Landing at Point Rain, addendum

There’s another significant disturbance in the Force in this week’s episode of Star Wars Clone Wars that I did not mention in yesterday’s post.

Heroism. Actual heroism, not implied or assumed heroism.

There are two notable scenes in which clone troopers deliberately put themselves in danger to save the Jedi. And as far as I can tell, there are no instances of the Jedi returning the favor.

In the first half of the show, Obi-wan Kenobi’s gunship is shot down, killing everyone onboard except for the Jedi and one trooper, Trapper. While under heavy enemy fire, two other troopers, Waxer and Boiler, dash out from their defensive position across the battlefield to pull the survivors out of the wreckage and help them limp back to base.

In the second half of the show, Anakin Skywalker and his annoying sidekick are trapped between two powerful droids. Trooper Captain Rex leaves his platoon, scales an enormous enemy fortification (alone and under heavy fire), sneaks up behind one of the droids and shoots it, saving the Jedi.

These are clear, deliberate acts on the part of the troopers to put themselves in lethal danger to save the Jedi (who have magic powers). Not once did I note a Jedi putting himself in danger for the sake of his troops. In fact, the only instance I saw of a Jedi “helping” a trooper was when Anakin used the Force to slow Rex’s fall from the enemy fortification…after Anakin threw Rex off said fortification.

Now I realize that Anakin “Vader” Skywalker might not be in the running for Jedi of the Year, but what about all the others? Aren’t the Jedi supposed to be mildly…what’s the word…good?