Subjugation of Jabiim

The Battle of Jabiim (Galactic Civil War) was a battle between the Galactic Empire and the Jabiimite rebels in 0 BBY, decades after the Clone Wars. After the Clone Wars, Jabiim was used by the Empire as a mining world with the result of its valuable ore supplies being exhausted. During the Imperial occupation, a Jabiimite rebel group had been opposing the Imperials for about 19 years without support from other rebel groups. Yet, Emperor Palpatine is not willing to withdraw the last of his Stormtroopers off the planet. The harder they fight, the tighter the Imperial grip becomes.

Help arrives in the form of the Rebel Alliance, which is hoping to convince the fiercely independent Jabiimi to join their galaxy-wide cause. They dispatch Luke Skywalker and several other Rebels to help the local rebels though Skywalker doesn't realize he's stepped into his father's shadow-or that the name "Skywalker" may earn him a death sentence from his would be allies! During the Clone Wars, as a Jedi Knight serving the Old Republic, Anakin Skywalker had betrayed the Jabiimi and the locals did not forget or forgive.

Upon landing on Jabiim, they are greeted by a furious mob and are taken prisoner by the very people they had been sent to help. Luke tries to find out what exactly his father did many years ago. Meanwhile, the only people from whom they could expect any help- X-wing pilots Wedge Antilles and Hobbie Klivian discover an Imperial fleet approaching Jabiim with orders to kill or enslave its inhabitants. Among the Imperial fleet are Acclamator-class Assault Ships, which are used as slave ships. This indicates to the two Rebel pilots that the Empire has come to enslave Jabiim.

Meanwhile, on Jabiim, Luke Skywalker and his captors have joined forces to battle an Imperial assault force of Stormtroopers and immense walker transports like AT-ATs and AT-TEs. But Luke's had a hard time focussing his fledgling Jedi abilities since he was haunted by the fact that his father, Anakin Skywalker, was not a hero to the people of Jabiim, but a traitor! After the disastrous Battle of Jabiim, Anakin had refused to evacuate the Jabiimi loyalists and as a result, they suffered under the Separatist occupation.

With superior technology, the Imperials won the battle and crushed the rebellion. However, the Empire also made a deal with a group of wealthy Jabiimi: in exchange for their own freedom, they would give the rest of the planet's population to the Imperials as slaves.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Empire 29: In the Shadows of Their Fathers, Part 1
 * Star Wars Empire 30: In the Shadows of Their Fathers, Part 2
 * Star Wars Empire 32: In the Shadows of Their Fathers, Part 3
 * Star Wars Empire 33: In the Shadows of Their Fathers, Part 4
 * Star Wars Empire 34: In the Shadows of Their Fathers, Part 5