Episode
Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Front Runners
Overview
Supervised by Ahsoka, the Onderon rebels infiltrate the capital and carry out a series of strikes on targets throughout the city. As the Separatist-aligned king comes under increasing pressure to deal with the growing rebellion, the rebels choose a new leader.
Details
- Series
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 2012-10-13
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
Front Runners is Episode 3 in Season 5 of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. It aired on 2012-10-13. The runtime is 22 min.
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Episode 2: A War on Two Fronts
Anakin, Obi-Wan, Ahsoka, and Rex travel to Onderon, a world under Separatist control. There, they will train a group of insurgent rebels -- including Lux Bonteri -- to help take back the capital city of Iziz from the rule of a duplicitous king.
Episode 4: The Soft War
After a rebel attempt to rescue Onderon's true king, Ramsis Dendup, an unexpected ally steps forward to halt Dendup's execution and aid the rebel cause.
More episodes from this season
Episode 1: Revival
Fueled by vengeance and rage, the newly reunited brothers Savage Opress and Darth Maul spread terror and violence across the galaxy. As the Sith brothers forcibly recruit Hondo Ohnaka and his pirates, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Adi Gallia chase them down, leading to a deadly confrontation.
Episode 5: Tipping Points
As a full-scale revolt embroils Onderon, the rebels strike a decisive blow against the planet's Separatist-aligned king. Unfortunately for the rebels, such victory comes at a high price.
Episode 6: The Gathering
Ahsoka escorts a group of younglings to Ilum, where they will learn from Yoda and undergo a crucial rite of passage: the construction of their lightsabers. They grapple with both physical and inner challenges as they face the dangerous task ahead of them.
Episode 7: A Test of Strength
As the younglings return from Ilum with Ahsoka, their ship comes under attack by Hondo's gang of pirates. The children must use ingenious and improvised traps to thwart the brigands.
Episode 8: Bound for Rescue
With Ahsoka captured by Hondo's pirates, the younglings work together to infiltrate the pirates' den, using their wits and courage to deceive Hondo Ohnaka and launch a daring rescue.
Episode 9: A Necessary Bond
When General Grievous launches a full-scale attack on the pirate base on Florrum, Ahsoka and the younglings fight side-by-side with Hondo and his pirates to turn back the Separatist forces.
Episode 10: Secret Weapons
R2-D2 is part of a team of Republic droids chosen for an important mission led by the diminutive Colonel Gascon to obtain an encryption module from a Separatist dreadnought. The droids must overcome numerous challenging obstacles to succeed in this crucial assignment.
Episode 11: A Sunny Day in the Void
After a comet damages their shuttle, R2-D2, Colonel Gascon, and the other droids crash on a desolate planet where they must make their way across a bewildering expanse of emptiness to carry out their mission.
Episode 12: Missing in Action
In a nearly vacant town, R2-D2 and his team find a clone commando suffering from amnesia.
Episode 13: Point of No Return
R2-D2 and his team must stop a sabotaged Jedi cruiser from destroying a crucial Republic conference.