Wookieepedia:Featured articles/History/2006

This is a list of all featured articles showcased on Wookieepedia's Main Page throughout 2006.

=January=

January 1, 2006 – Yoda
Master Yoda (896 BBY–4 ABY) was one of the most renowned Jedi in the Galaxy, and one of the few Galactic Republic Jedi to survive into the Galactic Civil War.

Standing a mere 66 centimeters tall, Yoda was the Grand Master of the Jedi Order, one of the senior members of the Jedi Council in the last days of the Galactic Republic, and arguably one of the wisest and most powerful Jedi Masters in the Galaxy of his time. He had exceptional skill in lightsaber combat, employing whirling and acrobatic Ataru techniques. From c. 800 BBY to 19 BBY he trained almost every Jedi in the Galaxy&mdash;as Grand Master, he instructed all younglings in the Jedi Temple before they were assigned to a master.

January 8, 2006 – Imperial I-class Star Destroyer
The Imperial I-class Star Destroyer was a monumental starship designed by Lira Wessex and built by Kuat Drive Yards. They were massive, powerful warships capable of laying waste to entire worlds (provided those worlds did not have planetary shields).

The ship began development as the Imperator-class under the Galactic Republic, but was changed following the Great Jedi Purge. The Imperial-class became infamous as the prime enforcer of Imperial rule.

It belonged to the Star Destroyer family of warship, exemplified by its dagger/arrowhead design. A single Imperial-class vessel cost the Empire at least 3.88 billion Imperial credits&mdash;the equivalent of several star systems' annual economic output.

January 15, 2006 – Chiss
The Chiss were a tall, blue-skinned Near-Human species from the Unknown Regions, best known as the species to which Grand Admiral Thrawn belonged. The Chiss were very mysterious to the rest of the Galaxy, largely keeping to themselves in their home beyond the Outer Rim Territories, expanding the Chiss Ascendancy across much of the Unknown Regions thousands of years before they made any significant impact on the rest of the Galaxy, when Thrawn launched the infamous Thrawn campaign.

January 22, 2006 &mdash; Beilert Valance
Beilert Valance (&mdash;0 ABY), also known as Valance the Hunter, was a former Imperial stormtrooper officer who later became a bounty hunter. Hardened on the mining world of Shinbone, Valance served with distinction in the Stormtrooper Corps until he was maimed in a Rebel raid on Telos IV and forced to receive cybernetic replacements to mend his broken body. Ashamed of his failure, Valance hid his cybernetics with artificial skin and harbored a deep hatred toward droids.

His hatred of droids drove him to find Luke Skywalker after learning that he defeated the Death Star with the aid of droids. In their confrontation, C-3PO's willingness to sacrifice himself for Skywalker changed Valance, who then took it upon himself to protect Skywalker from Darth Vader. He sacrificed himself on Centares to prevent Vader from learning the identity of Skywalker.

January 29, 2006 &mdash; Ulic Qel-Droma
Ulic Qel-Droma (4,018 BBY–3,986 BBY) was a highly ambitious Jedi Knight of the Galactic Republic, who was eventually seduced by Dark Lord of the Sith Exar Kun and fell to the dark side. As a Jedi, he was largely responsible for ending the Beast Wars and the Naddist Uprising on Onderon, and as a Sith Lord laid waste to several Republic planets in the Great Sith War. With the death of Exar Kun, Ulic returned to the light, and exiled himself to Rhen Var, where he was killed by the spacer Hoggon.

His spirit lay dormant for four thousand years until it was awakened by Anakin Skywalker during the Clone Wars. Qel-Droma taught the young Jedi much, and because of his own experiences frequently warned Anakin to heed the wisdom of the light, while at the same time avoiding the destructive path of the dark side.

=February=

February 5, 2006 &mdash; Exar Kun
Exar Kun (&mdash;3,996 BBY, spirit incapacitated 11 ABY) was a highly talented Jedi apprentice to the Galactic Republic Jedi Master Vodo-Siosk Baas, and Dark Lord of the Sith who, alongside Ulic Qel-Droma, initiated the Great Sith War, tearing the Republic asunder throughout several battles until he sealed his own spirit away in one of many Massassi temples on Yavin 4.

Exar Kun was masterful at lightsaber combat, known to have been a double-bladed lightsaber combat Form II (Makashi) master, and was also known to have fought with two blades on occasion, being adept at the Jar'Kai style of fighting. Exar's lightsaber, unlike nearly all Sith lightsabers that followed it, was also blue.

February 12, 2006 – Gilad Pellaeon
Grand Admiral Gilad Pellaeon (c. 57 BBY&mdash;) was a military officer in the Imperial Navy who later became head of the Imperial Remnant and achieved the rank of Grand Admiral.

