The local Twi'leks eventually rebelled against their captives, the separatist droids, and eventually most of the Republic troops were able to land on the planet. The republic, with the help of a brave Twi'lek girl named Numa, found a way to reach the separatist cannons. In a small town called Nabat, Wat Tambor’s forces used the local Twi’lek residents as a living shield to protect their cannons from being destroyed by the republic. The republic forces could not land until they destroyed the proton cannons used by the separatists to defend their stationing positions. The separatists appointed Wat Tambor as the Emir of Ryloth and, under his leadership, the separatists starved the people of the planet and plundered them from their treasures and values.įinally, the separatist blockade overseen by Mar Tuuk was successfully broken by Anakin Skywalker’s forces and Republic forces marched to the planet to help Cham Syndulla and his troops free Ryloth from separatist rule. Syndulla and his men could therefore survive and fight for another day. Eventually relief finally did get through the separatist blockade. However, Cham Syndulla and the others considered senator Taa a coward who uses his office to enrich himself and not to help his people.
While people fought bravely for freedom, their senator Orn Free Taa remained on Coruscant and claimed that he could provide more help to his people from there. The fact remains, if we stay here without reinforcements, we're all going to die." ―Generals Ima-Gun Di and Cham Syndulla ĭuring the Clone Wars, Ryloth was attacked by the separatists thus cutting off the inhabitants of the planet, the Twi'leks from all outside help, aid and contact with an orbital blickade.Ī Twi'lek freedom fighter group led by Cham Syndulla and the few clone troopers of the Republic who stationed on the planet bravely held back the separatist forces without any outside help, but they could no longer persevere and the separatists took control of the planet. I've heard enough of your promises, Jedi. Search Search for: Follow Star Wars Thoughts on WordPress." I promise you, Cham, the Republic will not abandon Ryloth. While Ima-Gun Di fights to defend Ryloth, Bail Organa and Jar-Jar Binks fight a different kind of battle on Toydaria.