- "The political situation on Alderaan is highly complicated. The world's ruling families are mired in a civil war for control of the planet."
- ―General Garza
The Alderaan Civil War was a conflict on the planet Alderaan that was fought during and after the Cold War and Galactic War.
Prelude[]
- "Alderaan was once a Republic member world, but when the Queen died some years ago, chaos followed. Alderaan seceded and the noble houses began a war for the crown."
- ―General Kashim
After Alderaan was invaded by the reconstituted Sith Empire during the Great Galactic War, which was eventually repelled and obliterated by the Galactic Republic, the leaders, for the first time in history, became a voice for aggressive military action in the Senate. After the Treaty of Coruscant was signed, Senator Gaul Panteer, the crown prince of Alderaan, marched out of the Senate chamber in protest. Alderaan seceded from the Republic, and became an independent system. The decision of the crown prince was met with mixed reaction by the Alderaanian people; though many were supportive, others were outraged.
Despite the controversy, the Alderaan security forces managed to keep order until Gaul Panteer was assassinated; just days later, the Queen died heirless. The Alderaanian Parliament was deadlocked on which of the noble houses should inherit the throne. Civil war erupted when House Thul, backed by the Sith Empire, decided to settle the matter by force.
The civil war[]
Early conflict[]
The civil war ceased to be internal when the exiled House Thul returned with Imperial backing and the Republic started funneling support to House Organa. Even though neither superpower officially had any troops on the ground, Alderaan became a site of conflict between them in the post-war galaxy.
Bouris Ulgo protested House Thul's return, labeling them Imperial puppets, and attempted to rally the other houses to expel the Thuls once more. But while the houses were too fractured to take action, Ulgo instead decided to take action by usurping the throne from the Panteers, crowning himself King. This caused all of Alderaan's noble houses, excluding House Rist, to turn against him as well.
There were ongoing peace talks between the Houses at a secret location, but the Jedi envoy, Sidonie Garen of House Organa, was infected with a madness plague, and she nearly escalated the war further until Yuon Par's Padawan, the future Barsen'thor, as envoy to Teral stopped her. The Barsen'thor then negotiated the summit to agree to a truce and to reconvene at a later date. The Hero of Tython also helped to preserve talks between houses Thul and Organa by saving the life of the Head of House Thul from the Death Mark superweapon, utilized by Lord Nefarid to escalate the conflict.
Fighting on Alderaan during the war
The smuggler Ace, later known as the Voidhound, was on a mission to deliver items given to him by Risha Drayen to get a hyperdrive which would take them to the lost treasure of Nok Drayen, the crime lord. The Commander of Havoc Squad, Meteor, was on a mission to locate and defeat the Republic traitor Bex Kolos, and with the help of Colonel Jace Malcolm, he eventually succeeded.
Eventually, Bouris Ulgo was captured by an elite strike team.[23] It was later discovered that Houses Ulgo and Rist were behind Gaul Panteer's death.
King's Pass[]
- "House Organa has a real shot at winning this war now. Alderaan's been through so much. They deserve some peaceful times."
- ―Colonel Malcom
Colonel Malcom and Major Brom plan strategy in Castle Organa.
Although Bouris Ulgo was overthrown,[23] his forces were not defeated and the civil war continued.[35][4] About two years later, near the end of the Cold War between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire,[71] the region known as King's Pass became the main battlefield of the conflict. In addition to the Organa, Thul and Ulgo forces that battled there, the region was the site of a massive Killik resurgence,[35][4] including from the dreaded Black Hive. These Killiks soon decimated the armies of House Qel-Nosh and House Antilles, prompting the ancient Order of Extermination to join the conflict.[4]
Rakghoul outbreak[]
In 3638 BBY,[72] during the Galactic War, an outbreak of the rakghoul plague surfaced on Alderaan. As the epicenter of the rakghoul outbreak was located near the contested King's Pass, the three major belligerent factions blamed each others for causing the outbreak to take advantage in the conflict.[16] In truth, all Alderaanians were indistinctly affected by the plague,[73][74] as well as Killiks.[75] The calamitous situation led The Hyland Organization for Rakghoul Neutralization to deploy its massive resources to deal with the outbreak. In addition to THORN personnel, special operatives were recruited among both Republic and Imperial loyalists in order to fight Rakghouls at the source. A Spike system was quickly deployed in King's Pass to deliver troops directly in the Rakghoul tunnels.[76][77] Intense fighting took place in the tunnels and many Rakghouls were destroyed,[75][78] including the gargantuan Eyeless[79] that was thought to be the source of the outbreak.[80]
The Eternal Empire invasion[]
- "I have tracked the enemy's activities, and one thing is clear: Zakuul is actively encouraging Alderaan's civil war. The noble houses are more hostile than ever."
- ―Choza Raabat
Years later, during the Eternal Empire's domination of the greater galaxy, Arcann's empire actively aggravated the conflict, undermining any peace talks through sabotage so that the Alderaanian government would be too unstable to form a resistance against the Eternal Throne.
With the help of Choza Raabat, though, the Commanderof the Alliance against Zakuul destroyed the Alderaan Star Fortress in orbit of Alderaan, the primary source of Zakuulan troops on the planet. With it removed, Raabat believed that the planet could begin rebuilding from the decade-long conflict.
Behind the scenes[]
The Alderaan Civil War appeared in the video game Star Wars: The Old Republic, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game released by BioWare and LucasArts on December 20, 2011. The civil war served as a background story for the eight player-class story arcs taking place on Alderaan.[8][9][10][6][11][12][13][14]
Alderaan Civil War is also the name of a Warzone in the game Star Wars: The Old Republic. Set on Alderaan during the civil war period, Republic and Imperial teams fight to control heavy laser cannons in a strategic battlezone, hoping to use those cannons to destroy the opposing faction's troop transport.[66]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: The Old Republic (First appearance)
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Rise of the Hutt Cartel
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Galactic Strongholds (Picture only)
"Regrets" on The Old Republic's official website (article) (backup link) (Mentioned only)- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Fallen Empire
Sources[]
- Alderaan on The Old Republic Holonet (original site is defunct)
- Alderaan on The Old Republic Holonet (backup link)
- Bouris Ulgo on The Old Republic Holonet (original site is defunct)
- The Legacy of Alderaan on The Old Republic's official website (original link is obsolete)
- The Art and Making of Star Wars: The Old Republic
- Star Wars: The Old Republic Explorer's Guide
- Warzones on The Old Republic Holonet (backup link)
- Star Wars: The Old Republic Encyclopedia
Notes and references[]
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