Negotiator
Production information
Model	Venator-class Star Destroyer[1]
Class	Star destroyer[1]
Hyperdrive rating	Equipped[2]
Armament	DBY-827 heavy dual turbolaser turrets[3]
Complement	Various ships and vehicles[3]
Crew	Clone troopers[1] Various droids[3]
Passengers	Clone troopers[1] 212th Attack Battalion<[3]
Usage
Role(s)	Destroyer[1] Carrier[1] Command ship[1]
Era(s)	Rise of the Empire era[1]
Earliest sighting	c. 22 BBY[4], Christoph system[5]
Destroyed	c. 20 BBY[6], space[3]
Present for battles/events	Battle of Christophsis[5] Battle of the Kaliida Nebula[2][7] First Battle of Felucia[8] Attack on Obi-Wan Kenobi's fleet[3]
Affiliation	Galactic Republic[9]
Fleet	Open Circle Fleet[9]
Crewmembers	Unidentified clone naval officer<[3] Unidentified clone naval officer 2[3]
Commander(s)	High Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi[2] Admiral Block[9] Clone marshal commander CC-2224[2]

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The Negotiator was a Venator-class Star Destroyer that served as a flagship of Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi and Clone Commander CC-2224 during the Clone Wars. It was also commanded by Admiral Block of the Republic Navy.

DescriptionEdit

The Negotiator was a Venator-class Star Destroyer in the Republic Navy's Open Circle Fleet. It was equipped with a self-destruct mechanism. It carried starfighters such as Clone Z-95 starfighters and BTL-B Y-wing starfighters.^[3]

HistoryEdit

The Negotiator saw service in the Republic Navy during the Clone Wars under the command of Admiral Block. It was adorned with three red markings on each "wing" surface and wore the symbol of the Open Circle Fleet.^[9][10] It served as the flagship of Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi,^[11] who had earned the title, "The Negotiator."

Battle of ChristophsisEdit

In 22 BBY,^[4] The Negotiator was sent to broke Admiral Trench's blockade around Christophsis and rescue Senator Bail Organa who was trapped on the planet. During the time, a Stealth ship was loaded in the hangar. When the Negotiator arrived, Obi-Wan Kenobi ordered Anakin Skywalker to fall back to a position behind the Christophsis moon. Kenobi then devised a plan where Skywalker would deliver supplies to Senator Organa using the stealth ship. The situation quickly soured as Trench ordered a bombing of Organa's position, forcing Skywalker to go on the offensive. The Jedi were able to break the Separatist blockade and deliver supplies to the battered Republic military on Christophsis.^[5]

Hunting the MalevolenceEdit

The Negotiator joined the Resolute and another Republic star destroyer against the Malevolence in the Battle of the Kaliida Nebula and succeeded in further damaging the already-crippled warship. However, when General Grievous captured Senator Padmé Amidala aboard the Malevolence, Kenobi and Skywalker went aboard to rescue her, and also succeeded in reprogramming the ship's navicomputer to fly into the nearby moon.^[2][7]

First Battle of FeluciaEdit

Later during the First Battle of Felucia, The Negotiator was present alongside two other Star Destroyers, the ship was under the overall command of Clone Commander CC-3636. After breaking the Separatists blockade, General Plo Koon led Wolfpack and V-19 Torrent starfighters towards the planet surface to evacuate the republic forces on the planet. Later, the republic forces withdrawn from Felucia.^[8]

DestructionEdit

Around 20 BBY,^[6] the Negotiator was damaged and boarded when General Grievous launched an assault on Kenobi's fleet. It was eventually destroyed through its self-destruct mechanism that was activated just before General Grievous' boarding party overran the ship.^[3] Kenobi later transferred his forces to another Venator-class Star Destroyer.^[12]

The destruction of this ship, as well as the Carida Incident later on that similarly resulted in the self destruction of a Venator-class Star Destroyer due to Separatist machinations, this time the Renown, was later cited by Admiral Wilhuff Tarkin in a memorandum to Supreme Chancellor Palpatine in order to persuade him to gradually phase out the Jedi, fearing that their continued command over the Republic Forces will force the Republic to lose the war to the Separatists.^[13]

Commanders and crewEdit

The Negotiatior was the flagship of Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi.^[2] At one point, it was commanded by Admiral Block.^[9]

Behind the scenesEdit

The Negotiator appears in Star Wars: The Clone Wars television series.

AppearancesEdit

• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Cat and Mouse"
• Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures – "Republic Defender"
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Rising Malevolence" (First appearance)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Shadow of Malevolence"
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Destroy Malevolence"
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Rookies" (Mentioned only in Decoded re-airing)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Holocron Heist"
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Bound for Rescue"

SourcesEdit

•  "Star Wars PocketModel TCG - Clone Wars" (Card: Negotiator Venator-class star destroyer) (First identified as Negotiator)
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
•  The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Rising Malevolence on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
• "Obi-Wan Kenobi: Wizard of the Desert"—Star Wars Insider 112
•  "Bound for Rescue" - The Clone Wars Episode Guide on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
•  Clone Commander Cody in the Encyclopedia

Notes and referencesEdit

External linksEdit

•  Reformation of Jedi military command. Star Wars: The Clone Wars (January 15, 2013, 8:00 pm UTC). Retrieved on January 16, 2013.