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The Yuuzhan Vong were a sentient extra-galactic species native to the planet Yuuzhan'tar. Members of the species had ashen skin, dark hair, sloped foreheads, and often heavily mutilated and tattooed themselves in devotion to their gods. The Yuuzhan Vong were both extremely warlike and religious, and believed it was their duty to convert or kill all beings they termed infidels, individuals who did not follow the Yuuzhan Vong religion known as the True Way. The species disdained machine technology, instead using organic devices and weapons known as biots. Their society was made up of several distinct castes, which determined a being's place in life.

At some point in their history, the Yuuzhan Vong were attacked by a race of droids. They fought back, and were able to conquer their foes. The increasingly-aggressive Yuuzhan Vong began to cleanse their galaxy of species they termed foes, using the weapons they believed had been given to them by their gods to eliminate all who opposed them. They then fought an intra–species war which saw the destruction of much of their galaxy. Their living homeworld of Yuuzhan'tar was destroyed in this conflict, and as punishment it stripped the species of their connection to the Force. The Yuuzhan Vong began worshiping pain and became even more aggressive.

They eventually departed their galaxy in search of a new home, and spent millennia traveling the Intergalactic Void before discovering across a new galaxy. Under Supreme Overlord Shimrra Jamaane, they launched an invasion in 25 ABY. The Yuuzhan Vong made many gains in the first two years of the war, greatly weakening the existing galactic government, the New Republic. However, the tide began to turn as the Yuuzhan Vong suffered several losses in battle. In 29 ABY, the Yuuzhan Vong War came to a close with the Battle of Coruscant, with the Yuuzhan Vong surrendering after the death of Shimrra. The defeated species promised the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances&mdash;the New Republic's successor government&mdash;that they would abandon their violent ways. Their weapons were destroyed, and they settled on the planet Zonama Sekot, which had been revealed to be a seed of Yuuzhan'tar produced before the planet's destruction.

Biology and appearance

 * Mutilations
 * Forehead
 * Long black hair, not much, often bald
 * Force immunity
 * Nervous system liked pain
 * Skull-like faces
 * Taller
 * No kidneys
 * Heavier
 * Life span

Society and culture

 * Gods
 * Technology
 * Fanatics
 * Pain
 * Ferocious

Choka willing to surrender even though he felt victory was likely because without SO, there was no hope for salvation in afterlife, no communication with Yun-Yuuzhan

Early history
The Yuuzhan Vong believed that they were created by Yun-Yuuzhan, who sacrificed pieces of his body to create the universe and the lesser gods. In the species' mythology, Yun-Yuuzhan promised the lesser gods that they could ascend to his rank if they could find others to take their place. The lesser gods then created the Yuuzhan Vong, who they hoped would eventually rise to god status. Members of the ur-Yuuzhan Vong, the Yuuzhan Vong's ancestors, lived in symbiosis with each other and their homeworld, Yuuzhan'tar, a living planet in a far-away galaxy. The species relished the close bond they had with their homeworld, and used organic technology known as biots given to them by an alien species. Record of this gift was at some point wiped from the Yuuzhan Vong's history.

At some point in their history, the species was attacked by a race of droids. The alien invaders threatened to destroy the Yuuzhan Vong, but the organics fought back. With the help of Yuuzhan'tar, the Yuuzhan Vong defeated the droids, their biots proving superior to their artificial enemies. This victory, however, had made the Yuuzhan Vong into an aggressive species, and following their triumph over their droid foes, the Yuuzhan Vong began conquering a number of other worlds in the galaxy. They subjugated many species, all for the glory of their gods. At some point, the Yuuzhan Vong began warring amongst themselves, with domains and castes competing to be the gods' favorite.

This conflict lasted&mdash;on and off&mdash;for thousands of years before the struggle that would become known as the Cremlevian War began. This war pitted the two most powerful domains, one led by Warmaster Yo'gand and one led by Warmaster Steng, against each other. The conflict was devastating, and much of the Yuuzhan Vong's galaxy was destroyed in the fighting. It came to a close around 15,000 BBY when Yo'gand used a technique that was later named after him to drop a moon on the planet Ygziir, which was allied with Steng. Many leaders of Steng's faction were stationed on Ygziir, and as such, they were killed in the battle. Steng also died in the battle, bringing an end to the Cremlevian War. Yo'gand unified the Yuuzhan Vong and became the species' first Supreme Overlord. The Battle of Ygziir was considered the Yuuzhan Vong's finest moment, and Yo'gand was remembered as a hero.

However, the war had left the galaxy in ruin. Many planets had been destroyed or greatly damaged in the hostilities. Yuuzhan'tar was one of the worlds that had been damaged in the struggle, and the planet stripped the Yuuzhan Vong of their connection to the Force as punishment for their violence, and the damage they had caused. The species experienced great pain when their link to the Force was destroyed, and as a result, they began worshiping pain, in hopes of restoring their bond to the Force. They also created a series of gods to take the place of Yuuzhan'tar, who they destroyed in retaliation. These gods&mdash;Yun-Yuuzhan, the Creator; Yun-Harla, the Trickster; Yun-Ne'Shel the Modeler; Yun-Shuno, the Pardoner; and Yun-Txiin and Yun-Q'aah, the Lovers&mdash;each represented a different aspect of their homeworld, knowledge of which was eventually lost. Before it was destroyed, Yuuzhan'tar released a seed, which would grow into the living planet Zonama Sekot. Zonama Sekot left the galaxy, eventually anchoring itself in another galaxy.

The priest caste began to develop several subgroups, each worshiping a different god. The Supreme Overlord was the only Yuuzhan Vong with a connection to the most important god, the creator Yun-Yuuzhan. Because of this, the Supreme Overlord was revered by the Yuuzhan Vong, with his connection to Yun-Yuuzhan seen as sacred. Meanwhile, without the aid of their homeworld, the Yuuzhan Vong were unable to advance technologically. The Shaping protocols&mdash;the guidelines for Yuuzhan Vong Shapers believed to have been handed down by the gods&mdash;remained empty beyond the seventh level. Unknown to all but the Supreme Overlord, the final degree of knowledge contained only a bit of new technology. This secret possessed the power to destabilize Yuuzhan Vong society by revealing that the gods were a lie, and thus the Supreme Overlords never informed the rest of the species that the eighth cortex was empty, claiming instead that knowledge from it would be dispensed when the time was right.

With their homeworld destroyed, the Yuuzhan Vong began looking for a new home. However, after traversing their galaxy, they determined that not a single habitable system remained. Thus, the species departed from their galaxy in a massive fleet consisting of Koros-Strohna and many other vessels. They took with them the Chazrach, a sentient species that they had conquered and enslaved, using Yorik-Kul to make the Chazrach completely subordinate to them.

