Battle of Kadavo / Legends A battle was fought in 21 BBY on the planet Kadavo during the Clone Wars . Having occupied the Togruta colony world of Kiros , the Confederacy of Independent Systems secretly transferred the world ' s entire population to the planet Zygerria , where the Togruta were to be sold as slaves at an auction . A Galactic Republic task force led by High Jedi General Obi - Wan Kenobi , Jedi General Anakin Skywalker , and Skywalker ' s Padawan , Ahsoka Tano , liberated Kiros and discovered links leading to Zygerria . The Jedi and Clone Captain CT - 7567 soon infiltrated the auction and tried to rescue the Togruta but were captured by the Zygerrians and enslaved . Skywalker and his Padawan , however , escaped from the Zygerrians and headed for Kadavo to rescue Kenobi , CT - 7567 , and the Togruta , who had been transferred to the Zygerrian slave processing facility on the planet . While en route , the two also called for reinforcements from the Republic . Tano and her Master arrived on the planet first on the Zygerrian slave ship " Tecora " and tried to break into the slave processing facility . When ordered to cease by the Zygerrian Keeper Agruss , lest the slaves be killed , Skywalker did not comply . At that moment , the reinforcements arrived , led by Admiral Barton Coburn and Jedi Master Plo Koon . Koon ' s Wolfpack detachment attacked the facility with LAAT / i gunships and clone Z - 95 starfighters , but were halted by its ray - shielded turbolaser defenses . However , Skywalker was able to destroy the defensive towers , while Kenobi and CT - 7567 rebelled and killed Agruss . As a last act before his death , the Keeper tried to throw the Togruta into the volcanic crevice below the facility , but , following a plan devised by Tano , the Republic forces evacuated them on Admiral Coburn ' s " Arquitens " - class light cruiser , the " Hand of Justice " . After picking up Skywalker , Kenobi , Tano , and CT - 7567 , the Republic strike team destroyed the slave facility . Prelude . In 21 BBY during the Clone Wars , the Confederacy of Independent Systems occupied the Togrutan colony world of Kiros and secretly transferred its entire population to the planet Zygerria , where they were to be sold as slaves at an auction held by the Zygerrian Queen Miraj Scintel . A Galactic Republic task force led by High Jedi General Obi - Wan Kenobi , Jedi General Anakin Skywalker , and Skywalker ' s Padawan , Ahsoka Tano , liberated Kiros and found clues that led them to Zygerria . Posing as slave traders , Skywalker , Kenobi , Tano and Captain CT - 7567 — nicknamed " Rex " — infiltrated the auction and tried to rescue the Togruta but ended up being caught by the Zygerrians and becoming slaves themselves . While Skywalker was left in service of Queen Scintel , Tano was imprisoned on Zygerria , and Kenobi and Rex were transferred along with the Togruta to the Zygerrian slave processing facility on the planet Kadavo . Commanded by the Zygerrian Keeper Agruss , the processing facility was kept aloft above a pool of lava . On Kadavo , the Keeper tried to break Kenobi ' s will by dropping several Togruta into the lava and promising to do the same with the other slaves should the Jedi attempt to rebel . Unwilling to put the innocent in danger , Kenobi and Rex were eventually forced to submit to the Keeper after the Zygerrian guards began punishing the Togruta for Kenobi ' s defiance . Skywalker and Tano soon escaped from Zygerria and headed for Kadavo to rescue Kenobi and the Togruta , also summoning reinforcements commanded by Admiral Barton Coburn . The battle . Back on Kadavo , the Keeper was contacted by Dooku and ordered to execute his Republic prisoners . Agruss summoned both Kenobi and Rex to the facility ' s command center and told the two about his intention to dispose of them . While the Keeper communicated with Kenobi and Rex , Skywalker and Tano arrived on the captured Zygerrian slave ship " Tecora " . As the two Jedi and their astromech droid R2 - D2 disembarked from the craft , heavy turbolasers that guarded the facility destroyed the " Tecora " . Taking cover near the facility ' s blast doors , Skywalker and Tano activated their lightsabers and started cutting through them . Acting on Dooku ' s orders , the Keeper positioned the Togrutan slaves on a platform above the lava pool and threatened to dump them to their deaths unless Skywalker surrendered . In response , Skywalker summoned his reinforcements . The " Arquitens " - class light cruiser " Hand of Justice " , commanded by Admiral Coburn , descended into the planet ' s atmosphere . While Coburn ' s " Venator " - class Star Destroyer remained in orbit , launching LAAT / i gunships and clone Z - 95 starfighters piloted by members of the Wolfpack , a clone detachment under the command of Jedi General Plo Koon . Koon himself flew