The Clone Wars
The Clone Wars
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The fourth season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, subtitled Battle Lines, consists of twenty-two episodes. It debuted with "Water War" and "Gungan Attack" on September 16, 2011 on Cartoon Network, and concluded with "Revenge" on March 16, 2012.

Premise[]

The battle to save the galaxy reaches new heights of peril and new depths of darkness. The valiant Jedi Knights and clone troopers defend exotic planets from enemy forces. They wage war underwater, battle across a night-shrouded world and take on the merciless Death Watch. Our heroes are tested like never before as Anakin is haunted by the realities of his past, Ahsoka fights to free her people, and an undercover Obi-Wan braves a deadly bounty hunter tournament. Season Four culminates with the shocking return of a villain from the past: the ruthless Darth Maul, who will stop at nothing to achieve vengeance.

Release[]

The fourth season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars debuted with a one-hour special consisting of "Water War" and "Gungan Attack" on September 16, 2011 on Cartoon Network, followed by weekly airings occurring on Fridays. It went on mid-season break after "Slaves of the Republic" on December 2, 2011.

The season returned with "Escape from Kadavo" on January 6, 2012. It concluded with "Revenge" on March 16, 2012.

Arcs[]

The Battle of Mon Cala

Arc 1 | September 16, 2011 - September 23, 2011
4.01: "Water War"
4.02: "Gungan Attack"
4.03: "Prisoners"

S4 E5

Arc 2 | October 7, 2011 - October 14, 2011
4.05: "Mercy Mission"
4.06: "Nomad Droids"

Darkened World of Umbara

Arc 3 | October 28, 2011 - November 18, 2011
4.07: "Darkness on Umbara"
4.08: "The General"
4.09: "Plan of Dissent"
4.10: "Carnage of Krell"

The Slaves of Zygerria

Arc 4 | November 25, 2011 - January 6, 2012
4.11: "Kidnapped"
4.12: "Slaves of the Republic"
4.13: "Escape from Kadavo"

Obi-Wan Undercover

Arc 5 | January 20, 2012 - February 10, 2012
4.15: "Deception"
4.16: "Friends and Enemies"
4.17: "The Box"
4.18: "Crisis on Naboo"

Darth Maul Returns

Arc 6 | February 24, 2012 - March 16, 2012
4.19: "Massacre"
4.20: "Bounty"
4.21: "Brothers"
4.22: "Revenge"

Episodes[]

S4 E1

4.01 | September 16, 2011
When the king of Mon Cala is assassinated, talks break down between the Mon Calamari people and the Quarren, co-inhabitants of the aquatic world. To stop a civil war, the Republic sends Padmé Amidala and Anakin Skywalker, but unbeknownst to them, the Quarren are already being backed by the Separatists. Now the Jedi must protect Mon Cala's new leader, the young Prince Lee-Char, from the attack.

S4 E2

4.02 | September 16, 2011
Anakin Skywalker and the rest of his Jedi team have been overrun by the Separatist surprise attacks led by Riff Tamson while Prince Lee-Char and Ahsoka must evade capture on their own. Unable to summon more Republic aid, Yoda calls upon the help of the powerful and amphibious Gungan Grand Army, but whether they will be enough to stop the Separatist siege is uncertain. An incensed Tamson doubles his efforts in tracking down Prince Lee-Char, unleashing the reinforcements given to him by Count Dooku in an assault that churns the oceans.

S4 E3

4.03 | September 23, 2011
The Republic and Gungan forces have been captured by Riff Tamson and his Karkarodon enforcers. Now, it is up to Ahsoka and the young Prince Lee-Char to unite the fractured people of Mon Cala and drive out the Separatist invaders.

S4 E4

4.04 | September 30, 2011
When the leader of the Gungans, Boss Lyonie, is injured it's discovered there is an uncanny resemblance between the Boss and Jar Jar Binks. Binks must sway his people from rising against the Naboo and stopping a Separatist invasion led by General Grievous.

S4 E5

4.05 | October 7, 2011
After groundquakes have devastated the planet Aleen, a Republic relief effort arrives, including the droids R2-D2 and C-3PO. When the native Aleena's pleas go unheard, it becomes the duty of the droids to embark on a surreal journey through Aleen's subterranean world to save the planet.

S4 E6

4.06 | October 14, 2011
C-3PO and R2-D2's bizarre caper continues. Forced to escape a Separatist attack in a Y-wing fighter, the droids visit the world of the Patitites, the odd planet Balnab, and the inside of a pirate warship where they are forced to fight in a gladiatorial arena.

S4 E7

4.07 | October 28, 2011
When Anakin is forced to temporarily turn over command of his clone troopers to a new commander, the Jedi Pong Krell, tensions begin to run high as the clones are assigned with a very deadly mission to take the capital of Umbara.