As the captain of Chimaera, Pellaeon was Grand Admiral Thrawn's second-in-command during the latter's campaign against the New Republic. Pellaeon often questioned Thrawn's tactics, but he learned a lot from the Chiss Grand Admiral and regarded him as a mentor.

In later years, Pellaeon had become the head of the Imperial Remnant and signed the Pellaeon-Gavrisom Treaty that brought peace to both the Remnant and the New Republic.

February 19, 2006 – Lumiya
Lumiya, formerly known as Shira Elan Colla Brie, was a dark side adept trained by Darth Vader. Brie was a member of Imperial Intelligence, and on Vader's orders she went undercover to infiltrate the Rebel Alliance and discredit Luke Skywalker.

After Brie had suffered serious injuries due to being shot down by Skywalker, Vader rescued her and had her enhanced with cybernetic parts. Now calling herself Lumiya, she was secretly instructed in some Sith lore by Vader and was offered to Palpatine as an Emperor's Hand. After the deaths of Palpatine and Vader at the Battle of Endor, Lumiya proclaimed herself Dark Lady of the Sith.

February 26, 2006 – Anakin Solo


Anakin Solo (10 ABY – 27 ABY) was the youngest child born to Han Solo and Leia Organa Solo. Anakin was named for his maternal grandfather, Anakin Skywalker, and, like his namesake, was prodigiously talented in the Force, a gifted pilot, and a skilled mechanic. He had two elder siblings: his sister, Jaina and his brother, Jacen.

Unfortunately for Anakin, he would not live long enough to see the defeat of the Yuuzhan Vong. In 27 ABY, he led a Jedi strike team to destroy a cloning facility for Jedi-hunting voxyn on the worldship Baanu Rass which orbited Myrkr. The mission was a pyrrhic victory for the Jedi since despite destroying the facility, many members of the strike team were killed, including Anakin himself. He died after achieving complete oneness with the Force, one of the few Jedi to do so.

=March=

March 5, 2006 – Galactic Republic Chancery election, 32 BBY
The Galactic Republic Chancery election of 32 BBY was the last time a new Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic was chosen. The election was held after Chancellor Finis Valorum lost a vote of no confidence in the Galactic Senate due to the Republic's mishandling of the crisis on Naboo. Though Bail Antilles and Ainlee Teem were nominated as Valorum's successor, the Senate voted overwhelmingly to support then-Senator Palpatine of Naboo, at the time a relatively obscure figure. Though outside observers considered Palpatine's election to be a surprise, he had manipulated events (both in his public identity and in his secret role as Darth Sidious, Dark Lord of the Sith) to ensure not only that an early election would be held, but that he would win it. After winning the election, Palpatine led the Galaxy as Chancellor and as Galactic Emperor for thirty-six years.

March 12, 2006 – Darth Bane
Darth Bane, born Dessel on Apatros, was one of the most pivotal Dark Lords of the Sith. By the time of the Seventh Battle of Ruusan, a thousand years before the Battle of Yavin, Bane was one of the last of the legitimate Sith Lords and, as only survivor of the battle, reinvented the order after its destruction. Bane's revolution included the founding of the Rule of Two, a stricture that, in limiting the number of Sith and eliminating the infighting plaguing the order, would allow Bane's eventual successor, Darth Sidious to finally triumph over the Jedi and the Galactic Republic.

March 19, 2006 – Rokur Gepta
Rokur Gepta was the last known Sorcerer of Tund, the Scrivinir of the Centrality, and nemesis of Lando Calrissian.

A Croke, he came from the planet Crakull in the Unknown Regions. His exact age is unknown, but he was at least 20,000 years old, predating the Sith and possibly the Jedi and Galactic Republic themselves.

Gepta was Force-sensitive and was a master of illusion and shapeshifting, using his Force abilities to supplement the natural traits of the Crokes. His preferred form was a humanoid with whirling eyes, dressed in ash-gray robes, his face mostly hidden by a turban.

March 26, 2006 – Ackbar
Admiral Ackbar was a Mon Calamari, and perhaps the foremost military commander in the service of the Rebel Alliance and the New Republic. He held the distinction of having been the Supreme Commander of the New Republic Defense Force for nearly two decades and defeating two Imperial Grand Admirals, Osvald Teshik and Peccati Syn. He wrote the manual for the New Republic Fleet Academy, titled Fleet Combat and Methodology.

Near the very end of the Yuuzhan Vong invasion, shortly before the final climactic Liberation of Coruscant, Ackbar passed on. His death caused great grief to the Mon Calamari, the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances, and the Galaxy at large. A grand memorial service was held on both the newly reclaimed Coruscant and his watery homeworld, attended by countless Mon Calamari and numerous dignitaries from across the Galactic Alliance.

=April=

April 2, 2006 – Grievous
General Grievous, born as Qymaen jai Sheelal, was originally not droid but a Kaleesh but then in a shuttle crash was transferred to a droid body. He also was the Supreme Commander of the Droid Armies of the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the Clone Wars.

