Mission to Skytop Station

Previous	Mission to sweep outer corridor of space
Concurrent	Battle of Ryloth
Next	Mission to Rodia
Mission to Skytop Station
Conflict	Clone Wars Skytop Station campaign
Objective	Rescue R2-D2 and destroy Skytop Station
Date	22 BBY
Place	Skytop Station, Ruusan system
Outcome	Republic victory R2-D2 is rescued Destruction of Skytop Station R3-S6 destroyed General Grievous escapes
Factions
Galactic Republic
Confederacy of Independent Systems
Commanders
Jedi General Anakin Skywalker Jedi Commander Ahsoka Tano Clone Captain CT-7567 ("Rex")
Supreme Commander General Grievous
Participants
2 Jedi 6 clone troopers 1 G9 Rigger-class light freighter Twilight 1 Delta-7B Aethersprite-class light interceptor
1 cyborg general B1-series battle droids† B2-series super battle droids† 4 IG-100 MagnaGuards† 3 Vulture droid starfighters† 1 Belbullab-22 heavy starfighter Soulless One R3-S6†
Casualties
All clone troopers save for Rex, Denal, and the Twilight's clone pilot
All forces except Grievous and Soulless One

During the Clone Wars, Galactic Republic military personnel carried out a mission to Skytop Station. The Republic had deduced that the Confederacy of Independent Systems was operating a secret listening post to spy on their transmissions, and eventually, thanks to a transmission from Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker's recently captured astromech droid R2-D2, located the post, Skytop Station, on a moon in the Ruusan system.

Skywalker, his Padawan Ahsoka Tano, and a squad of clone troopers led by Captain Rex snuck into the station on orders from Jedi General and Master Obi-Wan Kenobi to destroy the station. Skywalker also wanted to rescue R2, whom Kenobi had been appalled to discover had never been memory-wiped. The mission was complicated when it was discovered that the astromech assigned to replace R2, R3-S6, was a Separatist spy. Eventually, Skytop Station was destroyed, with Skywalker, Tano, and the surviving clones escaping in the Twilight, and Skywalker popping back in his starfighter to rescue R2 from the plummeting station. General Grievous, who had been present at the station, also escaped in his ship, the Soulless One.

Appearances

• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Ambush" (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Duel of the Droids"

Sources

• Ahsoka Tano in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
• Clone Captain Rex in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
• R2-D2 in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
• R3-S6 in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
• "Duel of the Droids" Episode Guide – The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
• Ultimate Star Wars
• Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
• Star Wars Helmet Collection 24 (Weapons & Uniforms: Terror of the IG-100s)
• "BB-8 and Other Astromech Droids" – Star Wars Encyclopedia
• Ahsoka Tano in the Databank (backup link)

Notes and references

Clone Wars (22 BBY–19 BBY) Galactic timeline Previous: Separatist Crisis Concurrent: Nikardun conquests · Kilji conquests · Balith civil war · War on Quarzite · Mandalorian civil war · Campaign against the Shadow Collective Next: Early rebellion against the Galactic Empire · Great Jedi Purge · Ryloth Insurgency Battles of the Clone Wars 22 BBY Geonosis (I) · Geonosis (II) · Antar 4 · Hebekrr Minor · Rocky planet · Republic transport · Hissrich · Langston · Bracca (I) · Cato Neimoidia (I) · Muunilinst · Quarmendy · Krystar · Separatist weapons depot · Caliban · Hisseen · Christophsis (I) · Teth · Jabba's Palace · Ziro's Palace · Ryloth · Rugosa · Malevolence Campaign (Phu system · Abregado · Ryndellia system · Kaliida Nebula (I) · Kaliida Nebula (II)) · Corvair · Kudo III · Mimban · Rishi Moon · Skytop Station campaign (Falleen · Bothawui · Outer corridor · Skytop Station) · Rodia 21 BBY Tranquility · Vassek 3 · Vanqor (I) · Florrum (I) · Quell · Maridun · Orto Plutonia · Naboo (I) · Felucia (I) · Devaron (I) · Felucia Medical Station HCTFF2 · Malastare · Cato Neimoidia (II) · Murkhana · Dorin · Geonosis (III) · Geonosis (IV) · Dantooine · Merj · Vallt · Grange · Saleucami system · Saleucami (I) · Republic cruiser · Coronet · Coruscant (I) · Kamino · Pantora 20 BBY Sullust · Devaron (II) · Toydaria · Capture of Even Piell · Lola Sayu · Felucia (II) · Mon Cala · Naboo (II) · Qiilura system · Patitite Pattuna · Rescue of Adi Gallia · Umbara · Kiros · Kadavo · Theed · Onderon (I) · Obi-Wan Kenobi's fleet · Florrum (II) · Unidentified planet · Aut-O's flagship 19 BBY (Outer Rim Sieges) Cato Neimoidia (IV) · Ringo Vinda · Batuu · Mokivj · Scipio · Utapau (I) · Mahranee · Raxus Secundus · Haruun Kal · Vizsla Keep 09 · Rescue of Quinlan Vos · Separatist storage base · Vanqor (II) · Christophsis (II) · Jedi Temple · D'Astan campaign (Serenno) · Anaxes · Skako Minor · Kardoa · Metalorn · Boz Pity · Mygeeto (I) (Mygeeto (II) · Mygeeto (III)) · Lokori · Geonosis (V) · Sentinel Flare · Space · Onderon (II) · Yerbana · Separatist dreadnought · Coruscant (III) · Unidentified sector · Cato Neimoidia (V) · Kashyyyk · Bracca (II) · Utapau (II) · Felucia (III) · Castell · Saleucami (II) · Slag's Pit · Kaller · Mustafar Other Aargonar · Abafar · Agamar · Alamass · Arkax Station · Aurora · Bray · Carida · Clabron · Confederate people · Coruscant (II) · Crombach Nebula · Cularin · Escander · Halcyon · Horain · Khorm · Kromus · Ledeve Jedi Temple · Mrinzebon · Nal Kapok · Oktaro · Quellor sector · Quermia · Ridlay · Ruusan system · Retta · Secret Research Facility · Sedratis · Skako · Stellar Rise · Unidentified planet Related topics and articles Galactic Republic · Jedi Order · Sith · Confederacy of Independent Systems Galactic Empire · Alderaan · Confederate–Republic peace initiative Sundari (II) · Carida · Toydaria
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