Confederacy of Independent Systems

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> It is an honor to stand before you, for you represent the freedom and the future of our galaxy. The once-great Republic and Jedi Order have become victims of their own ambitions, and the Supreme Chancellor is no more than a pawn of corporate monopolies. As a people you called out for change, you called out for leadership, and I humbly answered that call. Together we challenged the system. We asked for equality. And how were we met? With war! The Jedi secret army of clones was revealed, and their treachery was far greater than we could have imagined! Countless living beings—these clones the Jedi created—have been sent to their deaths, while we sacrifice mainly droids. Our soldiers of flesh and blood are willing participants! They are your fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, who fight not because they were grown and designed to do so, but because they know in their hearts that they are fighting for a just and noble cause!
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> Head of State Dooku addresses a gala of Separatist dignitaries, Dark Disciple

The **Confederacy of Independent Systems**, shorted to **CIS**, and also known as the **Separatist Alliance**, the **Separatist State**, or simply the **Separatists**, was a secessionist government formed by thousands of star systems from the Mid Rim to the Outer Rim that broke away from the Galactic Republic. The Confederacy was founded on the grounds of excessive taxation and corruption within the Galactic Senate and general feeling of dissatisfaction towards and neglect by the Core Worlds, which contained some of the most wealthiest and prestigious planets in the galaxy.

The Confederacy was led by the former Jedi Count Dooku of Serenno, who served as its Head of State. In addition, the Confederacy was secretly supported by several corporations, including the Trade Federation, headed by Viceroy Nute Gunray; the InterGalactic Banking Clan, headed by Chairman San Hill; the Techno Union, headed by Foreman Wat Tambor; the Commerce Guild, headed by Presidente Shu Mai; the Corporate Alliance, headed by Magistrate Passel Argente; and the Retail Caucus.

The Separatist Crisis that began in 24 BBY led to a political crisis in which tensions escalated between the newly-formed Confederacy and the reigning Republic. In 22 BBY, the Confederacy and the Republic went to war using their respective military forces—the droid army and the Republic clone army—resulting in a pan-galactic conflict for the first time in a millennium.

The following three years saw the Clone Wars raging across the galaxy with the Separatists rapidly attempting to bring the Republic to its knees. Unknown to the majority of the galaxy, however, the war was merely a ploy—Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine, the leader of the Republic, was a Sith Lord called Darth Sidious, who controlled the Separatists as Dooku's Sith Master, and therefore influenced both sides in the war. By 19 BBY, the Confederacy suffered several major defeats in the Outer Rim Sieges as the end of the war approached, on top of losing a third of their fleet in the decisive and devastating Battle of Coruscant. After Dooku's death, and Supreme Commander General Grievous's subsequent defeat on Utapau, the Separatist Council was executed on Mustafar. With the subsequent shutdown of the droid army, the Confederacy rapidly collapsed as the war came to an end. Following the end of hostilities, trade groups that had supported the cause were nationalized, and its remaining star systems reabsorbed into the Republic's successor state, the Galactic Empire, ruled by Emperor Sheev Palpatine, while some elements of the droid army fragmented into several holdouts.

## History

### Early foundations

Main articles: Mission to Halcyon and Invasion of Naboo

> The Republic is not what it once was.
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> Senator Palpatine of Naboo on the declining state of the Senate and Republic, Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace

For one thousand years, the galaxy had been governed through the Galactic Republic. A democratic union centered on the capital world of Coruscant, the Republic was governed by the Galactic Senate led by an elected Supreme Chancellor. With the assistance of the Jedi Order acting as peacekeepers, the Republic enjoyed a millennium without large-scale war. However, as time went on, the government of the Republic became weak and corrupt.

During this era of peace, heightening political tensions arose within the Republic a decade before the Clone Wars, such as when a group of usurpers on the planet Halcyon became discontent with the world's membership and wanted their world to be able to manage its own affairs. They kidnapped several members of Halcyon's planetary leadership and held them in a remote fortress where they prepared for assault while attempting negotiation with their hostages. Internal negotiations failed and led the Senate to eventually authorize the Jedi Order to intervene on Halcyon as mediators and enforcers if necessary.

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The Invasion of Naboo by the Trade Federation exposed the unwillingness and inability of the Senate to resolve the crisis, which ended only after the Gungans and Royal House of Naboo united and forcibly ended the occupation. This lack of action was a result of years of corrupt and ineffectual governance by the Republic that had became mired in bureaucracy and layers upon layers of increasingly complex legal precedents, treaties, and obligations. The commerce guilds and trading corporations had also become disillusioned after laws were passed that would introduce taxes affecting all significant trade routes, implemented such that they would have the greatest impact on the poorer outlying star systems. These worlds were often forced into accepting one-sided deals and refused military protection, as the Republic continued to prioritize honoring centuries old agreements predating the admission of outlying planets. Compounding this, the outlying systems and Rimward trade routes were plagued by pirates, hijackers and slavers. Due to the refusal of the Republic to create a military to police those sectors, the Judicial Department was completely overwhelmed, and could not adequately protect either the worlds along those trade routes, or the cargo vessels that traversed them. This forced outlying systems to begin creating their own militias to deal with the pirates, with the Outland Regions Security Force being foremost among them. Gridlock in the senate grew, as the number of votes needed to pass any type of legislation turned it increasingly into a place where senators bartered favors, earmarks, and votes for personal power without regard for their constituencies or the greater good of the Republic. Some began to believe that any attempt at change would require radical thinking and extreme actions, leading to discussions of secession from the Republic.

### Secession from the Republic

#### Formation of the Confederacy

> I am committed to the idea of a galaxy ruled by an enlightened leader, with laws that apply universally—not one set for the Core Worlds, another for the Outer Rim worlds."
> "An autocracy, guided by the count of Serenno."
> "I am ambitious, but not to that degree.
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> Count Dooku and Governor Wilhuff Tarkin of Eriadu, during their final dinner together before the onset of the Clone Wars., Tarkin (novel)

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The first declaration of secession could be traced back to Count Dooku's Raxus Address, when the count denounced the Galactic Republic as a futile enterprise that was hopelessly burdened by corruption and favoritism toward the Core Worlds. Following the address, Dooku founded the Confederacy of Independent Systems and began the Separatist Crisis, to do this he had commandeered a HoloNet relay station in the Raxus system, after which some believed he was merely one step ahead of Republic assassins. The fallen Jedi Master's words of inflammatory rhetoric would find receptive audiences among young intellectuals in Mid and Inner Rim universities. Both charismatic and exuding confidence, Dooku's message rallied thousands of individuals by recounting decades of experience within the Republic government and publicizing its hypocrisies, corruption and ineffectiveness. Dooku's rebellious message mesmerized young psyches and spurred them into political activism. As the galactic crisis grew more and more heated, Dooku's appearances grew rarer and were announced with much shorter notice, with his message often spurning violence on polarized worlds. Thousands of disgruntled star systems ultimately seceded from the Republic and fully embraced the newly created Confederacy of Independent Systems fiery message of resistance. The idea that the Republic was distant, dispassionate, corrupt, and unworthy of membership ultimately marshaled disgruntled systems into a new galactic government. The agrarian world of Ukio found itself questioning what value it reciprocated for being the breadbasket of the Core Worlds, and after citing a litany of neglect, senatorial representatives of the Abrion sector tendered their articles of secession along with other worlds in the galaxy's hinterlands. The Confederacy also sought to gain prosperous Outer Rim world of Eriadu. With its location at the confluence of the Hydian Way and Rimma Trade Route, Dooku needed Eriadu's allegiance to control the Greater Seswenna and effectively collapse the core back onto itself, undoing millennia of galactic exploration, conquest and colonization. After negotiations and attending dinners with Eriadu's then Governor Wilhuff Tarkin, the attempt to claim Eriadu's loyalty would fail, as Tarkin refused, believing that an ineffective yet unified galaxy was better than a fractured one.

#### Separatist Crisis

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As the Separatist Crisis intensified as more systems pledged loyalty to the Dooku separatist government across the galaxy leading to uncertainty and fears that the Republic would be split into two, the Galactic Senate of the Republic moved towards the passage of the Military Creation Act, which would establish centralized armed forces to protect the thousand-year-old democracy for the first time. Meanwhile, Dooku had promised the Viceroy Nute Gunray that he would assassinate Senator Padmé Amidala of Naboo if he signed Dooku's treaty. The viceroy accepted the offer and Dooku dispatched Jango Fett to carry out Amidala's assassination. Despite the failure of Fett's mission, Dooku was able to persuade the Trade Federation, the InterGalactic Banking Clan, the Techno Union, the Commerce Guild and the Corporate Alliance all sign a treaty on Geonosis and joined together as the Separatist Council. After pursuing Fett to Geonosis, Kenobi discovered Dooku's plot and also learned that it was Gunray who ordered the assassination of Amidala. He was captured shortly thereafter and imprisoned by Dooku, but not before sending a message to the Jedi Council relating what he had discovered. Meanwhile tensions between the Republic and Separatist movement peaked after the Republic learned of the size and significance of its army of battle droids, motivating the Senate to grant emergency powers to the Supreme Chancellor of the Republic—a position that was then occupied by Sheev Palpatine, the alter ego of Darth Sidious.

