Clone Wars

**Clone Wars** was a series of conflict between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems. It resulted in the formation of the Galactic Empire and the destruction of the Jedi.

## The war

### The Battle of Geonosis

#### The Arena

After being captured spying on a Separatist conference between Dooku and the Separatist Council on the planet Geonosis, Obi-Wan Kenobi was sentenced to death in an execution arena, along with Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala, who had been caught in the droid factory.

However, shortly after the monsters that would kill the trio were released, Mace Windu and an army of Jedi arrived, unveiling themselves. Moments later, the droid army arrived, attacking the Jedi and Senator Amidala. During the battle, bounty hunter Jango Fett flew down into the arena and briefly fought Windu, who decapitated Fett with his lightsaber. However, the Jedi eventually lost against the droids and were rounded up into the center of the arena, along with Amidala.

Dooku gave them a choice, telling them to surrender or they would be killed. Windu refused to surrender, causing the droids to prepare to kill them. However, a fleet of dropships arrived in the arena, with clone troopers piling out. As the droids resumed attacking, the clones helped the Jedi and Amidala get onboard the dropships and leave the arena.

#### Duel with Count Dooku

After leaving the arena, the Republic's army began attacking the droid army once again, which was now much larger in numbers, legions of them coming out of the factory. The Republic's army began to attack the Trade Federation starships, which were attempting to flee the planet. The Separatist Council retreated into a war room, where Poggle the Lesser gave Dooku the plans for the Death Star. Dooku tried to escape in a speeder, which was followed by a dropship with Kenobi, Skywalker and Amidala in it.

Amidala eventually fell out of the dropship and onto the sand after it was hit, causing a brief argument between Kenobi and Skywalker, as Anakin wanted to rescue her, which resulted in them deciding to keep chasing Dooku. The Count arrived in a small room, where he tried to escape into his shuttle. However, Kenobi and Skywalker arrived and a duel began, which resulted in Kenobi getting injured and Skywalker's arm getting cut off.

Luckily, Yoda arrived and duelled Dooku. There was no clear victory for the duel and Dooku managed to escape. After the battle, Yoda declared that the Clone Wars had began.

### Battle over Coruscant

Three years later, General Grievous had kidnapped Chancellor Palpatine, leader of the Republic. However, after trying to escape, the Republic's fleet arrived and a battle broke out between the Republic and Separatist fleet. Skywalker and Kenobi, who had both been tasked to rescue the Chancellor, managed to board Grievous' ship. They arrived in a chamber were the Chancellor was being held captive.

#### Death of Count Dooku

Count Dooku arrived with two super battle droids. Another duel broke out between the three. Dooku was able to overpower Obi-Wan. However, Anakin was able to cut off Dooku's hands. The Count fell to the floor, at Anakin's mercy. Palpatine ordered Anakin to kill Dooku, shocking the Count due to the fact that Palpatine was also Darth Sidious, Dooku's master.

Anakin refused to kill Dooku at first, but Palpatine persuaded him and he decapitated Dooku with two lightsabers, instantly killing him.

#### Fight on the bridge

Shortly after the duel, Anakin, Obi-Wan and Palpatine were captured by droids and brought to the bridge, where Grievous awaited them, taking their lightsabers. However, after a short distraction by R2-D2, the two Jedi recovered their lightsabers and fought Grievous' bodyguards, destroying them both. Due to the flagship taking heavy fire from Republic ships, it began to plummet down to the planet.

Grievous and the pilots fled to the escape pods and got away. Anakin and Obi-Wan were successful in landing the damaged ship, returning the Chancellor to the Senate. The battle above the planet ended shortly after, with Separatist ships either been destroyed or ones piloted by Neimoidians or Muuns surrendered.

### Battle of Kashyyyk

Not long after the Battle over Coruscant, the Separatists launched an invasion on Kashyyyk, the homeworld of the Wookiees. The droids occupied the beach, Wawaatt Archipelago. Yoda arrived with a legion of clone troopers, wanting to help the Wookiees, due to it being a planet the Republic could not afford to lose. Clone troopers and Wookiee warriors set up a perimeter on the beach to confront the enemy.

### Battle of Utapau

General Grievous was located by the Republic hiding on the Utapau system. Obi-Wan Kenobi was sent to destroy Grievous, along with a legion of clone troopers. Kenobi arrived on Utapau and located the Separatist base in which Grievous was stationed. He secretly spied on a meeting between Grievous and the Separatist Council, the General sending them to to Mustafar system for safety.

#### Death of General Grievous

Kenobi then confronted Grievous, who ordered the droids to stand back as he dealt with Kenobi himself, using his four arms to wield four lightsabers. Kenobi was able to cut off two of Grievous' hands, seconds before the legion of clone troopers arrived and battled the droids. Grievous attempted to escape to his starfighter but Kenobi was able to catch up with him.

Grievous threw Kenobi onto the edge of a platform. The Jedi grabbed on to the edge as Grievous got an electrostaff. Before Grievous could kill Kenobi, the Jedi used the Force to pull Grievous' blaster into his grip and fired at the general, killing him.

### Duel in Palpatine's office

Anakin Skywalker was able to find out that Palpatine was a Sith. He reported the Chancellor to Windu, who took several Jedi to defeat Palpatine. However, after arriving in his office, Sidious killed three of the Jedi, leaving only Windu, who was able to overpower Sidious after a long duel. However, Anakin arrived, wanting to save Sidious due to him having the power to save his wife, Padme, from death.

As Windu was about to kill Sidious, Anakin cut off his hand and Sidious used his Force lightning to throw Windu out of the window. Anakin pledged himself as Sidious' apprentice, Darth Vader.

### Order 66

Sidious ordered Vader to go to the Jedi Temple to wipe out every Jedi inside. The Sith marched up the steps of the temple, with a legion of clone troopers behind him. Upon, entering, they began to kill every Jedi there. Meanwhile, Sidious contacted the commanders of the clone army, telling them to execute Order 66. Across the galaxy, the clone army turned on the Jedi, killing them all. Only Kenobi and Yoda managed to survive. Inside the Jedi Temple, Vader entered a room full of Jedi Younglings, one of whom asked what they were going to do, moments before Vader slaughtered them all.

### Mission to Mustafar

Vader later arrived on the planet Mustafar, where the Separatist Council was hiding. The Council, having been told by Sidious that he would take care of them, greeted him. However, Vader proceeded to slaughter the Council, killing Poggle the Lesser shortly before Rune Haako and Wat Tambor. Nute Gunray, last living member of the Council, pleaded for mercy, only to be killed by Vader. Meanwhile, Sidious declared to the Senate that the Republic was being reorganized into the Galactic Empire.

#### End of the war

Vader contacted Sidious, telling him that the Separatists were dead. Sidious then ordered him to send a message to the ships of the Trade Federation and order them to shut down the droid army. Vader obeyed the orders and the droid army was shut down, ending the war.

### Aftermath

The war was long-remembered by people in the galaxy. Luke Skywalker mentioned it when talking to Obi-Wan Kenobi nineteen years after the war's end.

## Appearances

* Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (First appearance)
* Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
* Star Wars: A New Hope (First mentioned)