The Clone Wars : The Valsedian Operation The Clone Wars : The Valsedian Operation is a webcomic in taking place right after the events of " " . It was released concurrently with . It began on September 14 , 2010 and its final issue was published on April 29 , 2011 . Plot summary . " The Valsedian Operation " begins right where " " left off . Having been expelled from the now - Separatist planet of Ukio , Jedi General Keelyvine Reus and her Padawan Tyzen Xebec are returning to Coruscant along with Clone Commander Ganch . Accompanying them is AgriCorps worker Sanya , whose help was instrumental in fighting the Separatist forces on Ukio . While their cruiser is docking , Tyzen welcomes Sanya back to her one - time home and Reus proceeds to thank her for her service to the Republic . She assures Sanya that her assistance will be well reflected in her report to the Jedi Council and that it might influence where the AgriCorps send her next . On debarking , the group is met by Captain Rex , who brings a priority message for the two Jedi to report immediately to Master Yoda . He also offers to take Ganch to an RSO Center for some down - time . Initially hesitant , Ganch obliges when Reus insists that he go and stand by until called for . He invites Sanya to go with him and she readily agrees . Reus and Xebec arrive at the Jedi Temple and enter a communication chamber where they are met by Yoda , Obi - Wan Kenobi , Anakin Skywalker , and his Padawan Ahsoka Tano . Chancellor Palpatine appears as a hologram and informs the Jedi of a predicament involving the new allies of the Republic — the Hutts . Palpatine was told by Jabba that a distant cousin of his — Torpo the Hutt — ignoring the treaty between the Republic and the Hutts , has sold the Valsedian asteroid belt — a rich trove of ore used in the production of fuel , armor and weaponry — to the Separatists . Anakin , Obi - Wan , Ahsoka , Reus and Tyzen are to investigate , but without clone or military escort , as any Republic military presence deep into Hutt space could cause a delicate political situation . Anakin proposes they use the " Twilight " and pass as smugglers . Rex , Ganch and Sanya arrive at the RSO Center when Reus contacts Ganch and informs him his services will not be required for their next mission . At the Archives of the Jedi Temple , talking with Obi - Wan , Reus reveals that she was trained in the lightsaber arts by Dooku . Back at the RSO Center , Rex , Ganch and Sanya meet Commander Cody , who asks them to join him on his table . The clones are having a drink and discussing the war when Sanya accidentally drops a fork on the floor . Picking it up , she discovers there are detonite charge s planted under the chairs . A girl from the RSO staff determines the charges are not timer - based and are probably connected to a remote detonator . As it is not safe for the clones to move from their chairs , she proposes the RSO staff should disarm the charges . Later , on a landing platform , Ahsoka and Tyzen are bringing supplies aboard the " Twilight " , talking about Xebec ' s experience during the battle of Ukio . Meanwhile , in a hidden facility inside one of the asteroids in the Valsedian belt , a group of pirates — a Gamorrean called Duroc , a blue - skinned male Twi ' lek , a yellow - skinned female Twi ' lek with an eyepatch and a purple - skinned male — are sitting on a table , enjoying their fortune of being paid to guard a rock that no one visits . Suddenly Duroc starts choking and then flies into a wall . The cause turns out to be Asajj Ventress , who enters the room . Accompanied by the four pirates , Ventress inspects the mining operation taking place inside the facility . Ugnaught workers forced by battle droids do the ore processing . Ventress makes it clear she does not like the pirates and tells them their job is to guard the workers and make sure they stay productive . Back at the RSO Center , Sanya reports to Ganch there are charges at every table on the chairs that the clones are using . As the charges are blinking in unison , Sanya is sure they are linked . The RSO staff has to defuse all the charges at the same time . To stay connected they put on the clones ' helmets . Cody links his helmet to theirs to see what they see . Then he guides them through the steps of defusing the charges and they succeed . Suddenly , a girl from the RSO staff runs away . Sanya and Ganch pursue her , but just outside the RSO Center she manages to blast a clone trooper , steal a BARC speeder and drive away . Ganch and Sanya quickly hop on another speeder and continue the chase . When the " Twilight " arrives at the Valsedian belt , Anakin , Obi - Wan and Reus are in the ship ' s hangar next to a red Delta - 7B starfighter with R2 - D2 in its astromech droid socket . Though he is not thrilled , Anakin is to be the backup for the mission as he is the most capable pilot present , so he hops in the starfighter and flies out of the hangar . Ahsoka and Tyzen guide the " Twilight " amid the floating rocks into a cave inside the largest asteroid where they land . There is stable pressure and trace atmosphere on the asteroid , so the Jedi put on breath masks . As the narrow tunnels are making their sensors unreliable , the Jedi split in two groups . The Padawans are to scan the smaller tunnels while the Masters take another route . Obi - Wan and Reus reach breathable atmosphere and take