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The Battle of the Phu system took place in 22 BBY within the Phu system during the Clone Wars. Prior to the battle, several Galactic Republic fleets had been destroyed in a series of attacks by the Confederacy of Independent Systems and its new mystery weapon, the Subjugator-class heavy cruiser Malevolence, commanded by General Grievous. To locate the warship, Jedi General Plo Koon dispatched a task force of three Venator-class Star Destroyers led by Jedi Master Ares Nune. However, while moving through the Phu system, Nune and the task force were intercepted and destroyed by the Malevolence.
Sometime later, the Malevolence was tracked to the Abregado system by General Koon's own fleet in order to destroy the warship before it could strike once more. While Koon's fleet was destroyed by the Malevolence, Koon was able to escape the destruction and report his findings to the Republic.
Prelude[]
- "This mystery weapon has struck in a dozen systems and disappeared without a trace."
- ―Mace Windu, on the Malevolence's strikes
Due to its capabilities of destroying entire fleets, the Republic endlessly searched for the Malevolence in order to destroy it.
In 22 BBY,[2] during the Clone Wars between the Galactic Republic and Confederacy of Independent Systems, the confederate government, through the help of the Quarren engineers of the Free Dac Volunteers Engineering Corps and Pammant Docks, constructed the Subjugator-class heavy cruiser Malevolence, a starship capable of destroying entire starfleets with its two mega-ion cannons.[1] The Confederacy began to use the warship, placed under the command of the Kaleesh Separatist General Grievous, in a series of attacks against the Republic Navy that left no survivors. The Malevolence was thus dubbed a mystery weapon by the Republic.[4]
In response to their losses, the Jedi High Council intended on preventing the Malevolence from inflicting further damage to their starfleet. Eager to destroy the Separatist weapon, Jedi General Plo Koon sent a task force of three Venator-class Star Destroyers[1] commanded by Jedi Master Ares Nune[3] to locate the warship.[1]
The battle[]
While moving through the Phu system[1] in the Colonies region,[5] the task force, led by Nune,[3] following their orders from Koon, was intercepted by the Malevolence, which had remained one step ahead of the Republic. Following its arrival, the task force's transmissions were jammed by Grievous under orders from the Separatist leader, Count Dooku, to keep the vessel a secret. The task force then came under intense fire from the Malevolence, resulting in the destruction of all Republic forces, including the Jedi Master.[1]
Aftermath[]
- "How's the hunt for the mystery weapon going?"
"We've tracked it to the Abregado system. We need reinforcements." - ―Anakin Skywalker and Plo Koon, prior to the Battle of Abregado
Following the engagements in the Phu system, the Malevolence was tracked to the Abregado system.
Despite the destruction of the Republic task force in the Phu system,[1] the Malevolence was later tracked to the Abregado system by the Republic. As a result, the Jedi High Council, resolute in destroying the heavy cruiser before it could conduct further attacks, dispatched General Koon and his fleet to the Abregado system to destroy the Malevolence. Despite their attempts, Koon's fleet was destroyed by the Malevolence just as other ships were before it, but the Jedi Master was able to escape the warship and report his findings to the Republic,[4] resulting in the Malevolence's eventual destruction.[6]
Behind the scenes[]
The Battle of the Phu system was first mentioned in the new Star Wars canon in the forty-third issue of De Agostini's Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon magazine,[1] published around October 28, 2015.[7] In the Star Wars Legends continuity, the battle originally appeared in The Clone Wars: Shakedown,[8] authored by Pablo Hidalgo as the second installment of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars webcomic,[9] released on October 2, 2008.[10]
Sources[]
Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 43 (Starship Fact File: Heavy Cruiser Malevolence) (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 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20
Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 43 (Starship Fact File: Heavy Cruiser Malevolence)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: Timelines dates the Malevolence Campaign, which includes the Battle of the Phu system as established by Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 43 (Starship Fact File: Heavy Cruiser Malevolence), to 22 BBY.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 43 (Starship Fact File: Heavy Cruiser Malevolence) (German version)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Rising Malevolence"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game — Based on corresponding data for Phu
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Destroy Malevolence"
- ↑ The second issue of the De Agostini weekly magazine Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon was set to be published on January 14, 2015, according to De Agostini Publishing: Build the Millennium Falcon Magazine & Model by Chris Wyman on TheForce.net (January 8, 2015) (archived from the original on November 6, 2016). Therefore, Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 43 was published around October 28, 2015.
- ↑ The Clone Wars: Shakedown
- ↑ The Clone Wars: Shakedown
- ↑ The Clone Wars archives on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
