Battle of Teth/Legends

The Battle of Teth took place on Teth during the Clone Wars. The battle was part of one of Ahsoka Tano's first missions with her master.

The battle
"This is where the fun begins." "Race you to the top." "I'll give you a head start." "Your mistake."

- Ahsoka and Anakin Skywalker



For much of the battle, the clone troopers and walkers used special grappling technology to go up almost completely vertical cliffs, to reach a citadel at the top. The droid forces at the very top had a major advantage as just a few shots from a DSD1 dwarf spider droid could send an AT-TE plummeting backwards to the ground. But with the skills of the two Jedi, the battle became easier and in the midst of the fighting, Skywalker stole a STAP, using it to great effect.

Later when Republic forces reached the top, they faced even greater competition than before from more droids until finally the Republic pulled through and captured the B'omarr Monastery. As Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan, Ahsoka Tano went into the castle, they found a silver droid named 4A-7. The Droid told them that the Separtist kept their prisoners in the lower levels. Little did they know, the droid was a spy droid working for Asajj Ventress. Captain Rex and his men held their guard at the door.



The two Jedi found Rotta and made their way to the back landing pad and called for a backup medical crew to help Rotta. As the gunship arrived, a Vulture Droid destroyed the ship. As Asajj tried cutting through the door to the palace, the Jedi then jumped onto a large flying insect and flew to another mesa. There they captured the freighter Twilight and made their way off planet.

Meanwhile, Rex and the five remaining members of Torrent Company were making a defiant last stand against Ventress' droid armies. They managed to hold out until Obi-Wan Kenobi arrived with the cruiser Spirit of the Republic and his 212th Attack Battalion. Whilst the 212th cleared away the rest of the droid forces, Kenobi pursued Ventress inside the monastary, where the two duelled shortly,obi-wan managed to defeat her and she was forced to make a quick escape

Behind the scenes
In the Star Wars: The Clone Wars junior novelization and The Clone Wars: The Visual Guide, Skywalker duels Asajj Ventress on the back of a Jungle rancor before making his escape. This scene does not appear in the adult novelization or the film.

Another scene that does not appear in the film is the destruction of the exac gunship (see photo above), and the duel against the Vulture Droid. Strangely, clips of the two are shown in the trailers for the film.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film)
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars (novel)
 * Battle at Teth

Notes and references
Schlacht von Teth