Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (TV Series)

Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire is an American Science Fiction television series. The series is an offshoot of the star wars universe and tells the story of a group of clone deserters who live in the shadows of the Empire between episodes 3 and 4. Disney announced the show would be released on ABC in the 8:00 time slot on Tuesdays. The show recieved critical praise and success. Each season consists of 11 high-budget episodes. Each episode is approximatly 60 minutes long. Between 12 and 20 minutes is devoted to the flashback of a character. After the first season finished the show was renewed for another season. After the second season the show was renewed for three more.The writers and producers decided the end the show in the fifth season to provide a satisfying ending for fans and to not drag the series on for money and fanfare. The show average a viewership of 15.7 Million views an episode during it's 5 season run. The show is based on a series of short stories on the Hyena Brigade Wiki.
==Plot Summary:==
The main protagonists of the series are members of an elite unit called the Hyena Brigade. The prominent dozen members as well as another two dozen or so soldiers leave the Brigade on their own after Order 66. They form their own Hyena Brigade on a secret base on the planet Ryloth. There are many battles during the series as the squad faces off against memorable foes. New members join the squad such as Vehhr Skirata and Sru Vizsla. There are two jedi who are harboured by the squad named Jason Morick and Joshua Thermoblade.
==Cast:==
===Squad Members:===
*Karl Urban as Burner- The tough as nails commander of the Hyena Brigade. He is the main protagonist and calls the shots.
*Richard Armitage as Warrior Vizsla- A rough clone trooper who used to be a member of the Brigade. He rejoins the squad after Burner convinces him. Warrior is equipped with mandalorian armour and a black lightsaber called a darksaber although he is not a jedi.
*Joe Flanigan as Flash- A younger squad member, Flash is very tough and has much of the comic relief.
*Norman Reedus as Convoy- The demolitions expert, Convoy doesn't back down from a fight. Later in the series Convoy's past as a Null comes into play. Convoy is equipped with mandalorian armour.
*Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Joshua Thermoblade- Joshua is a jedi who is protected by the squad. His jedi skills are invaluable to the squad.
*Orlando Bloom as Tycho- A tough squad member, Tycho is also a good pilot and a prominent member of the squad.
*Brett Dalton as Mavrick- A good soldier and mechanic, Mavrick helps maintain the base.
*Summer Glau as Sru Vizsla- Sru is a female mandalorian who eventually joins the squad  and is often at odds with Warrior.
*Manu Bennet as Jason Morick- Jason is a jedi who eventually runs into the squad and joins and provides invaluable skills.
*Aaron Paul as Resh- A very smart soldier, Resh uses his brains to beat the enemies.
*Kavan Smith as Gavyn- Gavyn is an experienced marksman who goes on many of the main missions.
*Stephen Amell as Vehhr Skirata- Vehhr is a Null who comes needing Jagger's help later in the series. Vehhr is tough and smart.
*Robbie Amell as Easton- Easton is a medic and skilled member of the squad.
*Jeremy Renner as Xendor- A brash young squad member who may not be entirely loyal.
===Villians:===
*James Earl Jones as Darth Vader-
*Ian Mckellen as Lord Sidious-
*Sean Bean as Mat algon- a jedi turned sith who pledges his allegiance to Darth Sidious. Vader despises him and thinks him not worthy of the dark side.
*Christopher Lee as Clone Dooku- Count Dooku's demented clone which Dooku began making during the clone wars. Dooku died before he could be finished and as a result is tormented and insane.
*Bryan Cranston as Durge- a violent bounty hunter who caused Warrior great pain during the Clone Wars.
*Morena Baccarin as Asajj Ventress-
*Karen Gillian as Sergeant Kielry- a female high ranking Imperial officer who is ruthless towards catching the deserters.
*James Spader as Grand Moff Tarkin- An Imperial strategist and commander with heavy influence on Vader
*Michael Shanks as Officer Fraize- An Imperial officer tasked with combating Clone Dooku's estranged army
*Mila Kunis as Zeran Xeroth- A sith acolayte being trained by the Emperor to hunt down jedi
*Benedict Cumberbatch as Admiral Thrawn- AN Imperial Admiral in charge of testing new battle cruisers.
===Other Characters:===
*Zachary Quinto as Drekk- Drekk is a clone that turns to bounty hunting. He has several encounters with the clones and eventually teams up with them
*as Hondo Ohnaka- a pirate with his own ships and base, Hondo is a traitorous person who gets tangled in messes with the deserters a lot.
