Yuuzhan Vong War

The Yuuzhan Vong War (25 ABY–29 ABY), also called the Yuuzhan Vong invasion, was a galaxywide conflict between the extra-galactic Yuuzhan Vong and the beings of the galaxy proper, whom the Yuuzhan Vong regarded as infidels.

The invasion was the most devastating crisis the galaxy had ever faced in terms of casualties. The cost of the Yuuzhan Vong's actions was very dear to the galaxy, with estimated deaths across the galaxy near 365 trillion sentients, or roughly 61,000 planets with a population of approximately 6 billion each.

Thousands of worlds were also Vongformed, a form of terraforming, by the invaders, including the galactic capital, Coruscant. Others were simply decimated and rendered uninhabitable, such as Ithor.

Origins
"We are from another galaxy, Jedi Horn. We crossed the starless night for age upon age."

- Yu'shaa

There is a slight possibility that, as early as 3,963 BBY, at least one Yuuzhan Vong scout had reached the outskirts of the galaxy. In that year, a group of Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders under Canderous Ordo encountered what would later come to be known as a Yorik-Stronha, disguised as an asteroid in the Crispin system. It fled beyond the edge of the galaxy once discovered. The ship may have been the first ever to enter the galaxy, thus making "first contact" millennia before their known arrival. This is not as implausible as it first seems.

Because the Yuuzhan Vong spent thousands of years in transit from their galaxy, a single warship or worldship that traveled fractionally faster than the rest of the fleet would arrive thousands of years earlier. Furthermore, without a large fleet and yammosk coordination, the mothership probably would have been lost transiting the entrance to the galaxy, leaving behind only a few small fighters.

Between 229 and 89 BBY, the living planet Zonama Sekot&mdash;a seed of Yuuzhan'tar&mdash;arrived in the Gardaji Rift.

In 32 BBY, at the time of the Invasion of Naboo, an advanced force of Yuuzhan Vong&mdash;termed "Far-Outsiders" by the planet's inhabitants&mdash;discovered Zonama. Noting the similarity to Yuuzhan'tar (without drawing the connection), the advanced force attempted to colonize it. However, when the Vong attempted to settle, Zonama Sekot's biosphere killed off the Vong flora and fauna, provoking outrage from them. Although Sekot attempted to negotiate with them, they began an assault upon the planet.

After two years of Sekotan defense, at a high cost, the assault was called off after the arrival of the Jedi Knight Vergere, who demanded the attack cease in return for going with the Vong. Agreeing with the ceasefire, the Vong force departed with the Jedi towards the Unknown Regions. When he learned of Zonama Sekot, Supreme Overlord Quoreal began to waver. The Yuuzhan Vong soon learned that Zonama Sekot was no longer in its original system, and there was no evidence that the planet had been destroyed. Worried about the possibility of once more encountering Zonama Sekot, he developed the opinion that it would be best to move on to another galaxy. However, Shimrra Jamaane, under the influence of Onimi and with the support of some of the more aggressive Domains, launched a coup. Shimrra Jamaane murdered Quoreal and took his place, ensuring that the invasion would go forth as planned.

Information of Vong activity within the galaxy for the next few decades is scarce. In 27 BBY, at the start of the Outbound Flight Project, the Vong engaged in several battles with the Chiss, led by Ar'alani. Around 25 BBY, three years before the start of the Clone Wars, they established a base on the planet Bimmiel. After the formation of the Galactic Empire in 19 BBY, Imperial scientists ran into the Vong on that planet. As one of Emperor Palpatine's justifications for maintaining the Imperial Starfleet after the end of the Clone Wars was to ward off the threat of extra-galactic invasion, he may have known about the approaching Yuuzhan Vong fleet.