During the attempted execution of Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, and Senator Padmé Amidala, a team of two hundred Jedi were sent to the arena to rescue the trio. The Jedi were attacked by a host of battle droids during the attempt and were corralled into the arena. With the battle turning against the Jedi, Dooku gave the remaining Jedi forces a chance to lay down their arms, a choice which Mace Windu declined. In the next few moments, several *Acclamator*-class assault ships arrived over the arena and engaged droid forces on the planet's surface, starting the deadly three-year Clone Wars.

### The Clone Wars

#### Attacking the Republic

> The Jedi have amassed a huge army!*"
> "*That doesn't seem possible. How could the Jedi come up with an army so quickly?
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> Nute Gunray and Count Dooku, Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones

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The arrival of the clones sparked a full-scale battle on Geonosis, with both sides taking heavy losses. Eventually however, the clone army began to gain the upper hand. This forced Poggle to order his soldiers to retreat and hide, but before he joined them, he turned over plans to the Ultimate Weapon — a secret project he had been contracted to build by the Separatists — to Count Dooku. As the battle raged on, Kenobi and Skywalker caught up to Dooku and tried to prevent his escape by engaging in a lightsaber duel, however they were defeated by Dooku with relative ease. Grand Master Yoda came to their rescue and engaged Dooku in a lightsaber battle. After realizing that he was outmatched by Yoda, Dooku fled Geonosis and the Separatist leadership retreated. Though they had suffered a defeat in battle, the goal of the Sith had been fulfilled; the Clone Wars had begun. Shortly the CIS retreat and vacated its first capital world of Geonosis, the Separatists began to seize control of the major hyperspace lanes, separating the Republic from its army.

With the outbreak of hostilities, many worlds either declared openly for the Separatists or declared neutrality, declining to support either side. Some of the neutral worlds banded together into a loose alliance, The Council of Neutral Systems, for mutual negotiation and defense; this was officially merely an advisory group, not a breakaway government. Both sides negotiated with the neutral worlds, with the Republic trying to bring worlds back into the fold willingly if they had not declared for the Separatists due to fears that taking action against ostensibly non-hostile worlds would only increase sympathy for the separatist cause.

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The war proceeded on many fronts. A force led by Asajj Ventress and General Whorm Loathsom succeeded in capturing Christophsis, but were soon overwhelmed by the small relief force led by Senator Bail Organa. Later on Teth, the Separatists hatched a plot to deny the Jedi the alliance with the Hutt Clan that they so desperately needed and to establish an alliance with the Hutts themselves. Republic forces attempted to save Rotta, the infant son of crime lord Jabba the Hutt, from the Confederacy, who planned to kill the Huttlet and lay the blame on the Jedi Order. However, Jedi General Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan, Ahsoka Tano, effected a rescue of the Huttlet from Teth and return him to Tatooine, thus gaining the support of the Hutts for the Republic. After the annihilation of the Republic garrison, Ryloth was occupied and blockaded by the Separatist Droid Army. The army was led by Emir Wat Tambor who oversaw the occupation from the city of Lessu. During the occupation, much of Ryloth was pillaged by the droid army on orders from the Emir. CIS forces were repeatedly attacked by a group of Twi'lek freedom fighters led by Cham Syndulla, but suffered minimal losses. Eventually, the Republic Army assembled a force to liberate the planet, a goal they accomplished after heavy fighting. The Republic captured Tambor but his tactical droid escaped with many of the valuables he had looted from the Twi'leks.

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However, soon the Confederacy would reveal during the *Malevolence* campaign its massive new superweapon known only as the *Malevolence*, a *Subjugator*-class heavy cruiser. It worked by firing a powerful ion cannon to disable enemy ships before destroying them with a barrage of conventional cannon fire. The ship gained the attention of the Republic after destroying the fleet of Jedi General Plo Koon in the Battle of Abregado. Koon was marooned in an escape pod and rescued by Jedi General Anakin Skywalker. Separatist Head of State then ordered the ship to attack an unarmed Republic medical center near the Ryndellia system. Having been alerted to the impending attack, the Republic dispatched a fleet to rescue the medical station. After a fierce fight, the ship was finally destroyed when Skywalker tampered with the ship's navicomputer and crashed it into a nearby moon.

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The Confederacy would attempt to gain Malastare, which was of strategic importance to both the Republic and the Separatists forces due to the abundance of natural resources on the planet. The Republic was keen to sign a treaty with the Malastare leadership, however, their plans were put on hold while the Separatist Droid Army invaded the planet. Due to the low number of military forces on the planet, the Republic forces were quickly overwhelmed and, in the face of certain defeat, authorized the use of an experimental Electro-proton bomb. In the ensuing blast, the droid army was shut down and the battle won for the Republic. The leaders of Malastare then proceeded to sign the treaty with the Republic. However a setback occurred when the plan by the InterGalactic Banking Clan and the Separatists to build massive new droid foundries on Geonosis was discovered by the Galactic Republic who launched a second major planetary invasion of Geonosis to shut down the foundries that Archduke Poggle the Lesser had built there.

After their discovery on Cato Neimoidia, the Republic dispatched a massive detachment of Clones to retake Geonosis and stop the production of battle droids. Following a difficult landing, the Republic forces managed to establish a landing zone at Point Rain near the factories. The Republic then disabled the factories' ray shield, making way for the rest of the clone troopers to safely land. As Poggle attempted to retake Point Rain, the main droid foundry was targeted by the Jedi, who launched a major offensive against the factory. Unknown to the Separatists, the main assault was actually a distraction that would enable Padawans Ahsoka Tano and Barriss Offee to infiltrate the foundry and destroy the reactor core, thus blowing the factory up from the inside. Following this victory, the Jedi proceeded to destroy the remaining droid foundries on Geonosis, stopping the Separatist plans. Although the droid foundries had been destroyed, Poggle remained at large for a time, until he was captured in the catacombs underneath Progate Temple.

#### Setbacks

In order to gain much needed support for their attempt at taking over Mandalore, the Death Watch briefly allied themselves with the Confederacy of Independent Systems. Mandalorian commandos performed sabotage missions for the Separatists against Republic targets. One such mission involved a commando attempting to sabotage a Republic cruiser; the Death Watch commando was captured, but rather than surrender and submit to questioning, he committed suicide. His actions, in addition to false rumors, led many in the republic to believe that Duchess Satine Kryze, the leader of the New Mandalorian government and head of the Council of Neutral Systems, was training a Mandalorian army for the Separatists. The Jedi Council dispatched Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi to Mandalore to meet with Satine and investigate the rumors. At first, the Duchess and her advisers discounted any Mandalorian involvement until Kenobi showed holographic recordings of the Death Watch saboteur. Having no other choice, she reluctantly revealed rumors of the Death Watch's return. The rumors were later proven when a Death Watch commando bombed the memorial shrine in the New Mandalorian capital of Sundari before committing suicide when Kenobi attempted to apprehend him. Left at the bomb site was a holographic representation of the Death Watch symbol, further highlighting the group's return. During these events the leader of death watch—Pre Vizsla—communicated with Count Dooku who revealed his strategy. He would force the Republic into sending peacekeeping forces to Mandalore. Dooku hoped this would lead the populace to view the Republic as invaders and turn to Death Watch to liberate them.

When Satine journeyed to Coruscant, Death Watch made a second attempt on her life. Mandalore's senator, Tal Merrik, was secretly in league with the Death Watch, and used his senatorial stamp to smuggle several assassin probes aboard the duchess' ship. This attempt failed, and once Satine safely arrived at the galactic capital, the Death Watch reoccupied their base on Concordia as a staging area for their impending invasion of Mandalore. A New Mandalorian scout reported this development to Prime Minster Almec; however, the Prime Minister wasn't concerned because he believed that the Death Watch would never be able to take Mandalore without the support of the public. Meanwhile, the Republic Senate had decided to send peacekeeping forces to Mandalore after being shown forged evidence of a senior Mandalorian minister begging the Republic to send help. With the help of Kenobi, the Duchess was able to uncover the unedited version of the holorecording. After being shown the new evidence, the Republic Senate revoked its order to send peacekeepers to Mandalore. This shut down Death Watch's plans, and they cancelled the planned attack on Mandalore and broke all ties with the Separatists.

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Following the destruction of a Republic monitoring station, the Separatist army, led by General Grievous and Asajj Ventress, begin a daring invasion of the cloning world of Kamino. The aim of the campaign was to destroy the Republic cloning factories and thus deny the Republic more troops, turning the war in the Separatists favor. The droid army was to launch an invasion while Asajj Ventress stole the crucial genetic material needed to produce more clones. However their plan was foiled when Jedi General Anakin Skywalker intercepted Ventress and defeated her following a fierce lightsaber duel. The main droid army was also defeated by the clone troopers.

