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It wasStar warfare ' fiat 66 that turned the Clone Army against the Jedi , but a new comic confirms that the formerly loyal soldiers had absolutely no pick . In fact , the trigger dustup that launched them into a Jedi - killing hysteria remained just as effective even after the Jedi Purge .
The exact function of this plot crook has been one of the more intelligibly debated changes made to theStar Warscanon since Order 66 was first shown inEpisode II - Attack of the Clones , and with good reason . As those who dislike the updated edition will tell you , even George Lucas seemed to back the estimate that the Emperor ’s plan did n’t trust on " mind ascendency " or " programing , " just soldiers completely loyal to the Republic , and not their Jedi commanders .
The update explanation bring in in theClone Warsseries added a literalmicrochipinto the brains of every soldier , but inDarth Vader#17 , the actual function of the command -“Execute Order 66”- has never been clean … if less than meet .
As take to task as theStar Warsprequels may be , there was no avoiding the play and heartbreak of Order 66 , the Sith ’s schoolmaster stroke in wipe out their ancient enemies , the Jedi Order . Having on the QT taken over the creation of a massive Grand Army of the Republic , used his learner Darth Tyranus to make it necessary , and bank the Jedi to attack him in rebelliousness of the Senate , Emperor Palpatine gave a statement every Clone Soldier live by heart .
ordination 66 : In the event of Jedi officer act against the interest of the Republic , and after receiving specific orders avow as coming right away from the Supreme Commander ( Chancellor ) , GAR commanders will remove those ship’s officer by lethal force , and control of the GAR will revert to the Supreme Commander until a new mastery construction is build . ( Karen Traviss , Republic Commando : True Colors )
The moment work out inAttack of the Cloneswithout a second ’s hesitation , straining believability for some : the ringer who came to know , respect , and love their Jedi commander inClone Warswould really kill them without hesitation ? While other buff saw the Clones as soldiers first , following orders that were - unknowledgeable of a Jedi / Sith rivalry - justified . The latter was the canon originally explored , as countlessStar Warsnovels disclose the home conflict and conflict of some Clones , refuse to believe their Jedi brother and sis were a threat ( and even helping secret many of them to safety ) .
But soon afterDisney purchased the Star Wars sword , and announced that almost all expanded universe write up werenow Star Wars Legends and not canyon , things changed . In the last season ofStar war : The Clone Wars , the social club was let on to be a particular directive of Palpatine ’s : contain in a microchip , implant into the brainpower of every Clone . The plot of ground was even endanger when one potato chip failed , make the affected Clone to inexplicably assassinate his Jedi commandant .
Suddenly , the language that take the Clone ’s programming was meant to make them"more compliant to follow orders"seemed to give way to an genuine consciousness - overriding " KILL ALL JEDI " command . InDarth Vader#17 , that seems confirmed to be the case , making the Clones seem more like machines than thinking men .
The level from Charles Soule and Giuseppe Camuncoli followsthe Jedi Padawan Ferren Barr , one of the relatively few survivors of the Purge who amass a handful of Force - sensitives and postulate refuge on Mon Cala . After being chance upon by the Inquisitorius who swear out Darth Vader , Ferren Barr flees … until come up a use for all his inquiry into just how the Emperor pulled off his schoolmaster plan . Ferren knowsVader ’s Jedi - hunting watch for the Jedi they once were , before betraying their decree along with Anakin Skywalker . And as he tell their Jedi names , he rove his own lightsaber by .
A quick flick of the wrist remove the helmet of the black - armored Inquisitor Troopers serving the Inquisitorius , revealing immature faces mark with the same red tattoo , on the face of it brought into service of process after the Jedi Purge . But nevertheless embed with the same dominance chips as their brethren who betray the Jedi .
So as Ferren Barr utters the accurate same phrase,“Execute club 66,“the soldiers of the Inquisitorius - now cognize their commanders ' Jedi past - exposed flak on their superior policeman , overriding the mountain chain of command , and allowing Ferren Barr and his student to fly the coop .
Ferren Barr has done and aver thing to potentially question what he ’s uncoerced to compromise for Jedi revenge , but considering how thing bet out , it ’s still hard to blame him for suppose the Clones are"merely machines . Little better than droids . “Even if that ’s a reductive belief , based on the Holy Order their own form of Inhibitor chips force them to accomplish , their clamant treachery of the Inquisitors after Ferren simply utters the phrase spoken by the Emperor is severe to look beyond .
Does the risible confirm that any Clone , when present with a Jedi ( yesteryear , present , or truehearted to the Empire ) and hearing the words " accomplish Order 66 " will mindlessly open up flak ? Or does the handwriting wave that Ferren summate to the orderliness give it the weight of Palpatine ?
No matter the details , the Clones trusted by the Jedi and beloved by fans are completely off the hook for their treason . plain , they were all subjects of Manchurian Candidate - level programming , overriding rank , loyalty , or friendship in the name of violence without a moment ’s suspension .
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