Battle of Duro(Yuuzhan Vong War)

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Battle of Duro

TheBattle of Duro during theYuuzhan Vong War was a loss for theNew Republic.Duro was the firstCoreworld to be conquered by theYuuzhan Vong. The New Republic had planned to make the polluted world habitable again in order to house millions of displaced refugees.

The battle[]

During the battle, the Yuuzhan Vong deployedDovin basals which pulled all the floating cities down onto the planet. All these cities were destroyed upon crashing on Duro's surface exceptUrrdorf City, which managed to escape along with thousands ofDuros. The Yuuzhan Vong also deployed theYchna—a giant space snake that attacked the orbital floating city ofOrr-Om and two powerful serpentine monsters calledTu-Scart andSgauru. However, theJedi KnightAnakin Solo succeeded in destroying theYchna by firing a proton torpedo into its mouth. Yet, the Yuuzhan Vong succeeded in conqueringDuro.

During the battle,Leia Organa Solo was captured byWarmasterTsavong Lah, who tortured her to the brink of paralysis. Lah intended to sacrifice Leia toYun-Yammka, the God of War and the patron deity of theWarrior caste.Jacen Solo, Leia's son, managed to locate Leia, but Lah was unconcerned, as he had heard Jacen was a pacifist. Jacen himself had tried to withdraw fromthe Force to try to stop his role in the violence, and it was either use the Force or let his mother die. In the end, Jacen barely had to think. Using the Force to create a whirlwind of loose objects around the room, Jacen managed to knock Lah out a window, tearing the Warmaster's left foot loose.

Aftermath[]

In the aftermath of his defeat, Lah offered to halt the invasion at Duro, and leave the rest ofthe galaxy in peace. In return, Tsavong Lah, a fanatic against the Jedi, called for the lives of every Jedi alive. Any world which gave a Jedi refuge would be targeted for attack. Most of the galaxy confused non-JediForce-sensitives as Jedi and included them in the list.

Nas Choka, Lah's eventual successor as Warmaster, criticized this decision from day one, believing that Lah spent too much of his resources trying to destroy the Jedi. However, many planets took Lah at his word. Several Jedi Knights were killed or betrayed to the Yuuzhan Vong in hopes of protection or fair treatment.

Appearances[]

• The New Jedi Order: Balance Point(First appearance)
• The New Jedi Order: Recovery(Mentioned only)
• The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory I: Conquest(Mentioned only)
• The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory II: Rebirth(Mentioned only)
• The New Jedi Order: Star by Star(Mentioned only)(First identified as Battle of Duro)
• The New Jedi Order: Dark Journey(Mentioned only)
• The New Jedi Order: Destiny's Way(Mentioned only)
• The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic II: Refugee(Mentioned only)
• The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic III: Reunion(Indirect mention only)
• The New Jedi Order: The Final Prophecy(Mentioned only)
• The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force(Mentioned only)
• Legacy of the Force: Tempest(Indirect mention only)

Sources[]

• "Who's Who in the New Jedi Order" —Star Wars Insider 57
• "I, Yuuzhan Vong" —Star Wars Gamer 8
• The New Jedi Order Sourcebook
• "The University of Sanbra Guide to Intelligent Life: The Nosaurians" —Star Wars Gamer 9
• Making a FullRecovery onWizards.com(original site is defunct)
• Coruscant and the Core Worlds
• "The New Jedi Order in 100 Easy Lessons" —Star Wars Insider 74
• The New Essential Chronology
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
• The Essential Atlas
• Skywalker, Ben in theDatabank(original site is defunct)
• The Essential Reader's Companion

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