- "The Empire is relying more and more on their Elite Novatrooper Commanders. By breaking the chain of command at that level we can disrupt their operations greatly."
- ―Luke Skywalker, to a Rebel spacer
Operation Weakest Link was one of the last small operations that were led by Luke Skywalker against the increasing activity of the Galactic Empire,[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 Rebel occupation of the cities of Anchorhead, Coronet City or Theed, Luke Skywalker landed in these three cities aboard his shuttle Narrow Margin. Accompanied by a group of Rebel commandos, the young man attempted to rally support for the Alliance cause and recruit troops for dangerous missions against the Empire. Skywalker recruited a group of skillful spacers affiliated with the Alliance to hunt down military forces of the Empire. The spacers subsequently infiltrated an Imperial Corellian Corvette in deep space where they assassinated an elite Novatrooper Commander of the Empire.[15]
Behind the scenes[]
Operation Weakest Link 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 Rebel occupation of the cities of Anchorhead, Coronet or Theed, Luke Skywalker would periodically land in these cities. Skywalker would offer players of the Rebel faction up to eight different quests, half of which were designated as "Combatant" quests (to be carried out against Imperial non-player characters), and the other half of which were designated as "Special Forces" quests (to be carried out against Imperial-aligned players). Operation Weakest Link was the fourth of the four Rebel Combatant missions that players received from Luke Skywalker.[15]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees (First appearance)
Notes and references[]
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Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees — Rebel Quest: "Operation Brassvine"
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Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees — Imperial Quest: "Operation Molecular Clamp"
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Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees — Imperial Quest: "Operation Sieve"
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Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees — Imperial Quest: "Operation Lumberjack"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1
Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees — Imperial Quest: "Operation Overlord"
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Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees — Imperial Quest: "Operation Green Light"
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Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees — Imperial Quest: "Operation Take Down"
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Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees — Imperial Quest: "Operation Clenched Fist"
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Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees — Imperial Quest: "Operation Dark Glory"
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Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees — Rebel Quest: "Operation Calm Water"
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Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees — Rebel Quest: "Operation Bright Star"
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Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees — Rebel Quest: "Operation Shining Justice"
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Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees — Rebel Quest: "Operation Hope"
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Star Wars Galaxies: Trials of Obi-Wan
- ↑ 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
Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees — Rebel Quest: "Operation Weakest Link"
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 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.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT STAR WARS GALAXIES™ on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
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Update Notes: Publish 19.0 - June 29th, 2005 on the official Star Wars Galaxies forums (original site is defunct)
External links[]
Luke Skywalker on the SWG Wiki