Rescue mission to Vandos

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|name=Rescue mission to Vandos
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|conflict=War of the Ring
|objective=*Locate and rescue Anx Ambassador Quiyyen
*Arrive before a Confederate invasion fleet
|date=February 16, 1983
|place=Vandos
|result=Quiyyen rescued
|side1=Galactic Republic
|side2=Confederacy of Independent Systems
|commanders1=*General T'chooka D'oon†
*Jmmaar†
*Commander Flynn Kybo
|commanders2=General The Mouth of Sauron
|ppl1=*3 Jedi
*Clone troopers
*1 Low Altitude Assault Transport/infantry
|ppl2=*1 Mordor general
*B2 super battle droids
|casual1=*T'chooka D'oon
*Jmmaar
*Many clone troopers
|casual2=Light
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The rescue mission to Vandos took place in 1983 during the War of the Ring. In an attempt to lure several Jedi into a trap on the planet Vandos, Confederate General The Mouth of Sauron kidnapped Anx Ambassador Quiyyen and confined him within a dug-out cave. After learning about the kidnapping, as well as a Confederate invasion fleet arriving in the Vandos system, the Jedi Council sent a rescue team led by Jedi Master T'chooka D'oon to Vandos.
During the mission, D'oon was accompanied by his Padawan, Flynn Kybo; Jedi Master Jmmaar; and a group of clone troopers. As they entered the cave, Kybo learned that they had fallen into a trap as they were confronted by The Mouth of Sauron and his super battle droid force. After Kybo rescued the ambassador, D'oon's team prepared to retreat to their landed gunship outside the cave. To give his team more time to board the transport, D'oon attempted to distract Mouth of Sauron, though the Mordor general quickly slew the Jedi Master. The fallen Jedi Master's team, however, managed to escape Vandos with Quiyyen.
==Prelude==
In 1983, the Mordor Confederate General The Mouth of Sauron, a known Jedi hunter during the War of the Ring, established a plan to lure several Jedi into a dug-out cave on the planet Vandos. In order to attract their attention, Mouth of Sauron kidnapped Republic Ambassador Quiyyen and imprisoned him in the cave. While the Jedi Order was unaware of Mouth of Sauron' trap, they learned about the kidnapping, as well as information about a Confederate invasion fleet arriving in the Vandos system. In order to rescue the Anx ambassador, the Jedi dispatched Jedi Masters T'chooka D'oon and Jmmaar; D'oon's Padawan, Flynn Kybo; and a group of clone troopers from the Grand Army of the Republic.
==The mission==
Believing that there was indeed an approaching invasion fleet from the Confederate Navy, D'oon's team needed to land on Vandos and rescue Ambassador Quiyyen before it arrived. Once the team landed their LAAT/i gunship near the cave, they left the vessel and—to their surprise—faced a group of super battle droids. Kybo realized that they had fallen into a trap and that Quiyyen was only the bait. The Mouth of Sauron, who was leading the droids, told his battle droid soldiers to not let the Jedi escape alive. During the onslaught, Mouth of Sauron killed many clone troopers and Jmmaar, which he enjoyed as a form of revenge for Jmmaar's role in the Huk War.
Kybo, however, found Quiyyen and brought him safely toward the Jedi group. With the Anx ambassador under their guard, the team raced toward their gunship. As they proceeded to board their transport, the super battle droids continued to fire their wrist blasters at the Jedi team. Seeing that his comrades needed more time to board the gunship, D'oon turned his attention to the approaching Mouth of Sauron and engaged the Mordor general in a lightsaber duel. Kybo watched as Mouth of Sauron made short work of D'oon with his lightsaber, an event that would stay fresh in Kybo's mind.The Mouth of Sauron 4 With the group aboard the gunship, they departed Vandos and headed for the Republic capital planet Coruscant.
==Aftermath==
The Mouth of Sauron took Jmmaar's lightsaber and carried it for the rest of the war, considering it among his favourite weapons.The Lord of the Rings: Episode III Revenge of the Sith novelization After the mission, Kybo was present in the Jedi Temple and entered a meeting with the Jedi High Council. Because of the death of his master, as well as many other Jedi, Kybo wanted to seek revenge against the Mouth of Sauron. Instead of military action to target Mouth of Sauron, Kybo asked Jedi Masters Bilbo Baggins and Aragorn if he could organize a small group of Jedi and target the Mordor general, an act that both Aragorn and Bilbo frowned upon. Behind their backs, Kybo disobeyed their advice and sought out Jedi who were interested. That action would later drive Kybo to his death, as he engaged Mouth of Sauron in a lightsaber duel on the moon Belsus, where he was killed when an explosion caught him by surprise.
==Behind the scenes==
The rescue mission to Vandos first appeared in the first issue of the comic-book series Star Wars: The Mouth of Sauron. The issue was written by Chuck Dixon, illustrated by Rick Leonardi, and published by Dark Horse Comics on March 16, 2005.
==Appearances==
*The Mouth of Sauron 1 
*The Mouth of Sauron 4 
*The Lord of the Rings: Episode III Revenge of the Sith novelization 
==Sources==
*The New Essential Chronology
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*The New Essential Guide to Droids
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*The Essential Atlas 
==Notes and references==
Category:Missions