However the setback did not stop the Trade Federation from blockading the moon Pantora in the Pantora system, in an attempt to force them to join the Separatist Alliance. As part of the conspiracy, the daughters of the Pantoran Chairman Papanoida were kidnapped and held upon the main ship of the Separatist blockade. Following a daring rescue by Ahsoka Tano and Pantoran Senator Riyo Chuchi, the conspiracy was uncovered and the Trade Federation was forced to remove its blockade. Following a secret meeting between Padmé Amidala and Mina Bonteri, the Separatist Senate approved the start of peace talks between the Separatists and the Republic. However these talks quickly fell apart following a series of plots by Count Dooku to destroy the peace process. Dooku ordered two attacks - the death of Mina Bonteri and a bombing on the Republic capital of Coruscant. Following these, neither side had any desire to continue the peace process. This cancellation came despite heated protests from Amidala who pointed out that the moral responsibility of the war also had to be considered. This led to accusations by some members of the Republic Senate that Amidala had betrayed the Republic.

#### Renewed campaigns

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The Separatist fleet began a major space battle against a Republic flotilla, with Asajj Ventress personally leading the Separatists against the Republic. However, the battle would turn when Dooku was ordered to kill his apprentice by Darth Sidious to prove his loyalty. Dooku ordered Ventress' reinforcements to return in an attempt to end his apprentice's life indirectly. Following the destruction of her command ship, Dooku presumed her to be dead and ordered the recall of the armada from Sullust. However, contrary to Dooku's belief, Ventress escaped and survived her ordeal. Republic forces were in control of the ancient Temple of Eedit which acted as a front for the Republic's military outpost. In order to gain control of temple, a Separatist Army was sent to attack. The Republic sent two Jedi—Jedi Master Halsey and his Padawan Knox—and several ARF troopers. The Republic troops were able to hold back the Separatist forces and gained the upper hand in the battle. However, in order to test the powers of his new apprentice, Savage Opress, Dooku sent him to Devaron to finish the battle and destroy the Republic forces. Opress mercilessly slaughtered all the clones upon his arrival, including ARF Commander Trauma. Finding the two Jedi in front of temple's door, he attacked Halsey, and although the Roonan fought hard, Opress struck him down. Knox, after witnessing his master's death, attacked his master's killer. However, Opress effortlessly slashed him across the chest, sending him flying into the temple doors, dead. Upon successfully completing his mission, Opress returned to Serenno. Following the capture of Jedi Master Even Piell, a highly trained strike force led by Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker along with his Padawan Ahsoka Tano, attempted to rescue him and his command crew from The Citadel—a high security Separatist prison made specifically for Jedi. The prisoners were of special importance to the Republic because they possessed knowledge of the coordinates for the Nexus Route—a hyperspace lane which led directly to both the Republic and Separatist capital worlds. During the escape, Piell was killed but the vital information was passed onto Tano. Following a number of challenges, the team managed to escape the prison with the coordinates and most of the former prisoners. Following the defeat of the Republic during the First Battle of Felucia, the Republic army launched a second invasion attempt. During the invasion the Republic launched a series of major offensives on the planet. In retaliation, General Grievous sent a number of reinforcements to various Separatist outposts on the planet. In response, the Jedi intensified their offensive and managed to gain control of the planet and system.

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Following the assassination of the previous Mon Calamari king, the Quarren attempted to seize control of Mon Cala with the aid of the Separatists. At the request of Prince Lee-Char, the Republic sent an underwater regiment as reinforcements for the Mon Calamari. After a fierce battle the Quarren and Separatists emerged victorious and enslaved all the Mon Calamari. Not willing to give up on Mon Cala, the Jedi Council sent reinforcements in the form of the Gungan Grand Army from Naboo. During the ensuing battle the Quarren came to the realization that the Separatists were only interested in capturing Mon Cala for themselves. With this in mind they turned on the Separatist forces and defeated them. Dooku then conspired with Grievous and Minister Rish Loo to launch another invasion of Naboo, a plot that would involve turning the Gungans against the Naboo. Minister Loo began influencing Boss Lyonie through the use of a necklace. He influenced Lyonie to order an attack on Theed with the help of the Separatist Alliance. After Anakin Skywalker and Jar Jar Binks removed the necklace, Rish Loo attempted to kill Lyonie. Believing him dead, Loo went to the assembled Gungan Grand Army and told them that Lyonie was dead, ordering them to attack Theed immediately. Jar-Jar however, arrived at the event, posing as Lyonie. He denounced Rish Loo and cancelled the order to invade Theed. Rish Loo then fled to his laboratory. Anakin followed Loo, fighting the probe droids sent to stop him. Meanwhile, Grievous and his army landed on Naboo and contacted Jar-Jar (who they believed to be Lyonie) to ask why the attack on Theed had been cancelled. Jar-Jar entered Grievous's lander and attempted to stall the General. Eventually, Grievous figured out that Jar-Jar was not Lyonie, and chased the Gungan outside, where he found his entire army deactivated. The Gungan army surrounded Grievous and told him to surrender. Grievous replied by drawing two lightsabers and killing several Gungan warriors. His rampage was stopped however when General Roos Tarpals stabbed him with an electric spear, the cyborg stabbed Tarpals through the heart and killed him. Just before he died, Tarpals drove his spear all the way through Grievous allowing the rest of the Gungan warriors to disable Grievous with boombas. At the same time, Skywalker found Dooku's lair, after following Rish Loo to an ancient cliff-side structure. Unknown to Skywalker, the lair was actually a trap set by Count Dooku, designed to capture him. Dooku killed Loo for his incompetence, and following a lightsaber battle, involving Dooku and several MagnaGuards, Skywalker was captured and taken hostage. Shortly after Skywalker's capture, Padmé Amidala received a message from Dooku on her holoprojector. During the exchange, Dooku told Amidala that he had captured Skywalker. He then demanded that Amidala give back General Grievous in return for Skywalker. She reluctantly agreed and the prisoner exchange took place shortly thereafter. Following the prisoner exchange, the Separatist forces retreated. After the assassination of senator Mee Deechi at the hands of Lolo Purs, the planet Umbara seceded from the Galactic Republic and joined the Confederacy, pledging the Umbaran Militia and its advanced technology to the cause. Because of this action, the Republic launched an invasion of Umbara. The Umbarans and the Separatists put up heavy resistance against the invaders. Despite their efforts and Jedi General Pong Krell's treason against the Republic, Umbara was successfully part of the Republic again. The Confederacy, meanwhile, had formed an alliance with Queen Miraj Scintel, leader of the Zygerrian Slave Empire. As part of the deal, the Confederacy attacked a Togruta colony on Kiros and enslaved all of its inhabitants. However their plans were foiled when the Jedi managed to track the missing colonists to the Zygerrian homeworld of Zygerria. The Jedi Council then sent Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Ahsoka Tano to infiltrate the slave markets where the colonists were being held. During their attempted rescue, Kenobi and Skywalker were captured. Kenobi was sent to a slave processing facility while Skywalker became the personal slave of the Queen. While being held as the personal slave of the Queen, Scintel developed feelings for Anakin. When she was ordered by Dooku to kill him, she refused. As a punishment for her defiance, Dooku mortally injured her. Seeing his opportunity, Skywalker freed Tano and carried the Queen onto a slave ship upon which he escaped. Following Skywalker's escape, the Queen, before perishing, revealed to him the location of the processing facility where Kenobi and the missing Togruta colonists were being held, Kadavo. Having discovered the location and told the Jedi Council, Skywalker and Tano arrived at the facility. They attempted to break into the facility but failed. Soon after their arrival, Republic reinforcements arrived and the facility's defenses were soon disabled. With no hope of escape, Keeper Agruss attempted to kill the colonists by dropping them into a volcanic pit. However, his plan was foiled when Tano devised a plan to rescue the colonists, and he was killed. With the successful rescue of Kenobi and the colonists, the Jedi departed the facility and destroyed it.

At the height of the Clone Wars, the Confederacy of Independent Systems held a peace conference with the Galactic Republic on the neutral planet Mandalore between representatives of both governments in an effort to end the pan-galactic conflict. The conference was presided over by Duchess Satine Kryze within her royal palace in the New Mandalorian capital Sundari. At the beginning of the meeting, Naboo Senator Padmé Amidala opened up the discussions, leading the Republic senators in the peace negotiations, but she was quickly rebuffed by Senator Voe Atell, who called for the Republic to declare the Separatist State legitimate. However, before the delegates could further discuss their terms of peace, Lux Bonteri, son of the late Onderonian senator Mina Bonteri, interrupted the summit and announced to the politicians that it was Count Dooku that had his mother murdered. This led young Bonteri to soon afterward be escorted out by Separatist Commando droids, allowing the discussion to continue. Shortly after his escape, however, the negotiations fell apart completely along with hopes of gaining the full legitimacy it sought, however the Confederacy had received some legitimacy as a state by the very notion of the conference having took place.

