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The High Republic: Trials of the Jedi
The final confrontation between the Jedi and the Nihil…
Antipose was anOuter Rim Territoriesplanet located in theCentralitysector. It had a singlecity where the formerpirateRaskar set up a system ofgladiatorial contests that had apower gem, a rare artifact that Raskar had in his possession, as their ultimate prize. In0 ABY, thesmugglersHan Solo andChewbacca were tasked by theRebel Alliance with obtaining a powergem for its disabling effect onstarshipdeflector shields. The pair traveled to theJunkfort Stationshadowport to acquire leads, and anagent of Raskar's pointed them to Antipose.
Arriving on Antipose, Solo and Chewbacca were briefly confronted by atrioofcontestants before Raskar's enforcer,Mystra, took the pair to meet the ex-pirate in hisvilla. There, Raskar demonstrated the power gem to the smugglers and attempted to persuade Solo to enter the competitions in thegladiatorial arena. Instead, Solo set into motion a different plan to acquire the power gem.
Convincing Chewbacca to start a public, impromptu fight with the arena system'stop contender, Solo used the distraction offered by the gathering crowd of onlookers to sneak into Raskar's villa andscan the power gem. The smuggler determined that the artifact only had enough potency left for one proper use—a fact that Raskar had not disclosed to any of the contestants—and then persuaded Raskar to declare Chewbacca the ultimate winner of the competitions and therefore turn the gem over to him and Solo. The two smugglers then brought the power gem back to theRebel Alliance base on themoonYavin 4.(Read more…)
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