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After a tumultuous entry, Anakin and Obi Wan arrive to a chamber where Palpatine sits, handcuffed. In there, both Jedi Knights face off the Sith Lord Count Dooku, where Kenobi is left unconscious and Skywalker wins. After Palpatine orders him to kill Dooku, he obeys. After meeting the second in command of the Droid army and the Chancellor's abductor, General Grievous, the ship is heavily damaged. Greivous flees while Skywalker, an alert Kenobi, their droid companion, [[R2D2]] and Palpatine are forced to crash land on the planet. Palpatine sets to return as active Chancellor and the Jedi Knights part ways for the time. Anakin then meets with his secret wife, Padmé Amidala, and she reveals him that she is pregnant. Anakin receives this news with mixed emotions.  Soon, he starts receiving Force visions of his wife's death in childbirth, and begins seeking any Force technique he can think of to save her.

After a tumultuous entry, Anakin and Obi Wan arrive to a chamber where Palpatine sits, handcuffed. In there, both Jedi Knights face off the Sith Lord Count Dooku, where Kenobi is left unconscious and Skywalker wins. After Palpatine orders him to kill Dooku, he obeys. After meeting the second in command of the Droid army and the Chancellor's abductor, General Grievous, the ship is heavily damaged. Greivous flees while Skywalker, an alert Kenobi, their droid companion, [[R2D2]] and Palpatine are forced to crash land on the planet. Palpatine sets to return as active Chancellor and the Jedi Knights part ways for the time. Anakin then meets with his secret wife, Padmé Amidala, and she reveals him that she is pregnant. Anakin receives this news with mixed emotions.  Soon, he starts receiving Force visions of his wife's death in childbirth, and begins seeking any Force technique he can think of to save her.

After being reinstated in his chambers, Palaptine appoints Anakin as his personal assistant and to inform him of all of the Jedi Council's activities. This sets the Council's suspicions, and they later appoint Anakin to the Jedi Council, and assign him the task of monitoring the Chancellor. Anakin sees as high treason. Later, Palpatine orders the Jedi Council to persecute and terminate Grievous in the Outer Rim system of Utapau in order to end the Clone Wars for good. Obi-Wan Kenobi is sent, and defeats Grievous in battle while clone troopers decimate the Separatists' droids. Anakin's visions have meanwhile become more detailed--he begins seeing Obi-Wan present at the birth, but not himself. Yoda is meanwhile sent to Kashyyyk, the Wookiee homeworld, as he has a "way" with them, to watch over the battles there.  The Republic forces on Kashyyyk, too, are successful.

After being reinstated in his chambers, Palaptine appoints Anakin as his personal assistant and to inform him of all of the Jedi Council's activities. This sets the Council's suspicions, and they later appoint Anakin to the Jedi Council, and assign him the task of monitoring the Chancellor. Anakin sees as high treason. Later, Palpatine orders the Jedi Council to persecute and terminate Grievous in the Outer Rim system of Utapau in order to end the Clone Wars for good. Obi-Wan Kenobi is sent, and despite the general's four arms and vicious aggression, utilizes defensive tactics to defeat Grievous in battle, while clone troopers decimate the Separatists' droids. Yoda at the same time goes to Kashyyyk, the Wookiee homeworld, as he has a "way" with them, to watch over and command the battles there.  The Republic forces on Kashyyyk, too, are successful.  Anakin's visions have meanwhile become more detailed--he begins seeing Obi-Wan present at the birth, but not himself.

Shortly after Palpatine receives word that the Separatists have been crushed and Grievous is dead, Anakin discovers that he is in fact Darth Sideous, the Sith Lord responsible for directing the Separatists against the Republic.  Despite Sideous's attempts to convince Anakin that only he can save Padmé, he immediately informs the Jedi Council, who send a strike team lead by Mace Windu to arrest the Chancellor.  Palpatine proves more formidable than expected, and kills four of the five Jedi sent, but Windu stymies him.

Shortly after Palpatine receives word that the Separatists have been crushed and Grievous is dead, Anakin discovers that he is in fact Darth Sideous, the Sith Lord responsible for directing the Separatists against the Republic.  Despite Sideous's attempts to convince Anakin that only he can save Padmé, he immediately informs the Jedi Council, who send a strike team lead by Mace Windu to arrest the Chancellor.  Palpatine proves more formidable than expected, and kills four of the five Jedi sent, but Windu's skill and power stymies him.

