Order 66 - Fall of the Republic - Jedi Purge

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[bunnylegion]

When Plo Koon was shot down, it really killed me because he was told by a clone that the clones were just expendable. He said “Not to me.”

[Todesdoener]

Whoever thouhght that two clones are enough for killing Yoda deserves an Order 66.

[hankofthehill]

Palpatine: Execute order 66
Clone: **shoots Anakin**
Palpatine: ...

[SuperMaanas]

The dichotomy between Cody’s respectful “I think you’ll be needing this” and robotic “blast him” really drives home the severity of the betrayal

[Jorginhoflu]

"I like you, don't come to the jedi temple tomorrow" -Anakin

[vinsderiz]

The real lesson here is that Wookies are real allies.

[vgxr]

Palpatine: “Execute Order 66”
Clones who had to execute Yoda: “Sh/t! Why this one on my watch?”

[CB-]

What makes this scene even more heartbreaking is the realization that so many of the Jedi killed trusted their Clones with their lives. Trusted them as much as they trusted their Jedi brothers. To most of them, the Clones were more than just disposable troops, they were brothers in arms. Honestly...the look on Ki-Adi-Mundi's face when he turns around says it all.

[kennethbowers]

What's really sad is that even though Anakin never reached the rank of master, the younglings referred to him as "Master Skywalker" as if they looked up to him 😔

[youdonthavetoknowsssh]

Clones when order 66 is issued:
Rex: *resist*
Cody: "Blast him"

[bbenjoe]

This attack killed about 98% of the Jedi. Leaving only about 200. Most of them however, were hunted down by Vader and his inquisitors.

[colindaniels]

From the 501st journal:

"When the 501st was finally rotated off of Felucia, Aalya Secura made it a point to see us off personally, calling us the bravest soldiers she'd ever met, it's a good thing we were wearing helmets because none of us could bear to look her in the eye, when her death came, I hoped it was quick, she earned that much."

[Kaff]

When Anakin walks in and the children faces go from happy to see Anakin to sheer terror in their little faces is so chilling.

[Mr.HotDogShirtGuy]

Obi Wan: “Let’s get a move on, we have a battle to win here!”

Commander Cody, watching all his clone brothers getting slaughtered: “...”

[SnowtrooperTW-]

2:19 If you look closely, right after the first clone is hit, the third one manages to dodge the blaster shot reflected by the lightsaber. It's probably the first and only time this happens in the saga.

[Archedgar]

2:10 Ki Adi's confusion as he turns and see's the clones aim at him is truly heartbreaking.

[gigoer]

This is why Palpatine was one of the greatest villians ever. Not only did he take over the Galaxy & wipe out the Jedi Order, but he made it look like THEY were the aggressors & traitors. Very clever villian.

[warriorellionx]

One of the most heartbreaking moments in star wars history

[guigui-lehardi]

That's actually so sad... Especially if you've seen the Clone Wars series

[chj]

I think the novelization describes Cody's attempt to kill Obi-Wan better.
In the novel, Cody coordinated the heavy-weapons operators spread over an arc of three different levels of the sinkhole-city. He'd served Obi-Wan in more than a dozen operations and had a very clear estimate of just how hard to kill Obi-Wan was. He didn't take any chances.
Obi-Wan never saw it coming, and he only survived because Boga(the dragonmount) somehow knew what was about to happen and managed to shield him with her body. Obi-Wan even spent a moment to grieve for Boga before letting her flow out of his life, because even grief is an attachment.