Battle of Coruscant

+ Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine is rescued from the Separatists by Jarik Shan, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Anakin Skywalker
	+ Death of Confederate Head of State, Count Dooku
* Darth Sidious brings Anakin Skywalker closer to the dark side
* General Grievous escapes, prolonging the Clone Wars
* A third of the Confederacy navy is lost

The **Battle of Coruscant** was a decisive battle that took place over Coruscant during the final days of the Clone Wars between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems.

The Battle began when the Confederacy launched a massive assault on Coruscant, the Republic’s capital. It was arranged by Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine of the Republic, who was secretly Sith Lord Darth Sidious. Sidious arranged for himself to be kidnapped as Palpatine by the Separatist cyborg warlord General Grievous as part of a plot to bring Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker closer to the Dark Side of the Force. Three Jedi, Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, Padawan Jarik Shan, and Skywalker arrived on the scene with the Republic’s Open Circle Fleet. The three flew into the heart of the huge battle, determined to rescue Palpatine from Separatist custody. They succeeded in boarding Grievous' flagship — the *Invisible Hand* — and after a lengthy duel, Skywalker defeated his nemesis the Confederacy’s leader, Head of State Count Dooku, who was killed on Palpatine’s orders.

The trio, along with the now freed Chancellor, were unable to escape however, as they were captured by Greivous’ personal battle droids. Skywalker, Shan, and Kenobi were able to beat the cyborg General’s MagnaGuards, forcing him to flee. With that, the Separatist forces retreated, having lost a third of their fleet and Dooku. Following the Battle, Chancellor Palpatine was now safe in Republic hands. However the Jedi Order was unaware that Palpatine arranged the Battle and testing Skywalker, whom he considered a good choice as his new apprentice. Shan harbored new suspicions about Palpatine however, with his request for Skywalker to execute Count Dooku, and confided his thoughts with his lover Ahsoka Tano prior to her initiation of the Siege of Mandalore — something which worried her, as she believed her former Jedi Master executing anyone, including Count Dooku, was unprecedented.

## **Appearances**

* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 72: Old Friends Not Forgotten" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 3: Revenge of the Sith* — "Chapter 1: Battle of Coruscant" (first appearance)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 3: Revenge of the Sith* — "Chapter 2: A Sith Lord Falls"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 3: Revenge of the Sith* — "Chapter 3: Confronting Grievous"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 3: Revenge of the Sith* — "Chapter 4: Another Happy Landing"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 73: The Phantom Apprentice" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 88: Shroud of Darkness Pt 1" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 2: Tension on Naboo" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 3: Fall of the Old Masters" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 24: Restarting a Cruiser" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 27: Storming the Imperial Center" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 30: Recovery" (indirect mention only)
* *The Chosen One* (vision to Luke Skywalker)