Bombing of the Jedi Temple hangar

"I did it. Because I've come to realize what many people in the Republic have come to realize, that the Jedi are the ones responsible for this War. That we've so lost our way that we have become villains in this conflict, that we are the ones that should be put on trial, all of us! And my attack on the Temple was an attack on what the Jedi have become: an army fighting for the dark side, fallen from the Light that we once held so dear. This Republic is failing! It's only a matter of time."

- Barriss Offee, confessing to bombing the Jedi Temple hangar.

The bombing of the Jedi Temple hangar occurred late in the Clone Wars. Jedi Padawan Barriss Offee&mdash;having become disgruntled with the fact that the Jedi Order, traditionally guardians of peace, were leading the Galactic Republic's war against the Confederacy of Independent Systems&mdash;carried out the bombing. The attack killed six Jedi Knights, a number of clone troopers, and members of the Jedi Temple's maintenance crew. A number of suspects were considered before evidence implicated Ahsoka Tano, Padawan of General Anakin Skywalker, who was tried for murder and treason. Skywalker later discovered that it was Offee who carried out the attack, vindicating his Padawan.

Prelude
As the Clone Wars continued throughout the galaxy, many citizens of the Republic started to disagree with the ways of the Jedi, who though they claimed to be only peacekeepers, were generals leading the fight against the Separatists. Many Jedi also began to feel this way and stray away from the Jedi Order, such as Jedi Master Pong Krell. One of these Jedi was Barriss Offee, Padawan to Jedi Master Luminara Unduli. In order to extract her revenge on the Jedi Order, Offee planned a bombing of the Jedi Temple Hangar to make a statement to the Jedi. Enlisting the help of citizen Letta Turmond, a radical anti-war activist, Offee gave Turmond nano-droids to feed to her husband, Jackar Bowmani, turning Bowmani into a living bomb. Bowmani was a munitions expert in the Jedi Temple, giving Turmond and Offee direct access to the temple hangar.

Bombing
While working in the Jedi Temple Hangar, the nano-droids inside of Jackar Bowmani exploded, killing Bowmani and causing the destruction of several Republic ships and part of the temple, as well as the death of six Jedi, several clones, and other hangar staff members like Bowmani.

Initial Investigation
"We have to look at the possibility that it could have been anyone in the temple, even a Jedi.''" "''If a Jedi this is, gone to the dark side they have."

- Mace Windu and Yoda, discussing the possibility that a Jedi could have bombed the temple.

After the bombing, Jedi Master Yoda requested that Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan Ahsoka Tano return to Coruscant from their defense on Cato Neimoidia in order to lead the investigation on the bombing. Because Skywalker and Tano were not on Coruscant during the bombing, Master Yoda requested them specifically to lead the investigation. Yoda knew that there was a possibility that a Jedi could be involved in the attack, so he needed someone that he could trust to investigate the crime.

Skywalker and Tano were partnered with Russo-ISC, a crime scene analysis droid, to investigate the crime, and Tano and Russo began to interview the witnesses. During these interviews, Tano and Russo learned about potential suspect Jackar Bowmani, who went missing after the bombing. After informing Skywalker about the suspect, Skywalker found Letta Turmond in a protest that was occurring outside the Temple and brought her in for questioning. She claimed that Bowmani could not have been involved, but after further investigation nano-droids were discovered at the site of the bomb and later in Bowmani's bloodstream, allowing the Jedi to believe that Bowmani himself was the bomb. Skywalker and Tano went to Bowmani and Turmond's house to further investigate, and found traces of nano-droids in the food, confirming their suspicions. The Jedi were interrupted by Turmond, who ran when asked to come in for further questioning. Once captured, Turmond was arrested for the bombing of the Jedi Temple and sent to prison. With Turmond locked away, any suspicions that a Jedi could have been involved were lost.

False Accusations
Despite some resistance from Padawan Tano, Turmond was taken into Republic military custody, rather than being left in Jedi custody. However, when questioned by Republic officials, Turmond refused to speak to anyone other than Tano. When Tano went to see Turmond in prison, Turmond asked Tano for help, since she knew that because she had been captured her life was in danger. Turmond informed Tano that a Jedi was indeed behind the attack, and that she had been put up to the task by someone else. Tano asked who it was, and right as Turmond was about to reveal the truth, she was force choked by an unseen person, and was killed. Turmond's killer was later determined to be Barriss Offee, however the security cameras in the cell showed Tano raising her hands towards Turmond, making it look like Tano was choking Turmond. Though she denied it, Tano was arrested on the charge of killing Turmond, and was placed in a cell. Skywalker attempted to visit Tano while in prison in order to talk to her and try to find out the truth, however the clones didn't let him in due to strict orders from Captain Tarkin not to let anyone see her. Later Tano noticed a key card lying outside of her cell. Believing it to be the work of her master, Tano used the force to swipe the key card and let herself out, only to discover that several clone troopers were lying dead on the ground next to her comlink and lightsabers. She was intercepted by Commander Fox, who sounded the emergency alarm. Realizing she had again been framed, Tano ran as clones began to pursue her. After the sounding of the alarm Skywalker appeared, ordering the clones not to kill her. Skywalker attempted to reason with Tano and ask her to stay and wait for a trial, but knowing that he was the only one who believed her, she continued to run. After a long pursuit by Skywalker and the clones, Skywalker cut her off in a tunnel, again attempting to reason with her. Tano asked Skywalker to trust her before jumping out of the tunnel onto a ship descending to the lower levels of Coruscant, where she could hide as well as look for answers.

