Kit Fisto may have been felled too easily by Palpatine in *Revenge of the Sith, *after chewing up about as much screen time as Greedo in A New Hope.
But like other intriguing characters from the Star Wars multiverse, he's getting his own episode in The Clone Wars, which has served as a suitable afterlife for peripheral figures just like him.
On Friday, Fisto stars in the self-explanatory episode "Lair of Grievous" (trailer embedded), where he must fight his way out of a Separatist trap -- and the cyborg Sith apprentice's nasty enclave. It's a clever way to show off Fisto's back story and skills, and showcase the house of horrors that Grievous calls home.
Episode writer Henry Gilroy used the installment to show off a setting built equally for Jedi nightmares and fast-paced action.
"It was fun to explore the home of the bad guy, to create a place so terrible that even the hero doesn’t want to be in there," he explained in a press release.
"Lair of Grievous" also offers Fisto a chance to do what characters from other Clone Wars episodes have done: Live a new life after being killed off all to quickly in a feature film.
Although Fisto does get a chance to shine in Genndy Tartakovksy's Clone Wars iteration and smile in Attack of the Clones, it takes mere seconds for Chancellor Palpatine to kill him in Revenge of the Sith. It's a fate worse than death in some ways, especially since Ian McDiarmid, who played Palpatine in the feature films, basically admitted that he's not too good with action sequences.
In other words, Fisto got killed by an old man. That's cold, Lucas. Cold.
What's really warm is The Clone Wars itself, which is shaping up to be the finest animated series on television. Last week's episode, "Cloak of Darkness," delivered a visceral dose of thrilling action, especially for a children's show, and further fleshed out riveting minor character Asajj Ventress. Given that Lucas has 100 episodes of the series on tap, who knows what peripheral stars may surface down the line?
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars airs Fridays at 9 p.m. EST on Cartoon Network.
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