Heinsnake plot

The Heinsnake plot was an event that occurred in the early stages in the Imperial period.

Background
Several ages prior, a cult of Dark Side sorcerers wielding magic that rivaled that of even the Sith Lord's usage of the Dark Side had existed. They had been believed by the Sith to have died out by the time of the Clone Wars ages later.

After the Declaration of a New Order and the creation of the Galactic Empire in 19 BBY, Darth Vader had murdered the son of a wealthy industrialist, which led to the industrialist to arrange a hit on Darth Vader as revenge, sending nine assassins to kill Vader, with all but one being killed by Vader. Shortly thereafter, the Galactic Emperor, Palpatine, was nearly assassinated by a member of the Heinsnake cult. Palpatine, realizing the threat the cult posed to both his reign and the survival of the Sith Order, ordered Vader to locate and vanquish the cult.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Ninth Assassin