TFN: How likely is it that we will see some Mandalorians in The Clone Wars?
Henry: I can’t really answer this question, but I can say that ‘DELETED’ is always ‘DELETED’. So, I guess I am saying the answer is ‘DELETED’, but don’t tell Filoni, he’ll kill me for ‘DELETED.”
Dave: There are many forces at work in the time of the Clone Wars, make of that what you will...
TFN: Can we expect any focus on the Separatist leadership or any episodes focusing primarily on a Separatist POV?
Henry: Yep, this will be greatly explored as the series progresses — and the nature of the Separatists will expand in ways you can not imagine! Of course, we want to keep the specifics of this as a surprise so you guys will enjoy it more.
Dave: I think we try to do a wide variety of episodes and this includes ones in the future that are more from the villain’s point of view. We have discussed doing one totally from a “day in the life of a battle droid” point of view, but haven’t gotten around to that one yet. I find that there are so many stories to tell, we can’t seem to get all the ones we want to do in one season. It seems that every time we finish a bunch of episodes you look up and realize you didn’t even have an episode involving (BLANK). ‘Blank’ being a favorite character we all want to see again...
TFN: Will any attention be given to how the Clone Wars are affecting the common people of the galaxy and not just the militaries on either side of the war?
Henry: You’ll get a big taste of this in the second part of season 1 with the awesome Ryloth trilogy directed by Filoni, Bryan O’Connell, Justin Ridge and Rob Coleman. The effect of war on the common people is something that Dave and I wanted to explore from the beginning and George really liked the stories where we got into that. It speaks to what’s happening in our world today and I think it gives some emotional reality to the battles that makes us care about the outcomes because the lives of the innocents are hanging in the balance. We know the Jedi can deflect a laser, but regular people get shot and die.
Dave: I agree with Henry, the finale of season one deals with some stories that we wanted to tell when we first started working on the project, and we both love the way they came out. I’ll talk about them in more detail soon.
TFN: Will we ever get to see “heroes” of the Separatists? Perhaps an episode from the viewpoint of a rank-and-file Separatist to contrast with both the faceless automatons that comprise the droid army and the evil that leads both the Republic and the CIS?
Henry: Let’s call this a hard YES. Steven Melching and I have a story planned for the Clone Wars comic book that hits on this pretty hard. I’m not really sure if season 3 has any stories like this.
Dave: I think there is an evolution to the way the audience is asked to look at the war. Some views that we did not see in season one will evolve in season two, and the inevitable question “but isn’t Dooku’s criticism of the Republic being corrupt true?” may come up, but it evolves slowly as far out as season three.
TFN: Will we see characters evolve visually as the series progresses, as in changing outfits and Ahsoka aging?
Henry: As you imagine if you’re in space you might need a helmet and if you go to a planet that is cold you might need a jacket... and Ahsoka should put some pants on! She’ll catch a cold! Dave knows more about this....
Dave: I’ve been working on alternate looks for many of the characters, costume changes, special uses costumes, etc. I am also very interested in seeing Ahsoka age as the war progresses as well as Anakin, so stay tuned...
TFN: Will we see any bounty hunters working for the Separatists or even the Republic?
Henry: Yes. But seriously, does anybody really want to see ‘DELETED’ and ‘DELETED’? Me too, I always like the blaster ‘DELETED’ has, but wait until you see their new (old?) ship. If you’re good, maybe you’ll get a little ‘DELETED’ too!
Dave: Yes... what Henry said.