Confederacy of Independent Systems

Confederacy of Independent Systems
General information
Type	Confederacy
Constitution	Bylaws of Independent Systems
Head of state	Count Dooku † (24 BBY-19 BBY) General Grievous † (19 BBY)
Head of government	Head of State Separatist Congress Leader Senator Bec Lawise † (-19 BBY)
Commander-in-chief	Head of State Supreme Commander of the Droid Army General Grievous † (-19 BBY)
De facto leader(s)	Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Sidious (secretly) (24 BBY-19 BBY)
Executive branch	Separatist Council
Legislative branch	Separatist Congress
Military branch	Confederacy military Droid Army Confederate Navy
Societal information
Capital	Raxus Secundus (21 BBY-19 BBY) Geonosis (-22 BBY)
Official language(s)	Galactic Basic
Currency	Confederacy Credits
Other information
Date established	24 BBY
Formed from	Commerce Guild Corporate Alliance Galactic Republic InterGalactic Banking Clan Retail Caucus Techno Union Trade Federation
Date dissolved	19 BBY
Formed into	Absorbed into the Galactic Empire

"The once-great Republic and Jedi Order have become victims of their own ambitions, and the Supreme Chancellor is no more than a pawn of corporate monopolies. As a people you called out for change, you called out for leadership, and I humbly answered that call. Together we challenged the system."

―Count Dooku, addressing citizens of the Confederacy on Raxus

The Confederacy of Independent Systems, also known as the CIS, more commonly known as the Separatist Alliance or simply the Separatists, was a faction of wealthy and disgruntled systems and organizations that became disenchanted by the Republic. These systems gathered together and became an influential political force and officially split from the Republic in 22 BBY but were demolished three years later. The CIS's movement sparked the Clone Wars.

History

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The CIS officially came into existence on Geonosis as an alliance between the Techno Union, Trade Federation, Retail Clan, InterGalactic Banking Clan, Corporate Alliance, and the Commerce Guild. The leaders of these individual factions selected former Jedi master Dooku as their head of state. Dooku using political and financial connections due to his noble heritage with guidance from his Sith master, formed a massive droid army and mobilized it into a force to destroy the Republic. With the assistance of covert agents like Sev'rance Tann, who had annihilated the criminal organizations that could stand in the Separatist's way, the droid army was able to claim several victories early in the war. The Jedi council and the Republic Senate prioritized the galaxy's defense and struck back, winning the support of several neutral groups like the Toydarians and the Hutts. As the war progressed, many crucial battles took place on Geonosis, Hypori, Felucia, planets across the outer rim, and even the Republic capitol Coruscant as the two sides traded blows.

Factions

Army

Main article: Droid Army

Navy

Main article: Confederate Navy

Government

Main article: Separatist Council

Main article: Separatist Congress

The Confederate government was led by the Separatist Congress, composed of senators from the thousands of worlds that seceded from the Galactic Republic. They convened at the parliament building in Raxulon on their capital planet, Raxus Secundus, where the senate legislated the Separatist state and the war effort, with Count Dooku presiding over its sessions. Measures and bills were passed with a voice count from senators, in accordance with the Bylaws of Independent Systems.

In secret, however, the Separatists were truly led by the Separatist Council: the heads of the corporate entities that supplied the Separatist droid armies, including the Trade Federation. These figureheads commanded the war effort on many fronts, often taking orders directly from Count Dooku and sometimes even Darth Sidious.