Across the cosmic night
For millennia, the species traveled through the Intergalactic Void, unable to travel through darkspace because their dovin basals could not lock on to any point. During this voyage, the species threatened to destroy itself. Domain and caste competition was taken to the extreme, with many groups battling for the approval of the Supreme Overlord. Furthermore, many Yuuzhan Vong vessels died during the long journey. '''At some point, either during this voyage, the warlike species created the god Yun-Yammka, the Slayer and patron saint of warriors. Was the warrior caste created now'''

After many long years of traveling through the Void, some Yuuzhan Vong discovered a new galaxy with countless planets and species already present. In approximately 3,998 BBY, residents of the galaxy recorded an encounter with a Yuuzhan Vong scouts beast known as a slivilith. Knowledge of the creatures was eventually lost by the galaxy's inhabitants. Around 3,670 BBY, a Yuuzhan Vong ship was discovered near the Argazdan Redoubt. The ship had been testing a new hyperdrive centuries ago when it malfunctioned and went into stasis. It and its pilot, a female Shaper, had sat in stasis for hundreds of years before being discovered by the Argazdans. They revived the pilot, and took her to their leader, Torphceris. She assisted him in building a series of massive pits on the planet Lorrd.

Around 32 BBY, Supreme Commander Zho Krazhmir discovered the planet Zonama Sekot in the galaxy. Krazhmir had been dispatched to locate worlds for the Yuuzhan Vong to settle in, as many of their worldships were dying. Unknown to the Yuuzhan Vong, Zonama Sekot was a seed of their homeworld, and Krazhmir's task force was unconsciously drawn to it. After carefully scouting the planet, the Yuuzhan Vong attempted to settle it; however, their biots died. In retaliation, the Yuuzhan Vong attacked the planet. Soon after this attack, the Jedi Knight Vergere, who had been sent by the Jedi Council to find Zonama Sekot and learn of the mysterious "Far-Outsiders", arrived at the planet. In the midst of the attack, she realized that Zonama Sekot was a sentient planet, and offered to give herself to the Yuuzhan Vong if they would spare the living world. Krazhmir's forces agreed and returned to the main fleet with Vergere as their captive.

Vergere&mdash;who soon became the Priestess Falung's familiar&mdash;was interrogated by the Yuuzhan Vong, and revealed that Zonama Sekot was a living world. As Krazhmir's task force did not have the strength to subjugate the planet, he took the knowledge back to the main fleet, informing Supreme Overlord Quoreal of his discovery. When he learned of this, in 29 BBY, Quoreal decided that the Yuuzhan Vong would not invade the galaxy due to a prophecy which spoke of the Yuuzhan Vong's doom at the hands of a living planet. Many members of the species were infuriated by this news, dreading another trip through the Void in search of another home. In response, Shimrra of Domain Jamaane&mdash;one of the domains most critical of Quoreal's decision&mdash;launched a coup. After killing Quoreal, Shimrra then executed many of the former Supreme Overlord's advisors and most ardent supporters, plus all other candidates for Supreme Overlord. In addition, he suppressed knowledge of Zonama Sekot, doing all he could to keep the Yuuzhan Vong from learning of the prophesied world. Warmaster Czulkang Lah opposed the invasion, and his son Tsavong eventually took up his mantle, with Czulkang becoming a teacher, educating young warriors in the art of war.

Unknown to all was that Shimrra was under the control of Onimi&mdash;a former Shaper who had unknowingly restored his connection to the Force after grafting yammosk tissue to his brain. However, the experiment had left him deformed, and thus he was Shamed. A bitter Onimi blamed the gods, and used his powers to take control of Shimrra and compel him to overthrow Quoreal, and ready an invasion. In the ensuing decades, the Yuuzhan Vong began to prepare for the day when they would attack the galaxy en masse. Scouts used ooglith masquers to disguise themselves as Humans, and began stirring up dissidence. As of 27 BBY, the Chiss, a species that lived near the galaxy's borders, were aware of the Yuuzhan Vong, having engaged a small task force in combat. They found the "Far-Outsiders" to be ferocious fighters with strange technology. Supreme Chancellor Palpatine of the Galactic Republic was also aware of the existence of the Yuuzhan Vong, and sought to strengthen the galaxy to prepare for the forthcoming invasion.

A group of Yuuzhan Vong including Mongei Shai landed on the Outer Rim world Bimmiel in 25 BBY to provide intelligence for the Yuuzhan Vong. Shai was eventually killed by slashrats. Initially, Yuuzhan Vong scouts stayed in the Outer Rim before eventually spreading out to other regions of the galaxy. During the reign of the Galactic Empire, the Yuuzhan Vong began to take careful note of potential foes, such as the Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic. Once the New Republic took power in 5 ABY, Yuuzhan Vong spies inventoried its military, and worked to sabotage it in various ways, spreading chaos and lies all the time. One of the leaders among the Yuuzhan Vong in the galaxy was Executor Nom Anor, a firebrand who worked to subtly bring down the Empire, which he believed posed a serious threat to the Yuuzhan Vong. After the collapse of the unified Empire, Anor successfully weakened the Interim Imperial Ruling Council, a governing body in the Imperial Remnant. He assassinated several members of the council, convinced them that Imperial Kir Kanos was behind the attacks, and manipulated the politician Xandel Carivus&mdash;who he saw as incompetent and polarizing&mdash;into taking control. After Carivus seized power, conflict broke out among the the council members, and soon the organization was essentially dissolved.

As of 19 ABY, the Empire of the Hand, a small remnant of the Galactic Empire based at the edge of the galaxy, was aware of many threats at the galaxy's border, and worked to repel these dangers. Yuuzhan Vong agents continued to prepare for the invasion, weakening the New Republic in subtle yet significant ways. One such agent, Ocka Dwei, was stationed on Coruscant, the galactic capital. He was killed three years before the invasion began. In 24 ABY, Nom Anor hired the Mandalorian warrior Goran Beviin to assassinate a politician on Ter Abbes, knowing that his death would spark a civil war amongst the populace. Beviin was successful, and just as Anor expected, conflict broke out on the planet. Anor later met with the leader of the Mandalorians, Boba Fett, and made an alliance with him, though in truth the Yuuzhan Vong planned to betray the Mandalorians when it was convenient for them. Anor noted that the Mandalorians were dangerous, and would likely be hard to subdue if they attacked Mandalore.

The invasion begins
In 25 ABY, the Yuuzhan Vong launched their invasion, believing that the time was right to bring down the New Republic and cleanse the galaxy of the infidels. The species planned to enter at Vector Prime, a point at the edge of the galaxy where the hyperspace disturbance around the galaxy was broken. After entering the galaxy, the Yuuzhan Vong intended to capture undefended worlds in the Outer Rim, sweep through the New Territories&mdash;severing trade routes all the while&mdash;identify a weak spot in the defenses of the Core, and then turn and attack the capital and surrounding planets. To accomplish this, the Praetorite Vong, an advance faction composed mostly of Intendants and warriors, entered the galaxy first at Vector Prime. Upon receiving word of the Praetorite Vong's advance, the warrior Yomin Carr, who was stationed on Belkadan's Extragalactic Society listening post and disguised with an ooglith masquer, killed the other scientists on Belkadan and used a number of dweebits to transform the planet's atmosphere. Belkadan was the first of many worlds to be conquered by the Yuuzhan Vong. Meanwhile, the Praetorite Vong established a a base on the icy world of Helska IV, located at the edge of the Outer Rim.

The Praetorite Vong&mdash;which had deployed a number of advance scouts&mdash;sought to create confusion, and subtly weaken the New Republic, in preparation for the main fleet's entrance into the galaxy. The Praetorite Vong were able to capture and mentally break the Jedi Miko Reglia, the first casualty from the New Jedi Order&mdash;an organization which would become the bane of the Yuuzhan Vong. The Yuuzhan Vong also attacked the world Sernpidal, located in the same sector as Belkadan and Helska IV. There, they used the Yo'gand's Core tactic to pull one of Sernpidal's moons, Dobido, down into the planet, destroying Sernpidal and killing millions. Soon after this, a Jedi/New Republic response team was able to defeat the Praetorite Vong and kill their yammosk in the Battle of Helska IV. The leader of the Praetorite Vong, Prefect Da'Gara, who had secretly harbored plans of his own to control the invasion and gain power, was killed in this battle. The defeat caused the Praetorite Vong to lose a great deal of prestige, and angered the Yuuzhan Vong leaders.

Despite the fact that the Yuuzhan Vong had killed several Jedi, millions of citizens, destroyed one world and terraformed another in a very short period of time, New Republic leadership dismissed them as a threat. Some believed that there were merely a gang of smugglers who had happened upon new technology, and posed little danger to the New Republic. The Jedi Order, however, did feel that the Yuuzhan Vong were menacing, and attempted to learn more about the species and track them in the Outer Rim.

Soon after the defeat of the Praetorite Vong, the Yuuzhan Vong attacked the planet Dubrillion in the midst of evacuation efforts by the New Republic. They were able to prevent the New Republic from evacuating many civilians, and used dovin basals to prevent the New Republic to jump to a safe planet. Instead, their warships headed for nearby Dantooine, along with several vessels carrying refugees. The Yuuzhan Vong followed them there, and began attacking refugees. When several Jedi on the planet sprung to their defense, the Yuuzhan Vong utilized Chazrach slaves to swarm their foes. Nonetheless, the Jedi were able to kill the Yuuzhan Vong thrall herder, a beast that controlled the Yorik–Kul–implanted Chazrach, causing the slaves to lose their direction, and mindlessly attack anything that moved. Despite this, and the arrival of New Republic ships, the Yuuzhan Vong were able to conquer the planet and force their foes to retreat. They then exterminated Dantooine's native Dantari species. The Yuuzhan Vong also conquered Birgis and New Holgha within three months after the start of the invasion.

Around this time, the Yuuzhan Vong's main fleet entered the galaxy. One of the first worlds they hit was one settled by a species of warrior humanoids. The Yuuzhan Vong killed them all, save for one warrior who they took as a slave. Soon after, they attacked the planet Artorias. Many civilians were killed or captured in the battle, and though a few managed to escape thanks to the aid of Jedi Master Luke Skywalker, the planet fell. Soon after, the Yuuzhan Vong began the process of worldshaping Artorias. However, some citizens hid in a safe haven, and fought back with guerilla tactics. This resistance was unexpected, and some Yuuzhan Vong secretly enjoyed being challenged. With many Yuuzhan Vong stationed on the surface, away from the naval strike team stationed above the planet, the slaves onboard the vessel Tsam P'ah rebelled. They killed Commander Sha'kel and took control of the ship.

Following the Battle of Artorias, the Yuuzhan Vong attacked the planet Rychel. They enslaved a number of civilians, and killed Jedi Master Lar Le'Ung before the New Republic forces retreated. The Battle of Garqi came soon after, with three Jedi&mdash;Jacen Solo, Corran Horn, and Ganner Rhysode&mdash;several Noghri warriors, and a group of resistance fighters ambushing a Yuuzhan Vong force corralling slaves on Garqi. A joint force of New Republic and Imperial Remnant vessels soon arrived to combat Yuuzhan Vong ships in space. Meanwhile, on-planet, several Yuuzhan Vong warriors who had followed the Jedi into the Pesktda Xenobotanical Garden suddenly died when their Vonduun armor swelled, choking them. The Vonduun crab was allergic to the pollen produced by bafforr trees. The New Republic tried to keep this discovery secret, but it was not long before the Yuuzhan Vong learned of the bafforr tree's quality.

The Yuuzhan Vong planned to destroy the bafforr trees, and so prepared to attack Ithor, the planet that the trees were native to. When the Yuuzhan Vong, led by Commander Shedao Shai and the Legacy of Torment, began their assault of the planet, they found it defended by unified forces from the Imperial Remnant, New Republic, and New Jedi Order. After a heated conflict both in space and on-planet, the Jedi Corran Horn contacted Shai&mdash;who had killed his friend, Senator Elegos A'Kla&mdash;and offered a one-on-one duel for the fate of Ithor. Shai agreed, and the two sides entered into a week-long truce. After the week ended, the two dueled, with Horn emerging the victor. Though Shai had pledged that the Yuuzhan Vong would leave Ithor alone if Horn was victorious, the species did not keep to the agreement.

Shai's second-in-command, Deign Lian&mdash;secretly an agent of Tsavong Lah's, who sought to weaken the ambitious Shedao Shai and his domain&mdash;unleashed a bioweapon on the planet. Ithor was devastated, and the bafforr trees killed. Though the Legacy of Torment was trapped in an interdiction field by the Immobilizer 418 cruiser Corusca Rainbow, enabling the New Republic to destroy it, the battle was a huge blow to the New Republic. The loss was demoralizing, and the Jedi, especially Corran Horn, were vilified, while the Imperial Remnant's fleet retreated back to Imperial Space. To many, the battle was an indicator of the strength and determination of the Yuuzhan Vong&mdash;they would stop at nothing in their efforts at conquest.

Continued advance
Following the Battle of Ithor, the Yuuzhan Vong captured Obroa-skai, a planet containing a massive library containing vast quantities of information. Supreme Commander Nas Choka, who had led the Battle of Obroa-skai, also helped create riots on worlds such as Atzerri. Frightened by the Yuuzhan Vong's brutality, several groups made peace overtures towards the Yuuzhan Vong. The Hutts allied with them, promising to provide the species with information if they would leave Hutt Space alone. The Peace Brigade, an organization of beings who believed the Yuuzhan Vong were unstoppable and wished to be on the winning side in hopes of being spared, was created with the aid of Nom Anor.

As the Yuuzhan Vong advanced, Executor Nom Anor, alongside the Priest Harrar, devised a scheme to kill many of the troublesome Jedi. The two planned to infect them with bo'tous spores; to fulfill this mission, Priestess Elan, who had "inherited" Vergere after Faluung's death, was selected. Elan planned to store the spores in her lungs, and after meeting with her targets, release them by exhaling. Upon coming into contact with oxygen, the spores would produce small insect-like creatures called bo'tous, which were capable of entering a person's body and devouring them from the inside. In order to meet the Jedi, Elan pretended to be a defector from the Yuuzhan Vong. Above Exodo II, the Yuuzhan Vong staged a skirmish, in which Elan and Vergere deserted by fleeing onboard an escape pod. The New Republic ship Soothfast recovered the two, and Elan informed them that she had grown disillusioned with Yuuzhan Vong ideals, and wished to meet with the Jedi. However, the New Republic was suspicious of the defectors, and carefully interrogated the two. Meanwhile, the Yuuzhan Vong attacked Ord Mantell and used the dread weapon beast to capture a number of beings to use as slaves. Following the engagement at Ord Mantell, a Peace Brigade force attempted to re-capture Elan for the Yuuzhan Vong, unaware of the true nature of her defection.

Near the Bilbringi system, they attacked the starship Queen of Empire, which held Elan, Vergere, and a New Republic guard. Upon learning of the Peace Brigade's attack, the Yuuzhan Vong dispatched a force led by Nom Anor to stall and allow the New Republic to escape with the defectors. Captain Han Solo attempted to recover the two, but grew wary of Elan upon realizing that the Yuuzhan Vong seemed unconcerned with actually recovering the Priestess and her familiar. A suspicious Solo tried to send her back to the Yuuzhan Vong in an escape pod, and so Elan attacked by releasing the bo'tous spores. However, Solo was saved by his son Anakin, while Elan died from the deadly spores. Meanwhile, Vergere, who survived, fled.

Soon after the Battle of Bilbringi, the Yuuzhan Vong attacked Gyndine, a planet that many refugees had fled to. The Yuuzhan Vong utilized Fire Breathers in this battle, destroying the planet's forests and oceans. New Republic forces attempted to defend the planet and the refugees, but were forced to retreat after a two day battle, leaving the planet to the Yuuzhan Vong. Following their victory, the species began to worldshape Gyndine, and killed many refugees stuck on-planet. The Yuuzhan Vong then attacked Tynna as part of a smokescreen designed to trick the New Republic into thinking that the species was after Corellia or Bothawui, when in fact they planned to assault Fondor. After capturing Tynna, the species began terraforming it.

By this point, the species had reached the Expansion Region, making a great deal of progress in less than a year and greatly threatening the New Republic. The Yuuzhan Vong's alliance with the Hutts was one in name only, as the species distrusted each other. The Yuuzhan Vong subtly leaked information to the Hutts about their alleged battle plans, in hopes of providing misdirection. Soon after the capture of Tynna, the species attacked the ship-building world of Fondor. The New Republic left it largely undefended, believing that the Yuuzhan Vong intended to attack Corellia or Bothawui. Upon learning of the assault on Fondor, the New Republic sent reinforcements. During the battle, Thrackan Sal-Solo&mdash; a rogue Corellian politician&mdash;set off Centerpoint Station. The superweapon released a powerful blast that destroyed half of the Yuuzhan Vong force, but also wiped out a majority of the New Republic fleet present.

The brutality of the New Republic in firing the weapon surprised the Yuuzhan Vong, although it had in fact been done without the authorization of the government. Shortly after the battle, Senator Viqi Shesh of Kuat contacted the Yuuzhan Vong. Shesh, who held no loyalties to anyone but herself, believed that the Yuuzhan Vong were going to win the war, and wanted to position herself to benefit. She was soon contacted by Pedric Cuf, who was actually Nom Anor disguised with an ooglith masquer. Shesh began assisting the invaders, providing intelligence to them in hopes of possessing influence in a galaxy ruled by the Yuuzhan Vong.

Enter the Warmaster
In the next four months, the Yuuzhan Vong continued to make gains. They destroyed Kalarba through use of Yo'gand's Core, and captured Druckenwell, Rodia, and Falleen in an effort to cut off the Corellian Run. The species also turned on the Hutts upon learning that they had been selling intelligence about Yuuzhan Vong movements. Led by a vengeful Nas Choka, the Yuuzhan Vong began their invasion of Hutt Space with the Battle of Nal Hutta. After capturing the Hutt homeworld, they began worldshaping it. As the Yuuzhan Vong continued to press through Hutt Space, the Hutt underground formed to resist the invaders.

Warmaster Tsavong Lah also settled in the galaxy during this time, and the Yuuzhan Vong began their journey to take the Core, with both the Corellian Run and the Perlemian Trade Route cut off. Nom Anor posed as a scientist working to render the polluted planet Duro habitable for refugees, while secretly sabotaging the New Republic's efforts on the planet. A fleet led by Tsavong Lah arrived at the planet soon after Anor's cover was blown. The Yuuzhan Vong destroyed many of Duro's floating cities, despite an offer that some Duros had made to hand over the refugees if their planet was spared. On the surface, Leia Organa Solo&mdash;an influential former senator, and the mother of three Jedi Knights&mdash;was captured and brought before Tsavong Lah. The Warmaster tortured her, but was interrupted by Organa Solo's son Jacen, who used the Force to throw Lah out a window. Despite the escape of Organa Solo, the battle was a success for the Yuuzhan Vong&mdash;they had penetrated the Core, formerly a fortress that many citizens of the New Republic believed would remain safe. The brutality of the extra-galactic invaders continued to frighten the galaxy, and Tsavong Lah played on this fear. He broadcast a message stating that if the New Republic surrendered its Jedi, the species would stop their advance. In the wake of this announcement, many New Republic planets became hostile to Jedi, and freelance mercenaries roamed the stars trying to capture Force-sensitives. The Yuuzhan Vong began worldshaping Duro while continuing their march to the capital.

At this point, the Yuuzhan Vong had gained the majority of the territory they would hold during the invasion. The galaxy was in turmoil, having been ravaged in just a year. The first year had focused on gaining a foothold and weakening the New Republic; Tsavong Lah wanted now to focus on removing the Jedi, as he saw them to be major obstacles. With Duro securely in their control, the Yuuzhan Vong attacked New Plympto, located in the Corellian sector. However, the inhabitants&mdash;led by two Twi'lek Jedi&mdash;put up a strong resistance, leading to the Yuuzhan Vong choosing to simply wipe out nearly seven million of the natives in one action. Meanwhile, the species made plans to attack the Jedi Praxeum on Yavin 4, in hopes of capturing or killing the Jedi there.

The Peace Brigade arrived first. However, by the time the Yuuzhan Vong forces appeared, nearly all the Jedi had been evacuated. The species destroyed the buildings on the moon, and erected damuteks to serve as laboratories for Shapers, who soon took up residence on Yavin 4. Master Shaper Mezhan Kwaad and her apprentice Nen Yim began the process of transforming the Jedi Tahiri Veila. Through brainwashing and torture, the two attempted to convince her that she was a Yuuzhan Vong named Riina Kwaad, an identity whose memories were based on Yim's. As a result of this experiment, Veila developed a split personality. Kept secret from others was that Kwaad and Yim were heretics&mdash;they doubted the gods, and used non-traditional methods in the shaping of Veila.

Before Veila was fully transformed into Kwaad, she was rescued by Anakin Solo and the Shamed One Vua Rapuung, formerly been a proud warrior and the secret lover of Mezhan Kwaad. He had been Shamed when one of his new implants failed. Though the True Way held that the gods were responsible, Rapuung believed that Kwaad had purposefully sabotaged his implant, so that knowledge of their affair would remain secret. He sought confirmation of his belief and, revenge on Kwaad, and was even willing to partner with a hated Jedi to get his vengeance. The two saved Veila, and Kwaad was revealed as the one who had ruined her lover's implant so as to keep their forbidden affair secret. Though Rapuung died in a skirmish after the reveal, his death inspired the Shamed Ones who witnessed the event. From this, a movement known as the Jeedai heresy began, stating that the Jedi were the key to salvation for the Shamed Ones, who were reviled by Yuuzhan Vong society.

