With no end in sight, the Jedi worked with local militaries, including Mon Cala's military and Naboo's Gungan Grand Army, and covertly trained an insurgent rebel cell to retake Onderon from Separatists occupation. Later, a peace conference on Mandalore also failed to resolve the conflict. However, their collaboration ended after Dooku and Grievous' bombing of the Republic capital on Coruscant. Over a year into the war, Republic Senator PadmГ© Amidala and Separatist Senator Mina Bonteri collaborated on an initiative to end the fighting. Amidst the escalating conflict, many planets-including Mandalore and other members of the Council of Neutral Systems-struggled to maintain their neutrality, but found it difficult to escape the carnage. Meanwhile, the Republic launched several key offensives, including the Second Battle of Geonosis, which obliterated Geonosis' battle- droid foundries, and a failed Jedi-led operation to capture Supreme Commander of the Droid Army General Grievous at Saleucami. During this time, the Separatists developed various super weapons, including more traditional weapons such as the ion cannons of the battleship Malevolence, as well as biological weapons such as a variant of the Blue Shadow Virus. That particular struggle ended with a Republic victory when Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan, Ahsoka Tano, secured an alliance between the Republic and the Hutt Clan.Д«attles, skirmishes, raids and other actions continued for the next two years, with notable battles occurring on Ryloth, Felucia, Malastare, and Kamino. At the war's outset, both sides vied for control of major hyperspace lanes to gain strategic advantage. At different points in the war it seemed that either side was likely to triumph over the other. Beginning with the First Battle of Geonosis, the conflict quickly spread throughout the galaxy with both sides scoring significant victories.

Through his Sith apprentice Count Dooku, he sparked the Separatist Crisis, causing thousands of Republic star systems to secede and form a new government as the Confederacy, with Dooku as its Head of State. Prior to the conflict, Darth Sidious, under his alter ego Sheev Palpatine, had spent years amassing political power, eventually rising to become the Republic's Supreme Chancellor. With both being fielded in enormous numbers by each respective side, the Grand Army of the Republic and the Separatist Droid Army were two of the largest military forces in galactic history, and fighting between them swept through the galaxy upon the outbreak of war in 22 BBY. Also referred to as the Clone War, it was named after the army of clone troopers used by the Republic against the Confederacy's battle droid army. The Clone Wars ( 22вЂ“ 19 BBY) was a major, three- year war between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems, that had declared a state of independence from the Republic. For now, play his game, we must.' вЂ•Jedi Grand Master Yoda ' Designed by the Dark Lord of the Sith, this web is. Supreme Commander of the Droid Army General GrievousвЂ .

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Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Sidious (secretly).

Supreme Chancellor/Galactic Emperor Sheev Palpatine (secretly Darth Sidious).

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