Showdown on Teth

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|name=Showdown on Teth
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|date=December 20th, 1981
|place=Teth
|result=Mezmaron and Todo-360 flee
|side1=*Jedi Order
|side2=*Independent Bounty hunter
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|ppl1=*Sam Gamgee
*Quinlan Vos
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*Todo 360
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The Showdown on Teth was a fight between bounty hunter Mezmaron and Jedi Masters Quinlan Vos and Sam Gamgee.
==Prelude==
During the War of the Ring, the Wizard bounty hunter Mezmaron held the Galactic Senate hostage so he could arrange the escape of imprisoned crime lord Ziro Desilijic Tiure. Ziro was wanted by the Hutt Grand Council because he knew damaging information about them and had hidden that information in a journal. This datapad, which he had once hidden on the planet Teth, contained information about the criminal activities of the Hutt Council. Mezmaron brought Ziro to the palace of Gardulla Besadii the Elder on Nal Hutta, where the Hutt Council imprisoned him. The Pa'lowick singer Sy Snootles, on the orders of Ziro's nephew Jabba Desilijic Tiure, broke Ziro out of prison and the two escaped Gardulla's Palace to find a ship to bring them to Teth; Ziro hoped to recover his journal, while Snootles had orders to bring the datapad to Jabba.
Meanwhile, Jedi Master Sam Gamgee and Jedi Knight Quinlan Vos were sent by the Jedi Council to locate Ziro and return him to Republic imprisonment. When they arrived on Nal Hutta, Gardulla denied knowledge of being involved in Ziro's escape, but the Jedi learned that the Hutt had indeed been in their custody and escaped. Sam and Vos set out into the swampy marshes of Nal Hutta to search for the escaped Hutt. Also on Ziro's trail was Mezmaron, who was tasked by the Hutt Council with returning Ziro to their custody. Vos and Gamgee discovered a house that belonged to Mama, Ziro's mother, and learned that Ziro and Snootles had taken her starship, bound for Teth. Mezmaron also learned this information and set out for Teth ahead of the Jedi.
==The skirmish==
Mezmaron tried to sneak his way out of the situation by playing friendly but Sam reminded him of holding the entire senate hostage on Minas Tirith. The Jedi then attempted to apprehend Mezmaron but Mezmaron made his move by bringing out his blasters just as the Jedi ignited their lightsabers. Mezmaron fired at them but the Jedi deflected all the blaster shots. Mezmaron then attempted to flee by jumping on the large platforms while simultaneously firing at the Jedi as they followed. But as Quinlan jumped, Mezmaron threw a cord at his legs, tangling them and tying them up. Using his lightsaber, Quinlan cut through the ropes and followed Sam in pursuing Mezmaron.
Mezmaron fired on the platform Gamgee was standing on, causing it to collapse. But Sam managed to grab on to a nearby platform.
Quinlan confronted Mezmaron but while he deflected Mezmaron's shots, Todo appeared from behind him and pulled at his braids, distracting him. Mezmaron then rolled under Quinlan and kicked him onto the lower platform. Mezmaron aimed at him and was about to deliver the killing blow when Gamgee intervened, forcing Mezmaron to accidentely fall over the edge, losing one of his blasters in the process.
Todo, who had grabbed Quinlan's lightsaber while he was down, attempted to kill Gamgee but Sam eluded him and grabbed the lightsaber before Force pushing Todo away.
Mezmaron used his remaining blaster on Gamgee while Gamgee deflected them right back at him, striking his hand and causing him to lose his second blaster. Mezmaron then attempted to run away but Sam caught up to him and kicked him but not before Mezmaron grabbing Quinlan's lightsaber from Gamgee.
A short lightsaber duel erupted between them in which Gamgee quickly disarmed Mezmaron, but the wizard ultimately ended up victorious as he grabbed Sam's arm and shocked him before kicking him down. However, Quinlan recovered and quickly caught up with Mezmaron while he was in flight using his jet boots. Both began punching at each other in mid-air until they landed on a platform. Mezmaron got up again and once again activated his jet boots and flew away. He then aimed at Quinlan and fired two rounds of flames at him though Quinlan dodged both of them.
Finally, Mezmaron retreated to his ship, followed by Todo. Before the Jedi could stop them, the bounty hunter and his droid had fled although neither side had achieved their mission.
==Appearances==
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==Sources==
*Star Wars: The Clone Wars The Complete Season Three
*Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide: Updated and Expanded 
==Notes and references==
Category:Missions