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Battle of Rhen Var (Clone Wars)

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"After the war, Ulic Quel-Droma sought refuge on Rhen Var. If he left any information on how to stop the Reaper, we'll find it there. It must be why the Separatists were so intent on taking the system. Obi-Wan, we're putting you in charge of recapturing Rhen Var. You'll have the entire fleet of the Inner Rim at your disposal."
―Mace Windu[1]

A battle took place on Rhen Var early in the Clone Wars. Although still a minor planet in terms of overall strategic importance to the Republic, Rhen Var held the ruins of the temple which held the tomb of fallen Jedi Ulic Qel-Droma and contained information that was vital to destroying the Dark Reaper.

Prelude[]

"Master, the majority of the Separatist forces are focused around the Jedi monument."
"The information we need about the Dark Reaper must be inside Ulic's tomb."
―Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi[1]

After the Confederacy of Independent Systems' overwhelming victory that had secured their hold of Rhen Var in the days prior, Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi and his Padawan Anakin Skywalker launched an assault to recapture the planet with hopes of entering the Jedi monument to find any information left by Ulic Qel-Droma on stopping the ancient Sith superweapon called the Dark Reaper, which they feared Count Dooku may have been close to restoring.[1]

The battle[]

Downed assault ship[]

"Sir, we just received word the assault ship carrying the new walkers was shot down on the way to its target."
"Anakin, we need those walkers for our assault. Get to that downed transport before the Separatists complete their mission."
―A clone trooper and Obi-Wan Kenobi[1]
Rhen Var downed assault ship

Republic forces defending the downed Acclamator-class assault ship

During the initial landing, an Acclamator-class assault ship carrying experimental AT-XT walkers was shot down, crashing in a wide, snow-covered canyon that quickly came under attack from Separatist forces determined to ensure nothing could be salvaged. Kenobi ordered Skywalker to move with haste toward the crash site in TX-130 Saber-class fighter tanks, joining up with the already-operational AT-XT walkers in defending the downed transport, buying time for the surviving walkers to mobilize and escape the wreckage.[1]

Separatist fuel depot[]

"Master, the walkers are still intact."
"Very good! Anakin, you need to destroy that fuel depot. It will cripple their movements in the area."
―Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi[1]

When the area around the transport was secured, Skywalker took command of a squadron of the bipedal walkers from the cockpit of an AT-XT himself and moved on the enemy's fuel depot. The walkers were equipped with powerful mortar cannons and after several volleys, the depot was destroyed and the Separatist's refueling capabilities crippled.[1]

Separatist outpost[]

"Anakin, we need you to shut down this enemy outpost, and cut off the supply of enemy reinforcements."
―Obi-Wan Kenobi, to Anakin Skywalker[1]
Rhen Var canyon

Anakin Skywalker on his way to the Jedi monument aboard a LAAT/i gunship

Having already dealt a serious blow to the Confederacy's ability to fight by destroying the Separatist's refueling depots, Skywalker took to the sky in an LAAT/i gunship to meet up with Kenobi's forces, accomplishing several objectives on the way. Skywalker destroyed an outpost laden with heavy gun turrets that was holding down a substantial number of the assault's clone forces―both infantry and several armored AT-TE walkers―with suppressive fire, along with supplying the main Separatist army with further reinforcements. He also pursued two Vehicle Armored Carriers through a narrow canyon while they were en route to drop more Separatist vehicles on the battlefield. Skywalker destroyed them both before either could unload its cargo.[1]

Separatist convoy[]

"Anakin, there's an enemy convoy on the move toward the Jedi monument. You must destroy them before they reach the area, or our forces will be overwhelmed."
―Obi-Wan Kenobi, to Anakin Skywalker[1]

As Skywalker approached the temple, weaving through a high-walled canyon of ice, he discovered a massive convoy of Separatist vehicles consisting of numerous large Multi-Utility Transports with Armored Assault Tanks moving at their flanks. Kenobi warned that should the convoy reach the Jedi monument, the Republic army would be vastly outnumbered. Skywalker quickly engaged the convoy, battling them from the air until every last tank was destroyed.[1]

Jedi monument area[]

"Anakin, we're making our final assault on the Jedi monument area. I'm deploying two platoons to spearhead the operation. One platoon is entering the area from the canyon on the right, the other from the canyon on the left. In order to recapture the area, both platoons must survive."
―Obi-Wan Kenobi, to Anakin Skywalker[1]
Rhen Var core ship

A SPHA-T walker firing on the Lucrehulk-class core ship

Their threat removed, Skywalker joined up with the main bulk of the Grand Army's ground forces at the monument, finding a Lucrehulk-class core ship and three Hardcell-class interstellar transports. Skywalker destroyed the transports while, at Kenobi's order, two squadrons of LAAT/c gunships swooped down to deploy two armored AT-TE platoons as defensive support for twin SPHA-T artillery walkers assaulting the core ship.[1]

Rhen Var Citadel[]

At the Rhen Var Citadel, the clone task force finally arrived and wiped out the Separatist staging area which was established during the battle to coordinate the deployment of droid reinforcements to the site of the Jedi monument.[5]

Ulic Qel-Droma's tomb[]

"Anakin, we've secured the area. But enemy reinforcements are on the way. We'll provide you with cover while you enter the monument area and retrieve the information. May the Force be with you."
―Obi-Wan Kenobi, to Anakin Skywalker[1]
Rhen Var antechamber

Inside the Jedi monument

Once the core ship was brought down under concentrated fire, Skywalker landed the gunship, and proceeded to enter the Jedi monument in a fighter tank. Before he could proceed any further, he had to defeat the spectral guardians protecting Ulic Qel-Droma's tomb. After defeating the guardians, Skywalker reached the ancient tomb of Qel-Droma within, where he alone learned how to withstand the effects of the Dark Reaper. With his new knowledge, Skywalker declared the battle over and departed from the planet, leaving the Confederacy in defeat.[1]

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Notes and references[]

  1. ↑ 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 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.36 1.37 1.38 1.39 1.40 1.41 1.42 1.43 1.44 1.45 1.46 1.47 1.48 1.49 1.50 1.51 1.52 1.53 1.54 1.55 Star Wars: The Clone Wars video game
  2. ↑ The New Essential Chronology
  3. ↑ The Official Star Wars Fact File Part 6 22 BBY 75-80: Dark Side Influence
  4. ↑ "Guide to the Grand Army of the Republic" — Star Wars Insider 84
  5. ↑ Star Wars: Battlefront
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