Devastation of Da Soocha

"After the bombardment is complete, dispatch Stormtroopers to make certain there are no survivors. ''" "''Don’t you think that’s overkill, Lord Azard"

- Darth Azardand Moff Yage

The Destruction of Da Soocha occurred during the Second Imperial Civil War in 137 ABY when the Sith Empire’s First Sith Imperial Strikeforce unleashed deadly toxins on the watery world of Da Soocha and bombarded the Hutt Temple Maya Armus in Napdu. The Imperial Skull Squadron then decimated all fleeing starships while Stormtroopers eliminated all remaining survivors. While this was hailed an Imperial victory by Rulf Yage, the Sith’s actions garnered the outrage of the Hutts who made overtures to Cade Skywalker.

History
Following the Genocide of Mon Calamari on Dac, several Mon Calamari survivors fled to the watery world of Da Soocha in the remote Cyax system. The Hutt Azzim Anjiliac Atirue ran a spa at the Hutt Temple of Maya Armus in Napdu. In response, the Sith Empire dispatched the First Sith Imperial Strikeforce under the two Sith Vul Isen and Darth Azard to punish Azzim by rendering Da Soocha uninhabitable by bombing the world’s oceans with deadly toxins. These toxins had been deployed to great effect on Dac, exterminating all living organisms on the planet including billions of Mon Calamari and Quarren.

The Sith confronted Azzim, who tried to offer the service of his spas and denied accusations that he had harbored Mon Calamari refugees. Anticipating the destruction of the Sith, he ordered his Twi’lek secretary Xanif to transmit the recording of the meeting to his uncle Vedo Anjiliac Atirue on the Hutt capital Nal Hutta and to escape or die in the attempted. On the bridge of the War Hammer, Azard ordered the deployment of Sith-Imperial bombers of Squadron Quad Victor that would deposit the deadly toxin into the oceans of Da Soocha; exterminating all life on that world. These bombers quickly accomplished their mission and return to the War Hammer.

Azard also ordered the secondary deployment of Stormtroopers to eliminate all survivors which Yage regarded as overkill. Yage then ordered the Star Destroyer’s turbolaser batteries to obliterate Azzim’s Maya Armus on Napdu, killing most of the inhabitants including the Hutt Azim who could only contemplate his last moments. Several civilian freighters attempted to escape the Imperial onslaught but were intercepted by Darth Rauder’s Skull Squadron which quickly wiped out all the survivors.

On the ground, Stormtroopers led by Sergeant Harkag mopped up the remaining survivors. One of his subordinates Corporal Trask expressed disapproval of the ethics behind his Sith masters’ actions. However, Harkag reasoned that they were only following orders. With the elimination of all survivors and the pollution of Da Soocha completed, Yage was praised for his actions and hailed as the Conqueror of Da Soocha. However, Yage was ashamed and tormented by his guilt.

Aftermath
Azzim’s uncle Vedo received a recording of the events on Da Soocha and convened a meeting of the Hutt leadership on the capital Nal Hutta to consider entering the war on the side of the Galactic Alliance Remnant and the Fel Empire in retaliation for the Sith atrocities on Da Soocha. The former Jedi Cade Skywalkwer received a transmission from Queen Jool who requested the former’s presence at this meeting.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Legacy 48: Extremes, Part 1