Battle of Devaron

A battle took place at Devaron during the Clone Wars between the Galactic Republic and both the Confederacy of Independent Systems and Trade Federation. The Separatist and Federation fleet was led by the Duros bounty hunter Cad Bane on behalf of the Sith, who abducted the Jedi Master Bolla Ropal, whom he wanted to unlock the holocron that Bane had stolen from the Jedi Temple so the device could read the kyber memory crystal in Ropal's possession. Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan Ahsoka Tano, sent after Bane, arrived in the Devaron system aboard the Resolute shortly after Ropal's abduction.

While the frigates escorting Bane's flagship were destroyed by the attacking Venator-class Star Destroyer, Bane tortured Ropal to death in an unsuccessful attempt to force him to open the stolen Jedi holocron. When Skywalker, Tano and Clone Captain Rex executed an impromptu boarding of Bane's flagship to capture him, the bounty hunter changed his plans, managing to capture Tano to force Skywalker to open the holocron. Subsequently, Bane's flagship was destroyed, with the Jedi presuming Bane to have been killed by clone trooper Denal, and the holocron lost. However, Bane had actually killed Denal and used his armor to get onboard the escape shuttle, subsequently escaping the Resolute and prompting another hunt for him.

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