Defense of Maridun/Legends

"There goes my promotion."

- Lok Durd

The Battle of Maridun was the battle between Lok Durd's droid forces and Jedi Generals Aayla Secura and Anakin Skywalker, Jedi Commander Ahsoka Tano, Captain Rex, and Commander Bly after they crashed on the planet Maridun.

Prelude
Around 22 BBY, Jedi Generals Aayla Secura and Anakin Skywalker crash landed on the Outer Rim planet of Maridun. Along with Skywalker's Padawan, Ahsoka Tano, Clone trooper Commander CC-5052 and Captain CC-7567, the group found a Lurmen village on Maridun. The Lurmen colonists were guided by Tee Watt Kaa, who avoided the Clone Wars by leaving the Lurmen homeworld of Mygetto. As the Jedi and clones remained in the village, they learned that Kaa believed that war was an unnecessary act and rather stay neutral from it. Eventually sometime, Confederate General Lok Durd began to descend from Maridun's atmosphere. His C-9979 landing craft landed near the Lurmen village and was soon greeted by Kaa. Durd ordered his squad of B1 battle droids to ransack the village to find any trace of Republic contraband. Unbeknownst to them, the Jedi and the two clones hid from Durd with the guidance of Kaa's son Wag Too. After the droids found nothing, Durd and his droids left the area and departed for the established Separatist base on Maridun. The Republic group soon found the Separatist base while hiding on a tree that overlooked the base. Durd contacted Confederate Head of State Count Dooku via hologram and revealed the new Separatist weapon&mdash;the Defoliator, a weapon capable of eliminating organic matter whilst leaving machinery intact. Durb ordered his Aqualish technician to fire the weapon near two B1 battle droids. Unknown to them, the weapon was fired near the Republic group's tree. After the successful testing of the weapon, Durd told Dooku that his plan involved attacking a Lurmen village with the weapon. Durd soon departed with his new weapon and two squads of battle droids and headed for the village. Meanwhile, the Jedi and clones secretly entered the Spearatist base. Skywalker ordered Secura and Tano to enter the base while he eliminated the stationed droids outside. After killing all the stationed droids around the base, the group found two disabled shield generators and commandeered Durd's shuttle within the bunker. Before Durd arrived, the Republic group landed in the village and alerted Kaa and the villagers of the inevitable Separatist attack. However, Kaa disagreed with the Jedi, and warned them that they shouldn't have returned to their village.

The battle
"Good bye Jedi, Fire!"

- Durd ordering to fire the Defoliator at the Jedi and Lurmen village

Secura and Tano began to Force pull seed pods around the village as a protective barrier, however, Kaa continued to oppose their help. Too, Kaa's son, expressed that he is sorry that he could not help the Jedi due to his father's belief. En route to the village, Durd continued to march towards the Lurmen with the defoliator and a battalion of battle droids. CC-7567 spotted the Separatists and warned Skywalker and Tano, though Skywalker commented that the Separatists will not attack if they keep their distance and only use the defoliator. Durd, meanwhile, prepared to fire the first defoliator artillery battery at the village. The Confederate officer hoped he could withstand and win the battle, which would grant him a promotion.

After giving the order to his technician, the artillery battery launched into the air, however, the Jedi activated the two shield generators, that were taken from the Separatist base, which protected the entire village from the defoliator's energy blast. Noticing this, Durd ordered the first squad of his army to march towards the village. The Jedi and the two clone officers attacked and destroyed all of the droids, though Durd then ordered the next wave of battle droids to attack the Republic force. In the village, Too gathered a group of Lurmen that were willing to fight with the Jedi. While doing so, Kaa ordered Too to not get involved, though the Lurmen villagers attacked the battle droids that marched past the shield and into the village. Meanwhile, a OOM command battle droid noticed Skywalker approaching the defoliator weapon. Durd ordered his troops to fire at the Jedi, however, before the battle droids loaded another artillery battery in the weapon, Skywalker managed to destroy the weapon by severing the cannon and the rest of the stationed droids. Durd reacted and prepared to flee, but the Jedi Knight used the Force and halted the pudgy Neimoidian from escaping. After Skywalker captured Durd, the Confederate general revealed that he would not get promoted.

Notes and references
Schlacht von Maridun (Klonkriege) Batalla de Maridun