his personal Delta - 7B " Aethersprite " - class light interceptor , the " Blade of Dorin " . As the Wolfpack attacked the facility , the Zygerrian guards scrambled to its defense , launching their two nimble HH - 87 Starhoppers into battle . The Zygerrian pilots damaged clone pilot ' s Warthog ' s craft , but General Koon outmaneuvered them and destroyed the Starhoppers . The Wolfpack then focused on destroying the defensive towers , which had already taken down one LAAT / i gunship . However , the turrets were ray - shielded , and the Republic forces were unable to inflict any damage . Meanwhile , taking advantage of the confusion , Rex and Kenobi broke free of their restraints and assaulted their Zygerrian captors , while Skywalker , Tano , and R2 - D2 broke into the facility . As Kenobi and Rex continued to battle their guards , Agruss used his computer to electrify the walls of the slave pens holding the Togruta and opened the hatch beneath the pens , intent on dropping the slaves to their doom . Agruss then smashed the controls so that Kenobi could not cancel his command . Kenobi contacted Koon , informing him of the situation . In turn , Koon communicated with Skywalker , warning him that the cruiser could not descend any further to rescue the Togruta until the turrets were destroyed . Skywalker then set off to destroy the towers , while Tano went to help the slaves . Using the Force , Skywalker leaped onto one of the towers , killed its gunner , and used the weapon to destroy all other emplacements , opening the way for Admiral Coburn . However , as there was no way to bring the slaves onto the landing platform , Tano advised the Admiral to position the " Hand of Justice " under the facility , beneath the opened slave pens . In the meantime , Kenobi and Rex managed to defeat the remaining Zygerrian guards , leaving only Agruss . In hopes of saving his life , the Keeper reminded Kenobi of his inability to kill an unarmed man due to the Jedi Code . However , trooper Rex was not bound by the Code , and he killed Agruss with a throw of a force spear . After Admiral Coburn maneuvered his ship underneath the facility , Commander CC - 3636 and the Wolfpack used jetpacks and ascension cables to help transport the slaves and Tano onto the " Hand of Justice " . After Skywalker , Kenobi and Rex were evacuated aboard one of the gunships , and the light cruiser carrying the Togruta left the facility , Koon ordered all gunships to open fire , and the slave processing facility was destroyed . Aftermath . The Zygerrian Slave Empire was dealt a crippling blow with the destruction of the slave processing facility . Shortly after the battle , aboard the Republic cruiser , the leader of the rescued slaves , Governor Roshti , thanked Tano for her service to the Togruta . Although Roshti believed that his people would not recover from the horrors they had been through soon , he admitted that Tano could be right in that those events would only make the Togruta of Kiros stronger . Roshti then told Tano that he and his people were considering joining the Republic ; a notion which the Padawan supported . Behind the scenes . The Battle of Kadavo was first depicted in the 2009 comic book " " , written by Henry Gilroy and illustrated by Scott Hepburn . The battle served as a conclusion to the of . In 2011 - 2012 , the comic books were adapted into three episodes of . The third episode of the arc , " Escape from Kadavo , " featured the battle . However , the television episodes differed from the original storyline of the comic books in a number of ways . This article currently describes the battle as portrayed in the TV series , while the original material is presented below . The comic book series established that in order to impair the reputation of the Jedi Order , Dooku spread word that during the battle on Kiros , the Jedi had eradicated the entire planet ' s population . When Skywalker escaped from Zygerria and headed for Kadavo , Dooku , fearing that the liberation of the Togrutan people would reveal his deceit , sent his assassin , Asajj Ventress , and General Grievous to kill everyone on Kadavo , thus destroying all evidence of Dooku ' s lie . Meanwhile , Kenobi told the Togruta about Kiros ' s liberation and explained to them that to survive , they needed to obey the Keeper . The latter soon recognized the slaves ' obedience as " hope " and — seeing Kenobi ' s actions as a cultivation of revolution — contacted Queen Scintel for permission to execute the Jedi . He received no response , however , as she had been slain by Dooku for her refusal to kill Skywalker . The Republic forces , consisting of several " Venator " - class Star Destroyers , soon arrived at Kadavo . Backed by a squad of clone troopers , Skywalker and Tano boarded a Zygerrian transport and used it to reach the Zygerrian Labor Processing