Season 2 Episode 1

“A lesson learned is a lesson earned.”

Cad Bane has been hired by Darth Sidious to steal a Jedi holocron. The holocrons — data storage systems that can only be opened through the Force — are protected within a vault inside the Jedi Temple. Recruiting a changeling posing as a Jedi in his plot, Bane infiltrates the building’s security systems and leads Anakin, Obi-Wan and Ahsoka on a chase.

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Concept Art and Trivia

After the clone navigation officer calls for the gunners to concentrate fire on the left-most Separatist frigate, it’s actually the one on the right that takes the barrage.

One of the rescue gunships is adorned with a nose painting of Plo Koon and two clone helmets, labeled PLO’S BROS.

The script called for Ki-Adi-Mundi to be present at the Jedi Council meeting, however his animation model was not yet prepared. The Cerean Jedi Master does appear later in Season Two, though.

Holocrons were originally developed by Tom Veitch and Cam Kennedy for the comic series Dark Empire, published in 1991-1992 by Dark Horse Comics. Since that time, they’ve become a mainstay in expanded universe storytelling. They’re often used as power-ups or trophies in Jedi-based video games from LucasArts themselves.

Among the signage seen on the rather seedy buildings of the Coruscant underworld is an establishment called “THE HOLE,” and PURPLE WER.”

The dossier on Bolla Ropal says the following in Aurebesh:
ROPAL, BOLLA
HOMEWORLD – RODIA
ABILITIES: IN QUESTION
THREAT POTENTIAL: MINIMAL
ALL OTHER INFORMATION RESTRICTED

3D maquette of Cato Parasitti

The Aurebesh keys on Cato/Ord’s keyboard are upside down.

The display on Bane’s security chip bombs reads “COUNTDOWN TO DEATH”

Concept design for Jocasta Nu