Star Wars: Republic: The New Face of War

The New Face of War was the thirteenth story arc in Star Wars: Republic.

Plot summary
Anakin and Obi-Wan are sent on the moon of Ohma-d'Un, over Naboo, because they think that Spices Miners had just attacked a Gungan colony. But when they arrive near the Colony, they discover that the Separatists have used the Gungans as an arm, with a letal new gas produced on Queyta and they want to crash a miner's ship on the planet, to accuse the miners. The Jedi squad is composed by Obi-Wan, Anakin, master Glaive and his padawan Zule; the clone Alpha is the strategist of the mission. They destroy all the droids, but when they are going to help the miners, two unknowed characters arive: the Gen'Dai bounty hunter Durge, who wants to kill all the clones because they are offsprings of a Mandalorian (and he just hate Mandalorians), and the Sith apprentice Asajj Ventress. Ventress kills Glaive while Anakin and Alpha are helping the miners, but in the end Obi-Wan and Zule defeat the two enemies, who flee from the moon, and Anakin and Alpha destroy the ship the separatists want to crash on the planet. Anakin not want to believe that the confederation can do so, but Obi-Wan says: "Believe it, Anakin, this is the new face of war ..."

Issues

 * Star Wars Republic 51: The New Face of War, Part 1
 * Star Wars Republic 52: The New Face of War, Part 2

Collections

 * Clone Wars Volume 2: Victories and Sacrifices

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