*Michael Jai White as Embo- a bounty hunter who crosses paths with the deserters a few times.
*Andrew Garfield as Shinobi-a skilled killer and assassin with a faction of bounty hunters and mercenaries who helps the deserters from time to time.
*John Barrowman as Shelk- A Mandalorian who becomes the unofficial leader of Mandalore placed as a puppet by the Empire. Shelk decides to help Fenn Shysa lead resistance battles and becomes an ally to the deserter clones.
*as Fenn Shysa- A young Mandalorain who is the true heir to the leader of Mandalore. Shelk and him work together to topple the Imperial iron grip hold on the planet.
*Michael Rowe as Boba Fett-
*Michael Shannon as Pre Vizsla- Leader of the Death Watch who trained Warrior when he crashed near a death watch base in the outer rim. He was killed by Darth Maul
*Micharl Fassbender as Master Kull- An estranged jedi master who the deserters encounter and later team up with to fight Clone Dooku
*Idris Elba as Master Jerin- One of the last of the jedi who aids the deserters in their battles with Clone Dooku and Vader
==Season 1:==
The main antagonists of season 1 are Darth Vader and Kit Fisto.
Episode Title 	Writer	Director	Rating	Episode Summary
#1 The Shadows Begin 	 	 	10/10 	
It begins with a flashback to when Burner was alower ranking member of the Brigade. He is seen in combat on Ryloth with the Hynea Brigade. The battle is very intense and horrific. We then cut back to Burner in his quarters late at night. After he sees the Jedi Temple on fire he runs out of his quarters full armour. He is informed by the night shift guards about Order 66 and the Jedi. Burner remains suspicious and gathers together about a dozen of his finest squad members to investigate. They go to the temple and investigate. After helping an injured jedi hiding in the temple they decide to help the jedi escape. After the escape the jedi tells them what really happens. The jedi is named Joshua and about 3 dozen members of the Brigade decide to desert.
This flashback revolves around Burner. In the flashback, continuing from the opening scene, part of the episode the Battle of Ryloth is very bloody as the Hyena Brigade attempts to siege a Separatist outpost. During the battle Burner meets Warrior and they led a small platoon behind enemy lines. The platoon succeeds in disabling enemy cannons and capturing the outpost. After the battle it is revealed all Burner's commanding officers have been killed. Burner is then promoted to leader of the Hyena Brigade.
#2 Sanctuary 	 	 	8/10 	
Burner leads the deserters of the Hyena Brigade to Ryloth where the base he sieged in the first episode is seen. The deserters begin to settle in when a trooper goes missing. After some search it is revealed a strange spider-like Separatist droid is picking off troopers. After the droid is destroyed they follow smaller droids which popped out of the destroyed droid. the smaller droids lead to a nest of these spider droids which is destroyed by Convoy.
This flashback revolves Mavrick. We jump to his service on Felucia. There he has to fight dangerous creatures. After his platoon is infected with a virus, Mavrick must take a speeder and drive several hundred miles to the nearest base to get a cure. After being intercepted by command droids, Mavrick makes it to the base and back to his platoon. When he arrives his platoon has already died. Later Mavrick is being reassigned to the Hyena Brigade and he meets Burner and Warrior.
#3 Without A Trace 	 	 	8/10 	
The clones are fitting into their new base when they think they recieve a distress call from a jedi. Joshua and Burner lead a small squad to a backwater planet. Once there they find the remains of a jedi ship. After investigating it is revealed it is a trap and stormtroopers surrond them. Joshua easily cuts through them. Darth Vader however shows up as the deserters attempt to return to the shuttle. Joshua duels with him briefly and manages to distract Vader long enough for the clones to start up the shuttle which Joshua jumps on in the last minute.
This flashback revolves around Resh. Resh is seen with green color and with Master Kit Fisto. They are in a base under siege by Separatists. After pushing back the droids Resh comes up with a plan to beat them. Him and Fisto use land mines to trick the droids into going a different path where the clones have an advantage. There the clones easily win using intelligent traps and inventions. After the battle Fisto transfers Resh to the Hyena Brigade.
