Battle over Coruscant

The Battle of Falleen's Fist was a three-way battle between the Galactic Empire, the Rebel Alliance, and Prince Xizor's Black Sun organization immediately after the rescue of Princess Leia Organa.

The battle
With a thermal detonator thrown into the sewer shaft in Xizor's Palace, the building had to be evacuated in 5 minutes. Most of the supplement of the building escaped. The royal guards and Xizor fled to the Falleen's Fist, Xizor's personal skyhook. Dash Rendar, Leia Organa, Luke Skywalker, Chewbacca, and Lando Calrissian fled the building in the Millennium Falcon.

Dash transferred to the Outrider, and Rogue Squadron came out of hyperspace due to a distress signal sent by Leebo. Three rebel pilots were destroyed, and the Black Sun was gaining an advantage. Darth Vader, in the Executor came out of hyperspace and deployed garrisons of TIE fighters and ordered to attack Xizor's personal navy. Xizor, outraged, asked what was going on, but instead, Darth Vader gave Xizor two minutes to surrender or be destroyed. Xizor defiantly ignored Vader's ultimatum and the skyhook was destroyed by the ' Executor's turbolasers, violently exploding and killing everyone on board.

Dash Rendar appeared to be killed when the Outrider was hit by debris from the explosion, but was a trick. He left the Alliance afterward.

Aftermath
Rogue Squadron moved onto Prefsbelt IV to deliver the Tydirium to the Alliance, and Luke and company went to Tatooine to rescue Han Solo.

Appearances

 * Shadows of the Empire comic / Shadows of the Empire novel

Batalha de Falleen's Fist