Since its debut in 2005, theLEGO Star Warsvideo game series has seen a great deal of success across five well-received entries. With the upcomingLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga,nearly every prior entry looks set to receive a makeover with enhanced visuals and reworked gameplay mechanics, both of which seem to serve the purpose of making this the definitiveLEGO Star Warsexperience.
But there’s one notable entry in theStar Warscanonthat appears to be missing in action. The iconic animated series,Star Wars: The Clone Wars,has yet to be represented in previews of this all-encompassing retelling of the Skywalker Saga, despite the large role the series plays in rationalizing Anakin Skywalker’s inevitable fall to the dark side. However, there may be a very good reason for its apparent exclusion.
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LEGO Star Wars: Potential Post-Launch Plans for The Clone Wars
So far,LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagais only confirmed to adapt the nine numbered entries of theStar Warsfilms. There’s no indication thatThe Clone Warswill be a part of this package, at least at launch. But that’s not to say any possible post-launch support couldn’t feature elements from the series.
The deluxe edition ofLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagawill have DLCconsisting of extra characters from variousStar Warsside-stories likeThe Mandalorian, Rogue One,andThe Bad Batch.Interestingly enough, despite its characters being heavily featured in some of theseStar Warsoffshoots,The Clone Warsis notably absent.That said, it is worth noting that this specific animated series has much more in the way of original characters, locations, and storylines than its neighboring shows, given its 133-episode run. As such, it stands to reason that any futureClone Warscontent thatThe Skywalker Sagamay receive might warrant more than just a few exclusive characters at launch, possibly explaining its absence in the deluxe edition’s seemingly simple extra content. However, the extent ofLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga’spost-launch support, if any, remains to be seen.
Another Possible Reason for The Clone Wars’ Exclusion in The Skywalker Saga
Many followers of Traveler’s Tales’ works might have raised their eyebrows upon seeing no sign that the the previously releasedLEGO Star Wars 3: The Clone Warswould be a part of the upcomingLEGO Star Warscollection. If there was already a LEGO adaptation ofThe Clone Wars, one can’t help but wonder why it wasn’t included alongside the rest of the mainline entries.
It bears mentioning thatLEGO Star Wars 3isn’t a complete retelling of the series, as it was released right around the time the third season was coming to a close; the television show wasn’t even halfway through its seven-season run. While the first three seasons of of the show are chock-full of memorable moments that would be wonderful to see included in aLEGO Star Warsgame, so are the remaining four seasons, and to only adapt the existing LEGO content would arguably do a disservice to the rest of the series.
Furthermore, it’s also worth mentioning the sheer size ofThe Clone Wars.With seven seasons and 133 episodes, it’s not a stretch to assume that adapting the entire series would likely result in this spinoff of theSkywalker Sagataking up more in-game space than any one of the saga’s individual entries. It’s possibleThe Clone Wars’inclusion would’ve detracted from the real stars of this collection — the films being adapted — and might have resulted in the game feeling more like aClone Warsgame than one centered around the Skywalker Saga.
Regardless of the reason forThe Clone Wars’absence, one can only hope the show will one day get a chance to bask in its ownLEGOspotlight, whether that be as DLC forThe Skywalker Sagaor in its own, separateLEGOgame.
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagais in development for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S
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