Cut Lawquane: Clone. Farmer. Family Man. And Mandalorians!
Cut Lawquane: Clone. Farmer. Family Man. And Mandalorians!
“The Deserter” (S210)
While searching for General Grievous on Saleucami, Rex meets a clone deserter.
- We arrive on the surface of Saleucami, mentioned but not seen in “Grievous Intrigue” (S209).
- This episode introduces Hardcase, Jesse, and Kix, clone troopers serving under Captain Rex in the 501st. They will have more prominent roles later in the series.
- Cut Lawquane is just another example of a clone trooper expressing individuality. We first saw it in Season One with Slick being a traitor fighting for freedom for the clones.
- As an expression of his own individuality, Captain Rex ultimately decides not to turn in Cut as a deserter.
- Cut and Rex play dejarik, the holographic chess game seen in A New Hope.
“Lightsaber Lost” (S211)
When a wily pickpocket steals Ahsoka's lightsaber, she enlists the help of an ancient Jedi to track down her weapon and reclaim her honor.
- Ahsoka meets Tera Sinube who we glimpsed in “Grievous Intrigue.”
- Ahsoka takes a trip down into the lower levels of Coruscant. It won’t be her last.
- Coruscant’s Guardian police droids make their first appearance in the series.
- Bannamu is a Patrolian (first chronological appearance of this species); Tera Sinube is a Cosian (first significant appearance of this species); Cassie Cryar is a Terellian Jango Jumper (first and only appearance of this species); Ione Marcy’s species has not been identified (first and only appearance of this species); Ran Deezy's and Farn Klin's species have not been identified (recurring background species).
- The Kowakian monkey-lizard appearing in this episode, credited as “Muk Muk Monkey,” has a peculiar name: Lee-Chee Mukmuk.
![Pre Vizsla Pre Vizsla](https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/images/image_843965e5.jpeg)
“The Mandalore Plot” (S212)
While investigating rumors of conspiracy surrounding Duchess Satine of Mandalore, Obi-Wan uncovers the truth about the mysterious “Mandalore Plot.”
- This is the first of many episodes throughout the series dealing with Mandalore and its ongoing role in the Clone Wars.
- We meet Duchess Satine with whom Obi-Wan shares a past. Satine will be a constant voice for pacifism throughout the series.
- Pre Vizsla, another major character throughout the series, is the first on a long list of Mandalorians who will betray the trust of Duchess Satine.
![Tal Merrik Tal Merrik](https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/images/image_8f8b8894.jpeg)
“Voyage of Temptation” (S213)
As the Jedi and their clones defend Duchess Satine from assassination attempts, Anakin discovers that Obi-Wan and the Duchess have a history together.
- Tal Merrik is next on the long list of Mandalorians who betray Satine.
- To save the ship and everyone aboard, Anakin stabs Merrik from behind, eerily foreshadowing Anakin's future as a “cold-blooded killer.”
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