Nivek was inhabited by the nefarious Shadowmen, who were sympathetic towards the Separatist cause during the Clone Wars. Approximately five months after the First Battle of Geonosis, Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi and his Padawan Anakin Skywalker were sent on a mission to Nivek, and were nearly defeated by the fierce, well-equipped natives. However, they were able to locate and destroy a Separatist factory on the planet, and escaped with their lives.