Destruction of the Lightning Crash

Outcome

Jedi Order/Galactic Republic victory^[1]
- The Lightning Crash space station is destroyed^[1]
- Marchion Ro orders the Gaze Electric to become the power source for the Stormwall^[1]

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

Commanders
Jedi Master Elzar Mann^[1] Admiral Pevel Kronara^[1]

Units
Republic Defense Coalition^[1] Blue Squadron^[1]

Strength
8 Jedi^[1] Ai-Dan Yelooc^[1] Republic Defense Coalition pilots^[1] "Blue Leader"^[1] 1 Emissary-class Republic cruiser^[1] Third Horizon^[1] 1 Pacifier-class sector patrol cruiser^[1] Crescent Blaze^[1] 7 Jedi Vectors^[1] Z-28 Skywings^[1]	Starships^[1]

Casualties
	Heavy^[1]

In 228 BBY,^[2] the destruction of the Lightning Crash, also known as the attack on the Lightning Crash, was carried out by the Republic Defense Coalition and Jedi Order. The Republic and Jedi wanted to destroy the Lightning Crash, a Nihil space station which housed a crystal array that powered the Stormwall barrier in order to take out the Stormwall's power. Once the attack was a success and the station destroyed, the Republic Defense Coalition and Jedi began operations to round up any surviving Nihil as prisoners. After Eye of the Nihil Marchion Ro learned that the Lightning Crash had been destroyed, he ordered for his flagship, the Gaze Electric to become the Stormwall's new power source.^[1]

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Behind the scenes[]

The destruction of the Lightning Crash first appeared in the 2024 novel The High Republic: Temptation of the Force, written by Tessa Gratton and published as part of the Star Wars: The High Republic multimedia project's^[1] Phase III.^[3]

Appearances[]

The High Republic: Temptation of the Force (and audiobook) (First appearance)
The High Republic: Trials of the Jedi (Mentioned 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 ^1.21 ^1.22 ^1.23 ^1.24 ^1.25 ^1.26 The High Republic: Temptation of the Force
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Star Wars: Timelines dates Starlight Beacon's destruction to 230 BBY. The implementation of the Guardian Protocols, which Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia places in 229 BBY, took place one week after Starlight Beacon's fall according to The High Republic – Shadows of Starlight 1. As The High Republic: Temptation of the Force takes place one year and six weeks after the destruction of Starlight Beacon and its events span a few months, it must be set in 228 BBY.
↑ Star Wars: The High Republic Chronological Reader's Guide on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)

Nihil conflict

Galactic timeline

232 BBY	Trymant IV · Elphrona · Tanalorr · Haileap system · 40th Emergence · Kur Nebula · Amaxine station · Wevo · Bright Jewel system · Quantxi · Vrant Tarnum · 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) (Corellia (V)) · Avar Kriss · Asternin · Exu Prime · Hetzal Prime (I) · Nihil ship · Valo (III) (Lonisa City (I) · City hall · Underground prison · Lonisa City (II) · Innovator) · Ribento · Gaze Electric · Prandril · Daedus · Bracront · Gallimere (II) · Ubrikkia · Ookbat · Vianax
228 BBY	Stormwall (I) · Stormwall (II) · Hetzal Prime (II) · Seswenna (I) · Seswenna (II) · Aricho · Korvix Vorn · Eriadu (I) · Eriadu (II) (Eriadu (III)) · Valo (IV) · Missions across the Stormwall (Nihil Space) · Ballum · Kindosorn · Naboo Occupation (Naboo (I) · Naboo (II)) · Lightning Crash (II) · Vixoseph I · Palagosal (I) · Oisin · Mynos Three · Palagosal (II) · Angoth · Tolis · Astenban · Banchii (III) · Nihil satellite · Banchii (IV) · Tragor Station · Nihil asteroid facility (I) · Nihil asteroid facility (II) · Search for Boolan and Sskeer (Waskiro · Haiklet) · Kashyyyk · Second Naboo Occupation (Naboo (III)) · Eriadu (IV) · Sophros

Related topics and articles

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

[Source]

[Temptation_of_the_Force-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 ^1.21 ^1.22 ^1.23 ^1.24 ^1.25 ^1.26 The High Republic: Temptation of the Force

[Date-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Star Wars: Timelines dates Starlight Beacon's destruction to 230 BBY. The implementation of the Guardian Protocols, which Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia places in 229 BBY, took place one week after Starlight Beacon's fall according to The High Republic – Shadows of Starlight 1. As The High Republic: Temptation of the Force takes place one year and six weeks after the destruction of Starlight Beacon and its events span a few months, it must be set in 228 BBY.

[Phase-3] Star Wars: The High Republic Chronological Reader's Guide on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)

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