Meanwhile, a New Republic force was able to defeat the Yuuzhan Vong and Peace Brigade ships in-system, while Solo and Vapuung had destroyed the Shaper damuteks. Only one Jedi had died in the battle, and the heresy would begin to spread throughout all of Yuuzhan Vong society, with more and more Shamed Ones becoming believers.

Soon after the battle at Yavin, the Yuuzhan Vong plotted to contaminate the galaxy's bacta supply. After discovering the planet Wayland&mdash;home to a former Imperial stronhold, they learned of the healing substance's chemical formula, and Shapers led by Viith Yalu devised a virus to contaminate the galaxy's bacta. Such a plague would weaken the New Republic, allowing the Yuuzhan Vong to press their advance. However, the Jedi Klin-Fa Gi learned of the plot, and along with the pilot Uldir Lochett, was able to foil the plan on Thyferra.

Penetrating the Core
The Yuuzhan Vong continued to solidify their holdings in the galaxy's inner regions while also working on their designs in the Outer Rim. In the ruins of Sernpidal, a new Koros-Strohna was being grown to replace the dying Baanu Miir. As the process neared its conclusion, the Yuuzhan Vong attacked the planet Yag'Dhul. However, the Yuuzhan Vong forces were called back to Sernpidal, where a New Republic task force had attacked the growing ship. The Koros-Strohna was destroyed, condemning the inhabitants of the decaying Baanu Miir to death. Nen Yim, who had been sentenced to work on the Baanu Mir as punishment, was outraged at the New Republic's actions in stranding civilians. Desperate to save the Baanu Mir, she violated the Shaping protocols. Much to her consternation, she was soon visited by Master Shaper Kae Kwaad. Kwaad was unconcerned with the efforts to restore the Baanu Mir and proved to be exceedingly strange, even mad.

Nen Yim, who had endured weeks of insults and sexual suggestions from Kae Kwaad, used him to gain access to the Qang Qahsa, which stored the levels of Shaping protocols. She forced it to reveal the eighth cortex, normally forbidden to all but the Supreme Overlord, and was greeted with a horrifying revelation: the eighth cortex was nearly empty. Yim concluded that the gods were a lie, and the species was doomed. She was soon visited by Kwaad, who ordered her to follow him to Shimrra's Citadel. There, the Master Shaper revealed that he was in fact the Shamed One Onimi, Shimrra's familiar and jester. Shimrra declared that among the Shaper caste, only Yim was aware of the eighth cortex's emptiness. He then promoted her to Master Shaper, stating that she would be placed in charge of a secret project to create knowledge that would enable the Yuuzhan Vong to conquer the galaxy.

The Yuuzhan Vong issued an ultimatum to the New Republic around this time. They had recently taken hostage many refugees from Talfaglio, and Nom Anor declared that unless the New Republic revealed the location of the secret Jedi base, the hostages would be slaughtered. Anor went in front of the New Republic Senate in an effort to convince the New Republic to hand over the Jedi. However, the New Republic, led by Chief of State Borsk Fey'lya, had recently taken a decisive stance against the Yuuzhan Vong. A unified senate booed Anor off the floor. When Anor delivered his report to Tsavong Lah, he informed the Warmaster that he had learned that Jacen and Jaina Solo were twins. The Apostle Kol Yabu told Lah that Jacen Solo, who the Warmaster had been obsessed with since the Battle of Duro, could not be sacrificed alone. Lah demanded that both siblings be brought to him, to be killed in hopes that the gods would then bless his plan to take Coruscant.

The Yuuzhan Vong also prepared to unleash a new weapon around this time. During the Battle of the Jedi Praxeum, the Peace Brigade had learned of the creatures known as vornskr, predators able to hunt by using the Force. Through Viqi Shesh, they informed the Yuuzhan Vong of this information. Thanks to Shesh, they also learned that the creatures were native to the planet Myrkr. Believing that the voxyn could proven useful in the efforts to eliminate the Jedi, the Yuuzhan Vong captured several of the creatures. Under the command of Yal Phaath, a group of Shapers used genetic engineering to produce a crossbreed of the vornskr and the fero xyn, a predator native to the Yuuzhan Vong's galaxy. The resulting species was named the voxyn, and the first creation the voxyn queen. All other voxyn were simply cloned from the queen. The voxyn were created to be the ultimate Jedi-killers, possessing razor-sharp claws and teeth as well as a barbed tail containing a powerful neurotoxin. The species could also spit acid, and release a paralyzing screech. As they required a certain nutrient found only on Myrkr, the cloning facility Baanu Rass remained in the planet's orbit.

By 27 ABY, the voxyn had been judged ready to hunt Jedi. Operating under handlers, they were first used in an attack on the Nebula Chaser a refugee ship that also held two Jedi, the Rar sisters. The voxyn were able to kill Numa Rar, and wound Alema Rar, although she escaped. Realizing the threat the voxyn posed, the Jedi dispatched a team to infiltrate the Baanu Rass and kill the queen. An apparent Yuuzhan Vong-sympathizer named Fitzgibbon Lane turned the Jedi over to the Exquisite Death. The Jedi overthrew the vessel's crew, and headed for Myrkr. Once in-system, they were able to crash-land on the Baanu Rass, and enter the Koros-Strohna. The Jedi were able to kill the voxyn queen, but the mission saw the death of six of the seventeen Jedi on the team, including Anakin Solo. Jacen Solo, who had become the most-wanted being in the galaxy after the Battle of Duro, was also taken prisoner. The loss of the voxyn queen meant that the Yuuzhan Vong could clone no more voxyn, and soon the remaining creatures would die. The ''Baanu Rass' had also been irreparably damaged.

During a testing session for Tendrando Arms Yuuzhan Vong Hunter droids, several Yuuzhan Vong agents disguised themselves as Human, and attempted to assassinate the New Republi leaders attending the meeting. However, they failed, thanks to the droids and the Jedi present. The Yuuzhan Vong suffered another blow when the New Republic recaptured Talfaglio and rescued the refugees. In response, Tsavong Lah put into motion Battle Plan Coruscant, his scheme to capture the galactic capital. The Yuuzhan Vong main fleet divided into two groups, with the fleets making simultaneous attacks on Borleias and Battle of Reecee. Although the species suffered a loss in the Black Bantha Nebula, they moved on Coruscant. After meeting at the OboRin Comet Cluster, the two fleets entered the Coruscant system following a refugee fleet that they had captured. The Yuuzhan Vong found Coruscant to be heavily shielded, and forced the refugee ships into the planetary shield. Just as the Yuuzhan Vong had expected, many of the New Republic commanders refused to fire on refugees. This, coupled with the fear of seeing the invaders attack Coruscant itself, created chaos on the planet and among the military.

Eventually, the planetary shield broke. As many New Republic citizens fled the capital, the Yuuzhan Vong released their troops. The Chazrach did most of the fighting, saving many Yuuzhan Vong lives. Disorder reigned supreme among the New Republic leadership, with many senators taking parts of the military to cover their escape. After Chief of State Fey'lya detonated proton bomb in a last-gasp suicide action, killing 25,000 Yuuzhan Vong, the species began bombing the planet with thousands of starships. Soldiers subdued many who had been unable to escape, and the Yuuzhan Vong began worldshaping the planet. They aimed to transform Coruscant into their ancient homeworld Yuuzhan'tar. Dovin basals pulled the planet closer to its sun, while the Yuuzhan Vong also increased the temperature and began growing vegetation. Coruscant, which was rechristened Yuuzhan'tar, soon developed into a humid forested world, although the metal skeleton of the planet's numerous artificial constructs remained in many places.

