Raid on Cato Neimoidia

Around 1 BBY, over a year after the battle in which Galen Marek was killed, a skirmish took place on Cato Neimoidia.

The battle
Juno Eclipse, Captain of the Salvation, an EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate, was given orders to probe Imperial Baron Merillion Tarko's defenses on Cato Neimoidia to test their strength and get her crew more experienced in battle. She accompanied Jedi Master and Rebel Alliance General Rahm Kota, who flew in the Rogue Shadow with his militia.

The attack began as planned for the Rebels, and Eclipse ordered the deployment of one squadron of BTL Y-wing starfighters, which engaged ten TIE Fighters&mdash;the precise number of enemy starfighters that had been expected. Soon after, however, ten more enemy fighters joined the battle as well. Since Eclipse's orders were to test Tarko's defenses and under no circumstances risk the Salvation, she was pressured to flee; however, she didn't want to leave Kota behind. Eclipse urged him to pull out, but he refused, saying that he needed to finish his mission objective. Suddenly, however, the Rogue Shadow heat signature disappeared in a ball of flames. Eclipse feared that Kota and his militia had been killed and frantically attempted to contact him to no avail. Imperial reinforcements then began arriving in-system, including two frigates, one cruiser, and an Imperial-class Star Destroyer, the Adjucator. Eclipse finally gave the order to leave and the Salvation fled the system, escaping into hyperspace. Unbeknownst to the Rebels, Kota was not actually dead&mdash;he had just been captured by Tarko's forces.

As a result of the mission's apparent failure and Eclipse's decision to stay and risk the Salvation longer than she should have, Eclipse was temporarily relieved of her command of the vessel; in the meantime, she took part in a mission organized by Leia Organa and her father, Bail Prestor Organa, to obtain the help of the Mon Calamari and Quarren on Dac. The mission was a success, and Eclipse was given back command of the Salvation.

Meanwhile, Starkiller, a clone of Galen Marek, escaped from Kamino and found Kota on Cato Neimoidia, freeing the General and killing Tarko in the process. The two eventually caught up to the Alliance Fleet near the Itani Nebula; upon learning of Kota's survival, Eclipse suddenly realized that the mission to Cato Neimoidia could now be considered a complete success&mdash;Tarko had been killed, Kota had been saved, the Salvation had survived, and the strength of the Imperial defenses had been tested; the Alliance had achieved all of its objectives. Before she could meet with Kota, however, the fleet was attacked by troops led by bounty hunter Boba Fett, who was under orders by Darth Vader to lure Starkiller to Kamino.

Appearances

 * The Force Unleashed II novel