I Edited The Clone Wars Finale and Revenge of the Sith into One Movie

[@MadmansKnowledge]

NEW VERSION WITH THE BAD BATCH: I've made a new fan edit that also includes episode 1 of The Bad Batch and four deleted scenes from the movie: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZacdpdnmtaIf5I Watch the trailer here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmjbZ5t9rahlfMU UPDATE ON HOW TO WATCH THE FULL VERSION: Email me at [e-mail] and you will receive an automated reply with directions on how to view the movie. I am no longer sharing links through social media, so please DO NOT message me on Twitter, Instagram, or Reddit asking for a link. The automated email replies save time for both of us. Eventually, I may stop sharing links. I would rather Disney not have to interfere with the edit. Once again, DO NOT ask for a link unless you own a Disney+ subscription. Thank you for all the support! OTHER UPDATES: -An updated version 2.0 has been released. Watch a trailer for it, describing the changes, here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqK4o4ScmNKKick -I made a video explaining every edit I made to clear up any confusion: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXO5omuIjZmcgNE

[@sideways198]

So should I delete the message on twitter and DM you reddit?

[@MadmansKnowledge]

@@sideways198 If you want a quick response, yes.

[@mrzsanaghazan]

@@MadmansKnowledge I don't think you can send messages on youtube anymore.

[@leonardochapman4736]

Hi, I don't have reddit, Instagram, twitter, or patreon, but I do have a Disney+ subscription. Could you please post the link on this reply section, then you can delete it a few days later if you want. Please do this. I am currently on a star wars marathon that includes every film, TV show, and spinoff and am nearly at season 7 of clone wars. If you can do this it would make my day. It would be amazing.

[@theasiancow1860]

@@leonardochapman4736 just make one lol

[@blue_wolfproductions12]

Dude having the Season 7 finale of the Clone Wars + Revenge of the Sith honestly makes Episode 3 a sadder movie. Especially with all the Clone War characters mixed with the movie characters and learning of everyone's fate. Truly tragic.

[@MadmansKnowledge]

Yeah, I get sad every time even a random unknown clone dies now.

[@McFrozenNuggets]

This is how I rewatched *_Revenge of the Sith_* for its 15th anniversary along with this final arc!

[@andrewkatz5689]

I agree. Especially when Clone Wars and Revenge of the Sith are my two favorite pieces of Star Wars content.

[@andrewcabral963]

And you know what really pisses me the fuck off is that Ahsoka knew Anakin was turning to the dark side and she didn't tell Yoda all of this shit is her fault!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MadmansKnowledge]

Andrew Cabral It’s because she believed Anakin was a good person who could never be turned.

[@SonicMegaKing]

Imagine watching Revenge of the Sith in theatres and thinking, "I wonder what Darth Maul is doing?"

[@jcoolguy1548]

Yeah lol

[@andyholmes6874]

Well he would’ve been “dead” and with no TCW no one would think otherwise.

[@ImTheReverse]

In 2005, the answer to that question was “Both halves of his body are rotting at the bottom of a big hole.”

[@mikeT1100]

He was dead in 2005

[@ElijahW2003]

Being dead, as far as they know.

[@MadmansKnowledge]

Fun fact: after watching the edit myself, I realized that I accidentally did something really cool. After Mace tells Anakin to wait in the Council chambers, Maul is locked in a holding cell, then it cuts back to Anakin in the chambers. This makes it feel symbolic of Anakin feeling as though he is being put in a cell. I would love to take credit for that, but it was an accident.

[@MadmansKnowledge]

@@grantsawyer9779 Yup, I sent you a link.

[@grantsawyer9779]

Madman's Knowledge k thx

[@RussellKoo]

Madman's Knowledge hey can i also get a link? I’m thoroughly impressed with this edit. It all seems to flow really well. Good job.

[@elijahshells]

Where can you DM to get a link for this?

[@obiwankenobi1924]

We will be watching your career with great interest

[@avi1335]

"i hate piracy" sad hondo noises

[@axelyoung95]

I find this effort no longer profitable!

[@valentin7045]

😓

[@goroakechi6126]

Hondo is the best pirate to ever live.

[@goroakechi6126]

Hondo Ohnaka, take care, and make some credits.

[@valentin7045]

@@goroakechi6126 👍

[@JoshuaDHSW]

That transition at 11:47 was incredible. Ahsoka sensing what happened to Anakin then transitioning to him marching with the 501st, Ahsoka’s friends, on the Jedi Temple. Ugh, the FEELS!

[@anna-sophiadeleon3690]

Anakin saying this is the happiest moment of my life...🥺 Thinking his padawan and him will have time to catch up and learning his wife is pregnant...😭

[@MadmansKnowledge]

RotS’s scenes carry so much more meaning now. That’s why Anakin’s so giddy in the Battle of Coruscant too.

[@benvandenten6782]

@@MadmansKnowledge giggity

[@tobinjust9276]

They were SOOOOOOO close to winning the war they had killed dooku, grievous and captured maul

[@MadmansKnowledge]

If Ahsoka and Maul had arrived on Coruscant a few hours before the death of Grievous, Ahsoka would've reassured Anakin in their shared problems with the Council, easing his mind, and Maul could reveal that Palpatine is Sidious and the Jedi could go arrest him before he made his offer to Anakin.

[@marcosvfilho8687]

@@MadmansKnowledge Knowing palps that old rag would've activated order 66 while on Maul's interrogation. There was no way to stopping it besides killing the mf, or going to kamino and force the kaminoans to create a signal for the inhibitor chips and cancel order 66.