#4 The Signal 	 	 	9/10 	
We see their newly renivated base on Ryloth. Outside the anti-aircraft turrets have been fixed and the hangar deck in clean. Inside the base Burner and the Gavyn are in the command room when a mysterious transmission is heard. Burner takes Flash, Convoy, Tycho, and Resh onto a shuttle to investigate. He forces Joshua to stay behind in fear of Joshua being caught and killed. They follow the signal to Tatooine where the track it to Mos Eisley. They search the city untill they find a mandalorian. After talking to him they discover he is really Warrior who left the squad a long time ago. Imperial soldiers soon land in the city in search of the rebel clones. During a fight Warrior uses a darksaber, a black lightsaber, and shows he is very skilled. The stormtrooper commander mistakes Warrior for a jedi and sends word to the nearest Star Destroyer which happens to have Vader onboard. Vader launches a full assault on Tatooine. The streets are filled with fights between the scum of Tatooine and Imperial soldiers. Later Jabba the Hutt sends in his small army which forces the Imperials to retreat giving Burner and his men enough time to escape with Warrior.
This flashback revolves around Warrior. We see Warrior fighting with the squad on Excarga. After the battle Warrior goes on a seperate shuttle to go back to the Cruiser above the planet. However the Separatists launch a sneak attack and Warrior's shuttle is hit. Warrior attempts to jump to hyperspace but it malfunctions and Warrior crashes on an unknown planet.
#5 Gunship 	 	 	9/10 	
The clones begin to diminish on supplies and decide to create trade relations with the space pirate gang lead by Hondo Ohnaka. Joshua leads a team while Burner stays at the base. Joshua's team arrives on Florrum where they are greeted by the pirates. After what seems peaceful negotiations a bounty hunter named Drekk and the pirates surprise the deserters by imprisoning them. All are captured except Flash who went outside for some air. Hondo plans to sell the clones and Joshua to the Empire for a ransom. Flash sneaks in the base and takes down a few pirate guards before freeing Joshua and the clones. Flash helps them regain their weapons and defeat Hondo. The pirates surrender except Drekk sneaks away on to his hidden ship after a short fight with Flash. The clones return to base. In a few scenes we see Vader appointing Sergeant Kierly as the new commander in pursuit of the deserting clones.
This flashback revolves around Flash. We begin with Flash in a gunship during the battle of Jabiim. Suddenly the gunship is hit and cashes in a secluded rocky valley. Almost everyone on board is dead except Flash and another clone. We see them slowly escape from rubble, fix injuries, and the other clone cuts off his arm to escape. After the two of them escape the rubble the clone reveals his name to be Drekk (This flashback appears right after Flash's fight with Drekk in the pirate base).
#6 Kit Fisto 	 	 	10/10 	
We see the deserters doing their normal duties on base when the computer goes off detecting a jedi's location from intercepting Imperial messages. It is discovered that Kit Fisto is being help on Mustafar in an Imperial prison. Burner assembles his team including Joshua to investigate. They use a shuttle to sneak onto the base and begin to search for the jedi. After some close calls they discover Kit Fisto is being held in cell block D. The clones go to the cell block and free Fisto from a torture chamber. Joshua gives him a spare lightsaber and they begin to leave. Soon they discover their shuttle was blown up and they have to find a new avenue of escape. Resh suggests stealing some ARC-170s and everyone agrees. They steal a dozen ARC-170s and blast their way out of the base. Back at base we see the ARCs land to applause from the rest of the clones. Meanwhile Sergeant Kierly arrives at the prison afterwards and kills the officer in charge for being incompetent.
This flashback revolves around Tycho. Tycho is liberating a planet with a different clone unit than the Hyena Brigade. His unit begins massacring the innocent population for fun. Tycho tries to stop this but is punched in the face by his superior. Tycho then fights with the superior and ends up killing him resulting in jail time. Later we see Burner, Convoy, and Warrior bailing out Tycho and recruiting him.
#7 The Hunt 	 	 	9/10 	
Back at the base Kit Fisto is welcomed and we see more interactions between the deserters. Soon enough though they goes on another mission. They attack an Imperial outpost and steal some ships and supplies. When they arrive back they discover they were tracked. Sergeant Kierly is commanding a Venator-class cruiser heading towards Ryloth and the deserter's base. The deserters use their ARC-170s as well as other ships they stole to fly into space to combat the cruiser. An intense battle follows where most of the starfighters are destroyed. Back at base Convoy sees how they are getting slaughtered and sneaks onto a shuttle and loads it witht heir most powerful explosives. Convoy proceeds to fly the shuttle into the cruiser's bridge destroying it. Sergeant Kierly gets into an escape pod just in time to avoid the blast. The deserters celebrate their victory but honor Convoy's sacrifice. At the end when it is night time we see Sergeant Kierly secretly meet up with Fisto outside of the base and discuss their next actions.
