Battle of Utapau/Legends

"There is no war here, unless you brought it with you."

- Tion Medon to Obi-Wan Kenobi

The Battle of Utapau was one of the final battles of the Clone Wars between the Galactic Republic and Confederacy of Independent Systems, and was one of the last battles of the Outer Rim Sieges.

Events leading up to the battle
After a long and complex engagement, the Republic began to gain an advantage over the CIS, many of whose leaders were dead. Republic Clone Intelligence soon managed to discover the location of the enemy Head of State, General Grievous (Mission to Utapau).



General Obi-Wan Kenobi organized a fleet of Venator-class Star Destroyers carrying an army of clones large enough to capture three star systems, including some members of the elite 501st Legion.

Making contact
Kenobi arrived on Utapau in his Jedi starfighter under pretense of refueling his ship. He was greeted by Tion Medon, the Port Administrator of Pau City, observed from a distance by one of Grievous' MagnaGuards. He learned that the city was being used as a hiding place by Grievous and his army of battle droids. Kenobi sent his R2 unit to summon the clone forces, but stayed in Pau City to engage Grievous.

The Duel
"Attack, Kenobi!"

- General Grievous

Kenobi commandeered a varactyl named Boga as a mount, and rode in secret to the tenth level of Pau City, where Medon had told him the Separatists were hiding. He infiltrated the hangar of the Lucrehulk-class core ship Unlimited Projection, and from a catwalk witnessed a meeting of the Separatist Council, during which Grievous told them that he expected an attack by the Republic and was therefore moving them to the planet Mustafar.

After the Separatist Council left, Kenobi dropped down from the catwalk in the midst of a large group of battle droids. General Grievous immediately called upon his IG-100 Magnaguards to attack Kenobi, who managed to defeat all but one in a single stroke when he used the Force to drop a segment from the ceiling onto them. The remaining droid was pinned down, and quickly beheaded.



Grievous's troops prepared to open fire on Kenobi, but Grievous ordered them not to, instead splitting his arms into four separate appendages and drawing four lightsabers. He then spun two of them rapidly in front of him as he advanced on the surprised Kenobi. Kenobi recovered quickly however, and thrust his lightsaber into the swirling energy blades. Grievous was a skilled duelist, and used his extra arms to unleash a flurry of blows at Kenobi, who used his superior agility to duck or leap over the deadly blows.

Kenobi eventually managed to even the odds by severing two of Grievous's hands. At that moment, Commander Cody and dozens of clone troopers dropped from a catwalk at the opening of the hangar, immediately opening fire on the mass of Droidekas, B-1 and B-2 battle droids that occupied the hangar.

Clone cavalry


"Army or not, you must realise you are doomed!"

- Grievous

Commander Cody led the 212th Attack Battalion in the assault on the Separatist forces in Pau City, aided by native warriors who also wished to drive the Separatists away. Two battalions attacked full force, with the third in reserve to provide reinforcements and cover escape routes. Hailfire droids attempted to repel the clones quickly, but they were destroyed by the clone flagship, Vigilance.

Troopers of the 501st captured several security posts in the Utapaun cities themselves, linking up with Kenobi in the Unlimited Projection's hangar.

Grievous in retreat
"In our bones, we knew the war was over. The Galaxy held its breath, waiting to see which side would make the final, daring move. As luck would have it, the Republic moved first. After the Chancellor informed the Jedi Council that General Grievous was hiding on Utapau, General Kenobi gathered an army large enough to capture three star systems. When the orders reached the 501st, our morale soared. For better or worse, this would be the beginning of the end."

- Entry from the Journal of the 501st



When the Republic forces arrived, Kenobi used the distraction to Force push Grievous into a wall, which sent the cyborg general plummeting to the hangar floor. Grievous then mounted his wheel bike and fled, dropping to the lower levels of the city and racing toward the docking platform where his ship waited. Kenobi pursued, but lost his lightsaber after the jarring impact.

Kenobi pursued Grievous in a furious chase through the streets of Pau City as the battle raged around them. Grievous thrust at Kenobi with an electrostaff, which he managed to wrench from the cyborg's hands. Kenobi then used it to try to destroy the wheels on Grievous's vehicle, but Grievous pulled it back to himself, and Kenobi with it. Grievous tried to pull a blaster on Kenobi, but the wheelbike crashed when they arrived at the docking platform, throwing the combatants to the ground.

The death of Grievous
"So uncivilized."

- Obi-Wan Kenobi

Kenobi recovered first. He grabbed the electrostaff and attacked Grievous, first knocking the blaster from his hands and then knocking him to the ground. Grievous retaliated by delivering a kick that threw Kenobi across the platform. They than engaged in a melee in which, due to his enhanced strength, Grievous had an undoubted advantage. Kenobi, however, managed to pry apart the armorplast plates protecting Grievous's internal organs before Grievous threw him to the ground. Kenobi kicked Grievous's leg, but only injured himself against the hard metal.



Grievous than threw him across the platform, and Kenobi barely managed to save himself by grabbing the edge. Grievous picked up the electrostaff and approached Kenobi as he hung desperately from the edge. Kenobi used the Force to summon the blaster to his hand, and shot Grievous exposed organs, igniting the tissues. Grievous's internal organs combusted violently, killing the Separatist general.

Continued fighting
The droid army continued fighting, but was hammered by persistent fire from LAAT gunships. Hangar 10 was secured by the 501st. Anti-air turrets stationed in the hangar opened fire on the incoming LAAT reinforcements dropping off tanks in the hangar. The 501st disabled the threat, and from the hangar, launched an attack on another Confederate outpost with TX-130S fighter tanks.

The outpost was hammered by LAATs and hover tanks and destroyed. The destruction of the CIS main ATX energy pillar assisted a rousing Republic victory.

Order 66


"Commander Cody, the time has come. Execute Order 66." "Yes, my lord."

- Palpatine and Commander Cody

It was then that Commander Cody received a message from Darth Sidious, instructing him to execute Order 66. Cody ordered an AT-TE walker to fire its main cannon at Obi-Wan, who was on a cliff heading up to the Separatist headquarters. Boga sensed it and jumped on the shot, saving Kenobi, and they both fell down the sinkhole and into the lake at the bottom. Kenobi used stealth and discreet violence to make his way up to Grievous's starfighter and fled the world.

Outcome
The clones, after a long period of fighting, eventually triumphed in Pau City. However, as the CIS presumably controlled other sinkhole cities on Utapau&mdash;as to control the entire planet&mdash;the fighting would continue until the deactivation of the droid army by Darth Vader on Mustafar a short period of time later.

Galactic Republic

 * Clone Commander Cody
 * General Obi-Wan Kenobi
 * N-6
 * N-10
 * Senin Vant

Confederacy of Independent Systems

 * General Grievous

Appearances



 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Republic Commando: Order 66
 * Star Wars: Battlefront II
 * LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game