So a friend of mine recently posted in Facebook that Boba Fett, was the best movie villain ever... but he had what all of three lines, and hardly affected the plot at all. So I got to thinking, who hits all the tropes, and does it in a lovably despicable way? Who do you love to hate cuz their finger is in all the pies.

The whole movie Dogma is about what she wants, it's all about her rules, everyone, protagonists and antagonists all are ultimately concerned with her rules and wishes. She has the ultimate dead man switch, "Existence and reality will cease to exist with her demise."

Absolutely horrific massacres are done in her name, the worst of which, done by Bartleby who she has an intimate moment with at the end of the movie where she reverses his actions while offing him for disobedience.

I want to go on here, but I think you guys can probably do better than me.

I think this arc was amazing in terms of, everything. It was peak Clone Wars, right beside the final arc, and Dogma was the perfect character to represent that. He also had really good character development, especially for a clone character, whose deaths are usually fridged in this show.

So, this analysis is subjective, at some parts, I’m probably looking into it too much. But here’s my interpretation of the story.

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What are Dogma’s main motivations?

It’s even stated in the name, but Dogma is, well, dogmatic. He puts every bit of trust in the leaders above him, even if the actions they take are questionable. But, unlike what the viewers thought, including yours truly, following the higher-ups isn’t his main motivation, as revealed when he shot Krell.

“I- I had to. He betrayed us.”

Dogma is loyal to his brothers. But he also accepts that they’re a unit used in war. He’s a soldier, who obeys orders from higher-ups. He obeys these orders because sometimes, they are necessary to save more people. Knowledge is almost always hidden from subordinates for many strategic reasons. Clone Wars has previously touched on this with Ahsoka's development.

Being a leader is not ultimately a bad thing. Ahsoka, Obi-Wan, and Anakin were portrayed in a positive light in the story. Dogma’s superior, Anakin, is incredibly warm toward the clones. Anakin calls Rex by his name, he takes risks when the clones are in danger, and treats the clones like people. It’s the same with Ahsoka and Obi-Wan, a general they work with frequently. Dogma feels like it’s safe to trust leadership because they haven’t stumbled onto malicious leaders like Krell.

Being a leader is not ultimately a bad thing. But leaders, especially in a war will make sacrifices, ones which may be risky, ones which their gambles may not pay off, and the price their numbers pay may all be for nothing. In war, organization is key to everything. Leaders have to hide information on why they're doing specific strategies or sending out different people. Dogma understands this. But Krell isn’t like that. He gambles and charges forward, not in an attempt to save more men, but because hatred controls his actions.

That’s a line that Pong Krell crosses, one that Dogma eventually sees. Dogma follows orders, but when the illusion is eventually shattered, he snaps and shoots Krell.

Dogma is inherently a person that believes in his inner values before anything else. His beliefs aren’t swayed by the common opinion of other clones. He's not someone that acts for other people, but rather, where his moral compass guides him. Ultimately, he as a person has changed, but his beliefs haven’t. What’s changed is Dogma’s ability to analyze good and bad leadership, and that’s what made him fire his shot.

Edit 2: The edits are not in order to the time I posted them, but I just wanted to highlight this comment made by u/Rosebunse.

I think there is another, often overlooked aspect of his character: he was a younger clone who suddenly got a taste of power. Because of the traits you describe, Krell knew he could depend on Dogma. Dogma very quickly becomes his #2. We see that Dogma doesn't entirely fit in with the other 501st clones, and the implication is that he, as well as Tup, are still quite new. Yet suddenly he has this Jedi, this person he has essentially been brainwashed since birth to revere, treating him better than the actual captain.

Edit 1: Off-topic, my bad, but I want to analyze more Star Wars characters in the future, preferably someone I consider underrated. There's a lot of analyses of Anakin for example, which makes sense, given he's a protagonist that turned evil, something that usually doesn't happen, and there are many factors why. I might do an analysis on Anakin someday, but something about his fall that's less commonly talked about, like how his years in slavery influenced his fall and how it brought him back. I might do an Ezra analysis soon, about how he's shown as both an empathetic and selfish character (at first.) I want to hear more ideas on other characters, so comment a character you consider underrated, and I might do an analysis on them