THE GALAXY IS IN TURMOIL. Chancellor Palpatine is DEAD. The JEDI COUNCIL, after discovering the Supreme Chancellor was a secret Sith lord, attempted to arrest him for HIGH TREASON. In the aftermath, three of the four jedi masters sent to arrest him were killed, along with the Chancellor himself.

The young General ANAKIN SKYWALKER, hero of the Outer Rim Sieges, has denounced the actions of the Jedi and ordered the execution of ORDER 66, accusing the JEDI COUNCIL of plotting to overthrow the Chancellor and the Republic.

In response, the Jedi under the leadership of MACE WINDU have implemented ORDER 65, placing the GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC under the command of Acting Chancellor Organa, amidst accusations that General Skywalker has taken up arms against THE REPUBLIC itself.

Before the war between the REPUBLIC and SEPERATIST ALLIANCE is over, a new conflict looms…