Friends and Enemies

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"Keep your friends close, but keep your enemies closer."

―Moral

"Friends and Enemies" is the sixteenth episode of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars television series' fourth season. It aired on January 27, 2012.

Official description

"Fleeing across the galaxy with criminal fugitives, a disguised Obi-Wan, Cad Bane and Moralo Eval are tenaciously pursued by Anakin and Ahsoka, who have no idea they're chasing their friend."

Synopsis

Episode 16 FRIENDS AND ENEMIES
Fugitives on the run! Disguised as the Jedi killer Rako Hardeen, Obi-Wan Kenobi works undercover to solve a Separatist plot against Chancellor Palpatine. Obi-Wan meets the plot's mastermind, Moralo Eval, breaking him out of jail to gain his trust. But now Kenobi faces another obstacle: bounty hunter Cad Bane. Can Obi-Wan Kenobi overcome Bane's suspicions? Or will the ruthless criminal see through his disguise and expose the Jedi? Only time will tell....

After eluding immediate Republican pursuit, "Rako Hardeen" (still Obi-Wan Kenobi in disguise) crash-lands the ship in the swamps of Nal Hutta to further throw any pursuers off their tracks, and he, Moralo Eval and Cad Bane proceed to the Bilbousa Bazaar to purchase new equipment and a ship. During their shopping trip, however, Bane treats the Rodian owner of a local pawnshop, Pablo, very roughly by nearly killing him with a toothpick when he can't keep his mouth shut. Subsequently, in order to avoid attracting undue attention, Bane sends Kenobi to buy a new ship while he and Eval procure some weapons.

Once the deal is complete, however, Bane abandons Obi-Wan to the local authorities who were alerted by Pablo's assistant, since he still does not trust him. But Obi-Wan had previously attached a homing beacon to the ship's hull, and when questioned by the Hutt's henchmen, he reveals the tracking frequency and, while the guards proceed to shoot down the ship, escapes the dungeon. After contacting Yoda and Mace Windu and asking them to lift the manhunt in order to allow them free movement and provide some money for a new ship, Obi-Wan is rejoined by Eval and and a slightly maddened Bane, who have only barely escaped the Hutt's forces, just in time to present them with their new ship.

In the meantime, on Coruscant, Palpatine is asked by Windu to rescind the hunt for the fugitives. However, Anakin, who is visiting the Chancellor and is still unaware of the secret mission, does not take this decision well, and Palpatine exploits this by deliberately sending him and Ahsoka to Nal Hutta. After some brutal questioning of the locals on Anakin's part, the two Jedi learn about the next likely whereabouts of the fugitives' ship, since the ship seller decided to fuel up the ship only just enough to force them to seek out his brother's refueling station on Orondia. After spotting their quarry as they prepare to leave, Anakin decides to ram the ship into submission and board it in midflight, but is foiled by Bane and a subsequent crash-landing of both parties resulting from the furious chase through a local fuel-processing facility.

Obi-Wan leaves the ship to tell Anakin the truth behind the matter, but is almost killed when his friend attacks him in a rage. Bane snares Anakin and prepares to kill him, but fails, and in the ensuing struggle Obi-Wan ends up wrestling with Anakin and addressing him by name before Anakin loses consciousness. Ahsoka arrives just when Bane prepares to finish off Anakin, but with her master unconscious and the fugitives' ship stil operational, she cannot prevent the three from escaping. But as Anakin awakes soon afterwards, he relates his discovery that Obi-Wan is still alive and undercover and decides to find out the reason for this. At the same time, Yoda and Windu learn from Palpatine that he has sent Anakin after the fugitives, and so the two Jedi Masters decide to reveal the truth to Skywalker, lest he endangers the mission or end up even worse...

Cast

• James Arnold Taylor as Rako Hardeen/Obi-Wan Kenobi
• Corey Burton as Cad Bane and Count Dooku
• Stephen Stanton as Moralo Eval and Alien Bartender
• Matt Lanter as Anakin Skywalker and Pablo
• Ian Abercrombie as Supreme Chancellor Palpatine
• Ashley Eckstein as Ahsoka Tano
• Dee Bradley Baker as clone troopers and Nikto Guard
• Terrence Carson as Mace Windu
• Nika Futterman as Female Alien and Sy Snootles
• Kevin Michael Richardson as Hutt Henchman
• Tom Kane as narrator and Yoda