[@Darksaviour]

Well the republic DID win the war.

[@moonknight5743]

@@marcosvfilho8687 what about order 65

[@AshMCM]

Now we know why Anakin was so happy during the beginning of revenge of the sith... cuz he saw Ahsoka

[@nebulera]

8:25 was a sick transition I didn’t even realize it switched back to live-action!

[@matthewbrewer3357]

C3PO: “I feel so... helpless” Your not the only one, bud.

[@cqb3814]

Remember: George Lucas would allow this kind of stuff.

[@dinglemcringle7809]

Ludimeel Sorbo and they should! He created the galaxy they are playing in.

[@nicholassmalley3026]

And yet so many people trash him for "ruining it" even tho it's HIS CREATION so he has every right to change it

[@eightnickel1513]

All Disney cares about is money.

[@JackFlicks]

EightNickel151 tbf George didn’t have to sell the rights

[@thescruffinator8830]

@@nicholassmalley3026 disney ruined it, not him.

[@jonathanatkins9816]

Amazing work! I feel like the Vader scene would've been a great marvel-style end credit insert. Otherwise, I think it was perfect!

[@MadmansKnowledge]

That’s a good point and I did consider that option, but I don’t want Star Wars to become Marvel-ized. It’s never had after credits scenes and I don’t want it to.

[@dawolf856]

.... ahhh, nah. Cool sounding. But that's old now.

[@pandogstudios1512]

@@MadmansKnowledge I mean Marvel didn't create after credit scenes. If it fits, it fits. Considering it takes place quite a bit afterwards. Either or, you've done great with this.

[@MadmansKnowledge]

@@pandogstudios1512 Thanks, and true. It's just usually my preference to have all scenes before the end credits.

[@hatsunemiku8007]

Just put it at the end dude you're exaggerating

[@glennfunderburk7420]

“Anakin why are we live action all of a sudden?”

[@abelneto5762]

9:01 Palpatine just casually looking at the death star plans

[@Luislacombe07]

Master windu... wanna see my plans?

[@ItIsPuma]

HOW HAVE I NEVER NOTICED THIS BEFORE

[@brav0wing]

No, he wasn't. That's a planet with Venator class ship movements in its orbit. He is looking at the Utapau invasion. He knows by now that Grievous was engaged by Kenobi and that it was time to reveal himself to Anakin. Palpatine knew that Kenobi would finish Grievous off. He is playing chess and he is ahead of everyone.

[@TycoonTitian01]

When you realize that those three droids are the last fatalities in the war: the clones are the empire basically

[@evangibbs7467]

Technically the Separatist council were the last fatalities. Pure brutality from Anakin to end the chaos they were partially responsible for. I know in the edit they died later but I think it’s more poetic for Anakin doing the slaughter while Rex’s Star Destroyer was going down

[@TheMister3]

Evan Gibbs hes talking about droids

[@bobbynelson5849]

The Droids anakin kills?

[@TycoonTitian01]

No the three that help asoka

[@bobbynelson5849]

Tycoon Titian01 but wouldn’t the ones anakin killed on mustafar be the last droid kills

[@cdr1019]

This is insane. I think having the end of season 7 be "the end" rather than the sunset on Tatooine fits the tone of the film so much better, as it leaves the audience wondering what hope there is for the future. Amazing work👍

[@MadmansKnowledge]

Thank you!

[@NativS2002]

Yeah, The Sunset of Tatooine was built on the fact Luke's Journey was known already. Having a sadder, less hopeful scene as the end of the movie fits with the theme of the Prequel era.

[@kylemohs8728]

I actually find the musical cue as it shifts back and forth between Anakin's point of view and Ahsoka's just before he turns to be rather interesting here. It mixes bombastic with ominous in a way that truly captures the enormity of what's happening.

[@chosenmaple99]

Madman: If you do not have a subscription to Disney+, you are committing a crime FBI: *Hello there* General Grievous: *Federal Kenobi!*

[@SealingMan]

I’ve seen that meme

[@alexashford1993]

Where tf is it committing a crime to not have a Disney+ subscription? That's the stupidest thing that I've heard all day

[@SealingMan]

Alex_Wesker_Ashford I agree

[@chrispycreme9545]

it’s a crime if you watch this and don’t own a subscription

[@ironman98]

@@chrispycreme9545 If you download it. Yes maybe. But even that is a gray area. It's actually a crime for him to even post this (no matter what he says, this can be interpreted in a court of law as copyright infringement). And more than likely a clear violation of KZbin's TOS on top of that. But yeah sure, pin the crime on us (It's not actually, the poster, or the person that is providing the content, in this case him, is responsible, not the viewer). The description is the stupidest thing I've read all day. I agree with the other two commenters here on that. I wouldn't even be commenting this, if he hadn't mentioned that in the description. It's just so stupid, it draws attention to himself waaay too much. He didn't need to say _that_ bit. And it's completely untrue. A simple, "no copyright infringement intended", would have been enough.

[@vaishnavisingh5126]

You know you've been affected by all the prequel meme stuff when the killing of the astromechs scene shattered your heart while the slaughter of younglings part makes you laugh.

[@zacfox409]

I can’t not laugh at the younglings

[@ImTheReverse]

4:06 something about the music starting the transition between scenes was so satisfying, is a trick used in Star Wars films and gave me chills.

[@gingerlicious3500]

The cut from Ahsoka murmuring "Anakin" after feeling his despair and then cutting to Vader's march on the Jedi Temple is *chef's kiss*.

