The conflict between the Galactic Republic and the Separatist Alliance was known for
producing some of the largest and most devastating battles in history, resulting in the death
of countless beings on the planets these engagements took place on.
Most of these clashes generally lasted for a few days to a couple weeks at most, but
there was one battle that just seemed like it would never end.
It was the battle of Mygeeto, which lasted for a whopping 2 years.
Not only was it the longest battle of the Clone Wars, it was perhaps one of the most
hectic ones as well, with some of the craziest warfare moments taking place on the ruined
surface of the planet.
Before the war, Mygeeto was a colony world of the Banking Clan guild, where it was primarily
turned into a mining operation as the planet held very precious natural resources, ones
that were vital in massive warship construction, as well as valuable crystals that could be
used for devastating weapons.
Overtime, some of the wealthiest Muuns came to Mygeeto to store their great riches within
grand underground vaults, using them as credit shelters as a means to likely avoid paying
traditional galactic taxes that were levied on most of the other civilized worlds.
Once the Clone Wars started, Mygeeto became a prime target for the Republic due to its
vast resources being used to fuel the Separatist droid armies, and the immense wealth it contained
within the credit vaults.
Prior to the main battle on Mygeeto, multiple recon missions took place by Commando Units
which scouted the planet before the main Republic invasion began.
The main invasion force that followed included a dozen Jedi Knights led by Council Member
Kai-Adi-Mundi; alongside the Fourth Sector Army, which was aided by an elite unit of
Galactic Marines known as the 21st Nova Core.
Much of the early fighting took place within massive, urban cities that towered the natural
landscapes of Mygeeto.
Entire cities were burned and destroyed from heavy fighting between the two forces, resulting
in the death of countless native citizens.
Since Mygeeto was such an important world to the Separatists, not only were large portions
of the droid army dispatched to protect the planet from the Republic, but some of the
most powerful droid units were used as well, including the infamous Octuptarra magna tri-droids,
which were massively sized up versions of the much smaller Octuptarra combat tri-droids.
The first year or so of the battle saw very little progress for the Republic, as both
sides remained in a stalemate, with neither gaining much territory from the other.
Only death and destruction occurred among each confrontation of the two forces without
much progress, which greatly frustrated the commanding Jedi Generals of the battle.
While the battle raged on without any significant gain for either side, it did see some of the
craziest moments of the entire war.
During one Republic attack on an enemy held city, the Separatists were able to bring down
a Venator-class Star Destroyer from above.
As it came crashing down right on top of everyone, an injured Jedi Knight sacrificed herself
by using all the force energies within her body to briefly stop the cruiser from crashing
down, giving her allies just enough time to escape the impact zone.
The cruiser's weight quickly overwhelmed her after a few seconds however, crushing her
completely as it made contact with the planet.
Her sacrifice was forever remembered by the rest of remaining Jedi, including Master Kai-Adi-Mundi.
Nearing the end of the conflict, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine gave an address to the public on
a new strategy that involved a campaign that would focus on taking out 3 vital planets
within Separatist space that would help bring an end to the war.
These 3 planets were known as the Triad of Evil, which included Mygeeto.
It’s position within the cut off, isolated Separatist territory of the Northern region
of the galaxy made it important, as once it fell to the Republic, it would have made it
far easier to invade the other worlds within that Separatist territory.
While this was the surface reasoning behind the Triad of Evil military campaign, in reality
Palpatine just wanted to send as many Jedi into the Outer Rim territories as possible,
as a way to thin them out even further and keep them away from the Jedi Temple for when
Order 66 was going to be issued.
Near the end of the battle, a portion of the 501st Legion was dispatched to destroy a droid
energy collector.
Unknown to even the Jedi Generals of the battle however, the 501st Legion was actually on
a secret mission of acquiring an experimental power source that would later be used within
the future Death Star project.
Finally, the battle of Mygeeto quickly came to an end when Order 66 was issued by Palpatine.
All the Jedi present on the planet, including Kai-Adi-Mundi, were executed by their clone
troopers.
The planet eventually fell to the Empire after it was formed, with heavy mining operations
being created to obtain large portions of the raw materials that were then used to fuel
the ever increasing Imperial Navy.
While not entirely known, it’s also very likely that some of the credit vaults that
were stored on the planet were later taken over by high ranking Imperials for their own
personal benefit.