First Battle of Kamino

"It's a delicate game we play. A precise balance. That balance has been restored, though, and the Separatists' advantage lies dead in the water. With Merai dead, and Kamino still operational, this Clone War will not soon end."

- Darth Sidious

The First Battle of Kamino was a battle which took place two months after the Battle of Geonosis. This battle is also known as the Defense of Kamino or Assault on Kamino.

Background
Jedi Knight Quinlan Vos, while working under the name of Korto, an information dealer with a network of spies and thieves throughout the Republic and Confederacy, came into the possession of the Separatist's battle plans for Kamino. After Korto retrieved and relayed the information to the Jedi Council, his supposedly loyal assistant, Tookarti, reported to Dooku that his plans had been compromised.

After learning of the Confederacy's plans to strike at the nerve center of the Grand Army of the Republic, the cloning facilities on Kamino, the Jedi sent a defense fleet to protect the planet. Upon arrival, Padawan Anakin Skywalker began to have visions of losing the battle and of his own master's death.

The battle


Although the Jedi pilots battled bravely above,such as Kossex, an Unnamed Human Jedi  and an Unnamed Rodian Jedi,  they could not stop the droid forces from landing in Tipoca City. Master Shaak Ti and Lama Su worked to protect the fetal and adolescent stage clones from Separatist sabotage. The arrival of the newly-activated ARC troopers served to turn the tide, and Mon Calamari Commander Merai was forced to launch a desperate strike at the supposed location of the city's shield generator.

However, the Jedi proved too wily for the Mon Calamari tactician; the data gathered by the Corporate Alliance was false, and Merai's efforts were in vain. In a last-ditch attack, Merai flew into the Jedi hyperspace rings lying in orbit to destroy them and thus buy his battleships time to retreat. He activated his self-destruct system, but the Jedi sensed this and were able to pull away from the explosion, which destroyed the rings. The CIS retreated upon Merai's death.

Aftermath
Though apparently a victory for the Galactic Republic, the battle was actually engineered by Darth Sidious and his apprentice, Darth Tyranus, to destroy the Confederacy's advance strike force and kill its top commanders, thus ensuring that the war would continue for years.

As a result of the battle, Ko Sai told Yoda that the clone army had been funded by a man named Tyranus.

Appearances



 * Star Wars Republic 50: The Battle of Kamino
 * Star Wars: Battlefront
 * Jedi: Aayla Secura
 * Republic Commando: Triple Zero
 * Odds
 * Republic HoloNet News Core Edition 15:01:03
 * Labyrinth of Evil