Sa'Kalla (movement)

Sa'Kalla (movement)
General information
Organization type	Resistance movement
Location(s)	Pipada
Historical information
Date founded	By 1 BBY

"Sa'Kalla!"

―The battle cry used by supporters of Sa'Kalla

A Drabatan-led movement was formed on the Outer Rim planet Pipada in the name of the young singer Sa'Kalla after she was captured and tortured by the Galactic Empire for speaking out against its rule by 1 BBY. The movement threatened Imperial control on Pipada, and in an attempt to stop the rebelling Drabatans, the Imperial governor of Pipada brought Sa'Kalla to the Pipada Auditorium. They ordered her to convince her people to cease rebellion. She defied the orders, instead calling out to keep resisting and was quickly killed on stage. The stadium erupted and the crowd killed the Imperial security present. The Drabatans briefly retook their homeworld before the Empire returned with reinforcements and claimed the planet once more.

History

Drabatans supported the Sa'Kalla movement.

After the establishment of the Galactic Empire in 19 BBY, the Drabatans of the Outer Rim planet Pipada protested the Empire's tyranny. By 1 BBY, one of the most vocal opponents was Sa'Kalla—a young and popular singer who wrote and performed protest songs denouncing the Empire. In response to the singer's defiance, the Empire launched a crackdown on Pipada, blockading the world and deploying swamptroopers to the planet's surface. Protests turned to massacres, and Sa'Kalla was eventually captured. During her captivity, a movement was organized in her name and spread across the planet.

When the Imperial forces were in danger of being overwhelmed by the violence caused by the movement, the Imperial governor of Pipada brought out Sa'Kalla in the Pipada Auditorium in front of half a million Drabatans, and, convinced that they had broken her through torture, ordered her to persuade the rebellious crowd to submit to Imperial rule. Instead, Sa'Kalla defied those orders and called out to further resist before being immediately killed on stage. The stadium erupted; they tore the Imperial security forces to pieces and briefly reclaimed their world. Soon after, however, the Empire dispatched reinforcements and imposed martial law on Pipada. Despite this, the Drabatans continued their resistance, using Sa'Kalla's name as their battle cry.

Behind the scenes

The Sa'Kalla movement was mentioned in Dawn of Rebellion, a 2018 roleplaying sourcebook published by Fantasy Flight Games for the Star Wars Roleplaying game.

Sources

• Dawn of Rebellion (First mentioned)