Following the Battle of Geonosis by under a month, the Confederacy of Independent Systems launched an invasion of the planet Excarga upon the revelation of a precious ore deposit. During the conflict, Garr's parents became separated from him, and the Separatists seized the ore-processing plants on the planet and captured all of the planet's inhabitants as prisoner. The Galactic Republic quickly responded with a counter-offensive, successfully expelling the Separatist forces and liberating most of those held captive.