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Having instigated Onderon's secession from the Galactic Republic at the beginning of the Clone Wars, King Sanjay Rash found his regime, backed by the Confederacy of Independent Systems, challenged by a group of rebels organized by the young insurgents Steela and Saw Gerrera. The rebels hoped to restore the deposed King Ramsis Dendup to the throne. Seeing an opportunity to engage the Confederacy on another front, the Republic began to fund the rebels with credits and arms to combat Rash's occupational forces from the Separatist Droid Army. The Jedi High Council sent a team of advisors to train the rebels along with some of the 501st Legion who were covertly inserted into Onderon and oversaw training sessions at the insurgency's jungle camp. Midway through the training, the camp was attacked and the lessons escalated into actual combat when a battle droid squadron attempted to exterminate the rebels, however, the newly trained rebels eliminated the enemy droid squad. The rebels then infiltrated the Separatist-occupied capital Iziz, conducting strikes on droid patrols throughout the city. They also targeted Iziz's main power generator to extinguish the battle droids recharging source and also proving they were capable of challenging the Separatists and Rash. Count Dooku sent King Rash reinforcements under the command of the super tactical droid General Kalani. After the rebels attempted and failed to free the deposed King Dendup, King Rash ordered his public execution. However his plans were foiled when General Tandin and his royal guards sided with the rebels during Rash's attempted execution of Dendup, helping Gerrera and her insurgents rescue Dendup, He also pledged the Royal Onderon Militia to their forces. With Steela appointed by Dendup as their commanding general, the joint rebel and royal soldiers pulled out from Iziz, hoping to preserve civilian lives by isolating armed conflict to the eastern highlands. As full-scale fighting began, the rebels used the mountain terrain against the Separatists and despite heavy casualties, won the battle with the help of illegal rocket launchers supplied to them though underworld contacts. Faced with this catastrophic defeat, Dooku contacted Rash and Kalani. Rash explained what had happened and that they would need even more help to defeat the rebels. Dooku refused, not wanting another war to deal with. He commanded Kalani to call back all of the droid forces from the planet and withdraw to Agamar. As Rash angrily protested, Kalani shot the deluded king, killing him.

The Carida Incident was the result of a mission undertaken by the Confederacy of Independent Systems who sabotaged a *Venator*-class Star Destroyer by loading it with rhydonium canisters with the intention of ramming it into the *Valor* space station, the site of a Republic strategy conference. While escaping Abafar, the D-Squad took refuge in the *Venator*-class Star Destroyer, on which they planned to return the stolen Separatist encryption module, but they discovered it was overrun by droids. They undertook efforts to disrupt the Confederate plot and stop the ship from destroying a Republic strategy conference in the Carida system. The Battle of Ringo Vinda took place outside a Separatist-controlled space station that surrounded the planet of Ringo Vinda. Initially the battle was moving in the favor of the Republic. However, the battle turned in the Separatists favor when a clone trooper, CT-5385 *Tup*, malfunctioned and executed Order 66 early, killing Jedi General Tiplar. With their momentum lost, the Republic had no option other than to withdraw. The unusual behavior of the Republic was noticed by Separatist Admiral Trench who reported it to Dooku, who then reported it to Darth Sidious. Sidious ordered the capture of the clone, which the Separatists successfully undertook before the Republic left Ringo Vinda. However, before Tup could be delivered to the Confederacy for study, he was recaptured by Anakin Skywalker and the Republic on the ongoing shuttle, with Kraken killed in the raid, and made it to Kamino. Meanwhile, one the Confederacy's backers, the Banking Clan, which was previously deregulated, was on the verge of collapse. The Core Five were embezzling the funds needed for both sides, but Padme and Clovis, who narrowly escaped the bounty hunter Embo on the planet of Scipio, presented the evidence of their embezzlements and Clovis became the new head of the Banking Clan. While Clovis worked to get the banks back to neutrality after Padme and Separatist Senator Bec Lawise oversaw the transfer of power, Dooku had Clovis raise the Republic's interest rates, but leave the Separatist's rates untouched, despite his objections. The droid army, led by Dooku and a rebuilt Kraken, descended onto Scipio, invading the planet and defeated the Coruscant Guard led by Commander Thorn. Dooku proposed arresting Padme, but Bec Lawise objected, stating the Sep Senate won't allow for it, earning him a blast for his objections, and removing the last good Separatist Senator from the government. Eventually, Republic forces led by General Skywalker came to Scipio to free the planet and Padme, while Dooku and Kraken left the fighting to the remaining forces. The Republic won the battle, at the cost of Clovis's death, which allowed the Banking Clan to be placed under Palpatine, with the Republic no longer having to go bankrupt. However, a faction of the banks led by San Hill remained, while the Separatists could no longer get the loans for the war. The world of Anaxes was attacked by a Confederate fleet under the command of Trench, starting the Outer Rim Sieges, as the Separatists' last stand to force the Republic into surrender. He besieged the Republic shipyards for weeks on end, exploiting the Techno Union's access to a secret Republic strategy algorithm. Even as the tide of battle began to turn against him, Trench remained intent on annihilating the Jedi and their clone infantry. In a last ditch effort, he activated a bomb beneath the assembly complex on Anaxes. However, Anakin Skywalker infiltrated Trench's flagship and forced the admiral to divulge the sequence to disarm the device. When Trench tried to retaliate, Skywalker drove his lightsaber through his chest killing him and ending the battle.

The Confederacy would attempt to commit a mass genocide on the people of Mahran under orders from Count Dooku. The planet was of strategic importance to the Confederacy because of its vast quantities of natural resources. In response the people of Mahran begged the Jedi Council to send aid. The Jedi responded by sending Jedi General Chubor with a task force of clone troopers. However, they were too late to prevent Separatist forces from laying waste much of the planet, including the capital city. The Republic attempted to escort the remaining Mahranee off world but were stopped when the Separatists launched a massive attack, slaughtering all the civilians, Jedi and clones. After this massacre, Dooku attempted to lay the blame for the tragedy on the Jedi Council. This led the council to finally authorize an assassination attempt on the Count in a desperate bid to limit the war's casualties. The Jedi Council then sent Quinlan Vos under the guise of a bounty hunter to recruit Asajj Ventress, who previously came close to killing Dooku and knew much about him, to aid him in the assassination. Their first attempt on Dooku ended in failure with Vos being captured, with a final plan to assassinate him during the second battle of Christophsis ending in the death of his former apprentice Asajj Ventress.

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Darth Sidious had brought Maul to the Spire, a prison fortress controlled by the Confederacy of Independent Systems on Stygeon Prime. It was there that Sidious briefly interrogated Maul, and told Count Dooku to find out information about who and where the Shadow Collective leaders were. The goal was to make Maul believe that the Sith wanted to destroy the Shadow Collective, so he would seek out Mother Talzin. Meanwhile, Sidious was followed to Stygeon Prime by two Death Watch warriors, Rook Kast and Gar Saxon, under orders from Mandalore's Prime Minister, Almec to free Maul from the Spire. After being freed, Maul was tracked to Zanbar by General Grievous along with a Separatist fleet. Dooku ordered Grievous not to kill Maul, simply to defeat and break his forces enough that Maul would seek out Mother Talzin's help. Grievous launched his forces towards the surface, and Maul's troops immediately began firing anti-aircraft weaponry at them. The heavy fire was not enough to repel the ships, however, so the Separatists pressed their attack and deployed all of their forces. After the Shadow Collective lost on Zanbar, Maul attacked Dooku and Grievous over Ord Mantell which led to Maul make his way into orbit and boarded Grievous' command ship. Grievous disabled the battle droid army after Maul gave him the choice to do so or die, and the cyborg general was taken into custody. Dooku, meanwhile, had engaged and defeated the Nightbrothers in battle, before being captured by the Shadow Collective forces. Sidious and Grievous arrived to confront Maul and Talzin on Dathomir after finding out where Dooku was being held, the latter of whom had used her magick to take control of Dooku's body. This led to a lightsaber duel, in which Sidious quickly gained the upper hand against the Talzin-controlled Dooku. Talzin appeared in the flesh, returned to her physical form, and held off a Force lightning assault from Sidious and, eventually, Dooku. Talzin sacrificed her own life to allow Maul to escape, as Grievous fatally stabbed the Dathomirian witch through the chest while Maul fled from Dathomir. The Separatists, meanwhile, also attacked Maul's Black Sun and Pyke Syndicate allies, leading the mercenaries to end their alliance with Maul; destroying the Shadow Collective.

#### Outer Rim Sieges

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In the final days of the Clone Wars, the Republic was laying siege to the Confederacy in the Outer Rim Territories with battles taking place on Cato Neimoidia, Mygeeto, Saleucami, Felucia, as well as Kaller and Lokori while Grievous had launched an counter-offensive against the Republic, pushing it military to the brink. In response to the assault, Jedi Generals were deployed to help the Grand Army of the Republic.

However, the Separatists had launched a surprise attack on the capital of the Galactic Republic, Coruscant and saw Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine was captured by Grievous and kept on board his command ship. The Republic sent Jedi Generals Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker to rescue the Chancellor. During their rescue attempt, they were confronted by Count Dooku and engaged him in a lightsaber duel. Dooku initially gained the upper hand, knocking Kenobi out, however, after taunting Skywalker into using his rage to focus his attack, Dooku defeated Kenobi, who was incapacitated and knocked unconscious when the Count used the Force to pin Kenobi to the ground with a metal balcony. However, he was soon overpowered by Skywalker, who cut off his hands and then took Dooku's own lightsaber and held it to his throat along with his own, in a scissor-like way. At Skywalker's mercy, Dooku was sentenced to death by Chancellor Palpatine. Despite the fact that the count was an unarmed prisoner and that it was against the Jedi Code, he was nevertheless beheaded by Skywalker. After rescuing the chancellor, they escaped to the bridge where Grievous lay in wait for them. They engaged him in a duel and managed to defeat him, however he managed to escape.