Although it is not known for sure if the upper echelons of the Imperial government knew about the Vong, it is known that at least one officer did. Sometime between being dispatched to the Unknown Regions in 3 ABY, at the time of the Battle of Hoth, and his return in 9 ABY, Grand Admiral Thrawn encountered the advanced Vong force hiding in the Unknown Regions. The threat of the advancing invaders was one of his primary motivations to reunify the Empire, as he felt that the Empire stood a much better chance against the Vong than did the New Republic. Furthermore, Thrawn knew about the Yuuzhan Vong, though not by name, when he was a Commander in the Chiss Defense Force. The Vong attacked a fleet under the command of Admiral Ar'alani, and were driven back, though only after a heated battle.

The Vong of the advanced scouts themselves shared the sentiment that the Empire would be a strong foe. After the formation of the Imperial Interim Council in 11 ABY, following the final death of Palpatine, Vong agent Nom Anor was tasked to infiltrate the Council. He did so and manipulated its leader, Xandel Carivus, arranging the deaths of many Councilors and furthering the internecine strifes that led to the fatal fracturing of the Imperial Remnant.

It is roughly around this time that the Vong began meddling in the high politics of the Ssi Ruuvi Imperium. They installed one of their own, E'thinaa, into a high military position, and manipulated the rise to power of the Keeramak with the goal of eventual use of the Ssi-Ruuvi in their invasion.

In 24 ABY, Vong agent Yomin Carr infiltrated the ExGal Society, stationing himself at the ExGal-4 base located along Vector Prime at Belkadan.

Preliminaries
"It is as if the Yuuzhan Vong want to inflict pain and suffering just to see how long it takes for their slaves to break and run. If that is true, this invasion is going to be worse than any war of political or economic gain. Victory for the Yuuzhan Vong demands that every sentient creature live in pain."

- Corran Horn

Preparations for War
On the distant world Rhommamool, the invaders, through Nom Anor, disguised as the leader of the Red Knights of Life, stirred up rebellion between Rhommamool and its neighbor Osarian to distract the New Republic from its more important attacks. The same agent was also responsible for infecting Mara Jade Skywalker and a hundred others with Coomb spores, a fatal Yuuzhan Vong disease.

Once war had been reached between the two worlds, Nom Anor faked his own death. This allowed him to move on, as well as escalating the conflict and diverting the Republic's attention from the true target.

Breaking Ex-Gal
On Belkadan on the edge of the galaxy, a team of scientists from ExGal-4 were charting the abyss for extra-galactic life. Finally they discovered an asteroid heading for the nearby Helska system. Yuuzhan Vong agent Yomin Carr began killing many of the ExGal-4 workers, save the few that went to Helska 4 to investigate the extragalactic object that had landed there. He also unleashed deadly toxins into the atmosphere, making it virtually uninhabitable, and killing all local wildlife.

The extra-galactic object, a Praetorite Vong worldship commanded by Prefect Da'Gara touched down on the icy and unknown planet Helska 4, where they unloaded a massive, tentacled creature known as a yammosk, or "war coordinator".

Da'Gara's worldship was also noticed by the Dozen-and-Two Avengers, a Republic starfighter squadron led by Kyp Durron. The Avengers and the ExGal team arrived in the Helska system, only to be ambushed by a group of coralskippers, killing all but Durron, Miko Reglia and Danni Quee. Kyp Durron managed to escape; Reglia, an Avenger, was captured, as was Danni Quee, an ExGal scientist. Reglia was tortured strenuously by the yammosk, but the Yuuzhan Vong spared Quee this, seeing her fit to die an honorable death.

Death of Chewbacca
The Yuuzhan Vong used their yammosk to coordinate an attack on Sernpidal, using the ancient Yo'gand's Core tactic to crash the planet's moon Dobido into it. At the same time, Han Solo, along with his son Anakin and the Wookiee Chewbacca had been on a delivery run for Lando Calrissian to the planet. Seeing the devastation being wrecked by the moon, they organised and expedition and accompanied the planet's mayor to the moon.



On the moon, they discovered that the Yuuzhan Vong had planted a creature into the moon to draw it towards the planet. The mayor sacrificed himself to kill the creature but this was too late to stop the moon.

Han, Chewbacca and Anakin managed to save many civilians but while rescuing a small child, Anakin was knocked out by some debris. Chewbacca rescued him and hauled him back into the ship before he was seperated from the others. Anakin decided to fly away to save the others as the moon crashed down, killing Chewbacca.