The battle was a tremendous victory for the Yuuzhan Vong. They had captured Coruscant, the symbol of victory. For 25,000 years, the government that had possessed Coruscant had ruled the galaxy, and its capture was seen by many New Republic citizens as a death omen. The defeat also was viewed by some New Republic leaders as a finishing blow. Nonetheless, the Jedi Order, as well as some individuals in the New Republic, remained determined to fight, and reclaim their territory.

Holding their territory
Though several Jedi had been killed, and Jacen Solo captured during the Mission to Myrkr, the majority of the Jedi had escaped. Led by Jaina Solo, they had stolen the ro'ik chuun m'arh Ksstar, and fled. The Priest Harrar and Khalee Lah, the Warmaster's son, tracked the vessel to the Hapes system, and prepared a fleet. However, Jaina Solo, who many Yuuzhan Vong had begun comparing to Yun-Harla for her ability to escape from and deceive them, again fooled the invaders. She manipulated the gravitic signatures of numerous vessels, confusing the Yuuzhan Vong into firing on their own ships. Eventually, Khalee Lah declared a retreat. He then committed suicide to avoid shaming his domain.

After the Battle of Coruscant, a faction of the reeling New Republic was able to regroup and recapture Borleias. Domain Kraal, which had been tasked with defending the planet, was discredited as a result. Tsavong Lah sent a fleet led by Wyrpuuk Cha to retake the planet, only for it to be destroyed by the New Republic force at Borleias. Tsavong Lah then called upon his father Czulkang Lah, who was dispatched to recapture Borleais. However, the mission did not go as envisioned by the Warmaster. The Yuuzhan Vong fleet above Borleais was distracted by the New Republic's Starlancer Project, an apparent superweapon that was in reality a mere light show intended to mislead the Yuuzhan Vong. The species focused many of their resources on destroying the weapon, instead of taking Borleias.

The Yuuzhan Vong were also intent on capturing Jaina Solo, who they believed to be the incarnation of Yun-Harla. When the species finally moved on Borleias, landing troops on the planet, the Super Star Destroyer Lusankya bombarded Borleias, wiping out the Yuuzhan Vong's soldiers. The Yuuzhan Vong then attacked again with a larger force, leading to the New Republic finally abandoning the planet. However, during the evacuation, they crashed the Lusankya into Lah's flagship, killing the former Warmaster. Though the Yuuzhan Vong had recaptured Borleias, they had failed to capture Jaina Solo and the victory was a mere Pyrrhic one. Despite the death of his father and the escape of Solo, Tsavong Lah had managed to end a plot by a group of Priests and Shapers who planned to manipulate him by controlling his arm implant. With the help of Nen Yim, he discovered that the rotting arm was a result not of the gods' displeasure, but of the Shapers' manipulations. A furious Lah had the conspirators killed.

Onboard a Sh'rip Sh'pa containing many materials necessary for the worldshaping of Yuuzhan'tar, Vergere, under the directive of Tsavong Lah, had begun the process of indoctrinating Jacen Solo into the True Way. Solo was placed in the Embrace of Pain and tortured. During the weeks that he spent in the Embrace of Pain, Vergere revealed to him tenets of the Yuuzhan Vong religion, particularly the emphasis on pain. Eventually, the Jedi was allowed to roam the Nursery, the room where the dhuryams resided. Each dhuryam controlled a number of slaves, and was trained for the Tizo'pil Yun'tchilat, when one dhuryam would be selected to be the World Brain in charge of the worldshaping process on Yuuzhan'tar. When the day of the Tizo'pil Yun'tchilat arrived, however, the process did not go as expected. Jacen Solo, who had forged a mental bond with one dhuryam, murdered the other twelve, killing the Yuuzhan Vong who tried to stop him. Though he tried to kill the last dhuryam, Vergere stopped him.

Panicked, the Shapers onboard gave control to the last dhuryam, which, by default, had become the World Brain. Once on Yuuzhan'tar, the World Brain was installed in the damaged Senate Building. It was protected by a mass of yorik coral and a large maze made out of extremely resilient trees. Meanwhile, many individuals who had been unable to escape when the Yuuzhan Vong captured the world remained on-planet, subsisting in the depths.

After being brought to the surface of Yuuzhan'tar, Solo was confronted by Nom Anor, who had witnessed part of his torture. Anor suggested that Solo was the incarnation of Yun-Yammka, like his sister was the incarnation of Yun-Harla. Solo agreed to join the Yuuzhan Vong, claiming to have embraced the True Way. The Yuuzhan Vong continued to try and capture Jaina Solo, in hopes of pitting the twins against each other in a duel. When the Jedi Ganner Rhysode attempted to rescue him, Solo knocked him unconscious and took him to the Well of the World Brain, claiming that he was going to sacrifice the Jedi to the gods. However, Solo's supposed conversion had been an act, and he began to speak to the World Brain, convincing it to cause the worldshaping of Yuuzhan'tar to fail. The World Brain agreed to help sabotage Yuuzhan'tar, which Solo knew would frustrate the Yuuzhan Vong to no end. Solo then escaped the planet, taking Vergere with him while Rhysode sacrificed himself in an epic battle that killed thousands of Yuuzhan Vong warriors.

Komm Karsh&mdash;leader of their strategic reserves&mdash;and the reserve fleet New Republic later visited Obroa-skai, planning to study the libraries on the world and gain knowledge about the New Republic. However, the New Republic ambushed the fleet, believing that Shimrra was present. Karsh was killed, and the Yuuzhan Vong's reserve fleet destroyed, a significant blow to the species. A short time later, Shimrra's Koros-Strohna landed on Yuuzhan'tar in front of thousands of assembled worshipers. The vessel buried itself on Yuuzhan'tar, becoming the Supreme Overlord's palace. Containing the Hall of Confluence, it was where Shimrra would meet with his advisors, the Yuuzhan Vong Great Council, on the state of the newly-formed Yuuzhan Vong Empire.

The World Brain, meanwhile, had acted on Solo's directive, and the worldshaping of Yuuzhan'tar was not going as planned. As a result, the Shaper in charge of the process, Ch'Gang Hool, was killed on Shimrra's orders. Despite Tsavong Lah's victories, the Supreme Overlord also criticized him for sacrificing so many of his troops, and ordered the Warmaster to hold back for now. Shimrra met frequently with the Elite, the leaders of the four main castes, and continued to rule with an iron fist. He politically crippled the Corellian Thrackan Sal-Solo when he attempted to benefit his own standing at the expense of the Yuuzhan Vong. He also ordered that Nom Anor have his agents assassinate Cal Omas, who stood to become the next ruler of the New Republic. Anor's operatives failed, much to Shimrra's displeasure. Onimi was careful to keep his true role as the puppetmaster secret, and so continued the facade of being Shimrra's familiar and jester; the other Yuuzhan Vong saw him as nothing more than the Supreme Overlord's annoying pet.