Grievous then ordered the fleet to withdraw and became head of state of the Confederacy of the Independent Systems, who fled to Utapau, which was already occupied by them during a crystal incident, where he hid and met with the Separatist Council. After a brief disagreement with Nute Gunray, he ordered both him and other leaders to go to the Mustafar system where they would be safe. During his time there, his location was discovered by Clone Intelligence. This led the Jedi Council to send Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi to investigate. Having arrived in secret, Kenobi confirmed the presence of Grievous and ordered a full-scale assault on the settlement. During the ensuing battle, Grievous would be killed by Kenobi while trying to flee the sinkhole planet.

### The end of the war

> The war is over! Lord Sidious promised us peace. We only want—
>
> Nute Gunray's last words, before being killed by Darth Vader, Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith

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Following this, the Galactic Republic reformed into the Galactic Empire, with Palpatine declaring himself Emperor. On Mustafar, Darth Sidious conversed with the Separatist Council via hologram, with Gunray remarking confidently that their plan had gone just as the Sith Lord had promised. Demoralized by their recent defeats, Gunray and the other leaders had wished to sue for peace, but did not know what Sidious had planned for them, who promised that his new apprentice would soon arrive to take care of them, but he was secretly to be sent instead to eliminate the council who had gathered on Mustafar. Once Darth Vader landed, he entered the mining facility and slaughtered the Separatists, taking them out one by one with his lightsaber; he also destroyed the OOM-series security droids, an OOM command battle droid, and Neimoidian guards and aides who had assembled in the room with their leaders. In rapid succession, Vader executed the Councilors including Po Nudo of the planet Ando, Passel Argente of the Corporate Alliance, and Presidente Shu Mai of the Commerce Guild. He then set his sights on Tikkes of Mon Cala and Archduke Poggle the Lesser of Geonosis. Emir Wat Tambor of the Techno Union, who fled into a conference room, and Rune Haako of the Trade Federation were also soon killed and only Nute Gunray remained who begged for mercy but also was murdered by Vader.

After the slaughter, Vader received the order to end the Confederacy from Palpatine by sending a shutdown signal to all Trade Federation Droid Control Ships that would shut down the battle droids of the Separatist Droid Army. This signal would spread throughout the galaxy, such as on Lokori. The Confederacy of Independent Systems then capitulated and collapsed without a peace agreement, thus formerly ending the war. The shutdown order itself was not acknowledged by all elements of the droid army, some such as the super tactical droid General Kalani. Kalani immediately believed the order was a Republic trick, and prevented his troops from following the shut down command. They were left marooned at their base on Agamar, where they waited for retrieval during the next seventeen years. Kalani's remaining forces consisted mostly of B1 battle droids and a few droidekas, though they lacked any heavy vehicles or starships capable of leaving the planet. The munitions depot they were protecting at the base kept Kalani and his droids well-provisioned enough to still remain reasonably functional for almost two decades without resupply,

### Legacy

> Understand as a Separatist, I fought for freedom but put my trust in a corrupt leadership.*"
> "*You *were* the leadership—a General.*"
> "*The *Jedi* were Generals. Do you truly believe they comprehended the cause they started? Holster your weapon, boy. We are no longer enemies. Perhaps we never were.
>
> Former Separatist General Kleeve to Jedi survivor Caleb Dume, Kanan 4

As the Clone Wars ended, the former Confederacy was absorbed into the fledgling Galactic Empire whose Navy began to root out the remaining surviving Separatist holdouts who had not surrendered and stopped fighting for at least four years after the Clone Wars, while criminal organizations composed of re-purposed battle droids such as the Droid Gotra operated in Imperial Center's underground while some escaped notice all together. Seeking to make examples of worlds who continued to harbor secessionist tendencies, worlds like Kooriva, Murkhana and on Raxus Secundus, the formal capital of the Confederacy, which still hosted ex-Separatists, became targets of the Empire. One such example, assigned to Moff Wilhuff Tarkin, was on the once loyal Separatist moon, Antar 4. During the genocidal atrocities committed on the moon's population, Imperial forces made no attempt to sort the Separatists from the Imperial loyalists. This served to compel Raxus and other worlds to surrender all former Separatists to Imperial custody, or else suffer a similar demise to that of Antar 4.

Meanwhile in 18 BBY in the Western Reaches, where most of what was left of the Confederacy of Independent Systems had fled with the support of the various planetary populations of former Confederate worlds who were dissatisfied with the lack of reconstructive action in the aftermath of the Clone Wars, then joined the holdouts and thus swelling their numbers in their campaign against the Empire that lasted till 15 BBY. Imperial shipyards like the one in orbit over Kartoosh, just outside of the Western Reaches, served as a repair hub for starships damaged in engagements with Separatists as well as salvage yards for captured vessels. The Bilbringi shipyards also served as a dismantling point for old Separatist warships. The Imperial forces were led by Tarkin, fresh from "pacifying Antar 4," who had been assigned to oversee operations by Emperor Sheev Palpatine himself. Both Tarkin and Lieutenant Commander Orson Krennic would utilize the conflict against the holdouts as a pretext to justify for the appropriation of numerous legacy worlds—worlds legally protected as ecological reserves—advancing the top-secret Imperial construction project occurring above Geonosis.

During the Age of the Empire, the tale of the Clone Wars was frequently used as a warning to the Galaxy of what could happen should the Empire and order fail. Separatist military equipment (including battle droids) that survived the war was used by a number of pirate and resistance organizations including Berch Teller's rebel cell and the insurgent leader Nevil Cygni. A large amount of heavily modified Separatist equipment was used by the Alliance to Restore the Republic; examples include the IG-227 *Hailfire*-class droid tank, the *Lucrehulk*-class Battleship, and the Armored Assault Tank. The New Republic starfighter pilot Temmin Wexley's best friend was a former B1 battle droid named Mister Bones. In addition, the enterprising Imperial Navy officer Thrawn collected Separatist weapons and technology including a buzz droid.

Soon after the Empire's formation, Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader observed the construction of the Death Star, a super-weapon which had begun construction shortly after the Second Battle of Geonosis by the Separatists. With the Separatists defeated and their leaders killed, the Death Star project was taken over by the Galactic Empire, who planned to use it to control the galaxy.

Nineteen years later, the Death Star was used to destroy the planet Alderaan, killing all the inhabitants. The Death Star was later destroyed during the Battle of Yavin when a young Rebel pilot, Luke Skywalker, exploited a serious design flaw to destroy the battle station. This event is often credited with beginning the Galactic Civil War.

After the Alliance to Restore the Republic was re-organized into the New Republic after it won the war, it was decided that the capital of the New Republic would be rotated periodically—addressing one of the main concerns of the Confederate systems.

## Organization

### Government

> In accordance with the Bylaws of Independent Systems, a voice vote is required.
>
> Dooku, Heroes on Both Sides

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The Confederacy of Independent Systems had a single Head of State under a written constitution known as the Bylaws of Independent Systems, which vested most power the Separatist Senate in regards to state matters, with only the Head of State being officiator of congressional procedure.

However, during the Clone Wars, under the guise of Count Dooku, who was secretly the Sith Lord Darth Tyranus under Darth Sidious, had been granted to wartime powers by the senate, where he made executive orders in regards to governmental decisions which undermined the democratic process completely and making the senate ineffective. With Dooku's demise over the Republic capital of Coruscant, General Grievous succeeded him as Head of State, but Trade Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray, a high-ranking separatist, doubted the general leadership and ability to keep them safe, though they followed his orders and relocated to Mustafar, leaving moments before the Battle of Utapau began. Grievous was killed in combat shortly afterwards.

In addition, various galactic corporate titans including Gunray, Poggle the Lesser, and Wat Tambor, whom all pledged their droid armies and full support to the Separatist cause, wielded considerable powers over the officers and the political and military landscape in the form of a governing command council, and were held on a very loose leash in doing so; they also formed part of a secret Sith plot to retake the galaxy, but were betrayed and assassinated by Darth Vader under the behest of Sidious after the deaths of both Dooku and Grievous as the Clone Wars drew to a close.

### Politics

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The Separatist Parliament, a body of senators oversaw by a chairman called the Separatist Congress Leader that dealt with diplomatic and civilian issues in the Confederacy. It was made up of three political factions, the War, Peace and the Independence Factions. They were all from worlds and systems who joined the Separatist cause, including ones that had once been members of the Galactic Senate that continued to represent their constituents in the Confederacy, and had involvement in public affairs. The senate was seated on the Confederate capital planet of Raxus Secundus. Many loyalists and senators of the Republic believed that the Separatist senators were no more than pawns to Dooku. Furthermore, the senators of the parliament as well as the citizens of the Confederacy were repeatedly shielded from front-line reports of brutal campaigns waged by the Separatist Droid Army by the various elements of the Separatist hierarchy.

### Defense

Main articles: Separatist Droid Army and Separatist navy

> Our friends from the Trade Federation have pledged their support. And when their battle droids are combined with yours, we shall have an army greater than any in the galaxy. The Jedi will be overwhelmed. The Republic will agree to any demands we make.
>
> Count Dooku to the Separatist leadership, Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones

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The various commercial entities who joined under the banner of the Confederacy of Independent Systems pledged their forces to the Separatist Army and Navy, creating one sprawling group of droids as well as organic forces, and local warriors, and was often referred to as the Droid Army, and was preceded by a Supreme Commander. These units were led by organic officers as well as tactical droids to lead ground and navel forces, which included of the T-series tactical droid and the more sophisticated super tactical droid.

