Who erased kamino from the archives

I think with the information at hand, we can safely call this one a mystery, or an unresolved sub-plot (pseudo plot maybe). So the primary suspects are

1 Sifo Dyas 2 Count Dooku 3 Sheev Palpatine

Obviously Obi Wan knew Sifo Dyas or at least knew of him (to relay news of his passing to the Kaminoans) Lama Su certainly seemed to have had personal dealings with Sifo Dyas, but was the Sifo Dyas Obi Wan knew (or knew of) the same as the one Lama Su had dealings with? We'll never know. It's possible another person travelled to Kamino under the identity of Sifo Dyas, was this connected to the real Sifo Dyas' death? again, a mystery.

While the timeline for Dooku places him as a Sith prior to the order for a clone army being placed with the Kaminoans, it's obvious he had some involvement with the project, at least peripherally, as Jango Fett states he was recruited "by a man named Tyrannus" (Darth Tyrannus is the Sith name of Count Dooku), if we're to take Fett at his word, Count Dooku was involved at least peripherally in the recruiting of an individual to be cloned, making him at the very least aware of the project.

His surprise at the appearance of the clone army could be that HE knew they existed, but he didn't know the Jedi and the republic also knew, so he was surprised by the fact the Jedi/ Republic had discovered and recruited the clone forces, more than the fact they existed.

It's also possible there was some overlap in terms of Dooku's involvement with both the Jedi order, and the Sith, as of the beginning of Ep II, Dooku is considered above suspicion by the Jedi order, specifically for the attempts on Padme Amidala's life, presumably when he left the Jedi order, he was given the equivalent of an honorable discharge, however, while still a part of the Jedi order, it's not inconceivable that he had already become involved with the Sith and was operating maliciously within the Jedi order in secret. Presumably no evidence of his espionage was uncovered, allowing him to leave the Jedi order with his reputation intact, and held in some esteem by the Council of the order itself.

Given the known connection between Fett and Dooku, (they'd clearly met prior to their on-screen meeting on Geonosis) it's strongly implied that Dooku was indeed behind the attempts on Padme Amidala's life, using Fett as an intermediary (who in turn used Zam Wessel).

Dooku had both direct access to the Jedi temple and archives (Palpatine did not), AND prior knowledge of the cloning project itself, making him a very strong suspect indeed for the record tampering, however, whether acting as the Jedi Dooku, or the Sith Tyrannus, it's highly unlikely that his involvement occurred without either the knowledge or complicity of Sheev Palpatine aka Darth Sidious.

As a Sith apprentice, Dooku/ Tyrannus would be tasked with carrying out the orders of the Master Sith, it would appear that initiative is not encouraged in Sith circles, so if we are to assume that Dooku/ Tyrannus was involved or responsible (a fairly safe assumption) it logically follows that he was acting on the orders or instructions of Palpatine/ Sidious.

I'd suggest that the plan itself most likely originated from Palpatine/ Sidious, with the actual enacting of it being done by Dooku/ Tyrannus, using recruited assistants, such as Jango Fett.

The bigger question is why? If Palpatine intended to subvert the Republic and impose his own military Empire in it's place, he'd require a military to enforce that transition, he'd also require it to be kept under wraps, so as to not reveal his hand too soon, he'd also require a military crisis to justify the unveiling of said military without causing alarm and the suspension of existing checks and balances within the Galactic senate limiting the powers of the Chancellor, all of which he achieved (with Dooku's aid).

So I think it's safe to assume it's Dooku's fingerprints left at the crime scene, but Palpatine was the brains and driving force behind the whole thing. Would it be enough to get a conviction in a court? Well, given the Republic court's track record with Nute Gunray, it seems unlikely.

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Kamino’s disappearance from the Jedi Archives led Obi-Wan Kenobi to the Sith plot in Attack of the Clones, but why and how did it go missing?

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The disappearance of Kamino from the Jedi Archives in Star Wars: Attack of the Clones led Obi-Wan Kenobi to discover the clone army commissioned for the Republic, and its mysterious absence from the archives is one of the foremost clues in the Sith's Order 66 plot. When Obi-Wan traced Jango Fett's assassination plot back to Kamino, he was unable to find the planet on any map in the Archives, and he and Yoda deduced the information must have been deleted by a Jedi. This is the most suspicious circumstance surrounding the creation of the clone army, given that whoever deleted the record hoped Kamino wouldn't be discovered until the time was right. Order 66 may have been the perfect Jedi trap, but the questions still surrounding a Jedi meddling in the Archive could have given it away.

