Skirmishes on Coruscant Jedi Padawan Obi - Wan Kenobi was involved in a series of skirmishes on Coruscant . The Black Heth gang joined with the Jin ' ha warriors to start a war on the planet , but Kenobi undertook several missions to stop them . He fought a Black Heth gang leader at an Elcor Station , rescued an informant , and planted a tracking device on an arms dealer ' s starship . The tracking device led the Jedi Order to launch an investigative mission to Obredaan . Prelude . In 32 BBY , the Galactic Republic was bloated with corruption . Following the Eriadu Trade Summit of that year , Nute Gunray ascended to the post of Viceroy following the death of the non - Neimoidian members of the Trade Federation Directorate . Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum faced charges of corruption . The events were secretly directed by Senator Palpatine and Hego Damask , heirs to the Sith legacy . Later , on Coruscant , the seat of Republic power , suspicious reports were reaching the Jedi High Council . Jedi Master Mace Windu personally assigned Padawan Obi - Wan Kenobi to investigate the dangerous new Black Heth criminal gang . The Summertime War was waging on Haruun Kal that year while on the Chommell sector planet Naboo , homeworld of Palpatine , Queen Amidala started her rule after her predecessor King Ars Veruna abdicated the throne . The skirmishes . Underworld . Kenobi was patrolling in the Coruscant underworld , and when returning to the Elcor Station , became involved in a fight with the Black Heth , who had taken over the station . Kenobi cleared the wreckage blocking the transport and defeated a Trandoshan gang member . Kenobi felt something sinister in the Force regarding the attack . Kenobi then returned to the Temple and was briefed before the Jedi Council in the High Council Chamber . Windu mentioned that the Black Heth had only been involved in petty crime before that point , and that the escalation was a matter of concern . Kenobi then reported his concerns as well , and his Master Qui - Gon Jinn told him to prepare . Kenobi then dueled with a Jedi Training Droid in the Jedi Temple Sparring Arena before his assignment to the next mission . Informant . Kenobi was then assigned to rescue a Coruscant Guard informant who had been captured by the Black Heth . Kenobi infiltrated the construction site they were holding the informant , and avoided detection by dispatching the gang members and droids who attempted to sound the alarm . Kenobi was able to free the informant , who warned him the Black Heth was smuggling weapons to turn Coruscant into a warzone . Secrets . Black Heth were buying weapons from an unknown organization and were making a pickup on landing platform Nilat - 3 . Kenobi was assigned to discover the identity of the organization . Kenobi spied on the platform with macrobinoculars until a starship arrived . He reported the arrival to his Master , who ordered him to plant a tracking device . Kenobi was then spotted by the Black Heth and forced to defend himself . Additional gang members arrived , but Kenobi was able to dispatch them . He then fought several trained warriors , but defeated them and planted the tracking device . Aftermath . The tracking device led to the planet Obredaan . The Jedi Order sent a team to investigate the Jin ' ha warriors , which failed , necessitating a second mission to Obredaan . Following the announcement of the first mission , Kenobi had a lightsaber training duel with Council member Saesee Tiin . Behind the scenes . The skirmishes on Coruscant appears in the first chapter of the 2001 video game " " . During the mission to rescue the informant , if the player allows an alarm to be triggered , the Black Heth gang executes the informant .