The droid army was composed from the Trade Federation's battle droids to the security forces maintained by the Commerce Guild, InterGalactic Banking Clan, and Corporate Alliance, which donated not only its new B2 super battle droids, but numerous foundries capable of producing thousands more droids for deployment as well as the OG-9 homing spider droids were a common sight on many front lines, and tank droids and AATs provided heavy firepower. while also consisting of local forces of the worlds under its control, who were of flesh and blood, however, government officials downplay this and stated that they were volunteers and not like the Republic cloned soldiers which had been pressed into service.

Its naval wing was originally made up of heavily armed bulk transports from Separatist member corporations, but, as the Clone Wars continued, Pammant Docks and other Separatist allies built capital ships to make a creditable fleet. These starships were filled with a variety of starfighters and crewed by B1 battle droids, within it fleet, it included the *Subjugator*-class heavy cruiser which had mega-ion cannons that could disable the power systems of entire fleets, rendering them defenseless against the ship's massive array of lasers.

### Foreign policy

> Say it aloud before this gathering—as representative for Chancellor Palpatine that *you* declare, without reservation, the Separatist state *legitimate*.
>
> Senator Voe Atell to delegations from the Galactic Republic during a rare conference on Mandalore., A Friend in Need

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When the Confederacy of Independent Systems was first formed, it received little galactic recognition from many other entities due to a lack of legitimacy from the Galactic Republic as a separate state, but they did receive support from several major galactic corporations. Later, they entered into relations with the Grysk Hegemony, a warlike species hailing from the Unknown Regions who had maintained surveillance on the Confederacy prior contact, they then decided to share information on cortosis, which was resistant against lightsabers.

Several groups of pirates also signed terms with the Confederacy of Independent Systems to exclusively target the Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars, these were the Delmaasi, Iridium, Nuro, Red Fury Brotherhood, Merson and Nuala Marauders pirates, who were encouraged by Count Dooku to harass Republic supply lines.

The New Mandalorians government, while part of the Republic, stayed neutral during the pan-galaxy conflict, and decided to agree to allow Mandalore as neutral ground to host an historic peace conference between representatives of the Republic and the Confederacy in an effort to end the Clone Wars, where the separatists sought full diplomatic recognition from the Republic, which it did not grant, a recurring issue since the its birth as a separate state, but negotiations talks would result in failure.

## Society and culture

> I can only wonder what Count Dooku offered Vallt's new leadership. Perhaps he promised to tug this world a bit closer to your star."
> "Trade, respect, fair representation in the Confederacy. All that we weren't receiving as a member of the Republic.
>
> Galen Erso and Gruppe, Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel

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The Confederacy of Independent Systems population consisted of several different non-human alien groups, as well as near-humans, this being reflected in both its military and political as it hierarchy was largely dominated by non-humans, while all species were seeking for fair trade, respect, and better representation in the Confederacy. As such, the Confederacy treated human segments of its populations as second class, due to the corruption and favoritism toward the Core Worlds. Nevertheless, some humans were known to occupy high ranking roles within the Confederacy, such as its head of state Court Dooku being a Serennian, as well as Onderonian King Sanjay Rash and senator Mina Bonteri.

During the Battle of Mon Cala, the Separatists exploited tensions between the Mon Calamari and Quarren by backing the latter. Count Dooku also ordered the enslavement of Mon Calamari prisoners and civilians. Despite supporting the Quarren, Dooku made a secret agreement with the Karkarodon leader Riff Tamson to crown him the new King of Mon Cala. The Confederacy later committed genocide against the Mahran species and attacked their homeworld, killing many civilians and refugees. In addition, the Confederacy also issued an order that all Mahrans were to be regarded as extremely hostile and killed on sight.

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According to Dooku's propaganda, the Galactic Republic and the Jedi Order were the victims of their own ambitions. He also alleged that the Supreme Chancellor was the pawn of corporate monopolies and that the Jedi had secretly created the Grand Army of the Republic to suppress the Confederacy's demands for reforms and equality. While the Republic's clone troopers were regarded as unwilling slaves who were regularly sent to their deaths, the Separatists sacrificed mainly droids. Dooku also claimed that the Confederacy's flesh and blood soldiers were willing participants who were fighting for freedom.

Count Dooku was the main leader of the Confederacy of Independent Systems who served as a unifying force in the Separatist State. Many Separatists viewed him as a single, seemingly invincible figurehead to rally around. Some observers like the Jedi Master Mace Windu believed that eliminating Dooku would lead to the disintegration of the Separatist movement. While the Separatists had other leaders like Separatist Congress Leader Bec Lawise, Senator Mina Bonteri, General Grievous, the Viceroy Nute Gunray, and Riff Tamson, all the other players within the Confederacy were controlled by Dooku. To boost morale, Dooku traveled to several worlds including Raxus where he gave rousing speeches defending the Confederacy's cause and war effort. Wherever he traveled, Dooku was greeted by large crowds. Despite atrocities like the Attack on Mahranee, Dooku was still respected enough within the Confederacy to be conferred with awards like the Raxian Humanitarian Award.

## Infrastructure

> Yes, Count Dooku succeeded in using the HoloNet for Separatist propaganda purposes, but Republic forces were quick to shut down those Shadowfeeds.
>
> Vice Admiral Dodd Rancit to Harus Ison, regarding Dooku's Shadowfeeds during the Clone Wars, Tarkin (novel)

The Separatist State gained a vast transportation network as systems and sectors broke away from the Republic during the Separatist Crisis which served as means of both civilian and military transport to support it objectives. This included several major hyperspace lanes—which were considered trans-galactic highways—with their knowledge and existence dating back to well before the Galactic Republic. Their control was vital for maintaining an effective means of defense and security during the Clone Wars.

The Confederacy lacked its own official holofeeds network, forcing it to use unauthorized Shadowfeeds instead, which Count Dooku employed in an effort to spread propaganda during the Clone Wars. Shadowfeeds were created through sabotage of legitimate HoloNet networks. However, Republic Intelligence was able to shut down many of these Shadowfeeds quickly, which eventually led to the creation of the Commission for the Protection of the Republic. The governor of the planet Eriadu, Wilhuff Tarkin, was responsible for frustrating Dooku by providing counterintelligence to shut down many of his Shadowfeeds during the Clone Wars.

## Astrography

> As I explained to you earlier, I am *quite* convinced that ten thousand *more* systems will rally to our cause.
>
> Dooku, to the Separatist Council, Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones

The Confederacy of Independent Systems numbered at several thousand star systems, as well as the various commercial groups, allied under its banner, primarily in the Outer Rim Territories and Mid Rim, including the capital world of Raxus Secundus among others.

## Behind the scenes

The Confederacy of Independent Systems first appeared in *Star Wars*: Episode II *Attack of the Clones*. Early in production of *Attack of the Clones*, the various commerce guilds were to all employ the same type of battle droids that were used by the Trade Federation, albeit with different color schemes to differentiate allegiance, but it was later decided that having each guild have their own wholly unique droids would provide visual diversity.