Striking Back
As the Millennium Falcon fled Sernpidal, it was followed by Yuuzhan Vong forces to Dubrillion, the establishment of Lando Calrissian. The Yuuzhan Vong quickly and fiercely attacked Dubrillion, though they were narrowly defeated.

Leia Organa Solo, unable to fully convince Chief of State Borsk Fey'lya of the threat the Yuuzhan Vong posed, was only able to amass one Star Destroyer, the Rejuvenator, for an attack on Helska 4. The Republic went forward and attacked the Helska system, and though Danni Quee was rescued by Jacen Solo during the fighting, the Rejuvenator was destroyed, and Miko Reglia was killed. What few ships the Republic had left retreated and regrouped.

They eventually returned with a fleet of shieldships, using them to accelerate Helska 4's natural evaporation, freezing the entire planet and killing the yammosk. The planet also exploded under the pressure, naturally killing all Yuuzhan Vong still on it. It was with this battle that the war properly began, though the Yuuzhan Vong would not act for the next two months, using the time to amass their fleet further.

Early invasion
"I am Yomin Carr, the harbinger of doom. I am the beginning of the end of your people!"

- Yomin Carr

The Next Assault
The Yuuzhan Vong then began attacking worlds in their path with much ease. They sent a scout group to Bimmiel, where the remains of the renowned warrior Mongei Shai lay. However, scientists had landed on the planet and had alreday taken Mondei's bones for examination.

The Yuuzhan Vong then turned on the scientists but were stopped by Jedi Corran Horn and Ganner Rhysode. Horn killed the two Vong which earned him the hatred of the Yuuzhan Vong commander Shedao Shai.

The Battle for Dantooine
TheYuuzhan Vong had conquered Dubrillion and Destrillion before moving onto Dantooine, where refugees from Dubrillion had been evacuated by Lando Calrissian were being housed. Thus, the Battle of Dantooine was a horrible massacre.

During the battle, the Yuuzhan Vong first unleashed legions of reptoid Chazrach slave soldiers and beetle-like Thrall herders from their galaxy. Among those on the New Republic side were Anakin Solo and his older brother, Jacen. The two brothers would discover that these Chazrach were entirely mindless and were merely the Yuuzhan Vong's equivalent to battle droids. They slaughtered dozens of Chazrach and Luke Skywalker also destroyed a thrall herder, causing much of the enemy force to scatter and allowing the refugees to escape Dantooine before the enemy took it.

Revelation on Garqi
Following Dantooine, a team of Jedi led by Corran Horn and Jacen Solo travelled to the occupied planet of Garqi. There they were attacked and surrounded by Yuuzhan Vong led by the warrior Krag Val.

During their last defense, the Jedi retreated to the Baffor trees. As the Yuuzhan Vong approached, the pollen from the trees caused an allergic reaction in their armour which caused it to suffocate them. With the planet fallen, the Jedi fled to Ithor, where the only other known location of the Baffor trees were.

The Devastation of Ithor
This was followed by the Battle of Ithor. During the battle, the extragalactic invaders attacked the beautiful, untouched jungle world of Ithor and the floating city of Tafanda Bay until Jedi Knight Corran Horn offered to duel the Yuuzhan Vong leader Shedao Shai in single combat. If Corran defeated Shedao, the Yuuzhan Vong would withdraw from the planet; however, if Corran lost, Shai would get back the body of his ancestor Mongei Shai and have Ithor. As part of the deal, a week long peace was agreed, which allowed the Republic to evacuate as many people as they could.

The duel took place as agreed and Corran fought Shai in a fierce duel on the planet's surface. Though Corran bested his rival, Shai's second-in-command Deign Lian answered to a higher authority, Tsavong Lah. The latter ordered Lian to unleash a biological weapon from the Kor Chokk flagship Legacy of Torment which reduced all life on the planet to little more than black swamps of acidic ash. The Legacy was later destroyed when it crashed on Ithor, causing more carnage and contributing much to the Anti-Jediism of the galactic public. Many people came to revile the Jedi, blaming them for the invasion.

