Full Series Saddest Clone Wars Death?

Definitely Waxer. That whole sequence from the Umbara arc was powerful but seeing a clone we'd gotten to know so well caught up in it made it that much more so. Satine's death wasn't as emotional for me because I expected it, if that makes any sense.

 

I kind of forgot about Kalifa when I first answered, but damn did you remind me. Her death is definitely *way* up there.

 

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We have a new contestant.
Fives.

 

That's one of the things I really liked about Maul was that he showed concern for Savage. Sidious never does. Granted, I didn't like him slaughtering those kids in an earlier episode, but I liked that he cared for his fellow Zabrak.

 

Savage for me, but I'd also like to mention Steela's death. Though it was clear the moment they were on that cliff, I was still somewhat stunned when it happened. The scene was handled very well IMO (the gunship in the background aiming while they're still oblivious, camera perspective, the muffled sound...) Loved the choir. Also it's pretty mean to fall to your death.

 

Amen to that, brother.

 

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To me, the saddest deaths in the show was (SPOILER) Five's death and Satine's death. What's yours?

 

The saddest death to me was definitely my favorite TCW original character: Savage Opress. I think it was already strongly implied that his mind was transformed along with his body because in the very same episode he goes to every length to save his brother's life before and then kills him on command without hesitation immediately after, but when he dies and goes back to being his real self for a moment he makes it certain that he was not in control of himself. It's hard to get sadder than that. Imagine the small part of his mind that was still his true self at the moment he killed his brother or the Padawan.

 

In light of the "Lost Missions", I think I'll have to change my vote to ARC Trooper CT-5555 "Fives". Boy, was his death tragic and emotional.

Outside of Captain Rex, you can argue there was no other clone trooper who we've gotten to know more than Fives. We watched his story as he began as a humble clone cadet and part of the iconic five-man Domino Squad. We saw him survive his first mission on the moon of Rishi while many of his brothers, including three other members of Domino Squad, fell around him. We watched him defend his homeworld—a world whose inhabitants would ultimately reject him—and become an ARC Trooper. We watched him witness the (apparent) death of his best friend, Echo. We saw him reject the orders of corrupt Jedi general Pong Krell and in defying orders, help inspire Rex and the other clones of the 501st to rebel against the deranged Jedi. Finally, in his last arc, we witness his desperate attempts at getting to the bottom of a sinister conspiracy against his Jedi generals, and while he was close to discovering the truth, his words would tragically fall on deaf ears. Defying his creators in order to get to the bottom of the conspiracy, he is ultimately killed by one of his own, another clone.

What's most powerful about Fives' death is the fact that it was ultimately in vain. That was inevitable, because we know the Jedi could never discover the true secret of Order 66 until it was much too late. Anakin never saw fit to believe a word Fives uttered about the conspiracy at the highest levels of the GAR, and Rex wasn't around to see or hear the evidence Fives wanted to present, but was likely influenced by a drug-addled brain. That's the inherent tragedy of it. The story was written in such a way that I'm sure many of us were pulling for Fives to succeed, even though we knew in the back of our minds what the final outcome had to be. Rex's emotional response to Fives definitely helped sell the scene for me, as well as Kiner's moving score. It was a fitting tribute to a clone we've grown to care about when the shock troopers took off their helmets and encircled the fallen Fives.

His final words are most stirring:

"Rex, this is bigger than any of us, bigger than anything I could've imagined. All I ever meant to...I only wanted to do my duty. The mission—the nightmares—they're finally—over."

R.I.P. Fives—you were more than just a number—and the rest of Domino Squad (since we'll likely never get the new Echo story, I'll assume he's still dead). MTFBY.

 

I agree. Fives' death moves to the top for me.

 

Either Fives or Echo for me. Echo never really got a chance, he was loyal and died fighting for what he believed in. and it's good it stayed that way.

I'm looking at you Filoni.

 

Echo=Trench?
Filoni?

 

For me the saddest Clone Wars deaths are:
10. Pre Vizsla
9. Hardcase
8. Adi Gallia
7. Steela
6. Savage
5. Clovis
4. Tup
3. Waxor
2. Fives
1. Satine

 

I take it you are a fan of Adi Gallia? I say that because her on screen death was pretty uninspiring. The ony way it was even acknowledged was when Hondo asked Kenobi where the other Jedi was and he replied "she's dead" with a semi-sad look on his face. Not even a moment of slience.

 

It is not an official list just a starter list I came up with. It will probably change.

 

Fives, all the way.

 

Fives, easily. The only death in the series that got me even close to tearing up. Satine and Savage both had sad deaths, and I've got a special place in my heart for Hardcase, but CT-5555 is definitely the saddest for me.

 

What really did it for Fives was the sheer buildup of it all. It wouldn't have had nearly as much impact had those episodes not come before, showing you all the effort he put in (Which you knew was going to be pointless in the end) Still has me depressed.

 

I feel like Fives' death was the dumbest. The other clones could easily have put their blasters on stun, there was no reason to kill him.

Anybody have any thoughts on most shocking or surprising death? I don't feel like making a separate thread but I'm curious about peoples' thoughts.

To me the most surprising death was definitely the Father in Ghosts of Mortis. I didn't see it coming at all, it had me sitting up straight with my eyes wide and jaw slack.

 

To be fair, they all believed he had attempted to assassinate the Chancellor, and he did raise a weapon against them. Even then, though, if they did set their blasters to stun...he still would have been terminated at another time; no way Palpatine would let him live.