Project Resurrection
- "Project Resurrection. Kidnapping children."
"Rescuing. Forging them into an army the likes of which this galaxy has never seen." - ―Iden Versio and Gideon Hask[2]
Project Resurrection was a clandestine operation by theFirst Order to turnchild conscripts—thousands of whom were abducted from outlyingsystems—into a new generation ofstormtroopers for theFirst Order Army. It also included data on the construction of over a hundred vessels within the Unknown Regions for theFirst Order Navy, including blueprints on theMandator IV-class Siege Dreadnought.
History[]
Origins[]
- "First Order went after us—leaders from the old wars. They took our kids. My girl wasn't even old enough to walk. Far as I know, she's a stormtrooper now."
- ―Landonis Balthazar Calrissian[3]

The abducted children became part of a new generation of stormtroopers that projected the power of the rising First Order.
In an attempt to kill the spirit of rebellion, the First Order in15 ABY targeted the children of leaders from old conflicts, therefore making a leader's child into that leader's enemy.[3]Kadara Calrissian,[5] the daughter ofLando Calrissian,[3] who had been ageneral in theRebel Alliance during theGalactic Civil War,[6] was taken.[3] By35 ABY,[7] Calrissian still did not know what had happened to her and speculated that she may have been turned into a stormtrooper.[3]
Resurrection rumors[]
- "Project Resurrection: The First Order kidnaps children and forces them to become stormtroopers."
- ―Iden Versio discovering the true nature of Project Resurrection[8]
Rumours of Project Resurrection eventually reached theResistance. One of their operatives,Shriv Suurgav, was sent to investigate. The operation waseventually uncovered in theJinata system by Suurgav's old friend,Del Meeko. Afterkilling Meeko,Gideon Hask was asked byGleb—theAqualishprotectorate ofVardos and a member of Jinata Security—if the project would continue as planned. Hask stated that it would not be the case, as their operation may have been compromised. Gleb assured Hask that thePillio operation would be relocated while her men tripled their efforts onAthulla. AfterIden Versio's deathaboard theResurgent-class Star DestroyerRetribution, Suurgav returned to the Resistance with her daughterZay Versio, to informGeneralLeia Organa about the First Order's rearmament program and give her the schematics for theMandator IV-class Siege Dreadnought before getting their nextmission to theOuter Rim Territories.[2]
Recruitment during war[]
- "We'll need to increase recruitments. Harvestmore of the galaxy's young."
- ―Bellava Parnadee to Amret Engell[3]
Despite the deaths of Gleb and Hask, Project Resurrection continued. TheHosnian Cataclysm left the New Republic shattered as its forces spread throughout the galaxy. During the next year, First Order began abducting and conscripting even more children from across the galaxy to grow its stormtrooper ranks even further. This was ruthlessly carried out under the direction of GeneralAmret Engell, who enthusiastically supported the new Supreme Leader and strove to create an army that was worthy of his approval. Indeed, some planets such asKijimi had most, if not all, of their children taken for conscription at the start of itsoccupation.[3]
Sith Troopers[]

The ultimate purpose of Project Resurrection.
Unknown to both the Resistance and even the highest echelons of the First Order, Project Resurrection went even deeper than anyone suspected. Since its inception, thousands, if not millions, of children were secretly culled and "disappeared" bySith loyalist spies in the First Order and sent toExegol to be raised and trained by theSith Eternal intoa new breed of stormtroopers. These Sith Troopers were even more superior to those of the First Order, their ultimate purpose to serve as thearmy for thenew empire of the resurrectedSithEmperorDarth Sidious who sought to restore his rule over the galaxy.[3][8][6]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars Battlefront II(First appearance)
- Before the Awakening(Indirect mention only)
- Phasma(andaudiobook)(Indirect mention only)
- Join the Resistance: Escape from Vodran(andaudiobook)(Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: Episode VIIThe Force Awakens(First mentioned)(Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens novelization(andaudiobook)(Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel(andaudiobook)(Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens Graphic Novel Adaptation(Indirect mention only)
- The Force Awakens: Finn's Story(Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition(andaudiobook)(Indirect mention only)
- Resistance Reborn(andaudiobook)(Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: Episode IXThe Rise of Skywalker
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A Junior Novel(andaudiobook)
Sources[]
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Incredible Cross-Sections
- Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded
- Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
- Star Wars: On the Front Lines
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary
- The Last Jedi: Rose Tico: Resistance Fighter(Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
- Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition(Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary(Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy
- Star Wars: Timelines
- Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire
- Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
Finn in theDatabank(backup link)
First Order Stormtroopers in theDatabank(backup link)
General Hux in theDatabank(backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑1.01.11.2Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
- ↑2.02.12.22.32.42.52.62.7Star Wars Battlefront II
- ↑3.003.013.023.033.043.053.063.073.083.09Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: Expanded Edition
- ↑Star Wars: Episode IXThe Rise of Skywalker
- ↑Shadow of the Sith
- ↑6.06.1Star Wars: Episode VIReturn of the Jedi
- ↑Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary dates the events ofStar Wars: Episode IXThe Rise of Skywalker as taking place oneyear after the "Starkiller Incident." AsStar Wars: Galactic Atlas dates the Starkiller Incident to34 ABY, it can be deduced the events ofStar Wars: Episode IXThe Rise of Skywalker, and therefore the events of itsnovelization, take place in35 ABY.
- ↑8.08.1Star Wars Battlefront II