The good guys were the ones who subscribed to our second channel

The High ground was the “True Good Guy”.

I think the phrase that best describes the clone wars is “war does not determine who is right, it determines who is left”. Edit: thanks for the likes!

Nobody: Palpatine: Slavery is a Sith tradition.

The non corporation CIS had the moral high ground

The conference was mostly highly wealthy cruel business men who used half honourable men as pawns also they have a cultist leader as a boss.

You can interpret the roles that the CIS and Republic played in the war with their color symbolism: The Republic, who's vehicles and ships are painted in red, an aggressive "bad guy" color, is on the politically "bad" side of the conflict when considering that their motivation is buy-in-large to preserve an unequal unity in the galaxy. The lasers that they shoot, however, are blue, a calmer and more "good guy" color, which symbolizes that their execution and approach to the conflict, led by the Jedi Order, is more pure and humanitarian. The Separatists are the exact opposite according to the colors. Their ships and vehicles are blue, showing that they have good intent when considering the motivations of most of their member systems, but the ammunition they fire is red and their pursuit of conflict is hostile and riddled with ethically questionable tactics and civilian targets.

There was no good faction. Every side told themselves heroes, and the others the villains.

"There are heroes on both sides. Evil is everywhere." -Revenge of the Sith opening crawl.

In my opinion, the good guys were individual systems, like Naboo, Mandalore or Alderaan who wanted a peaceful resolution to the conflict and an end to suffering and corruption. It’s no wonder why senators like Organa and Mothma were some of the few people who stayed loyal to the republic even after it fell and why the New Republic, which attempted to fix the problems of the old republic were led by such individuals

Both sides were being used, so quite a Tragic heroism to both factions. I sympathize with the CIS & their desire to be self governed by a non corrupt entity like the Old Republic. Still, they committed a fair amount of evil during the war. Many could be blamed on their leaders but the CIS chose them so they are not absolved.

Unfortunately, in a war everyone, to some extent, is evil and everyone loses at the end....

Very rarely do we see in media on how the ordinary people in the Confederacy lived. We only see the Jedi do stuff in the war.

The Clones truly believed for a cause that would betray them

Why is it Raxus loooked better than Coruscant and the Sepratist senate seemed so much more civilised

This is a great topic to emphasize that "protagonist" is not synonymous as "good guy" and antagonists aren't always "bad guys." The honest answer to the question, however, is that both sides were fighting for the truth as they saw it. The only true bad guys were Palpatine/Sidious and his apprentice at whatever moment you look at. The Separatist leaders were doing what they were told by Sidious, while the Clone Army was systematically used, abused, and tossed aside when they weren't useful any more.

there are heroes on both sides Evil is everywhere.

Both sides were neither good or bad, each were merely pawns to the Sith Lord

Lets just say this there were no “good guys”during the clone wars era

When it comes to speciesm, the CIS was a lot better than the Republic, and I think that's a detail that's gone criminally unnoticed

The only reason Palpatine was concerned for others was because he needed something from them or needed them to cause something.

“ One man’s freedom fighter is another man’s terrorist, and vice versa. Some of us clones definitely thought that we were the good guys. I would have to say that I feel like I can claim some square meter of the moral high ground since I didn’t shoot any civilians.” -CS/CT-8711-12 “Cheng”, Captain and Scout of the 442nd Siege Battalion

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Clone trooper be like: “I just want to kill some battle droids!”

The non sith/corporation separatists, since they just wanted what was best for their planets but got grouped in with the bad guys, and the clones because clones. There you go

Were there any alien species that weren't second class citizens under the Empire? And if not, could individually powerful individuals overcome that stigma (besides Thrawn) ?

It also says a lot about Anakin when he simply holds that the Republic isn't corrupt at all and any dissension towards the corruption is the same as being a Separatist.

Geetsly: who would you support. Me: *HONDO INTENSIFIES*

Those who were neutral were best because they committed 0 heinous acts in regards of the Clone Wars

The entire collapse of the galaxy could've been prevented by 1 abortion

“Would you have supported another faction mentioned in this video” Sure, the Yuzhan Vong

True good guy is „My new empire”

Speaks volumes that the insane space witch who was the most powerful nightsister until Tenel Ka only merits a passing mention in this list.

