Hey there,
Rebelscum fans! This week on the site we’re headed back to the Battle of Christophsis, a pivotal conflict between the Republic Army and the Separatist Fleet that audiences first experienced in the 2008 theatrical film Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Make sure to read our “
Expand Your Mind
” article first to learn about the pivotal meeting between Anakin and his padawan Ahsoka, but stay tuned throughout the week for more articles, insights, videos, and information on the best merchandising content.
The Battle of Christophsis was an early example of how
The Clone Wars would fundamentally change the dynamic of the saga, and introduced the new brand of animation to fans. With a harder edge than the standard animated fare of the time,
The Clone Wars film explored a darker side to the “war is hell” mentality of conflict. As a result, it's a series that saw many fans of all ages turning to Cartoon Network each week to check out new episodes. Read some of our Force Facts on Christophsis and
The Clone Wars film and series.
- Technically, Star Wars: The Clone Wars isn’t the first Star Wars spinoff film set outside the core saga to be released theatrically. The 1980s television films Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure and Ewoks: The Battle for Endor received limited theatrical screenings in some European countries.
- The Clone Wars certainly proved it wasn’t just for kids, as the animated film received both a junior and adult novelization. The official adult novelization hails from author Karen Traviss, author of the highly popular Republic Commando book series. Traviss later left the Star Wars franchise due to the way The Clone Wars contradicted her version of the Mandalorians.
- Outside of the prequel episodes “The Hidden Enemy” and “Cat and Mouse,” The Clone Wars planned to return to Christophstis in the canceled arc featuring Quinlan Vos’s alliance with Asajj Ventress to take down Count Dooku. The arc was adapted into the novel Dark Disciple.
- Ahsoka doesn’t return to Christophstis in The Clone Wars, but the novel Ahsoka features flashbacks when she remembers her introduction to the Jedi Order. The official audiobook was narrated by Ashley Eckstein herself.
- Christophstis is only briefly mentioned on Rebels in the episode “The Lost Commanders,” but it was a playable location in the online game Star Wars Rebels: Ghost Raid.
- This wouldn’t be the last time Anakin visited the crystal planet. Darth Vader observes an Imperial presence on Christophsis in John Jackson Miller’s short story “Orientation.” The tie-in to the Lords of the Sith novel was featured in the 157th issue of Star Wars Insider.
- Christophstis still has a presence in the New Republic era, as it's a site where the Church of the Force operates in the novel Aftermath: Empire’s End.
- In “The Hidden Enemy,” Rex and Cody arrest the clone Sergeant Slick after he betrays the Republic to Ventress. He’s not the only clone to go to jail; the idiosyncratic Dogma is imprisoned at the end of “Carnage of Krell” for killing General Krell after his deceit is revealed.
- In “Cat and Mouse,” Bail Organa’s words to Obi-Wan are an homage to Princess Leia’s speech in A New Hope.
- Christophstis continues to be an important location within the High Republic era. The Clone Wars showed a more ruined planet devastated by war, but the crystal cities are at the height of prominence in The High Republic: Into the Dark.
What do you think,
Rebelscum fans? What are some of your favorite planets introduced in
The Clone Wars? Would you like to see more adventures set on Christophsis?
Let us know in the forums, and as always, may the Force be with you!
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