At the Battle on Coruscant in the Clone Wars, Jedi Master Mace Windu used a force grip on Grievous's rib cage, causing his cough.

His body was a fusion of a powerful robotic structure and an organic brain, nervous system, and sensory organs. Brilliant gold eyes with a reptilian black pupil and red sockets were the only visible reminder of his organic past as a Kaleesh warlord.

Grievous was a cold and calculating general, a brilliant strategist, and a cunning military mastermind. He was known as a Jedi hunter and a collector of fallen Jedi lightsabers, which he used in battle with his foes. It was believed he killed well over thirty-two Jedi, and it is highly likely he killed even more.

April 9, 2006 – Zsinj
Zsinj was a former Imperial Admiral and post-Imperial warlord.

A human male from Fondor, Zsinj was a unique and dangerous individual. An undeniably brilliant man, Zsinj was a skilled linguist, a cunning strategist, a master of technology, a successful businessman, and, perhaps most of all, a clever actor. How much of his image was factual and how much was a facade was something known only to the Warlord himself.

Recognized by many as the most powerful of the post-Imperial warlords, Zsinj commanded a formidable fleet, and at the height of his power he controlled a third of the known galaxy.

April 16, 2006 – Booster Terrik
Booster Terrik, an imposing gundark of a Human from Corellia, was a complicated man; depending on whom you asked, he was either a double-crossing, no-good swindler, or a noble, loyal-to-a-fault family man. What everyone could agree on, though, was that Terrik—the only civilian ever known to own and operate an entire Star Destroyer single-handedly—was anything but subtle.

Little is known of Booster Terrik's childhood, but having been brought up on Corellia certainly carries with it distinct impressions. As sure as young Booster was anything, he was independent—though his earliest work, honest or otherwise, involved piloting freighters for large corporations, he soon resolved to start his own shipping ventures, independent of anyone's authority but his own.

April 23, 2006 – Kadann
Supreme Prophet Kadann was a bearded dwarf and former Jedi Knight who learned dark side techniques and came upon the Prophets of the Dark Side on the planet Dromund Kaas. Palpatine later learned of him and so appointed him Supreme Prophet of the Dark Side sometime prior to the Great Jedi Purge. However, when Kadann foresaw the death of Palpatine, the Emperor did not believe him. Kadann entered self-exile on the planet Bosthirda, where he was thought to have trained other Force-sensitives.

After the Battle of Endor, an impersonator claimed his name and power. The false Kadann used this authority to become Galactic Emperor. He was eventually deposed by Grand Admiral Afsheen Makati, and the title was taken by Ysanne Isard.

April 30, 2006 – Battle of Kashyyyk (Clone Wars)
The Battle of Kashyyyk was one of the many battles that took place during the Outer Rim Sieges and among the final conflicts of the Clone Wars. It was fought on the planet Kashyyyk, the homeworld of the Wookiees and a vital Republic member world, which was in danger of being overrun by the Confederacy of Independent Systems.

Kashyyyk was considered a major navigation hub for the southwest quadrant of the Galaxy, as such it was strategically important system which had long been a target for the Separatist military. Confederacy leaders requested the Wookiees join their rebellion, but the Kashyyyk royal families proved indecisive. General Grievous, having become impatient regarding their decision to join the Confederacy, decided to send battle droids to "persuade" them.

=May=

May 7, 2006 – Naga Sadow
Naga Sadow was a powerful Sith Lord during the first Sith Empire, who became the Dark Lord of the Sith after Marka Ragnos' death. He was a hybrid of the Sith species and humans and was often look down upon by his arch-rival, full-blooded Sith Ludo Kressh.

Sadow began the Great Hyperspace War in an attempt to expand the borders of the Sith Empire at the expense of the Old Republic. Using powerful battle meditation techniques, Sadow almost achieved victory, but was defeated with a coaltion of Tetan, Republic and Jedi forces. With the defeat and collapse of the Sith Empire, Sadow hid on Yavin IV where he mutated the Massassi and took on Freedon Nadd as an apprentice. Sadow's death at the hands of Nadd marked the end of the Sith species.

May 14, 2006 – Quinlan Vos
Quinlan Vos was a Jedi Master in the waning years of the Galactic Republic and the Jedi Order, and was also a General in the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars. He hailed from the planet Kiffu in the Inner Rim.

Vos had an ongoing struggle with the dark side of the Force, particularly after he sustained recurrent amnesia after overdosing on an illegal drug administered by an enemy shortly after the Battle of Naboo. The Sith Lords Darth Sidious and Darth Tyranus both showed an interest in him.

He was a prominent participant in the Clone Wars, one of the few survivors of the Great Jedi Purge and, along with his lover Khaleen Hentz, fathered a son named Korto Vos.