## Appearances

* *Dooku: Jedi Lost* Template:Vision (Appears in flashback(s))
* *Dooku: Jedi Lost* script Template:Vision (Appears in flashback(s))
* *Star Wars Journeys: Beginnings*
* *Star Wars: Galactic Defense*
* *Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes*
* *Star Wars: Force Arena*
* *Star Wars Battlefront II*
* *Choose Your Destiny: An Obi-Wan & Anakin Adventure*
* *Star Wars*: Episode II *Attack of the Clones* (First appearance)
* File:Galaxy of Adventures logo.jpg *Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures* – "Yoda vs Count Dooku – Size Matters Not"
* *Jedi of the Republic – Mace Windu* 1
* *Jedi of the Republic – Mace Windu* 2
* *Jedi of the Republic – Mace Windu* 3
* *Jedi of the Republic – Mace Windu* 4
* *Jedi of the Republic – Mace Windu* 5
* *Age of Republic - Anakin Skywalker* 1
* *Star Wars Adventures: The Clone Wars – Battle Tales* 1
* *Star Wars Adventures: The Clone Wars – Battle Tales* 2
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Cat and Mouse"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "The Hidden Enemy"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* film
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Clone Cadets" (Appears in flashback(s))
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Supply Lines"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Ambush"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Rising *Malevolence*"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Shadow of *Malevolence*"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Destroy *Malevolence*" Template:1stID
* "501 Plus One"—*Age of Republic Special 1*
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Rookies"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Downfall of a Droid"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Duel of the Droids"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Bombad Jedi"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Cloak of Darkness"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Lair of Grievous"
* *Age of Republic - General Grievous* 1
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Dooku Captured"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "The Gungan General"
* *Choose Your Destiny: A Clone Trooper Mission*
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Jedi Crash"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Defenders of Peace"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Trespass"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Blue Shadow Virus"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Mystery of a Thousand Moons"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Storm Over Ryloth"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Innocents of Ryloth"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Liberty on Ryloth"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Holocron Heist"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Cargo of Doom"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Children of the Force" (Mentioned only)
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Bounty Hunters"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "The Zillo Beast"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "The Zillo Beast Strikes Back" (Appears in flashback(s))
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Senate Spy"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Landing at Point Rain"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Weapons Factory"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Legacy of Terror"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Grievous Intrigue"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "The Deserter"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Lightsaber Lost" (Mentioned only)
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "The Mandalore Plot" Template:Hologram
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Voyage of Temptation"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Duchess of Mandalore"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Death Trap" (Mentioned only)
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "R2 Come Home" (Mentioned only)
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Lethal Trackdown" (Mentioned only)
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Corruption" (Mentioned only)
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Assassin" (Mentioned only)
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "ARC Troopers"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Sphere of Influence" Template:1stID
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Evil Plans" (Appears in flashback(s))
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Hostage Crisis" (Appears in flashback(s))
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Hunt for Ziro" (Mentioned only)
* File:IDWStarWarsAdventuresLogoSmaller.png "Intermission, Part I"—*Star Wars Adventures* 12 (Picture only)
* File:IDWStarWarsAdventuresLogoSmaller.png "Intermission, Part II"—*Star Wars Adventures* 13
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Heroes on Both Sides"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Pursuit of Peace"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Senate Murders" (Mentioned only)
* *Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel*
* *Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel* audiobook
* File:IDWStarWarsAdventuresLogoSmaller.png "Tales from Wild Space: The Big March"—*Star Wars Adventures* 19
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Nightsisters"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Monster"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Witches of the Mist"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Overlords" (Mentioned only)
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "The Citadel"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Counterattack"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Citadel Rescue"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Padawan Lost"
* File:IDWStarWarsAdventuresLogoSmaller.png "Roger Roger"—*Star Wars Adventures* 19
* File:IDWStarWarsAdventuresLogoSmaller.png "Hide and Seek"—*Star Wars Adventures* 20
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Water War"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Gungan Attack"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Prisoners"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Shadow Warrior"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Nomad Droids"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Darkness on Umbara"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "The General"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Plan of Dissent"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Carnage of Krell" (Mentioned only)
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Kidnapped"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Slaves of the Republic"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Escape from Kadavo"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "A Friend in Need" Template:1stID
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Deception"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Friends and Enemies" Template:Hologram
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "The Box"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Crisis on Naboo"
* "Bane's Story"—*The Clone Wars: Stories of Light and Dark*
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Massacre"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Bounty" (Appears in flashback(s))
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Brothers"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Revenge" (Indirect mention only)
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "A War on Two Fronts"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Front Runners"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "The Soft War"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Tipping Points"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "The Gathering" (Appears in flashback(s))
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Bound for Rescue"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "A Necessary Bond"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Secret Weapons"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "A Sunny Day in the Void" (Appears in flashback(s))
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Missing in Action"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Point of No Return"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Revival" (Mentioned only)
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Eminence" (Mentioned only)
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "The Lawless" (Mentioned only)
* *Star Wars: Forces of Destiny—Ahsoka & Padmé* (Mentioned only)
* File:ForcesOfDestinyLogo-Dplus.png *Star Wars: Forces of Destiny* – "Unexpected Company"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Sabotage"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "The Jedi Who Knew Too Much"
* "Sisters"—*Age of Republic Special 1* (Appears in flashback(s))
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "To Catch a Jedi" (Mentioned only)
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "The Wrong Jedi" (Mentioned only)
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "The Unknown"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Conspiracy" Template:Hologram
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Fugitive" Template:Hologram
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Orders"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "An Old Friend"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "The Rise of Clovis"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Crisis at the Heart"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "The Lost One"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Voices" (Appears in flashback(s))
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Sacrifice"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "A Death on Utapau"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "In Search of the Crystal" Template:Hologram
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Crystal Crisis"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "The Big Bang"
* "Kindred Spirits"—*Star Wars Insider* 159 (Mentioned only)
* *Dark Disciple*
* *Darth Maul—Son of Dathomir* 1
* *Darth Maul—Son of Dathomir* 2
* *Darth Maul—Son of Dathomir* 3
* *Darth Maul—Son of Dathomir* 4
* *Age of Republic - Padmé Amidala* 1
* *Kanan* 7 (Mentioned only)
* *Kanan* 8
* *Kanan* 9
* *Kanan* 10
* *Kanan* 11
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "The Bad Batch"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "A Distant Echo"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "On the Wings of Keeradaks"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Unfinished Business"
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Old Friends Not Forgotten"
* *Star Wars*: Episode III *Revenge of the Sith*
* *Revenge of the Sith* Golden Book
* *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Shattered" (Indirect mention only)
* *Kanan* 1
* *Kanan* 2 (Mentioned only)
* *Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith* 1 (Mentioned only)
* *Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith* 2 (Mentioned only)
* *Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith* 12 (Mentioned only)
* *Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith* 16 (Appears in flashback(s))
* *Darth Vader Annual* 2 Template:Vision
* *Kanan* 4 (Mentioned only)
* *Adventures in Wild Space: The Nest* (Mentioned only)
* *Ahsoka* (Mentioned only)
* File:IDWStarWarsAdventuresLogoSmaller.png "So Much More"—*Star Wars Adventures* Annual 2019 (Mentioned only)
* *Lords of the Sith* (Mentioned only)
* *Tarkin* (Mentioned only)
* *Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order* Wreckage only
* *Rebel Rising* (Indirect mention only)
* *Thrawn* (Mentioned only)
* *Thrawn* 1 (Mentioned only)
* *A New Dawn* (Mentioned only)
* *Lost Stars* (Mentioned only)
* *Last Shot* (Mentioned only)
* *Servants of the Empire: Rebel in the Ranks* Mentioned only, as slang, "Separatist"
* *Servants of the Empire: Imperial Justice* (Mentioned only)
* *Servants of the Empire: The Secret Academy* (Mentioned only)
* File:Rebels-mini-logo.png *Star Wars Rebels* – "The Lost Commanders" Emblem only
* File:Rebels-mini-logo.png *Star Wars Rebels* – "Relics of the Old Republic" (Mentioned only)
* *Leia, Princess of Alderaan* (Mentioned only)
* File:Rebels-mini-logo.png *Star Wars Rebels* – "The Protector of Concord Dawn" (Mentioned only)
* File:Rebels-mini-logo.png *Star Wars Rebels* – "Homecoming" (Indirect mention only)
* File:Rebels-mini-logo.png *Star Wars Rebels* – "The Last Battle" (Mentioned only)
* File:Rebels-mini-logo.png *Star Wars Rebels* – "Ghosts of Geonosis" (Mentioned only)
* File:Rebels-mini-logo.png *Star Wars Rebels* – "Secret Cargo" Emblem only
* *Thrawn: Alliances*
* *The Mighty Chewbacca in the Forest of Fear!* (Mentioned only)
* *Rogue One: A Star Wars Story* (Indirect mention only)
* *Rogue One: A Star Wars Story* novelization (Mentioned only)
* *Star Wars: Rogue One: A Junior Novel* (Indirect mention only)
* *Star Wars: Rogue One Graphic Novel Adaptation* (Indirect mention only)
* *Rogue One Adaptation* 4 (Indirect mention only)
* "Stories in the Sand"—*From a Certain Point of View* Template:Hologram
* "We Don't Serve Their Kind Here"—*From a Certain Point of View* (Mentioned only)
* *Battlefront II: Inferno Squad* (Mentioned only)
* *Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure* (Mentioned only)
* *Heir to the Jedi* (Indirect mention only)
* *Darth Vader* 4 Wreckage of military assets only
* *Darth Vader* 6 (Mentioned only)
* *Doctor Aphra* 15 (Mentioned only)
* *Doctor Aphra* 16 (Mentioned only)
* *Battlefront: Twilight Company* (Mentioned only)
* File:Galaxy of Adventures logo.jpg *Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures* – "Yoda – The Jedi Master" (Appears in flashback(s))
* *Darth Vader* 3 (Mentioned only)
* *Alphabet Squadron* (Mentioned only)
* *Aftermath* (Mentioned only)
* *Shadow Fall* (Mentioned only)
* *Aftermath: Life Debt* (Mentioned only)
* *Aftermath: Empire's End* (Indirect mention only)
* File:The Mandalorian Official Logo.jpg *The Mandalorian* – "Chapter 3: The Sin" (Appears in flashback(s))
* File:The Mandalorian Official Logo.jpg *The Mandalorian* – "Chapter 8: Redemption" (Appears in flashback(s))
* "The Crimson Corsair and the Lost Treasure of Count Dooku"—*Tales from a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Aliens: Volume I* (Mentioned only)
* *Force Collector* (Mentioned only)
* File:IDWStarWarsAdventuresLogoSmaller.png ""—*Star Wars Adventures* Ashcan (Appears in flashback(s))
* "The Ride"—**Canto Bight** (Mentioned only)
* *Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition* (Mentioned only)
* *Resistance Reborn* (Mentioned only)
* *Resistance Reborn* audiobook (Mentioned only)
* File:IDWStarWarsAdventuresLogoSmaller.png "Flight of the Falcon, Part 5: Grand Theft Falcon"—*Star Wars Adventures* 18 (Mentioned only) (Appears in flashback(s))
* "The Droid with a Heart"—*Star Wars: Myths & Fables* (Appears in flashback(s))

