Cassander sector

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Cassander sector

TheCassander sector was asector located in theOuter Rim Territories that contained numerous systems, as well as two subsectors, theTadrin andTendrannan sectors. In34 ABY, during theCold War between theResistance and theFirst Order, the sector fell in theBorderlands region between the First Order and theNew Republic, and the Resistancesent an attack group to repelpirates that were attempting to take over the sector with the help of the First Order. After abattle on Sheh Soahi, the Resistance defeated thepirates and managed to gather information about the First Order's involvement with the pirates' attacks.

Description[]

The Cassandersector was located in theOuter Rim Territories and contained theAltunna,Arron Prime,Caraxl,Cassander,Forsen,Kaller,Mamkoda,Ord Canfre,Peldon Minor, andSheh Soahi systems. It also contained two subsectors, theTadrin andTendrannan sectors.^[1] Collectively, the three sectors were known as theCassandran Worlds.^[3]

History[]

Early history and the First Order[]

Forcenturies,pirates had operated in the Cassander sector, using hidden bases inside the Kalki Nebula to organize hit-and-run attacks against nearbystar systems.^[2] In34 ABY,^[4] during theCold War^[2] between theFirst Order—the successor of theGalactic Empire—and theResistance, a small paramilitary force created byNew RepublicsenatorLeia Organa,^[5] the Cassander sector was located between New Republic and First Order Space. The First Order, seeking to take over the sector, enlisted a group ofpirates to take control of it on its behalf. With equipment provided by the First Order, the pirates raided both Mamkoda and Caraxl and eventually took control of alocal spaceport on the former, turning it into abase of operations.^[2]

The Resistance campaign[]

Once the Resistance learned about the threat of the First Order in the Cassander sector, theysent an attack group to repel the pirates. The group consisted ofRZ-2 A-wing interceptors andMG-100 Starfortress bombers^[2] along with their mobile base of operations, theFree Virgillia-class BunkerbusterNinka under thecommand ofVice AdmiralAmilyn Holdo.^[6] The Resistance's first objective in the sector was to destroy the local pirate base on Mamkoda. During thebattle,A-wings led byResistance pilotTallissan Lintra andbombers fromCrimson andCobalt Squadrons managed to destroy thespaceport without taking any losses. Threedays after the battle on Mamkoda, a group of Resistance bombers weredispatched to Caraxl on a relief mission to deliver supplies. During that attempt, Lintra reported that First OrderTIE fighters were approaching their position. Since the Resistance attack group had orders to avoid any confrontation with the First Order that could cause problems in theNew Republic Senate, the Resistance called off the relief mission and returned to theNinka.^[2]

The Resistance attack group then traveled to Sheh Soahi afterdroid spies informed them that the main pirate base was located there. On Sheh Soahi, the Resistance launched anassault on the pirate base. After a fight between both forces, the pirates damaged the MG-100 bomberCobalt Scarab and destroyed two A-wingfighters. However, the Resistance ultimately emerged victorious after it destroyed the pirates' base, defeated their forces, and intercepted a transmission in which the pirates demanded help from the First Order, with the Resistance planning to present the communication to the New Republic Senate. With the defeat of the pirates and the acquisition of the evidence of the First Order's involvement, the Resistance ended their campaign in the Cassander sector.^[2]

Sometime after those missions, ResistancegunnerPaige Tico wrote about the campaign in the Cassander sector inherjournal, which ended up in possession of her sisterRose Tico after the former'sdeath during theBattle of D'Qar.^[2] Rose would later also mention the campaign in her ownjournal.^[6]

Behind the scenes[]

The Cassander sector was first mentioned in the currentStar Warscanon in the2017 replica journal bookThe Last Jedi: Bomber Command, written byJason Fry.^[2] The "Cassander sector" was originally introduced in theStar Wars Legends continuity in the2004Wizards of the Coast sourcebookGeonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds. In that book, the Cassandersector, along with theTadrin andTendrannan sectors, was established as part of the "Cassandran sectors."^[7] The2009 reference bookThe Essential Atlas, however, depictedstar systems^[8] thatGeonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds had previously placed in the three different "sectors"^[7] as part of a single "Cassander sector."^[8] TheStarWars.comOnline Companion toThe Essential Atlas later clarified that the Cassander, Tadrin, and Tendrannan sectors were, in fact, subsectors of the larger Cassander sector.^[9]

Appearances[]

• Kanan 7
• Kanan 8
• Kanan 9
• Kanan 10
• Kanan 11
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Old Friends Not Forgotten"(In flashback(s))
• Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Aftermath"
• Kanan 2
• Kanan 3
• Kanan 4
• Kanan 5
• Kanan 1(First appearance)
• Kanan 6
• Kanan 12

Sources[]

• The Last Jedi: Bomber Command(First identified as Cassander sector)
• The Last Jedi: Rose Tico: Resistance Fighter
• Star Wars: Timelines
• Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
• Star Systems of the Galaxy onStarWars.com(current version) (backup link) (previous version)

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