Battle of Shumari
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The Battle of Shumari was a large-scale battle between Jedi survivors of Order 66 and the Galactic Empire, which took place on Shumari.
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[edit] The battle
The Empire had placed several Star Destroyers in orbit around the planet and subjected it to heavy orbital bombardment. Meanwhile, a battle was being fought planetside between Jedi and and army of various types of Imperial stormtroopers under the command of Darth Vader. Vader singlehandedly killed several Jedi, while others fell victim to stormtrooper fire and the planetary bombardment.
[edit] Duel with a Dark Lord
At some point during the battle, a Sullustan Jedi discovered Vader and informed a group of fellow Jedi, consisting of a Human Jedi, a Gran Jedi, a Twi'lek Jedi, and Tao, among others. The group immediately attacked Vader, but the duel was short, as Vader easily defeated all of them except the Human Jedi and Tao.
Having witnessed the death of his fellow Jedi, the Human Jedi swore to make Vader pay for what he had done and attacked him. Vader, however, easily killed the Jedi, using an effective counter attack.
[edit] Aftermath
Eventually, the Jedi were all killed, except Tao, and Shumari had been completely devastated in the planetary bombardment and rendered uninhabitable. Vader had spared Tao's live, because he sensed the anger within Tao, and took him as his second secret Sith apprentice.
Tao and Vader retuned to the devastated planet in 1 ABY, where Tao would save Vader's life, just before dying from fatal wounds.
