After the Separatists commit an act of terrorism and attempt to assassinate a senator on Coruscant, the Jedi are sent to investigate the faction that’s threatening to secede from the Republic. Things are just as confusing when it comes to the second question: who started the Clone Wars? On the surface, it was the Separatists.
By the end of the bloody war, the only thing that was clear is that the Sith had defeated the Jedi. After all, he controlled the Republic as Supreme Chancellor Palpatine but also led the Separatists as the Dark Lord of the Sith who instructed Count Dooku and General Grievous. The point is that Darth Sidious’ web of deceit makes it difficult to declare one faction the winner over the other. The answer we came up with suggests even blurrier lines. From another, the Empire was the true winner.
Here’s the first: Who won the war? From a certain point of view, the Republic won. When it comes to the Clone Wars, one of Star Wars‘ most famous conflicts, there are two questions that come up often but aren’t so easy to answer.
