"Victory and Death" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars - Season 7, Episode 12

Upon entry into the moon's atmostphere, the bridge officers lose lateral control and the great cruiser begins to tear apart! The clones fall away from Ahsoka, and she makes a running jump for the ship.

But the Y-wing careens out of the gigantic vessel, and Ahsoka is thrown outside along with a sea of debris.

With Jedi skill, Ahsoka directs herself through the air, running along the plummeting cruiser and making her way toward Rex.

She leaps for the Y-wing and finally grabs hold before taking a seat in the gunner position.

Rex steers the ship clear of the cruiser. There are no victory cheers, only haunted looks upon their faces.

On the moon, Ahsoka and Rex bury the fallen clones. Tano reflects quietly before the graves and drops her lightsaber to the ground.

Some time later, the Empire comes to inspect the wreckage. Stormtroopers and probe droids search the landscape. All is quiet except for the mechanical breathing of their leader as he approaches the cruiser.

It is Darth Vader, enforcer of the new Emperor. He picks up Tano's lightsaber and ignites it, as an owl-like creature circles above. Vader stares at the ship for a moment, then turns to leave as his image reflects in the helmet of a dead clone trooper, before fading away.

The opening music features a live choir, a rarity for Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

Leading the hunt for Rex and Ahsoka is Rex’s friend CT-5597, better known as “Jesse.” Jesse first appeared in Season Two’s “The Deserter” and has been a staple of the series ever since.

The epilogue of the show features a time jump of some years into the Imperial era.

This is the first time seeing a full Darth Vader model, as well as Imperial stormtroopers and snowtroopers, in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars design style.

"I always knew the end of the show was going to be difficult because it doesn't end on the most uplifting of notes. But it's how this part of the story has to go. It's what happens to the galaxy." - Dave Filoni (Executive Producer & Supervising Director)

"I just really enjoyed making this show. It was a real privelege to get to write and direct this particular time period of the Clone Wars and play with these characters." - Dave Filoni (Executive Producer & Supervising Director)

"Ahsoka and Rex, I think have earned their place with the rest of the Star Wars lead characters out there." - Dave Filoni (Executive Producer & Supervising Director)

"Making The Clone Wars was really the best of times, all the way up right through here to the end. It's been a great thing to have the chance to complete and put a proper ending on it. I think it feels good for myself, for everybody that worked on it, and hopefully for everybody that grew up with it, as well." - Dave Filoni (Executive Producer & Supervising Director)

"To bring The Clone Wars to an epic, magnificent, cinematic conclusion that it always has deserved, it's one of the very most satisfying creative experiences of my life and my career." - Dee Bradley Baker ("Rex" and all clones)

"I think it's really important and it's going to stand the test of time, and people will be very grateful for it. And I'm grateful to be a part of it." - James Arnold Taylor ("Obi-Wan Kenobi")

"When we recorded 'Victory and Death,' it was definitely emotional...We got the proper goodbye that we didn't get before, and it was such a gift to have that this time. To say, 'This is a wrap.'" - Ashley Eckstein ("Ahsoka Tano")

Captain Rex and G-G lighting concept by Molly Denmark

Clone Captain Rex lighting concept by Molly Denmark

Damaged hyperdrive room lighting concept by Molly Denmark

Jedi cruiser crashing lighting concept by Molly Denmark

Ahsoka lighting concept by Molly Denmark

Clone Captain Rex pack by Stephanie Carey

Damaged Jedi cruiser by Andre Kirk

Jedi cruiser lower hanger damaged by Kilian Plunkett

Int. Jedi cruiser hanger by Aaron Pham

Jedi cruiser hyperdrive room by Andre Kirk

Jedi cruiser hyperdrive room damaged by Andre Kirk

Int. Jedi cruiser lower hanger by Jim Moore