- "Daala has no political motives—she just wants to destroy things."
- ―Han Solo
In 11 ABY, renegade Imperial warlord Admiral Natasi Daala waged a military campaign against the New Republic. After bringing the four Star Destroyers of her Maw fleet out of years of seclusion in the Maw to find that the Galactic Empire was no longer the galaxy's sole dominant power, she vowed to unleash destruction on the New Republic, the Empire's enemies. Although the Star Destroyer Hydra was destroyed by the stolen Sun Crusher superweapon instantly, Daala continued with unabated furor, committing genocide on the people of Eol Sha by attacking their defenseless colony on the planet Dantooine, and later bringing her fleet to the New Republic world of Mon Calamari. During battle there, the Star Destroyer Manticore was destroyed, and Daala retreated to the Cauldron Nebula. Renegade Jedi student Kyp Durron—under the control of the long-dead Dark Lord of the Sith Exar Kun—pursued her there with the Sun Crusher and ignited a supernova in the nebula, which also took out the Star Destroyer Basilisk. With only the Gorgon left, Daala fought a final battle in the Maw before limping to the Deep Core, a stronghold of various other Imperial Warlords.
Appearances[]
- Jedi Search (First appearance)
- Dark Apprentice
- Champions of the Force
- I, Jedi (and unabridged audiobook) (Mentioned only)
- Darksaber (Mentioned only)
- Before the Storm (Indirect mention only)
- Specter of the Past (and unabridged audiobook) (Indirect mention only)
- Fate of the Jedi: Outcast (and audiobook) (Mentioned only)
- Fate of the Jedi: Backlash (and audiobook) (Mentioned only)
Sources[]
- The Essential Guide to Characters
- The Jedi Academy Sourcebook
- The Essential Chronology
- The New Essential Guide to Characters
- The New Essential Chronology
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
Message to Spacers 8 on Wizards.com (original site is defunct)- Daala, Admiral Natasi in the Databank (original site is defunct)
- The Essential Guide to Warfare
- The Essential Reader's Companion
- Drawing from the Imagination: Mythological Creatures in Star Wars, Part 1 on StarWars.com (backup link) (original link is obsolete)
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 Dark Apprentice
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 Champions of the Force
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 I, Jedi
- ↑ The New Essential Chronology, p. 160
- ↑ The New Essential Chronology, p. 167
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 Jedi Search
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 The New Essential Chronology, pp. 162-166
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 The Essential Reader's Companion