May 21, 2006 – Coruscant
Coruscant, also known as Coruscanta in Mando'a, Triple Zero in military slang, Imperial Center during the reign of the Galactic Empire, and Yuuzhan'tar after its conquest by the Yuuzhan Vong, was the political center of the Galaxy for millennia.

The actual planet-wide city of Coruscant was known as Galactic City, or Republic City under the Galactic Republic, Imperial City or (rarely) Coruscant City during the rule of the Galactic Empire and New Republic City under the New Republic.

A large number of the Galaxy's trade routes&mdash;including the Perlemian Trade Route, the Corellian Run, the Metellos Trade Route, the Koros Trunk Line, and the Leisure Corridor&mdash;went through Coruscant, making it one of the richest worlds in the Galaxy.

May 28, 2006 – Ta'a Chume
Ta'a Chume (Queen Mother in the Hapan language, real name unknown) was the former Queen Mother of the Hapes Consortium, mother of Isolder, and the grandmother of current Queen Mother Tenel Ka. As the ruler of the Hapes Consortium, she was responsible for opening up the borders of the Hapes Cluster to the rest of the galaxy in 8 ABY.

As a woman concerned only with her position, Ta'a Chume had no qualms about killing people to protect herself and/or the monarchy, including going so far as to arrange the assassinations of her first born son, her younger son's fiancée, and her daughter-in-law. Despite being placed under house arrest for the murder of the latter, she had arranged an assassination attempt on her newborn great-granddaughter Allana in 36 ABY. In retaliation, Jacen Solo used the Force to give her a brain hemorrhage that sent her into a coma.

=June=

June 4, 2006 – Jedi Civil War
The Jedi Civil War (also known as the Second Sith War and the War of the Star Forge) was a devastating conflict that began when the fallen Jedi Revan founded a new Sith Empire and declared himself Dark Lord of the Sith. He and his apprentice Darth Malak led a massive invasion of the Galactic Republic in 3,959 BBY with the aid of veterans from the Mandalorian Wars and a host of Jedi converts. Darth Revan nearly conquered the Republic before the Jedi struck him down. After the redemption of Revan, the death of Malak, and the destruction of the Star Forge in 3,956 BBY, the war finally came to an end, although the last of Revan's forces lasted until the Destruction of Malachor V.

June 11, 2006 – Vuffi Raa
Vuffi Raa was a specially designed and constructed droid, created to be the first of a new generation of sentient droids designed by an ancient group of giant spherical droids known as The Rest. His purpose for being created was to be dispatched into the Galaxy at large, to find out more about the various civilizations of the Galaxy for his 'parental' droids.

One of Vuffi Raa's early encounters was with the shape-shifting Croke sorcerer Rokur Gepta, and he was reprogrammed. Once the reprogramming was complete, Gepta gave him to an agent, Osuno Whett, to utilize in the field. He served Whett until an operation that had him labeled as a 'butcher' and he was hidden on a desolate planet. It was here that he encountered Lando Calrissian, who had won him in a game of sabacc, and after serving out a program to betray Lando, began his new life as a vagrant wanderer and partner to Calrissian.

Vuffi Raa was programmed by his creators to be completely non-violent, and even piloting a starship in battle stressed him. However, he eventually became one of the few droids to overcome his own programming, and became able to attack in defense of himself and his friends.

June 18, 2006 – Squib
Squibs were a sentient species from Skor II known for collecting knickknacks and for their love of trading and haggling. Adult Squibs had humanoid bodies averaging a meter in height. They were covered in colorful fur and had rodent-like faces with large eyes. Squibs tasted objects by rubbing them over their fur. They were gregarious, insatiably curious, and obsessed with haggling and deal-making. It was said that the easiest way to lure Squibs into a trap was to offer them a deal of some kind.

Skor II was rich in natural resources, but these were not evenly distributed. Thus, the Squibs developed into nomads and traders. Over time, they developed a complex system of trade and barter. After their discovery by the galaxy at large, the Squibs became successful galactic scavengers and fierce rivals to the Ugors. During the Separatist Crisis, the Squib king, Ebareebaveebeedee, was a vocal supporter of the Galactic Republic. Later, after the rise of the Galactic Empire, Ebareebaveebeedee struck an agreement with the Empire to place Squibs on board Imperial spacecraft as laborers. These Squibs, whom the Imperials considered slaves, provided Squib salvage vessels with the locations of Imperial dumpsites. The Squibs later signed a pact of mutual support with the Rebel Alliance.

June 25, 2006 – Padmé Amidala
Senator Padmé Amidala of Naboo (born Padmé Naberrie, known as Her Royal Highness, Queen Amidala of Naboo from 32 BBY to 24 BBY, and as Senator from 24 BBY until death) was the secret wife of Anakin Skywalker and the mother of Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa Solo. She was the democratically-elected Queen of Naboo before representing the planet as a Senator in the Galactic Senate. Throughout her relatively short life, she played a vital role in the politics and events surrounding the waning years of the Old Republic.

