The Clone Wars : Transfer " The Clone Wars : Transfer " is a six - page webcomic in the that was posted on StarWars . com on December 4 , 2008 . It leads directly into the episode " Cloak of Darkness " and was written by Pablo Hidalgo and lettered by Grant Gould , with art drawn by Katie Cook . " Transfer " shows the securing of captured Trade Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray and General Anakin Skywalker ' s ordering of his Padawan , Ahsoka Tano , to oversee Gunray ' s transfer to Coruscant alongside Jedi Master Luminara Unduli . Plot summary . Jedi General Anakin Skywalker and Clone Captain CT - 7567 are stationed on a planet during the Clone Wars — the conflict between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems . During a battle on the planet , a clone trooper sergeant tells Skywalker that they have successfully made contact with the Outer Rim planet Rodia . Before leaving , Skywalker orders CT - 7567 to keep firing the Republic ' s heavy cannons at the enemy . Skywalker contacts Senator Padmé Amidala via the hologram , and learns that she has captured Trade Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray . He advises her that she must be careful with Gunray . However , before Amidala finishes talking to Skywalker , her hologram connection cuts off . Shocked , Skywalker asks the clone trooper sergeant what happened . The Clone Sergeant reveals to Skywalker that there is too much interference from enemy artillery . Eventually , Skywalker tells his Padawan , Ahsoka Tano , that she will go to Rodia and oversee the transfer of Gunray to Coruscant for trial . At first , Tano shows less enthusiasm with her new assignment and wants to stay with Skywalker to help him cut through enemy lines , but Skywalker tells his Padawan that she must protect Amidala and make sure she is safe . A " Nu " - class attack shuttle soon arrives and departs the planet with Tano on board . Grand Master Yoda and Jedi Master Mace Windu contact Tano via hologram and explain to her that Skywalker has given her the assignment without the Jedi Council ' s approval . Though Tano tells the Jedi Masters that Skywalker felt that her given assignment was important , Windu then reveals that Master Luminara Unduli has already been assigned to oversee the transfer of Gunray . Tano defends her Master ' s orders and tells Yoda and Windu that she is less than three parsecs away from Rodia . Yoda agrees and lets Tano continue with her assignment to Rodia . Tano soon docks with Unduli ' s " Consular " - class cruiser , which is orbiting Rodia , and upon meeting Tano , Unduli expresses her belief that she does not need a Padawan for the assignment . However , Tano explains to Unduli that she is following Skywalker ' s orders . Meanwhile , Amidala is contacted on Rodia by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine , who tells Amidala that Senate Commandos , led by Captain Faro Argyus , will secure the transfer of Gunray . Development . " The Clone Wars : Transfer " is a six - page webcomic in the , which ties into the . " Transfer " leads directly into " Cloak of Darkness " , an episode in the of " The Clone Wars " television series , which aired on December 5 , 2008 . " Transfer " shows how Ahsoka Tano was grouped with Luminara Unduli as well as the securing of the captured Nute Gunray by Captain Argyus ; both plot elements would later be expanded upon in " Cloak of Darkness . " In the comic , an easter egg — the word " Wampa " — is shown in Aurebesh near Skywalker and the clone sergeant . The comic was written by Pablo Hidalgo and lettered by Grant Gould , with art drawn by Katie Cook . Special thanks were also given to Leland Chee , Sue Rostoni , and Dave Filoni . " Transfer " was posted on StarWars . com on December 4 , 2008 .