has come out either. A lot of its pretty solid.

[@revvingnoodle7192]

He looks like a Luftwaffe pilot, like the red baron of starwars and his fighter looks like the german lippisch P13 delta fighter concept

[@tankdempsey5977]

Republic star fighters: "We got numbers on our side." *sabaton's red baron starts playing* Anakin: "Why do I hear boss music?"

[@juzeku]

Because he was a good pilot. That’s how he became a Hero

[@ivenotwatched1episodeofnar71]

@@HA-gu1qk who would you consider a hero?

[@lsufan6981]

@@HA-gu1qk he is a hero. Ur saying obi wan isnt a mass murderer?

[@irrelevant1242]

H A he is a hero

[@irrelevant1242]

H A fair enough

[@galadato7425]

The cis isnt the bad side, they just wanted freedom from the republic

[@lesliemorshead4283]

Obi wan: Anakin was the best pilot in the galaxy. Tofen Vane: Hold my beer

[@Redoren966]

Yeah before or after Anakin killed him?

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

@@Redoren966 Anakin had a much faster ship, when their ships were equal Vane one remember...

[@Redoren966]

@@matthiuskoenig3378 No the ship Tofen had was made to be faster that is why the Republic wanted that planet in the first place

[@delta2372]

We just gonna ignore wedge antilles and carth onasi?

[@daxtaor6824]

Obi-wan said that Anakin was the best pilot

[@CKM1909]

I have waited a long time for this moment my little green friend.

[@CoffeeSuccubus]

See? Not all Separatists were bad guys. Tofen was actually fighting for the Separatists' actual cause. AND WAS A HUMAN

[@marc-ericleblanc-seguin4514]

Coffee Succubus Well the actual cause was a lie.

[@princeofpokemon2934]

I cannot agree with you any more than I do right now. I mean, this guy fought because he believed the Republic murdered his father. And I don't blame him, he was just misguided and misled.

[@delta2372]

Why didn't more humans fight for both the republic and the separatist though?

[@Jaerek]

@@marc-ericleblanc-seguin4514 The Republic was just as much a lie as the Seppies.

[@bainbonic]

If you ask me, the Separatists often had the moral high ground over the Republic.

[@ittaygolan2511]

Anakin: dooku never told you what happand to your father! Tofen: he told me you killed him! Anakin: no, l am your father!!!

[@princeofpokemon2934]

Not cool. Besides it's way too early to do that. Wait until you chop off Luke's hand then say it

[@polygonalfortress]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qH6ciHqdrqmmqbc

[@generalbeta9133]

Huh, that must have been a great guy. Great video too, of course! He also reminds me of that Separatist Mon Calamari general who was killed by Dooku or Sidious because he let the CIS look very honourable and good.

[@biocaster777]

You mean Merai?

[@generalbeta9133]

@@biocaster777, indeed I was speaking of Merai, you're absolutely right.

[@alexanderstrickland9036]

Jakub Bończak the serperatists saw the encroachment of the republic into the separate world governments. And the republic were literally the bad guys in the end, they were corrupted totally. The Jedi just agreed with them based on principles alone. Think like what’s happening in Europe with the EU. People like to govern themselves and follow their own path, not just be a part of a blob.

[@alexanderstrickland9036]

Jakub Bończak that’s the thing. The separatists were tools. They were the hammer to forge the republic into the empire. The seperatists already saw the republic as empirical. And they were against it because of greed or their own principals. Gotta remember the seperatists were a federation of many different ideologies. They’re kinda portrayed as all being the same and whatnot but they weren’t. Kinda like the south in the civil war or the allies in ww2

[@alexanderstrickland9036]

Jakub Bończak when I say tools. I mean that the sith were very scary. You do what they tell you too haha

[@landfair123]

The Red Space Barron. I figured the story would end with ground fire getting him.

[@KnightofRome01]

This is why Manfred Von Richthofen is one of my favorite historical figures of all time. He became a legend in the real world through his deeds and lives on in other figures from various tales.

[@johndoe-cv8pr]

He was a true patriot and hero of the fatherland. God bless him.

[@thechief1298]

_"There are pilots like you in every generation. And I felled every last one of them."_ _-Mihaly A. Shilage_

[@marrqi7wini54]

Makes you wonder, how Ace Combat antagonist could compare to the aces of Star Wars? (If given comparable/space worthy fighters of course.)

[@Edward-oh2yn]

99.99% comments saying "ReD BArOn"

[@SuperiorIronman98]

@@teddyfresh9605 then you are blind

[@chennysstudios8006]

Teddy Fresh I saw 5...