Anakin, conflicted with his decision, returns to Palaptine's quarters to find him in battle with Windu.  He pleads with Windu not to kill Sideous, but Windu, perhaps in the grips of the Dark Side himself, will not listen.  In desperation, Anakin strikes at him, allowing Palpatine to deliver the killing blow.

Anakin, conflicted with his decision, returns to Palaptine's quarters to find him in battle with Windu.  He pleads with Windu not to kill Sideous, but Windu, perhaps in the grips of the Dark Side himself, will not listen.  In desperation, Anakin strikes at him, allowing Palpatine to deliver the killing blow.

Having killed a Jedi to save a Sith, Anakin is judged ready to become a Sith Lord--Darth Vader.  His first task is to take an army to the Jedi Temple and slaughter all inside, as the Jedi have proven themselves to be traitors.  Though still in shock at having killed a man he respected, he obeys, and takes the 501st Legion of stormtroopers with him.  With so many of the Jedi scattered across the galaxy, it is minimally defended, and Anakin is stronger than any foe he encounters.  Senator Bail Organa, seeing that parts of the temple are on fire, arrives to help, but is turned away by clone troopers who gun down a Jedi youth in front of him.

Having killed a Jedi to save a Sith, Anakin is judged ready to become a Sith Lord--Darth Vader.  His first task is to take an army to the Jedi Temple and slaughter all inside, as the Jedi have proven themselves to be traitors.  Though still in shock at having killed a man he had respected, he obeys, and takes the 501st Legion of stormtroopers with him.  With so many of the Jedi scattered across the galaxy, it is minimally defended, and Anakin is stronger than any foe he encounters.  Senator Bail Organa, seeing that parts of the temple are on fire, arrives to help, but is turned away by clone troopers who gun down a Jedi youth in front of him and then tell the Senator that the situation is under control.

At the same time, Sideous executes Order 66, an apparently pre-programmed contingency or trigger within all clone troopers to kill the Jedi fighting alongside them.  Every single one obeys, and almost every Jedi is killed.  Two of the survivors are Obi-Wan Kenobi and Master Yoda, who with the help of his Wookiee friends escapes Kashyyyk.

At the same time, Sideous executes Order 66, an apparently pre-programmed contingency or trigger within all clone troopers to kill the Jedi fighting alongside them.  Every single one obeys, and almost every Jedi is killed.  Two of the survivors are Obi-Wan Kenobi and Master Yoda, who with the help of his Wookiee friends escapes Kashyyyk.

In the Senate Chamber, Palpatine and Yoda duel with everything they have, including the scenery, throwing the Senates' pods at each other, clashing with lightsabers, striking out with telekinetic and lightning blasts.  It comes to a draw that favors Palpatine, with a blast going awry and knocking Yoda  off his platform to fall far below.  He crawls through ducts, aided by his small size, to escape--and goes off with Bail Organa, deciding that since he can't beat Palpatine, he has to go into exile.  Sideous tells his majordomo to ready his ship--he senses danger for Darth Vader.

In the Senate Chamber, Palpatine and Yoda duel with everything they have, including the scenery, throwing the Senates' pods at each other, clashing with lightsabers, striking out with telekinetic and lightning blasts.  It comes to a draw that favors Palpatine, with a blast going awry and knocking Yoda  off his platform to fall far below.  He crawls through ducts, aided by his small size, to escape--and goes off with Bail Organa, deciding that since he can't beat Palpatine, he has to go into exile.  Sideous tells his majordomo to ready his ship--he senses danger for Darth Vader.

Vader and Obi-Wan battle across the Malastare facility, dodging lava flows, climbing towers, and proving even more evenly matched than Yoda and Palpatine were.  Obi-Wan fights mainly on the defensive, as he did against Sideous, using any gap in the fighting to ask Anakin why he did it, and admitting his own faults as a teacher.  Vader is relentless, showing no mercy.  Finally, Obi-Wan finds unassailable footing, and when Anakin tries to dislodge him, Obi-Wan cuts off his organic arm and both his legs.  Anakin falls perilously close to the river of lava, and the heat causes his clothing and hair to burst into flame.  Even as he burns, Vader screams out his hate for Obi-Wan, who tearfully apologizes, taking Anakin's lightsaber, and leaving his onetime friend for dead.

