The Invisible Hand

“Belief is not a matter of choice, but of conviction.”

The Invisible Hand is a mighty Separatist battleship, and serves as the “bad guy” hub level. The Invisible Hand is always nearby, locked in constant conflict with the Republic’s stalwart Resolute. Like the Resolute, the Invisible Hand holds many secrets—so let’s explore them all!

Like on the Resolute, special red power bricks (also called simply “red bricks” or “power bricks”) are stashed around the Invisible Hand. Once found, a red power brick can be purchased for a tidy sum of studs—each brick has its own attached price tag. Often, several character skills are required to uncover a power brick—read the following sections to learn how to obtain every power brick from each area of the Separatists’ hub!

Unlocking the Invisible Hand

You have free access to the hangar during your first visit to the Invisible Hand, but numerous gold bricks are required to access the elevators to the right and left, as well as the background ramp that leads up to the Separatists’ ground assault staging area. However, you only need to purchase a bounty hunter character, such as Cad Bane, to access Ziro’s chamber and participate in special Separatist missions. See the following table for the quick breakdown.

Invisible Hand Unlocks

Gold Bricks Area Unlocked

10 Hangar (after flying a ship over from the Resolute); Ziro’s chamber (bounty hunter character required to enter)

20 Bridge

25 Ground assault staging area

30 Wizard’s Tower

Gold Bricks

There are 130 gold bricks to obtain in all. You earn one gold brick each time you accomplish one of the following tasks:

• Beat a level in Story mode.
• Satisfy a level’s True Jedi stud requirement during Story or Free Play mode.
• Collect all ten minikits from a level (you can accomplish this only during Free Play).
• Beat a ground assault mission, space combat mission, or bounty hunter mission.

Area 1: Hangar

You must fly to the Invisible Hand in order to explore it, so naturally, the hangar is the first area of the ship that you visit. Here you may use terminals to call down an assortment of Separatist spacecraft, including Vulture Droids. Summon a ship and approach it to view its price tag, then decide if you’d like to buy it.

Use the hangar’s other panels to call down UFOs, ice cream trucks, and the like for a bit of reckless misbehavior. The central command console lets you begin missions and change your character just like the consoles back on the Resolute.

Switch to a Jedi and use the Force to raise the purple bridges to the right and left of the hangar. This lets you explore a bit more of the area. Lifting the left purple bridge to the right height can also help you reach a red power brick (see the sidebars).

If you’re packing some serious studs, consider buying a bounty hunter character that strolls about the hangar, such as Cad Bane. The cost may be steep, but once you own a bounty hunter, you can activate the panel across the hangar’s left bridge and enter a special Separatist hangout where secret missions can be found!

Red Power Brick 1: Dual Wield

Cost: 250,000

Skills needed: Force manipulation

Effect: Grants Jedi and Sith characters a second Lightsaber, thereby doubling their attack power

Force-lift the purple bridge on the hangar’s left side as high as it will go. Leap onto the bridge, then jump up and quickly press the Action button to view and purchase the red power brick that hovers above. It’s a good one!

Red Power Brick 2: Perfect Deflect

Cost: 100,000

Skills needed: Force manipulation; explosive attacks

Effect: Makes Jedi and Sith characters auto-deflect incoming blaster fire

Simply call down an ice cream truck using one of the panels inside the hangar, then raise the right bridge with the Force and drive across.

Park your ice cream truck on the orange pad that you discover on the far right side of the hangar. This opens a shutter and exposes a giant silver trophy—blow that sucker sky high with an explosive attack to discover a hidden red power brick!

Area 2: Ziro’s Chamber

Purchase a bounty hunter character (such as Cad Bane) at the Invisible Hand’s hangar, then use the character to activate the bounty hunter control panel on the far-left side and access the secret chamber of Ziro the Hutt. Use the command console here to undertake a special Separatist mission: Hostage Crisis!

There are two Separatist missions to play—Hostage Crisis and Castle of Doom—and each puts you in control of a team of bad guys. (Castle of Doom is available in the Wizard’s Tower area—read on for details). Play both Separatist missions to unlock many valuable Free Play characters, such as the MagnaGuard, Count Dooku, enemy Droids, snipers, bounty hunters, and more. Beating both Separatist missions also allows you to participate in Ziro’s special bounty hunter challenges—see the “Secrets and Extras” chapter for details!

Red Power Brick 3: Regenerate Hearts

Cost: 400,000

Skills needed: Explosive attacks

Effect: Lost hearts are slowly restored over time

Take aim and blast the four large canisters that hang down from the ceiling in Ziro’s chamber. Destroy all four canisters after they crash to the floor. A secret power brick will appear near Ziro!

Area 3: Bridge

Accumulate 20 gold bricks and Force-lift the hangar’s left bridge. Build some jiggling pieces to repair an elevator and use it to reach the bridge of the Invisible Hand.

The bridge’s command console grants access to missions just like the ones in the Invisible Hand’s hangar, but no new Separatist missions are available here. See the sidebar to learn about the red power brick that’s hidden on the bridge.

Cost: 150,000

Skills needed: Dark Force manipulation

Effect: Enables Jedi to manipulate Dark Force objects like a Sith

Use a Sith character such as Count Dooku to spin the red glowing plate above the bridge’s command console. A red power brick falls from the plate, landing on the ground within easy reach!

Area 4: Ground Assault Staging Area

With 25 gold bricks tucked away in your collection, you’re able to build the loose pieces at the hangar’s background and access the Separatists’ ground assault staging area. Call down an AAT tank here and use it to obliterate the silver barricade emitter and access a special command console.

Access the staging area’s command console to unlock a new game mode: Separatist Assault! This mode is like the Republic Assault missions that you unlocked back on the Resolute, only each battle is waged from the Separatists’ perspective. Clear every Separatist Assault mission to acquire even more gold bricks! See the following chapter, “Secrets and Extras,” for more on Separatist Assault missions.

Red Power Brick 5: Invincibility

Cost: 1,000,000

Skills needed: Dark Force manipulation

Effect: Makes you invincible—you’ll never lose hearts!

Bring any clone character over to the Invisible Hand (or use the staging area’s command console to switch your character) and activate the clone panel to the right. A small platform raises near the foreground, proudly presenting to you a power brick!

Area 5: Wizard’s tower

A whopping 30 gold bricks are needed to enter the Invisible Hand’s final area, the Wizard’s Tower. Access the command console here to play the other Separatist mission, Castle of Doom. See the following “Separatist Missions” chapter for a complete walkthrough!

Red Power Brick 6: Score x8

Cost: 20,000,000

Skills needed: Explosive attacks

Effect: Multiplies the value of studs you collect

Blast the sparkling table in the center of the Wizard’s Tower with an explosive attack. When the smoke clears, you’ll discover a costly hidden power brick!