Battle of Dantooine(Yuuzhan Vong War)

Battle of Dantooine

TheBattle of Dantooine was a battle onDantooine between theNew Republic and theYuuzhan Vong.

Prelude[]

Two months after the initial battle with the Vong atHelska IV, New Republic forces (includingLuke Skywalker,Leia Organa Solo,Jacen Solo andAnakin Solo) were forced to evacuateDubrillion andDestrillion. Because most of the ships lacked enough supplies to reach theCore, the refugee convoy was forced to land on Dantooine and await aid. Refugees from conquered worlds were also brought to Dantooine and arefugee camp had been established. However, the Yuuzhan Vong weren't far behind.^[1]

The battle[]

The battle began afterLeia Organa Solo andMara Jade Skywalker discovered thatYuuzhan Vong warriors had infiltrated the refugee camp through the use ofOoglith Masquers. During the struggle, Leia's loyalNoghri bodyguardBolpuhr was murdered. Meanwhile, a massiveChazrach assault force approached the camp. Despite its sheer size, theJedi Knights (includingAnakin andJacen Solo) discovered that the reptoids were easy to defeat. However, the large number of Chazrach resulted in the Yuuzhan Vong gaining the upper hand over theNew Republic forces.^[1]

Later, Skywalker discovered that the Chazrach were controlled by a beetle-shaped war beast, which came to be known as aThrall herder. The creature was protected by numerousdovin basals which would intercept missiles and laser blasts directed at it.Luke Skywalker was able to use the Force to seize the black hole and had it suck itself into its own void. As a result, the Chazrach assault force was scattered and began attacking everything that moved, including each other.^[1]

Despite this success, the Yuuzhan Vong still held the upper hand. As the melee raged on, so many New Republic soldiers and refugees were slaughtered that the refugee convoy no longer had supply problems and was once again able to leave the planet.AdmiralTraest Kre'fey arrived in the nick of time with his flagship theRalroost and theVictory I-class Star DestroyerCorusca Fire and escorted the convoy to safety, abandoning the planet to the Vong.^[1]

Aftermath[]

Following the battle, the Yuuzhan Vong nearly exterminated the planet's nativeDantari. The battle ended in a defeat for the New Republic but the information gained from just the battle alone made up for the defeat.^[1]

Appearances[]

• The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide I: Onslaught(First appearance)
• Invasion: Revelations 1(First pictured)
• The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide II: Ruin(Mentioned only)
• The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory I: Conquest(Mentioned only)
• The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream(Mentioned only)
• The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic II: Refugee(Mentioned only)
• The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic III: Reunion(Indirect mention only)

Sources[]

• The New Jedi Order Sourcebook(First identified as Battle of Dantooine)
• The New Essential Chronology
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
• Jedi Academy Training Manual
• The Essential Atlas

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