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The panel for Star Wars: The Clone Wars at San Diego Comic-Con today delivered big time on new footage, spotlighting several new sequences introduced by panelists Dave Filoni (supervising director) and Cary Silver (producer).
Expanding on moments seen in a previously released Season 4 trailer (which opened the panel), we got a better look at the three-part story that opens the season, which includes major battles between the Mon Calamari and Quarren forcers underwater. In the first major clip we saw, Kit Fisto leads a group of "Scuba Troopers" underwater, accompanied by Ahsoka Tano. They travel down into the depths, where a character Filoni confirmed was Captain Ackbar led his troops against the Quarren, as Anakin, already among the Mon Calamari, says, "Reinforcements, finally!" The battle is brutal, as a shark-headed character swims through the Clone Troopers and, yes, bites their head off – the specific act of which is blocked by debris, bubbles and increasingly darkened water. Silver said the first three episodes of Season 4, which is subtitled "Battle Lines," are nearly "completely underwater."
The second scene continued to showcase some huge action, as we saw Republic Dropships releasing a horde of Clone Troopers riding on AT-RT's (as seen in Revenge of the Sith) for an attack against enemies on a planet Filoni revealed was Umbara – never depicted, but discussed before in Star Wars stories. Umbara is constantly shrouded in darkness, and the visuals on this scene were terrific with a mist lining the ground and the beams of light from the drop ships among the only major sources of life. The Umbarans have an impressive weapon they shoot at the Clone Troopers that vaporizes those it hits, while the Clones press on, one of them using the feet of their AT-RT to stomp down upon an Umbaran. Meanwhile, more Dropships land, releasing more Clone Troopers and Jedi.
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promises to be a good season.
Expanding on moments seen in a previously released Season 4 trailer (which opened the panel), we got a better look at the three-part story that opens the season, which includes major battles between the Mon Calamari and Quarren forcers underwater. In the first major clip we saw, Kit Fisto leads a group of "Scuba Troopers" underwater, accompanied by Ahsoka Tano. They travel down into the depths, where a character Filoni confirmed was Captain Ackbar led his troops against the Quarren, as Anakin, already among the Mon Calamari, says, "Reinforcements, finally!" The battle is brutal, as a shark-headed character swims through the Clone Troopers and, yes, bites their head off – the specific act of which is blocked by debris, bubbles and increasingly darkened water. Silver said the first three episodes of Season 4, which is subtitled "Battle Lines," are nearly "completely underwater."
The second scene continued to showcase some huge action, as we saw Republic Dropships releasing a horde of Clone Troopers riding on AT-RT's (as seen in Revenge of the Sith) for an attack against enemies on a planet Filoni revealed was Umbara – never depicted, but discussed before in Star Wars stories. Umbara is constantly shrouded in darkness, and the visuals on this scene were terrific with a mist lining the ground and the beams of light from the drop ships among the only major sources of life. The Umbarans have an impressive weapon they shoot at the Clone Troopers that vaporizes those it hits, while the Clones press on, one of them using the feet of their AT-RT to stomp down upon an Umbaran. Meanwhile, more Dropships land, releasing more Clone Troopers and Jedi.
more here
promises to be a good season.