This flashback revolves around Convoy. Convoy is seen fighting with the Hyena Brigade on in a war-torn city. After a short battle Convoy is called to Coruscant for an unknown reason. Convoy leaves the planet and goes. Once there he meets his Null brothers. Then he is assigned to go on a special mission with them. This is the first time we meet the future Skiratas and Vehhr. They go on a mission which fails disastrously. We last see Convoy in the rubble of a destroyed building when a figure approaches him and greets him with the words "Ner Vod".
#8 Vengeance 	 	 	8/10 	
Sergeant Kierly manages to infiltrate the base with Fisto's help unknown to the rest of the deserters. She manages to disable many systems. She also kills Easton before being caught. Unknown to them, Kierly released a virus into the air vent which soon infects the whole base. Kierly is immune to it and she is interrogated for the cure. The virus has a psycological effect we get to see on different members of the squad. The virus causes Mavrick to completely loose it. Mavrick attacks Kierly but is stopped by Joshua and Fisto. Resh tests her blood and eventually finds the cure after almost the entire base has to be locked up so they won't hurt anyone. They administer the cure very quickly. However when they go to check on Kierly she is dead and Fisto claims Mavrick escaped and knocked out Fisto and killed Kierly. They track Mavrick to the hangar deck where Mavrick claims Fisto did it but they say Mavrick is insane. they soon manage to subdue Mavrick but the cure doesnt work on Mavrick since he was exposed too long. They lock him up to prevent any further losses.
This flashback revolves around Xendor. We see Xendor as a cadet on Kamino. He has to undergo several tests where we see him as a strong soldier. During a secret test a superior officer suggests treason and Xendor kills him because he is loyal. Unknown to Xendor that it was a test Xendor is put on janitorial duty. Later Xendor is transfered to the Hyena Brigade.
#9 Betrayal 	 	 	10/10 	
The deserters are contacted by a supposed contingent of clone deserters. After meeting up with them they discover the clones possess a Venator-Class cruiser and there are about 100 of them. Burner decides to trust them. Burner gathers his A team including Kit Fisto and Joshua to go with the contingent on a mission. They go on a mission to destroy an Imperial facility building new Imperial ships, armour, weapons, tanks, and most importantly the first prototype of a star destroyer. The contingent begins an attack and Burner's team goes into the base. After setting charges they discover that the supposed space battle going on between the contingent and the Imperials above the planet has stopped. They realise it's a trap too late and Xendor shoots Burner in the chest. Fisto then attacks Joshua. Warrior manages to catch up with Xendor and Warrior kills him. The mortally wounded Burner orders the team to escape without him. They ignore Burner and drag his body onto a shuttle. Joshua still fights Fisto and is beaten and captured. The shuttle docks with the contingent's ship and the team manages to take over the ship and escape to hypersapce. However the explosives werent strong enough to destroy the facility and a star destroyer rises up from the base.
This flashback revolves around Burner. Burner is on a war games with Warrior on a rocky desert planet. Convoy is assigned to Burner's team and Burner doesn't respect Convoy and thinks he is a failure of a clone since he is a null. During the war games Convoy helps pull Burner through the mission. Convoy earns Burner's respect and Burner invites Convoy to be one of his top offficers in the Hyena Brigade.
#10 Path to Darkness 	 	 	9/10 	
The deserters pilot their hijacked cruiser back to ryloth where they leave three men onboard who's mission is to use it in a suicide attack if the Imperial Star Destroyer comes. At base the deserters ready the base for battle. They man turrets around the base and the rest are positioned inside with guns ready. The Imperial Cruiser arrives being commanded by Fisto and Admiral Thrawn. The Venator-Cruiser attempts to suicide ram into the Star Destroyer but it is destroyed quickly. The star Destroyer fires 5 shots to the planet's surface toward the clone's base. The shots cripple all the heavy altilery, but luckily the smaller anti-aircraft turrets survived. Fisto sends down several squadrons of Tie Fighters and Imperial Shuttles to attack the base. The deserters use their last star fighters to defend. An explosive battle begins and ships begin getting destroyed and turrets get obliterated. Burner shouts for the men to abandon base and get to the secret pasage way. Most of the deserters manage to get to the tunnel except Resh who mans a turret to his death taking out half a dozen more Tie Fighters. As the deserters run down the tunnel, Fisto lands in his shuttle and they begin searching the base. They find Mavrick locked up and decide to take Mavrick with them. By the time the Imperials reach the tunnel the deserters are on the other side and shut the tunnel closed. Burner and the survivors board Warrior's mandalorain ship The Gauntlet and decide to try and rescue Joshua from Coruscant. The Imperials arrive to see the ship blasting off.
