Battle of Kiros / Legends The Battle of Kiros was fought between the Confederacy of Independent Systems and the Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars . In 21 BBY , the Republic received word that the Togrutan colony planet of Kiros — which had remained neutral throughout the course of the war — was being invaded by Confederate forces . The Republic sent help to the Togruta . However , by the time the Republic troops arrived , the Confederacy had already occupied Kiros ' s colony capital and secretly transferred the entire population of Kiros to the planet Zygerria , where they were to be sold as slaves . The Republic forces — led by High Jedi General Obi - Wan Kenobi and Jedi General Anakin Skywalker — fought through the capital , only to discover that the whole planet ' s population had disappeared . The Separatist commander , the Zygerrian Darts D ' Nar , revealed that he had planted thermal annihilator bombs throughout the capital and demanded the Republic troops surrender , or he would detonate them . Hoping to buy some time for Skywalker to find the explosives , Kenobi engaged D ' Nar in a hand - to - hand duel . After Skywalker and his Padawan , Ahsoka Tano had successfully disarmed the bomb s , D ' Nar still refused to surrender and tried to escape on his starship , the " Tecora " . Skywalker and Tano jumped aboard the ship as it took off and , after defeating one of D ' Nar ' s pet creatures , the tentacled blixus , took the Zygerrian into custody . Threatened by Skywalker , D ' Nar revealed to the Jedi that the Zygerrians intended to sell the enslaved Togruta to restore the glory of the Zygerrian Slave Empire . Discovering that , the three Jedi and Clone Captain CT - 7567 embarked on a mission to Zygerria to rescue the enslaved Togruta . Prelude . During the Clone Wars , in 21 BBY , the Togrutan artisan colony world of Kiros ' s preference for neutrality from both the Confederacy of Independent Systems and the Galactic Republic was shattered when the Confederacy decided to invade the world . Having learned of the upcoming attack , the Togrutan leader , Governor Roshti , contacted Jedi Master Yoda and informed him of the invasion . Yoda promised to send help and asked Roshti not to trust the Confederate leader , Count Dooku , who was personally leading the Separatist forces . As Roshti and Yoda were finishing their communication , the Confederate troops arrived by way of C - 9979 landing craft vessels . Upon landing , Dooku disembarked from the YV - 865 " Aurore " - class freighter " Tecora " , alongside an AAT driver battle droid , a T - series tactical droid , and the ship ' s owner , the Zygerrian Darts D ' Nar . Meeting the Governor , Dooku assured Roshti that the presence of his forces on the planet was not an invasion , but rather a peaceful occupation for the protection of the people of Kiros . Dooku proceeded to offer a sanctuary for Roshti ' s people for the rest of the conflict , to which Roshti had no other choice but to agree . However , instead of being spirited to a sanctuary , the Togruta were rounded up and secretly transferred to the planet Zygerria , where they were to be sold as slaves at an auction held by the Zygerrian queen , Miraj Scintel . Kiros itself was occupied by the Separatist Droid Army , and D ' Nar , as a Confederate commander , was placed in charge of the battle droids . The battle . Ten planetary rotations later , the Republic forces finally arrived , led by High General Obi - Wan Kenobi , General Anakin Skywalker , Captain CT - 7567 — nicknamed " Rex " — and Skywalker ' s Padawan , Commander Ahsoka Tano . After a Republic " Venator " - class Star Destroyer , two " Arquitens " - class light cruisers , and a " Consular " - class cruiser approached the planet , the Jedi ordered Rex to deploy ground troops . An " Acclamator " I - class assault ship entered the planet ' s atmosphere , and LAAT / i and LAAT / c gunships were used to deliver clone troopers , All Terrain Recon Transports , and All Terrain Tactical Enforcers to the surface . The Jedi and Rex then led the ground assault on Kiros ' s capital city , approaching the governor ' s tower . Riding BARC speeders , they managed to destroy many BX - series droid commandos on Flitknot speeder s before they were confronted by a pair of Armored Assault Tanks , backed by more commando droids and B1 battle droids . After cutting through the infantry droids , Rex was able to destroy one tank with a well - placed shot from a missile launcher , while Tano dispatched the other AAT by tossing a pair of grenades inside it . With the tanks out of the way , the area around the tower was secured , with a safety perimeter preventing anyone from leaving the tower . While the clone troopers continued to fight through minimal droid resistance , the Jedi noticed that they had not seen any of the planet ' s inhabitants throughout the whole battle . Kenobi then received word from Marshal Commander CC - 2224 that the holed - up D ' Nar had sent him a message . CC - 2224 played D ' Nar ' s holographic message , who requested to talk to Kenobi alone to discuss the terms of surrender . Skywalker , who had been a slave in his youth and who resented the Zygerrian slavers , wanted to come to the tower instead of Kenobi . However , Kenobi believed that he should come since D ' Nar requested his presence specifically . Kenobi instead asked Skywalker to locate the missing colonists , and the latter planned to have Admiral Wullf Yularen in charge of the Republic fleet initiate a planetary bio - scan . Believing that D ' Nar wanted to surrender , Kenobi went to the governor ' s