In 22 BBY during the Clone Wars, General Grievous of the Confederacy of Independent Systems attempted to capture Outpost 716. In the end, Grievous's attack failed.
The attempt[]
In 22 BBY[2] during the Clone Wars between the Confederacy of Independent Systems and Galactic Republic, General Grievous attempted to capture Outpost 716, an outpost used by the Republic. The command center was staffed by a group of clone troopers and operated under the command of Jedi General Mayanka Catrine, who was joined by her Padawan,[1] Jedi Commander[3] Agustin.[1] Although the general himself was a brilliant tactician and powerful combatant,[4] Grievous's assault failed.[1]
Aftermath[]
Due to her own skills and reasoning that she was expendable, Count Dooku later dispatched his personal assassin and apprentice, Asajj Ventress, in another attempt to capture Outpost 716. Although Dooku's own Sith Master, Darth Sidious, doubted her ability to take a base even Grievous could not capture, Dooku promised that the command center would soon fall in a holographic communication with Sidious aboard his Punworcca 116-class interstellar sloop. Sure enough, Ventress had captured the base with deception: she allowed herself to be captured and only struck when she was certain the Jedi had departed for another mission.[1]
Ventress returned to Dooku immediately after his discussion with Sidious, demanding to be anointed a Sith Lord by citing that she had succeeded where even Grievous had failed. Instead, Dooku ordered her to find a Jedi artifact to prove herself. During her investigation on the Moon of Staggec in the Outer Rim Territories, she would learn that, once more, Grievous had been Dooku's first choice in locating the item.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
Grievous's attempt to capture Republic Command Center 716 was mentioned in the story "The Betrayal," which was released as Hyperspace Stories 5 by Dark Horse Comics[1] on May 24, 2023. The story was written by Amanda Deibert.[5]
Appearances[]
- Hyperspace Stories 5 (First mentioned)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Hyperspace Stories 5
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hyperspace Stories 5 takes place after the Clone Wars begins, but Anakin Skywalker is visibly younger in this than in Star Wars: The Clone Wars film. Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates both of these to 22 BBY, thus placing Hyperspace Stories 5 in the same year. As Grievous's attack on Outpost 716 occurred during the Clone Wars but before the events of Hyperspace Stories 5, it must also occur in 22 BBY.
- ↑ Hyperspace Stories 5 establishes that Agustin was a Padawan who served in the Republic Military. According to Rise of the Separatists, Padawans in such a position served as Jedi Commanders.
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General Grievous in the Databank (backup link)
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Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories #5 on Dark Horse Comics' official website (backup link)