Skirmish on Kinooine

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Previous Battle of Herdessa[1] Skirmish on Kashyyyk[2] Battle of Solay[3] Concurrent Skirmish on Kabray[4] Next Battle of Mandalore[5] Skirmish on Kinooine Conflict Nagai-Tof War[4] Date 4 ABY[4] Place Kinooine[4] Outcome Alliance of Free Planets victory[6] Dani is rescued[6] Lumiya's identity is revealed[6] Alliance operatives recover vital information regarding the Nagai war effort[6] Combatants Alliance of Free Planets[4] Nagai[4] Lumiya's Sith[4] Commanders Luke Skywalker[4] Lumiya[4] Den Siva[4] Strength Luke Skywalker[4] Kiro[4] Nagai advance scouts[4] Mendo†[6] Rei†[6] Den Siva[6] Taru†[6] Lumiya[4] Casualties Kiro believed dead[6] Lumiya wounded, armor destroyed[6] Mendo[6] Rei[6] Taru[6] Civilian casualties Faron[6] [Source]

Several skirmishes on the planet Kinooine stemmed from a series of events that began when a scouting party sent there by Alliance Commander Luke Skywalker was abducted and murdered by Lumiya, Dark Lady of the Sith. Skywalker took notice of their disappearance and, along with fellow pilots Kiro and the Zeltron female Dani, traveled to Kinooine in search of them. Upon their arrival, Lumiya brutally attacked Kiro and Dani, taking the Zeltron prisoner whilst leaving her companion for dead. Skywalker managed to save Kiro before he left in search of his attacker; he located Lumiya and engaged her in a duel which he subsequently lost and was also captured and imprisoned within Lumiya's underground lair while the Dark Lady went to finalize her preparations for the arrival of the Nagai invasion fleet.

In Lumiya's absence, Kiro infiltrated her base, killing a Nagai warrior in the process before rescuing Luke Skywalker. Together they found and confronted Lumiya, who fully expected to once again defeat Skywalker in combat; she was unprepared, however, for the Jedi's use of two lightsabers—one long and one short—and was soundly beaten before being stripped of her armor and exposed as former Imperial Intelligence agent Shira Elan Colla Brie. The Nagai fleet arrived at that moment, forcing Skywalker and Kiro to take Lumiya into custody and hasten their plan to extricate Dani from the bowels of the Sith Lady's fortress. They were ultimately successful, though not without casualty; Kiro had been lost in combat with Lumiya's Nagai cohort Den Siva. With the invaders rapidly spanning out over Kinooine's surface, Luke Skywalker and Dani were forced to abandon Lumiya and flee the planet, also leaving Kiro—whom they believed to be dead.

Contents 1 Background 2 Arrival 2.1 First encounter 2.2 Kiro's mission 2.3 Rematch 3 Aftermath 4 Appearances 5 Sources 6 Notes and references

[edit] Background

During the preliminary stages of their inquest into known space, the extra-galactic Nagai species chose the lifeless planet Kinooine to serve as the point where they would formally launch their invasion into the galaxy. Dark Lady of the Sith Lumiya had pledged her support to the Nagai, and rendezvoused with their emissary Den Siva on Kinooine where they fortified a secret underground stronghold. The sudden surge of activity on the previously uninhabited Outer Rim world caught the attention of Alliance of Free Planets Commander Luke Skywalker, who sent twenty person scouting party to investigate. Lumiya and Siva intercepted the party upon their arrival and executed nineteen of them; they left a male named Faron alive, whom they subjected to torturous interrogation regarding the whereabouts of Alliance leader Princess Leia Organa. Faron, who had no direct dealings with Organa, was unable to disclose anything about the Princess' whereabouts; instead he revealed that Lumiya's sworn enemy Luke Skywalker had ordered the mission to Kinooine.^[4]

[edit] Arrival

[edit] First encounter

When Faron's team failed to report their progress to Commander Skywalker, he became nominally suspicious and decided to investigate. He traveled to the Outer Rim along with the Chuhkyvi Kiro and his Zeltron lover Dani. Skywalker proceeded to establish a camp near the body of water where they landed their starship, while Kiro and Dani left to explore the surrounding area. Lumiya, who was aware of their arrival, stalked the unsuspecting explorers for a time before she violently attacked them with her lightwhip. Repeated lashes overwhelmed the pair, knocking the Zeltron unconscious and destroying the breathing armor required by Kiro to survive outside of an aquatic environment. Lumiya took Dani prisoner, but Kiro—who was left for dead— managed to stumble back towards the camp where he was found and rescued by Luke Skywalker. The commander learned of Dani's abduction while he tended to Kiro's injuries and, when he was satisfied that the Chuhkyvi would recover, left him in search of the unknown assailant.^[4]