Appearances

The Clone Wars

• "Cat and Mouse"
• "The Hidden Enemy"
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film)
• "Clone Cadets" (Appears in flashback(s))
• "Supply Lines"
• "Ambush"
• "Rising Malevolence"
• "Shadow of Malevolence"
• "Destroy Malevolence"
• "Rookies"
• "Downfall of a Droid"
• "Duel of the Droids"
• "Bombad Jedi"
• "Cloak of Darkness"
• "Lair of Grievous"
• "Dooku Captured"
• "The Gungan General"
• "Jedi Crash"
• "Defenders of Peace"
• "Trespass"
• "Blue Shadow Virus"
• "Mystery of a Thousand Moons"
• "Storm Over Ryloth"
• "Innocents of Ryloth"
• "Liberty on Ryloth"
• "Holocron Heist"
• "Cargo of Doom"
• "Children of the Force" (Mentioned only)
• "Bounty Hunters"
• "The Zillo Beast"
• "The Zillo Beast Strikes Back" (Appears in flashback(s))
• "Senate Spy"
• "Landing at Point Rain"
• "Weapons Factory"
• "Legacy of Terror"
• "Grievous Intrigue"
• "The Deserter"
• "Lightsaber Lost" (Mentioned only)
• "The Mandalore Plot" (Mentioned only)
• "Voyage of Temptation"
• "Duchess of Mandalore"
• "Death Trap" (Mentioned only)
• "R2 Come Home" (Mentioned only)
• "Lethal Trackdown" (Mentioned only)
• "Corruption" (Mentioned only)
• "Assassin" (Mentioned only)
• "ARC Troopers"
• "Sphere of Influence"
• "Evil Plans" (Appears in flashback(s))
• "Hostage Crisis" (Appears in flashback(s))
• "Hunt for Ziro" (Mentioned only)
• "Heroes on Both Sides"
• "Pursuit of Peace"
• "Senate Murders" (Mentioned only)
• "Nightsisters"
• "Monster"
• "Witches of the Mist"
• "Overlords" (Mentioned only)
• "The Citadel"
• "Counterattack"
• "Citadel Rescue"
• "Padawan Lost"
• "Water War"
• "Gungan Attack"
• "Prisoners"
• "Shadow Warrior"
• "Darkness on Umbara"
• "The General"
• "Plan of Dissent"
• "Carnage of Krell" (Mentioned only)
• "Kidnapped"
• "Slaves of the Republic"
• "Escape from Kadavo"
• "A Friend in Need"
• "Deception"
• "Friends and Enemies" (Appears in hologram)
• "The Box"
• "Crisis on Naboo"
• "Massacre"
• "Bounty" (Appears in flashback(s))
• "Brothers"
• "Revenge" (Indirect mention only)
• "A War on Two Fronts"
• "Front Runners"
• "The Soft War"
• "Tipping Points"
• "The Gathering" (Appears in flashback(s))
• "Bound for Rescue"
• "A Necessary Bond"
• "Secret Weapons"
• "A Sunny Day in the Void" (Appears in flashback(s))
• "Missing in Action"
• "Point of No Return"
• "Revival" (Mentioned only)
• "Eminence" (Mentioned only)
• "The Lawless" (Emblem only)
• "Sabotage"
• "The Jedi Who Knew Too Much"
• "To Catch a Jedi" (Mentioned only)
• "The Wrong Jedi" (Mentioned only)
• "The Unknown"
• "Conspiracy" (Appears in hologram)
• "Fugitive" (Appears in hologram)
• "Orders"
• "An Old Friend"
• "The Rise of Clovis"
• "Crisis at the Heart"
• "The Lost One"
• "Voices" (Appears in flashback(s))
• "Destiny" (Appears in flashback(s))
• "Sacrifice"
• "A Death on Utapau"
• "In Search of the Crystal" (Appears in hologram)
• "Crystal Crisis"
• "The Big Bang"
• "The Bad Batch"
• "A Distant Echo"
• "On the Wings of Keeradaks"
• "Unfinished Business"
• "Old Friends Not Forgotten"
• "Shattered" (Indirect mention only)

The Bad Batch

• "Aftermath"
• "Decommissioned" (Mentioned only)
• "Common Ground" (Mentioned only)
• "Devil's Deal" (Indirect mention only)
• "Rescue on Ryloth" (Mentioned only)
• "Spoils of War" (Mentioned only)
• "Ruins of War" (Mentioned only)
• "The Solitary Clone" (Mentioned only)
• "The Clone Conspiracy" (Mentioned only)

Tales of the Empire

• "The Path of Fear"

Tales of the Underworld

• "A Way Forward" (Mentioned only)
• "One Warrior to Another" (Emblem only)

Books

• Star Wars: Dark Disciple
• Star Wars: Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir