Battle of Felucia (Great Jedi Purge)

The Battle of Felucia was a series of skirmishes between the Galactic Empire and the Felucian race. An order was issued to Imperials stationed on the planet to enact complete genocide of the Felucian race, which had turned savage under the influence of Dark Jedi Maris Brood. Much of the race had retreated into the Ancient Abyss, and so a Sarlaac stabilizer was built to allow passage into the creature to round up any survivors and kill them. During the course of the battle, Brood had taken Senator Bail Organa hostage, who had come to the planet to find Shaak Ti, he was unaware she had been killed a year before. Galen Marek arrived to extract Organa later during the battle, and so casualties on both sides of the conflict was immense.

Prelude
Following the assassination of Shaak Ti, the planet would go unprotected, and the Empire would come in and take over. Maris Brood, stranded on the planet, succumbed to the planet's dark side energies, and the Felucian tribes with her. Now considered a savage species, Imperial forces on the planet sought to kill every last Felucian. The Felucians didn't go out without a fight, and returned fire.

Genocide
Survivors of the Felucian species either engaged in warfare with the Imperials, or fled into the maw of the massive Sarlaac, to them, their Ancient Abyss. The Empire needed to round up these survivors, and restrained the Sarlaac, building the Sarlaac stabilizer, which consisted of the main elevator, three bridges, chains restraining the Sarlaac tentacles, and three power generators. This allowed entrance into the Sarlaac, which was so massive that it was possible to navigate its insides without being digested.

AT-STs were among the reinforcements sent down to the planet, landing in capsules ejected from ships in space. Incinerator troopers and Heavy stormtroopers made up much of the Empire's forces, along with Purge troopers. Felucians used Rancor mounts to great effect.

Arrival of Galen Marek
Using Leia Organa, who was rescued from Kashyyyk as a bargain chip, Galen Marek needed Bail Organa to help him form an army to oppose the Emperor. Sensing his presence on Felucia, Felucia was his next target. The Rogue Shadow landed in the middle of a firefight between the Felucians and stormtroopers. Every last one was killed.

He destroyed at least 2 AT-STs deployed from AT-ST drop pods, and reached the Sarlaac stabilizer. Sensing the creature's pain, he freed it of the chains restraining it, and powered the main lift, searching its stomach for Organa. He had lost communication with Juno Eclipse inside, and was met with both Imperial and Felucians inside. Once he reached the creature's lung, he was spewed out.

"Oh we're not crazy, we've just embraced the power of the Dark Side."

- Maris Brood to Senator Organa and Starkiller.



After being expelled from the sarlacc, Marek found himself in between the conflict raging between the Felucian natives and the Imperial pacification forces. It was here that Marek discovered that the Felucians were making use of their Rancor's mounts as weapons against the advanced technology used by the Empire. Being caught in the fighting, Starkiller was forced to kill soldiers from both sides as well as kill numerous Rancor mounts. He eventually came upon the Rancor Graveyard, it was here that Senator Organa was present and Marek attempted to free the senator. He was informed by Bail Organa that they needed to get away, as Shaak Ti's apprentice had gone mad. It was then, that they were confronted by Brood, who said she was not crazy, but had embraced the power of the Dark Side. Marek attempted to warn her off by saying that he did not want to hurt her, but she replied by saying he would not as her new pet would not allow it to happen.

A fight broke out with Starkiller focusing his efforts on the large Bull Rancor. He ultimately defeated the large beast through the use of the Force and sent it crashing into the ground, where it sunk and fell into an underground chamber.

The Duel
Now alone, the two Force users battled one another over the senator. Maris Brood proved to be quite vicious in her attempts to kill the young Sith apprentice. As part of her efforts to kill Starkiller, she threw one of her lightsabers, but Starkiller caught it and used it against her. Furthermore, with no allies to aid her, she was forced to use her Force Cloak abilities to hide her from Starkiller, but this resulted in her being struck by lightning.

Defeated, Maris begged Starkiller to spare her life, as she said she was beaten with their being no need to kill her. She furthermore stated that it was not her fault, as she had been driven mad by being abandoned by Shaak Ti on Felucia. Galen allowed her to escape and she hurried into the forests of the planet. Upon freeing the senator, Organa said that Maris reminded him of another Jedi who had fallen to the dark side, and that Galen should not have let her escape. However, Marek replied by saying that she would never be free, as she would be haunted by the memories of her actions on Felucia.

With Organa saved, Starkiller took him to the Rogue Shadow where they discussed plans for a rebellion against the Empire. However, Organa was not convinced as open rebellion was too dangerous, and stated that they needed a sign to show that the Empire was weak. Galen said he would meditate on the matter and inform them of his next decision.

Appearances

 * The Force Unleashed comic
 * The Force Unleashed video game
 * The Force Unleashed novel