S4 E8

4.08 | November 4, 2011
General Krell orders Captain Rex and the clone troopers of the 501st Legion to conquer a heavily fortified Umbaran airbase, and will not accept anything less than victory. It is an almost certain suicide mission, unless the clones can use their ingenuity to defeat their new enemy.

S4 E9

4.09 | November 11, 2011
After the Republic conquers an Umbaran airbase, General Krell orders Rex and his men on towards the heavily fortified capital. Realizing there's a better plan, several clone troopers disobey orders to carry out a rogue, covert operation.

S4 E10

4.10 | November 18, 2011
With two of his men facing execution for disobeying orders, Captain Rex must confront his overly aggressive commander, General Krell. Risking charges of mutiny, Rex must make a dark choice as the true face of the enemy emerges.

S4 E11

4.11 | November 25, 2011
Zygerrian slavers are behind the sudden disappearance of an entire colony of people on the planet Kiros. As Anakin and Ahsoka rush to defuse a series of bombs planted by the slavers, Obi-Wan must fight with their imposing leader.

S4 E12

4.12 | December 2, 2011
To locate the missing colonists, Anakin, Obi-Wan and Ahsoka go undercover to infiltrate the slavers on Zygerria. Anakin struggles with his emotions as a wily Zygerrian queen forces him to take questionable actions in order to carry out his mission.

S4 E13

4.13 | January 6, 2012
Anakin tries to convince the Zygerrian Queen that she too is a slave and pawn in an evil Separatist plot. Meanwhile, Obi-Wan toils in the slave camps of Kadavo, a grim situation that grows increasingly bleak.

S4 E14

4.14 | January 13, 2012
A peace conference between Separatists and Republic delegates is interrupted by Lux Bonteri, the son of a late Separatist Senator, who involves Ahsoka in his dangerous search to find justice for his mother's death.

S4 E15

4.15 | January 20, 2012
When the Jedi learn of a Separatist plot to kidnap Chancellor Palpatine, one of them must go deep undercover as a hardened criminal to extract information from the conspirators.

S4 E16

4.16 | January 27, 2012
Fleeing across the galaxy with criminal fugitives, a disguised Obi-Wan, Cad Bane and Moralo Eval are tenaciously pursued by Anakin and Ahsoka, who have no idea they're chasing their friend.

S4 E17

4.17 | February 3, 2012
The disguised Obi-Wan accompanies Cad Bane and Moralo Eval to Serenno, where they enlist in a brutal competition with other bounty hunters from around the galaxy to determine who will participate in a plot to kidnap the Chancellor.

S4 E18

4.18 | February 10, 2012
The Chancellor travels to Naboo to preside over a public ceremony, guarded by Jedi Knights. Dooku and his bounty hunters -- including an undercover Obi-Wan Kenobi -- launch their kidnapping plot.

S4 E19

4.19 | February 24, 2012
Count Dooku is determined to have revenge against the Nightsisters of Dathomir after their betrayal. General Grievous launches an all-out droid attack against the magic-wielding witches, and Mother Talzin and Asajj Ventress lead the defense with all the dark powers at their command.

S4 E20

4.20 | March 2, 2012
An aimless Asajj Ventress joins a team of bounty hunters under the leadership of young Boba Fett. On an alien world, they undertake a dangerous but profitable mission that tests the limits of their skills, and the strength of Asajj's character.

S4 E21

4.21 | March 9, 2012
The dark warrior Savage Opress is on a quest to find his long-lost brother. Could Darth Maul truly be alive, after more than a decade since his gruesome bisection at the blade of Obi-Wan Kenobi? Savage voyages into the depths of a twisted planet to find whatever became of the fallen Sith Lord.

S4 E22

4.22 | March 16, 2012
Savage and Maul, now reunited, pursue Obi-Wan Kenobi in search of revenge, and the Jedi Knight finds himself forced to unite with a surprising ally to defend against the deadly siblings.

Credits[]

Cast[]

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Gallery[]

Videos[]

Behind the scenes[]

  • New Red logo

    Season 4 finale logo

    Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures released a campaign mini-game titled "Mission on Iceberg Three" on July 15th as an introduction to the Battle of Mon Calamari. Players were tasked with battling General Grievous and his forces on Iceberg III to stop Separatist advances in the Calamari system.
  • This was the first season to not have a trailer for the next season right after the finale.

Media release[]

Main article: Star Wars: The Clone Wars The Complete Season Four

Star Wars: The Clone Wars The Complete Season Four is a three-disc Blu-ray/four-disc DVD box set released on October 23, 2012. It includes:

  • 22 action-packed adventures
  • NEW THIS SEASON: 5 video commentaries featuring director, crew and talent
  • Exclusive to Blu-ray for a limited time: Jedi Temple Archives: Extensive database of early test animation, concept art and 3D turnarounds
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