Star Wars Things Only Die Hard Fans Know About The Cis
The faction known as the Confederacy of Independent Systems (CIS) was first introduced in Attack of The Clones, before appearing again in Revenge of the Sith and being further developed in The Clone Wars. The CIS consisted of worlds that, for various reasons, believed they needed to secede from the republic, which was not so keen on releasing them. As Star Wars fans already know, Palpatine saw an opportunity to exploit this growing conflict of interest for his own ends - carefully manipulating both sides to escalate the dispute into what would eventually become known as the Clone Wars....