[@MadmansKnowledge]

Thanks!

[@OgGwuap]

Loved how you said “scenes that would logically take place” while other people are editing out entire scenes just for dialogue issues.

[@MadmansKnowledge]

Yeah the purpose of this edit wasn’t to “fix” anything, just combine.

[@saragolightly]

@Andre 2x I agree that scene is cringe but Hayden's genuine smile is 💯

[@6to178]

I love the transition at 11:48, from Ahsoka sensing Anakin to the march on the temple. *Chefs kiss*

[@MadmansKnowledge]

Thanks

[@cameronprice4922]

I feel like when ahsoka’s lightsaber hits the ground it should change to Vader taking his first breaths.

[@MadmansKnowledge]

That wouldn't have worked the way I wanted to pace the story. I uploaded a video where I explain all my editing choices if you're interested: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXO5omuIjZmcgNE

[@jwahoski6248]

@@MadmansKnowledge How can we watch? Can we email you or something? I have a Disney+ subscription and would love to see your edit.

[@Aon_Duine]

Totally agree, I feel that the entire scene of Ashoka giving burial to the 501st felt a little off. It would have worked way better with the birth scene of the twins and Vader being imprisoned in his suit

[@garretthildebrandt6743]

“General Kenobi has engaged General Grievous.” “We can only hope Master Kenobi is up to the challenge.” _Cuts to Obi-Wan standing over Grievous’ burning body._

[@calebdickerson2003]

11:42 that cutaway is absolutely brilliant, sent chills through my body

[@hudsonhintze]

8:25 THIS PART IS SO GENIUS I love the writers of this show

[@ghosted849]

When Rex started tearing up cuz he knows what he has to do and remembering fives...It really got me especially cuz I watched this show throughout my childhood and never once saw him cry so it was really tough watching that scene if I’m being honest here.

[@MadmansKnowledge]

Possibly the best scene in the whole show.

[@theoneperson3996]

This concil meeting Transistion is great.

[@cameronb9137]

"He.. is the chosen one.."

[@spider-man8112]

He will bring balance.

[@generalgrievous4989]

To the force

[@darrensmith8730]

Rey brought true balance *sike*

[@mrpumavol7.044]

@@darrensmith8730 Hahahahhahahahahahahahahahahah

[@renanperes7111]

@@darrensmith8730 i acuse you of treason to the grand army of republic

[@NoaH_CrVnched]

I especially love how well the music combines with the transition at 10:04

[@MadmansKnowledge]

Thanks! I love both ambient tracks.

[@AlexiosLair]

The editing is definetly great. However, I feel like on emotional rollocoaster: Revenge of the Sith is pretty epic and hopeful at times while The Clone Wars is more ambient and dark.

[@MadmansKnowledge]

Personally, I feel the two enhance each other.

[@deco_boi]

Sanek94cool I mean rots is dark af

[@galagize9233]

The clone wars makes ROTS so much better

[@deluca1031]

00:00 General Kenobi. You A Bold One

[@obiwankenobi1924]

Indeed

[@taxult]

@@obiwankenobi1924 I will deal with this jedi slime, myself.

[@anorakinc5150]

Obi Wan Is Hilarious

[@fa11endawn16]

@@taxult You move!

[@obi-wankenobi3168]

@@obiwankenobi1924 hello there fellow Kenobi

[@jgvillan01]

Just finished watching this edit. A more complete picture of Order 66, and with the events of what happened between Ashoka and Darth Maul. The intertwine between Ep. III and the last 4 episodes of The Clone Wars. Just love it!!!!! Thank you!!!

[@MadmansKnowledge]

You’re welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@matijamihic9745]

Imagine telling someone in the theatre during the movie that Anakin's padawan is fighting Maul on Mandalore during those scenes...

[@FrJacobSJ]

I had to immediately pause because that "Hello there!" completely caught me off guard and I can't stop laughing.

[@martinsteen6425]

him: I hate piracy my wallet:😳

[@MrTable678]

yeah lol. piracy is really the only way to watch shit

[@thesenate3627]

*sad Hondo noises*

[@Werewolf914]

Imagine spending days maybe even weeks working on the perfect painting, now this is Da Vinci level art you're making here, you finally finish all your hard work after hours, now you decide you'll sell it because it's so good you'll make a bunch of money. But then some jackass walks in takes your painting and says "sorry I wanted this but don't have money" that's exactly what Piracy is. These people spend a year maybe more making movies, or music or books, or whatever else it's their job, it's how they pay for everything they need same way your job pays for your needs. But you're saying that just because you don't want to find a better job, or can't budget your finances properly that it's somehow okay to steal from these people? If you want free stuff move to Russia or another Communist country, but in most places if you want something you trade for it, in this case little pieces of paper with numbers on it, coins, or with a handy card. Sure some Actors, directors, executive producers, etc. Get paid so much someone stealing $5-$20 probably doesn't affect them, but what about the little guys? The caterer, the P.As, the sound guys, the effects/makeup lady, the prop and set designers? Etc. A whole bunch of people put in a lot of work creating these movies just for people to steal from them. Don't mean to rant so long, but Piracy is one of the few things that legitimately pisses me off, especially when people gloat about it or laugh it away like "lol I don't have money so I'm just going to steal this". I really question some peoples morals.