Palatine is that one kid that seems silent and innocent but kill animals for fun

Good guys? None. Victims? Everyone.

i don't think that there was a "Good Guys" in the clone wars because the two factions were controlled by one guy and it's palpatine

"Droids will always be superior to organic soldiers." - Meatbag Sad HK-47, HK-51, and HK-55 sad assassination protocol noises.

Chancellor Valorum announces that he will allow the CIS to leave upon signing various non aggression treaties. *Palpatine:* _Fuck,…_ I never considered that.

One group of good guys was the Coalition of Neutral Systems under Duchess Satine. Sadly we barely saw any of the members of this coalition, but as far as we know the coalition tried to get both factions to just sit down and talk. Sure, it inevitably collapsed thanks to the Death Watch coup for Mandalore, but they tried to maintain the moral high ground until they fell. Remind me of the quote "Among other evils being unarmed brings you, it causes you to be dispised".

I have an idea for a theory: what happened if the Jedi and the clones army turned against the republic and palpatine in the clone wars

Oh I'm not brave enough for politics

Plot wise: Yes. The Republic. Lmao But lore wise. There isn’t a good side. Just a few good people on both sides.

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Just after clicking on the video I paused it and ranted for almost 30 minutes about how neither the separatists nor the Republic were fully good guys. All in all: I could've not been talking to myself for half an hour and have my jaw not hurt. Very good video except for that ;p

Are clones really classified as real people or products

If anything, the Soldiers of the CIS, Republic, rebels fighting against their enemy’s, and the people were the victims of the clone war.

if Palpatine really needed a war to rearm the Republic in preparation for the Vong he could have just gone to war with the Hutts and do the whole Galaxy a favour.

long live the CIS! also what about the CNS (Council of neutral systems)

History is written by the victors

This is why I really like the Clone War era, there was no good side or bad side.

I'd have chose the CIS. For a few reasons. 1. They aren't Human-centric. 2. You can keep your culture and forms of government as a member, instead of being under the mass Republic beauracracy. 3. Their military is more moral. 4. The organic commanders they did field, generally were more competent than those of the Republic. Many of those on the Republic side being Jedi, but also the Clone Commanders, who while many were very skilled and strategic, others were too ingrained in the dogmatic commands they were given. (Side note). They Jedi Order does not seek balance. It seeks the 'Light side' of the force being the only one to exist. And some would argue that the Force doesnt have a side. In fact, before the 'Light side' Fanatics formed, the Jedii Order practiced a general belief in the Force, that had no sides, it just created life and regulated the changes in the universe. The 'Light side' Radicals really created dis-balance. Which formed the foundation for the Jedi-Sith tension's for the rest of Star Wars history since then. Particularly because those members who were researching other abilities and knowledge of the Force and such, weren't allowed to do so, thus creating resentment. And this doesn't even go into the Jedi methods in maintaining their Order..

Questions like this are why I prefer the clone wars over the galactic civil war. While now the civil war era is getting some much needed grey it still boils down to heroic band of misfits vs an evil regime.

I always found the Clone Wars a very grey conflict, unlike the Galactic civil war

I like the overall vibe of the CIS. It had some good models but was corrupt from the start with the council poisoning things. The republic wasn’t any better with palatine beginning to spin his web. It’s a choice of water with mud in it and water with oil in it, and I can’t decide which is which.

I thought that was the point of the debate at the end of the clone wars. They had to give palpatine emergency powers to use the clone army. Tons of senators like padme opposed the creation of the army. Otherwise, I love this video man! Your content is awesome

The CIS I feel we’re actually the good guys in this situation. If it wasn’t for the banking clans, sidious’ influence, dooku, grievous, ventress, and other benevolent characters, it wouldn’t have had the reputation it did during the clone wars. I mean most species and planets that fought for the confederacy aided the rebel alliance during the GCW.

You are forgetting the confederacy of neutral systems

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There is no rights or wrongs in a war, there are only consequences.

Happy New Year, Geetsly! This is Canon for me!

If the Republic didnt turn into the Empire, what would they have done with the Clones?

