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Did Obi-Wan ever identify who erased the Kamino system from the Jedi Archives? Was is Palpatine? Was it Count Dooku? We know that Sifo-Dyas was the Jedi who supposedly ordered the Clone Army and that he is dead but did he also erase the Kamino system from the Archives?

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On a side note, do we know that Sifo-Dyas actually ordered the clones? Perhaps that was also done by either Palpatine or Dooku. – Michael Todd Apr 25 '11 at 20:40
@Michael Todd Very good point especially since no one from Kamino ever met Sifo-Dyas in person. – Chris_O Apr 25 '11 at 20:46
Wouldn't it be more convenient to pretend that this was an insignificant event that doesn't really require an explanation? Certainly it doesn't merit the 45 minutes of pod racing time. Sorry. Color me bitter. Edit: fantastic question though. Thanks for asking and thanks for all the good, if conflicting answers. – user20179 Feb 20 at 4:40

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Palpatine.
Sifo-Dyas wasn't behind creation of Clone Army because he never even mentioned it in front of Jedi council. Obi-wan got misleading information about it.
According to Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Season 2) TV show, Jedi archives can only be manipulated using force: There wasn't any bad Jedi to erase Kamino from Jedi Archives without permission of Jedi Council. There was only one sith, Palpatine, who had access to Jedi Temple. So, clearly, Palpatine was behind all these things.

Palpatine needed the Clone Army to beat Jedi order. So, he ordered it & erased Kamino system from the Jedi Archives.

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Except that Dooku was a Jedi at one point and would have had access to the library to change the records. – Xantec Apr 25 '11 at 21:33
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According to LucasFilm Timeline, Count Dooku became sith few years prior to 22 BBY (Before Battle of Yavin) & Clone Army was ordered in 32 BBY. In 32 BBY, Count Dooku wasn't motivated by Palpatine. So, - like Anakin - Count Dooku was good at that time. – Sachin Shekhar Apr 25 '11 at 22:15
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That assumes that Kamino was removed from the library at the same time (relatively) that the clones were ordered. – Xantec Apr 25 '11 at 22:34
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In the movie, Obi-wan says that he believed Sifo-dyas to already be dead at the time the army would have been requested. – Sydenam Oct 9 '11 at 13:50
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According to wookieepedia It was Dooku :

After the death of Sifo-Dyas, Dooku successfully erased Kamino, Dromund, Dagobah, and thirty-five other star systems from the Jedi Archives, despite no longer being a Jedi himself.

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The article seem to cite Labyrinth of Evil as the source, if anybody could confirm that, it would be welcome. – DavRob60 Sep 22 '11 at 16:52
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Now that Darth Plaguies book has been written, this is even less clear. Dooku appears to leave the Jedi order, prior to becoming a sith apprentice. And he did not have any knowledge of the clone army or anything, so he had no reason to erase anything. And I doubt he had access to the jedi temple after he left the order. So I don't think it could have been him. Little is known about Sifo Dyas' activities. But he told Dooku in Darth Plaguies book that he was one step ahead.... What he meant by that, not sure, but I surmise it is related to the clone army. My best guess is it was Sifo Dyas he erased Kamino. He had access, and was aware of the reasoning to erase it. Dooku simply did know until he was already gone from the order.

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Actually, I think Dooku did it before completely turning the dark side. Only a Jedi could alter the archive.

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Another article in the Wookiepedia says that Dooku did this in spite of not being a Jedi. (Powerful is the dark side!) – Tango Jan 7 '12 at 5:09
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I dont think it was Dooku. He was very surprised when the clone army appeared the first time on Geonosis.

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It was Dooku, everything adds up to him. He had to erase Kamino from the archives and kill Sifo-Dyas as his pledge to Palpatine.

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Dooku having reason to erase Kamino from the archives is not the same as proving he did it. – phantom42 Feb 19 at 19:30

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