tower alone , although he left his comlink activated so that Skywalker could hear the entire conversation with D ' Nar . When Kenobi entered the main room of D ' Nar ' s headquarters , he saw the commander talking to Dooku and the Zygerrian Atai Molec via a holoprojector , assuring them that the situation on the planet was under his control . As Kenobi entered the room , he was taken under guard by two commando droids , and Dooku ordered D ' Nar to bring the Jedi to him . D ' Nar told Kenobi that he , in fact , wanted the Republic to surrender , revealing that he had planted thermal annihilator bombs throughout the city ; D ' Nar was intent on activating them and killing everyone if the Republic refused to comply . To prove his point , he ordered the tactical droid , which was also present at the scene , to activate one of the bombs . The bomb detonated near the Republic encampment , injuring a number of clone troopers . The explosion caused Skywalker to change his plans , believing that the Republic did not have time for the bio - scan . Having heard D ' Nar ' s plans through Kenobi ' s comlink , Skywalker and Tano immediately assigned Skywalker ' s astromech droid , R2 - D2 , to locate the bomb s with his scanner s . Meanwhile , Kenobi tried to gain time by negotiating with D ' Nar . He told the Separatist commander that he could not surrender until he was sure that the Togruta were safe , and to this end , he offered D ' Nar to settle their dispute with a duel . Should Kenobi win , D ' Nar would reveal the location of the Togruta and the bombs , but if D ' Nar emerged as the winner , Kenobi would be brought before Dooku in a cage . The Zygerrian commander agreed on the condition to fight the traditional Zygerrian way , without weapons . While they fought , Skywalker and Tano took a pair of AT - RTs and defused the bombs one - by - one by using their lightsabers to sever the connection between each bomb and its detonator . At one point during Kenobi ' s and D ' Nar ' s fight , a B1 battle droid tried to warn his Commander about Skywalker ' s and Tano ' s actions via the Commander ' s holoprojector . However , Kenobi did not allow him to finish , smashing D ' Nar onto his table and breaking the projector . Soon , only two bombs located in a courtyard remained , guarded by a large number of B1 battle droids and B2 super battle droids . Skywalker and Tano destroyed all the droids , but discovered that the bombs were chain - linked , meaning that they had to be defused at the same time to avoid explosion . However , the Jedi were then attacked by more battle droids that appeared on an adjacent platform . Skywalker and Tano were able to dispatch of the B2 super battle droids , but were pinned down by two sniper droideka s . The droidekas ' shields proved too strong for the Jedi , and they had to take cover . Taking notice that the sniper droids were vulnerable from the sides , Skywalker and Tano used their lightsabers to deflect incoming blaster fire into the droids , disabling them . They then proceeded to deactivate the final two bombs . Meanwhile , Kenobi , who had not been fighting in full force to prolong the duel , was defeated by D ' Nar . However , the tactical droid approached the Zygerrian with another holographic transmitter . A battle droid contacted the Confederate Commander , informing him that the Jedi had disarmed all bombs . Forgetting about Kenobi , D ' Nar tried to trigger the bombs , to no avail . Kenobi , who no longer had to feign his fighting ineptitude , used the Force to crush the two commando droids and regained his lightsaber , demanding to discuss D ' Nar ' s surrender . However , the Zygerrian revealed that he had one bomb remaining , planted onto the tactical droid . Activating the explosive , D ' Nar threw the droid onto Kenobi , pinning him under the machine , which allowed the Zygerrian to escape via a secret passageway in the floor . Regaining his footing , Kenobi pushed the panicking tactical droid through the tower ' s window , and it detonated in mid - air . As D ' Nar retreated toward the " Tecora " , Kenobi followed suit , contacting Skywalker and warning him of the Zygerrian ' s escape . Kenobi was unable to catch up to D ' Nar , who started his ship ' s engines and took off . However , Skywalker and Tano used their AT - RTs to jump high into the air , and then used the Force to leap from the AT - RTs onto the " Tecora " hull , where Skywalker used his lightsaber to damage one of the ship ' s engines . D ' Nar , witnessing the two Jedi on his tactical display , opened the cargo bay doors of the ship . When the two jumped inside , the Zygerrian released the tentacled blixus creature , one of the many animals that he held aboard as pets . Ordering his Padawan to go stabilize the ship , Skywalker remained to fight the blixus . Tano infiltrated the ship ' s cockpit and deactivated the second engine . Noticing her , D ' Nar ignited his shock whip and prepared to battle the young Jedi , but was quickly defeated by her . Meanwhile , Skywalker , having killed the blixus , entered the cockpit . Skywalker demanded that D ' Nar reveal the whereabouts of the colonists , but the Zygerrian refused to answer . Angered , Skywalker pressed his deactivated lightsaber to the slaver ' s neck , threatening to kill him unless he answered . Tano convinced her Master to stand down , and D ' Nar then revealed that the Zygerrian queen planned to sell the people of Kiros at a grand auction in order to bring the Zygerrian Slave Empire to its former glory , after it had lost it power following a conflict with the Jedi . Aftermath . With the capture