=July=

July 2, 2006 – Jacen Solo
Jacen Solo was the eldest son of Han Solo and Leia Organa Solo, the younger twin of Jaina and the brother of Anakin. Even before he and his sister were born, their uncle Luke Skywalker could sense their strong presence in the Force and the two shared an inseparable mental bond. Jacen had always been an empathetic person, forming close bonds with humans and animals alike. Later in his life he became the Jedi Master to his cousin, Ben Skywalker and fathered a baby girl, Allana, with Tenel Ka.

Jacen showed immaculate force powers as an infant when he helped his uncle and his uncle's students defeat the spirit of Exar Kun. He started his formal Jedi training years later at the Jedi Temple on Yavin 4. He excelled as one of the best students, getting into many adventures with his friends Lowbacca and Tenel Ka and his sister Jaina. Later, during the Yuuzhan Vong War, he often didn't see eye to eye with the Jedi view of the Force, despite being one of the more powerful Jedi Knights of the New Order. After being captured by the Vong, he became associated with Vergere, who molded many of his ways of thinking.

July 9, 2006 – Pre-Republic era
The Pre-Republic era (&mdash;25,000 BBY) was the period before the formation of the Galactic Republic. It included the formation and evolution of all the species of the Galaxy, the dawn of their civilizations and their first developments in space travel, and ended in approximately 25,000 BBY when the Republic was founded.

Pre-Republic history was largely dominated by ancient and mysterious species who developed interstellar travel long before Humans and other, more well-known species. Such species included the Columi, Killiks, and Rakata. The names and histories of some of these species have been entirely lost to time, including the Celestials and Architects.

In their travels about the Galaxy, many of these civilizations affected the evolution and cultural development of the more primitive species that would later dominate galactic affairs. The ancient species of the galaxy took a hand in the shaping of many worlds. Some species built massive, mysterious structures for these and other purposes, including Centerpoint Station, the Maw, and the Star Forge.

July 16, 2006 – Mara Jade Skywalker
Mara Jade Skywalker was a female Human of many talents. She was, during different times in her life, an Emperor's Hand, a smuggler and later a Jedi Master.

As an Emperor's Hand, she received Palpatine's last command to kill Luke Skywalker, but instead allied with her enemy and defeated the insane clone Joruus C'baoth. Later on, after a period of seperation, the two fell in love and married in 19 ABY.

Mara officially joined the Jedi Order and was eventually promoted to Jedi Master, but shortly before the Yuuzhan Vong war, she fell ill via deadly coomb spores. Using the Force to slow its progress, the disease was only purged from her system after the birth of her son Ben in 26 ABY. Afterwards, Mara then participated in Jedi offensives against both the Yuuzhan Vong and the Dark Nest.

July 23, 2006 – Empire Reborn
The Empire Reborn was an Imperial Remnant faction led by the Dark Jedi Hethrir, a former student of Darth Vader and Imperial Procurator of Justice. A secret movement arising after the destruction of the second Death Star at Endor, it infiltrated the New Republic for a number of years as it built up its power base.

Lord Hethrir recruited powerful allies to his cause including Admiral Galak Fyyar, former Jedi student Desann, and shadowy Inquisitor Tremayne. Financed by slavery, the Empire Reborn trained a large army of Force-sensitive warriors that assaulted the Jedi Praxeum in 12 ABY. After that plan failed, they kidnapped the three Solo children to sacrifice to the demigod Waru, part of a sinister pact to gain absolute power in the Force for its leader.

The combined efforts of the Jedi Knights Luke Skywalker and Kyle Katarn, and the New Republic heroes Han Solo and Leia Organa, foiled its plans, bringing about the movement’s ruin.

July 30, 2006 – Freedon Nadd
Freedon Nadd was an ancient Jedi apprentice. He later fell to the dark side of the Force and apprenticed himself to Naga Sadow, an ancient Dark Lord of the Sith. Freedon Nadd claimed the rank of Dark Lord by murdering his master, and crowned himself as the King of Onderon. After his physical death, Nadd's spirit attempted to resurrect himself and have revenge on the Jedi. Nadd was completely destroyed on Yavin 4 by Exar Kun, the would be Dark Lord. Freedon Nadd was the first Dark Lord of the Sith after the fall of the Sith Empire.

=August=

August 6, 2006 – Stark Hyperspace War
The Stark Hyperspace War, also known as the Stark War, Stark Conflict, and the Stark Hyperspace Conflict, was a regional military conflict that took place in 44 BBY and was fought almost entirely in the Qotile system. The Galactic Republic, with the aid of the Jedi, fought against the Stark Commercial Combine, a group of pirates, mercenaries, bounty hunters, and assassins united together under the charismatic leadership of fellow pirate Iaco Stark. The Combine had received some aid from the Trade Federation and the bacta-supplying company, Xucphra.