[@mysteryhd888]

This was uploaded on my birthday Thank you for such a gift!

[@TheLoreMasterYT]

Happy birthday dude!

[@mysteryhd888]

@@TheLoreMasterYT Thank you!

[@LAV-III]

Happy birthday man

[@WhiteDarkness3113]

Happy birthday my buddy

[@themanwhowouldbebrick]

@@TheLoreMasterYT happy belated birthday!

[@Brunozamp]

I love how this guy is similar to monfred von ristofen (red Baron) the clothes and even his name remember the ww1 pilot

[@Selzthal96]

You butchered that name quite a bit. The Name of the Red Baron was "Manfred von Richthofen"

[@NobelTheKnave]

And he’s flying *HIGHER* The King of the Skies He’s flying too fast and he’s flying too high *HIGHER* An eye for an eye The legend will never die! - The Red Baron, Sabaton

[@RobotWithHumanHair.]

I wonder if Skywalker remembered him as he was killing dooku

[@pyrothefriendlyarsonist9195]

Man and machine and nothing there in between A flying noble and a man from Veil Nebula The sky and a plane, this man commands his domain The galactic front and all the way to Republic Death from above, you're under fire Stained red as blood, he's roaming higher Born a nobleman from the Separatist to the skies That's where the legend will arise And he's flying Higher, the king of the sky He's flying too fast and he's flying too high Higher, an eye for an eye The legend will never die First to the scene he is a lethal machine It's bloody 22 BBY and the tide is turning Fire at will it is the thrill of the kill Four in a day shot down with engines burning Embrace the fame, red squadron leader Call out his name, Rote Kampfflieger In the game to win, a gambler rolls the dice Eighty allies paid the price And he's flying Higher, the king of the sky He's flying too fast and he's flying too high Higher, an eye for an eye The legend will never die Higher Higher, the king of the sky He's flying too fast, again, he's flying too high He's flying higher, an eye for an eye The legend will never die Higher Born a nobleman from the Separatist to the skies And the legend never dies And he's flying And he's flying And he's flying Higher, the king of the sky He's flying too fast and he's flying too high Higher, an eye for an eye The legend will never die Higher, the king of the sky He's flying too fast and he's flying too high Higher, an eye for an eye The legend will never die

[@DarkArtistKaiser]

I really dig the full on professional art of him and his ship. It looks like something from a old retro scifi book. Id love a setting with that kind of style.

[@thedarkknight727]

I hope Kaz lives up to Tofen's name in Star Wars Resistance.

[@RobouteGulliman]

Not by a long shot

[@thedarkknight727]

@Silverknight171: I am serious. 😉

[@thedarkknight727]

@Silverknight171: Who knows he did grew up by end of season 1. You probably one of those Star Wars Resistance haters.

[@thedarkknight727]

@Silverknight171: Hey at least it's way better than the Last Jedi, I love that show. 😅

[@jensenhowell2827]

What a great video I love all that you do with these Star Wars stories

[@bowlingpin3092]

Who would win? A super skilled and highly trained pilot that can defeat many space monks, or one big flappy boi?

[@lancealot4001]

Depends.....what writer and plot say or lazy story people accept and think is "cool". Establish best pilot 1976, "new best pilot rival 20xx"....

[@_____Skywalker_____]

That's a Nice move by George Lucas, paying respect to the ace of the aces in his own creation, making clear that this guy is the red baron From the space, even with a similar ship, uniform and history... Just beautiful

[@pml-starwars9043]

Legends > New Canon Both are great tho

[@k3kboi665]

The new canon cant be called great when legends and eu exist.

[@theAverageJoe25]

k3kboi 66 please there’s a bunch of stuff in legends that is just bullshit

[@jordanhendrix2619]

JBear Antonicic the same can be said for the new canon.

[@CassDaMan1138]

@@theAverageJoe25 like what?

[@mikapoful]

@@CassDaMan1138 Sidious clones for examble

[@mattsmocs3281]

I think he is based of obviously the Red Baron but also the Luffewaffen’s best pilot Erich Hartmann another skilled pilot with a specially fitted fighter. And just like the baron had a war record of the highest amount in there respective wars. But that doesn’t matter as it is only a part of there capability of flying. The only difference is that One died in combat and the other lived afterward, Hartmann would eventually train the first generation of modern German Air Force Pilots (for the West of course).

[@bruhnisher5454]

Hands down one of the most badass characters in star wars.