[@JC-fk8mp]

werewolf914 the little guys, caterer/sound guy/effects ect, are paid before the film even releases. How well a film does financially makes 0 difference to them, the only people effected by pirating are the occasional big celebrity if they have a percentage of of the profits and the company. Crew are paid the same regardless of people pirating (I don’t pirate but still, I don’t think not paying for Star Wars would hurt Disney’s wallet lol)

[@MrTable678]

@@Werewolf914 piracy is fine. Fuck off

[@bmarshy]

14:45 I love how similarly the performances of Dee Bradley Baker and Temeura Morrison's clone voices are in this transition

[@dinndjarinnproductions7032]

”THEN THE WAR COULD BE OVER” chills

[@L3WIS97]

"This is the happiest moment of my life"

[@jordansorensen2797]

It’s already been 6 months since the siege of mandalore came out wtf

[@tallegg1838]

Where boys cried: order 66 Where men cried: death of GG (Edit: thanks for the likes!)

[@rzk8302]

seaniedclifford agree bro it was terrible

[@tallegg1838]

@@rzk8302 yeah

[@Shadow-es1gk]

Who was gg?

[@zmajay]

Shadow General Grievous(?)

[@manyerrors3719]

@@Shadow-es1gk One of the Droids that helped Ahsoka

[@pastlife960]

Soooo, the movie begins with a Separatist dreadnought crashing, representing the fall of the Confederacy, and ends with a Republic venator crashing, representing the fall of the Republic. I see what you’re up to Filoni... 😏

[@Makocat]

This finale was gorgeous. Ahsoka went from the most hated to most beloved and that is what character development is.

[@multifunfunman3241]

A vow is broken! A jedi falls! A sith lord rises! The empire is born! -Back cover of the 'Revenge of the Sith' junior novel.

[@ValueNetwork]

The mirror between bail and his companions on the Tantive 4 and the brainwashed clones/the maul scene gave me chills

[@MadmansKnowledge]

Thanks!

[@Scottthebassplayer98]

Looks great. Thanks for putting in the work to edit this together. I would make a couple criticisms though. 1. I feel like the Battle of Coruscant should be happening more simultaneously along with the Siege on Mandalore. Like for example, after Anakin/Obi-Wan give R2 the comlink, that would've been a good time to cut to the Siege on Mandalore, and once Ahsoka/Rex run inside the city with their troops, cut to General Grievous entering the bridge in ROTS. 2. I think the scene of Obi-Wan on Utapau should have played continuously until Obi-Wan begins to chase Grievous and drops his lightsaber, then have it cut to the aftermath on Mandalore, followed by the meeting between the Jedi council members transitioning back and forth between ROTS and TCW. Rex says that Anakin is at the meeting room during the first scene of the episode Shattered, so by having that scene precede everything with Obi-Wan engaging Grievous, it makes it seem like it took Ahsoka/Rex a really long time to simply walk to the holo-transmission bunker. Plus it makes it seem like the meeting was going on a long time, and that Anakin was there far longer than likely.

[@MadmansKnowledge]

Thanks! Those are some really good points. I'll explain my scene placement choices. 1. That is exactly how I originally cut the Battle over Coruscant and Siege of Mandalore, but it felt awkward that after the "happy landing", there's just 30-40 minutes of RotS with no TCW scenes, when before they cut back-and-forth constantly. By moving all of those TCW scenes to after the Battle of Coruscant, it creates larger chunks of both that are more evenly spaced out. I think exciting back-and-forth cutting is cool but it didn't end up working there when the scale of the entire movie is considered, but it did work during Order 66 and the aftermath. I think it's best that the pacing starts out slower and builds up in intensity throughout the nearly 4 hour runtime. Think of how movies like The Lord of the Rings Extended Editions are paced (less inter-cutting at the start, more towards the end). 2. You might be right about that, but I'll explain why I did it. I was trying to imply that Ahsoka leaving for the meeting took place simultaneously to Obi-Wan engaging Grievous. That Obi-Wan scene is 5 minutes of real time, without any time jumps. I think it's believable that a battle meeting would last 5 minutes + before when Rex talked to Anakin + after when the Council talks to Ahsoka. I also like cutting from Cody finding Obi-Wan's lightsaber, to him informing the Council that they've engaged Grievous. I think either cut could've worked, but those are my reasons for choosing the one I did.

[@TheMemeRepository]

I've seen edits where the battles are happening simultaneously. While that is the logical choice from a continuity perspective, it does completely disrupt the pacing of both scenes, so I'd much prefer they be separated with some skewing the timelines.

[@MadmansKnowledge]

@@TheMemeRepository Yup, exactly what I think.

[@mikehunt69981]

@@TheMemeRepository exactly. If you're watching it as a film the pace is the most important thing. Timelines and everything come second

[@LandonMcAfee]

Madman's Knowledge Also on the subject of taking a long time to get to the meeting, Sundari is a kriffing big city.

[@addisonm.2685]

I got a chill at how smoothly the 2 eras of Starwars flowed. From the Republic to the Empire, it felt so natural. This is why starwars is the best

[@waldofound8212]

I love that ending where the warmth of Luke and his family is cut to the cold dark and lonely planet that Vader (his father) has arrived. This makes the entire movie a million times more tragic

[@destroyboi16]

I heard theories that at 6:07 Anakin is checking Ahsoka’s progress on mandalore. Can someone confirm if this fun detail is true or just head-canon

[@MadmansKnowledge]

I haven’t heard that before. It’s possible. But whatever he was doing on that device, he was thinking about his nightmare from the night before.

[@Commander_Shepard.]

I thought he was checking security cams of the place. Because right after he checks it he turns to Padme and say "Obi-Wan was here."