Formation of the Peace Brigade
The Yuuzhan Vong eventually struck a deal with the Hutts that allowed them to pass through Hutt Space unharmed. The Peace Brigade, an organization of galactic beings that supported Yuuzhan Vong operations, was formed through Yuuzhan Vong agents. This organization also helped the Yuuzhan Vong capture Jedi.

Elan's Plot
After Ithor, the Republic suffered a devastating defeat at the Battle of Obroa-skai. This shocked the governmnet into action, but it was too late, Yong forces were moving en masse into the galaxy.

The next move by the Vong was to use the priestess Elan to assasinate the Jedi, whom the Vong saw as their most dangerous adversary. To do this, Elan pretended to be a defector and left with her servant Vergere for Republic space.

However, Han Solo, still reeling from the death of Chewbacca, was on a mission to stop peace brigade mercenary Reck Desh. Han Solo became embroiled with Elan at Ord Mantell when Desh captured her, believing that the Vong actually wanted her return.

Han rescued Elan and Vergere, but Elan had used her poison to kill Desh and his men. Onboard the Millenium Falcon, Elan attempted to kill Han but the poisons only killed herself. Vergere fled, but not before giving Han her tears, which were used to slow the poison that was killing Mara Jade.

The Debacle of Fondor
After the Yuuzhan Vong had allied with the Hutts, the Republic was given a warning of where the Vong would strike as the Hutts would shift their resources away from the strike area. This allowed the Republic to forsee the Battle of Tynna.

However the Yuuzhan Vong, now led by Nas Choka used this to their advantage. As the Republic laid a trap for the Vong in the Corellian system, planning to use Centrepoint station to decimate the Vong fleet, the Vong attacked the shipyards at Fondor.The assault turned into a full scale battle when a fleet from Hapes arrived to engage the Vong fleet.

During the Battle of Fondor, Anakin pondered whether to use Centrepoint station against the Vong. However, an old enemy in the form of the infamous Thrackan Sal-Solo fired the weapon instead, destroying the Yuuzhan Vong fleet while taking much of the allied Hapan fleet in the process.

The Invasion Progresses


Following the Battle of Fondor, the Vong began their push towards the Core, Kalarba, Druckenwell, Rodia and Falleen all fell. The Vong broke off their alliance with the Hutts and invaded Hutt Space, Vongforming Nal Hutta and Nar Shadda.

Soon arose the problem of refugees from shattered planets that the government could not ignore. Thus, the Senate Select Committee for Refugees, or SELCORE, was formed to administer caring and settlement for refugees of planets conquered by the invaders. SELCORE selected Duro as its ideal haven and began terraforming the planet to house the refugees.

However, its operations were sabotaged by Nom Anor under the disguise of a Duro scientist named Dr. Dassid Cree'Ar. Soon, the planet was attacked by the Yuuzhan Vong. During the battle, Yuuzhan Vong Warmaster Tsavong Lah tortured Leia Organa Solo before he was defeated and wounded by Jacen Solo. Despite the efforts of the New Republic, Duro fell and it was terraformed in their image.

Attack on the Jedi Temple
The Peace Brigade, supported by a Yuuzhan Vong force, invaded Yavin in an attempt to destroy the Jedi. Anakin Solo, receiving no help form anyone, travelled to the planet to save the Jedi.

The Peace Keeper attack forced the Jedi to flee the Temple and brought about the death of Master Ikrit. Student Tahiri Veila was then captured by the Yuuzhan Vong and transformed into one of them. Anakin teamed up with Yuuzhan Vong shammed one Vua Rapuung to rescue her and redeem Rapuung.

The pair found Veila, and confronted the shaper Mezhan Kwaad, who was placed under arrest for heresy. Kwaad then killed her guards but was cut down by Tahiri, who Anakin rescued. Rapuung was redeemed but died from his wounds.

