Clone Wars
The Clone Wars (22-19 BBY) is a fictional conflict described in the Star Wars series and featured in the two latter episodes of the prequel trilogy, Attack of the Clones and Star Wars Episode III. It was first mentioned in a brief conversation between Luke Skywalker and Obi-wan Kenobi in Star Wars Episode IV. The war was fought between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems.The video game Clone Wars was released in 2002 for Playstation 2, GameCube, and Xbox live in 2002. It begins at where Attack of the Clones leaves off. It takes place on many worlds, among them Geonosis, Raxus Prime, Rhen Var, Kashyyyk, and Thule.
The Cartoon Microseries started airing in November, 2003 on Cartoon Network. It was a series of 20 3-to-5-minute-long episodes showing some of the battles of the War, mainly the Battle of Muunilist, but also the Battle of Dantooine, a raid on the Jedi caves of Ilum, and fighting on Mon Calamari.
There are several books in the process of being published that will also discuss the Clone Wars. It is interesting to note that this conflict is called both the "Clone War" and the "Clone Wars". Most likely this is due to the fact that it is indeed one large war across the galaxy while, at the same time, it is a series of smaller wars taking place on various planets and not always between the Separatists and the Republic. Of course, only one side uses clones in the war, but this likely due to the rule that the winning side gets to name the war.
The origins of the war goes back as far as the Battle of Naboo, but the real tension began with the Separatist Crisis, which started about two years before Attack of the Clones (24 BBY) and mainly comprised of the Galactic Republic debating what to do about the Separatists. Throughout the two years, many star systemss seceded from the Republic, increasing tension until the war began. The political atmosphere was comparable to that of the Cold War.
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