Order 66/Legends



"The time has come. Execute Order 66."

- Palpatine

Order 66 was one of a series of contingency orders the clone troopers of the Grand Army of the Republic was trained to prepare for. It named the Jedi Order as traitors of the Republic and called for their immediate deaths.

History
In 19 BBY, Order 66 was issued by Darth Sidious at the climax of the Clone Wars. The official reason given for its execution was because of a "Jedi rebellion," when in reality, he had carefully manipulated the events of the times so that he could bring down the entire Jedi Order.



After the destruction of General Grievous at the hands of Obi-Wan Kenobi, Jedi Masters Mace Windu, Kit Fisto, Agen Kolar, and Saesee Tiin stormed the Supreme Chancellor's office, intent on arresting Palpatine, who had been revealed to them as a Sith Lord by Anakin Skywalker. The four masters were defeated by either Palpatine or his new apprentice, Darth Vader, but it gave the Chancellor the excuse he needed to have the order carried out.

Palpatine executed the order by contacting various clone commanders, dictating that the clone troopers were to wipe out their Jedi Generals. The Jedi, who had been spread throughout the Galaxy to distant battlefields, were picked off almost with ease.



Order 66 also sent Darth Vader and the 501st Legion to the Jedi Temple, where they killed everyone they found&mdash;Masters, Padawans, or even younglings. None within the building were spared.

However, not all clone troopers obeyed the order. On Murkhana, Roan Shryne and Olee Starstone were rescued from Order 66 by a clone commando who refused to follow the order.

Although Order 66 greatly decimated the Jedi Order's ranks, it was only the beginning of the Great Jedi Purge, which lasted for years as nearly all of the surviving Jedi Knights were hunted down and murdered by Darth Vader and the Galactic Empire. Through those events, the Sith Order rose again, controlling the Galaxy through the Senate and the appointed Imperial governors.

Known victims

 * Stass Allie
 * Bene
 * Cin Drallig
 * Zett Jukassa
 * Serra Keto
 * Plo Koon
 * Whie Malreaux
 * Ki-Adi Mundi
 * Jocasta Nu
 * Barriss Offee
 * Aayla Secura
 * Shaak Ti
 * Traavis
 * Luminara Unduli
 * Many hundreds of other Jedi included

Survivors

 * Klossi Anno
 * Ood Bnar
 * Empatojayos Brand
 * Bol Chatak
 * Tsui Choi
 * Ekria
 * Siadem Forte
 * Geith
 * A'Sharad Hett
 * Kai Hudorra
 * Ikrit
 * Jeisel
 * Dass Jennir
 * Jerec
 * Kai Justiss
 * Obi-Wan Kenobi
 * Ydra Kilwallen
 * K'Kruhk
 * Iwo Kulka
 * An'ya Kuro (The Dark Woman)
 * Drake Lo'gaan
 * Callista Ming
 * Garen Muln
 * Noirah Na
 * Deran Nalual
 * Qu Rahn
 * Echuu Shen-Jon
 * Roan Shryne
 * Ranik Solusar
 * Olee Starstone
 * Bultar Swan
 * Halagad Ventor
 * Vergere
 * Vima-Da-Boda
 * Quinlan Vos
 * Yoda
 * Zao
 * Zonder
 * Some other Jedi

Unknown fate
There are some Jedi whose fate after Order 66 is unknown. Some of these Jedi are:


 * Depa Billaba
 * Joclad Danva
 * Coleman Kcaj
 * Ferus Olin
 * Sha Koon
 * Saldith

Behind the scenes

 * Order 66 may take its name from 666, the Mark of the Beast and a sign of the Apocalypse.


 * It may also take its name from Executive Order 9066 issued by US President Franklin Roosevelt, which ordered the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Battlefront II