[@theunknowneditor63]

He was playing the force unleashed on his psp. No I'm kidding. This theory sounds great and I now consider ot canon

[@darinstaley1993]

He was playing the Revenge of the Sith game on GBA

[@theunknowneditor63]

@@darinstaley1993 yeah, probably getting stuck on the mustafar assassination mission

[@patrickbyrne9971]

That voiceover at the start is absolutely fantastic. Gave me such chills. A shame they didn’t do that back in 2005.

[@MadmansKnowledge]

Thanks!

[@NativS2002]

They could have used that Voice over in every Prequel Film.

[@ramironavarro6729]

Wow man, amazing job!!! YOU are all the Jedi. Keep at it!

[@MadmansKnowledge]

Haha thanks.

[@nebulera]

12:23 I think it’s good that you left Ahsoka near the end of the order 66 montage because if this was a real movie, it would build suspense as the audience would be itching to know if ahsoka lives

[@MadmansKnowledge]

Thanks, my thoughts exactly and also I think Obi-Wan should be the first Jedi ordered to be killed. I feel like Sidious tried to spare Anakin of having to fight him himself.

[@mischievous38]

@@MadmansKnowledge watching episode 3 now I see why ahsoka looked something serious and reserved something was wrong between padme and anakin until she felt it when palpatine kills windu

[@asagadam550]

I'm going to watch RoTS for the 501st time. Cya leytah.

[@vakentine8173]

Well played

[@asagadam550]

alr, im back

[@RealClayZig]

Imagine having a full star wars marathon, watching the entire Clone Wars in order, and to end it all is this. It makes the story so much more tragic and unified, great job! I'll go cry now...

[@MadmansKnowledge]

Thank you!

[@mauriceschannel1945]

The fight of palpatine immediately going to Rex and ahsoka talking is amazing

[@MadmansKnowledge]

Thanks! I did that because what Ahsoka says about the Jedi applies to Mace’s actions.

[@dominicmoras4283]

Since you're making an "extended edition", I was wondering if you would add the "delegation of 2000" deleted scene. That would make it the ultimate episode 3 experience IMHO.

[@Timartyn]

This is the best fan cut I've seen of this prompt. Plenty rushed to get their versions out, but this is easily the cleanest. Nice work!

[@MadmansKnowledge]

Thanks!

[@thestarwarsguy1821]

Seems a little weird that in the time Ahsoka is in hyperspace from Mandalore to Coruscant, Bail organa is able to get from Coruscant to Kashyyyk and get to Obi-Wan before Ahsokas cruiser drops out of hyperspace. Everything else is spot on... If the final 4 chapters of 2003 clone wars were included too 😂😂😂😂

[@rhian6459]

Not canon

[@gronh3630]

it wouldnt have fit, the 2003 its 2d, but TCW and ROTS are both 3D,and these ones fit well with each other, but CW 2003 does not, atleast for me

[@yilvoxe4017]

Bail Organa was speeding? Lol.

[@PhastoX1428]

@@rhian6459 Bruh...

[@haximnida]

For splicing two differently made products, the transitions felt really smooth

[@MadmansKnowledge]

Thanks!

[@RicoX-17]

I think the ending of Vader is symbolic in different ways. Him being Anakin once again for a brief moment, letting go of Anakin, his past, his friends; the end of the Clone Wars era and the start of The Empire era. Very nice vid, I definitely enjoyed it. Thanks!

[@MadmansKnowledge]

Yes, I love how they ended Clone Wars with that scene. I thought it perfectly tied up the show.

[@Vincent_Kouri]

I would love to see season 7 implemented into ROTS in some way-shape or form. It would make the movie even better than how great it already is

[@verbalkint4258]

Its possible than in the future they will re-release the prequels and add extra scenes and change certain character looks like they did with the OT release.

[@joeysx5614]

I've been looking forward to this

[@BlemishedHalo]

“Again, it's like poetry, so that they rhyme. Every stanza kind of rhymes with the last one.” -George Lucas

[@MadmansKnowledge]

“Hopefully it’ll work.”

[@meh3277]

The fact this was uploaded 2 days before 15th aniversary of episode 3 is both amazing and slightly infuritating. tbh was just looking for timestamps.

[@dabuzz4o8]

Been binging the Star Wars saga in timeline order and this extended cut is so dope. You did a good job with the editing and transitions. Lucas would be proud…

[@MadmansKnowledge]

Thanks!

[@noahhenson1669]

Ingenious. The cuts preserve and even enhance the drama. The musical cues are perfect and the whole enterprise has a more epic feel to it. Deftly done!

[@MadmansKnowledge]

Thanks!

[@noahhenson1669]

@@MadmansKnowledge You're welcome! Some of the scene transitions are so tonally matched it makes you wonder if Filoni planned it that way. Either way, you have a knack for pacing and emotional flow.

[@MadmansKnowledge]

@@noahhenson1669 Thanks again, Noah! I uploaded a video where I explain all my editing choices if you're interested: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXO5omuIjZmcgNE

[@Jvicencio_228]

At 15:21 when Rex said the Entire Clone Army had the mind control chip, It really gave me chills and fear😓 knowing that the Jedi were screwed. This really was the best season, an epic but sad finale. 😢😭

[@Wackaz]

The fact we now know that the Siege of Mandalore was happening at the EXACT same time as the Battle over Coruscant just gives me goosebumps - it fits so perfectly, and it's such a satisfying thought which really feels exciting. It's just like poetry; it rhymes. Thank you so much for making such a thought, a cinematic reality. You even used the 20th Century Fox intro! I can't express how much I appreciate you, it means the world, my friend. God bless you, and may the force be with you :)

[@BreMue]

I know its disney now, but man not having 20th century fox for the sequels felt wrong

[@omara.rodriguez7660]

Anakin: “you’re reckless little one...you never would have made it as obi-wan’s padawan. But you might make it as mine”. 2007 clone wars (Ani and Ahsoka’s first battle won together).

