The Clone Wars: Procedure

The Clone Wars: Procedure is a six-page web comic posted on Star Wars.com on October 6, 2008. The Clone Wars web comics series ties into The Clone Wars television series, Procedure leads directly into the The Clone Wars television series episode Shadow of Malevolence. It was based off an idea by Henry Gilroy and was written by Pablo Hidalgo, drawn and lettered by Grant Gould, and had cover art drawn by Steven D. Anderson. Procedure details how Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker tries to obtain several new BTL-B Y-wing starfighters to combat the Separatists' new weapon, the Subjugator-class heavy cruiser Malevolence.

Plot summary
Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker speaks to Supreme Chancellor Palpatine and Senator Ask Aak via hologram, asking them whether or not he can use the new Y-wing starfighters against the Confederacy's new weapon, the Subjugator-class heavy cruiser Malevolence. Senator Aak tells him that the Y-wings require field testing for at least another three weeks, and are therefore not ready yet. The Jedi offers to field test the starfighters himself, but Ask Aak still refuses. Skywalker expresses his disappointment and cuts off communications, and after talking things over with his Padawan, Ahsoka Tano, he decides that he will obtain the starfighters himself. Skywalker, his personal astromech droid R2-D2, Tano, and Shadow Squadron take off in the Twilight, Skywalker's personal G9 Rigger freighter. The group goes to the Bormus Testing Facility, where the Y-wings are still stationed, orbiting the planet of Bormus.

When Skywalker's group reaches the facility, Anakin speaks to a Gran working at the facility while Matchstick and Broadside&mdash;pilots from Shadow Squadron&mdash;secure fighters. At first, the clone troopers guarding the Y-wings don't allow the pilots near the ships since they don't have the proper authorization. However, since Broadside and Matchstick have a Jedi with them that outranks the guards, they are allowed to secure the Y-wings. Meanwhile, R2-D2 gives the worker falsified documents stating that Skywalker can take the fighters. The Gran, though, refuses the Jedi's request, saying it violates procedure. However, when Skywalker and Tano threaten to tell the Supreme Chancellor about how the Gran delayed their efforts, the worker allows the Jedi to take the fighters. A few minutes later, Skywalker and Shadow Squadron take off in the new Y-wings, with Skywalker commenting on his intention to improve the fighters.

Characters

 * Ask Aak
 * Broadside
 * Matchstick
 * Palpatine
 * R2-D2
 * Anakin Skywalker
 * Ahsoka Tano
 * Unidentified Gran worker

Droid models

 * Protocol droid
 * R2-series astromech droid

Locations

 * Bormus
 * Bormus Testing Facility
 * Coruscant
 * Republic Executive Building
 * Chancellor's Suite

Organizations and titles

 * Confederacy of Independent Systems
 * Galactic Republic
 * Galactic Senate
 * Senator
 * Grand Army of the Republic
 * Clone trooper
 * Clone trooper pilot
 * Shadow Squadron
 * Supreme Chancellor
 * Jedi Order
 * Jedi General
 * Koensayr Manufacturing

Sentient species

 * Gran
 * Human
 * Clone
 * Togruta

Vehicles and vessels

 * BTL-B Y-wing starfighter
 * G9 Rigger freighter
 * Twilight
 * Koensayr sphere starships
 * Subjugator-class heavy cruiser
 * Malevolence
 * Venator-class Star Destroyer

Weapons and technology

 * Blaster
 * Hologram projector

Development
The Clone Wars: Procedure is a six-page web comic in The Clone Wars web comic series, which ties into the television series of the same name. Procedure leads directly into "Shadow of Malevolence," an episode in the first season of The Clone Wars television series. The comic shows how Anakin Skywalker acquired the Y-wing starfighters for his upcoming assault on the Malevolence, which was featured the episode.

The comic was posted on Star Wars.com on October 6, 2008, and based off an idea by Henry Gilroy, written by Pablo Hidalgo, and drawn and lettered by Grant Gould, with cover art drawn by Steven D. Anderson. Special thanks were also given to Leland Chee, Sue Rostoni, and Dave Filoni.