10 Mind-Blowing Facts You Didn't Know About Star Wars: The Clone Wars

It may come as a surprise to some of you, but there was once a time when Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenoni were set to be side characters on the show.

Instead, Dave Filoni wanted the series to revolve around the crew of a ship reminiscent of the iconic Millennium Falcon. On the ship, audiences would have met a smuggler, his girlfriend, a Gungan called Lunker, a Jedi Padawan called Ashla, who would go on to become Ahsoka Tano, and her master. A lot of this went on to become the basis of Star Wars: Rebels.

Filoni's vision was put in place to steer clear of the continuity of the films, as he didn't want to interfere with what had already put into canon.

However, George Lucas eventually joined the project and decided the series would be better if it focussed on the characters audiences already knew. On top of that, Filoni later wanted Ahsoka (as she was named once Lucas came onboard) to be Obi-Wan's Padawan, but once more Lucas saved the day and steered him in a more compelling direction.

Although Filoni's work on The Clone Wars has been nothing short of extraordinary, we take solace in the fact that Lucas was there to put him on the right path and make it the show we now love.