As a result of Rapuung's redemption, a heresy was formed that infiltrated all the levels of Yuuzhan Vong society, particularly the underclass.

As the war progressed, many began to admire Anakin's courage. His heroic acts led many citizens to regard him as a galactic hero and the freshest face of the New Jedi Order — much like his grandfather was during the Clone Wars. There were many whispers that Anakin would one day take his uncle's place as the most powerful Jedi.

Mission to Myrkr
With Coruscant rapidly becoming surrounded, the Yuuzhan Vong created the fearsome voxyn beasts that hunted Force-sensitive individuals. A Jedi strike team led by Anakin that consisted of Jedi like the Solo twins, Tenel Ka, and Zekk went to Myrkr and destroyed the voxyn breeding facility, though most of the team was slain. Anakin himself died while covering the retreat of the remaining Jedi after his body overflowed with the Force.

Fall of Coruscant
Finally, after attacks on worlds like Yag'Dhul, the Yuuzhan Vong were ready to attack the Galactic capital of Coruscant. After a preliminary assault on Reecee, the Vong were ready to make their move.

The Yuuzhan Vong fleet emerged above Coruscant, with the defensive minefields doing little damage. The attackers then used refugee ships to bombard the shields until they collapsed before bombarding the planet's surface.

The Republic commanders struggled against the onslaught, unwilling to fire on the refugee ships. Eventually Garm Bel Iblis did in order to take the fight to the enemy but this caused conflict with the other commanders and weakened the Alliance position.

The treacherous Senator Viqi Shesh attempted to kidnap Luke Skywalker and Mara Jade Skywalker's baby Ben. However, this was foiled by leia and her Noghri bodyguards, with Leia wounding Shesh in the process.

Han and Leia then attempted to save Chief of State Borsk Fey'lya but he dispatched them to rescue Luke and Mara instead. Fey'lya then confronted Yuuzhan Vong warriors before commiting suicide, blowing up the Imperial palace and killing 25,000 Yuuzhan Vong warriors.

The Yuuzhan Vong captured Coruscant after a long battle and republic forces scattered across the galaxy. The Yuuzhan Vong began Vongformed the planet, renaming it Yuuzhan'tar.

Crisis
"The end of the world. Who'd've thought we'd live to see it?"

- Han Solo

Assault on Hapes
With the capture of Coruscant, the New Republic was thrown into disarray. In the aftermathe of Coruscant's fall, the Myrkr team fled to Tenel Ka's homeworld of Hapes. Jaina was reunited with her friend Jagged Fel and the group became embroiled in Ta'a Chume's plots.

At the sma ey=time, an invasion force led by Tsavong Lah's son Khalee Lah invaded the Hapes Consortium. Although Chume suceede in assasinating the Queen Mother Teneniel Djo, Tenel ka took command and led the Hapes forces to victory. Khalee Lah was killed in the battle, and Chume was arrested.

Defense at Borleias
After the fall of Coruscant, Republic forces retook Borleias and the New Republic Advisory Council fled there. They decided to leave a small force to make a stand on the planet, but this fooled no-one.

However, Wedge Antilles managed to rally a force to defend Borleias. They repelled two Yuuzhan Vong assault fleets, one led by Wyrpuuk Cha and another by Czulkang Lah, father to the Yuuzhan Vong warmaster.

Meanwhile, Luke Skywalker led a mission to Coruscant where a team of Jedi confronted and killed the dark Jedi Lord Nyax. During the mission, the traiterous Senator Viqi Shesh commited suicide when confronted by her enemies.

Edge of Victory
Planets that were not conquered outright often capitulated, or collapsed internally due to the efforts of collaborators. At this time, the Vong controlled most of the Core, the Inner Rim, and the galactic eastern area of the Mid and Outer Rims.

The New Republic was reduced to a wedge of the southwest Outer Rim, a small pocket connecting Kashyyyk and Mon Calamari, the Deep Core, and other minor areas. With its numbers shrinking from the past years at war, the New Republic now was being faced with unified forces as their enemies conquered more planets.

