Destroy Malevolence

"A plan is only as good as those who see it through."

- Mantra

"Destroy Malevolence" is the fourth episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars television series, airing October 17, 2008 on Cartoon Network. Its title was first revealed on Anthony Daniels' website.

Official description
Padmé Amidala and C-3PO are taken hostage by General Grievous, leaving Anakin and Obi-Wan to save the Senator and complete the destruction of the Malevolence.

Plot summary
After the Battle of the Kaliida Nebula, the Malevolence is left heavily damaged and trailed by three Star Destroyers. Unable to jump to hyperspace, Grievous is forced to buy time. Luckily for him, Darth Sidious had arranged for Senator Amidala to fly directly onto his ship, herself believing that she was heading for negotiations with the InterGalactic Banking Clan Supreme Executive.

Once she jumped out of hyperspace, she was pulled into the warship via a tractor beam. She manages to contact the Republic forces, asking them to continue their attacks, regardless of her death. However, Anakin, as her husband, orders their ships to cease their attack.

Padmé rigs her ship's engines to explode so that when Grievous comes on board to capture her, the galaxy would be rid of him. Unfortunately, he survives the blast and has his droids search for her and Threepio. Anakin heads a rescue mission composed of him, Obi-Wan and Artoo to save her. They board the ship and manage to contact the senator, who gives them her location. They set a rendezvous point at the warship's transportation system. They each get on separate trains. Anakin uses the Force to bring Padmé over to him as their train goes into a tunnel; Obi-Wan tries to get 3PO, but in transit he gets hit by another train. As they are about to kiss, Anakin is contacted by Obi-Wan about 3PO.

Anakin plans on rescuing him, but Padmé informs the Jedi that the hyperdrive is close to finishing. Obi-Wan goes to destroy the hyperdrive. However, Grievous learns of this and sends droids down to guard the hyperdrive. Meanwhile, Anakin and Padmé reach the bridge where the ship is almost ready to jump to hyperspace. They quickly destroy all the droids and rig the ship's navicomputer. They then leave the bridge with their number of broken droids before others could find out what happened.

Obi-Wan duels with Grievous after dispatching his droids and manages to avoid the cyborg's clutches. He reaches the Twilight along with the rest of the group. They then leave the ship with Grievous in pursuit in his starfighter. The droids on the warship then try to jump to hyperspace, only to discover that Anakin rigged the navicomputer to set a course right into the moon. Grievous watches in horror as the ship crashes into a nearby moon and flees the system.

While Grievous was not killed on the Malevolence, his warship was finally destroyed and Senator Amidala was rescued from the ship. The loss hurts Grievous's credibility with Count Dooku, the former ending communications to the count due to the shame of the ship being destroyed.

Voice cast

 * Olivia d'Abo - Luminara Unduli
 * Dee Bradley Baker - clone troopers
 * Corey Burton - Count Dooku
 * Anthony Daniels - C-3PO
 * Ashley Eckstein - Ahsoka Tano
 * Tom Kane - Wullf Yularen, Narrator
 * Matt Lanter - Anakin Skywalker
 * Catherine Taber - Padmé Amidala
 * James Arnold Taylor - Obi-Wan Kenobi, Plo Koon
 * Matthew Wood - Grievous, battle droids

Characters

 * Padmé Amidala
 * C-3PO
 * Dooku
 * Grievous
 * Obi-Wan Kenobi
 * Plo Koon
 * Palpatine
 * R2-D2
 * Rail-jet conductor (voice)
 * Anakin Skywalker
 * Ahsoka Tano
 * Luminara Unduli
 * Wullf Yularen

Droid models

 * Astromech droid
 * R2-series astromech droid
 * Battle droid
 * B1 battle droid
 * B2 super battle droid
 * B2 super battle droid commander
 * Droideka
 * OOM command battle droid
 * Firefighting battle droid
 * Protocol droid
 * 3PO-series protocol droid
 * Variable Geometry Self-Propelled Battle Droid, Mark I

Events

 * Clone Wars
 * Mission aboard the Malevolence

The Force

 * Force Jump
 * Force Push
 * Telekinesis

Locations

 * Naboo
 * Outer Rim
 * Kaliida Shoals Medical Center
 * Prindaar system
 * Dead moon of Antar
 * Substation 9 4
 * Ryndellia system
 * Sector Four
 * Secret Separatist base

Organizations and titles

 * Confederacy of Independent Systems
 * Count
 * General
 * InterGalactic Banking Clan
 * Supreme Executive
 * Galactic Republic
 * Admiral
 * Galactic Senate
 * Senator
 * Grand Army of the Republic
 * Clone trooper
 * Jedi Order
 * Jedi General
 * Jedi Knight
 * Jedi Master
 * Padawan

Sentient species

 * Human
 * Kaleesh
 * Cyborg
 * Kel Dor
 * Mirialan
 * Togruta

Vehicles and vessels

 * Belbullab-22 starfighter
 * Soulless One
 * G9 Rigger
 * Twilight
 * H-type Nubian yacht
 * Low Altitude Assault Transport/infantry
 * Malevolence-type battleship
 * Malevolence
 * Rail jet
 * Munificent-class star frigate
 * V-19 Torrent starfighter
 * Venator-class Star Destroyer
 * Resolute

Weapons and technology

 * Blaster
 * E-5 blaster rifle
 * ELG-3A blaster pistol
 * Circuit
 * Comlink
 * Comm panel
 * Computer network
 * Cybernetics
 * Docking clamp
 * Emergency airlock
 * Guidance system
 * Hologram
 * Holoprojector
 * Hyperdrive
 * Imagecaster
 * Ion cannon
 * Laser cannon
 * Lightsaber
 * Navicomputer
 * Power system
 * Primary stabilizer
 * Scanner
 * Sensor jamming
 * Tractor beam
 * Turbolaser
 * Turret gun
 * Warhead

Miscellanea

 * Bridge
 * Central channel
 * Conning tower
 * Crate
 * Engineering station
 * Flagship
 * Hangar bay
 * Hold
 * Hyperspace
 * Main hangar
 * Plan B
 * Reflective paint strip
 * Repair crew
 * Strike force
 * Taskforce

Behind the scenes
Anakin's comments about spinning "being a good trick" are references to his line in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.

When General Grievous steps off the rail jet, a voice can be heard saying "mind the gap".

When General Grievous and his droids surround Obi-Wan near the hyperdrive, he says "hello there". Obi-Wan would later repeat this line to the General in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and would even later say the line to R2-D2 during his debut appearance in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.