Beyond Rogue One, Star Wars is one long story of bloody conflicts.
ThisStar Warsarticle contains spoilers for both the canon and Legends timelines.
The history of theStar Warsuniverse is soaked in blood, guts, and rusty machine parts.
Of course, thats to be expected were talking about a franchise called Star WARS.
Here, there is no Jedi to save them.
Jyns team must depend on each other to stay alive and complete their mission.
War is as much a part of the Jedi DNA as it isStar Wars as a whole.
(It would be pretty lame if the Jedi never got to use their lightsabers, after all.)
For thousands of years before the Sith, the Jedi were their own worst enemy.
This was the start of the Great Hyperspace War.
(This is going to get a bit confusing.)
As you have undoubtedly guessed by now, this victory would not last for the Jedi.
Of course, the defeat of Revans Sith Empire led the near extinction of the Sith, as well.
Their mission was to exterminate all of the Jedi in the galaxy, and they almost succeeded.
Thus began the Clone Wars.
The Clone Wars era is certainly the franchises most ambitious multimedia project.
The tragic former Jedi apprentice is easily one of the best characters to come out of the Clone Wars.
The Battle of Muunilinist took place four months into the Clone Wars.
They are expendable when it comes to the larger war effort.
The Clone Warsanimated series told many, many war stories throughout its six-year run.
Krell chose to save himself and ally himself to Dooku instead of succumbing like the rest of Order.
In the end, Krell failed and was executed as a traitor.
Of course, we all know that Krells vision came to pass.
Galactic Civil War
At last, we arrive to the era of the Rebellion.
This is the era in which countless citizens from across the galaxy rose up against Palpatines evil Empire.
The Galactic Civil War had no shortage of heroes.
But by the time ofRogue One, things had really turned.
The Rebel Alliance had become a powerful opposition to the Empire, capable of facing Imperial forces head on.
We all know what happened next.
From these three films, the rest ofStar Wars bloody history of war and conflict expanded.
I should quickly note two other great war stories from this era ofStar WarsBattlefront: Twilight CompanyandLost Stars.
To which Leia replied, We both did.
Wars are fought throughout the galaxys history, battles are won, and for what?
There doesnt seem to be any progress in the galaxy far, far away.
No peace in sight.
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