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Synopsis:
THE DARK REAPER PROJECT
After the successful defeat of the Separatists at the
Battle of Geonosis, Anakin Skywalker is dismayed to
learn that his first posting in the Clone Wars is to
patrol the desolate Rhen Var system. But, Rhen Var is
home to a Jedi Temple and when the Separatist's launch a
full-scale assault against the ice-planet, Anakin and
Obi-Wan Kenobi must help to evacuate the Temple before
it is over-run by the invading droid army. For Obi-Wan,
it is an act of sacrilege that a Jedi Temple was chosen
as a target and he is certain that the Jedi Council will
know how to respond to this despicable show of
aggression.
The evacuation of Rhen Var is a success, but the Temple
and the planet are lost to the Separatists. Returning to
the Jedi Council's space fortress, Anakin and Obi-Wan
are sent to investigate Separatist activity on the
strategically unimportant planet of Raxus Prime. After
infiltrating the droid defences, Anakin and Obi-Wan are
puzzled to discover the Separatist are digging for
artefacts. Obi-Wan calls for Republic reinforcements but
looses contact with Anakin during the ensuing battle. He
is alarmed to learn that Count Dooku was leading the
Separatists and they found whatever they were looking
for; and that Anakin has decided to follow Dooku alone.
Anakin arrives just in time to catch Dooku and learns
what they were looking for on Raxus Prime, a Force
harvester, an ancient Sith artefact that sucks the Force
via an unstoppable wave. But Dooku has planned for
Anakin's arrival and traps him with the help of a bounty
hunter called Cydon Prax. Dooku is going to test the
device as a power source on a small forested moon in the
Kashyyyk system, home to a small Wookie colony, and on
Anakin! With the help of anther inmate, Brea Kazan,
Anakin escapes the confines of Dooku's prison and
devastating wavefront of the Force harvester. Bera meets
a local inhabitant, and is horrified to learn that the
Separatists have invaded the entire moon and enslaved
most of the Wookie population. Anakin convinces the
Wookie rebels to make a stand against the invaders as he
calls for back-up from the Republic. Obi-Wan arrives
with a force big enough to liberate the moon and set up
a permanent base to protect both the moon, Kashyyyk and
the local star system.
Anakin explains to Yoda, Obi-Wan and Mace Windu about
the Force harvester and its devastating power. Mace
recalls the legend of the Dark Reaper, a weapon created
by the Sith long ago that was so powerful, none could
stand against it. But, the Dark reaper required enormous
amounts of energy, hence the use of the Force harvester
to gather this energy. Mace explained that the Dark
Reaper was eventually defeated when a fallen Jedi named
Ulic Qel-Droma taught the Jedi how to withstand the
device's power. After the Great Sith War was over, the
secrets and the remnants of the Reaper were hidden in
the four corners of the galaxy. Could Dooku be trying to
recreate the Dark Reaper? And how can he be stopped?
Master Yoda states that the answer lies on Rhen Var,
that is were Ulic went after defeating the first Dark
Reaper, and he may have left information there. But the
Separatists now control Rhen Var and it's Jedi Temple.
The Jedi must retake Rhen Var!
Anakin leads the charge to liberate the Temple and is
quickly separated from the rest of the Jedi. He arrives
first at the Temple and finds the tomb of Ulic Qel-Droma.
The spirit of the long-dead Jedi appears in a shroud and
says that he can help Anakin harness the Force and make
himself immune to the Dark Reaper's effects. This
knowledge comes at great risk, however, and could lead
Anakin to the dark side. Anakin shrugs off the warning,
but is startled when Ulic reveals that he himself wasn't
impervious to the dark side's lure. Ulic warns Anakin
not to take the path he did, but Anakin requests that
the teaching begin.
Back on the Jedi Council's space fortress, Anakin
informs a stunned council that the Dark Reaper is
located on the ancient Sith stronghold of Thule. Yoda
orders all fleets to converge on Thule, a planet now
heavily defended and protected by a planetary shield
generator located on a nearby moon. Anakin leads the
assault team against the shield generator and
successfully destroys it. Now the invasion of Thule can
begin.
Obi-Wan leads the attack against the capital city of
Kesiak and its communications centre whilst Mace's force
can attack the military bases of the Separatists. With
both Obi-Wan and Mace preoccupied, it is up to Anakin to
locate the old Sith Temple and destroy the Dark Reaper.
As he arrives at the Temple, Anakin spots Count Dooku
and Cydon Prax talking. Dooku is impressed by Anakin's
persistence, but more pressing matters require his
attention. Dooku excuses himself, leaving Cydon Prax in
charge of Jedi annihilation. It doesn't take Anakin long
to defeat the bounty hunter and he is urged by Obi-Wan
to wait for reinforcements to arrive before tackling the
Dark Reaper. But Anakin only hears Ulic Qel-Droma's
voice echoing in his mind.
Following Ulic's advice, Anakin Skywalker destroys the
Dark Reaper after a hard battle. Obi-Wan is concerned to
discover the growth in Anakin's power and stature - and
is disturbed by his lack of emotion regarding to
destruction around him. Anakin curtly puts down Obi-Wan's
concerns asserting that he knows what he is doing.
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