[@dradmiral5224]

Hey Loremaster, I was wondering if you could do a video about the Yuuzahn Vong War?

[@GhostShiroyama]

2:59 having dinner with Dooku 😅 I can see it now. Anakin: "Count Dooku, please pass the bread."

[@Ryukuro]

I have been looking for this thing for six years.

[@user-ft3jq5vi2l]

A nobleman with a red fighter who makes heck out of enamies' lives? Yep, star wars red baron.

[@zhoreu7231]

I use to have these comic books

[@59rlmccormack]

Wow, that video looks incredible! You once again surprise us in the best ways possible!

[@lightnihilus]

I Love the Legends of the Separatist/CIS faction. And I also love your videos!!!

[@PaladinGuy]

I like seeing stories about humans who fought for the separatists. I also like stories where the Republic is doing possibly unethical actions, foreshadowing it's transformation into the Empire.

[@peterang78]

I feel ww1 inspire these pilots design. Especially the red baron.

[@joeq6683]

This is now my new favorite Star Wars Legends story. I never read comics, but I really want to read this one.

[@thedarkknight727]

If this dude would have live long enough, to live during the Galactic Civil War, he'll had join the Rebellion, and be Vader's rival when it came to starfighter combat.

[@ВасилийКотов-р2п]

Higher, the king of the sky, He's flying too fast and he's flying to high. Higher, an eye for an eye, The legend will never die!

[@feralprocessor9853]

Right off the bat, a Chad dunking on a Jedi Cruiser.

[@dominusdebello]

i mean.... 0:07 he looks like a mix between Richthofen (Red Baron) and a Luftwaffe Pilot, which was intentional from the artist i know. But at 5:36....the guy in the lower right....doing the....uhum, salute. i mean thats a bit far.

[@Talltrees84]

I read the comic. Very good. Tofen could be compared to Erwin Rommel who was basically a good man, professional soldier, military genius who served a brutal regime. Tofen's planet was not a brutal and evil regime but it was allied with the CIS headed by a brutal Sith Lord like Dukku. We talk about when bad things happen to good people. This seems to be a situation of when good people are forced to do bad things.

[@anenemystand5582]

He painted his ship red, nice.

[@KillerOrca]

I remember this guy...Its really sad they didnt have him in the Zygerria arc. I was legit hoping he'd show up. I wanted him to sound like Manfrid Von Richtofen. For...obvious reasons. Odd they took a WWI pilot instead of someone from WWII, considering most everything else from Star Wars is WWII inspired, more or less. I guess fewer people know who Eric Hartmann is...

[@ZethHolyblade]

So he's basically Manfred von Ricthofen (The Red Baron) in space 😁

[@person14876]

He looks like the protagonist from any 2000 RPG game

[@lukechapman2804]

First hi please reply been watching since 1st video when ur we’re fact free

[@ChampionofVardenfell]

Never knew any of this. Pretty awesome story

[@ddjohnstonbetween2brests639]

Those comic is so poorly drawn, but the story is alright

[@Tracer_Krieg]

There have been four Red Baron archetypes throughout Star Wars. For the Separatists, it was Tofen. For the Rebellion and New Republic, it was Wedge. For the Empire, it was Baron Soontir Fel. For the Empire of the Hand and eventually the Fel Empire, it was Jagged Fel himself.

[@UnkleSanik]

Kenobi and Anakin are sent as negotiators of the republic just to end with both menacing the royal family. "Ah yes, the negotiator"

[@Snowwolf9489]

Once again...a very interesting story

[@spencersss1251]

Yeah one thing I wish they focused more on in Star Wars . There’s almost no StarWars stories from the Separatist point of view. So many separatist had legitimate reasons for their choices. It was a galactic civil war yet almost all stories are from the republic’s point of view.

[@trippsallee]

“Tofen” like Manfred Richthofen, bright red, oddly-shaped snub fighter, and the guy in the art even looks like the real guy. This isn’t the most subtle of parallels, but it’s still neat.

[@alexbieniek8622]

I remember having this comic when I was little and it was a great read

[@Ivan_Berni]

Fun fact: in one of his many campaigns he droped this 👑

[@latenightgaming5057]

Both he and his ship look like some kind of speed racer villain space ship. I'm love'n it👍🏾

[@Wheelycool_Moonwalker]

The Anakin Skywalker of the Sparatists

[@marc-ericleblanc-seguin4514]

It’s ironic how blind some people are. The seperatists don’t blockade neutral planets, they invade them, which is much worse than what the republic is doing. And let’s remember one of the events that lead to the clone wars was the blockade of Naboo by the trade federation, who later became a huge part of the separatists. Dooku is a cunning and skilled politician to fool all these planets into thinking the CIS is any better than the republic.

