Battle of Ryloth/Legends

The Battle of Ryloth took place on the Twi'lek homeworld of Ryloth in the Clone Wars after the Confederacy of Independent Systems seized control of the planet.

Prelude
Techno Union Foreman and Separatist member Wat Tambor seized control of Ryloth, and the Twi'lek inhabitants were starved and subjugated to a strict rule. After receiving a plea from the Senate, the Jedi Council devised a plan to invade and liberate Ryloth, and dispatched General Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan, Commander Ahsoka Tano, to breach the blockade and allow the invasion ground forces to land.

Battle over the planet
"It was a trap, Snips. It wasn't your fault." "I lost so many of my pilots." "Take heart, little one. That's the reality of command."

- Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano

The Venator-class cruisers Resolute, Defender and Redeemer emerged out of hyperspace and engaged the blockade, consisting of a Lucrehulk-class droid control ship, commanded by the Neimoidian Captain Mar Tuuk, and flanked by two Munificent-class frigates. Commander Ahsoka Tano led Blue Squadron in an attack against the advancing Vulture droids. However, after four more Munificent-class frigates arrived out of hyperspace, Ahsoka disobeyed a direct order from both Admiral Yularen and General Anakin Skywalker and attempted to continue toward the blockade, as she and her squadron had a clear path. However, Ahsoka finally complied, and started to head back toward the Resolute, but lost half of her battle group along the way. The Resolute meanwhile was being plundered by suicidal Vulture droids, and one such droid rammed itself into the bridge, severely injuring Admiral Yularen. The Redeemer was also heavily damaged and was unable to retreat, but the Defender and the Resolute managed to escape to hyperspace.

After consoling a severely dejected Ahsoka, Anakin proceeded to confer with Generals Mace Windu and Obi-Wan Kenobi. After delivering the report of their disastrous failure, Anakin was given one planetary rotation to breach the blockade, even with only half his original forces remaining. Anakin devised a plan to ram the heavily damaged Defender into the control ship, thereby leaving only easily-outmaneuverable droids in charge of the blockade. He left with R2-D2 aboard the now-empty cruiser, leaving Ahsoka in charge of the remaining forces and responsible for the completion of the mission.



The Defender re-emerged from hyperspace over Ryloth. However, Captain Tuuk, having read all the archives on Skywalker's exploits, was expecting a counterattack. Anakin appeared to surrender himself and his vessel, along with his crew, in exchange for safe passage to deliver goods to Ryloth, and Tuuk complied. But after a complete scan of the Defender, Tuuk discovered that there was only one life-form aboard, and thereby discovered Anakin's deception. Anakin then sent the Defender straight into the center sphere of the droid control ship and escaped in an escape pod. Tuuk escaped himself and left the droids in charge.

Meanwhile, the Resolute came out of hyperspace. Ahsoka, now more confident thanks to the support of a revived Admiral Yularen, proceeded to lead a squadron of BTL-B Y-wing starfighters and V-19 Torrent starfighters against the Munificent-class frigates, and they managed to successfully destroy the Separatist blockade. Three Acclamator I-class assault ships appeared out of hyperspace, with Obi-Wan and Mace Windu ready to land for the invasion. Rex then sent a shuttle to retrieve Anakin's escape pod.

Landing on the planet
"We can’t risk landing the larger transports until you take out those guns!” ”Pull back. We’ll take care of it."

- Mace Windu and Obi-Wan Kenobi

As General Obi-Wan Kenobi landed in the city of Nabat with Ghost Company, proton cannons attacked the ‘’Acclamator’’ assault ships above, and General Mace Windu tasked Obi-Wan with destroying the cannons and allowing the transports to land. Although their mission was to retake the city, Ghost Company was forced to utilize only blasters and droid poppers so as not to destroy the Twi’leks’ home.

After utilizing the EMP grenades and taking out the droids in a bunker on the outskirts of the city, Obi-Wan and his clone forces entered the village and set up a temporary camp. Clone Commander Cody went to scout ahead with Wooley, Waxer and Boil. After discovering that the Twi’leks were being held hostage, Cody and Wooley returned and reported their findings to Obi-Wan and Mace. Unfortunately, a recon droid sent by tactical droid commander TX-20 was spying on them and overheard their conference. Soon after, the tactical droid ordered his captured and starved gutkurrs released to destroy the Republic forces.



Waxer and Boil, who had meanwhile stumbled across the young Twi’lek orphan Numa, were the first to encounter the creatures, and managed to escape into a secret underground passage in Numa’s home. Obi-Wan and Ghost Company then encountered the creatures, but Obi-Wan managed to lure the gutkurrs into an alley with the Force, and they were trapped after Cody and his men blasted the bridge above the entrance. Waxer and Boil then appeared out of the tunnels with Numa. Obi-Wan conversed in Twi’leki to Numa and learned that she could lead them to the prisoners. Cody and his men went to create a diversion, while Obi-Wan headed through the tunnels with Waxer and Boil.

After the droids were distracted by the rest of Ghost Company, Obi-Wan and the two clones managed to free the Twi’lek hostages, and the now-free prisoners escaped into the tunnels. Obi-Wan then took control of one of the proton cannons, and with the help of Waxer and Boil, he managed to take out the rest of the cannons. However, a shot from TX-20’s tank blasted the three aside, and Numa ran over to the clones, and after they had recovered, she ran over to Obi-Wan. As the tactical droid aimed his cannon at Obi-Wan and Numa, the former Twi’lek hostages retaliated against the droid for all the suffering he caused them and to help Kenobi and Numa, and pulled him apart piece-by-piece. With the cannons no longer harassing them, the transports were then able to land, and after Waxer and Boil said goodbye to Numa, the Republic forces headed to the capital city of Lessu to retake it and free the planet.