Previous Battle of Garqi Next Battle of Obroa-skai Battle of Ithor Conflict Yuuzhan Vong War Date 25.3 ABY Place Ithor Outcome Tactical New Republic victory Psychological Yuuzhan Vong victory Ithor devastated Combatants New Republic Imperial Remnant New Jedi Order Yuuzhan Vong Commanders Grand Admiral Gilad Pellaeon Admiral Traest Kre'fey Jedi Master Luke Skywalker Jedi Knight Corran Horn Commander Shedao Shai † Deign Lian † Strength Jedi Knights Ground forces Noghri New Republic Commandos Speeder bikes 5 Imperial-class Star Destroyers Chimaera 9 Victory-class Star Destroyers 3 Bothan Assault Cruisers Ralroost 1 Mon Calamari Star Cruiser 1 Interdictor Cruiser Corusca Rainbow DP-20 Corellian Gunships CR90 corvettes Frigates Converted Freighters T-65 X-wing starfighters Rogue Squadron Clawcraft Yuuzhan Vong warriors Chazrach slave soldiers 1 Kor Chokk grand cruiser Legacy of Torment 3 Miid Ro'ik 8 Yorik-Vec Agony's Child Yorik-trema Coralskippers 12 pods Casualties The destruction of Ithor's surface Anni Capstan + 3 Rogues Daeshara'cor Shedao Shai Deign Lian Legacy of Torment 3 Yorik-Vec Agony's Child [Source]

The Battle of Ithor in 25 ABY was a battle between the New Republic/Imperial Remnant forces and the Yuuzhan Vong.

Contents 1 The battle 2 Aftermath 3 Participants 3.1 Imperial Remnant/Jedi Order/New Republic 3.2 Yuuzhan Vong 4 Appearances 5 Sources 5.1 In other languages

The battleEdit

The population of Ithor had been evacuated to Mon Calamari. Admiral Gilad Pellaeon was in command of the battle, by request of Traest Kre'fey, and to Borsk Fey'lya's disapproval. The Yuuzhan Vong forces arrived in-system above Ithor, led by the Legacy of Torment. Rogue Squadron engaged Coralskippers and started to pick off Yorik-trema. In the battle, Anni Capstan, Jaina Solo's wingmate was killed, which emotionally hurt Jaina horribly.

The tactics fighter pilots used against coralskippers proved ineffective against larger capital ships. The strategy generally used then was to shoot weak lasers at a fighter, resulting in a weak void created by a dovin basal, then to overload the void with stronger shots, killing the ship. This method didn't work, as the dovin basals weren't propelling the capital ships as much, and they made stronger voids.

Meanwhile on Ithor, the Yorik-trema landed their troops inside an Ithorian herd ship, the Tafanda Bay. There, the Jedi engaged the Yuuzhan Vong warriors and Chazrach. Anakin Solo and Daeshara'cor fought the warriors, but Daeshara'cor was poisoned by an Amphistaff bite, and later died.

On the surface of the planet, Shedao Shai led his warriors against a building defended by turrets and housed by droids. Little did he know, the building was a trap, an explosion set to go off when a computer console was destroyed. Because of the Vong's hatred of technology, that computer terminal was destroyed, and most of the warriors were killed, besides Shai. The Jedi then ambushed the Vong command center, and defeated the forces there. Finding a Villip, Corran Horn managed to contact Shedao Shai and arranged a bargain: They would duel in one week on a plateau. If Shai won, he would receive the bones of his ancestor who died on Bimmiel. But if Corran won, Ithor would be safe.

Corran and Shai met in a field with Jedi Master Luke Skywalker observing. The duel was long and fierce, with Shai landing a deadly blow through Corran's guts. While Corran recovered from the blow, Shai fulfilled a promise to himself and tasted the Jedi's blood. Corran taunted Shai, luring him into a raging attack. When Shai attempted to slay Corran by pushing the Jedi's lightsaber into his face, Corran deactivated the blade, causing Shai to stumble. Corran reactivated the weapon in Shai's stomach, ending the commander's life. Unfortunately, this did not save Ithor, for Deign Lian, acting under orders from Warmaster Tsavong Lah, launched a devastating weapon at the planet.

