Battle of Mon Cala/Legends

"The Mon Calamari system must not fall into Separatist hands. Prepare for an assault."

- Jedi Master Mace Windu, to Anakin Skywalker, Padmé Amidala, and Captain Ackbar

A battle for control of the planet Mon Calamari occurred around 21 BBY during the Clone Wars, when the Quarren, backed by the Confederacy of Independent Systems, attempted to seize the Calamari system from the Mon Calamari people and the Galactic Republic. The Jedi Order intervened in the conflict, bringing reinforcements from the Grand Army of the Republic and the Gungan Grand Army.

Prelude
"Generals, I regret to inform you that the situation here is grave. While my people remain loyal to the Republic, the Separatists are making advances on the system, and may soon threaten our home planet."

- King Yos Kolina, to Generals Plo Koon and Anakin Skywalker

Around 21 BBY during the Clone Wars, tensions between the planet Mon Calamari's native people and Quarren inhabitants began to escalate. Although King Yos Kolina, allied with the Galactic Republic, mediated the disputes, General Grievous soon led a Confederate invasion of the Calamari system. The Republic proved unable to repel Grievous's forces during the Mission to Iceberg Three, and the further assassination of Kolina left Mon Calamari–Quarren tensions unchecked. While the Republic dispatched Jedi General Anakin Skywalker and Senator Padmé Amidala to Mon Calamari to settle the conflict, the Separatists sent their own envoy,the Separatist commander Riff Tamson.

The battle
"This isn't going to be easy!"

- Anakin Skywalker, to Prince Lee-Char



However, Tamson was already secretly given a task by Confederacy Head of State Count Dooku to take control of Dac using the Quarren by lying to them that this was an attempt to crown a Quarren king while in real, it was used to crown Tamson king and seize complete control of Dac for the CIS. While Prince Lee-Char was attending a conference, Tamson, backed by hordes of Quarren warriors and Aqua droids attacked the city.

Lee Char along with Skywalker and Padme met Ackbar and a squad of Mon Calamari soldiers fighting the Quarren. Upon seeing the prince, the Mon Calamari warriors' morale had boosted and they pressed on their attack, with help from Ackbar. Meanwhile, Lee-Char, Skywalker, Padme and a group of Mon Calamari soldiers traveled through a tube in order to ambush the enemy from behind but when a giant portion of the wall broke off from a building and crashed into the tube the group were traveling, not only did it cost them the Mon Calamari soldiers but the enemy knew of their plan.

Riff Tamson, meanwhile, went straight to the front lines, killing Mon Calamari soldiers one by one in his search for Lee-Char. After a while, on the surface, a multitude of LAAT/i containing squads of clone troopers trained for underwater combat led by Jedi Ahsoka Tano, General Kit Fisto and clone commander Monnk while captain Rex stayed aboard a Venator-class Star Destroyer. They were here to reinforce the Mon Calamari. Once they were ready, they proceeded to dive into the water and went head-on into battle. Lee-Char was hiding behind a structure when Ackbar swam to him and encouraged him to fight, especially when the Mon Calamari troops were cheering for him. Padme went in search of Senator Tills while Skywalker remained behind to counter the threat.

In the mean time, Tamson spotted Lee-Char and charged straight at him, eluding the prince's blaster shots. Luckily for Lee-Char, Ahsoka intervened and knocked Tamson away, in time for Lee-Char to grab onto Ahsoka's speeder and drive away with Tamson in close pursuit. The Jedi and the prince entered a tunnel while Tamson followed them along the tunnel outside. However, a squad of aqua droids entered the tunnel from the other side in an attempt to cut Ahsoka and Lee-Char off but the Togruta Jedi let go off her speeder, seeing it ram into the aqua droids, destroying them as well as the speeder. Tamson continued to bang his head against the tunnel, hoping to shatter it and get at the prince. He managed to break through the glass, allowing only his head to pass through and emitting a ferocious roar that shook the tunnel. But a squad of Mon Calamari soldiers saw Lee-Char's predicament and swam to his rescue. They succeeded in distracting Tamson but it was at the cost of their lives. After killing the Mon Calamari troops, Tamson swam away.

Tano and Lee-Char regrouped with the rest of the Republic soldiers including Ackbar, Fisto, Skywalker and Amidala and watched as the enemy retreated into the Mon Calamari court. This baffled the Jedi as the Separatists had sufficient troops to overwhelm them. But they knew that they would attack again and so redied themselves. Meanwhile on the surface, Separatist warships arrived, dispatching reinforcements in the form of Hydroid Medusa, biologically enhanced jellyfish from Karkaris. They had electrified tentacles that kill upon contact. As the Jedi predicted, the CIS launched another assault. But they were appalled to see massive Hydroid Medusa emerge from below the Council. Lee-Char had doubts about countering the threat to which Anakin replied that this was going to be tricky. Upon Lee-Char's orders, the clones and Mon Calamari soldiers fired at the behemoths. But it was all in vain as the Hydroid Medusa were not affected by it. They then retaliated by swinging their tentacles at the Republic soldiers, killing a clone and two Mon Calamari soldiers in the process. To add to their problems, Tamson, having the same plan Lee-Char had earlier, led a group of aqua droids and ambushed the Republic troops from behind. Unable to counter the threat, the Jedi planned a retreat, a move the others agreed on. The round was won by the CIS.

Tamson, however noticed that the Quarren did no aid him during the second wave and confronted Nossor Ri about this. He felt that Tamson had everything under control but Tamson responded by angrily grabbing the Quarren's tentacles and threatening to kill him if he disobeys an order from Tamson or Dooku again. Meanwhile, under the caves, Lee-Char began to feel that he failed Mon Calamari but Ackbar and Ahsoka lightened his spirits by telling him that he learned a very valuable lesson.



Aftermath
Prince Lee-Char was then crowned the 83rd King of Mon Calamari with both the Mon Calamari and the Quarren accepting him as their Ruler.