Honor Bound Honor Bound is a story from " Star Wars Tales 22 " that was an official tie - in to the game " " , released shortly after the comic was published . It was collected in " Star Wars Tales Volume 6 " . Plot summary . Jedi Masters Yoda and Mace Windu summoned clone commando sergeant RC - 2088 to give a detailed account of his latest assignment , a seemingly routine escort mission which turned into an all out combat operation . The clone gave the following account of the operation : The commandos were tasked with protecting major weapons manufacturer Lorca Oviedo during a conference on Aviles Prime . While the journey from Coruscant to Aviles Prime was uneventful , the industrialist ' s Republic Cruiser reported a life support system failure during the return trip . They decided to drop out of hyperspace by the nearest world , the abandoned moon of Asturias , in order to repair . As they did so , all hell broke loose : a droid control ship appeared out of nowhere and attacked the convoy . Both Oviedo ' s cruiser and the commandos ' escort ship were damaged and had to crash land on Asturias . Only seven commandos out of the escort ship ' s eighteen - man crew survived . The commandos immediately decided to carry on with their original mission : find Oviedo and bring him back to Coruscant , no matter the cost . They managed to reach the cruiser ' s landing site and made shocking discoveries : the ship itself was intact , but the crew had been summarily executed . Oviedo himself was missing but the commandos found the footsteps of B1 battle droids and those of a human leading away from the ship . Following the tracks , they found Oviedo conversing with Techno Union leader Wat Tambor via HoloNet . The Separatists ' ambush was a set up , designed to make Oviedo appear loyal to the Republic and to help him gain weapons manufacturing contracts . In fact , the industrialist had been in league with the Confederacy of Independent Systems all along and planned to provide Tambor with insider knowledge on troop strengths and deployment patterns , tipping the scales in Count Dooku ' s favor . Having the advantage of surprise , the commandos attacked Tambor ' s droids and managed to capture Oviedo . They then had to run through a gauntlet of battle droids , super battle droids , droidekas and Vulture droids to reach the Republic cruiser and escape , with their prisoner in tow . In the end , only RC sergeant Theta twenty - eight - eight and Lorca Oviedo managed to reach Coruscant alive . The commandos had fulfilled their mission . Unfortunately , the traitorous industrialist died of asphyxia while in custody , before he could reveal anything to the Republic . The exact cause of death remained unknown . . . Satisfied with the report , Mace Windu dismissed the sergeant and assured him that his men ' s sacrifice would not go unnoticed . While he praised the commandos for their willingness to uphold the Republic , Yoda was more reserved . The clones were indeed obedient and loyal , for now . But he wasn ' t sure where their allegiance would lie in the future . . . Behind the scenes . In the comic , Oviedo says " This is madness ! " to which one of the commandos responds , " No , this is war ! " in reference to " This is Sparta ! "