Meanwhile, Asajj Ventress, the perpetually-scowling apprentice of Count Dooku, tells the planet’s leader, King Katuunko, that he is foolish to throw in his lot with the Jedi. Yoda arrives to make the Republic’s case, but his ship is ambushed by the Separatists, forcing him to take an escape pod to the moon’s surface with three clone troopers. Both Republic and Separatist forces wish to build a military base on the planet’s surface.
The episode opens on the moon of Rugosa orbiting the planet Toydaria, which is remote but strategically significant.
