The Clone Wars: Crash Course

Crash Course
Attribution information
Writer	Henry Gilroy
Penciller	Fillbach Brothers
Letterer	Michael Heisler
Colorist	Ronda Pattison
Cover artist	Ramón Pérez
Publication information
Publisher	Dark Horse Comics
Publication date	December 31, 2008
Pages	96
Chronological information
Timeline	c. 22 BBY
Series	Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Issue number	2
Preceded by	The Clone Wars: Shipyards of Doom'
Followed by	The Clone Wars: The Wind Raiders of Taloraan'

The Clone Wars: Crash Course is the second in a series of digest-sized Clone Wars graphic novellas.

Publisher's summary

In the latest galaxy-spanning Clone Wars adventure, Anakin Skywalker and his young Padawan Ahsoka Tano go undercover in the cutthroat world of Podracing in hopes of crushing a diabolical Separatist spy ring. Watch out, Jedi -- speed kills!

Plot summary

The search for a Separatist spy leads Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan, Ahsoka Tano, to the Mon Gazza system, where one of the biggest Podraces in the galaxy is about to begin. The Jedi must enter the races to uncover the secrets of a spy network that they believe is much larger than just single agent and his contract. With Ahsoka as the racer, and Anakin, Artoo-Detoo, and the Clone Captain Rex as her pit-crew, things seem to be well in hand for a successful mission – but Ahsoka's never driven a Podracer before...

Appearances

By type 

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

Characters

Full cover art CC-2224 "Cody" (Appears in hologram) CT-7567 "Rex" Dooku (Appears in hologram) Kit Fisto (In flashback(s)) Grievous (Mentioned only) Kidd Kareen (First appearance) Obi-Wan Kenobi Ki-Adi-Mundi Plo Koon (In flashback(s)) San Maxus (First appearance) Messo (First appearance) Palpatine Poorfo (First appearance) Ben Quadinaros R2-D2 Raido (First appearance) Sebulba (Image only) Anakin Skywalker "Skyguy" Ahsoka Tano "Snips" Unidentified Aqualish mechanic (First appearance) Unidentified droid race announcer (First appearance) Unidentified Gamorrean mechanic (First appearance) Unidentified green-skinned podracer pilot (First appearance) Unidentified Nikto mechanics (First appearance) Unidentified Toydarian mechanic (First appearance) Unidentified Rodian mechanic (First appearance) Unidentified Senator (First appearance) Asajj Ventress Mace Windu (In flashback(s)) Yoda

Creatures

Dunecat (First mentioned) Queel water dragon (First appearance)

Droid models

Astromech droid R-series R2-series astromech droid Battle droid B-series battle droid B1-Series battle droid B2 super battle droid (In flashback(s)) DSD1 dwarf spider droid Variable Geometry Self-Propelled Battle Droid, Mark I DUM-series pit droid Protocol droid 3PO-series protocol droid

Events

Clone Wars Unidentified battle (Mace Windu and Yoda) (First appearance) (In flashback(s)) Battle of Queel (First appearance) Mission to Mon Gazza (First appearance) Skirmish on Coruscant (First appearance) Podracing Boonta Eve Classic (Mentioned only)

Locations

Core Worlds Coruscant Chancellor's Suite Jedi Temple (Mentioned only) Hyperspace (Mentioned only) Mid Rim (Mentioned only) Outer Rim Territories Mon Gazza system Mon Gazza Miner's Town Mon Gazza Maze Dead End Alley Doom Pipes Dust Gaps Skeleton Straits Splinter Pass Tatooine (Mentioned only) Queel

Organizations and titles

Confederacy of Independent Systems Count Dark Acolyte Spy Supreme Commander of the Droid Armies Galactic Republic Grand Army of the Republic Clone trooper Clone trooper captain Clone trooper commander Clone trooper pilot Galactic Senate Senator Republic Intelligence Supreme Chancellor Jedi Order Jedi General Jedi Knight Jedi Master Padawan

Sentient species

Anx Aqualish Bith Cerean Devaronian Devlikk Dug Duros Gamorrean Gran Human Clone Dathomirian Korun (In flashback(s)) Naboo Jawa Kel Dor Nautolan Nikto Rodian Togruta Toong Toydarian Trandoshan Twi'lek Xexto Yoda's species

Vehicles and vessels

Acclamator-class assault ship G9 Rigger freighter Twilight HAVw A6 Juggernaut Infantry Support Platform Low Altitude Assault Transport/infantry Podracer Ahsoka Tano's Podracer (First appearance) FG 8T8-Twin Block2 Special J930 Dash-8 Solarix-G6 (First appearance) TurboDyne 99 (First appearance) XR-Dualmega (First appearance) Munificent-class star frigate (Appears in hologram) (In flashback(s)) Single Trooper Aerial Platform Speeder bike Venator-class Star Destroyer (Appears in hologram) (In flashback(s))

Weapons and technology

Armor Phase I clone trooper armor Blaster Blaster cannon Z-6 rotary blaster cannon Blaster pistol Comlink Jetpack Holoprojector Lightsaber Curved-hilt lightsaber Paired lightsabers Asajj Ventress' lightsabers Ahsoka Tano's lightsaber

Miscellanea

Durasteel Kama Pauldron Spice (Mentioned only) The Force Force speed Mind trick Force push

Behind the scenes

Wan Sandage is sometimes misrepresented as appearing in Crash Course, though it was Raido who appeared, not Sandage.

External links

•  Star Wars: The Clone Wars--Crash Course on Dark Horse Comics' official website (backup link)
• Dark Horse Preview

Notes and references

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