Republic 50

The Defense of Kamino
Attribution information
Writer	John Ostrander W. Haden Blackman Scott Allie
Penciller	Jan Duursema Stephen Thompson Tomás Giorello
Inker	Dan Parsons Ray Kryssing
Letterer	Digital Chameleon
Colorist	Brad Anderson
Cover artist	Patrick Blaine Batt
Publication information
Publisher	Dark Horse Comics
Publication date	February 26, 2003
Pages	64
Chronological information
Timeline	22 BBY (2 months ABG)
Series	Star Wars: Republic
Issue number	50
Preceded by	Republic 49
Followed by	Republic 51

The Defense of Kamino is the fiftieth issue in the Star Wars: Republic series of comics. It was published on February 26, 2003 by Dark Horse Comics.

Publisher's summary

Kamino under attack! 64-page special fiftieth issue!

Two months after the Battle of Geonosis… with the forces of the Republic and the armies of the Confederacy of Independent Systems stalled in a series of indecisive battles, the Separatists risk a devastating strike at the heart of the Republic's war machine: they attack the cloning facility on Kamino! Their hope is to permanently destroy the Republic's ability to create new clones for its army. The Republic's defense rests on a squadron of Jedi Starfighters and a battalion of Jedi-led clone troopers within the facility itself. It's a battle fought on three fronts—in space, on the ground, and underwater! A massive 64-page battle epic!

Star Wars: Republic reveals events in the time period between Episode II and Episode III—the Clone Wars! If you're wondering what happens next after Attack of the Clones, this is where you find the answers!

Appearances

By type

Characters	Creatures	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

Cover art Alpha-17 (First appearance) Padmé Amidala (In flashback(s)) Passel Argente Tsui Choi Dooku Jango Fett (Mentioned only) Adi Gallia (Mentioned only) Qui-Gon Jinn (In flashback(s)) Obi-Wan Kenobi Kossex (First appearance) Shmi Skywalker Lars (In flashback(s)) Merai (First appearance) Oppo Rancisis (Appears in hologram) Aayla Secura Darth Sidious Anakin Skywalker Lama Su Shaak Ti Unidentified ARC trooper 1 (First appearance) Unidentified ARC trooper 2 (First appearance) Unidentified Givin Jedi (First appearance) Unidentified Human Jedi (First appearance) Unidentified Rodian Jedi (First appearance) Unidentified Shistavanen Jedi (First appearance) Quinlan Vos (Appears in hologram) Taun We Mace Windu Yoda

Creatures

Aiwha Saberjowl (First appearance) Spike-finned sounder (First appearance)

Droid models

Astromech droid R-series R4-P Battle droid B-series battle droid B1-Series battle droid B2 super battle droid Droid starfighter Variable Geometry Self-Propelled Battle Droid, Mark I Droideka Hermit crab droid (First appearance)

Events

Clone Wars First Battle of Geonosis (Mentioned only) First Battle of Kamino (First appearance) Mission to The Wheel (Indirect mention only) Wedding of Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala (In flashback(s))

Locations

Corellia (Mentioned only) Mon Calamari Geonosis (Mentioned only) Kamino Tipoca City Cargo Platform C-22 (First appearance) Central Armory Level Nine (First appearance) Security Sector Six (First appearance) Clone military education complex

Organizations and titles

Confederacy of Independent Systems CIS Officer Commander Corporate Alliance Magistrate Count Trade Federation Galactic Republic Grand Army of the Republic Clone trooper Advanced Recon Commando (First appearance) (First identified as Advanced Recon Clone trooper) Clone trooper commander Red Squadron Red Leader Republic Navy Jedi Order Blue Squadron Blue Leader Grand Master Jedi Knight Jedi Master Padawan Order of the Sith Lords Dark Lord of the Sith Sienar Fleet Systems (Mentioned only)

Sentient species

Aleena Givin Human Clone Korun Naboo Near-Human Kiffar (Appears in hologram) Kaminoan Koorivar Mon Calamari Rodian Shistavanen Thisspiasian (Appears in hologram) Togruta Tusken Raider (In flashback(s)) Twi'lek Rutian Weequay Yoda's species

Vehicles and vessels

Acclamator-class assault ship Amphibious fighter (First appearance) C-9979 landing craft Delta-7 Aethersprite-class light interceptor Low Altitude Assault Transport/infantry Lucrehulk-class battleship Shark (First appearance)

Weapons and technology

Armor Phase I clone trooper armor Blaster Blaster rifle DC-15A blaster rifle E-5 blaster rifle WESTAR-M5 blaster rifle (First appearance) DC-15S Clone trooper learning helmet Headset comlink Hologram Holoprojector Kamino cloning chamber Lightsaber MM9 rocket system Rangefinder Reverse-polarity pulse grenade (First appearance) Syluire-31 hyperspace docking ring Transparisteel Viewscreen

Miscellanea

EKJ-2X (First mentioned) Kama Meditation Moving Meditation Pauldron Podracing (Mentioned only) Prime clone (First mentioned)

Collections

• Star Wars: Clone Wars Volume 1: The Defense of Kamino
• Star Wars Omnibus: Clone Wars Volume 1: The Republic Goes to War
• Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Clone Wars Vol. 1

Behind the scenes

"VOS" is written in Aurebesh on Quinlan Vos' chest.

External links

• Clone Wars Comics Begin This Week on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)

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