August 13, 2006 – Darth Maul
Darth Maul was a Dark Lord of the Sith and the first known apprentice of Darth Sidious. As a young child, Maul was kidnapped by Sidious and secretly trained in the ways of the dark side of the Force. Growing up under this dark side tutelage of Darth Sidious, the only emotions Maul learned were those of bloodlust and rage.

Maul was a master of Juyo, Jar'Kai, and Teräs Käsi, and chose to use a double-bladed lightsaber for combat. In the years leading up to the Battle of Naboo, Sidious had sent Maul on several political assassination missions, but Maul longed to encounter and kill Jedi.

In 32 BBY, Maul was dispatched by Sidious to kill Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his Padawan, Obi-Wan Kenobi. After tracking them to Tatooine and then to Naboo, he engaged both Jedi during the Second Battle of Theed. Maul had slain Jinn, but made a fatal mistake when he underestimated Kenobi. After a brief battle, Kenobi had slain the Zabrak Sith Lord.

August 20, 2006 – Second Imperium
The Second Imperium was a faction of the Imperial Remnant led by the Dark Jedi Brakiss and the Nightsister Tamith Kai, who both served under the leadership of Emperor Palpatine, in actuality a hologram projection created by four Imperial Royal Guards. The ultimate goal of these individuals was to bring about the return of the order of the Galactic Empire.

The Second Imperium was a thorn not only in the side of the New Republic, but also Luke Skywalker's new Jedi Praxeum. Things got personal for the Solo Twins when their friend, Zekk, was named the Second Imperium's Darkest Knight.

The Second Imperium's reign finally came to an end during the Battle of the Jedi Praxeum. During this battle, Zekk was turned back to the light side of the Force, the Imperium's ground forces were disseminated, and Brakiss perished when the Shadow Academy's self-destruct mechanism was activated.

August 27, 2006 – Plo Koon
Plo Koon was a male Kel Dor from Dorin who became a Jedi Master and a lifetime member of the Jedi High Council, holding the position from before the Battle of Naboo to the end of the Republic in 19 BBY. During the Clone Wars, Koon served as a High Jedi General in the Grand Army of the Republic. Plo Koon was also an accomplished starfighter pilot.

Plo had a niece, Sha Koon, who was also a member of the Jedi Order, and served as a personal communicator between the Jedi strike force and the rest of the Republic during the Stark Hyperspace War. He was a close friend of fellow Masters Qui-Gon Jinn (whom he fought alongside during the Stark Hyperspace War), Micah Giett and noted fighter pilot Saesee Tiin.

=September=

September 3, 2006 – Asajj Ventress
Asajj Ventress was a Dark Jedi and one of Count Dooku's Force-sensitive operatives.

As a child, she was trained as a Jedi on her homeworld of Rattatak by Ky Narec, but she gave into her anger when he was slain and started down the path to the dark side.

After taking up the lightsaber of her dead master in addition to her own, she slew all the warlords on her homeworld. Eventually, her actions came to the attention of Count Dooku, and after a test of her abilities, she became a Commander of the Confederacy of Independent Systems.

During the Clone Wars, Ventress had several run-ins with both Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi, but after suffering a severe injury inflicted by Skywalker she grew weary of fighting and disappeared into the unknown.

September 10, 2006 – Clone Wars
The Clone Wars (22 BBY–19 BBY), also known as the Clone War and the Great Clone War, was the name given to the major galactic conflict fought between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems. It was thought to be named after the clone troopers used by the Galactic Republic.

Unknown to the bulk of those involved, it was started, maintained and ultimately ended by the Sith Lord Darth Sidious, whose ultimate goal was the transformation of the Republic into the Galactic Empire with him as Emperor as well as the virtual eradication of the Jedi Order.

September 17, 2006 – Ferus Olin
Ferus Olin was the Jedi apprentice of Siri Tachi. Somewhat mature for his age, Olin was well-respected by peers and Jedi Masters alike for his dedication to the Jedi Order. As he grew older, Olin would often clash with fellow Padawan learner Anakin Skywalker, mostly over adherence to Jedi rules and protocol.

Shortly before the onset of the Clone Wars, Olin would resign from the Jedi Order due to the guilt he felt over the inadvertent death of a colleague, only to retrain himself in the Jedi ways with the help of Obi-Wan Kenobi following the rise of the Galactic Empire and the beginning of the Great Jedi Purge.

September 24, 2006 – Tahiri Veila
Tahiri Veila was a Jedi Knight of the New Jedi Order.

Born on Tatooine to a pair of moisture farmers and adopted by the leader of a Tusken Raider tribe, Tahiri was raised as a Tusken Raider and showed skill in the Force. Around 22 ABY, Tahiri was discovered by Jedi Master Tionne Solusar and was brought to the Jedi Praxeum on Yavin 4. It was at the Praxeum that she met Anakin Solo, with whom she became fast friends and shared many adventures.