[@maximuslee5670]

Everyone: So basically red baron Me: So basically the red comet (Char) from Gundam

[@mapleflag6518]

NO!!! hes the starwars red baron.

[@mechanwhal6590]

I have the vaguest memories of this one......

[@Bly-CC-5052]

It’s funny how is name is similar to Richthofen,the name of the Red Baron.also his ship is red and has three wings like the German Fokker

[@Ganglo-Saxon]

that castle in the nebula looks like something fro kingdom hearts

[@Eeep_Z1]

Indeed

[@forrestclark9999]

So... the Star Wars version of the Red Baron

[@harrison6082]

5:59 I'm seeing a lot of ww1 German references here. The bright red plane. And the German officer looking uniform. Also, I think the UK blockaded Germany during the the time as well. Plus, strafing runs. I wonder if there are other things in this story or other interesting (well more creative ones like 8:49) star wars stories that are references of actual history

[@leithesocialistyuricon8981]

Harrison Ressler The German ace sparing the helpless enemy, many cases of that.

[@darthrevan704]

i read this we had these comic books in my high school library

[@randytyson]

Now this can be a movie I'd watch

[@metsfan7376]

I remember reading this as a kid.

[@rexrivers2220]

Tofen reminds me of the Red Baron

[@feralprocessor9853]

Straight away, SPEED IS KEY.

[@stephtros9029]

this guys reminds me of the Red Baron, and as well that reminds me of the new Sabaton song they did, which makes me want to listen to it now

[@sandwichmonster7067]

The design of his starfighter is hella dope. Would totally buy a lego set based on it.

[@dapperfield595]

Fighter Ace? Check. Got his own wing of the best pilots? Check. Red Fighter? Check. Looks German? Check. First to the scene, he's a lethal machine? Check.

[@lulukomadori9651]

8:24 Surprise this is legends, since Ashoka is there

[@АгентБелка-ъ2ъ]

Republic: Man! That's suck!

[@ryansanico6539]

Thank you The Lore Master for these awesome and great video ever 👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍🤑

[@mrredacted85]

When I found this video, I was like „wait what??!! They had organic pilots” but then I watched the video and well. Now I feel dumn

[@madvulcan8964]

Would have made a great story arc in the show.

[@shalomcollege6482]

This was my favorite comic it reminded me of the Red Baron from WW1.

[@Chisszaru]

When you don't have anything to do and all of the sudden, you're one of the best pilots in the galaxy, maybe even one of the best pilots ever known in the galaxy and beyond. Now, that would be something. I know, i would only be good as a frontline soldier dealing way too much damage, maybe get captured only to escape and deal even more damage than i did before i was captured. Yeah, i'm a lunatic who loves a good fight and that's probably why i would fit in well with the rebel alliance and New Republic. They aren't looking for new troops are they?

[@SkitSkat8008]

Cringe

[@Chisszaru]

@@SkitSkat8008 Then don't be cringe

[@catandthesixxness]

And the Republic wondered why planets wanted to leave.

[@paulwilkinson4073]

That’s a “blue” Red Baron not even lying

[@ultrajd]

This guy deserves his own movies

[@redactedagentdataexpunged9431]

Manfred Von Richtofen - Red Baron Tofen Vane - Basically the same, except in space

[@christianalvarado9946]

God, that art style of the comic is scary

[@LAV-III]

Yeah obi wan just looks, strange to say the least.

[@Steve-em4tb]

You forgot to mention: Tofen Vane is confirmed as a Force-Sensitive. His mother mentioned that in the same comic that the Jedi tried to take Tofen when he was young but his parents stopped them.

[@jediknightjameslunagazer7632]

So if history had been different, Anakin and Tofen might have been firm friends?

[@Steve-em4tb]

@@jediknightjameslunagazer7632 perhaps

[@UNSCrearadmiral]

Would be cool for CoreyLoses to add him into the CIS as a hero squadron

[@BST-ri6gf]

Clearly the love child of the Red Baron and a luftwaffe pilot

[@sheevone4359]

This fighter is clearly based off a Lippisch p13a. Very interesting

[@TheRealBekathy]

I like how toffen is drawn in a similar manner to a Luftwaffe pilot from ww2

[@rileytvs2288]

oh my god I remember having this comic when I was 8