Cato Neimoidia

Astrographical
Region: Colonies

System: Neimoidia system

Physical
Class: Terrestrial
Primary terrain: Mountains, fields, bridge cities, rock arches

The oldest of the Neimoidian purse worlds, Cato Neimoidia was the location of Nute Gunray's secret redoubt. The planet was near the Neimoidian homeworld of Neimoidia, also in the Colonies region.
Only the richest of the Neimoidians were allowed to live on the planet. Their treasures were protected in vaults located in difficult landscape and protected by B1 battle droids. The cities of Cato Neimoidia were built on large bridges spanning massive rock arches.

History

Cato Neimoidia was one of many worlds colonized by the Neimoidians early during the Old Republic era. The wealthiest and most resource-rich colony worlds were known as "purse worlds" that served as administrative posts ruling their own set of colonies. These purse worlds were the only colonies allowed to carry the name of Neimoidia. Other Neimoidian purse worlds include Deko Neimoidia and Koru Neimoidia, both were nearby in the same region of the Galaxy. Cato Neimoidia was the oldest purse world and may have been one of the earliest Neimoidian colonies.
During the Clone Wars, it was a key member of the Confederacy of Independent Systems and was defended by the Neimoidian Home Defense Legions.
Towards the end of the Clone Wars, it was the last Separatist stronghold to be taken in the Core Worlds and Colonies. In 19 BBY, the Republic launched an attack on the redoubt, led by Jedi Generals Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker, as well as Republic Navy Commander Jan Dodonna, to find Viceroy Nute Gunray of the Trade Federation and bring him to justice. Although on the brink of defeat, the Confederacy of Independent Systems was not ready to give up Cato Neimoidia without a fight.

SECOND BATTLE AND ORDER 66

With his clone wingmen, Jedi Master Plo Koon, in his Delta-7 Aethersprite starfighter, was tasked with the mission to patrol the skies of the Neimoidian purse-world. As battles raged on beneath him on many of the planet's bridge-cities, the Kel Dor Jedi continued to patrol the skies of the Separatist stronghold, on the lookout for enemy fighters.
On the bridges of the planet, Republic UT-ATs, AT-APs, and other walkers plus numerous clone troopers were fighting against Separatist droid forces for a way into the cities. Flying close now to a bridge, Plo Koon was unaware of what was happening in the ARC-170 starfighter behind him.
Captain Jag answered Supreme Chancellor Palpatine's issue of Order 66 without hesitation. Pulling back a little from the Jedi General, the clone pilot blew the Jedi Master's starfighter out of the sky, killing him. What remained of the fighter crashed into a building on a bridge-city, the explosion killing some of the Cato Neimoidia Garrison.

Soon enough, the now-Empire had won the planet after the battle droids of the Confederacy were deactivated. The Emperor himself made law that surviving Neimoidian outcasts on the planet would be taken prisoner.