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- "The time has come at last to take revenge on Asajj Ventress and the witch Mother Talzin. I have learned Ventress has returned to Dathomir. Go there, and wipe the witches out. All of them."
- ―Count Dooku, to General Grievous
The Battle of Dathomir occurred during the Clone Wars on the planet Dathomir. The Confederacy of Independent Systems launched an invasion that resulted in the annihilation of the Nightsisters; many of the Dathomir witches on the planet were killed. The assault was led by General Grievous on the orders of Count Dooku.
Prelude
- "Assemble the fleet! The time to exact vengeance against the traitor Ventress has arrived! We go to Dathomir, to battle!"
- ―General Grievous before the battle
Asajj Ventress had been the Sith apprentice of Count Dooku since the beginning of the Clone Wars. She lead Separatist forces against the Galactic Republic for multiple battles, but during the Battle of Sullust Dooku was contacted by his master Darth Sidious. Sidious believed that Ventress had grown too powerful, and believed that she was being trained to be used against him so Dooku could take power, in line with the Rule of Two. While Dooku tried to deny this, Sidious ordered Ventress' death, and Dooku eventually agreed. He called off her reinforcements, and ordered Tactical droid TJ-912 to fire on the ship Ventress was in. During this Dooku informed Ventress through Hologram that she was no longer his apprentice and she would die.[7]
Ventress did survive however, and returned to her homeworld of Dathomir, where she rejoined the Nightsisters and began to make plans to kill Dooku for revenge.[7]
Later Dooku, having learned that Ventress was on Dathomir, sent the Supreme Commander of the Droid Army, General Grievous, and an army of battle droids to finally exterminate the Nightsisters.[4]
At the same time, Ventress had completed her initiation, and had become a full Nightsister.[4]
Behind the scenes
- "Rest assured, the Nightsisters will not go down without a fight. Prepare yourselves for the Battle of Dathomir."
- ―Leland Chee, via Twitter
Concept art of the battle's aftermath
The Battle of Dathomir was created for the Star Wars: The Clone Wars television series and was featured in the episode "Massacre,"[8] which aired on February 24, 2012 as part of the series' fourth season.[9] In December 2012, StarWars.com ranked the Battle of Dathomir as the third most memorable moment of the television series from 2012.[10]
Appearances
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Massacre" (First appearance)- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Bounty" (In flashback(s))
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Brothers" (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Revenge" (Indirect mention only)
- "Sisters" — Age of Republic Special 1 (In flashback(s))
- Dark Disciple (Mentioned only)
- Dark Disciple audiobook (Mentioned only)
- Darth Maul—Son of Dathomir 1 (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars Rebels — "Visions and Voices" (Indirect mention only)
- "The Witch & the Wookiee" — Myths & Fables (Indirect mention only) (In flashback(s))
Sources
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Crisis on Naboo"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Bounty"
- ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 4.29 4.30 4.31 4.32 4.33 4.34 4.35 4.36 4.37 Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Massacre"
- ↑ Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
- ↑ Star Wars: Uprising
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Nightsisters"
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ "The Clone Wars: Top 5 Moments of 2012 {{{3}}}" — {{{4}}} — [[{{{5}}}|{{{5}}}'s]] StarWars.com Blog (The Clone Wars: Top 5 Moments of 2012 backup link (2012/12/20/the-clone-wars-top-5-moments-of-2012//The Clone Wars: Top 5 Moments of 2012) not verified!)
