Battle of Christophsis/Legends

The Battle of Christophsis was a battle in Crystal City on the crystalline planet of Christophsis during the Clone Wars. The battle occurred during the aftermath of a war between the natives on the planet and Separatist forces, as the natives became outnumbered and contacted the Galactic Republic for help. However, the clone forces' every move was leaked to the Separatists by an unknown insider, and the battle quickly became a mission to uncover the traitor.

Origins
The droid army, under the command of General Whorm Loathsom and Assajj Ventress, attacked the planet in hopes of claiming it. They were met by resistance from the natives. The natives were vastly outnumbered and began to take casualties, and Republic assistance arrived shortly, under the lead of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker.

Ambush
"Tanks. They've brought tanks."

- Rex

Traitor?
After the droid army infiltrated the towers where Obi-Wan and Anakin were hidden, it became evident that one clone was a spy for the CIS. The spy then learned of Anakin and Obi-Wan's mission to the CIS headquarters.

Investigation
After realizing the spy had been listening while Anakin and Obi-Wan told Rex and Cody of their mission to the CIS headquarters, they demanded to know the locations of several clone troopers after battle. One clone was revealed to have forbidden battle droid fingers in his possession.Sgt. Slick accused him of being a spy,but ultimatley gave himself up when mentioning "when the Jedi got back", a secret only known by Rex and Cody.

Jedi trap
While Rex and Cody were interrogating to find the possible spy, the two Jedi embarked on their mission to the CIS headquarters. When they arrived, they met Ventress and quickly engaged in a duel.

Traitor revealed
As the interrogation persisted, Rex and Cody learned the traitor was Slick. After a brief battle, Slick escaped into the base. Rex and Cody began searching in the shipyards, only to have Slick detonate them, destroying most of the Republic ships and tanks. Realizing Slick was headed for the command center, Rex and Cody resumed pursuit.

Slick's last stand
As Rex and Cody prepared an ambush to capture Slick, Slick attempted to escape, but was caught an engaged in hand-to-hand combat with Rex and Cody. Slick revealed he was working for the Separatists because he was tired of the clone army 'blindly following orders'.

Counter-attack
The battle of Christophsis raged for some time, with Jedi Generals Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker seemingly scoring a victory against their enemy, the Confederate General Whorm Loathsom.

But Loathsom's retreat was a ploy. Once the Republic Venator-class Star Destroyer Resolute had been dispatched for supplies, he launched another attack, battle droids advancing on the front while Tri-droids brought up the rear. He succeeded in catching Republic forces off guard.

Despite Loathsom's surprise attack, Kenobi and Skywalker were able to rally their forces to beat back the droids, using artillery barrages to hold the line while Obi-Wan lead a charge and Anakin with Torrent Company took out the Tri-droids. Loathsom once again pulled back, and it was during this lull in the fighting that a shuttle from Coruscant landed in City Plaza, bearing young Padawan learner Ahsoka Tano, Anakin's new apprentice. From the shuttle, they contacted Admiral Wullf Yularen to ask for reinforcements but their communications were soon cut.



Loathsom soon launched yet another attack, this time advancing his forces behind an expanding deflector shield, negating the Republic's artillery batteries. While General Kenobi and Rex marshaled a defense of the Republic base, Anakin and Ahsoka infiltrated the Separatist positions by hiding under a box.

Once the advance forces passed them by, the pair slowly made their way to the shield generator but ran into a destroyer droid. After defeating it, they arrived at the generator, but Ahsoka accidentally alerted retail droids. As she set the charges to destroy the generator, Anakin held off the droids. But, seeing her master in trouble, Ahsoka brought down a wall with a convenient hole in the middle on the droids, without hurting her master.



Meanwhile, Obi-Wan Kenobi "surrendered" to Loathsom and was brought to a crystal table to discuss "terms of surrender". After having a cup of tea, Obi-Wan requested to have his troops properly fed if taken prisoner. But Loathsom suspected he was stalling and demanded he call off his troops. Just then, Anakin and Ahsoka destroyed the shield generator. The clone artillery then annihilated the droid armies, just as Republic reinforcements arrived and Loathsom was forced to surrender.

Aftermath
Following the battle, Grand Master Yoda arrived planetside to inform Obi-Wan and Anakin that Jabba the Hutt's son, Rotta, had been kidnapped by a group of renegades and they were called upon to rescue him. Based on intelligence reports, Jedi General Skywalker and his new apprentice, Ahsoka Tano, ventured to Teth.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars novel
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars junior novel
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars film
 * The Clone Wars: Wild Space
 * The Clone Wars: Wild Space

Notes and references
Schlacht von Christophsis