In the year 21 BBY, amidst the backdrop of the Clone Wars, the Galactic Republic initiated a quest to Asuin, a distant planet. Jedi Generals Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi were dispatched on this assignment, tasked with rescuing a Republic unit that had stumbled upon the location of the Confederacy of Independent Systems' crucial hypermatter generators. Nevertheless, Asajj Ventress, a Dark Acolyte, annihilated J-3PO, the Republic protocol droid entrusted with safeguarding the vital coordinates.