Vader and Obi-Wan battle across the Malastare facility, dodging lava flows, climbing towers, and proving even more evenly matched than Yoda and Palpatine were.  Obi-Wan fights mainly on the defensive, as he did against Grievous, using any gap in the fighting to ask Anakin why he did it, and admitting his own faults as a teacher.  Vader is relentless, showing no mercy.  Finally, Obi-Wan finds unassailable footing, and when Anakin tries to dislodge him, Obi-Wan cuts off his remaining organic arm and both his legs.  Anakin falls perilously close to the river of lava, and the heat causes his clothing and hair to burst into flame.  Even as he burns, Vader screams out his hate for Obi-Wan, who tearfully apologizes, taking Anakin's lightsaber, and leaving his onetime friend for dead.

Obi-Wan takes Padme back aboard her vessel, and the two leave.  Palpatine arrives not moments later, and sets about aiding the horribly wounded Vader, returning to Coruscant.

Obi-Wan takes Padme back aboard her vessel, and the two leave.  Palpatine arrives not moments later, and sets about aiding the horribly wounded Vader, returning to Coruscant.

Obi-Wan, Yoda, and Bail discuss what to do next.  The Jedi will be hunted down, and need to go into hiding, and there is the matter of Anakin and Padme's children.  Bail says he'll take one of them, as he and his wife have never been able to conceive.  Obi-Wan decides to take the boy to his only remaining family, Anakin's stepbrother and his wife, the Larses.

Obi-Wan, Yoda, and Bail discuss what to do next.  The Jedi will be hunted down, and need to go into hiding, and there is the matter of Anakin and Padme's children.  Bail says he'll take one of them, as he and his wife have never been able to conceive.  Obi-Wan decides to take the boy to his only remaining family, Anakin's stepbrother and his wife, the Larses.

Medical droids on Coruscant operate on Vader, attaching cybernetic limbs and building a suit that acts as a breathing apparatus for his damaged lungs around his body.  Vader is shown in the iconic form from the original trilogy, a black-armored giant...and, still barely conscious, asks Sideous what happened to Padme.  Sideous tells her she has perished, and in a rage, Vader destroys everything around him.

Medical droids on Coruscant operate on Vader, attaching cybernetic limbs and building a suit that acts as a breathing apparatus for his damaged lungs around his body.  Vader is shown in the iconic form from the original trilogy, a black-armored giant...and, still barely conscious, asks Sideous what happened to Padme.  Sideous tells him she has perished, and in a rage, Vader destroys everything around him.

On Naboo, Padme is laid to rest.  Yoda arrives on Dagobah.  Bail Organa returns aboard his ship to Alderaan, where he shows his wife their child, Leia.  And on Tattooine, in a twin sunset, Obi-Wan watches Owen and Beru Lars coddle Luke, and walks off into the desert.

On Naboo, Padme is laid to rest.  Yoda arrives on Dagobah.  Bail Organa returns aboard his ship to Alderaan, where he shows his wife their child, Leia.  And on Tattooine, with a twin sunset in the background, Obi-Wan watches Owen and Beru Lars welcome Luke, and walks off into the desert night.

Set nineteen years before Episode IV, it was heavily criticized for its political overtones.  Anakin Skywalker's declaration to Obi-Wan that, "If you're not with me than you are against me," was interpreted as a dig at [[President Bush]], and the fall of the Republic is seen as allegory for the rise of the so-called [[American Empire]].  For his part, Lucas has denied this is true except in the broadest terms, saying that whenever democracy becomes empire you will find similarities, but this seems to be a clever way of saying he ''does'' think America is becoming an empire.

Set nineteen years before Episode IV, it was heavily criticized for its political overtones.  Anakin Skywalker's declaration to Obi-Wan that, "If you're not with me than you are against me," was interpreted as a dig at [[President Bush]], and the fall of the Republic is seen as allegory for the rise of the so-called [[American Empire]].  For his part, Lucas has denied this is true except in the broadest terms, saying that whenever democracy becomes empire you will find similarities, but this seems to be a clever way of saying he ''does'' think America is becoming an empire.