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  1. c. 4 BBYDuel between Ahsoka and Vader on MalachorDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
  2. 2 BBYCorellian Treaty and the Imperial trapOn Corellia, scattered groups opposed to the Empire sign a treaty establishing a unified military coalition. As soon as the document is declared ratified, Imperial troops seize the building: the meeting was a staged trap, and the “Jedi” accompanying the conspirators reveals himself as Vader's apprentice.
  3. c. 1 BBYDelivery of the plans to the AllianceDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
  4. c. 1 BBYInterception of the diplomatic shipThe Empire boarded a senator's ship in search of the plans transmitted to the rebels.
  5. c. 1 BBYRescue of Princess LeiaThe prisoner was taken off the battle station along with the data that made it possible to find its weakness.
  6. c. 0 ABYDisaster at Deepspace BeshSubjected to Imperial conditioning, the Alliance mathematician Jorin Sol gave away the rebel fleet's retreat algorithms. Darth Vader's fleet, led by the Executor, launched a surprise attack on the rebels, heavily damaging the flagship and wounding Leia Organa. Coming to his senses, Sol persuaded the scout Tungo Li to send the ships into hyperspace at random, which saved the fleet at the cost of heavy losses.
  7. c. 0 ABYJanek Sunber's feigned defectionImperial Lieutenant Janek Sunber, Luke Skywalker's childhood friend from Tatooine, approached Darth Vader with a plan to lure the young rebel into a trap. Sunber sent word that he wished to defect to the Alliance, Skywalker went after him against orders, and the operation turned into an Imperial strike on the rebel fleet.
  8. c. 0 ABYSkirmish on Shelkonwa and the execution of Governor ChoardShelsha sector governor Barshnis Choard and his administrator Vilim Disra were preparing to take the sector out of the Empire with the help of pirates. Leia Organa, who had come for negotiations, was betrayed by Disra, and the Executor arrived at the capital, Makrin City, with the 501st Legion. Luke Skywalker and Han Solo got Leia out, and Mara Jade and the Hand of Judgment squad eliminated the traitor Choard.
  9. c. 2 ABYDuel in the Temple of PomojemaAt the Temple of Pomojema on Mimban, Darth Vader got ahead of the crystal seekers and fought Leia Organa and Luke Skywalker at once. He defeated Organa and knocked Skywalker down, but lost his right arm to a lightsaber strike and lost the fight. After obtaining the crystal, Skywalker healed himself and Organa.
  10. c. 2 ABYSearch for the Kaiburr crystal on MimbanLuke Skywalker and Leia Organa crash-landed on the swampy planet Mimban, also known as Circarpous V. There, the old seeker Halla showed them a shard of the Kaiburr crystal and a map to the Temple of Pomojema. The crystal, which amplified the abilities of a Force-sensitive near the temple, became the goal of a joint expedition.
  11. c. 3 ABYTrap in Cloud CityDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
  12. c. 3.5 ABYDeath of Prince Xizor and destruction of his skyhookThe Falleen prince Xizor, underworld lord of the Black Sun syndicate, tried to eliminate Luke Skywalker in order to take Darth Vader's place beside the Emperor. While Palpatine was inspecting the second Death Star, Vader intercepted an incriminating message and ordered the Executor to destroy the orbital skyhook station above Coruscant. Xizor died along with the station.
  13. c. 4 ABYDuel on the second battle stationDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.
  14. c. 4 ABYDeath of the EmperorDescription hidden: this entry reveals the plot.