An Unlikely Partnership
"See, didn't kill one. It's the new me."

- Asajj Ventress, after she and Tano incapacitated Commander Wolffe and his squad of clones.

While Tano hid in the lower levels, the Jedi Council sent Jedi Master Plo Koon along with Skywalker to search for her. As the Jedi began to pursue her, Tano contacted her friend and fellow Jedi Barriss Offee, who Tano asked to help her in her investigation. Offee, who's involvement in the crime was still unknown to the Jedi, agreed to help, and told Tano to contact her from a different device so the Jedi could not trace her comlink. Tano destroyed her comlink, traded some food for a cloak to disguise herself, and boarded a train to avoid police droids who had been alerted to her escape. Getting off at the next stop, Tano was attacked by former Seperatist assassin turned bounty hunter, Asajj Ventress, who was looking to get a bounty from turning Tano in. Tano, realizing she and Ventress now had a lot in common, convinced Ventress to not turn her in, and in return Tano would put in a good word and get Ventress a pardon for her crimes against the Republic. Ventress agreed as Skywalker spotted and began to pursue the pair, now knowing that Tano was in league with Ventress. They escaped Skywalker, and traveled further into the underworld. Finding a public holograph system, Tano again contacted Offee, asking if she found anything more about the person framing her. Offee informed Tano about a warehouse where Letta Turmond acquired the nano-droids used to destroy the hangar, and gave Tano the location. During this conversation, Tano and Ventress were spotted by Commander Wolffe and his squad, and were cut off by the clones. Tano attempted to negotiate with the clones, not wanting to hurt them, but the clones insisted on taking her in. Convincing Ventress not to kill the clones, Tano and Ventress fought the squadron, briefly incapacitating them. The pair escaped once again, and Ventress led Tano to the warehouse that Offee told her about.

Once at the warehouse, Ventress and Tano parted ways, Ventress reminding Tano about her end of the deal that she needed to hold up. As Ventress left Tano, she was attacked by an unknown force user, who knocked Ventress out and stole her two lightsabers and the mask Ventress wore to disguise her face. Now in possession of these items, the unknown assailant, later determined to be Offee, attacked Tano as she investigated the warehouse. Tano, believing the masked assailant was Ventress, dueled Offee until Tano was pushed off of a ledge and fell next to a crate that was full of the nano-droids Offee spoke of. Once again being framed, Tano was ambushed by a squad of clone troopers and was stunned. Shortly after, Skywalker and Koon arrived, seeing the crate of droids and wondering if Tano really was the culprit.

The Trial of Ahsoka Tano
"Ahsoka Tano. You have been charged with sedition against the Jedi Order and the Republic itself. This court will decide your fate."

- Chancellor Palpatine's opening statement at the Trial of Ahsoka Tano

As Ahsoka was now in the hands of the Jedi, the Jedi Council and Captain Tarkin began to discuss what type of trial Tano should have. While the Jedi argued for a Jedi trial to be held for Tano, Tarkin argued that due to the Jedi possibly having a biased judgement towards Tano, that Tano should be expelled by the Jedi Order and put on trial by the Galactic Senate. Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi defended Tano, believing that the Council should stand with their own and defend Ahsoka. Though weary, the rest of the council disagreed, due to the large amount of evidence that proved Tano was guilty. The Council then summoned Skywalker and Tano to the Chamber of Judgment in order to expel Tano from the Jedi Order.

After Tano was removed from the Order, she was put on trial by the Senate. Senator Padmé Amidala agreed to represent Tano in the trial, and the two began to work on their defense. In the meantime, Skywalker began to search for Ventress in order to ask her why she betrayed Tano and get more answers. When Skywalker found Ventress, she informed him that she never wanted to hurt Tano, and that she was attacked by an unknown person who took her lightsabers. When Skywalker asked Ventress if Tano had been in contact with anyone else while the two were together, Ventress remembered that Tano had contacted Offee, who told them about the warehouse.



As Tano's trial began, Tarkin argued that Tano should be given the death penalty for her crimes, while Amidala refuted that Tano could not have killed Letta Turmond due to the circumstances surrounding her death. Tarkin then mentioned Tano's involvement with Asajj Ventress, and the trial continued. Meanwhile, Skywalker confronted Barriss Offee in the Jedi Temple, asking her if she did indeed contact Ahsoka and what she knew. Offee admitted to speaking to Tano, and asked Skywalker who could have bombed the temple if it was not Tano nor Ventress. Realizing that Skywalker was beginning to discover the truth, Offee began to slowly back towards a vase. As Skywalker ignited her lightsaber and swung towards her, Offee used the force to obtain Ventress' lightsabers from the vase and block Skywalker's blow. His suspicions confirmed, Skywalker and Offee engaged in a duel in the Jedi Temple. Eventually Offee was overpowered by Skywalker, and she was arrested. As the verdict of Tano's trial was about to be announced by Chancellor Palpatine, Skywalker interrupted the trial with Offee, informing the Chancellor that Offee had confessed to the crime. Offee confirmed this, and all charges against Tano were dropped. The Jedi Council, realizing that they were wrong, apologized to Tano and asked her to return to the Order, claiming that her ordeal was actually her great trail, making her a true Jedi. Skywalker offered his former Padawan her Padawan braid back, but Tano refused. After being pursued by Skywalker, Tano admitted that after her trial she realized that the Council did not trust her, and she therefore could not trust herself. Tano informed Skywalker that she knew that he trusted her and understood his own struggles with the Jedi Order, but that she needed to figure out what to do on her own.

Appearances

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