- "The Rebellion relies heavily on their Special Forces Soldiers. By eliminating as many of them as possible we will dramatically impact their offensive efforts."
- ―Darth Vader, to an Imperial spacer
Operation Clenched Fist was one of the small operations that were led by Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Vader against the increasing activity of the Alliance to Restore the Republic,[15] in 1 ABY.[16] After the Battle of Yavin, during the Galactic Civil War, the Galactic Empire and the Rebel Alliance struggled for the control of several cities in the galaxy. During periods of Imperial occupation of the cities of Bestine, Coronet City or Theed, Darth Vader landed in these three capital cities aboard his shuttle ST 321. Accompanied by a group of Triumphant-class dark troopers, the Sith Lord attempted to rally support for the Imperial cause and recruit troops for dangerous missions against the Rebellion. Vader recruited a skillful group of the Imperial Special Forces to hunt down the Special Forces of the Rebellion. The spacers subsequently traveled in the galaxy and killed twenty members of the Alliance Special Forces.[15] The successful Imperial spacers were later assigned to Operation Dark Glory.[14]
Behind the scenes[]
Operation Clenched Fist appeared as a quest in the 2003 video game Star Wars Galaxies, a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts,[15] prior to its closure on December 15, 2011.[17] The quest was added to the game with the "Publish 19," on June 29, 2005.[18]
During periods of Imperial occupation of the cities of Bestine, Coronet or Theed, Darth Vader would periodically land in these cities. Vader would offer players of the Imperial faction up to eight different quests, half of which were designated as "Combatant" quests (to be carried out against Rebel non-player characters), and the other half of which were designated as "Special Forces" quests (to be carried out against Rebel-aligned players). Operation Clenched Fist was the third of the four Imperial Special Forces missions that players received from Darth Vader.[15]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience (First appearance)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience—Imperial Quest: "Operation Take Down"
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience—Imperial Quest: "Operation Molecular Clamp"
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience—Imperial Quest: "Operation Sieve"
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience—Imperial Quest: "Operation Lumberjack"
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience—Imperial Quest: "Operation Overlord"
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience—Rebel Quest: "Operation Corellian Butterfly"
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience—Rebel Quest: "Operation Free Will"
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience—Rebel Quest: "Operation Brassvine"
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience—Rebel Quest: "Operation Weakest Link"
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience—Rebel Quest: "Operation Calm Water"
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience—Rebel Quest: "Operation Bright Star"
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience—Rebel Quest: "Operation Shining Justice"
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience—Rebel Quest: "Operation Hope"
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience—Imperial Quest: "Operation Dark Glory"
- ↑ 15.00 15.01 15.02 15.03 15.04 15.05 15.06 15.07 15.08 15.09 15.10 15.11 15.12 15.13 15.14 Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience—Imperial Quest: "Operation Clenched Fist"
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 According to its opening crawl, Star Wars Galaxies was set sometime after Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. The only precise time indication in the game was given by the character Ruwan Tokai, who referenced the destruction of the Death Star at the Battle of Yavin as occurring one year earlier, placing the game sometime around 1 ABY. Later, multiple elements confirmed the placement of the game storyline in 1 ABY. First, The Essential Reader's Companion established that the tie-in novel Star Wars Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine took place in 1 ABY. Furthermore, the game expansion Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees was set during the Blockade of Kashyyyk, one year after the Battle of Yavin according to The Star Wars Holiday Special. Additionally, the main scenario of The Nightsister's Revenge from the Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game was set over a year before the Battle of Hoth (3 ABY), so around 1.5 ABY. Finally, the reference book Strongholds of Resistance placed the events of Star Wars Galaxies's Chapter 9: "The Fury of Exar Kun" one year after the Battle of Yavin. Of note, Galaxies's Chapter 11: "The Battle of Echo Base" introduced the Battle of Hoth in the game. However, the developers were quite clear that this was only intended to be a completely isolated "Star Wars Moment" without any effect on continuity for the rest of the game.
- ↑
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT STAR WARS GALAXIES™ on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ Update Notes: Publish 19.0 - June 29th, 2005 on the official Star Wars Galaxies forums (content now obsolete; backup link)
External links[]
Darth Vader on the SWG Wiki
