Tiferep Major

"Tiferep Major. Population: two billion. Rebel sympathies at 67%."

- Chelli Aphra

Tiferep Major was a ringed planet home to a sizeable population. 67 percent of its two billion inhabitants sympathized with the Rebel Alliance. After Accresker Jail was decommissioned, it was set on a collision course with Tiferep Major in order to deal with the rebels there. Seconds before Accresker Jail reached the planet, it was held back by a tractor beam due to the arrival of Darth Vader, who wished to board the prison. As he did so, the Rebel Alliance evacuated the planet of its inhabitants. After Vader abandoned his search, the prison was released, crashing into Tiferep Major and devastating the planet.

History
"The jail will now be propelled on a collision trajectory at a rebel planet. Please be assured that your fiery vaporization will aid to the common good of the Galactic Empire."

- Accresker command

When an infestation of gundravian hookspores were discovered on the Galactic Empire wreckage-prison of Accresker Jail by Chelli Lona Aphra, the Accresker command declared that the prison was decommissioned. The prison's staff were evacuated on escape pods, and Accresker Jail was fired on a collision trajectory with Tiferep Major, to eliminate both the rebel sympathizers and the hookspore infestation. Captain-Inspector Magna Tolvan, who was stuck aboard the jail, contacted Imperial Sector Control, ordering them to abort the planetstrike. However, her orders were denied by the Sector Control, who believed that she was a rebel impersonator, and Accresker Jail continued to fly towards Tiferep Major.

By the time that Accresker Jail reached Tiferep Major's ring system, ten minutes remained before it collided with the planet. It approached Tiferep Major, falling through its atmosphere. As the prison was seconds away from the planet's surface, it was stopped by a tractor beam. Darth Vader, who Tolvan had secretly contacted earlier, had arrived at Accresker Jail. Searching for the individual who had contacted him, Vader boarded the prison as it was held in place above Tiferep Major.

Unbeknownst to the Empire, Sana Starros, who had escaped Accresker, returned to the Rebel Alliance and called for reinforcements. As Vader searched Accresker for Aphra, the Rebellion evacuated the citizens of Tiferep Major, using the distraction to their advantage. After briefly attacking the escaping rebel forces, Vader concluded his search, leaving the prison without Aphra. As he left, he ordered for the tractor beam to be disabled. No longer held back, Accresker Jail continued to fall, breaking through Tiferep Major's ring system. The former wreckage-prison crashed into Tiferep Major, leaving behind nothing but a large crater.

Behind the scenes
Tiferep Major was first mentioned, albeit indirectly, in the 2018 canon comic Doctor Aphra 22: The Catastrophe Con, Part III, written by Simon Spurrier and illustrated by Kev Walker. It first appeared in the following issue, Doctor Aphra 23: The Catastrophe Con, Part IV, also written by Spurrier and illustrated by Walker.

Appearances

 * Doctor Aphra 22: The Catastrophe Con, Part III
 * Doctor Aphra 23: The Catastrophe Con, Part IV
 * Doctor Aphra 24: The Catastrophe Con, Part V
 * Doctor Aphra 25: The Catastrophe Con, Part VI