Appearances

By type

Characters	Organisms	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

Gorga Desilijic Aarrpo Mas Amedda Cad Bane CT-7567 "Rex" Dooku (Appears in hologram) Moralo Eval Obi-Wan Kenobi (Rako Hardeen) Pablo (First appearance) Pablo's Twi'lek partner (First appearance) Palpatine Puko Naga Sebulba (Poster only) Anakin Skywalker Sy Snootles Ahsoka Tano Unidentified Bith (First appearance) Unidentified Bith 2 (First appearance) Unidentified Bith starship dealer (First appearance) Unidentified Gamorrean (First appearance) Unidentified Gamorrean 2 (First appearance) Unidentified Gamorrean 3 (First appearance) Unidentified Gamorrean 4 (First appearance) Unidentified Ithorian bartender (First appearance) Unidentified Nikto guard (First appearance) ‎Unidentified Nikto pilot (First appearance) Unidentified Quarren starship owner (Newsreel only) Unidentified Trandoshan (First appearance) Mace Windu Yoda

Droid models

B1 battle droid (Head only) Ran-D housekeeper droid Unidentified medical droid (In flashback(s))

Events

Clone Wars Showdown on Orondia (First appearance)

Locations

Coruscant Jedi Temple Jedi Temple communication center Republic Executive Building Chancellor's Suite Palpatine's apartment suite (Mentioned only) Republic Judiciary Central Detention Center (Newsreel only) Nal Hutta Bilbousa Bilbousa Spaceport Bilbousa Bazaar (First appearance) Bilbousa saloon (First appearance) Pablo's Pawnshop (First appearance) Gardulla the Hutt's Palace Orondia (First appearance) Bounty Emporium (Mentioned on signage only) Template:1stM Orondia station (First appearance) Serenno (Mentioned only)

Organizations and titles

Arms dealer Bartender Bounty hunter Confederacy of Independent Systems Count Galactic Republic Coruscant Guard (Newsreel only) Galactic Senate Supreme Chancellor Vice Chair Grand Army of the Republic 501st Legion Clone trooper Clone trooper captain Jedi Order Jedi Jedi High Council Jedi Knight Jedi Master Padawan

Sentient species

Aqualish Bith Chagrian Dug Duros Gamorrean Gotal Human Clone Korun Hutt Ithorian Karkarodon (Newsreel only) Lutrillian (Newsreel only) Nikto Pa'lowick Phindian Quarren Rodian Togruta Trandoshan Twi'lek Rutian Weequay Yoda's species

Vehicles and vessels

Aurore-class freighter Gozanti Cruiser HCT-2001 Dragonboat-class freighter Unidentified HCT-2001 Dragonboat-class freighter HH-87 Starhopper Personal Luxury Yacht 3000 Obi-Wan Kenobi's Personal Luxury Yacht 3000 (First appearance) RGC-16 airspeeder Shekelesh-class freight gunship T-6 shuttle WLO-5 speeder tank YV-666 light freighter Moralo Eval's YV-666 light freighter (First appearance)

Weapons and technology

Armor Phase I clone trooper armor (Helmet only) Phase II clone trooper armor Axe Blaster Blaster rifle Trandoshan blaster Blaster carbine DC-15S blaster Unidentified Death Watch blaster carbine Blaster pistol Weequay blaster pistol WESTAR-35 blaster pistol Comlink Droid commando personal shield Hologram Homing beacon Imagecaster Ithorian translator (First appearance) Jetpack JT-12 jetpack Knockout gas Lightsaber Anakin Skywalker's second lightsaber Ahsoka Tano's lightsaber Mace Windu's lightsaber Curved-hilt lightsaber (Appears in hologram) Dooku's lightsaber (Appears in hologram) Shoto Missile launcher RPS-6 rocket launcher Portable scanner Rangefinder Rocket boot Sniper rifle

Miscellanea

Alcohol Bith language Bounty The Force Force Choke Credit Gauntlet Fedora Fuel Gimer stick Hat Holster Jaig eyes Kama Pauldron Speaker's staff Tattoo Toothpick Torture

Behind the Scenes

The helmet chosen by Obi-Wan while disguised is, in fact, a recolored version of an early concept art for the helmet of Boba Fett.

When Cad Bane, Eval and Obi-Wan are in Pablo's shop, a Phase I clone trooper helmet can briefly be seen with other equipment.

When Cad Bane is looking for a new hat, he briefly considers Indiana Jones' iconic fedora.

External links

• "Friends and Enemies" - The Clone Wars Episode Guide on StarWars.com (backup link (explore/the-clone-wars/ep416/#!/about) not verified!)

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