Defense of Maridun

The **Defense of Maridun** (also known as the **Battle of Maridun**) was a small defensive battle from *Star Wars: The Clone Wars*. It deals with the Jedi protecting a village of Lurmen on the planet, Maridun from the threat of the Separatists. The battle takes place in the Season 1 episode, "Defenders of Peace."

## History

### Background

After the Battle of Quell, Anakin, Ashoka, Aalya, and some Clone Troopers were stranded on the planet, Meridun with Anakin seriously injured. After searching for help and losing some Clone Troopers to Mastiff Phalones they came across of village of Lurmen who were settling on the planet to escape the Clone Wars. Anakin was healed back to health by the village healer, Wag Too, the son of the village leader, Tee Watt Kaa. But Tee Watt Kaa or the other Lurmen didn't want any part in the Clone Wars for they claimed that they were neutral. But one day, Captain Rex spotted a Separatist ship arriving on Maridun and reported it to Commander Bly who later reported it to the Jedi. Tee Watt Kaa believed that the Separatists came because of the Jedi but they claimed that the Separatists didn't know they were on the planet. Tee Watt Kaa then told both the Jedi and Clone Troopers to leave so the Separatists wouldn't find them and planned to not have the Lurmen fight the Separatists when they arrived. From the ship, a Separatist general named Lok Durd and his assistant, Pune Zignat arrived at the Lurmen Village where Lok Durd told the Lurmen they were under Separatist protection. He then harassed the Lurmen and ransacked their village using the Droid Army to see if they had any weapons or Republic contraband. The Jedi and Clones watched the Droid Army ransack the Lurmen Village but couldn't do anything about it due to Anakin still being injured and believing that if they fought the Droid Army, the Lurmen would be slaughtered. When the Droid Army didn't find anything, they, General Lok Durd, and Pune Zignat left the Lurmen Village. But General Lok Durd planned to come back in the future and conduct more searches on the Lurmen Village with Tee Watt Kaa promising that there would be no resistance from the Lurmen. However, Wag Too wanted to fight back against the Separatists to protect the village and wanted the Jedi and Clones to help them despite Tee Watt Kaa's insistence on remaining neutral. So Wag Too sent his friend, Tub to follow the Jedi and Clone Troopers while they were leaving to make sure they got off Maridun.

### The Battle

Meanwhile, Anakin plans to have him, Ahsoka, Aayla, Captain Rex, and Commander Bly get off Maridun by stealing General Lok Durd's ship but they have to find both him and the Droid Army first. However, a Probe Droid was following them but Ahsoka spots it and they are able to chase it down and Aayla destroys it. Afterwards, they find the Separatist base from the top of a high tree where they see General Lok Durd making preparations for a new Separatist weapon. Rex and Bly go to investigate the base where Lok Durd is presenting to Count Dooku through a transmission about how the weapon can destroy organic matter but leave machines unharmed. After testing it with Rex and Bly barely escaping the crossfire, General Lok Durd plans on using this new weapon on the Lurmen Village to test how it would work on living creatures under orders from Count Dooku. Then he and Pune Zignat gather up the Droid Army and march toward the Lurmen Village which the Jedi and the Clones spot. So the Jedi and the Clone Troopers come up with a plan to infiltrate the Separatist base to take out their communication station then after getting a Separatist shuttle, they would go to help the Lurmen. Tub also spots the Separatists marching towards the village and sends a message to Wag Too about it using a Carrier Butterfly. At night, the Jedi and the Clone Troopers sneak into the Separatist base while also taking out the Battle Droid guarding the place. Meanwhile, back at Lurmen Village, Wag Too receives Tub's message from the Carrier Butterfly and warns the other Lurmen about the Separatists coming to attack the village. Wag Too wants to fight back against them and protect the village. But Tee Watt Kaa declares that they will have no part of it claiming that it would still count as engaging in a battle that would sacrifice their beliefs and status to remain neutral even if it is just to defend the village. Back at the Separatist base, the Jedi and Clone Troopers steal some shield generators, take off in one of the Separatist shuttles, and return to the Lurmen Village in the day. They warn the Lurmens about the Separatist's new weapon and how it would destroy the village but Tee Watt Kaa still didn't want to fight and that he and the Lurmen would accept their fates. But the Jedi and the Clone Troopers build a wall around the Lurmen Village using giant seed pods and place the shield generators to protect it from the weapon despite Tee Watt Kaa's protests and just when the Separatists arrive and notice them and their actions. The Droid Army launches the weapon but the Jedi and Clone Troopers power up the shield generators which protects the Lurmen Village from it. So General Lok Durd sends out the first squad of the Droid Army to attack the Lurmen Village instead. The Jedi and Clone Troopers fight them off and manage to defeat the first wave but then General Lok Durd sends out both the second and third squads of the Droid Army to attack. During the battle, Anakin orders Ahsoka to protect the Lurmen Village while he takes care of the weapon. Although the Jedi and the Clone Troopers try their hardest to beat them the Droid Army breaks through both the shield and the seed pod wall and then starts attacking the Lurmen Village, forcing Aayla, Rex, and Bly to retreat back into it to protect the Lurmens. The Droid Army manages to destroy the shield generators and General Lok Durd prepares to fire the weapon on the Lurmen Village again but Anakin heads right for it to stop it while fighting off the Droid Army. Then Wag Too and some of his friends came to help the Jedi and Clone Troopers fight back against the Droid Army despite Tee Watt Kaa's protests. Then Anakin destroys the weapon before it fires on the Lurmen Village and captures General Lok Durd using the Force. Then the Jedi, the Clone Troopers, Wag Too, and his friends defeat the rest of the Droid Army, saving the Lurmen Village from the Separatists.

### Aftermath

After the battle, General Lok Durd and Pune Zignat are arrested and placed on the shuttle by the Clone Troopers. The Lurmen villagers also express their gratitude to the Jedi and Clone Troopers for protecting them then a Republic fleet arrives over Maridun to take the Jedi and Clone Troopers back home.

## Belligerents

### Republic

* Anakin Skywalker
* Ahsoka Tano
* Aayla Secura
* Captain Rex
* Commander Bly
* Wag Too
* Tub
* Wag Too's Friends

### Separatists

* General Lok Durd
* Pune Zignat
* Probe Droid
* Spider Droids
* Super Battle Droids
* Battle Droids

### Other

* Count Dooku
* Tee Watt Kaa
* Lurmen Villagers

## Videos

Star Wars the Clone Wars - Infiltrating a Separatist Base on MaridunStar Wars the Clone Wars - Fighting for the Natives of Maridun
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