Battle of Kolaador

The title of this article is conjectural.

Although this article is based on official information from the Star Wars Legends continuity, the actual name of this subject is pure conjecture.

Battle of Kolaador

Conflict

Galactic Civil War^[1]

Date

Between 2 BBY and 4 ABY^[2]

Place

Kolaador^[1]

Combatants
Rebel Alliance^[1]	Galactic Empire^[1]

Strength
RZ-1 A-wing interceptors^[1] T-65 X-wing starfighters^[1] Rookie One^[1]	3 Star Destroyers^[1] TIE/LN starfighters^[1] TIE/IN interceptors^[1]

A battle occurred between the Galactic Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic on the planet Kolaador during the Galactic Civil War. The world was home to an Alliance Pilot Training Center as early as 0 BBY, having trained notable pilot Rookie One, who also participated in the defense of the planet.

Prelude[]

The planet Kolaador, located in the Kolaador system^[3] of the Outer Rim Territories^[4] was a rocky world, with a number of canyons filled with crystalline spires. The Alliance to Restore the Republic established a Pilot Training Center on the planet prior to 0 BBY, using these canyons as challenging training runs for their pilots. Among those trained at the facility was Rookie One.^[3]

The battle[]

During the Galactic Civil War, the Galactic Empire attacked Kolaador, with a force led by three Star Destroyers. Deploying both TIE fighters and TIE Interceptors from orbit, the Imperials engaged Rebel forces consisting of A-wing and X-wing starfighters in dogfights among the planet's crystal canyons. Among the Rebel forces defending the base, was Kolaador graduate, Rookie One, flying an X-wing.^[1]

Behind the scenes[]

"This exciting painting, used for the product's packaging, shows Rookie One's point of view while flying through crystalline rock formations on the planet Kolaador as TIE fighters fire from above."

―Backing of Topps card^[1]

This battle is based on the box cover art for Star Wars: Rebel Assault, a LucasArts video game released in 1993,^[1] which was reused for the Rebel Assault: The Official Insider's Guide.^[5] The artwork by Greg Winters depicted a battle on the planet Kolaador,^[1] even though no such battle occurred in the game itself; Kolaador was only used for a training mission, with no combat involved.^[3] This artwork was later reused by Topps in their 1995 Topps Star Wars Galaxy Series 3 set of trading cards, released in 1995. The card had an accompanying description on its back specifying Rookie One's involvement, as well as reinforcing the event within the Legends timeline. There is, however, no indication of the chronological placement of the battle, except that it must be after Rookie One's training there.^[1]

Excerpts from the Journal of a Rebel Pilot mentions Rookie One being back in the same bar of Kolaador Rebel base three years later, long after Anchorhead Base was destroyed.^[6] This visit may be linked to the above-mentioned battle, linking it to the year 3 ABY.