| "Rising Malevolence" | |
|---|---|
| Series Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 1, Episode 2 | |
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| Air date | October 3rd, 2008 |
| Writers | Steven Melching |
| Director | Dave Filoni |
| Producers | George Lucas; Sarah Wall; Catherine Winder |
| Starring | James Arnold Taylor; Matt Lanter; Ashley Eckstein |
| Episode guide | |
| Previous "Ambush" |
Next "Shadow of Malevolence" |
"Rising Malevolence" is the second episode of season one of the science fiction/fantasy animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars, which is based on the Star Wars film series and is a sequel to the 2008 Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated movie. The episode was directed by Dave Filoni with a script written by Steven Melching. It first aired on Cartoon Network on October 3rd, 2008.
Appearances[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
- Commander Wolfe, CC-3636
- Clone trooper CC-2224
- Clone trooper CC-7567
- Supreme Chancellor Palpatine
- Wullf Yularen
Villains
Minor characters
- Boost
- Mace Windu
- Obi-Wan Kenobi
- Sinker
- TB-2
- Yoda
Organizations
Races
Locations
Items
- B1 battle droid
- 2-1B medical droid
Vehicles
- Triumphant
Miscellaneous
Voice Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Matt Lanter | Anakin Skywalker |
| Ashley Eckstein | Ahsoka Tano |
| James Arnold Taylor | Plo Koon/Obi-Wan Kenobi |
| Dee Bradley Baker | Commander Cody/Commander Wolffe/Boost/Sinker |
| Tom Kane | Yoda/Admiral Yularen |
| Corey Burton | Count Dooku |
| Terrence "TC" Carson | Mace Windu |
| Ian Abercrombie | Chancellor Palpatine |
| Tim Brock | 2-1B medical droid |
| Matthew Wood | General Grievous/B1 battle droids |
Notes & Trivia[]
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- Star Wars was created by writer, director, and producer George Lucas.
- This episode is included on disc one of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Complete Season One DVD collection. It is also included on the Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Seasons 1-5 Collector's Edition boxset edition.
- Ahsoka Tano is the first named character to make an appearance in this episode (along with some unidentified Clone troopers).
- Commander Wolfe, also known as CC-3636, is the first character with speaking lines in this episode.
- The sector of space where Plo Koon's ship travels is identified as the Abregado system for the first time. It also appeared in flashback in "Ambush".
- This is the first appearance of the 104th Battalion, which is the Clone Trooper battalion under General Plo Koon.
Allusions[]
- The title of this episode is taken from Malevolence, which is General Grievous' capital ship.
- Escape pod 1977 is likely named as such because Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope was released in 1977.
- The scene of the droids avoiding the Malevolence 's giant laser cannon is reminiscent of the Death Star troopers shying away from the super-laser blast in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
Quotes[]
- Narrator: The clone star fleet is under siege. Dozens of Republic warships have been destroyed in merciless surprise attacks that leave no survivors. Rumors spread of a terrible new Separatist weapon. In the face of growing fear, the Jedi Council sends Master Plo Koon to hunt down the menace before it strikes again...
Opening quote[]
Belief is not a matter of choice, but of conviction.