This weapon was carried by twelve seed-shaped yorik coral pods. Upon arriving in the atmosphere, these pods exploded, creating an enormous cloud that began spreading through the jungle, which was held sacred by the Ithorians. As they expanded, the bacteria destroyed the native life. This later became blamed on Corran Horn, who was known across news holos as the "Man who killed Ithor."

When the Yuuzhan Vong forces attempted to retreat, the Corusca Rainbow, an Interdictor Cruiser, came out of hyperspace beside the planet and activated its gravity well generators, which caused the gravity well of Ithor to increase, pulling the Legacy of Torment towards the planet. The dovin basal of the ship were then all focused towards moving the ship away from the planet, not allowing them to create the voids shielding the ship. The assembled New Republic and Imperial Remnant forces then used firing solutions provided by the Corusca Rainbow to fire hundreds of concussion missiles and proton torpedoes at the Legacy of Torment, breaking the ship into three parts. Deign Lian was killed before the ship hit the planet, and when it collided with Ithor, the atmosphere ignited, killing the planet. The other Vong forces retreated.

AftermathEdit

As a result of the negative publicity surrounding the Jedi, Corran Horn asked to be expelled from the Jedi, which was met with understanding, but disappointment. Corran went to Corellia to ponder about the dark side, which he skirted across when he avenged Elegos A'kla's death. Though of little strategic value, Ithor was a major psychological loss to the New Republic, and the publicity aided Chief of State Borsk Fey'lya in his attempts to gain some control over the Jedi Order. When Shimrra Jamaane, the Supreme Overlord of the Yuuzhan Vong, learned of the Jedi's disgrace, he was delighted, and ordered the Yuuzhan Vong to discredit the Jedi further. Admiral Pellaeon was forced to withdraw the Imperial Navy back to Imperial Space to prevent the populace (and the Moffs) from revolting. But most importantly, the threat of the Yuuzhan Vong could no longer be denied.

ParticipantsEdit

Imperial Remnant/Jedi Order/New RepublicEdit

• Wedge Antilles
• Arr'yka†
• Anni Capstan†
• Gavin Darklighter
• Corran Horn
• Daeshara'cor†
• Kapp Dendo
• Kyp Durron
• Jagged Fel
• Borsk Fey'lya
• Inyri Forge
• Grai'tvo
• Traest Kre'fey
• Dirin Maj'o
• Kral Nevil
• Shawnkyr Nuruodo
• Gilad Pellaeon
• Octa Ramis
• Ganner Rhysode
• Wurth Skidder
• Luke Skywalker
• Mara Jade Skywalker
• Anakin Solo
• Jacen Solo
• Jaina Solo
• Leia Organa Solo
• Sparky
• Toughcatch
• Alinn Varth

Yuuzhan VongEdit

• Deign Lian†
• Sata'ak
• Shedao Shai†

AppearancesEdit

• Dark Tide II: Ruin (First appearance)
• Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial (Mentioned only)
• Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse (Mentioned only)
• Balance Point (Mentioned only)
• Recovery (Mentioned only)
• Edge of Victory I: Conquest (Mentioned only)
• Edge of Victory II: Rebirth (Mentioned only)
• Star by Star (Mentioned only)
• Ylesia (Mentioned only)
• Force Heretic II: Refugee (Mentioned only)
• The Final Prophecy (Mentioned only)
• The Unifying Force (Mentioned only)
• Invincible (Appears in flashback(s))

SourcesEdit

• "Who's Who in the New Jedi Order"—Star Wars Insider 57
• The New Jedi Order Sourcebook
• The New Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels
• The New Essential Chronology
• The Essential Atlas
•  Gilad Pellaeon in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
• The Essential Guide to Warfare