Battle of Coruscant

The Battle of Coruscant was a largely space-bound attack on Coruscant by the CIS that took place during the Clone War. The purpose of this attack was to kidnap Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, a daring move which esteemed droid leader General Grievous executed personally, taking Palpatine to his flagship, the Invisible Hand. Shaak Ti attempted to prevent Grievous from taking the Chancellor but failed, and Mace Windu also attempted to intercept Grievous's ship and also failed. It was therefore down to Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi to get aboard the Invisible Hand and rescue the Chancellor.

After weaving through the space battle and getting aboard the Invisible Hand (following the loss of R4-P17) the two Jedi and R2-D2 located the Chancellor and made their way up to the top of the highest spire of the ship, only to be confronted by Count Dooku. After a lengthy duel, Dooku knocked Kenobi down before being beheaded by Anakin, and the two Jedi then freed the Chancellor and made their way to the hangar to escape.

However, General Grievous captured the team and brought them to the bridge, only to have the Jedi free themselves and attack his droid bridge crew. In the meantime, the Republic Starship Guarlara attacked the Invisible Hand in a brutal broadside bombardment, disabling the ship and causing it to break in half. Anakin Skywalker had to pilot the front half of the ship and crash-land it on Coruscant to save them all, as General Grievous escaped again. Not long after this the CIS forces retreated, knowing they were beaten, and the battered Republic fleet slowly regrouped.