Capture of Kalast

The Capture of Kalast was the final battle in a long search for the Imperial traitor Kalast, who slipped datacodes for the Galactic Empire's superweapon, the Death Star 1, which had enough power to destroy entire worlds.

Prelude
The search started on Thyferra, where Kalast was commanding a Rebel outpost. He escaped from the destruction of the base due to a miscalculation made by a commanding Field Commander.

After putting down the Fondor Uprising that occured during the Imperial Army's absence from the planet, Darth Vader hired Boba Fett to take down the defenses around Ilum, where native pirates supplied Kalast with weapons.

After gathering information from the Pirate leader, the Empire attacked a Rebel Jabiim support unit during the First Battle of Jabiim, where information was gathered that Kalast owned a Rebel estate over Atzerri. Upon the initiation of the Second Battle of Atzerri, the rogue Imperial fled. Darth Vader and Palpatine started a series of scouting missions across The Galaxy with a fleet including Immobilizer 418 cruisers to capture Kalast once and for all.

The Hunt
The Imperial Navy engaged the Alliance Fleet in a string of battles around the Outer Rim of the galaxy, from Shola to Dantooine to Nal Hutta, destroying several Alliance Space Stations in a desperate attempt to find him. The were able to pin Kalast down several times, but failed. After several battles, the final battle commenced which would bring the search for Kalast to an end.

The capture
Darth Vader found one of Kalast's last remaining strongholds. The Immobilizer cruisers were activated, preventing his escape. As the fleet exchanged fire, combat ships ambushed Kalast's flagship and destroyed it's shields and other weak points.

He was severely crippled, and an Imperial-I-class Star Destroyer swooped in and caught Kalast in its tractor beam.

The long search was finally over.

Aftermath
The capture of Kalast would lead to the obtainment of key Rebel information, including the information on the Bothans aiding Kalast in his spying, which would lead to a massacre of Bothans by Palpatine in the Mission to Bothawui.

With some of the aid of Kalast, the Rebels would destroy the Death Star.

Appearances

 * Empire at War