Learn about Star Wars: Episode II- Attack of the Clones, which is the second installment of the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Set ten years after the events in The Phantom Menace, the plot sees the galaxy on the brink of civil war, with thousands of planetary systems threatening to secede from the Galactic Republic and join the Confederacy of Independent Systems, led by the former Jedi-turned-Sith Lord Count Dooku. After Senator Padmé Amidala evades an assassination attempt, Jedi Apprentic Anakin Skywalker becomes her protector and develops a secret relationship with her, while his mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi investigates the attempt on her life, leading him to uncover a clone army in service of the Republic. Soon, the trio witness the onset of a new threat to othe galaxy– the Clone Wars. This text is available through Creative Commons.