During the Yuuzhan Vong War, Tahiri was captured by the invaders during the attack on the Jedi Praxeum and was "shaped" by Mezhan Kwaad and Nen Yim to be a Jedi/Yuuzhan Vong hybrid. After being rescued, Tahiri became an asset to the Jedi as the procedure gave her the ability to speak and understand the Yuuzhan Vong language.

In 27 ABY, she would witness the death of Anakin Solo, whom she had recently begun to think of as more than a friend. Due to the emotional pain she suffered caused by his death, her Yuuzhan Vong implanted personality tried to take over her mind. After successfully unifying both personalities, Tahiri would aid the Galactic Alliance in ending the war.

Later on, she would be banished to Dagobah for revealing Jedi secrets, but she was again an active member of the order by 40 ABY.

=October=

October 1, 2006 – Mitth'raw'nuruodo
Mitth'raw'nuruodo, better known by his core name Thrawn, was a male Chiss military officer and an Imperial Grand Admiral.

A brilliant military strategist and the last great military commander of the Galactic Empire, Thrawn led the remnants of the Imperial Navy in a campaign of victories against the New Republic in the years after the disastrous Battle of Endor and reign of Ysanne Isard.

October 8, 2006 – Kreia
Kreia was a Jedi Master during the time before the Mandalorian Wars, and later a Sith Lord under the alias Darth Traya. As the guardian and keeper of the Jedi Archives, Kreia was an ardent observer, a patient scholar and a wise master. Later in life, after she turned to the dark side, the traits that she had exhibited in her former profession suited her new role as master schemer and Sith Lord. A woman who felt the bitter sting of betrayal from both the Jedi and the Sith, she dreamt of revenge not toward both or either group but toward the one that had destined her for such an end: the Force itself. Her story reached its climax when she found the Jedi Exile, a unique being who had the potential of bringing her dream of revenge a step closer to fruition.

October 15, 2006 – Tenel Ka Chume Ta' Djo
Tenel Ka Chume Ta' Djo was a Jedi Knight and the daughter of Prince Isolder, Chume'da of the Hapes Consortium, and the Dathomiri witch Teneniel Djo. Although she was the heir of the Hapes Consortium, she preferred the traditions and customs of her mother's people over those of her father's, which angered some Hapans. After the poisoning death of her mother during the Yuuzhan Vong War, she became Queen Mother of the Hapes Consortium over her own personal wishes. In 36 ABY, she gave birth to Jacen Solo's daughter Allana and resigned from the New Jedi Order. Around 40 ABY, Tenel Ka and Allana were marked for death by their own people.

October 22, 2006 – Adalric Cessius Brandl
Adalric Cessius Brandl was a Force-sensitive Human from Trulalis and the father of Jaalib Brandl. During the rise of the Empire, Adalric became one of the most notorious Imperial Inquisitors. He served the Emperor for almost 10 years working with other servants of Palpatine such as Inquisitor Tremayne.

Around 5 ABY, Adalric became the only known Inquisitor to ever go rogue. Flying with the likes of Thaddeus Ross, he evaded capture until he was forced to fake his own death to throw off pursuit. Adalric was a skilled lightsaber duelist and taught the Jedi Fable Astin how to wield a lightsaber.

Intelligence suggests that after the Emperor's death, Adalric set up his own small empire called the Protectorate that recruited skilled Imperials to fight against both the New Republic and the Imperial Remnant.

October 29, 2006 – Daala
Daala was one of the very few high-ranking females in the Imperial Navy of the Galactic Empire, as well as one of the most famous Imperial commanders of all time.

Most famous for her command of security at the Maw Installation and the unification of the warlord factions into the eventual Imperial Remnant, she rose to eventually become one of the most hated and feared figures within the New Republic, at one point holding the post of Supreme Commander of the Imperial Fleet and exercising total and absolute control and power over the Galactic Empire.

Being a victim of the Empire's policy towards females herself, she also issued a decree to allow all women and aliens to serve in the Imperial military, thus somewhat weakening the concept of Human High Culture within the Imperial Remnant.

=November=

November 5, 2006 – Battle of Nar Shaddaa
The Battle of Nar Shaddaa was a conflict between a task force of the Galactic Empire and a rag-tag collection of smugglers and pirates attempting to defend their homes on Nar Shaddaa, which occurred a few years before the outbreak of the Galactic Civil War. It was fought in orbit above the Smuggler's Moon, in the Y'Toub system.

Despite the fact that they were up against a well trained Imperial strike group, the small group of smugglers were able not only to stand up to the Imperials, but force them out of the area around Nar Shaddaa.

