The Soft War " The Soft War " is the fourth episode of the . It aired on October 20 , 2012 . Official description . " " After a rebel attempt to rescue Onderon ' s true king , Ramsis Dendup , an unexpected ally steps forward to halt Dendup ' s execution and aid the rebel cause . " " Plot summary . The Onderon rebels continue their attacks on the Separatist droid forces occupying the capital , but despite their continued successes , they are once again hard - pressed to gain the people ' s trust and support . Sanjay Rash , the Separatists ' puppet king , again accuses his predecessor and prisoner , Ramsis Dendup , of having triggered this terrorist movement , despite Dendup ' s protestations , and orders his execution the very next day in order to shatter the rebels ' morale . At the same time , Ahsoka feels more and more torn between her duties as a Jedi and the orders of the Council and her sympathy for the rebels , but in the end she feels that she must follow orders and allow the rebel movement to gain strength on its own . When one of the rebels , Dono , brings news of the impending execution , Steela decides to free King Dendup as he is brought to the executioner ' s block in order to use the publicity of this event to win the people ' s support . Her brother Saw , however , still disgruntled about not having been chosen as the rebel leader , decides to break out Dendup immediately , and sets off to the palace alone . He manages to find his way to the king and profess his movement ' s loyalty to him , but as he prepares to rescue his ruler , a one - way shield foils his attempt and he is captured . He is subsequently tortured by Kalani so that he should reveal whatever he knows about the rebels , but Saw holds firm , and General Tandin , commander of the Onderon military forces , stalls further torture before Saw is killed off . Later on , the two men have a private talk , where Tandin ' s desire to sit still in order to preserve his people ' s lives clash with Saw ' s dedication to his cause and loyalty to his king . When Dono , who was sent by Steela to keep a watch on Saw , returns with the news that Saw has been captured , Lux and the other rebels prepare to mount a rescue , but Steela and Ahsoka hold them , pointing out that rescuing Dendup is paramount . The next morning , Steela , Lux , Ahsoka and a small troop of rebels go to the palace square where Dendup ' s execution is about to begin , along with Saw ' s . They manage to halt the execution , but before they can escape , a squad of super battle droids and destroyers appear and surround them , killing Dono in the process . Under the order of Dendup , the rebels lay down their arms and are forced to watch as Rash attempts to repeat the execution . But then an unexpected ally makes his move : Tandin , disgusted by the Separatists ' and Rash ' s takeover of his homeworld and stirred by Saw ' s arguments , leads a squad of his soldiers , freeing Dendup and the rebels and allowing them to escape by taking Rash as a temporary hostage . Before he can be killed by the droids , Ahsoka , abandoning her orders to remain inactive , steps in and uses a Telekinesis against to knock out the droids over ; when Rash orders the droids to go after them as they escape , the outraged spectators in the palace square rise against them , stemming themselves against the droid squad and thus allowing Ahsoka and Tandin to escape . Later , in the rebels ' hideout , both the rebels and the Onderon army , represented by Tandin , pledge their loyalty to their rightful king , and with renewed confidence a grateful Dendup decides that winning their people ' s trust is the best way to counter a retaliatory strike by Count Dooku for his liberation , making his loyalists , including a reconciled Saw , cheer . Later on , as Ahsoka reports to Obi - Wan and her master , she reveals that the involvement of the Jedi in the rebellion has now become public knowledge ; and thus the Jedi are forced to decide whether they should now openly take sides in the impending battle . . .