The Kamino clone project had been secretly commissioned by the Jedi Sifo-Dyas, who felt dark times approaching and wanted to protect the Republic on a grand scale. His plan was controversial, so he kept his machinations a secret. However, the Sith also knew about his plans and even funded the commission of the army through Damask Holdings, essentially a shell corporation for Darth Plagueis' Sith money. Count Dooku then murdered his old friend Sifo-Dyas to keep him out of the way as they took control of the Kamino clones. From that point, Dooku controlled the plans, including selecting Jango Fett as the template for the clone army. However, it's still unclear where the deletion of Kamino from the Archive fell in this plan or who did it.

Even before the Sith took control, Sifo-Dyas could have deleted Kamino from the Jedi Archives to keep quiet the commitment he made to begin cloning an army, allowing him to reveal the sensitive subject at the right time. Sifo-Dyas was still a Jedi Master until his death, which gave him full access to the Jedi Archives to make the deletion. No other Jedi knew about his plans, and he took a secret investment to fund the project, effectively keeping it off the radar until it was ready. The Republic didn't have a military before the Clone Wars, so Sifo-Dyas' cloning commission would have meant drastic changes for the Republic. He would not want another Jedi opposed to his plans unwittingly stumbling upon Kamino before he could control the narrative.

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However, the most common theory is that Count Dooku deleted Kamino after murdering Sifo-Dyas to ensure the clone army would stay a secret from the Jedi until it was too late to turn back. Dooku was a former Jedi Master and the Sith's puppetmaster of the cloning project, making him a likely candidate for meddling in the Archives. Although his motivation makes the most sense, the theory is complicated by Dooku's departure from the Jedi Order prior to turning to the Dark Side. He could have masterminded another manner of access using his intimate knowledge of the Jedi Archives or used an unknown proxy. He also may have been manipulated into making the changes before he left the Jedi Order as part of Plagueis and Palpatine's grand plan. Whoever ultimately made the deletion, Palpatine was sure to be behind it, pulling the strings either within the Jedi or the Sith.

The Kamino cloning project is perhaps the most important part of Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, setting the stage for the fall of the Jedi and the rise of the Empire, but the movements of the Sith and Jedi behind it are shrouded in mystery. The Sith kept their secrets so well that Yoda could not predict Order 66 despite seeing a vision of it. Knowing exactly how this key part of the plan that kept the Jedi away from Kamino occurred would help tie together the Sith's often-subtle influence behind the scenes of the prequels. The Sith clearly controlled far more than the Jedi could imagine, but the deletion of Kamino from the Jedi Archives shows just how deep the Sith had their claws in both the Republic and the Jedi.

Next: Star Wars: Every Clone Who Disobeyed Order 66 In Canon (& Legends)

Who hid Kamino from the archives?

By removing Kamino from the archives, Dooku was able to hide the work he hijacked from Sifo-Dyas and create a clone army that would one day serve the Sith. This allowed him and Darth Sidious to push the Kaminoans to install inhibitor chips in the clones, ultimately forcing them to obey Order 66.

Who destroyed Kamino?

As Starkiller unleashed an onslaught of destruction on Kamino and throughout Timira City, the clone's Rebel allies engaged Kamino's Imperial garrison in a brutal fight in space and on the planet.

Why was Kamino not in the archives?

There was only one Sith, Palpatine, who had access to The Jedi Temple. So, clearly, Palpatine was behind all these things. Palpatine needed the Clone Army to execute order 66 and beat the Jedi Order. So, he ordered it & erased the Kamino system from the Jedi Archives.

Who was Master Sifo

Sifo-Dyas was a human male Jedi Master from Minashee who commissioned the Kaminoans' creation of the Grand Army of the Republic over a decade before the Clone Wars.

Did Sifo

In doing so, Sifo-Dyas became an unwitting pawn of the Sith, who took over the project and hired the Pyke Syndicate to murder Sifo-Dyas on Oba Diah's moon. A decade after Sifo-Dyas' death, Obi-Wan Kenobi discovered the army he had commissioned, now ready for duty.

Why did Sifo

After voicing his fears and advocating for the creation of an army, Sifo-Dyas' peers rejected his idea. It was then that he secretly commissioned a clone army to defend the Galactic Republic without telling the Jedi Council.