However, the Vong also began to experience internal difficulties, as the stress of gaining an Empire so large and so quickly, as well as reduced military strength, began to take its toll.

The Testing of Jacen Solo
Throughout this conflict, many beleived that Jacen Solo, who was lost at Myrkr, was dead. His sister Jaina didn't believe this and felt that he was still alive somewhere. It was soon revealed that Jacen was alive but was being held on Coruscant by the former Jedi Vergere.

Vergere taught Jacenb of different aspects of the Force, which he used to gain control of the future World Brain. However, she also tortured him, putting him through the Embrace of Pain. Finally, the Vong was convinced that Jacen had been turned to their side.

This was not true, and when Jacen was ordered to kill Jedi prisoner Ganner Rhysode, he disobeyed and helped Ganner to escape. Although Ganner sacrificed himself to kill many Vong, Jacen and Vergere escaped back to republic space.

Counterattack
"Do not assume I am a fool! You have won your victories by sending your troops over a rampart of our own dead!"

- Shimrra Jamaane

Following the conquest, the Battle of Borleias became the site of a major campaign that cost the Yuuzhan Vong greatly. The terraforming of Coruscant was sabotaged by Jacen. The New Republic moved to Mon Calamari, where Cal Omas was elected Fey'lya's successor as President of the New Republic after a short term by Pwoe as the technical head of state. Following a period of mourning, the Bothans declared a state of ar'krai genocide against the Yuuzhan Vong in retaliation for the death of Borsk Fey'lya. The Defense Force then prepared to attack the weary Yuuzhan Vong. At the same time the Alpha Red Project, which would have destroyed the Yuuzhan Vong and their organic technology was destroyed by Vergere. Admiral Ackbar, though retired and advanced in age, began advising the reforming Defense Force and its commanders on the best ways to take the fight to the Yuuzhan Vong. Fleets were reorganized and new units were trained and equipped. The former Supreme Commander invigorated the beings in the New Republic military, giving them back their pride and confidence. After determining their weaknesses, Ackbar developed a trap for the Yuuzhan Vong. A large portion of their fleet was then lured into the Deep Core moon Ebaq 9, with a third of their force being decimated by several combined fleets of the New Republic. On Ebaq 9 Tsavong Lah was slain by Jaina Solo and Vergere sacrificed herself to eliminate the rest of the invaders. At this point, the New Republic was reorganized as the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances, also called the Galactic Alliance. Incorporating a new federal system, the new Galactic Alliance focused itself to defeating the Vong threat and restoring peace to the galaxy.

After the victory, Galactic Alliance heroes Han, Leia, and Twin Suns Squadron headed out to find powerful allies while Luke began a mission to find the legendary living planet Zonama Sekot. The Jedi stumbled upon a Yuuzhan Vong attack against the Imperial Remnant and helped fight the invaders off, gaining a powerful ally. Meanwhile, the Yuuzhan Vong Nom Anor disguised himself as the prophet Yu'Shaa and began stirring up the Jeedai heresy on Yuuzhan'tar (formerly Coruscant). He did so by posing as a Shamed One after fleeing the wrath of Supreme Overlord Shimrra for suggesting the disastrous Ebaq 9 mission.

Luke's team headed into Chiss space to obtain information on the Unknown Regions and, hopefully, Zonama Sekot. Meanwhile, Han and Leia's team headed to Bakura, where they thwarted a new Ssi-Ruuk invasion. The Jedi searched the Chiss libraries for the missing planet. Later, the Jedi located Zonama Sekot, but so did the Yuuzhan Vong. Sekot drove off the Vong attackers as the Jedi landed on its surface. Meanwhile, Han and Leia attempted to bring a communication station in the Unknown Regions back online while the Jedi negotiated with the living world to help them in the war.

Galactic victory
"The war is ended."