Nom Anor made a ground-breaking discovery during this time: the eighth cortex was a lie, and the gods non-existent. He kept this secret, though it caused him to lose faith in the war effort. Soon after his discernment, Anor received news of a New Republic force massing near Ebaq 9, and reported to Shimrra, who dispatched Tsavong Lah to destroy the fleet. However, it was a trap, and the Battle of Ebaq 9 saw the death of Tsavong Lah and the destruction of many Yuuzhan Vong vessels. Following the decisive victory, the New Republic was reformed into the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances. Anor, whose information had led to the battle, was forced to flee after Shimrra placed a death mark on his head. Due to Lah's death, Naas Choka was promoted to Warmaster. He felt that Tsavong Lah had let the war become too personal, and his desire to kill the Jedi, particularly the Solo twins, became an obsession that ultimately ruined him. The Yuuzhan Vong had captured many planets; now they had to hold them.

The tide turns
However, the Yuuzhan Vong&mdash;sufficiently weaker than they were at the start of the war&mdash;continued to struggle to vanquish their foes. Nen Yim's efforts to produce new technology proved fruitless, while the Jeedai heresy continued to grow. The prophet Yu'shaa had recently appeared in the underworld of Yuuzhan'tar, stirring up the Shamed Ones and converting others to the belief that the Jedi could redeem them. Yu'shaa was actually Nom Anor, who had fled from a furious Shimrra following the defeat at Ebaq 9. Furious at the Galactic Alliance's opposition, the Yuuzhan Vong refused to hold back, unleashing their forces against numerous worlds, such as '''Barab I, Rutan, and Belderone. earlier I link it as battle|planet name'''

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They also attacked the Imperial Remnant, smashing Imperial forces at Bastion. However, the Remnant rebounded with victories in the Battle of Borosk and Battle of Yaga Minor, causing Commander B'shith Vorrik to withdraw his forces from Remnant space. The Yuuzhan Vong also wiped out the warlike Yevetha species, native to the Koornacht Cluster, after learning of them from the Fia. In exchange for the information, the Fia hoped that the Yuuzhan Vong would spare them. The Yuuzhan Vong invaded their planet, however, and the Fia were only saved when the Galactic Alliance intervened.

While the Yuuzhan Vong fleet battled the Galactic Alliance in various theaters, the Yuuzhan Vong Empire faced trouble from within. Nom Anor had fled to Yuuzhan'tar's underlevels, where, going by the alias Ammorn, he joined a group of Shamed Ones promoting the Jeedai heresy. When most of the members were killed by warriors on the prowl for heretics, Anor fled, alongside Kunra and Shoon-mi Esh, both Shamed heretics. Realizing that he could use the heresy to benefit personally, the ever ambitious Nom Anor took up the identity of Yu'shaa. The word "Yu'shaa" meant prophet in the Yuuzhan Vong language, and in his guise as Yu'shaa, Anor became the leader of the Shamed heretics. He preached to the Shamed Ones that the Jedi were their salvation, and that he believed the Force to be what remained of Yun-Yuuzhan.

Anor also encouraged the Shamed Ones to prepare for the day when they would overthrow Shimrra, their archenemy and slavemaster. Because he spoke of equality and freedom, which Shamed Ones did not receive, his message inspired many of them. Anor himself did not believed what he preached; he merely planned to rally the Shamed Ones in hopes of forcibly seizing power for himself. The heresy quickly began to grow, and continued to spread beyond Yuuzhan'tar. Anor, whose identity as Yu'shaa he kept carefully guarded, was soon approached by Ngaaluh, a high-ranking Priestess. She had grown disillusioned with the Supreme Overlord, finding his promises to be empty, and so turned to the Jeedai heresy, believing that she should serve the Force. Anor used Ngaaluh as his spy; as a member of Shimrra's court, she witnessed the numerous meetings the Supreme Overlord held with his advisors, and was able to report back to Anor.

While Anor plotted to bring down Shimrra, Yuuzhan Vong agents stirred up unrest. On the edge of the galaxy's southwest quadrant, the Yuuzhan Vong infiltrated the Ssi-ruuvi Imperium, the government of the ruthless Ssi-ruuk. Disguised as a Ssi-ruu, E'thinaa became a general, and help manipulate the Ssi-ruu's attack on the planet Bakura for the Yuuzhan Vong's benefit. The Yuuzhan Vong planned to cut the Unknown Regions off from the rest of the galaxy by destroying the HoloNet relays providing communications to the region. They destroyed the Outer Rim Communications Center on Generis, and then attacked the communications facility on Esfandia. The Yuuzhan Vong's attack on Esfandia proved unsuccessful, thanks to Galactic Alliance and Imperial Remnant forces.

However, this defeat did not trouble Shimrra nearly as much as another one: the Battle of Zonama Sekot. In the Klasse Ephemora system, a fleet led by Ekh'm Val encountered a strange world. When they attacked, the planet released ships of its own, destroying most the Yuuzhan Vong vessels. Val fled back to Yuuzhan'tar, bringing a mysterious vessel with similarities to the Yuuzhan Vong's own yorik-et. Shimrra realized that this planet was Zonama Sekot, and after impounding the Sekotan fighter, killed Val and his crew. This way, he was able to prevent others from learning of Zonama Sekot, whose existence would undermine his power.

During this time, Nom Anor, in his guise as Yu'shaa, continued to spread the heresy. The Supreme Overlord appeared helpless to stop it, with more and more Shamed Ones embracing Yu'shaa's words. He had Nglaauh plant heretics in the households of Drosh Khalii and Ash'ett, two of his former rivals in the Intendant caste. When the evidence was discovered in their homes, the two were executed, much to Anor's satisfaction. After Ngaaluh accused a third Intendant of heresy, Shimrra turned on her, revealing that he suspected her to be guilty of heresy. Ngaaluh committed suicide, cutting Anor off from Shimrra's court and weakening his chances of overthrowing the Supreme Overlord.

Lumiya? see Lumiya's fleet

'''During the campaigns at Borleias, a New Republic strike team infiltrated Yuuzhan'tar in hopes of killing a Dark Jedi on the planet. Disguised in fake vonduun armor they encountered a number of Yuuzhan Vong warriors, killing them along the way. One of the groups of warriors they were attacked by was led by Denua Ku, a warrior who had been assigned with the task of preventing the captive Viqi Shesh from escaping. Ku and Shesh were killed, and the New Republic team escaped the planet, after leaving a spy in the underworld to establish a resistance.'''

Species in the galaxy

 * Ocka Dwei
 * E'thinaa
 * Shaper
 * Nom
 * Yomin
 * Vongerella

Behind the scenes
The Yuuzhan Vong were created for The New Jedi Order series. They first appeared in the inaugural novel Vector Prime in the series. did stuff in the series later sourcebooks

The concept of a large, multi-book series came during a 1998 meeting held between several authors and employees of Lucas Licensing, as they sought to create one unified story. Originally planned to consist of thirty books, The New Jedi Order eventually ended with nineteen novels, from 1999 to 2003. Bantam Spectra and Dark Horse Comics had previously been planning a storyline involving an alien invasion. Del Rey picked up this idea, and those planning the series began to develop the Yuuzhan Vong, a species which Nom Anor, a character from Crimson Empire II: Council of Blood, would belong to. Shelly Shapiro suggested using the name "Vong", from a restaurant of the same name in New York City. Upon suggestions for a more exotic name, Shapiro added the prefix "Yunan." The name was then changed to "Yunnan Vong," and after the creative team planning the series decided they wanted it to sound less Asian, it became "Yuzzan Vong," then "Yuzhan Vong," before the decision-makers decided on "Yuuzhan Vong."

