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 Asajj 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."

- Gus

First actions
Obi-Wan Kenobi had his men stationed in the South tower of the Christophsis city, while Anakin Skywalker and Captain Rex were stationed in the parallel North tower. Kenobi's men, led by Slick and Cody, set up several repeating blasters, ready to ambush the droid army as it passed through the plaza. Gus reported that the droids had tanks. Unexpectedly, the droid force split into two, therefor bypassing the ambush.

Suddenly, a turbolift door opened, and battle droids flooded the room. It became apparent to Kenobi that their ambush point had been compromised.

Skywalker, watching from the North tower, radioed Hawk and ordered an evacuation of the south tower. His men then fired their ascension cables to the south tower, sliding down into the other tower to assist. The droid forces watching from the plaza opened fire, killing one clone. Skywalker and the other clones made it to the other side and helped destroy the rest of the droid forces, and proceeded to the evacuation point on the roof of the tower.

Hawk's gunship touched down on the roof of the tower. The clones were pursued by the droids, led by a tactical droid, into the gunship. In one last act before taking off, Gus attacked the tactical droid and ripped its head off, taking the severed head onto the gunship as it took off. The information in the droid's head would probably contain how the droids knew the clone's every move.

Investigation
Rex and Cody brought the droid's cranial unit back to base. The droid head was placed on an analysis console, which confirmed that the droid army had indeed known all along of the clone's positions during the battle.

When the clones reported their findings to the Jedi, Skywalker suggested a security breach. Kenobi, on the contrary, suggested that there was a spy in their midst, and that action behind the enemy lines was necessary to uncover information. Kenobi ordered Rex and Cody to stay behind as the two Jedi left for the mission. The Jedi mission was to remain extremely confidential, as it would keep the clones less suspecting if they didn't know anything.

Cody was shocked to find an activated comlink on the table: someone had been listening to their entire conversation. Rex turned around to notice a figure walking in the hallway, and when he ordered the figure to halt, the figure ran. Cody and Rex pursued the man, losing his trail. The man had fled into the mess hall.

Through R2-D2, an irregular wavelength was discovered, which was spotty and appeared on irregular intervals. This wavelength was able to be tracked to the terminal it originated from, a terminal in Sergeant Slick's barracks.

Jedi trap
Kenobi and Skywalker rode through the streets of the crystal city on their BARC speeders, noticing the increasing amount of battle droids watching them. To them, it was obviously a trap, as they weren't opening fire and probably wanted the Jedi to reach their destination.

The droids jammed their transmissions, cutting off communication to the Republic base. When the Jedi reached the Separatist headquarters, they were greeted by Assajj Ventress, who revealed that an informant told her the Jedi would be there. A duel erupted which would lead them to the upper level, where Ventress jumped on a tri-droid and revealed behind her a massive droid army led by General Loathsom. The duel ended when the Jedi severed the tri-droid's legs and caused Ventress to fall, albeit safely. When she recovered, she ordered Loathsom to commence his attack, and retreated to her ship, the Trident.

Traitor revealed
Cody and Rex proceeded to Slick's barracks to begin interrogation of his squad. Slick promised that nobody in his squad – Chopper, Sketch, Punch, Gus, and Jester) – could have done it; to him, they were the best clones. Slick wanted to prepare his troops before the interrogation began, but it went on anyway.

Jester appeared nervous, but that was only because he was nervous of speaking to commanding officers. He had been cleaning his blaster after the battle, like always. Sketch and Punch had been in the mess hall. Gus, who had been injured, went to the infirmary; a cast on his arm confirmed his story. Chopper claimed he was in the mess hall with Punch and Sketch, but Sketch objected to that claim. He admitted that he was hiding in the south exit, but only because he didn't want to be seen making a necklace of droid fingers, which was an act forbidden by war protocols. This raised everyone's suspicions. Chopper struck at Slick, claiming he saw Slick going towards the command center rather than the barracks like he was supposed to. Slick assured that a proper investigation would commence once the Jedi returned.

From this knowledge, Slick was proved to be the traitor, as he wouldn't have known the Jedi were gone unless he was listening in on the open comlink during the meeting. When Cody questioned him, he struck Cody and bolted for the exit.

Pursuit
Cody and Rex tracked a signal in the gunship landing pad: it appeared Slick was trying to escape. What they did find in the gunship bay was a primed thermal detonator, which exploded, setting off a chain reaction of other explosives, completely destroying the landing pad, AT-TEs and supply depot. Slick knew all of the clone's moves.

Slick was spotted running into the command center. Cody and Rex pursued. They knew he was in the ventilation system above, but made it seem they thought he was assumed to be running to the south exit. Cody put his blaster down on the command table while Rex went to start the generators.

Slick jumped out of the vents and grabbed Cody's gun, holding Cody at gunpoint. What he didn't realize was that the gun was empty and that Cody was bait to bring him out. In the ensuing struggle and brawl, Slick was subdued.

Counter-attack
Slick was turned in. The Jedi returned from their duel with Ventress, and the Republic army regrouped for an attack against the incoming Separatist army. 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 Grand Master Yoda through the Resolute 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. Kenobi, seeing the shield vanish, grabbed Loathsom from the neck and forced him to surrender. The clone artillery then annihilated the droid armies just as Republic reinforcements arrived, and Loathsom was taken into Republic custody.

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