10 Greatest Star Wars: The Clone Wars Episodes That Changed Everything

10. Ghosts Of Mortis

The Clone Wars is built on inevitability. However, Ghosts of Mortis has the honour of being the first episode to directly acknowledge the fate of Anakin Skywalker.

A follow-up episode to Altar of Mortis, Anakin, Obi-Wan and Ahsoka still remain stranded on the strange titular world, unable to contact the outside. With the balance of the Force having been shaken, after the Son murders the Daughter, Anakin must confront the possibilities of his future as the dark side lingers forth. Burdened by visions of the future, brought forth by the Son, Anakin is filled with anguish for the destruction that he may cause.

The episode creates a rare moment for Anakin in the series, rarely having to confront the meaning of the Chosen One prophecy himself. It's heartbreaking to watch Anakin be unable to overcome his very being, and even more tragic when The Father erases his memory, releasing him from the emotional burden, while also letting the future unfold as shown.

Eventually, Anakin brings balance to the world of Mortis, having killed the Son as the Father dies from his wounds. Balance and peace begot from total destruction is a bleak note to end on a suitably chilling ghost-story in this Star Wars requiem.