This battle featured both Han Solo and Lando Calrissian, who fought to protect Nar Shaddaa. These two would later become heroes of the Rebel Alliance, and permanent thorns in the side of the Empire.

November 12, 2006 – Second Battle of Coruscant (Clone Wars)
The Second Battle of Coruscant during the Clone Wars, usually referred to as the Battle of Coruscant, was an attempt by the Confederacy of Independent Systems to kidnap Supreme Chancellor Palpatine and take the Republic capital.

Palpatine, knowing that the Jedi were close to discovering his dual identity of Darth Sidious, secretly arranged for his kidnapping and the subsequent battle to get him off Coruscant. After a first rescue attempt by Jedi had failed, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker succeeded in rescuing the Chancellor, with Skywalker killing Count Dooku in the process.

November 19, 2006 – Han Solo
Han Solo was a cocky Corellian with a wry wit, dry humor, a reckless disposition, and technological savvy, who began his career as a smuggler circa 10 BBY. He went through several employers, had a short military career, met and befriended Chewbacca, and upset enough sentients to have several bounties placed on his head before being swept up into the Galactic Civil War against his wishes. He later became a general in the Rebel Alliance and eventually married Leia Organa, who became the mother of his three children, Jaina, Jacen and Anakin.

November 26, 2006 – Jensaarai
The Jensaarai were an order of Force-users from the Suarbi system that arose during the Clone Wars. Their name was Sithese for "hidden followers of truth." Their philosophy and methodology was a blend of Sith and Jedi teachings.

Their hierarchy loosely resembled that of the Jedi Order. During its creation and early years the Jensaarai were opposed to the Jedi, due to ignorance and the loss of one woman. After the fall of the Galactic Empire, the Jensaarai made peace with the Jedi, and even sent students to learn at Luke Skywalker's Jedi Praxeum on Yavin 4.

=December=

December 3, 2006 – Gamorrean
Gamorreans were porcine humanoids from the lush jungle Outer Rim planet of Gamorr. They also colonized the planet Pzob in the K749 system. Gamorreans were typically green-skinned with a large powerful physique and were known to be fierce warriors prized for their great strength and brutality in combat. They were organized into clans headed by a Council of Matrons. In Gamorrean society female sows perform all the productive work while the male boars concentrated on training for and fighting wars. They spoke Gamorrese (also called Gamorrean). One of their favorite weapons was a vibro-ax called arg'garok.

December 10, 2006 – Jedi apparel
Jedi apparel is the term given to the attire of members of both the Old Jedi Order and New Jedi Order. Traditionally, Jedi wore clothes that befitted their monastic and attachment-free lifestyle, but variations on the theme were common, particularly after the rebirth of the Order after the Galactic Civil War.

Sworn to a life of modesty and humility, Jedi were raised their entire lives without possessions. Given what they needed and their desires controlled, most Jedi wore the traditional yet simple Jedi robes and did not feel the need for fancy and outstanding outfits. The simplicity of the Jedi apparel was in many ways symbolic of the selfless compassion that characterized the Jedi order.

December 17, 2006 – Jedi
The Old Jedi Order was an ancient and noble monastic peacekeeping organization unified by its belief and observance of the Force. Throughout the Galaxy the Jedi were the most famous of the various organizations that relied on the Force for their power. The Jedi Order, with its long, involved history, saw its members come to be the protectors of the Galactic Republic over the millennia in which that democratic union rose to prominence. Sworn enemies of the Sith, the Jedi Order was virtually destroyed by them during the Great Jedi Purge, but rebuilt as the New Jedi Order during the New Republic era.

December 24, 2006 – Second Battle of Borleias (Yuuzhan Vong War)
The Second Battle of Borleias was a last stand action by the New Republic forces after the Fall of Coruscant that started with the New Republic retaking Borleias from a Yuuzhan Vong occupation force. While the Yuuzhan Vong successfully retook Borleias from the New Republic garrison led by Wedge Antilles, they suffered heavy losses, including the death of Czulkang Lah and the loss of a Koros-Strohna worldship. As a result of heroes such as Wedge Antilles, Tycho Celchu, Lando Calrissian, Luke Skywalker, Jaina Solo, Kyp Durron, and Jagged Fel, the New Republic was able to buy some breathing room from the relentless Yuuzhan Vong invasion, which eventually allowed the election of Cal Omas and the formation of the Galactic Alliance.

December 31, 2006 – The Force


The Force was a metaphysical and binding, ubiquitous power that was the object of the Jedi and Sith monastic orders.

Described by Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi as "an energy field created by all living things," some thought of the Force as a sentient entity that might be capable of intelligent thought&mdash;almost as if it were a sort of god&mdash;while others simply considered it something that could be manipulated and used as though it were a tool.

The Force was apparently measured in sentient creatures by a midichlorian count. While both the Jedi and the Sith used the Force to gain their power, there were as many different groups of users and views of the Force as uses of the Force itself.