Crisis on Naboo " Crisis on Naboo " is the eighteenth episode of the . It aired on February 10 , 2012 . Official description . " " The Chancellor travels to Naboo to preside over a public ceremony , guarded by Jedi Knight s . Dooku and his bounty hunter s — including an undercover Obi - Wan Kenobi — launch their kidnapping plot . " " Synopsis . In the Jedi Temple , the members of the Jedi High Council , along with Anakin and Ahsoka , discuss the security measures for Chancellor Palpatine ' s visit to Naboo for its traditional Festival of Light . Mace Windu and Yoda have since disclosed to the others that Obi - Wan is still alive and in disguise , infiltrating Count Dooku ’ s plot to strike against and kidnap the Chancellor . Anakin proves confident and determined to see the mission done – but perhaps a little too much , earning him concerned glances from Windu , Yoda and Ahsoka . In the meantime , Count Dooku , Moralo Eval , Cad Bane and his team , consisting of Obi - Wan , Embo , Derrown and Twazzi , claim possession of a small hangar in Theed by murdering the mechanics inside . The group congregates , and Bane proceeds to assign his fellow members ’ individual roles in the plot : Derrown is to take down the deflector shield erected for the Chancellor ’ s protection ; Eval is to provide the getaway transport ; Embo and Twazzi , disguised as Senate Guards , are assigned to escort the Chancellor ; and a disguised Obi - Wan is to provide cover fire and incapacitate the Chancellor with a sniper blaster . A special mapping device is issued to each of them , to lead them to the rendezvous point once the mission has been complete , and a special holographic disguise matrix is used to make them appear as Senate Guard s . But as they leave for their posts , Dooku takes Bane aside for a moment and advises him to keep a special lookout for Hardeen , of whom the Count has grown suspicious . Finally , Palpatine and his escort , which includes Windu , Anakin and Ahsoka , arrive in Theed , where the Chancellor is welcomed by Queen Neeyutnee and a group of esteemed Galactic senators , among them Naboo ’ s own representative Padmé Amidala and Sio Bibble , governor of Naboo . While security is in place , Palpatine shows little concern for the Count ’ s imminent strike , and in worry of Padmé ’ s safety , Anakin assigns Ahsoka to accompany his wife and the Queen while he takes his place in the mission ’ s front line . While assuming his position , Obi - Wan is finally able to contact Windu and inform him of the important elements of the Count ’ s plan . On that evening , the Naboo and their Senate guests gather at the Royal Palace to perform the initiation of the festival , with Bane infiltrating the crowd holographically disguised as a Neimoidian . However , when Dooku ’ s operation commences and Derrown prepares to disable the deflector shield generator , Obi - Wan gives a warning to Windu , but he and Anakin are unable to prevent the shield ’ s deactivation or Derrown ’ s escape . Obi - Wan attempts to prevent the latter , disabling Derrown ’ s jetpack , but his blaster is only charged for one shot . The Chancellor is knocked out by the shield generator ’ s explosion , and amidst the resulting confusion Embo and Twazzi make Palpatine look like a fallen Senate Guard with a holographic matrix while Twazzi takes on the Chancellor ’ s appearance . Anakin and Windu intercept the two and fall for the ruse , whilst Bane and Eval make their escape with the unconscious Chancellor . As the only one closest to the kidnappers , Obi - Wan commandeers a speeder and follows Bane and Eval to the rendezvous point , where their escape ship is waiting ( though Dooku apparently is not ) . When Obi - Wan arrives , he claims custody of the Chancellor at gunpoint , triggering a vicious fight against Bane . Obi - Wan eventually overpowers the two criminals and hands them over to the authorities ( who just arrived , along with Anakin and Windu ) , and when his true name is revealed by Windu , Bane swears bitter revenge against the Jedi . The next morning , Palpatine and the Jedi prepare to return to Coruscant , but even though the kidnapping was successfully thwarted , Anakin is still furious at Obi - Wan and the Jedi Council about having withheld the truth from him , even if this was meant to convince Dooku of " Hardeen ’ s " sincerity . An angry comment of his , however , triggers a suspicion in Obi - Wan , and before shedding his disguise , he returns to his position from the previous night and finds an activated com device in his sniper blaster ’ s case , meaning that Dooku had not shown because he had listened in on Obi - Wan ’ s com calls to Windu . In fact , the Count awaits Palpatine and Anakin in an ambush , which was subtly arranged by Palpatine in order to draw out Anakin ’ s frustrations and anger to their fullest and thus make him pass to the dark side of the Force for good . Anakin dispatches the two MagnaGuards that accompanied Dooku quickly , but when Palpatine tries to run away at Anakin ' s orders , a third MagnaGuard intercepts him and holds him in place . Both watch as Anakin and Dooku duel across the halls , and although Anakin holds Dooku down for a few seconds , Dooku manages to overpower him with Force lightning . Obi - Wan , however , catches up to Anakin and together they manage to thwart Dooku ' s plan once again , destroying the lone MagnaGuard and rescuing Palpatine , forcing Dooku to throw Anakin off his ship , ending the duel leaving empty - handed and escaping in his shuttle . While Palpatine thanks the Jedi for their timely rescue , he makes an expression of mock concern about what the galaxy would become if the Jedi were no more . Behind the scenes . The clone trooper who is taking Cad Bane into custody is a shock trooper , but after the scene cuts , he turns into a normal clone trooper . When Anakin and Obi - Wan are walking away from the loading ramp to the Republic ship , they appear to be moving faster than they actually are . One of the fireworks that Palpatine launches resembles the Star Wars opening crawl .