Battle of Cato Neimoidia (Order 66)

"There are greater things at hand than this battle alone."

- Master Ferroda

The Second Battle of Cato Neimoidia was a battle during the end of the Clone Wars, in 19 BBY.

The battle
Despite the efforts of Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi and Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker, the CIS forces on Cato Neimoidia were not defeated.

Jedi Master Plo Koon, along with his clone pilots, was tasked with the mission to patrol the skies of the Neimoidian purse-world in his Delta-7 Aethersprite starfighter. The Kel Dor Jedi patrolled the skies of the Separatist stronghold, on the lookout for any enemy fighters.

On the bridges of the planet, the Republic UT-ATs, AT-APs and clone troopers fought against the Separatist droid forces to find a way into the cities.

Order 66
"Execute Order 66." "It will be done, my Lord."

- Darth Sidious, to Jai'galaar.

Flying near one of these bridges, Koon was unaware what happened in the ARC-170 starfighter behind him. The Clone Captain Jag was contacted by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine who ordered him to execute Order 66. Without hesitating, Jag pulled back a little in his fighter from the Jedi General and he fired his laser cannons. The Jedi Master's starfighter was hit and it exploded in mid-air, killing him. What remained of the fighter crashed into a building on the bridge-city, the explosion killed a few members of the Cato Neimoidia Garrison.

Newly arrived from Coruscant, X1, and his brother, X2, were under the command of Master Ferroda. After Order 66 was issued, X1 convinced X2 to strike down Master Ferroda. Horrified by what he had done, X2 turned his back on the newly formed Galactic Empire and fled to Dantooine.

The outcome
"The Clone Wars took us to the heart of the Separatist movement, the planet Cato Neimoidia. During this battle, the true nature of the conflict would be revealed. The Republic became an Empire. And the light of the Jedi was all but extinguished."

- Clone trooper X2.

The Republic-turned-Empire had won the planet after the battle droids of the Confederacy were deactivated. The Emperor himself made law that surviving Neimoidian outcasts on the planet would be taken prisoner.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Republic Commando: Order 66 game
 * Star Wars: Republic: Into the Unknown
 * Star Wars: Purge: Seconds to Die
 * Coruscant Nights I: Jedi Twilight
 * ''Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
 * ''Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II