[@noobsunrider5843]

I find it really funny how all three TCW/ROTS edit that I've seen have been increasingly better in the specific order I've seen them. Before you ask: yes, THIS is the 3rd and best I've seen. Not really a fan of the red "parts" subtitles but I really liked how they pay off with "Part V - A New Hope". That still note between the ROTS ending and the TCW ending is just a stroke of brilliance.

[@MadmansKnowledge]

Thanks! I definitely added my own style with a few edits like the parts, crawl, and Obi-Wan voice at the start.

[@andrewf1145]

10:06 is smooth as fuck. Even the music is in the same key. I wonder if Kevin Kiner did that intentionally?

[@MadmansKnowledge]

I think he did. It's really cool.

[@preciousotoakhia9789]

​@@MadmansKnowledgethis is the moment galaxy was changed,Jedi and clones die along with padme and democracy,darkness took over the galaxy because of one person: Skywalker 😢 could Ashoka saved everyone if she had say something, because maul knew that Skywalker was they key to the darkness taking over as he will be Darth Vader servant to the emperor(former master)

[@morganwilliams9570]

This is freaking amazing! He has done a beautiful job editing these together. I would love to see the Tales of the Jedi scenes added to it! and even the old-school clone wars movie scenes! but I definitely recommend checking this out! Thank you so much Zach for putting this together for us!

[@mikoajfrycz884]

OMG this talk between Yoda, Ayla and Mace is so smooth

[@LegoJangoFett0716]

I loved it! Especially the order 66 scene with the Clone Wars. The way you edited in Ahsoka's order 66 part brought tears to my eyes. Such a powerful scene made even better with ROTS

[@EJAXK13]

Imagine if Revenge of the Sith is retold in Clone Wars animation style.

[@laurenmonteith]

This edit was so beautiful yet so heartbreaking😭💔well done.

[@MadmansKnowledge]

Thanks.

[@magiv4205]

This makes me wish for a remake of Revenge of the Sith, but in the Clone Wars style, with some of the boring/unnecessary stuff cut and some necessary context added for some of the more rushed parts like Anakin's turn.

[@Zack29810]

no thanks. their animated stuff always ends up looking goofy.

[@Davey647Returns]

That echo on Rex’s “stay back”, fucking chef’s kiss. It’s such a small little effect but fits so well. It’s the little details that make this great.

[@MadmansKnowledge]

Thanks!

[@ImTheReverse]

Ahsoka: Looks at shattered glass _Part III: Shattered_ Me: *”I’m 14 and that’s deep!”*

[@MadmansKnowledge]

LOL

[@ImTheReverse]

@@MadmansKnowledge All jokes aside, that was some nice symbolism and it was the perfect place for the title card :)

[@MadmansKnowledge]

Thanks! I actually moved it in 2.0 to be a minute later, but you get the idea and connection still.

[@Calmoose415]

I would honestly kill for this to be an actual movie.

[@ianalexavier5972]

You and I both

[@dexiffygrif]

This is the coolest Star Wars film ever Created The end of the Clone Wars is one of the saddest moments in Stat Wars as well 😭

[@Halldog7]

For the war to be that close to being won... the dark had to truly be as strong as Maul determined it to be.

[@braydensobecki340]

The music from 9:28 to 10:23 works so well. I love that kiner and his team made the music depict what was happening in ROTS at the time and that it fits so well.

[@emperorleachicus2199]

One thing I’ve really noticed from the edits is just how much more ominous the show is than the film itself. I think it’s a bit of a shame you had to break up that long ominous build up from Ahsoka leaving Mandalore to the scene on the Venator’s bridge since you don’t get that full sense of unease, but I understand that there isn’t really any way to do that since you need the film to get to Order 66 as well. Overall it looks very well done

[@MadmansKnowledge]

Thanks and yeah... that just has to happen in this type of edit.

[@davibasso_]

I actually cried a bit......... so beautiful, so historical...... all the most important parts and sides all in one edit...... good work, I really appreciate your effort...... I’ll look forward to the whole edit..... thank you very much Kisses from Brazil

[@MadmansKnowledge]

Thanks.

[@firebeats3557]

Take a shot everytime he says fan edit 🤣

[@MadmansKnowledge]

Fan edit. Fan edit. Fan edit. Edit fan.

[@8114梦见]

Sounds like my kind of drinking game

[@Anakin-Skywalker.]

I Approve

[@KurokamiNajimi]

This makes the arc way better for me I honestly thought it was underwhelming because I wanted them to show stuff that ROTS did not like Anakin's raid on the temple and to make it feel complete without needing to watch ROTS instead of just sticking to Ahsoka's POV. The fact we knew Ahsoka and Maul would survive took away a lot of tension (unless you never watched Rebels then I suppose it would feel epic). With this edit there's more tension captured because of how sad it is

[@nov199128]

Not only does this edit make the Revenge of the Sith make more since, it makes the movie way more sad than it was originally.

[@juampialvarezmunoz7523]

Man, you did a very good job editing the end of Clone Wars and ROTS, and everything looks so synchronized that it looks great, it really impresses me that it is not official, because it almost happens as if it were. Good Job :D

[@MadmansKnowledge]

Thank you!

[@stevenpeiren8120]

Its fantastisch

[@TheMemeRepository]

Fantastic job, this is probably the best attempt I've seen at combining the two. I'm glad you thought about the pacing of ROTS rather than just trying to smoosh the two together. My constructive criticisms are pretty minor, but I think they're worth mentioning. 1) While I do appreciate trying to use everything from the Siege of Mandalore, I think using the footage from opening narration during the opening crawl and having the individual titles sprinkled throughout the edit was a bit much. Lucas' style for the original six films is very specific, almost documentary-like in its presentation. He'd try to ground the films within a solid sense of reality, meaning he'd avoid flashbacks, text overlays (outside of the crawl), and anything that would clash with selling the reality of the world, or otherwise clashing with the style he'd previously established. I think the closest we got to breaking this was Anakin's visions, but even then, they weren't flashbacks in the traditional sense, but instead, visions that the character was physically seeing. My diatribe about Lucas' Star Wars filmmaking-style aside, even when the titles were in the episodes, they always felt really cheap and out of place. Almost like they'd forgotten to change the font from an earlier draft, so seeing them overlayed in the actual episode only further emphasized that, as the text isn't even aligned to fit within the space of the shots they are presented, but instead, awkwardly overlayed dead center with no modification. It looks less like a proper caption and more like a quick-fix done in Windows Movie Maker. In the grand scheme of things, this is incredibly minor as far as complaints go, but I thought it was worth mentioning. If I were to apply my own fix to this, I'd drop the footage from the opening crawl and try to maybe set up a montage after the crawl that shows the length and breadth of the war without narration. I'd also either drop the episode title overlays entirely or otherwise re-do them in a way that makes them fit better within the shots they are presented in. 2) My second and final critique is the placement of Ahsoka's final scene. I feel like that needs to be moved later in the edit, as I feel like capping off her story as early as it currently is doesn't really fit with the pacing of ROTS. With where it presently ends, we're in the final stretch before the end with Obi-Wan about to confront Anakin and Yoda about to fight Sidious. With Ahsoka's story already being wrapped by that point, she feels like a bit of an afterthought, rather than being one of the main players. Indeed, the final scene with Vader might lose some of its impact if Ahsoka drops out of the story before the climax, as with everything happens in final act of the film, it would be very easy for Ahsoka to be forgotten by the audience if she doesn't remain as constant a presence as Obi-Wan, Yoda, Anakin and Sidious. There are a few solutions to this. You can simply move Ahsoka's final scene (the aftermath of the crash) to the final goodbyes at the end, perhaps cutting it up and spreading it throughout the final montage of the Skywalker children and Vader settling into their homes for the next twenty years, with Ahsoka dropping her saber being the scene directly after Luke is dropped at the Lars. While that solution would be fantastic on its own, if you wanted to take it a step further, you could also move the final conflict of Victory and Death later into the movie as well, intercutting it with the existing Vader versus Obi-Wan\Yoda versus Sidious fight. Again, having all the final battles happening at the same time, rather than having a climax before the actual climax of the movie. The way ROTS is structured relies on all the final conflicts happening at the same time, so slotting the final battle of The Clone Wars in with the final fights of the movie would be a massive improvement. Again, everything else you've done with the edit is second-to-none. I only mention these critiques because this has been my biggest niggle with other fan edits I've seen, so if I'm going to give this suggestion to anyone, it should be the person who has already 95% of the way there. Once again, absolutely amazing work with the editing choices here and I hope my suggestions have been helpful. :)

[@XCalibur_EX]

Where the parts of the clone wars happen in this cut of the movie are where they happen chronologically in the timeline, so I feel like the way he edited them into the movie fits better

[@TheMemeRepository]

​@@XCalibur_EX I'm not really thinking about how the literal timing of events (he already cheated with the beginning of the Siege anyway, and the film benefited for it) as much as I'm thinking about what this edit needs to fit seamlessly within the plot structure of Revenge of the Sith. It is true, the place he put some of the scenes in question line up more accurately with the show, and that should be strived for. There does come a point, however, where making it more chronologically accurate begins to compromise the quality of the viewing experience. If we remain faithful, Ahsoka basically disappears just before the climax (running the risk of the audience forgetting about her), and indeed, we have two climaxes happening one after the other, which is just clunky. If we really want Ahsoka to be a part of this story, she needs to be present from beginning to end, the same as the other protagonists. In any case, the events on the Star Destroyer are so isolated that you can easily futz the timelines without creating noticeable discrepancies. I'd love for an edit that both fits seamlessly into ROTS' structure and respects the continuity of events. If that's not possible, however, I'm always going to opt for a more watchable movie over something that is perfectly on point chronologically (especially when all direct references to the events of the movie cease after Order 66 commences anyway).

