Ugnaught rebellion

The Ugnaught Rebellion (3 ABY) was the informal name attributed to an uprising that took place in Cloud City on the planet, Bespin, shortly after the Battle of Hoth.

Background
Lando Calrissian had been the Baron Administrator of Cloud City during the Galactic Civil War, but he voluntarily relinquished his position in order to embark upon a campaign to rescue his captured friend, Han Solo from the clutches of the crime lord, Jabba the Hutt. In his absence, Cloud City fell under Imperial control. The Emperor dispatched an officer from the Imperial Navy named Captain Hugo Treece to take control of Cloud City.

Captain Treece had been involved in an illegal embezzling scheme. In order to cover up discrepancies in his account activity he bolstered labor in Cloud City by enslaving the city’s Ugnaught population.

Revolution
After a short period of time, the Ugnaught workers staged an uprising. Led by their wealthy leader, King Ozz, they rose from the underbelly of the refineries and planted twelve Talking bombs at different locations throughout the city. They alerted Captain Treece to their plan and allowed him the opportunity to evacuate the city. Captain Treece had the cyborg aide, Lobot, slice into the central computer and temporarily deactivate all of the bombs.

Shortly thereafter, the Ugnaught leader, King Ozz, reunited with Lando Calrissian. Lando learned of the enslavement of the Ugnaughts and vowed to assist them in overthrowing Captain Treece. They boarded several Floatboats and departed from the marshland city of Ugnorgrad and headed for Cloud City.

Meanwhile, Luke Skywalker and Shira Brie likewise landed in Cloud City. They located the Imperial garrison and engaged in a firefight with Captain Treece’s Stormtrooper squads.

Resolution
Luke Skywalker used the power of the Force to trip the primers on all of the Talking bombs. However, this effort did not cause the actual bombs to detonate. Captain Treece and his men erringly believed that the bombs had exploded and that Cloud City was going to fall from the sky. Treece ordered a strategic withdrawal and the Imperial regiment abandoned Bespin. The slavery of the Ugnaught tribes was finally over. The Ugnaught holojournalist, Arrs Fivvile, filmed the final moments of the epic struggle from the prow of his Floatboat. Arrs’ journalistic contributions to this historical event earned him planet-wide recognition.

Aftermath
Lando Calrissian instructed Lobot to slice into Captain Treece’s bank accounts on Aargau. He transferred a large sum of Treece’s embezzled funds and re-deposited them into Darth Vader’s private banking account. This act completely exposed Treece’s covert actions to the Emperor. When Emperor Palpatine discovered what Treece had been involved with, he had him summarily executed.

Appearances

 * Marvel Star Wars 56: Coffin in the Clouds


 * Marvel Star Wars 57: Hello, Bespin, Goodbye