Battle of Felucia (Outer Rim Sieges)

The Battle of Felucia was the third major engagement for control over the planet Felucia during the Clone Wars between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems. As one of the last battles of the conflict, Jedi Master Aayla Secura commanded the Republic's troops as they moved into position in readiness to engage the Separatists; however Palpatine gave word that Order 66 be carried out, leading to the clones turning on Secura and killing her.
==Prelude==
The site of a major hyperspace route, a hub for Nysillin production, and the headquarters of the Commerce Guild,Rise of the Separatists the Outer Rim world of Felucia was a heavily contested planet in the Clone Wars as it was sought by both the Confederacy of Independent Systems and Galactic Republic. Early in the war, the Confederacy led an assault on Felucia and secured the planet, overcoming the forces of Jedi Generals Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, and Jedi Commander Ahsoka Tano and establishing an orbital blockade. Breaking through the enemy starships, General Plo Koon led the successful evacuation of the Jedi and their clone troopers, though the planet had still fallen into the hands of the Separatists. Such a loss set back the Republic's efforts in the entire Thanium sector.
Later, the Republic had managed to establish Medical Station HCTFF2 over Felucia, but the Haven medical station was attacked by a Separatist fleet and destroyed. When Skywalker, Tano, and Kenobi were sent to investigate, they were met with a waiting automated vulture droid deployment station, which deployed several vulture droids that took down their T-6 shuttle. Upon crashing on Felucia, the Jedi became embroiled in a conflict between the Ohnaka Gang and a group of Felucian farmers. Later, Skywalker, Koon, Tano, and their clones were again deployed to Felucia, having been tasked with taking over Separatist-controlled portions of the world. Learning that the Republic sought to take out TZ-33's outpost, General Grievous attempted to secure his control over the Felucia system by dispatching reinforcements, but the Second Battle of Felucia still ended in a Republic victory by taking out the Confederate outpost.
During the final days of the war, Felucia was home to a Separatist strongholdStar Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded despite the Republic's earlier victory. The Commerce Guild poisoned Felucia's waters in an attempt to prevent the planet from being of value to the Republic.
==The battle==
During the Outer Rim Sieges, Jedi General Aayla Secura, Clone Marshal Commander Bly, and their troopers in the 327th Star Corps were deployed to the planet to capture Shu Mai, Presidente of the Commerce Guild and member of the Separatist Council,Star Wars Character Encyclopedia, New Edition rescue Ormo Hyn, and stop the poison from spreading. The ensuing conflict became the war's third major battle for Felucia. Early in the battle, Secura flew her Eta-2 Actis-class light interceptor and pursued a HMP droid gunship. At another point, Secura and her troops stood together before engaging a target. Additionally, at some point two clones standing near each other were fighting in the battle.
Felucia was one of the planets which the Republic dubbed a key target that needed to be be taken from the CIS. In the days that came after the Battle of Coruscant, Jedi General Stass Allie was ordered to lead reinforcements to Felucia. Before she could make it to Felucia but after leaving the capital of Coruscant, she was redirected to the planet Saleucami, which had recently fallen to Republic troops under Jedi Generals Quinlan Vos and Oppo Rancisis.
Later, Secura and the 327th marched through the wild underbrush in search of Confederate forces. By that time, Mai was not on Felucia and was instead with other members of the Separatist Council on Mustafar, having been transferred from their base on Utapau. Eventually, Secura and her troopers located enemy forces gathered in a clearing directly in front of them. However, as the OG-9 homing spider droids and Armored Assault Tanks advanced,Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles Bly received Order 66 from Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine. Forced to obey the Chancellor's command by their inhibitor chips, Bly, Clone Lieutenant Galle, and the other clones followed its directive, shooting Secura in the back before she could react. Secura was finished off by fire from the clones surrounding her before full-scale combat operations could begin.
==Aftermath==
In the end, the Battle of Felucia ended with a Republic victory, while the war itself ended with the entire droid army being shut down from Mustafar, securing a victory for the Republic's newly established successor state, the Galactic Empire. The Empire established an Imperial garrison on Felucia following the fighting, but the planet was left in a ruined state. As such, Moff Wilhuff Tarkin considered it a possible target for Berch Teller's rebel cell, but the Sith Lord Darth Vader disagreed.
==Behind the scenes==
The Battle of Felucia first appeared in Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith. While developing the film's story before a script was written, it was initially proposed by concept artist Derek Thompson to have several Padawans accompanying the clone troopers to the battle and aiding them against the droids, but the idea was dropped as the Padawans eventually had to die anyway.
==Appearances==
*Star Wars: Galactic Defense
*Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy – A Graphic Novel
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*Kanan 2 
*Tarkin 
===Non-canon appearances===
*LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation 
==Sources==
*Star Wars Workbook: 2nd Grade Reading
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*Ultimate Star Wars
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*Star Wars: Complete Locations
*Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
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*Collapse of the Republic
*Star Wars: How Not to Get Eaten by Ewoks and Other Galactic Survival Skills 
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*Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy
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==Notes and references==
Category:Battles of Felucia
Category:Battles of the Great Jedi Purge during the Clone Wars
Category:Battles of the Outer Rim Sieges