Battle of Utapau/Legends

''"I have been trained in your Jedi arts by Darth Tyranus himself!" General Grievous''

''"Do you mean Count Dooku? How ironic. I trained the man who killed him." General 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 the battle that ended the Outer Rim Sieges.

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

- Tion Medon

After a long and complex engagement, the Republic began to gain an advantage over the CIS, many of whom's 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 took a large 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. Kenobi went ahead to scout out the planet, and with the assistance of administrator Tion Medon located Grievous. Kenobi and Grievous began a deadly lightsaber duel as the rest of Obi-Wan's forces closed in.

Clone cavalry
Once his general had located Grievous, clone Commander Cody began deploying his forces. 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 who had already bested four of Grievous' elite IG-100 MagnaGuard bodyguards. Using his mastery of the lightsaber form Soresu, Kenobi used a complex manouver involving parrying the handle of a lightsaber instead of the blade to cut off two of Grievous' four arms, forcing the General into retreat.

Grievous in retreat
''"In our bones, we knew the war was over. The Galaxy held it's breath, waiting to see which side would make the final, daring move. As luck would have it, the Republic moved first, and when word came 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." Unidentified 501st legion clone trooper''

Grievous attempted to retreat to a secret landing platform on his Tsmeu-6 personal wheel bike, closely pursued by Kenobi on the varacytl which had transported him to Grievous in the first place, named Boga. Both combatants had by now dropped their lightsabers, and what fighting they had was fought over who would control Grievous' spare electro-staff.

Obi-Wan gained ground in the chase when his lizard took to the cieling, meaning she could travel straight instead of having evade battle droids and clone troopers. Boga destroyed Grievous' Neimoidian shuttle, and the final hand-to-hand combat between Grievous and Kenobi took place on the landing deck of Grievous' Belbullab-22 starfighter.

Grievous was the stronger, but Kenobi prised open a section of his chest armor. Calling a spare blaster to hand, Kenobi fired into Grievous' internal organs, killing the general, and thereafter expressed his distaste at having used a clumsy blaster in his mission ("So uncivilised!").

The droid army continued fighting, but was hammered by persistent fire from LAAT gunships. The destruction of the CIS main ATX energy pillar assisted a rousing Republic victory, and Kenobi also assisted in the battle after killing Grievous...at least until the execution of Order 66.

Order 66
It was then Order 66 came in. An AT-TE fired its main cannon at Obi-Wan, who was on a cliff. Him and Boga fell down the sinkhole and into the bottom lake. Kenobi survived, however, and used stealth to make his way to Grievous' starfighter to retreat.

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
 * Star Wars Battlefront II
 * LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game (the action much changed, with Commander Cody instrumental to the defeat of Grievous. Cody does not fight Grievous at all in the canonical version of the Battle of Utapau.)