- "You are on your own for finding the last camp. Trig Longo thinks it is in the research and prison facility...but I don't think anyone would have lived at that location long after the virus outbreak."
- ―Jeb Maris, to a spacer
Camp Epsilon was one of five refugee camps established within the Quarantine Zone on Dathomir following an outbreak of the Blackwing virus during the Galactic Civil War.
History[]
- "There are other camps just like this. The only location I know coordinates to is a hold out camp of Stormtrooper 'Ims' at the Research and Prison Facility. Ground zero to the virus."
- ―Trig Longo, to a spacer
In 1 ABY,[1] an accident happened in an Imperial Research and Prison Facility on the planet Dathomir where the Galactic Empire was secretly conducting dangerous scientific research to engineer the dreadful Blackwing virus into a bioweapon. The virus escaped containment and turned most of the people in the area in flesh-craving undead creatures. The Empire promptly established a Quarantine Zone to contain the infection.[5] The few people who survived the virus outbreak, mostly Imperial staff and prisoners, were trapped in the Quarantine Zone. They established five camps inside the area, Camp Alpha, Camp Beta, Camp Gamma, Camp Delta and Camp Epsilon, in order to try to live in safety while waiting for an evacuation,[2] albeit all rescue teams were attacked upon landing in the area and their members were killed before they could find the survivors.[5] The camps were named by the TIE pilot Jeb Maris who had managed to deliver radios from Camp Alpha to the other camp and had established communication between them.[3]
Zsu Val defending Camp Epsilon.
Camp Epsilon was made of a few tents surrounded by a protective wall consisting of concrete slabs, large disabled devices and other waste materials. It was inhabited by a ragtag group of survivors made of Imperial troopers, ex-prisoners and soldiers of the Rebel Alliance,[2] and the defense was led by the former prisoner Zsu Val. Indeed, the camp came under regular attack from the zombies and the refugees had to struggle for their survival.[6] Other survivors included the technician Sogan Varga,[3] the mechanic Nils Cridmeen,[7] Inquisitor Klex Fulgor,[8] and a small contingent of immune stormtroopers[4] including GT-643, KD-121 and their leader HX-138.[9] Contrary to the four other refugee camps that were located in random places of the Quarantine Zone, Camp Epsilon was located in the courtyard of the Imperial Research and Prison Facility. In fact, the camp was established around the last starship in the area, a Lambda-class shuttle, that was not destroyed during the outbreak. However, the ship was damaged and was not able to fly. HX-138 expected to find a way to fix the shuttle in order to allow the survivors to escape the Quarantine Zone.[7]
A group of spacers visited Camp Epsilon during their journey in the Quarantine Zone. They assisted the survivors in their fight against the undeads[6] and helped the stormtroopers in rescuing some survivors[10] and finding parts to fix the shuttle.[7] The spacers later left Camp Epsilon to enter the Imperial Research and Prison Facility in order to obtain an original sample of the Blackwing virus.[8] The spacers survived to their exploration of the research facility and finally came back to Camp Epsilon with a group of survivors found in the laboratories. In the meantime, Nils Cridmeen was able to repair the Lambda-class shuttle. The refugees of Camp Epsilon, the survivors from the research facility and the spacers eventually escaped the Quarantine Zone altogether with the shuttle.[11]
Behind the scenes[]
Camp Epsilon was a non-player character in the 2003 video game Star Wars Galaxies, a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts,[2] prior to its closure on December 15, 2011.[12] Camp Epsilon was added to the game with the "Game Update 14," a.k.a. the "Death Troopers" update, released on October 12, 2009.[13]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) (First appearance)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The opening crawl of Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided dates the game to after the events of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, and additionally, Serji-X Arrogantus, who died in Star Wars (1977) 10—the events of which The New Essential Chronology dates to 0 ABY—appears in the game. Therefore, at least a portion of Star Wars Galaxies must be set in that year. Furthermore, in the game Ruwan Tokai references the destruction of the Death Star as having occurred one year earlier, and Strongholds of Resistance also places the events of Galaxies' Chapter 9: "The Fury of Exar Kun" in 1 ABY. Lastly, while Chapter 11: "The Battle of Echo Base" features the Battle of Hoth—dated to 3 ABY by The New Essential Chronology—the developers have stated that the portrayal of that battle in the game is intentionally anachronistic. Therefore, the events of Star Wars Galaxies must span from 0 ABY to around 1 ABY.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3
Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Collection: "Camp Location Collection"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Quest: "Deliver Radio" on Dathomir
- ↑ 4.0 4.1
Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Quest: "Speak to Trig" on Dathomir
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Quest: "Mysterious Meeting Request" on Dathomir
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Quest: "Forward Watch, Epsilon Camp" on Dathomir
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Quest: "Shuttle Parts" on Dathomir
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Quest: "Administrative Access" on Dathomir
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Quest: "Find the Stormtroopers" on Dathomir
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Quest: "Rescue Survivor" on Dathomir
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Quest: "Escape" on Dathomir
- ↑ IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT STAR WARS GALAXIES™ on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
- ↑ Game Update 14: Death Troopers on the official Star Wars Galaxies forums (original site is defunct)