Not to mention palpatine could have, you know, told the galaxy about the vong

Time to watch another starwars video that I know the answer to.

Part Two? The BEST & worst of each faction?

Great video but is the "history of the republic" series still on going? It's been a month since the last video and I'm growing worried

concerning the "various other groups": You forgott the Mandalorians Question: How did Palpi know of the Vongs Invasions before it happenend?

I love the thumbnail

I’m siding with the clone bois but I am sympathetic to the cause of the CIS. The conflict was way more Grey than shown.

don't say "the empire was created to fight the yuuzhanvong"

Evil people start wars and good people die in them....

"War isn't about who's right or wrong, but who's left, after all, history is writen by the victors"

3:19 .........really really good point.

You know what i always wondered... The republic was avid about the rescue of Jabba's son so they could "move unhindered through Hutt space" The Hutts had enough might to challenge the separatists' and the GAR's navies, along with considerably talented bounty hunters on their payroll. So why couldn't he mount a rescue operation on his own??? 🤔🤔🤔

This video is a great explanation of who the bad guys were I will say you did forget to mention the senetors because they made a great contribution to the war too great video tho xx

The whole clone wars IMO was a means of the force to cleanse the veeeeery flawed current generations of Jedi who by choosing the will of the Republic was the same as that of the force disturbed it's balance, so much I believe this to be so that the Jedi order formed by Luke was considerably more effective but also returned to their roots as enforcers of the will of the force.

Best Fraction is Bounty hunter

I just want to be a pilot, flying in my spaceship to travel around the galaxy.

Geetsly, what do you think of the Mandalorian pacifists loyalists like Satine?

The Jedi Order shouldn't have participated on the Clone Wars. The Galactic Republic was too corrupt and should have allowed the separation of any system that wanted it.

Long live the CIS

Well he has a good point on each faction ......but I still love the clones no matter what

I just realized how the republic and empire flag/logo thing looks like 1930s-1940s german miltary

Jabba in the middle with that sign.. lol.

Lord Gonk was the best.

War doesn't determine who is right but only who is left

Good thing I wasn't invited to the battle of coruscant because knowing me ild probably crash my Victory star destroyer into Palpatine's office

Twi'leks: *exist* Hutts and other slavers: "i SmElL pROfIt!!"

I love your intro

The separatist are the good guys

We're just the Rebel Alliance, only we send droids to die for our freedom rather than people, usually.

One has to wonder if drafting civilians against their will is all that different from using enslaved clones.

do one on the Nebula Front!- only faction i'd consider mostly good in all of star wars, at least on more than a single planet

I fucking love how realistic star wars politics is

I’d support the hapes consortium due to the fact that they were able to keep their independence through the clone wars plus the galactic civil war and onwards. If I’m correct the hapes were mainly a independent trade faction

Mando'ade...

I think Cut had it right for who whom and what should have been fought for and protected

I personally would support the Republic, mainly because I've seen the nobility and goodwill of many of the Jedi and Clones, despite the corruption that plagued the Republic. However, like anything, what side a person chooses will depend on their point of view and what they're exposed too. For example, to the Togura people, after the Jedi and Clones bravely rescued them from the Zygeria Slavers, they felt the Republic was the good side to choose. The same can be said for those on Onderon after the CIS occupied and oppressed them, then the Jedi came to help them by training them and even going as far as to go against Republic rules to have Hando give them rocket launchers to protect themselves, it's like what Lux said at the end, "After seeing the nobility of the Jedi, it's clear the Republic is the side to be on." However, the reverse is also true, if your from New Pylmpto, then the Separatist offering to trade you for your eggs so you can eat and survive makes them seem like the heroes and good guys. Even the other factions could be seen as good from a certain point of view. For instance, if I had been personally wrong by Sideous like Maul and Mother Talzin were then I'd want to see him dead too, and given how evil he is killing him is always 100% good, I'd especially want to do it if he massacred my people like he did the Nightsisters.

I would have likely been on the side of the republic only to eventually desert once I realized the true extent of their misdeeds after going beyond my home in the core worlds. I feel Quinlan Vos on the state of the galaxy

I wouldve been a Separatists like the Bomteri family

In war, there are no winners, only losers.