- "I wonder how many they'll send. We've got so much firepower in here, these walls are ray-shielded. They can't take this fort. It'll probably be, uh, fifty Jedi. They'll need at least that many. Huh, maybe a hundred Jedi! They'll never take this base with less. Ha, they'll need an army of Jedi!"
- ―Oro Dassyne
In the final year of the Clone Wars, a battle took place on the planet Bomis Koori IV. As a Corporate Alliance–controlled world, Bomis Koori IV was overseen by Alliance member and Confederate General Oro Dassyne, who maintained a ray shielded fort on the planet. The Galactic Republic dispatched a fleet of eight Venator-class Star Destroyers, led by Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi and Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker, to invade the planet. Dassyne, expecting a large Jedi force to attack his ordnance-filled fort, only witnessed a number of Star Destroyers closing in on his location. After ARC-170 starfighters departed the Star Destroyers and began firing on Dassyne's forces, Skywalker and Kenobi infiltrated the fort and deactivated its protective ray shield, rendering it vulnerable to an attack. The Republic fleet subsequently concentrated its firepower on the facility, and Dassyne was killed during the ensuing firefight.
Prelude[]
The planet Bomis Koori IV was important to the Corporate Alliance's defense of surrounding star systems. After being assigned to Bomis Koori IV sometime during the Clone Wars, the Confederate General and Alliance member Oro Dassyne increased the number of defensive weaponry throughout a ray shielded fort that he maintained on the planet.[7] In 19 BBY,[6] Dassyne himself believed that the Galactic Republic would send an army of Jedi to attack his fortified fort. Unbeknownst to Dassyne, a fleet of eight Venator-class Star Destroyers, led by High General Obi-Wan Kenobi and General Anakin Skywalker, was dispatched by the Republic to capture Bomis Koori IV. Without betraying their presence to Dassyne's forces, Kenobi and Skywalker landed on the world, mounted on separate creatures, and headed for Dassyne's fort, while the Star Destroyers themselves moved upon the fort from the planet's atmosphere.[3]
The battle[]
- "I have a visual."
"Jedi?"
"I think so." - ―A battle droid and Dassyne
Skywalker and Kenobi on Bomis Koori IV
Stationed in Dassyne's fort, a B1-Series battle droid spotted Kenobi and Skywalker approaching the fort and alerted Dassyne, who was surprised to see only two Jedi Knights. As the Venator-class Star Destroyers descended from the planet's atmosphere, a number of ARC-170 starfighters were deployed from the cruisers and began to fire on Dassyne's forces. After dismounting from their creatures, Kenobi and Skywalker made short work of B2 super battle droids with their lightsabers.[3]
Despite Dassyne's belief that his fort could resist a takeover,[3] Kenobi and Skywalker avoided the fort's defensive weaponry batteries and infiltrated the facility. Once inside, the Jedi disabled the structure's ray shield, rendering the fortress and all forces within vulnerable to an attack. The ARC-170s, as well as the Star Destroyers, directed their firepower at the crippled fort, which resulted in the death of Dassyne.[7]
Behind the scenes[]
The battle of Bomis Koori IV first appeared in the twenty-second chapter of the Star Wars: Clone Wars television series, which aired on March 22, 2005.[8]
Appearances[]
Star Wars: Clone Wars — "Chapter 22" (First appearance)
Sources[]
- The New Essential Chronology
- The New Essential Guide to Alien Species
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- The Essential Atlas
- Dassyne, General Oro in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
EU Leadup to Revenge of the Sith on StarWars.com Message Boards. Posted by Tasty Taste on March 29, 2005 at 10:49 AM. (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ The New Essential Chronology
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21
Star Wars: Clone Wars — "Chapter 22"
- ↑ The Essential Guide to Warfare
- ↑ The Essential Atlas
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 The Essential Reader's Companion moves Yoda: Dark Rendezvous to 19 BBY and also compresses the events of the Star Wars: Clone Wars series up until Chapter 21 to the first four weeks of the Clone Wars. As Chapter 22 is the first episode where Anakin is a full Jedi Knight, and Leland Chee has stated that the battle at Bomis Koori IV occurs after Yoda: Dark Rendezvous, the battle must also fall in 19 BBY.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 Dassyne, General Oro in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ "Star Wars: Clone Wars" Chapter 22 (TV episode 2005) - IMDb at the Internet Movie Database