[@XCalibur_EX]

@@TheMemeRepository he didn't cheat at all for the beginning of the seige, it took Anakin and Obi-Wan an hour to get to coruscant and Ahsoka around 3-5 hours to get to Mandalore, his cut is fine, the timeline is perfect and the pacing is just as good, you dont need Ahsoka there the whole time and after the end of her arc (in the movie) its kinda hard to forget that she was in the movie, having any scenes interrupting the Mustafar and Senate battles would ruin the pacing of the movie. It was also important to George to make sure people knew when certain events were happening in the movie to prevent confusion, making the end of Ahsokas story near the end of the film would make it confusing to watch when her standing in front of the graves of the clones happened just as Anakin was standing outside the facility on Mustafar crying, which is what he did, and it works perfectly

[@TheMemeRepository]

@@XCalibur_EX I'm clearly getting mixed messages on the Siege of Mandalore thing, as others have told me that they're so supposed to be happening around the same time, so I won't die on that hill. What I will emphasize, though, is that the Star Destroyer sequence can easily be edited to stretch it for as long as we need it. The last touchpoint we get for Revenge of the Sith was Sidious Ordering 66 (which happened faster than the movies, so even the show was skewing the timelines for the edit) and after that, we have an incredibly isolated story of survival aboard a Star Destroyer in hyperspace. A story that you can extend as long as you need to in order to fit into the Revenge of the Sith structure. If you put the scenes earlier, you risk incurring Transformers 4 syndrome, where you have multiple third acts playing one after another and it just becomes a mess. I'm a huge continuity nerd myself, but I also have an appreciation for editing and story structure, and while I can't say for certain without watching the full edit myself, I just don't see the current placement of the final episode being the best from a structural point of view. It's also possible that I'm wrong, but simply looking at the placement of the clips right now, combined with my knowledge of both the episodes and ROTS, I just don't see how capping off Ahsoka's story that early makes sense beyond trying to remain faithful the strictest, most literal timeline of events, which is great from a continuity perspective but doesn't really recreate the most engaging viewing experience. I'll extend the olive branch here and say that I'm only advocating for this because the Star Destroyer portion of the story is a scene that can be cheated. If there was a blatant contradiction created by how this final storyline interacts with ROTS (ie direct references to events as they happen in the film), I would advocate for keeping the more clunky structure to prevent the plot from becoming nonsensical. There are limits for accomodating the viewing experiences and I'd rather a story make sense than a story being flawlessly structured. Luckily, the Star Destroyer sequence can almost be seen as Luke's training on Dagobah. We're not given any specific timelines for how long he was there, and that allows you a lot of flexibility with the edit. Even asking questions like "wouldn't they have arrived back at Coruscant?" can easily be handwaved as the clones diverting their course to ensure Ahsoka and Maul didn't escape. There are plenty of ways to get this to fit, and thus you have the freedom to put these scenes where they make sense structural within the movie. What's really important to remember is that this edit turns Ahsoka into one of the main protagonists, so she needs to slot into this story in the same way as the rest. Otherwise, The Clone Wars stops complimenting Revenge of the Sith and starts clashing with it, and while that can sometimes be necessary, there is enough wiggle room here to use the aforementioned scenes in whatever way we need them.

[@XCalibur_EX]

@@TheMemeRepository Sure, you dont need to accept the truth, but people have done math for the timeframe to get the exact times that things happen in the movie and the siege of Mandalore, it's fine the way it is, if you want it that way then you make it

[@nachoMML]

i cant be the only one who cried watching the whole thing

[@jcoolguy1548]

You're not alone

[@The4thSandersonSister]

Definitely not the only one. Order 66 killed me. Rex's face intertwined with all the death just hurt.

[@ianalexavier5972]

I did more than once. I actually cried when R2 basically ran with excitement to see Ahsoka

[@cometeertherocketeer3848]

Nice edit, it would indeed be cool if Revenge of the Sith and the Clone Wars was one movie. The transitions and timing you merged the different scenes together are very well done.

[@MadmansKnowledge]

Thanks

[@DarthSherm94]

Absolutely love this! Two of my favourite parts of Star Wars rolled into one, so good! A couple of transitions I feel didn’t quite match up but it was awesome all the same, great job! 😁👍🏻

[@steviejeets6479]

Incredible edit. Thank you for doing the hard work. I sent this to my friend to request the full version on Twitter, because I’m not on twitter or reddit and I desperately want to see the full version. I understand how this could blow up and you could be swamped with requests, so I’m happy to wait. But seriously, thank you. I love Star Wars more than most things and the crescendo of this show coupled with ROTS is everything to me, and I know it’s the same to a lot of fans. Thank you. And may the force be with you.

[@draken0499]

So I may be only two months late to the party but holy shit man. I personally love the prequel trilogy and thought that Episode 3 was nearly perfect. Now to see it with this last season of the Clone Wars...just wow. Just from this twenty minute split it brought me to tears. You made something that was nearly perfect in my eyes into being as perfect as it can be.

[@MadmansKnowledge]

Thanks! I used to hate ROTS, but after The Clone Wars, I like it, just not as much as you do. Glad I could improve a movie you already loved!

[@GlitchedRedstone]

9:14-Palpatine be like: We only hope Master Kenobi is up to the Challenge. Immediately after-Master Kenobi: "So uncivilized" as he walks by General Grievous' singed corpse.

[@moviekris0426]

Hey! I just finished watching your edit and it was so great!!! I loved seeing how everything fit together! I always loved the prequels, Episode 3 especially (mostly because Anakin’s fall to the dark side was so fascinating). This version was even more gripping because it began with a glimpse of the height of his positivity in the Clone Wars. Personally, I grew up watching the Prequels first and then caught up with the Original Trilogy. I loved watching the fall then redemption of Anakin ❤️

[@sleepninja2350]

I hate piracy against a company that could buy multiple nations, it honestly disgusts me to money from billionaires

[@jonseon5952]

Frankly, I just don't like piracy on Filoni and his team, he's clearly doing this for the fans and not the money like the people who made the Zombie Palpatine movie.