Battle of Kadavo/Legends

A battle was fought circa 22 BBY on the planet Kadavo during the Clone Wars. After the Confederacy of Independent Systems occupied the Togrutan colony world of Kiros, a Galactic Republic taskforce led by High Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi, Jedi General Anakin Skywalker and Skywalker's Padawan Ahsoka Tano managed to liberate it. During the battle, however, the Jedi discovered that the entire planet's population had disappeared. Unbeknownst to the Republic, the Togrutas had been secretly transferred by the Confederacy to the planet Zygerria, where they were supposed to be sold as slaves on an auction. Moreover, after Kiros had been liberated, the Confederate leader Count Dooku spread word that it was the Jedi who had destroyed Kiros's population.

Following some links that led them to Zygerria, Skywalker, Kenobi, Tano and Captain CC-7567 infiltrated the auction and tried to rescue the Togrutas, but were eventually captured by the Zygerrians and enslaved. Kenobi and Rex were then transferred along with the Togrutas to the Zygerrian Labor Processing Hub on the planet Kadavo, while Skywalker and Tano were left on Zygerria. Skywalker and his Padawan, however, soon managed to escape from the Zygerrians and headed for Kadavo to rescue Kenobi and the slaves. Meanwhile, fearing that the liberation of the slaves could prove him a liar, Dooku sent his assassin Asajj Ventress and General Grievous to kill everyone on the planet.

After both the Republic and the Confederate forces arrived at Kadavo, a battle ensued on and above the planet, with the Confederate forces trying to destroy the Labor Processing Hub. Before the facility could be destroyed, however, the Confederacy was forced to retreat when Republic reinforcements arrived. Despite the facility head, the Keeper's notion to dump the slaves into the lava and Ventress's last ditch attempt to kill the Jedi, the Republic managed to win the battle and return the people of Kiros back to their home.

Prelude
Circa 22 BBY during the Clone Wars, the Confederacy of Independent Systems occupied the Togrutan colony world of Kiros and secretly transferred its entire population to the planet Zygerria, where they were to be sold as slaves on an auction held by the Zygerrian Queen Miraj Scintel. A Galactic Republic taskforce led by High Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi, Jedi General Anakin Skywalker and Skywalker's Padawan Ahsoka Tano managed to liberate Kiros and find some clues that led them to Zygerria. Meanwhile, in order to worsen the reputation of the Jedi Order, the Confederate leader Count Dooku spread word that during the battle on Kiros, the Jedi had destroyed the entire planet's population.

Soon, posing as slave traders, Skywalker, Kenobi, Tano and Captain CC-7567&mdash;nicknamed"Rex"&mdash;infiltrated the auction and tried to rescue the Togrutas, but ended up caught by the Zygerrians and became slaves themselves. While Skywalker was left in service of Queen Scintel and Tano was imprisoned on Zygerria, Kenobi and Rex were transferred along with the Togrutas to the Zygerrian Labor Processing Hub on the planet Kadavo. Commanded by a Zygerrian known as the Keeper, the processing facility was kept aloft above a pool of lava by several powerful repulsorlifts and four cables attached to its sides. On Kadavo, the Keeper tried to break Kenobi's will by dropping several Togrutas into the lava and promising to do the same with the Jedi should he attempt to rebel. Not willing to harm innocent people, Kenobi and Rex were eventually forced to submit to the Keeper after the Zygerrian guards began punishing the Togrutas for Kenobi's defiance.

Skywalker and Tano soon managed to escape from Zygerria and headed for Kadavo to rescue Kenobi and the Togrutas. Fearing that the liberation of the Togruta people could reveal his deceit, Dooku sent his assassin Asajj Ventress and General Grievous to kill everyone on Kadavo, thus destroying all evidence of Dooku's lie.