of D ' Nar and the destruction of the Confederate occupation army , Kiros was liberated . However , the colonists were still nowhere to be seen . Yularen performed a planet - wide bio - scan , but it came up with no results , indicating that the Togruta were not on the planet . In order to discuss their next move , Skywalker , Kenobi , and Tano contacted the Jedi High Council . Jedi Master Plo Koon deduced that the Zygerrians were planning to use Dooku ' s help to aid them in the restoration of their Slave Empire , and Skywalker was determined to stop them . However , Yoda sensed that the colonists were in grave danger , and he believed that their rescue should be the Jedi ' s utmost priority . To this end , a rescue mission was mounted , with Skywalker , Kenobi , Tano , and Rex infiltrating the Zygerrian homeworld . Records of the Battle of Kiros , as it came to be known , were compiled by the Jedi who fought on Kiros and were later published as part of the collection of datafiles called the Jedi Battle Logs . Behind the scenes . The Battle of Kiros was first depicted in the 2008 comic book " " , written by Henry Gilroy and illustrated by Scott Hepburn . It was mentioned several times in the subsequent issues of the of . In 2011 , after Gilroy ' s story proved popular with the animation team of , the writer adapted " The Mystery of Kiros " into the episode " Kidnapped " of the series . " Kidnapped " followed the same storyline , but featured a number of differences from the comic , the most noticeable being the replacement of the Besalisk Xerius Ugg with the Zygerrian Darts D ' Nar as the Confederate commander , which was done because the production team felt that Ugg too closely resembled fallen Jedi Pong Krell , who had appeared in the series ' preceding storyline . This article currently follows the events as portrayed in " Kidnapped , " in accordance to Lucasfilm Ltd . Holocron continuity database keeper Leland Chee ' s statement that the TV series supersedes the comic books in terms of continuity . Although neither the comics nor the TV series provided a canonical name for the battle , it was later officially dubbed the " Battle of Kiros " in the second volume of the " Jedi Battle Logs " collection of the " " online multiplayer video game . Differences between the TV series and the comic books . As " Kidnapped " takes place during season four , it features all the main characters in new outfits , which were introduced in mid - season three . This conflicts with the comic , which depicts the characters in their pre - redesign costumes . In the comic book , Dooku arrives on Kiros in a " Punworcca 116 " - class interstellar sloop and tells Roshti that the Separatists have learned that the Republic is planning to establish a stronghold on Kiros in order to attack nearby colonies . After Kiros is taken under Confederate control , a Besalisk named Xerius Ugg is placed in charge of the occupation army . The Republic forces arrive nineteen planetary rotations later instead of ten . The comic also portrays V - 19 Torrent starfighters engaging Vulture droid starfighters over the planet . The Confederate forces also include some regular droidekas stationed in Ugg ' s quarters . After the city ' s north quadrant has been quickly secured , the Jedi reach the Separatist headquarters as Commander CC - 2224 and Ghost Company approach from the south with minimal resistance . Ugg requests to talk with " the Negotiator , " a nickname Kenobi has earned for his diplomatic skills . Kenobi and Ugg agree to fight , although the winning conditions are slightly different . As Ugg converses only with a Zygerrian before the fight , Dooku does not order him to bring Kenobi to him . As such , Ugg proclaims that should he win the fight , Kenobi will order his forces to surrender . Skywalker and Tano disarm the bombs with the help of Rex , who provides covering fire from the roof tops , destroying a single sniper droideka . At one point during Kenobi ' s and Ugg ' s fight , a B1 battle droid tries to warn his Commander about Skywalker ' s and Tano ' s actions via the commander ' s holoprojector . Kenobi , however , crushes the projector with the Force before the droid can finish . Soon , however , another droid comes in and interrupts the fight to tell Ugg that the Jedi are disarming the bombs . Having discovered that , Ugg rushes to trigger the bombs , hoping that at least one of them will explode . However , the only bomb that does is the one planted in Ugg ' s own ship . Kenobi offers Ugg one last chance to surrender , but the Separatist commander refuses and attacks him . Kenobi then grabs Ugg and throws him out the window . Ugg falls from the great height of his headquarters and receives heavy injuries upon hitting the ground , although he remains alive for some time . Kenobi tries to ask him about the Togruta once again , but the Besalisk refuses to reveal anything and dies . After the planetary bio - scan initiated by Yularen has revealed that the Togruta are not on the planet , Kenobi analyzes records copied from Ugg ' s transmitter and notices that the late Commander has frequently made contact with someone in the Zygerria system , well known for its reputation as a system of slave traders . Using this clue , the Jedi decide to infiltrate the system , proceeding to the remains of the Shi ' kar homeworld in order to gain more intelligence from Zygerrian slavers who pass through that sector . Meanwhile , the Separatists falsify the Jedi Order ' s reputation by spreading propaganda that the entire population of Kiros has been killed by the Republic during their assault .