- Warmaster Nas Choka

However, Yuuzhan Vong operatives stole one of Zonama Sekot's organic starships. Furthermore, the Shaper Nen Yim discovered that Sekotan technology was extremely similar to Yuuzhan Vong technology and that her people have gone terribly astray. Nom Anor disguised himself as Yu'Shaa arrived on Zonama Sekot along with Nen Yim and the priest Harrar where they discovered that many of the species from their galaxy could be found on the planet. A plot by Nom Anor to destroy the living world was luckily foiled. Han and Leia also managed to rescue hundreds of high-ranking Alliance prisoners facing sacrifice to the enemy's gods. The Galactic Alliance prepared a fleet to defend Mon Calamari from the invaders while another Alliance fleet engaged the Yuuzhan Vong at Coruscant. In the end, Supreme Overlord Shimrra was killed by Luke Skywalker and the Yuuzhan Vong were defeated. Warmaster Nas Choka ordered the Yuuzhan Vong to surrender, and they were placed under Zonama Sekot's jurisdiction.

Aftermath
Zonama Sekot then revealed itself to be the seed of the long-dead original Yuuzhan Vong homeworld. One of the surrender terms the Galactic Alliance placed before the Yuuzhan Vong was that they were to help rebuild Coruscant. The Galactic Alliance moved its temporary capital to Denon, and eventually went back to Coruscant after the rebuilding was complete.

After the cease-fire, the remaining Yuuzhan Vong were recalled from across the galaxy to Zonama. Zonama, with its Yuuzhan Vong, disappeared back into the Unknown Regions, so that the Vong could live in peace and renew their relationship with Sekot. They planned to abolish their caste system and eliminated the posts of Warmaster and Supreme Overlord, although Choka seemed to remain their de facto leader. A few dozen shapers remained behind on Coruscant to assist in the rebuilding, and scattered Yuuzhan Vong forces in outlying portions of the galaxy refused Choka's call to surrender, and continued fighting for at least several more months.

Many Bothans, however, were unforgiving for the death of Fey'lya, and refused to end their state of ar'krai genocide against the Yuuzhan Vong, sending ships into the Unknown Regions to hunt for Zonama. By 36 ABY, however, their primary efforts had been foiled by the Alliance, which had impounded the ships detailed for the expedition.

Major events

 * 25 ABY&mdash;First Battle of Helska; the invasion began with the establishment of a base on Helska 4.
 * 25 ABY&mdash;First Battle of Gyndine; the Yuuzhan Vong invaded this refugee planet soon after the start of the war.
 * 25 ABY&mdash;Second Battle of Helska; the Praetorite Vong outpost on Helska was destroyed.
 * 25 ABY&mdash;Mission to Sernpidal; the Yuuzhan Vong caused Sernpidal's moon to crash on the planet killing millions, including Chewbacca.
 * 25 ABY&mdash;Battle of Dantooine; refugees from Dubrillion and a small New Republic force were pursued to Dantooine by the Yuuzhan Vong, and were rescued by Admiral Kre'fey. The New Republic declared war on the Yuuzhan Vong.
 * 25 ABY&mdash;Battle of Ithor; Ithor was devastated by Legacy of Torment and rendered uninhabitable. Imperial Remnant withdraws from the war.
 * 25 ABY&mdash;Battle of Fondor; Hapans withdrew from the war effort after Centerpoint Station destroyed a large portion of their fleet.
 * 26 ABY&mdash;Battle of Kalarba; destruction of Kalarba, Indoboc, and Hosk Station by the Yo'gand's Core tactic.
 * 26 ABY&mdash;Battle of Duro; Nom Anor sabotaged terraforming of Duro. Tsavong Lah called for the heads of the Jedi, and declared a temporary "peace" with the New Republic in exchange for Jedi.
 * 26 ABY&mdash;Battle of the Jedi Praxeum; the New Jedi Order was driven off Yavin 4. The Jeedai heresy began to form.
 * 26 ABY&mdash;Battle of Yag'Dhul; cease fire ended when Borsk Fey'lya sided with the Jedi.
 * 27 ABY&mdash;Mission to Myrkr; destruction of voxyn cloning facility by Jedi strike force, deaths of Anakin Solo as well as other members of the team, and Jacen Solo is captured.
 * 27 ABY&mdash;Fall of Coruscant; conquest of Coruscant by Yuuzhan Vong, deaths of Borsk Fey'lya and millions of refugees.
 * 27 ABY&mdash;Battle of Hapes; Hapans re-entered the war with the aid of Tenel Ka and Jaina Solo.
 * 27 ABY&mdash;Battle of Borleias; Czulkang Lah was killed in battle, Lusankya sacrificed.
 * 28 ABY&mdash;Second Battle of Ylesia; the New Republic launched a raid on the Peace Brigade headquarters on Ylesia.
 * 28 ABY&mdash;Battle of Ebaq 9; deaths of Tsavong Lah and Vergere.
 * 28 ABY&mdash;Battle of Bastion; invasion of Imperial Space. Imperial Remnant re-entered the war.
 * 28 ABY&mdash;Battle of Esfandia; B'shith Vorrik's fleet was routed by the Imperial Remnant.
 * 29 ABY&mdash;Battle of Mandalore; Mandalorian Protectors entered the war under the leadership of Mandalore Boba Fett.
 * 29 ABY&mdash;Battle of Bilbringi; part of Operation Trinity that saw the liberation of Bilbringi fail with the loss of the holonet.
 * 29 ABY&mdash;Battle of Mon Calamari; a battle prior to the liberation of Coruscant intended to draw enemy forces from the capital.
 * 29 ABY&mdash;Fourth Battle of Gyndine; Mandalorian Protectors under Boba Fett liberated Gyndine from the Yuuzhan Vong.
 * 29 ABY&mdash;Battle of Corulag; provided the Galactic Alliance with control of a key hyperspace route to Coruscant.
 * 29 ABY&mdash;Liberation of Coruscant, deaths of Shimrra, Onimi, and Nom Anor, liberation of Coruscant by the Galactic Alliance.

Yuuzhan Vong

 * Nom Anor
 * Elan
 * Onimi
 * Shimrra Jamaane
 * Tsavong Lah
 * Harrar
 * Nen Yim
 * Nas Choka
 * Shedao Shai
 * Da'Gara
 * Yomin Carr
 * Kunra
 * Vua Rapuung
 * Malik Carr

Imperial Remnant

 * Gilad Pellaeon
 * Kurlen Flennic
 * Ephin Saretti

Other

 * Vergere
 * Commander Hess'irolia'nuruodo
 * Baron Soontir Fel
 * Sekot
 * Keeramak
 * Prime Minister Molierre Cundertol
 * Jagged Fel
 * Shawnkyr Nuruodo
 * Borga the Hutt
 * Mandalore Boba Fett
 * Tamaktis Breetha
 * Shok Tinoktin
 * Shunta Osarian Dharrg
 * Captain Grappa

Behind the scenes
The war originally spanned five years, from 25 to 30 ABY. The timelines presented in each of the novels, as well as comments in The Unifying Force, supported this. However, following the end of the series, it was retconned to have taken place across only four years.

Appearances

 * Boba Fett: A Practical Man
 * Vector Prime
 * Star Wars: Chewbacca
 * Revenants
 * Dark Tide I: Onslaught
 * Dark Tide II: Ruin
 * Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial
 * Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse
 * Balance Point
 * Recovery
 * Edge of Victory I: Conquest
 * Edge of Victory II: Rebirth
 * Emissary of the Void
 * Star by Star
 * Dark Journey
 * The Apprentice
 * Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream
 * Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand
 * Traitor
 * Destiny's Way
 * Ylesia
 * Equals and Opposites
 * Force Heretic I: Remnant
 * Force Heretic II: Refugee
 * Force Heretic III: Reunion
 * The Final Prophecy
 * The Unifying Force
 * Dark Nest I: The Joiner King
 * Dark Nest II: The Unseen Queen
 * Betrayal
 * Bloodlines
 * Tempest
 * Sacrifice
 * Inferno
 * Fury
 * Revelation
 * Star Wars Legacy 8: Allies
 * Star Wars Legacy 1: Broken, Part 1
 * Star Wars Legacy 18: Claws of the Dragon, Part 5