Malevolence Campaign

The Malevolence Campaign, also known as the Malevolence crisis, was a multi–month campaign launched by Count Dooku and General Grievous during the Clone Wars using Grievous's flagship, the Subjugator-class heavy cruiser Malevolence. The starship featured two mega-ion cannons, which could be used to knock out entire Galactic Republic fleets. The weapon remained unseen by the Republic, until the survivors of the Battle of Abregado, Plo Koon, Clone Commander Wolffe, clone troopers Boost and Sinker, Anakin Skywalker, and Ahsoka Tano, were witness to it. Knowing what the weapon now was, the Republic made a plan to destroy it.

Shadow Squadron was sent to take out the ships bridge, but due to heavy laser fire the squad changed course and attacked one of the ion cannons, which caused heavy damage. Obi-Wan Kenobi's taskforce then arrived as reinforcements, and fired upon the Malevolence. The ship was finally destroyed when Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and R2-D2 boarded it to rescue the trapped Padmé Amidala and C-3PO. During their time on the ship, Skywalker reprogrammed the navigation computer to send the ship into the Dead Moon of Antar, causing the ships destruction. Despite this victory, Grievous escaped in his personal starfighter, Soulless One.

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