Mission to Rugosa A mission to Rugosa took place during the Clone Wars on the moon Rugosa . The Galactic Republic aimed to create a base to combat the Confederacy of Independent Systems in the Outer Rim Territories . The mission proved successful as the spirited fighting of the Jedi impressed the Toydarian king , Katuunko , who agreed to ally with them . The mission to Rugosa was not Katuunko ' s first dealing with the Republic , having helped them clandestinely smuggle relief supplies to the Twi ' lek rebels fighting in the Battle of Ryloth . Katuunko arrived on the neutral moon of Rugosa on his yacht , the " Thief ' s Eye " , with two Toydarian royal guard . As they puzzled over the late appearance of the Jedi , they were surprised by the arrival of Separatist commander Asajj Ventress , who had been sent on behalf of her master , Count Dooku , to attempt to convince the king to instead side with the Separatists . To convince the king that the Jedi were too weak to protect his system , Dooku had two frigates ambush the Republic cruiser carrying the Republic envoy , Jedi Master Yoda and several clones of the Coruscant Guard . Yoda , however , made it to the moon ' s surface in an escape pod and instead the Separatists turned the meeting into a contest of strength . Ventress would send her best troops to capture the Jedi , with their success or failure deciding who Katuunko would join . Yoda accepted the challenge despite Katuunko ' s misgivings and the king insisted that Yoda be given a fair fight . Ventress agreed despite intending nothing of the sort and deployed a full battalion of droids and tanks to capture Yoda . Under the command of 224 , the droid forces found the Republic delegation but the moon ' s large coral formations prevented their tanks from reaching them . Droid patrols advanced on foot , but were easily destroyed by the clones and Jedi , though the former were forced to retreat by a squad of B2 super battle droids , one of whom injured Lieutenant Thire before Yoda arrived and swiftly destroyed them . During this time , King Katuunko regularly communicated with Yoda until Ventress destroyed his communicator in anger , vowing that the Jedi would not escape her . Yoda then confronted the full force himself , dismantling droids and tanks single - handedly with only his lightsaber , including 224 himself . When Ventress attempted to contact 224 and was informed of his destruction , as well as Katuunko ' s stated faith in the Jedi , she broke the terms of the challenge by deploying droidekas into battle . Yoda ' s clones , who had been watching the Jedi cut his way through the droids with hearty amusement , spotted the inbound droidekas and devised a plan to take them out as Yoda finished destroying the last tank . Using their sole remaining rocket , the clones brought down an adjacent cliff face on the droidekas , destroying them and winning the challenge . His mind made , Katuunko contacted Dooku and stated his intention to join the Republic , citing his refusal to deal with those who broke their words as Ventress had done when she sent in the droidekas . Deciding that negotiations would be more fruitful with Katuunko ' s successor , Dooku spitefully ordered Ventress to murder the king . His guards attempted to shoot her in defense of their monarch , but she easily deflected their shots before Force - pushing them away and moved to kill the king with her paired lightsabers . The red blades were halted inches from Katuunko ' s head by Yoda , however , and Ventress ' droids were swiftly dealt with by the clones . Though Ventress proclaimed no fear of the Jedi , Yoda disarmed her with the Force before advising her to surrender . Instead , Ventress detonated pre - planted explosives which destroyed the king ' s yacht , escaping as Yoda was forced to protect himself and his allies from the falling debris . With the acolyte gone , Katuunko stated that negotiations were unnecessary and presented Yoda with his ceremonial sword , signifying the beginning of Toydaria ' s membership in the Republic just as a Republic cruiser arrived in orbit to extract them .