Sixela system

The Silexa System was a star system in the Unknown Regions

History
Galactic Empire Commander Rezi Soresh spent six months fleeing the Empire after he attemmpted to betray Darth Vader. He eventually stumbled across the Silexa system in his CloakShape fighter. He landed on a barren planetoid to reassess his options. He slowly rebuilt his powerbase to trap the Rebel pilot Luke Skywalker.

Eventually, Soresh had gathered enough supplies for his own compound and was able to trap a Passenger liner full of 100 people to use as hostages. He took several and drugged them to use as bodyguards.

In the process of trapping Skywalker, Soresh also planned on taking his revenge on Darth Vader. Using his dubious resources, Soresh contacted the engineers at Maw Installation and took posession of a secret weapon. Meanwhile, Soresh planted secret intelligence with the Rebels, telling them Emperor Palpatine would be visiting the Imperial High Command in the system with a minimal guard. It would prove to be a bait General Jan Dodonna could not resist.

After Luke Skywalker landed, Soresh captured him and his friends. Skywalker pretended to become Soresh's servant while waiting for the Rebel fleet to arrive. After two weeks, the Rebel fleet came out of hyperspace in the system. They found an Imperial fleet waiting for them, as Soresh had drawn Vader to the system as well. Skywalker escaped during the commotion, and Soresh launched his secret weapon at the sun. He had acquired resonance torpedoes, which could turn a sun into a supernova.

Soresh himself was killed when he tried to force his way onto the Millenium Falcon, and both fleets escaped before the sun went supernova, vaporising everything in the system.

Behind the scenes
The Silexa system first appeared in Alex Wheeler's Rebel Force series. The only location specifically noted in the book was the barren planetoid which Rezi Soresh used as a base. The battle in the system is the first chronological use of resonance torpedoes.

Appearances

 * Rebel Force: Uprising