their masks off . They spot a Twi ' lek approaching — most likely an administrator of the facility . Reus grabs him and using a Jedi mind trick , she asks him where is his master . The Twi ' lek answers he is far away . Reus then asks who is in charge and who does he answer to and the Twi ' lek says it is his master , confusing the Jedi . Meanwhile , the Padawans are crawling through a tunnel and as they spot a light underneath they suddenly fall inside a room full of battle droids . Ahsoka and Tyzen activate their lightsabers to engage the enemy . At that moment Obi - Wan senses the young Jedi are in danger . He rushes to help them while Reus remains to further question the Twi ' lek . When sentry droids report Jedi intruders , Ventress orders the four pirates to deal with the Padawans , but leave the older Jedi to her . Up in space , orbiting in his starfighter , Anakin is attacked by Vulture droids . The speeder chase on Coruscant ' s skylanes is in progress . The saboteur RSO girl makes a hard turn downwards and Sanya and Ganch follow . Meanwhile , Obi - Wan reaches Ahsoka and Tyzen only to find they have matters under control . Together , the three Jedi continue the fight with the droids . In the tunnels nearby , Reus shackles her Twi ' lek prisoner to a wall and asks him where Torpo is . To the Jedi ' s surprise it turns out Torpo is in the facility . Suddenly Reus is attacked by Ventress and the two engage in a lightsaber duel . Obi - Wan and the Padawans manage to destroy all the battle droids when they hear a scream for help . The Jedi run into a room where the four pirates have captured the Ugnaught workers under a shield and threaten to kill them . The Jedi engage the pirates . While Obi - Wan fights the purple - skinned one , Ahsoka and Tyzen defeat Duroc and the female Twi ' lek . As the duel between Ventress and Reus continues , Asajj manages to destroy the shackles of the Twi ' lek prisoner and he flees . Above , Anakin uses podracing tactics to deal with his Vulture droid pursuers . Obi - Wan ' s battle with one of the pirates still continues , but finally the Jedi reveals he is just stalling to give the Padawans time and then quickly ends the fight with a Force Push . Ahsoka reports they can not deactivate the shield as its generator is outside on the surface . Kenobi contacts Anakin and tells him he has to destroy the generator . Skywalker still has Vulture droids on his tail though . Still fighting , Ventress and Reus now reach a big door . The assassin ' s lightsabers accidentally cut the door and it opens . Inside is Torpo , screaming about conspiracy and invasion , and begging for help . Suddenly Ventress ' red blades pierce the Hutt ' s body and he drops dead . Using the Force , Asajj pushes Reus into a wall and throws Torpo ' s body at her . By the time the Jedi manages to toss the corpse away , she is all covered in Hutt slime and Ventress is gone . Back on Coruscant , Ganch and Sanya find the RSO saboteur ' s speeder abandoned when they hear blasterfire . The two find the girl dead , but the shooter is long gone . In the asteroid belt , Anakin leads his Vulture droid pursuers to the shield generator where he makes a hard turn , forcing them to crash directly into the structure . The shield is down and the Ugnaughts are free . Anakin lands inside the facility as Chief Foreman expresses his gratitude to Obi - Wan . Reus joins them and infroms them that Torpo is dead and Ventress has escaped . Then Chief Foreman reveals that Torpo was not in charge . It was Bib Fortuna — Reus ' Twi ' lek prisoner — who also escaped . Anakin is immediately filled with anger as Fortuna is the henchman of Jabba the Hutt , who obviously deceived them . Unfortunately , as they have no proof , the Jedi can not do anything about it . Elswhere , Ventress informs Dooku that the Valsedian belt is no longer in their control . Comprehending Jabba ' s scheme now , the Count assures her they shall see to it that he will never again be so bold . The " Twilight " is landing back on the platform on Coruscant where Ganch and Sanya are approached by another RSO girl . She informs them the saboteur was not one of them as all RSO members were accounted for . Moments later Reus orders Ganch to join her in the Jedi Temple war room in 25 minutes , as Master Yoda has a new assignment for them . Behind the scenes . " The Clone Wars : The Valsedian Operation " original credits : Story and Art by Thomas Hodges Script by Pablo Hidalgo Colors and letters by Grant Gould Special thanks were given to Frank Parisi , Sue Rostoni , Leland Chee and Dave Filoni . The image from the cover art is a character design by Thomas Hodges from 2009 made for " Act on Instinct " . The text in Aurebesh on the flags above the entrance of the RSO Center read : " RSO " " Republic Service Organization " " Senate District Lounge " When Sanya jumps in the second BARC speeder , Ganch shouts : " I see it , wait , Sanya ! " , a reference to Luke ' s line " I see it , wait , Leia ! " in . After the speeder chase on Coruscant , Ganch mistakenly calls Sanya " Sansa " . While Tom Hodges was established already as a comic artist , " The Valsedian Operation " was his first time writing a story . According to an interview , he asked Pablo Hidalgo if he could write the summer story between seasons two and three of " The Clone Wars " . The story was approved and it became the season three webcomic .