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Battle of Mon Calamari(Clone Wars)

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Battle of Axion^[1]

Concurrent

Battle of Mon Calamari

Combatants
Galactic Republic^[3] Jedi Order^[3] Mon Calamari^[3]	Confederacy of Independent Systems^[3] Quarren Isolation League^[3]

Commanders
High General Kit Fisto^[3] Shalimin^[4]	AQuarren commander †^[3] Moappa (indirectly)

Strength
1Jedi Master^[3] 1Padawan^[4] Mon Calamari Knights^[3] Clone SCUBA troopers^[3] Acclamator-class assault ships^[3] Low Altitude Assault Transport/infantrys^[3]	Quarren warriors^[3] B1-Series battle droids^[3] Manta droid subfighters^[3] Separatist Sub-Carriers^[3] Separatist Mini-Subs^[3] Crab cannon^[3] Quarren Isolation League droid carriers Moappa

Casualties
Numerous clone SCUBA troopers^[3] OneAcclamator-class assault ship^[3]	Crab cannon^[3] Most of the SeparatistArmy forces^[3]

"Troubled is the planet Mon Calamari. Its races have divided. The droid army of the Quarren Isolation League moves against the Calamari Council. Alone, the Calamari are no match. Intervene we must!"

―Master Yoda^[3]

TheBattle of Mon Calamari was a battle fought between the aquaticQuarren andMon Calamari races on the planetDac during theClone Wars in22 BBY. Their secessionist ideals represented by theQuarren Isolation League, backed by theConfederacy of Independent Systems and bolstered by the telepathic abilities of the indigenousMoappa species, the Quarren attempted to seize control of the planet from theCalamari Council, who were backed by theGalactic Republic. When the Quarren proceeded to launch an attack on the Calamari people, the Republic sent an aquatic detachment ofclone troopers led byJedi Master Kit Fisto to quell the threat.

Fisto himself was chosen byGrand Master Yoda to participate in the battle due to being a member of the aquaticNautolan race. Fisto led hisclone SCUBA troopers against themanta droid subfighters and other aquatic weapons of the Separatists, which were commanded by aQuarren warlord. The warlord himself eventually participated in the battle from the bridge of acrab cannon, which turned the tides of the battle against the Republic: the cannon had the ability to destroy an entireRepublic assault ship floating on the surface of the ocean. The combined might of the Republic and theMon Calamari Knights managed to destroy the crab cannon and subdue the Quarren forces.

Prelude[]

TheQuarren andMon Calamari had coexisted on the planetDac; however, their relationship had always been in shaky waters. The Quarren anger, mistrust, and jealousy against theMon Calamari people had grown within the ranks of their neighbors, the collective intelligence of theMoappa. The Quarren Isolation League was established to counter the apparent Mon Calamari domination over the Quarren race.^[3]

Eventually,Count Dooku of theConfederacy of Independent Systems intervened in the political turmoil, pledging support to the Quarren secessionist movement.^[5] Now backed by adroid army, the Quarren moved against the Mon Calamari, intending to startcivil war. Unwilling to lose a powerful ally in the Mon Calamari people,Grand Master Yoda of theJedi Order sent a detachment of theGrand Army of the Republic led byJedi Master Kit Fisto to assist the Mon Calamari.^[3]

The battle[]

Kit Fisto destroys a manta droid subfighter.

"Master Fisto, in these matters trust your insight we do. May the Force be with you."

―Yoda^[3]

At the beginning of hostilities, the Quarren Isolation League moved against Calamari cities with the help of CISbattle droids. The Calamari were quickly reinforced by Fisto's fleet ofAcclamator-class assault ships, which landed in the broad oceans of Dac. From his command ship, theJedi Master leaped into battle with an army ofClone SCUBA troopers, engaging theQuarren army in its own element.^[3]

The battle eventually settled around a large self-propelledartillery cannon. It managed to fire two shots, destroying oneAcclamator-class assault ship before Kit Fisto was able to destroy the cannon's legs with massive force bubbles. With the aid of the nativeMon Calamari Knights, the gun was pushed over the edge of a chasm and destroyed.^[3] The fighting continued for several more days as the elusiveMoappa telepathic swarm consciousness continued its command of the Quarren, angered by the Mon Calamari's arrogance in claiming their planet for themselves.

The ride into battle mounted on . — TheMon Calamari Knights ride into battle mounted onkeelkana.

Fisto destroyed several Quarren outposts, and interrogated survivors as to the whereabouts of their commander. Having found that all the Quarren soldiers received their commands telepathically, he managed to locate the Moappa, engage them in combat, and learn of their intentions. Dispersing the Moappa to such a degree as to deny them their collective intelligence, Fisto returned to the Mon Calamari victorious.

Aftermath[]

Fisto advised the Mon Calamari to use their diplomatic techniques to deal with the Moappa's demands; by this time heavy conflict had died down to a halt. Although the Mon Calamari had emerged victorious over their Quarren adversaries, reunification of the planet did not last long. In21 BBY, the warlordRiff Tamson, a benefactor of Count Dooku, assassinatedKing Yos Kolina, leaving the young and inexperiencedPrince Lee-Char to claim the throne. This angered the Quarren people, who once again decided to attack the Mon Calamari people in what became known as theBattle of Mon Cala.^[6]

Behind the scenes[]

After being teased inthe first installment ofStar Wars: Clone Wars, the Battle of Mon Calamari was featured in "Chapter 5" of the series. The conflict was also playable from the perspective of Kit Fisto in thevideo gameStar Wars: Clone Wars: Planetary Forces.