Attack on Tanalorr

Outcome

Nihil victory^[1]
- The Jedi Order abandons Tanalorr^[1]
Dagan Gera is wounded and eventually betrays the Jedi^[1]

Combatants
Jedi Order^[1] Galactic Republic^[1]	Nihil^[1]

Commanders
Jedi Master Oppo Rancisis^[1] Jedi Knight Dagan Gera^[1]	Tempest Runner Lourna Dee^[3]

Units
	Lourna Dee's Tempest^[3]

Strength
At least 2 Jedi Masters^[1] Santari Khri^[1] Oppo Rancisis^[1] At least 1 Jedi Knight^[1] Dagan Gera^[1] Republic droids^[1]	Nihil forces^[1]

Casualties
Several Republic droids^[1]

"We were invaded. I held them at bay as long as I could, but— there were too many. The battle was horrific. Still, we weren't beaten. Not yet. Not until the Jedi Council gave the order to abandon Tanalorr and then refused to counterattack."

―Dagan Gera^[1]

The attack on Tanalorr, also known as the invasion of Tanalorr, was a surprise attack by the Nihil marauders on the planet Tanalorr during the High Republic Era. The attack came as a check was being carried out to decide whether Tanalorr might be suitable to host a strong Jedi presence. Despite a spirited defense by the Jedi—led by renowned Jedi Knight Dagan Gera and Jedi Council member Oppo Rancisis—the Nihil overwhelmed the Jedi's defenses.^[1]

The battle was a victory for the Nihil over the Jedi, as the force with which the marauders attacked and the difficulty of reaching the planet made the Jedi Council decide to abandon Tanalorr altogether, which angered Gera deeply and directly led to his betrayal of the Order. How the Nihil discovered Tanalorr, however, remained a mystery to the Jedi. Under the belief that the Nihil must have obtained one of the Abyss compasses—the only devices capable of navigating the deadly Koboh Abyss to reach Tanalorr—the Jedi Council ordered the destruction of all compasses following the abandonment of Tanalorr.^[1]

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Behind the scenes[]

The attack on Tanalorr was created for the 2023 video game Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, where it appears in flashbacks.

Appearances[]

The High Republic: Tempest Breaker (Indirect mention only) (In flashback(s))
The High Republic: Tempest Breaker script (Indirect mention only) (In flashback(s))
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (First appearance) (In flashback(s))

Sources[]

Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia
Star Wars: The High Republic: The Lightsaber Collection (Indirect mention only)

Notes and references[]

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 ^1.12 ^1.13 ^1.14 ^1.15 ^1.16 ^1.17 ^1.18 ^1.19 ^1.20 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
↑ The attack on Tanalorr takes place after the Great Hyperspace Disaster, which SWCE 2023: 10 Reveals from the Lucasfilm Publishing Panel on StarWars.com (backup link) establishes was the first conflict between the Jedi Order and the Nihil, and before the end of the Emergences, which Star Wars: The High Republic: Chronicles of the Jedi establishes ended before the dedication of the Starlight Beacon. As Star Wars: Timelines dates both the Great Hyperspace Disaster and the dedication of the Starlight Beacon to 232 BBY, the attack on Tanalorr must take place within that year.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 The High Republic: Tempest Breaker

Nihil conflict

Galactic timeline

232 BBY	Trymant IV · Elphrona · Tanalorr · Haileap system · 40th Emergence · Kur Nebula · Amaxine station · Wevo · Bright Jewel system · Quantxi · Kazlin system
231 BBY	Halcyon · Mandrine · Cyclor (I) · Chortose · Valo (I) · Cyclor (II) · Grizal · Vrant Tarnum · Takodana · Tiikae (I) · Coruscant · Everbloom · Gravity's Heart · Vorzyd V · Operation: Counterstrike (Carlac · Magaveene · Dreighton Nebula · Aris · Golrath · Port Haven) · Galov · Restitution · Infiltration of the Nihil Tempest (Soola system · Xais) · Quilken
230 BBY	Port Haileap · Dalna (I) · Hon-Tallos · Mission to Dalna (Dalna (II)) · Nefitifi system · Ocktai system · Corellia (II) · Gus Talon (I) · Aleen · Japeal · Tais Brabbo · Yeksom · Echerta system · No-Space · Krix Kamerat (Dol'har Hyde) · Chespea · Nihil convoy · Starlight Beacon · Corellia (III) (Gus Talon (II) · Coronet City) · Banchii (I) · Valo (II) · Marchion's Declaration · Deployment of the stormseeds
229 BBY	Banchii (II) · Gallimere (I) · Genetia · Corellia (IV) · Avar Kriss · Asternin · Hetzal Prime (I) · Valo (III) (Lonisa City (I) · City hall · Underground prison · Lonisa City (II) · Innovator) · Ribento · Gaze Electric · Prandril · Daedus · Bracront · Stormwall (I) · Stormwall (II) · Hetzal Prime (II) · Seswenna (I) · Gallimere (II) · Ubrikkia · Ookbat · Ballum · Tragor Station · Banchii (III) · Vianax
228 BBY	Seswenna (II) · Aricho · Korvix Vorn · Naboo (I) (Naboo (II) · Naboo (III)) · Lightning Crash (II) · Vixoseph I

Related topics and articles

Galactic Republic · Jedi Order · Nihil · Ro family · Great Hyperspace Disaster · Emergences · Nihil celebration · Occlusion Zone · Blight · Nameless

[Source]

[Survivor-1] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 ^1.12 ^1.13 ^1.14 ^1.15 ^1.16 ^1.17 ^1.18 ^1.19 ^1.20 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

[Date-2] The attack on Tanalorr takes place after the Great Hyperspace Disaster, which SWCE 2023: 10 Reveals from the Lucasfilm Publishing Panel on StarWars.com (backup link) establishes was the first conflict between the Jedi Order and the Nihil, and before the end of the Emergences, which Star Wars: The High Republic: Chronicles of the Jedi establishes ended before the dedication of the Starlight Beacon. As Star Wars: Timelines dates both the Great Hyperspace Disaster and the dedication of the Starlight Beacon to 232 BBY, the attack on Tanalorr must take place within that year.

[Tempest_Breaker-3] 3.0 ^3.1 The High Republic: Tempest Breaker

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