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Good soldiers follow orders.
— Star Wars: The Clone Wars • 2008
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
A statement of military duty becomes disturbing when obedience no longer reflects a person’s judgment. Repetition makes the soldier sound trapped inside the command.
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In context
Spoilers for Star Wars: The Clone WarsShow the scene
In The Clone Wars episode “The Unknown,” Tup repeats this phrase after killing Jedi General Tiplar. His behaviour begins the story that leads Fives to investigate the clones’ inhibitor chips. This page follows Tup’s use in The Clone Wars; the phrase also recurs in The Bad Batch.
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- S6E1, “The Unknown”, Tup after killing Jedi General Tiplar — reference 1S6E1, “The Unknown”, Tup after killing Jedi General Tiplar; wording and sceneReference checked
- S6E1, “The Unknown”, Tup after killing Jedi General Tiplar — reference 2S6E1, “The Unknown”, Tup after killing Jedi General Tiplar; wording and sceneReference checked
- S6E1, “The Unknown”, Tup after killing Jedi General Tiplar — reference 3S6E1, “The Unknown”, Tup after killing Jedi General Tiplar; wording and sceneReference checked
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