Sphere of Influence

"A child stolen is a hope lost."

- Jedi Fortune Cookie

"Sphere of Influence" is the fourth episode of the third season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. It is the forty-eighth episode of the series overall. It was released on October 1, 2010 on Cartoon Network.

Cast
Starring
 * Jennifer Hale as Senator Chuchi / Trella Bare'Ah
 * Corey Burton as Chairman Papanoida / Count Dooku / Sib Canay
 * Seth Green as Ion Papanoida
 * Tom Kenny as Lt. Tan Divo / Greedo / Trade Federation Envoy
 * Ashley Eckstein as Ahsoka Tano / Twi'lek Dancer #1
 * Nika Futterman as Chi Eekway Papanoida / TC-70
 * Matt Lanter as Anakin Skywalker / Neimoidian Guard
 * Gideon Emery as Lott Dod / Gotal
 * Catherine Taber as Padmé Amidala
 * Kevin M. Richardson as Jabba the Hutt
 * Meredith Salenger as Che Amanwe Papanoida / Twi'lek Dancer #2
 * Tom Kane as Narrator
 * Matthew Wood as Battle Droids
 * David Acord as Rotta / Brainee

Crew
Created and Executive Produced by
 * George Lucas

Executive Producer
 * Catherine Winder

Supervising Director
 * Dave Filoni

Produced by
 * Cary Silver

Directed by
 * Kyle Dunlevy

Written by
 * Katie Lucas
 * Steven Melching

Supervising Writer
 * Drew Z. Greenberg

Score by
 * Kevin Kiner

Original Star Wars Themes and Score by
 * John Williams

Characters

 * Padmé Amidala
 * C-3PO
 * Chrin
 * Riyo Chuchi
 * Lott Dod
 * Greedo
 * Embo
 * Onaconda Farr
 * Jabba the Hutt
 * Palpatine
 * Ion Papanoida
 * N. Papanoida
 * Rex
 * Rotta
 * Anakin Skywalker
 * Sugi
 * Ahsoka Tano
 * TC-70
 * Gregar Typho
 * Unidentified Gotal Bounty Hunter
 * Mas Amedda
 * Edcel Bar Gane
 * Trella Bare'Ah
 * Brainee
 * Sib Canay
 * Chi Cho
 * Tan Divo
 * Dooku
 * Nute Gunray
 * Mon Mothma
 * Che Amanwe Papanoida
 * Chi Eekway Papanoida
 * Orn Free Taa
 * Unidentified Neimoidian Envoy

Droid models

 * Astromech Droid
 * Battle Droid
 * B1 Battle Droid
 * B2 Super Battle Droid
 * Police Droid
 * Protocol Droid

Locations

 * Coruscant
 * Jedi Temple
 * Republic Executive Building
 * Riyo Chuchi's office
 * Senate Building
 * Pantora System
 * Orto Plutonia
 * Pantora
 * Tatooine
 * Dune Sea
 * Jabba's Palace
 * Mos Eisley

Events

 * Clone Wars
 * Battle of Orto Plutonia
 * Blockade of Pantora
 * Treaty of 1647 First Mention

Behind the scenes

 * "Sphere of Influence" is the sequel to the Season 1 episode "Trespass."
 * The original draft of this episode took place before "Trespass" with Chairman Chi Cho appearing prior to his death, while Papanoida served merely as an envoy of the Pantoran assembly.
 * This early story concept had Chairman Cho conspiring with Sib Canay in the kidnapping plot, trading Pantora's allegiance to the Separatists in exchange for sovereign control over Orto Plutonia. Riyo Chuchi and Ahsoka Tano would have investigated him on Pantora, leading them to Che Amanwe Papanoida being held at the Trade Federation embassy. The finished episode plays out similarly to the original plot, but aboard the Trade Federation control ship instead of on the planet, with an unidentified Neimoidian envoy replacing Cho as co-conspirator.