Skywalker found the cyborg woman waiting for him on a hilltop, and she regarded him in silence as he ignited his lightsaber to meet her in battle. The Jedi had never faced a lightwhip-wielding opponent before, and Lumiya thrashed him repeatedly before he was disarmed and defeated.^[4] Skywalker recovered to engage her again, but when Lumiya revealed her weapon's unique combination of energy beams and tendrils of metal and studded leather, the Jedi was rendered defenseless yet again and knocked unconscious. Rather than kill him, the Dark Lady collected her beaten foe and imprisoned him within her underground stronghold. Den Siva, who had been awaiting her return, congratulated Lumiya on her victory but suggested that Skywalker would be prepared for the dual nature of her lightwhip should he be given a chance to face her again—an opportunity Lumiya was determined to avoid. Siva also advised the Dark Lady^[6] of events that had unfolded on the planet Kabray which involved the defeat of thirteen Nagai warriors at the hands of Princess Organa and several Zeltrons.^[4] Because of this, Siva asked permission to study the captive Dani with hopes of learning more about Zeltrons, a request Lumiya granted while she prepared to usher in the arrival of the Nagai invasion fleet.^[6]

[edit] Kiro's mission

Kiro, who had suffered life-threatening wounds during his encounter with Lumiya, managed to effect a sufficient recovery by submerging himself in the body of water near where he and his comrades had lodged. As he prepared to embark on his own rescue endeavor, he managed to convert a normal helmet into one that would provided a constant circulation of fresh water to facilitate his breathing. He then collected his short sword and Stinger hand-blaster, and set out to find Dani and Luke Skywalker. Kiro located the entrance to the underground stronghold, but was momentarily prevented from entering when several patrolling Nagai warriors appeared. Kiro startled one of them, a male named Mendo, with a slight diversion before he attacked the Nagai and ran him through with his blade. He was forced to take cover as two additional soldiers, Rei and Taru, approached his location as they returned to the fortress from a failed attempt to locate the base and starship of the Alliance intruders. Kiro sneaked into the stronghold behind them, and it did not take him long to locate Commander Skywalker.^[6]

[edit] Rematch

Again on the barren wastes, Luke confronted Lumiya. Reclaiming his lightsaber from her side, he unveiled his secret weapon; a second blade—a shoto—jury-rigged from Kiro's equipment. The two blades could counteract her lightwhip, each one counteracting one of the forms—matter or energy—in Lumiya's weapon. It was this combination that had overwhelmed Luke in their first confrontation.

Fighting hard, Luke's lightsaber got entangled in the lightwhip, but instead of simply losing his weapon, he managed to cause both weapons to be lost. Now with one blade against an unarmed Lumiya, he easily overpowered her, ripping away some of her cyborg coverings. Her identity was revealed: Shira Brie, former Rebel pilot. Just then, a massive Nagai fleet emerged from hyperspace—the invasion fleet has arrived.

This brought a great urgency to Luke and Kiro, who knew they had to flee the planet quickly. Tying up Lumiya, they went in search of Dani who was being tortured by Siva. The final scouting party member, Faron, tried to prevent this torture but was killed by Siva. Kiro eventually broke out Dani with Siva in hot pursuit. Luke, meanwhile, was hacking the Nagai computers for information for the Alliance. As Luke left to rejoin his partners, Siva caught up to Kiro and the two dueled. Both fell off a cliff into water; only Siva emerged, who then released Lumiya.

Both Luke and Dani fled Kinooine, believing Kiro to be dead.

[edit] Aftermath

While both Luke and Dani escaped, the loss of Kiro weighed heavily on them both. The information Luke stole proved vital to the Alliance cause, however, providing key information on the Nagai plans and capabilities.

[edit] Appearances

• Star Wars 95: No Zeltrons (First appearance)
• Star Wars 96: Duel With a Dark Lady
• Star Wars 97: Escape
• Tempest (Mentioned only)

[edit] Sources

• Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force
•  Lumiya in the Databank

Battles of the Nagai-Tof War
Kashyyyk · Herdessa · Cantros 7 · Kabray · Kinooine Mandalore · Endor · Iskalon · Trenwyth · Zeltros · Saijo

[edit] Notes and references