Duel on Fangorn

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|name=Duel on Fangorn Forest
|conflict=War of the Ring
|date=May 16th, 1981, 2 months after the First Battle of Isengard
|place=Fangorn, Middle-Earth
|result=*Republic victory
*Frodo Baggins passes the Trial of Skill
|side1=*Galactic Republic
*Jedi Order
|side2=*Confederacy of Independent Systems
*Dark Acolytes
|forces1=*1 Hobbit Ringbearer
**Jedi Commander Frodo Baggins
*Azure Angel†
**R4-P22†
*Clone troopers
**1 clone sergeant
*1 CR-20 troop carrier
|forces2=*1 Dark Witch
*Ginivex-class starfighterWar of the Ring Chapter 19
|casual1=*All clone troopers
*Azure Angel
**R4-P22
*The CR20
|casual2=*Jinx seriously wounded
*Ginivex starfighter captured
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This Duel on Fangorn forest was a lightsaber battle between Jedi Ringbearer Frodo Baggins and Dark Jedi Jinx that took place in 1981 on the forests of Fangorn, during the War of the Ring. Jinx had been dispatched by her Master, the Sith Lord Saruman the White, to prove herself by assassinating Baggins, who was at the time leading his clone forces during the Battle of Muunilinst. Frodo was piloting his Jedi starfighter in space over Muunilinst when he sensed the presence of Jinx, who flew her own starfighter, through the Force.
Frodo pursued the Dark Witch to Middle-Earth against the orders of his Master, Sam Gamgee and, in response, Gamgee sent a squad of clone troopers to provide support for his apprentice. Soon after landing on the Fangorn forest, the squad was wiped out by Jinx, who also destroyed Frodo's starfighter and astromech droid. The hex witch revealed herself to Frodo and the two engaged in combat. Dueling through the forest, Jinx goaded Frodo as they approached an ancient Misty Mountains, where they continued their fight. After losing his lightsaber and confiscating one of his opponent's, Frodo drew on the One Ring which he kept and his hatred of Jinx and attacked her with great force. His blows caused the cliff she stood upon to break and she fell into the ravine below.
Seemingly victorious, the Ringbearer assumed she had died and acquired her ship as a means of getting off the planet. However, Jinx had survived and went on to fight in future Confederate campaigns.
==Prelude==
Immediately upon arrival, Jedi Ringbearer Frodo Baggins briefly explored his surroundings, and, after the arrival of a platoon of clones that had arrived via a CR-20 troop carrier on the orders of his Jedi Master, Sam Gamgee, began to seek out his mysterious challenger. Jinx, however, was able to ambush and kill off all of the clone troopers, destroying their transport and Frodo's starfighter, the Azure Angel, along with R4-P22 before revealing herself, approaching the young Hobbit as she emerged from within the flaming wreckage and igniting her weapons.
==The duel==
As the duel began, however, Frodo proved that he was able to hold his own against Jinx despite her command of the dark side of the Force. As Frodo was about to strike, Jinx Force pushed him, avoiding the attack. Frodo returned the favor with another Force Push, Jinx then answered by throwing a tree at him. Frodo performed Expelliarmus and managed to knock both lightsabers that Jinx had drawn out of her hands. However, when he went to finish her off, she leaped into the treetops and pulled both swords back to her. Frodo swiftly followed, but then he lost sight of her. Jinx used the Force to snap the branch Frodo was on, but as he fell he managed to hang onto a vine, which was then also cut by Jinx. The two duelists leapt through the forest, going deeper and deeper into the mountain of the Misty Mountains and using the Force to hurl entire trees at each other as they fought, jumping from tree to tree and cutting vines they swung on. Eventually they arrived on a huge mountain and Jinx attempted to use Dun Möch to knock Frodo from the walkway.
Frodo attacked, forcing Jinx to back off in the face of his assault. Soon he forced her into the Misty Mountains; once inside their battle became even more violent as they made their way to the higher levels. Viciously utilizing the Force against Jinx, Frodo hurled her backwards; she attempted to retaliate in kind by hurling loose boulders at the Hobbit, but he deflected them, Force pushing her against a wall so hard that it shattered. The battle, which had degenerated into an all-out brawl, moved outside onto the rain-slicked ledges and stairways of the mountain. Both combatants, their robes tattered and soaked from the rain, paused and regarded each other.
The lightsaber duel soon resumed its violent tattoo. Jinx was able to knock Frodo's lightsaber out of his hand, but before she could capitalize on this opportunity for a killing blow, he responded by catching her by the wrists. Drawing upon the One Ring in his chain and his anger, he crushed her left wrist with his hand, causing her to drop the saber she held much to her own abject shock. Taking up her lightsaber, Frodo charged to strike at her with vicious slashing attacks and power lunges, driving her back to the edge of the mountain peak. He struck harder and harder until the force from the attacks made the stone she was standing on crumble, causing her to fall off of the edge of the mountain and into the forest depths. Frodo then roared in rage. As a result of giving into his anger once again, Frodo took yet another step closer to the dark side of the Force.
==Aftermath==
Assuming that she was dead, Frodo tossed the lightsaber that he had seized over the precipice; he then commandeered Jinx's Ginivex-class starfighter and returned to Muunilinst where, following the battle, Sam apologized him for ignoring orders and running off on his own and expressed his concern about the Sith's interest in Frodo. In actuality, Jinx survived the fall, and left Middle-Earth. She returned to her Confederate allies and continued to fight against the Republic.Star Wars: Republic: Dreadnaughts of Rendili
Almost 23 years later, when Palpatine's new battle station arrived near Yavin 4 to destroy the Rebel Alliance, Frodo, as the Sith Lord Delightful Children from Down the Lane, would recall the duel with Jinx on each forests.The Rise and Fall of Delightful Children
==Behind the scenes==
This duel was created for the Star Wars: War of the Ring television show that aired from 2003 to 2005. It appeared in three episodes from the second season, 17, 18, and 19; all from 2004. In episode 21, Sam Gamgee used this duel as an example of how Frodo had passed the Trial of Skill and was ready to become a Jedi Knight. The duel was depicted in Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force by Chris Trevas
==Appearances==
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*The Cestus Deception 
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*Star Wars: Republic: Dreadnaughts of Rendili 
*The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Ring: Lightsaber Duels 
*The Rise and Fall of Delightful Children 
==Sources==
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*Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide
*The New Essential Chronology
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*Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force
*Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 12
*Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide: Updated and Expanded
==Notes and references==
Category:War of the Rings battles
Category:Duels