Battle of New Alderaan (Operation Shadow Hand)

"By the darkness that I am, the time I have longed for has finally come. The end of the Jedi Knights...I can taste it! There will be no one left to oppose my will!"

- Palpatine

The Second Battle of New Alderaan was a battle between the reborn Emperor Palpatine's forces and the New Republic.

The kidnapping attempt
Prior to the battle, the Emperor had sent a contingent of Scarab Droids to murder Luke Skywalker in his sleep. The Emperor also sent his Executor Xecr Nist and his second in command Tedryn-Sha to kidnap the Solo twins.

Unfortunately for them, Jem Ysanna and Leia Organa Solo confronted them and killed them while Vima-Da-Boda destroyed the Scarab Droids.

The battle


In retaliation for the assault on his Citadel at Byss, the Emperor sent a force of AT-ATs to destroy the Rebel settlement at New Alderaan.

The AT-ATs were the latest generation of the vehicle class and were equipped with the most powerful Imperial turbolasers and the new X-80 Power Cells. As a result, many buildings and gun emplacements were destroyed.

Just as the village was about to be massacred, the Millennium Falcon, Starhook Ten, Bespin Bandit, Hyperspace Marauder and a squadron of X-wings came to the rescue. These new arrivals destroyed several of the AT-ATs.

Starhook Ten landed and opened her cargo bay to the surviving refugees. However, the Rebels were forced to flee and New Alderaan was lost to the Empire.

New Republic

 * Empatojayos Brand
 * Lando Calrissian
 * Lo Khan
 * Luwingo
 * Shug Ninx
 * Luke Skywalker
 * Han Solo
 * Leia Organa Solo
 * Kam Solusar
 * Vima-Da-Boda
 * Jem Ysanna
 * Rayf Ysanna
 * Salla Zend

Galactic Empire

 * Kvag Gthull
 * Krdys Mordi
 * Xecr Nist
 * Tedryn-Sha

Appearances

 * Dark Empire II
 * Star Wars: Dark Empire (audio)