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* File:Topps logo.svg *Star Wars*: Card Trader (Card: C-3PO - Tatooine Moisture Farm - *Base Series 1*)
* File:Topps logo.svg *Star Wars*: Card Trader (Card: Captain Typho - Naboo Security - *Base Series 1*)
* File:Topps logo.svg *Star Wars*: Card Trader (Card: Chewbacca - Kashyyyk Warrior - *Base Series 1*)
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* File:Helmet Collection logo small.png *Star Wars Helmet Collection* 8 Helmets: General Grievous; Highlights of the Saga: Kidnap of the Chancellor; Weapons & Uniforms: Imperial Droids
* File:Helmet Collection logo small.png *Star Wars Helmet Collection* 9 Databank A-Z: C-21–Chandrila
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* File:Helmet Collection logo small.png *Star Wars Helmet Collection* 12 Databank A-Z: Cosians–Dagobah; Weapons & Uniforms: The Geonosians
* File:Helmet Collection logo small.png *Star Wars Helmet Collection* 13 Databank A-Z: Poe Dameron–Delta 7-B
* File:Helmet Collection logo small.png *Star Wars Helmet Collection* 14 Databank A-Z: Dengar–Domino Squad; Weapons & Uniforms: The Sith
* File:Helmet Collection logo small.png *Star Wars Helmet Collection* 15 Databank A-Z: Dooku–Dwarf Spider Droids; Helmets: Commander Bacara
* File:Helmet Collection logo small.png *Star Wars Helmet Collection* 16 Databank A-Z: E-11 Blaster–Cornelius Evazan; Helmets: 501st Legion Stormtroopers; Weapons & Uniforms: Citizens of Coruscant
* File:Helmet Collection logo small.png *Star Wars Helmet Collection* 17 Databank A-Z: Ewoks–Finn (FN-2187)
* File:Helmet Collection logo small.png *Star Wars Helmet Collection* 19 Databank A-Z: GA-97–Geonosis; Weapons & Uniforms: Jabba's Skiff Guards
* File:Helmet Collection logo small.png *Star Wars Helmet Collection* 20 Databank A-Z: Saw Gerrera–Commander Gree; Weapons & Uniforms: Leaders of the Rebel Alliance
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* File:Helmet Collection logo small.png *Star Wars Helmet Collection* 23 Databank A-Z: Hassk Triplets–Holograms
* File:Helmet Collection logo small.png *Star Wars Helmet Collection* 24 Databank A-Z: The HoloNet–General Hux; Helmets: Magnaguard; Weapons & Uniforms: Terror of the IG-100s
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* *The Last Jedi: Bomber Command*
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* *Dawn of Rebellion*
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* *Star Wars: Women of the Galaxy*
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* *Rise of the Separatists*
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* *Star Wars: How Not to Get Eaten by Ewoks and Other Galactic Survival Skills*
* *Star Wars: The Secrets of the Jedi*
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* File:Topps logo.svg *Star Wars*: Card Trader (Card: Tiplar - *Topps' Women of Star Wars*)
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* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Admiral Trench in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Admiral Wullf Yularen in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Agamar in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Agen Kolar in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Ahsoka Tano in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Aiwha in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Anakin Skywalker in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Fort Anaxes in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Appo in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Aqua Droid in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png ARC Trooper Echo in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png ARC Trooper Fives in the Databank (backup link)
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* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Atai Molec in the Databank (backup link)
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* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png B2-RP battle droid in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Bail Organa in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Battle Droid in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Battle droid 513 in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Blue Shadow Virus in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Bultar Swan in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Buzz Droid in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Captain Argyus in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Cato Neimoidia in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Christophsis in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Clone Trooper Waxer in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Confederacy of Independent Systems in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Corporate Alliance in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Cyber Center in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png D-wing security droid in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Darts D'Nar in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png DDT tank in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Dwarf Spider Droid in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Eeth Koth in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Electrostaff in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Falumpaset in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png FA-4 pilot droid in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Felucia in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Fort Anaxes in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Free Ryloth Movement in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Galactic Republic in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Galactic Senate in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png General Tandin in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Geonosis Droid Factory in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Gobi Glie in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Governor Roshti in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Governor Torul Blom in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Hailfire Droid in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Homing Spider Droid in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Hydroid Medusa in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Lux Bonteri in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Meena Tills in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Mimban in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Mimbanese in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Mina Bonteri in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png MTT in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Onderon Rebels in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Padmé Amidala in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Retail Caucus Droid in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Rush Clovis in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Separatist Dreadnought in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Separatist Encryption Module in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Separatist Supply Ship in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Sith in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Super Battle Droid in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png The Force in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Trade Federation in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Trade Federation Landing Ship in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Umbaran in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Umbaran Crawler Tank in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png WAC-47 in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Wat Tambor in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Wookiee in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Wookiee Catamaran in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Y-wing Starfighter in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Yerbana in the Databank (backup link)
* File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Yoda in the Databank (backup link)

## External links

* StarWars.com SWCA: The Untold *Clone Wars* Panel Liveblog on StarWars.com (backup link)

## Notes and references

1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `AOTC`
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `Tarkin`
3. ↑  *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "The Lost One"
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `Rise of the Separatists`
5. ↑ *Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy*
6. ↑  *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Supply Lines"
7. ↑ *Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know*
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* film
9. ↑  *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "The Hidden Enemy"
10. ↑  *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Liberty on Ryloth"
11. ↑  *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Storm Over Ryloth"
12. ↑ File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Battle Droid in the Databank (backup link)
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 *Ultimate Star Wars*
14. ↑ File:StarWars-DatabankII.png *Malevolence* in the Databank (backup link)
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1  *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Rising *Malevolence*"
16. ↑  *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Destroy *Malevolence*"
17. ↑  *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "The Zillo Beast"
18. ↑  *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Landing at Point Rain"
19. ↑ 19.0 19.1  *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "The Mandalore Plot"
20. ↑ 20.0 20.1  *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Duchess of Mandalore"
21. ↑  *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "ARC Troopers"
22. ↑  *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Sphere of Influence"
23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 23.5 Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `Heroes on Both Sides`
24. ↑  *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Nightsisters"
25. ↑  *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Monster"
26. ↑  *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Citadel Rescue"
27. ↑  *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Padawan Lost"
28. ↑ 28.0 28.1  *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Prisoners"
29. ↑ 29.0 29.1  *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Shadow Warrior"
30. ↑  *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Senate Murders"
31. ↑ 31.0 31.1  *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Darkness on Umbara"
32. ↑  *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Carnage of Krell"
33. ↑  *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Kidnapped"
34. ↑ 34.0 34.1  *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Slaves of the Republic"
35. ↑  *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Escape from Kadavo"
36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 36.2  *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "A Friend in Need"
37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 37.2  *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "A War on Two Fronts"
38. ↑  *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Front Runners"
39. ↑  *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "The Soft War"
40. ↑  *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Tipping Points"
41. ↑  *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Point of No Return"
42. ↑  *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "The Unknown"
43. ↑  *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Unfinished Business"
44. ↑ 44.0 44.1 44.2 44.3 44.4 44.5 44.6 44.7 44.8 *Dark Disciple*
45. ↑ 45.0 45.1 *Darth Maul—Son of Dathomir* 1
46. ↑ *Darth Maul—Son of Dathomir* 2
47. ↑ *Darth Maul—Son of Dathomir* 4
48. ↑ 48.00 48.01 48.02 48.03 48.04 48.05 48.06 48.07 48.08 48.09 48.10 48.11 48.12 48.13 Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `ROTS`
49. ↑ 49.0 49.1 49.2 49.3 49.4 *Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel*
50. ↑ *Kanan* 1
51. ↑  *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Old Friends Not Forgotten"
52. ↑ File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Po Nudo in the Databank (backup link)
53. ↑ File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Passel Argente in the Databank (backup link)
54. ↑ File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Shu Mai in the Databank (backup link)
55. ↑ File:Rebels-mini-logo.png *Star Wars Rebels* – "The Last Battle"
56. ↑ 56.0 56.1 56.2 *Thrawn*
57. ↑ *Star Wars: Commander*
58. ↑ 58.0 58.1 *Aftermath*
59. ↑ *Star Wars*: Episode IV *A New Hope*
60. ↑ *Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary*
61. ↑  *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Crisis at the Heart"
62. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `On the Front Lines`
63. ↑ *Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded*
64. ↑  *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Jedi Crash"
65. ↑ File:StarWars-DatabankII.png General Kalani in the Databank (backup link)
66. ↑ 66.0 66.1  *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Water War"
67. ↑ *Kanan* 7
68. ↑ 68.0 68.1 68.2 *Thrawn: Alliances*
69. ↑ *Star Wars: Aliens of the Galaxy*
70. ↑ *Collapse of the Republic*
71. ↑  *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Gungan Attack"
72. ↑ File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Raxus in the Databank (backup link)
73. ↑ File:Rebels-mini-logo.png *Star Wars Rebels* – "Ghosts of Geonosis"
74. ↑ File:StarWars-DatabankII.png Mustafar in the Databank (backup link)
75. ↑  *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* – "Duel of the Droids"
76. ↑ Template:DB

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