The battle
"It's not possible. This is a betrayal&mdash;"

- The Keeper, on the Separatist attack

The Republic forces, consisting of several Venator-class Star Destroyers soon arrived at Kadavo. Backed up by a squad of clone troopers, Skywalker and Tano boarded a Zygerrian transport and used it to reach the hub, which was guarded by a group of B1 battle droids and B2 super battle droids. The battle droids &mdash;which thought that the transport was delivering new slaves&mdash;were very surprised to see the Jedi and the clones and were quickly destroyed before they could react to the threat. Reaching the hub, Skywalker and Tano activated their lightsabers and started cutting through the facility's blast doors. Seeing this on his survey monitors, the Keeper positioned the slaves on a platform above the lava pool and threatened to dump them to their deaths unless Skywalker surrendered. Desperate to rescue the slaves, Skywalker ignored the Keeper's threats and continued cutting into the facility. Soon, the Separatist forces arrived and engaged the Republic taskforce above the planet. As General Grievous's fleet battled the Republic forces, Ventress&mdash;in her Trident starship&mdash;led several Hyena-class bombers to destroy the Labor Processing Hub. Thinking that the Confederacy had come to aid him, the Keeper once again demanded Skywalker to surrender, who reluctantly agreed after being informed of the newly arrived Separatist forces.

As soon as Skywalker admitted his defeat, however, the bombers proceeded to attack the hub, destroying one of its supporting cables. As a result of this, the whole facility began to incline, making several Togruta slaves lose their balance and fall into the lava. Having witnessed the bombers attacking the hub, the Keeper realized that Dooku's intention was to kill the slaves. In hopes that the Confederate forces would spare the Zygerrians if they disposed of the Togrutas themselves, the Keeper tried to activate the mechanism that would dump the remaining slaves into the lava as well. Kenobi and Rex, however, attacked Zygerrians who were guarding them and subdued the Keeper, preventing him from killing the population of Kiros. Kenobi then damaged the dumping mechanism, but the Togrutas still remained in danger on a platform above the lava pool.

As the bombers initiated another run at the facility, Skywalker ordered the clone troopers to open fire at them. One lucky blaster shot managed to hit an enemy proton bomb, making it detonate in air and start a chain reaction that destroyed most of the Hyenas. Distraught, Ventress requested Grievous to send more bombers, but the general informed her that he had already given an order to retreat because of the Republic reinforcements that had recently arrived. With Grievous's forces left, Ventress remained to battle the Republic alone. Meanwhile, Kenobi and Rex rejoined with Skywalker and Tano and told them that the Togrutas were in danger. Having noticed Skywalker's transport, Kenobi quickly formulated a plan to rescue the slaves. Positioning the ship right below the Togrutas, the Jedi arranged on its roof and used the Force to levitate the slaves onto the transport.

At that moment, Ventress's Trident made an attack run at the Jedi's ship. After the Jedi managed to deflect her shots with their lightsabers, Ventress clutched her ship onto the transport and started using her ship's claws to attack the Republic forces. Rex tried to destroy the Trident with his rocket launcher while Skywalker and Kenobi fought back with their lightsabers, but neither tactic worked and Ventress still continued her attacks. As she was preparing to kill the Jedi, however, a group of V-19 Torrent Starfighters led by High General Plo Koon attacked the Trident, forcing Ventress to retreat.

Aftermath
"Our vision of a world without weapons has failed miserably. In this galaxy, we must walk the path of warriors whether we wish to or not."

- Roshti

With the battle over, the Republic utilized LAAT/i gunships to evacuate the Togrutas and secure the captured Keeper. The Republic then planted explosive charges throughout the facility in order to destroy it. Before the explosives were triggered, however, the Republic troops were informed that Supreme Chancellor Palpatine had requested to leave the facility intact for later use. Realizing that the facility could only be used for one purpose&mdash;to house slaves&mdash;the Jedi decided to disobey Palpatine's order and destroyed it.

The Republic then helped the Togrutas to return to Kiros and settle down there. To protect the people of Kiros against another possible invasion, the Republic left a garrison of clone troopers on the planet. The Togrutas, however, felt that the clones' presence could be not enough to protect them and decided to change their peaceful way of life, arming themselves and requesting the Republic troops to teach them how to use weapons.

Behind the scenes
The battle of Kadavo was depicted in the 2009 comic book Star Wars The Clone Wars 6: Slaves of the Republic - Chapter 6: Escape from Kadavo, written by Henry Gilroy and illustrated by Scott Hepburn. The battle served as a conclusion to the Slaves of the Republic story arc of The Clone Wars comic series.

Appearances

 * Star Wars The Clone Wars 6: Slaves of the Republic - Chapter 6: Escape from Kadavo

Notes and references
Schlacht von Kadavo