Star Wars: Prequel Trilogy

Fandom
Name:	Star Wars
Abbreviation(s):	SW, Wars
Creator:	George Lucas
Date(s):	Star Wars Prequel Trilogy 1999: The Phantom Menace (Star Wars I) 2002: Attack of the Clones (Star Wars II) 2005:Revenge of the Sith (Star Wars III) 2008: Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Medium:	Film, cartoon
Country of Origin:	United States
External Links:	IMDB
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Star Wars is a space opera film series with a huge worldwide fandom and a massive impact on pop culture. In 1999 "Episode 1" (The Phantom Menace) was released, rejuvenating the fandom and overshadowing the other prequel movies with the fannish response.

The Star Wars Prequel Trilogy refers to the set of these three movies:

• Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
• Star Wars: Attack of the Clones
• Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith

The TV shows of Star Wars: The Clone Wars are also considered part of "Prequel era" Star Wars.

See the pages above, as well as Category:Star Wars TPM and the parent Star Wars Parent Category for further discussion.

Canon

The prequel movies are set the generation before the Original Trilogy and follow the relationship between Luke and Leia's parents, Anakin Skywalker and Padme Amidala against the political backdrop of the Clone Wars, the fall of the Republic and the Jedi Order and the rise of the Empire.

• Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999) - 32 years before A New Hope, two Jedi discover young Force prodigy Anakin while in the process of saving Padme's planet from an invasion attempt.
• Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002) - 10 years later, Jedi padawan Anakin and Senator Padme fall in love while he is protecting her from assassins. The Clone Wars begin, engineered behind the scenes by Chancellor Palpatine.
• Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005) - 3 years into the Clone Wars, Anakin begins his descent to the Dark Side, encouraged by Palpatine/Darth Sidious and fuelled by his visions of Padme dying in childbirth.
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 animated film) - Covers the time of the Clone Wars, during which Anakin takes on a padawan learner, Ahsoka Tano.

There were two Clone Wars animated series - The Clone Wars (2003-2005 ) which covered the exploits of Obi-Wan Kenobi and fellow Jedi during the Clone Wars and the second Clone Wars series (2008-2013). Technically both were part of the Expanded Universe, but the series was one of the few EU works to be chosen to remain canon and a 6th season was released in 2014. In 2020, the final season was released. The series covered not just the Clone Wars but various mystical elements from the deep history of the Jedi and Sith and premonitions of Anakin's fall. The 2020 season was set at the end of Revenge of the Sith and included Order 66.

Characters

• Obi-Wan Kenobi
• Qui-Gon Jinn
• Padme Amidala
• Anakin Skywalker
• C3PO
• R2-D2
• Darth Maul
• Boba Fett
• Jango Fett
• Yoda
• Senator Palpatine
• Jar Jar Binks
• Shmi Skywalker
• Mace Windu
• Ahsoka Tano

Fandom History

Shipping

See also List of Star Wars Relationship Names

Fanworks

Zines

(see also List of Phantom Menace Zines)

Archives

• Bail Now - Bail Organa fanfiction archive (2001-2006)
• Force Haven's Fanfiction Archive (Obi-Wan and/or Anakin)
• Master and Apprentice Archive (1999-present)
• The Obi-Ani Archive Site (archive for the Obi-Ani Yahoo group)
• Obidala Network (Obi-Wan Kenobi/Padmé Amidala adult fan fiction)
• Queer As Jedi (Star Wars slash AU project)
• The Sith Academy (archive indexed chronologically and by author)
  

Fanfiction

• The Dark Art Series (Pairing Anakin and Palpatine) by Wyncatastrophe
  • Of Lightbulbs And Sketching Anakin does a favor ... or two ... for Palpatine.
  • What This Gets Us Anakin and Palpatine have their first art date.
  • And Let's Begin Anakin and Palpatine have a second artsy evening.
  • Master Palpakin.

Meta/Further Reading

• For love or hate of 'The Phantom Menace'/WebCite, a 2012 article at "Geek Out!" written at the re-release of The Phantom Menace which quotes Henry Jenkins
  

Notes

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