- "Welcome to Bothawui your majesty! To what to we owe this great honor?"
"Your disloyalty to the Empire!" - ―A Bothan and the Emperor
The Mission to Bothawui was a skirmish during the Galactic Civil War.
Prologue[]
- "Moff Kalast was most forthcoming… just before the end. It seems, Tarkin, that the Bothans have chosen a side in this conflict."
- ―Emperor Palpatine
After learning that Bothan spies had supplied the traitorous Moff Kalast with the information about the Death Star he passed on to the Rebellion, Emperor Palpatine resolved to punish the Bothans for their treachery himself.[1]
The skirmish[]

The Bothans' punishment.
- "I will take care of this personally..."
- ―Emperor Palpatine
Upon landing on Bothawui, Bothan officers greeted the Emperor, and were all slaughtered by the Dark Lord's Force lightning. The Sith and his Royal Guard unit proceeded into the city, where Palpatine brainwashed a number of Bothans with Force corrupt, and proceeded to destroy Bothan assets.[1]
Aftermath[]
- "You have earned the wrath of the Empire. Do not betray us again, or the cost will be even greater next time."
- ―Emperor Palpatine
In the end, all the corrupted Bothans were turned on and killed. The Bothans later informed Palpatine that the Death Star plans were going to be beamed to the corvette Tantive IV in the Tatoo system. Darth Vader gathered his forces and moved the fleet to Tatooine.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
This battle was the eleventh mission of the Imperial campaign in the 2006 video game Star Wars: Empire at War.[1]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Empire at War (First appearance)
Sources[]
- Star Wars: Empire at War: Prima Official Game Guide (First mentioned)
- Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption Expansion: Prima Official Game Guide
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: Empire at War
- ↑ Star Wars: Empire at War places the Emperor's mission to Bothawui shortly before the events of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, which The New Essential Chronology dates to 0 BBY.