Battle of Coruscant

"This is where the fun begins!"

- Anakin Skywalker

During the final days of the Clone Wars, the Confederacy of Independent Systems launched a massive battle in orbit of Coruscant, the capital of the Galactic Republic. The battle was orchestrated by the Sith Lord Darth Sidious, who was secretly Supreme Chancellor Palpatine of the Republic. Sidious arranged for himself to be kidnapped, as Palpatine, by the cyborg General Grievous as part of a plot to bring Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker closer to the dark side of the Force.

After the battle commenced, Skywalker and Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi led a mission to rescue the Supreme Chancellor. This brought the two into a lightsaber duel with the Sith Lord Count Dooku, who, at Palpatine's goading, Skywalker executed. Although briefly detained by General Grievous, the Jedi and the Chancellor were able to escape.

With Dooku dead, General Grievous was the sole remaining member of the top Separatist leadership. The Jedi Order tracked him to Utapau, where they launched a battle in which Kenobi confronted and killed him. Palpatine, meanwhile, successfully achieved his goal of converting Skywalker to the dark side and took the fallen Jedi Knight as his new apprentice, replacing Dooku. The Chancellor dubbed Skywalker as Darth Vader and executed Order 66, branding the Jedi as traitors. With the Jedi Order destroyed, Palpatine transformed the Republic into the Galactic Empire.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith