Liberation of Cloud City

During the Galactic Empire's Iron Blockade of the Anoat sector, the planet Bespin was liberated from Imperial control by the Uprising and New Republic.

Prelude
Shortly after the Battle of Hoth during the Galactic Civil War, the galaxy-wide conflict between the Alliance to Restore the Republic and the Galactic Empire, the planet Bespin of the Anoat sector was taken into Imperial custody; Imperial forces led by Darth Vader had arrived on the mining planet to set a trap for Luke Skywalker, a Rebel commander and Jedi-in-training. The Imperials set the trap in Cloud City, where Baron Administrator Lando Calrissian agreed to let the Imperials stay, as long as they wouldn't return. However, Vader altered the deal, seizing control of Cloud City and the rest of Bespin. During this time, Calrissian placed the Bespin Wing Guard under the control of his cybernetically-enhanced aide, Lobot, and fled the planet to join the Rebellion. About a year later, the Empire suffered a critical defeat by the Rebel Alliance at the Battle of Endor, in which Galactic Emperor Sheev Palpatine was killed. Following their loss, Imperial forces on Bespin relocated Cloud City's garrison to more strategic locations. With Cloud City free of Imperial troops, the city's streets filled with celebrations and displays of fireworks. However, before news of the Emperor's death was able to reach the citizens of Bespin and the rest of the Anoat sector, Imperial Governor Adelhard issued the Iron Blockade. The blockade prevented news of the Rebel victory from reaching the Anoat sector, claiming that reports saying otherwise were rebellious propaganda. Nonetheless, many didn't believe the Empire's statements, and some individuals began to rebel when Ugnorgrad, an Ugnaught colony on Bespin, suffered from multiple Imperial attacks.

The liberation
With Cloud City free of Imperial troops, Lobot formed a militia to fight the planet-wide Imperial forces. Lobot received additional information through messages from Calrissian, a member of the Rebellion's New Republic, and Lobot used the additional knowledge to launch strategic attacks. Hoping to apprehend Governor Adelhard from his chamber on Cloud City's prime tower, Lobot hired the pirate Kars Tal-Korla and prepared an intrusion team. Tal-Korla then captured Borgin Kaa, an Imperial officer, from his luxury level apartment. With Kaa detained, Tal-Korla extracted the code needed to open an access panel connected to Adelhard's chamber. Once the panel was opened, Lobot and the intrusion team moved to apprehend the Governor, although they were unsuccessful in their attempt.

During this time, an individual known as "the Smuggler" had come across a recorded hologram of Leia Organa, a Rebel Alliance leader, on Nar Hypa. The message revealed that the Emperor had been defeated, so the Smuggler and their associates rallied the Ivax Syndicate, the Noble Court, and the Kouhun to form a resistance movement known as the Uprising. The Ivax Syndicate's leader, Voras the Hutt, was a resident of Cloud City's Paradise Atrium, and the Uprising soon joined the fight to liberate the planet.

Aftermath
Following the liberation of Bespin, individuals celebrated and launched fireworks. Despite Bespin's freedom, however, the Iron Blockade was still in place, and members of the Uprising became exclusive targets of the Empire and Adelhard's Purge Troopers.

Behind the scenes
The liberation of Bespin first appeared in the 2015 novel Aftermath, which was written by Chuck Wendig. The liberation later appeared in Chapter 1 of Star Wars: Uprising, a mobile game created by Kabamfor iOS and Android platforms. On November 12, 2015, Kabam opened Chapter 2 Story Missions to Uprising players, officially announcing that Bespin had been liberated.

Appearances

 * Aftermath
 * Star Wars: Uprising