Desix City

Desix City was located on the planet Desix during the tenure of the Confederacy of Independent Systems. When the Galactic Empire was founded, it did not recognize the planet as independent and the rule of its governor, Tawni Ames. As such, a new governor was installed for Desix. When Imperial governor Grotton arrived to supervise the planet, Ames and her Separatist holdout took Governor Grotton and his TK troopers hostage. A squad under Clone Commander CC-2224 "Cody" eliminated Ames and rescued Grotton, paving the way for an Imperial occupation of the world.
==Description==
Desix City was a fortified, self-sufficient city on the planet Desix. It was situated on top of a mesa surrounded by high, impenetrable walls. Inhabitants could enter or exit the city through a large main gate that led to a bridge connecting the farmlands on another mesa to the one the city was situated in. The main gate to the city could be opened or closed remotely and the city was equipped with a siren in the event of an emergency to notify the citizens to retreat inside.
The city itself was cramped, containing narrow, windy pathways that not even speeders could navigate through. The homes were very close to each other and were no higher than two stories. The bell tower was the largest structure and dwarfed all other city buildings; it functioned as a control and command center for the fortress and it was from there that Governor Tawni Ames ruled the city and coordinated her forces. During the early reign of the Galactic Empire, many of the buildings were coated in rust. On the outskirts of the city were extensive farmlands whichwere used to grow crops to feed of the city population. Many of the inhabitants who lived inside the city worked there.
==History==
After the War of the Ring ended and the Galactic Empire was founded, the Empire appointed Governor Grotton as the new Governor of Desix. As the new Governor, he arrived on board a Nu-class attack/transport shuttle along with a TK stormtrooper squad to supervise the transition of governments. When the shuttle carrying the Imperials arrived at the planet, the siren inside the city was activated to inform the citizens of the incoming Imperial shuttle leading to them rushing back to their homes and locking their doors. When the shuttle landed at the city, Grotton and his squad met with the current Governor Tawni Ames to inform her that he would be replacing her. Due to the Empire still not recognizing the planet as being independent, Ames instead took them hostage with the help of reprogrammed Separatist Droids.
When Vice Admiral Rampart was informed of the hostage crisis, he deployed Clone Commander CC-2224 "Cody," CT-9904 "Crosshair," and a squad of clone troopers to the city under the guise of a diplomatic resolution. Knowing that the clone troopers were sent to rescue Grotton, Ames ordered a T-series tactical droid to fire at the shuttle. The droid complied and ordered the city's air strike team to fire at the shuttle resulting in the ship crash landing at Sector Five in the Farmlands at the outskirts of the city.
With no choice but to walk on foot to the city to rescue Grotton, Commander Cody, Crosshair and his squad fought against the reprogrammed Separatist Droids. They managed to destroy an Armored Assault Tank at the bridge and entered into the main city. The squad split into one team going north with Crosshair and Cody with the other team going south into the city. North Team managed to enter into the bell tower and found Ames with a blaster at Grotton's head. Cody instead of killing Ames convinced her that a peaceful resolution can be reached if she drops her weapon and lets Grotton go. Convinced, Ames let Grotton go however after being released, Grotton ordered Cody to kill Ames. Unable to, Crosshair instead killed her with Grotton ordering the clones to hang her body in the city square to teach them to not rebel against the Empire.
Although the mission was successful, the squad suffered high casualties. After the incident, a Venator-class Star Destroyer arrived at the city and many stormtroopers were deployed to occupy the planet where the soldiers' conducted searches of many of the homes inside the city that were supervised by Grotton. Distraught over what had transpired, Cody left with Crosshair and some clone troopers in a shuttle leaving the planet.
==Behind the scenes==
The city made a first appearance in "The Solitary Clone," the third episode of the second season of Star Wars: The Bad Batch. It was released on January 11, 2023. Concept art of the city was done by concept designer Chris Madden. The lighting concept of the city was done by Molly Denmark.
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==Notes and references==
Category:Confederacy of Independent Systems cities
Category:Galactic Empire cities
Category:Separatist holdout locations
Category:Desix locations