The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Clone Cadets

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The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Clone Cadets

Episode No.: 45 (Season 3, Episode 1)
Original Air Date: September 17, 2010
Production No.: 301 (Season 3, Episode 1)

“Brothers in arms are brothers for life.”

Written by Cameron Litvack
Directed by Dave Filoni

Cast:
Dee Bradley Baker as clone troopers
Larry Brandenburg as Bric
Nolan North as El-Les
Tasia Valenza as Shaak Ti
Bob Bergen as Lama Su
Tom Kane as Narrator

Synopsis: Five headstrong clones struggle to complete their training on Kamino. These cadets — Hevy, Cutup, Droidbait, Fives and Echo — seem to be a “bad batch” and are unable to work as a team. As Shaak Ti and drill instructors Bric and El-Les debate the cadets’ fate, the clones learn to work together and accept their destiny as soldiers.

Returning Characters: Fives, Echo, Hevy, Droidbait, Cutup

New Characters: 99, Shaak Ti, Bric, El-Les, Lama Su, training droids (battle droid, super battle droids, commando droid), Commander Colt, ARC Troopers

Key Locales: Kamino

Secrets Revealed

• This episode is a prequel to “Rookies,” a popular Season One episode that depicts Domino Squad stationed at Rishi Base. It explains the origins of the nicknames used by Hevy, Droidbait, Echo, Cutup and Fives.
• The design of the clone training armor was inspired by old battered leather football gear. For those keeping track, the Domino Squad team numbering is as follows: 1. Hevy (CT-782); 2. Droidbait (CT-00-2010); 3. Echo (CT-21-0408); 4. Cutup (CT-4040) 5. Fives (CT-27-5555).
• The citadel challenge ordered by Commander Colt — version THX variable 1138 — is a not-so-subtle entry in the long history of THX 1138 references in Star Wars. See this article for more.
• The designs for the clone barracks dates back to concepts developed for Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones, which were explored by the concept design team back in 2000, but never finished.