Hub , which was guarded by a group of B1 battle droids and B2 super battle droids . The battle droids — who thought that the transport was delivering new slaves — were caught off guard with the Jedi and clones ' appearance , and were quickly destroyed before they could react to the threat . Reaching the door , Skywalker started cutting his way in , but he was contacted by the Keeper and ordered to stop , or risk the slaves being killed . Desperate to rescue the slaves , Skywalker ignored the Keeper ' s threats and continued cutting into the facility . Soon , the Separatist forces arrived and engaged the Republic task force above the planet . Leading several " Hyena " - class bombers , Ventress — in her starship , the " Trident " — attacked the Republic Shadow Squadron , killing several pilots , including Shadow Three and Shadow Five . While General Grievous ' fleet — consisting of a Separatist warship , " Providence " - class carrier / destroyers and Vulture droid starfighters — fought the Republic forces , Ventress and the " Hyena " - class bombers headed toward the Labor Processing Hub , intent on destroying it . Believing that the Confederacy had come to aid him , the Keeper once again demanded Skywalker ' s surrender . Knowing that Separatist forces had just arrived , Skywalker reluctantly agreed . After Skywalker admitted his defeat , however , the bombers proceeded to attack the hub , destroying one of the cables that held the facility above the volcanic crevice . As a result of this , the whole facility began to incline , causing several Togruta slaves to lose their balance and fall into the lava . Having witnessed the bombers attacking the hub , the Keeper realized that Dooku ' s intention was to kill the slaves . In hopes that the Confederate forces would spare the Zygerrians if they disposed of the Togruta themselves , the Keeper tried to activate a mechanism that would dump the remaining slaves into the lava as well . Kenobi and Rex decided that it was time to react and attacked the Zygerrians that were guarding them , subduing the Keeper and preventing him from exterminating the population of Kiros . Kenobi then damaged the dumping mechanism , but the Togruta still remained in danger on a platform above the lava pool . In the meantime , more Republic forces arrived at Kadavo , forcing General Grievous and his fleet to retreat and leave Ventress on her own . As the bombers initiated another attack on the facility , Skywalker ordered the clone troopers to open fire . One blaster shot hit an enemy bomber ' s proton bomb , causing the explosive to detonate and sparking a chain reaction that destroyed most of the bombers . Distraught , Ventress requested more " Hyena " - class fighters from Grievous , but the general declined and informed her of his retreat . With the rest of the Confederate forces fleeing , Ventress remained to battle the Republic alone . Meanwhile , Kenobi and Rex rendezvoused with Skywalker and told him of the danger that the Togruta were in . Having noticed Skywalker ' s transport , Kenobi quickly formulated a plan to rescue the slaves . Positioning the vessel immediately below the Togruta , the Jedi assembled on the ship ' s roof and used the Force to levitate the slaves onto the transport . At that moment , Ventress ' s " Trident " took an attack run on the Jedi ' s ship . After the Jedi deflected her shots with their lightsabers , Ventress clamped her ship onto the transport and started using her ship ' s claws to attack the Republic forces . Rex tried to destroy the " Trident " with his missile launcher , while Skywalker and Kenobi fought back with their lightsabers , but neither tactic worked , and Ventress continued to attack the Jedi , eventually cornering them . As she was preparing to kill the Jedi , however , a group of V - 19 Torrent starfighters , led by Plo Koon , attacked the " Trident " and forced Ventress to retreat . With the battle over , the Republic utilized LAAT / i gunships to evacuate the Togruta and secure the captured Keeper . The Republic then planted explosive charges throughout the facility to destroy it . Before the explosives were triggered , however , the Republic troops were informed that Supreme Chancellor Palpatine had requested them to leave the Labor Processing Hub intact for later use . Realizing that the facility could only be used for one purpose — to house slaves — the Jedi decided to disobey Palpatine ' s order and destroyed it . The Republic helped the Togruta return to Kiros . To protect the colony against another possible invasion , the Republic stationed a garrison of clone troopers on the planet . The Togruta , however , felt that the clones ' presence might not be enough to protect them and decided to change their peaceful way of life , arming themselves and receiving education on weaponry from the Republic troops .