Battle of Yuuzhan'tar

"The war is ended."

- Warmaster Nas Choka

The Second Battle of Coruscant, also known as the Liberation of Coruscant and the Battle of Yuuzhan'tar, was a battle between the Galactic Alliance and the Yuuzhan Vong, and the final battle of the Yuuzhan Vong War.

Pre-Battle
The arrival of Zonama Sekot caused mass panic and awe amongst the Yuuzhan Vong. The prophet Yu'shaa, in truth Nom Anor, had been preaching to the Shamed Ones that Zonama Sekot's arrival would signal the fall of the Elite's oppression of the Shamed Ones. The Shamed Ones, seeing their hour at hand, went into open revolt, dividing the forces of the Warrior caste. Zonama Sekot also dispersed the Rainbow Bridge of asteroids, causing the planet's Dovin basal's to focus on keeping asteroids from falling to the planet. Already engaged at Mon Calamari, Warmaster Nas Choka ordered the Yuuzhan Vong fleet to return to Yuuzhan'tar, and recalled forces from many other planets in the Yuuzhan Vong Empire. However, some Domains refused to acknowledge the order, for fear they would have to attack Zonama Sekot. Regardless, Choka was able to amass a huge force, ready to attack the planetary intruder. When it was assembled, Shimrra Jamaane, the Supreme Overlord of the Yuuzhan Vong, ordered them to hold position.

Shimrra was utterly terrified of Zonama Sekot. His ascension to the throne had come about by overthrowing Supreme Overlord Quoreal, who had balked at invading over the presence of Zonama Sekot. However, he reasoned that since its technology was similar to Yuuzhan Vong Shaping Protocols, it thus could fall to things designed to attack the Yuuzhan Vong. Shimrra thus ordered a Slayer ship infected with the Alpha Red virus to crash into Zonama Sekot.

But things just got worse for Shimrra. Sekot had furnished the Jedi Knights with Zonama Sekotan Fighters, which were living vessels, just like the Yuuzhan Vong's ships. Saying that the Gods had provided Sekot with the Vessels in punishment of allowing the Jeedai heresy to continue, Shimrra ordered all Shamed Ones executed at once, placing Nom Anor in charge of the killing squads. However, apparently believing he was going to lose, Shimrra commanded the World Brain to begin a series of fire and earthquakes that would ultimately render the planet uninhabitable. Anor, believing Shimrra psychotic, defected over to the Shamed Ones.

The Battle
Meanwhile the rest of the Galactic Alliance Defense Fleet rocketed into the Coruscant system and opened fire with all weapons on the screening of Dovin basals. Many battle groups jumped to hyperspace from Mon Calamari, Eriadu, Hapes and other worlds and focused different strengths on the different planets near Coruscant. A team of Jedi Knights infiltrated the planet surface and rendezvous with the intelligence officer Baljos Arnjak. Galactic Alliance soldiers arrived and fought the Yuuzhan Vong alongside Page's Commandos.

In an attempt to prevent the World Brain from rendering Coruscant uninhabitable, Han and Leia Organa Solo, with help from C-3PO, R2-D2, and the Priest Harrar, drove the Millennium Falcon into an opening at the Well of the World Brain, but were attacked by High Priest Jakan, Master Shaper Qelah Kwaad, and High Prefect Drathul. The Elite prepared to sacrifice the intruders to the World Brain, but Shamed Ones and renegade Warriors broke in and took down Drathul's forces, who was strangled by Nom Anor. Then, with help from Jacen Solo's link to it, the World Brain's actions ceased.

Luke Skywalker and the Solo twins fought their way to Shimrra's Citadel, backed up by Judder Page and his commandos, whom, despite their best efforts, were unable to keep up with the Jedi as they leaped from rooftop to rooftop, balcony to balcony.

On one part of the battlefield, Jacen faced Tu-Scart and Sgauru, the infamous 'Biter' and the 'Beater' pair. However, he used the Force to persuade the World Brain which controlled them to turn on its Yuuzhan Vong masters. Since the World Brain controlled all the Yuuzhan Vong war beasts present at the battle including the 'pair', it used Sgauru to transport Jacen to the Citadel, where the Yuuzhan Vong command was located.

Unfortunately, this action angered the surrounding Chazrach slaves whom began pelting both warbeasts with razor and thud bugs, and firejelly grenades. Luckily for the 'Beater and Biter', help arrived when the artillery beasts turned on the Chazrach. This chaos allowed the Galactic Alliance forces to recapture the Glitannai Esplanade canyon.

Having reached Shimrra's Citadel, the three Jedi attacked Shimrra's personal body guards, the Slayers, before being able to get to Shimrra. Onimi, Shimrra's familiar, fled with Jaina Solo in pursuit. Shimrra and Luke engaged in a vicious battle, where Shimrra pined the Jedi Master to the ground with his Sceptre of Power. Shimrra then revealed that he had Anakin Solo's lightsaber, and moved to strike Luke. Luke allowed the scepter to bite him, grabbed the lightsaber, and decapitated the Dread Lord. Luke then told Jacen Solo to go find Jaina.

Jaina, however, discovered that Omini was the real Supreme Overlord, and that he still had a connection to the Force. Omini incapacitated Jaina, and then took the Citadel into space. Jacen engaged Omini in a battle of strength in the Force. There, Jacen achieved a higher level of power, and dissolved Omini.

The vessel began to die, and Nom Anor lead the Solo family to the coffer's yorik-trema. Anor attempted to send them into the garbage disposal system, but Jacen realized his intentions. Anor used his plaeryin bol, directing a shot at Han Solo, but Jacen took it, and managed to convert it to water. Leia then sliced off the intendant's hand, but in the end Han Solo offered to let him leave with them. Anor renounced both the Galactic Alliance and the Yuuzhan Vong, remaining aboard the coffer. The Solo family managed to get off in time. Then the vessel then exploded. Also, Zonama Sekot unleashed a swarm of insectile craft that dragged the infected coralskipper into deep space.

Believing Shimrra dead and that the Gods had abandoned them, a horrified Nas Choka ordered the Yuuzhan Vong to stand down, and join him in surrender, or join Shimrra in death. Most of his command staff opted to put themselves to the coufee, while hundreds&mdash;if not thousands&mdash;of coralskippers and pickets converted themselves to living missles. The Liberation of Coruscant was a success and the Yuuzhan Vong surrendered. Unfortunately, what the Galactic Alliance had recovered was a planet so heavily Vongformed that it was unrecognizable.

Galactic Alliance

 * Wedge Antilles
 * Baljos Arnjak
 * Lando Calrissian
 * Tendra Risant Calrissian
 * Airen Cracken
 * Jagged Fel
 * Kyle Katarn
 * Talon Karrde
 * Jaden Korr
 * Traest Kre'fey
 * Garik Loran
 * Gilad Pellaeon
 * Carlist Rieekan
 * Luke Skywalker
 * Mara Jade Skywalker
 * Han Solo
 * Jacen Solo
 * Jaina Solo
 * Leia Organa Solo
 * Sien Sovv

Yuuzhan Vong

 * Nom Anor
 * Nas Choka
 * Onimi
 * Shimrra Jamaane
 * High Prefect Drathul
 * High Priest Jakan

Appearances

 * The Unifying Force