On the outpost Rishi Station, clones Hevy, Echo, and Fives (showing early individuality) are attacked by commando droids disguised as Republic soldiers. They destroy the station’s reactor to prevent the droids from signaling a Separatist fleet. Hevy sacrifices himself detonating the charges. Captain Rex and Commander Cody arrive too late but salute the “shinies” (new clones). This episode establishes clones as distinct characters, not cannon fodder. Logline: A Separatist spy within the Republic’s highest ranks sabotages the invasion of Christophsis.
Grievous lures Jedi to his lair on Vassek’s third moon. Master Kit Fisto and the inexperienced Nadhar are ambushed. Grievous kills Nadhar and nearly murders Fisto before the Jedi Master escapes using a Force whirlpool. The episode reveals Grievous’s hatred of the Jedi is personal—he keeps their lightsabers as a shrine. Fisto is scarred, both physically and mentally. Logline: Rex discovers a clone deserter living a peaceful life on a Separatist-held world—and must choose between duty and empathy. Star Wars- The Clone Wars - Season 1
Tagline: The war begins. The heroes are tested. The truth is a weapon. Episode 101: "Rising Storm" Logline: Anakin Skywalker and his new Padawan, Ahsoka Tano, must rescue Jabba the Hutt’s son from Separatist kidnappers—without starting a gang war. On the outpost Rishi Station, clones Hevy, Echo,
Grievous arrives with reinforcements. Obi-Wan duels Grievous atop a collapsing bridge, losing his lightsaber but kicking Grievous off a cliff into a river of fuel (Grievous escapes, burning). Ahsoka, wracked with guilt, disobeys orders to save a platoon of Twi’ilf children. She confronts Ventress alone and is nearly killed—until Clone Captain Rex shoots Ventress in the shoulder, saving Ahsoka’s life. “You’re one of us,” Rex says. “We don’t leave our own.” Captain Rex and Commander Cody arrive too late
R2-D2 carries intel on a new Separatist superweapon—a “decimator” cannon. He is captured and his memory wiped. Anakin, Ahsoka, and a droid team (including the eccentric astromech “Goldie”) infiltrate the factory. Ahsoka fights Grievous’s IG-100 MagnaGuards while Anakin battles Grievous himself. They recover R2, but the decimator plans are uploaded to Dooku. The episode highlights Anakin’s attachment to R2 as a weakness. Logline: Jar Jar Binks is mistaken for a Jedi Knight and must save Padmé from a Separatist coup on Rodia.
While hunting a Separatist listening post on Saleucami, Rex is separated from his squad. He finds Cut Lawquane, a clone who abandoned the GAR to marry a Twi’lek farmer and raise children. Cut refuses to return, arguing clones are men, not property. Separatist droids attack the farm; Rex helps defend it, then lets Cut stay hidden. Rex files a false report, haunted by the idea that he, too, could choose a life beyond war. Logline: On the ice planet Orto Plutonia, Anakin, Obi-Wan, and a pacifist senator are caught between Republic greed and a native species’ wrath.
On Christophsis, Jedi Master Luminara Unduli and her Padawan Barriss Offee defend a crystal-mining city. Anakin discovers a clone, Slick, is selling battle plans to the Separatists out of disillusionment with the Republic. Slick is arrested but warns that more spies exist. The Republic wins the battle, but the victory feels hollow. Ahsoka begins doubting the war’s morality. Logline: R2-D2 is captured and reprogrammed. Anakin and Ahsoka must retrieve him from General Grievous’s secret droid factory.