This flashback revolves around Warrior. We pick off from Warrior's last flashback and see a crashed ship on a snowy world. Warrior breaks his way out of the ship and we see the rest of the troops inside are dead. Warrior wanders in the snow for a while before he is suddenly stunned by a mandalorian figure. When Warrior awakens we are introduced to the Death Watch, a skilled Mandalorian terrorist group. Their leader Pre Vizsla interrogates Warrior. He doesnt believe Warrior's story and has him locked up. During the night Warrior escapes the Death Watch base. Mandalorian warriors chase after him who Warrior skillfully defeats. Soon Pre Vizsla attacks Warrior. Warrior uses a rock and a branch of a tree to beat Vizsla in a very intense fight. Afterwords Vizsla tells Warrior he believes his story know and plans to train Warrior as a mandalorian and how to use a darksaber.
#11 A Plunge Into Darkness	 	 	10/10 	
We return to Coruscant from where the season began. The Gauntlet lands as a secluded landing port. The deserters proceed to plan a break in of an Imperial prison. First they pose as storm troopers and are allowed entry. Gavyn stays in a sniper position in a getaway speeder from a safe distance. Soon they manage to reach the prison section when an explosion goes off. Soon a female mandalorian is inside the room killing all the stormtroopers in sight. She kills a few deserters before Warrior activates his darksaber to fight her. The two have a duel and Burner joins in. After the duel they knock her out. Flash goes to the cell Joshua is in and unlocks it and hands Joshua his lightsaber. After a joyous reunion the mandalorian wakes up and grabs Convoy and threatens to kill him. Convoy skillfully turns the tables and puts the gun to her head. Burner takes off her helmet. They interrogate her quickly and discover her name is Sru Vizsla, Pre Vizsla's daughter. She questions if Warrior is the one who killed her father because of Warrior's darksaber. Warrior denys this but still she dislikes him. She tells them that she will show them a secret escape route if they let her go. They let Sru go and she proceeds to free someone from a cell. It turns out to be Drekk, the clone bounty hunter. The group then escapes the prison. However once they arrive back at The Gauntlet they turn on Sru and Drekk and fight them briefly before knocking them unconscience. They take them onboard the ship and escape. For the final scene we catch Darth Vader and Fisto talking to the Emperor about the deserter clones problem. The Emperor tells them he has someone who can take care of the problem. Zeran Xeroth is revealed to the two apprentices.
This flashback revolves around Joshua. Joshua is training under a jedi that we never catch their name. For the one of the jedi trials young Joshua and his master go into a dark cave where they combat strange creatures and difficult perils . At the end of the cave is a holocron which the master quickly takes. Once they leave the cave they are ambushed by Separatist droids lead by a hooded Count Dooku. Dooku kills the master and takes the holocron. Joshua is left alone in the middle of nowhere where he vows revenge on Dooku.
==Season 2:==
The Main antagonists of Season 2 are Kit Fisto and Clone Dooku
==Season 3:==
The Main antagonists of Season 3 are Durge and Kit Fisto
==Season 4:==
The Main antagonists of Season 4 are Asajj Ventress and Darth Vader
==Season 5:==
The Main antagonists of Season 5 are Darth Vader and Clone Dooku
==Character Gallery==
===Main Characters:===
KarlUrbanBurner.jpg|Karl Urban as Burner
Warrior.jpg|Richard Armitage as Warrior Vizsla
FlashHyena.jpg|Joe Flanigan as Flash
Convoy.jpg|Norman Reedus as Convoy
Joshua.jpg|Jospeh Gordon-Levitt as Joshua Thermoblade
Tycho.jpg|Orlando Bloom as Tycho
Jasonhyena.jpg|Manu Bennet as Jason Morick
Sru.jpg|Summer Glau as Sru Vizsla
Mavrick.jpg|Brett Dalton as Mavrick
===Villians:===
Darth Vader.jpg|James Earl Jones as Darth Vader
===Other Characters:===
drekk.jpg|Zachary Quinto as Drekk
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