As decreed by George Lucas, the invaders could not be Force-users. When the team behind the series wanted to kill a major character, Lucas also proclaimed that Luke Skywalker could not be killed, and that Anakin Solo had to be killed instead of Jacen. Still seeking to kill a major character to respond to those who thought that Star Wars had become too predictable and boring, the creative team decided to kill Chewbacca, on the suggestion of Randy Stradley. Because they are responsible for the deaths of Chewbacca and Anakin Solo&mdash;and to a lesser extent, many minor characters&mdash;the Yuuzhan Vong are controversial among fans. still may need another source

The species evolved over the series. R. A. Salvatore suggested that they utilize unique biotechnology, an idea the creative team. They expanded on that by coming up with the Yuuzhan Vong's hatred for machinery. The Azec and Mayan cultures served as models for the Yuuzhan Vong, which the two ancient cultures inspiring the Yuuzhan Vong's rigid caste system, numerous gods, and rituals of mutilation. Salvatore first came up with the idea of what the Yuuzhan Vong looked like, while Mike Stackpole created the ranks among the species, and drew on Central American mythology to develop their gods. Gregory Keyes and Kathy Tyers were responsible for expanding the Shaper and warrior castes and conceiving of many of the Yuuzhan Vong creatures. The Yuuzhan Vong language, meanwhile, grew as the series continued. The concept of the Yuuzhan Vong loving pain originated in the Dark Tide Duology by Michael A. Stackpole. Though originally meant to apply only to Domain Shai, later authors incorporated it into the entire species, despite the creative team trying to dial it down.

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In Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, the Mandalorian Canderous Ordo describes an encounter with a strange ship that resembled an asteroid. When he used a thermal generator to melt the frozen methane covering the object, it activated, and fired several shots at the Mandalorians before fleeing. The Mandalorians were able to track the probe's hyperspace wake to the edge of the galaxy, and then gave up the chase. Though his description of this asteroid sounds like a Yuuzhan Vong ship, it has not been confirmed by any source.

Quotes
"All living creatures serve the Yuuzhan Vong. And we serve the gods."

- Tsavong Lah

"We will take your whole galaxy. We will destroy your machines. They are an abomination. We will share our ways. We will share our beliefs. We will share pain."

- Sha'kel

"For all the evil the enemy do, they aren't dark, exactly&mdash;the enemy are entirely outside the Force."

- Jacen Solo

"They were brutal, merciless, and unstoppable. They killed for the pleasure of it and seemed fulfilled by it."

- Garqi refugee

"We do not live side by side with impurity. Your civilization is built on abominations. Your galaxy is polluted. We have come to cleanse it, so that others besides our warrior caste may occupy it and live cleanly here. It is our destiny, according to Supreme Overlord Shimrra and the priests."

- Warmaster Tsavong Lah to Leia Organa Solo

"Knowledge cannot be created; that is the stuff of heresy."

- Yal Phaath

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

- Yu'shaa

"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

"We shall teach the New Republic the glory of the gods."

- Shimrra Jamaane

"The Yuuzhan Vong was tall, muscular, and humanlike, but his face and body were horribly scarred and disfigured. He had no hair, and his nose was practically missing. He was horrible to behold."

- Garqi refugee

"The ancient texts are unclear. It appears we were invaded by a race that was more technological than animate. We called on the gods for protection, and they came to our aid, providing us with the knowledge we needed to convert our living resources to weapons. We defeated the threat, and, empowered by our victory, we gradually became conquerors of other species and civilizations."

- Harrar

"There's an invasion coming. A massive assault force of dark ships, shadowy figures, and weapons of great power, based on organic technology of a sort we've never seen before. We believe these Far Outsiders, as we call them, already have a foothold at the far edge of the galaxy, and even now have scouting parties seeking information on worlds and peoples to conquer."

- Kinman Doriana

"I made an alliance with the reborn Empire at Bastion. We manufactured a cause for war, making the Vong seem responsible. Split, the Galactic Alliance began to fight itself. And so died."

- Darth Krayt

"They've got technology, sweetheart. They just build it in different ways."

- Han Solo, to Leia Organa Solo

"The Yuuzhan Vong are coming. I do not give you this warning so that you can prepare to face them. You cannot fight the Yuuzhan Vong. I tell you simply&mdash;run."

- Arbeloa

"Don't make the mistake of underestimating the Yuuzhan Vong. Too many of us have already paid a terrible price for doing just that."

- Danni Quee

"It is not your galaxy. You have merely infested it for a time. We have come to end the infection, in the name of glorious Yun-Yuuzhan."

- Yuuzhan Vong warrior

"Some have interpreted the ancient texts to imply that we were&hellip;banished&hellip;for our infatuation with war and conquest."

- Harrar

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 * Star Wars Miniatures: Attack on Endor&mdash;Scenario Booklet app

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Appearances

 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Rogue Planet
 * Outbound Flight
 * Shatterpoint
 * Death in the Slave Pits of Lorrd
 * Crimson Empire II: Council of Blood
 * Vision of the Future
 * Survivor's Quest
 * Boba Fett: A Practical Man
 * Vector Prime
 * Star Wars: Invasion: Refugees
 * Star Wars: Invasion: Rescues
 * 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
 * Dark Nest III: The Swarm War
 * Betrayal
 * Bloodlines
 * Tempest
 * Exile
 * Sacrifice
 * Inferno
 * Fury
 * Revelation
 * Invincible
 * Crosscurrent
 * Millennium Falcon
 * Outcast
 * Omen
 * Abyss
 * Backlash
 * Allies
 * Star Wars: Legacy 8: Allies
 * Star Wars: Legacy 1: Broken, Part 1
 * Star Wars: Legacy 4: Noob
 * Star Wars: Legacy 5: Broken, Part 4
 * Star Wars: Legacy 9: Trust Issues, Part 1
 * Star Wars: Legacy: Ghosts
 * Star Wars: Legacy: Claws of the Dragon
 * Star Wars: Legacy 27: Into the Core
 * Star Wars: Legacy 29: Vector, Part 10
 * Star Wars: Legacy 30: Vector, Part 11
 * Star Wars: Legacy 37: Tatooine, Part 1
 * Star Wars: Legacy 39: Tatooine, Part 3
 * Star Wars: Legacy 41: Rogue's End
 * Star Wars: Legacy 43: Monster, Part 1
 * Star Wars: Legacy 44: Monster, Part 2
 * Star Wars: Legacy 45: Monster, Part 3
 * Star Wars: Legacy 45: Monster, Part 3

Notes and references
Category:Extragalactic species Category:Force-sensitive species Category:Resistance groups Category:Sentient species (Y) Category:Unknown Regions species Category:Slaver organizations  

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