Duel on Yavin 4

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Concurrent: Battle of Muunilinst[1] Battle of Mon Calamari[2] Skirmish on Ilum[3] Battle of Dantooine[4] Battle of Hypori[5] Next: Battle of Brentaal IV[6] Duel on Yavin 4 Conflict: Clone Wars Date: 21.66, 4 months after the Battle of Geonosis[6] Place: Yavin 4[7] Outcome: Republic victory Combatants Galactic Republic[7] Confederacy of Independent Systems[7] Commanders Commander Anakin Skywalker[7] Asajj Ventress[7] Strength 1 Jedi Padawan[7] Azure Angel[7] Clone troopers[7] CR20 Troop Carrier[7] 1 Dark Acolyte[7] Fanblade starfighter[8] Casualties All of the clone troopers[7] R4-G4[7] The CR20[7] Ventress seriously wounded[8] Ginivex starfighter captured[8]

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The Duel on Yavin 4 occurred when Anakin Skywalker sensed the presence of Asajj Ventress through the Force during the Battle of Muunilinst and pursued her to Yavin 4 against his Master's orders. In response, Obi-Wan Kenobi sent a squad of clone troopers as backup for his Padawan.

Contents 1 Prelude 2 The duel 3 Aftermath 4 Appearances 5 Sources 6 Notes and references

[edit] Prelude

Immediately upon arrival Anakin briefly explored his surroundings, and, after the arrival of a platoon of clones that had arrived via an CR20 troop carrier on Obi-Wan's orders, began to seek out his mysterious challenger. Ventress however, was able to ambush and kill off all of the clone troopers, destroying their transport and Anakin's starfighter, the Azure Angel, before revealing herself, approaching the young Jedi as she emerged from within the flaming wreckage and igniting her weapons.^[7]

[edit] The duel

As the duel began however, Anakin proved that he was able to hold his own against Ventress despite her command of the dark side of the Force. As Anakin was about to strike, Ventress Force pushed him, avoiding the attack. Skywalker returned the favor with another Force Push, Ventress then answered by throwing a tree at Anakin. Anakin performed a sun djem and managed to knock both lightsabers that Ventress had drawn out of her hands. However, when he went to finish her off, she leaped into the treetops and pulled both swords back to her. Anakin swiftly followed, but then he lost sight of her. Ventress used the force to snap the branch Anakin was on, but as he fell he managed to hang onto a vine, which was then also cut by Ventress. After this, Anakin spotted her again. The antagonists leapt through the jungle, going deeper and deeper into the forests of that moon and using the Force to hurl entire trees at each other as they fought, jumped from tree to tree and cut vines they swung on. Eventually they landed on a raised walkway and Ventress attempted to use Dun Möch to knock Skywalker from the walkway.^[9]

Skywalker attacked, forcing Ventress to back off in the face of his assault. Soon he forced her into a Massassi Temple; once inside their battle became even more violent as they made their way to the higher levels. Viciously utilizing the Force against Ventress, Anakin hurled her backwards; she attempted to retaliate in kind by hurling loose boulders at the Padawan, but he deflected them, Force pushing her against a wall so hard that it shattered. The battle, which had degenerated into an all-out brawl, moved outside onto the rain-slicked ledges and stairways of the temple. Both combatants, their robes tattered and soaked from the rain, paused and regarded each other.^[9]

The lightsaber duel soon resumed its violent tattoo. Ventress was able to knock Anakin's lightsaber out of his hand, but before she could capitalize on this opportunity for a killing blow, Anakin responded by catching her by the wrists. Drawing upon his anger, he crushed her left wrist with his mechanical hand, causing her to drop the saber she held much to her own abject shock. Taking up her lightsaber, Skywalker continued to strike at her with vicious slashing attacks and power lunges, driving her back to the edge of the temple peak. He struck harder and harder until the force from the attacks made the stone she was standing on crumble, causing her to fall off of the edge of the temple and into the jungle depths. Anakin then roared in rage.^[8]

[edit] Aftermath

Assuming that she was dead, Anakin tossed the lightsaber that he had seized over the precipice; he then commandeered Ventress's Ginivex-class starfighter and returned to Muunilinst where, following the battle, Obi-Wan berated him for ignoring orders and running off on his own.^[8] Some time later, Palpatine sent Mas Amedda to the moon to acquire piranha beetles and a Massassi frieze.^[10]

[edit] Appearances

• Clone Wars Chapter 17 (First appearance)
• Clone Wars Chapter 18
• Clone Wars Chapter 19
• The Cestus Deception (Mentioned only)
• Clone Wars Chapter 21 (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars Republic: The Dreadnaughts of Rendili (Mentioned only)
• The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader (Mentioned only)

[edit] Sources

• 20 Most Memorable Moments of the Expanded Universe
• The New Essential Chronology
• Star Wars Insider 92

[edit] Notes and references