Battle of Coruscant (Yuuzhan Vong War)

The First Battle of Coruscant, otherwise known as the Fall of Coruscant, was the great battle that resulted in Coruscant, the capital of the New Republic falling into the hands of the ruthless extragalactic Yuuzhan Vong. It was one of the most ferocious battles of the Yuuzhan Vong War and perhaps the most destructive Battle of Coruscant in history.

The Battle
The Yuuzhan Vong warfleet attacked Coruscant from the OboRin Comet Cluster, having assembled at Borleias. They used refugee ships containing prisoners from earlier battles to shield the Yuuzhan Vong fleet. Even with the efforts of leaders such as Garm Bel Iblis (commanding Fleet Group Two and who attempted to confront the Vong fleet head on), Admiral Kre'fey (commanding Fleet Group One which stood off to the side while resorting to long range combat), Wedge Antilles (commanding Fleet Group Three), Carlist Rieekan (commanding the Coruscant Planetary Defense Force) and Luke Skywalker, the Yuuzhan Vong were too plentiful to be stopped. It was said that the Yuuzhan Vong fleet numbered "tens of thousands" of ships, and that half of the New Republic Navy was present.

The refugee ships which were taken from captured refugee convoys from worlds including Ralltiir and Rhinnal, which were piloted by Yuuzhan Vong, were deliberately smashed into Coruscant's shields to weaken them. This tactic worked, as eventually whole shield-grids failed, and the surface shield-generators exploded. Even the orbital defense platforms could not stop the advance of the Yuuzhan Vong. Soon Coruscant's skyline was burning with crashing vessels and plasma fire from the battle above. Even Orbital Defense Headquarters was crippled, and fell out of orbit to the surface. During the battle, Luke Skywalker and other Jedi from the Eclipse base targeted the enemy war co-ordinating Yammosks, and manage to destroy four of them.

Meanwhile Han Solo and Leia on board the Millennium Falcon attempted to rescue Chief of State Borsk Fey'lya but were tasked with rescuing Luke Skywalker and Mara Jade Skywalker. The second assault wave was thousands of Yorik-trema dropships, Tsik-Seru airskimmers, swarms of Yorik-Vec assault cruisers and Coralskippers, legions of Yuuzhan Vong warriors, and Chazrach support troops. In desperation, Bel Iblis' Fleet was firing on the refugee ships in an attempt to halt the enemy advancement, but this tactic fell foul of Admirals Sovv and Kre'fey, who didn't agree with the killing of innocent refugees. Coruscant did have extensive mine fields, but these didn't have quite as large an impact as desired.



At the Imperial Palace, Tsavong Lah's aide Romm Zqar tried to force Borsk Fey'lya to surrender. When he refused, he was killed. But before the Chief of State died he had planted a bomb in the Imperial Palace triggered by his heartbeat. This resulted in the deaths of the Chief of State, 25,000 Yuuzhan Vong warriors, the destruction of a portion of the Imperial Palace along with the data towers, many surrounding buildings and several Yuuzhan Vong vessels. Prior to his death, Fey'lya had ordered the data towers to be destroyed, to prevent valuable information getting into the hands of the Yuuzhan Vong.

The battle lasted for several days, with heavy casualties on both sides. The Chazrach slave soldiers would perform most of the hard fighting deep down in the lower levels of Coruscant. Many of its citizens were forced to flee the former capital world of the New Republic while those who did not manage to escape were forced to flee into the city planet's lower levels. Senator Viqi Shesh met her end during the battle, having been targeted for death by her Vong masters; she voluntarily stepped through a window to her death rather than loose powwer. Many others Senators, fearing for their lives, commandeered bits of the fleet and escaped to their sectors as the battle progressed. The New Republic Navy was somewhat diminished as a result. The third wave was a biotoxin in the form of green algae released by the Yuuzhan Vong which devoured many of the buildings including dead bodies and left behind black spots. Coralskipper and Yorik-Vec squadrons bombed the devastated city world causing damage to the defenders. The Yuuzhan Vong eventually captured Coruscant and had it terraformed and renamed Yuuzhan'tar after their homeworld.

Aftermath
But Tsavong Lah had also made a huge military mistake. By simply sending the Warriors in waves, and by ordering some of his own vessels to collide with the planet's shields, he caused massive casualties among his own soldiers. Exact casualties are unknown, but Supreme Overlord Shimrra would soon comment that following the costly losses of 'Battle Plan Coruscant' a full third of the Warrior caste had died during the course of their invasion of the Galaxy.

The New Republic all but disintegrated after the battle. Though the Senate had been withdrawing fleets to the Core Worlds since the war began, many fleets lost coordination. Several planets immediately capitulated outright, recieving little better treatment. In the initial aftermath, Councilor Pwoe, the Quarren Senator of Dac, declared himself Chief of State, intending to sacrifice the New Republic in hopes for his own survival. The Senate denounced Pwoe, but the Republic did not regain any sort of cohesion until the election of Cal Omas as President of the New Republic. Omas, a former Rebel soldier, had come to the conclusion that the Senate and the Advisory Council were grossly unqualified to conduct the War in any competent fashion, an opinion the New Republic populace also soon held. But perhaps most importantly, the Jedi's actions during the Battle had placed the order on the populace's better side. Using the political clout, Omas reorganized the New Republic into the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances, stripping the Senate of much executive power, and confining it to legislative duties. He also formed the High Council, which finally gave the Jedi a role in the war effort.

While it may have killed the New Republic, the Fall of Coruscant also decided the eventual outcome of the Yuuzhan Vong War.

New Republic

 * Adarahk
 * Wedge Antilles
 * Ba'tra
 * Lando Calrissian
 * Cilghal
 * C-3PO
 * Kyp Durron
 * Borsk Fey'lya
 * Godt
 * Garm Bel Iblis
 * Traest Kre'fey
 * Meewalh
 * Muun
 * Rabb
 * Carlist Rieekan
 * R2-D2
 * Ben Skywalker
 * Luke Skywalker
 * Mara Jade Skywalker
 * Han Solo
 * Leia Organa Solo
 * Sien Sovv
 * Garv Tomas
 * Yeel
 * YVH 1-1A
 * YVH 1-507A

Yuuzhan Vong

 * Dab Hantaq
 * Maal Lah
 * Tsavong Lah
 * Viqi Shesh
 * Yammosks
 * Romm Zqar

New Republic

 * Bail Organa
 * Byrt
 * Errant Venture
 * Lady Luck
 * Millennium Falcon
 * Mon Mothma
 * Swift Dreams

Yuuzhan Vong

 * Kratak
 * Sunulok
 * Wicked Pleasure

Appearances

 * Star by Star