Timeline 4: The Empire Changes Strategy
Publication information
Released	September 3, 2009
Type	Video
General information
Issue number(s)	4
Era(s)	Old Republic era
Timeline	3,667 BBY (14 BTC)
Series	Galactic Timeline

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Timeline 4: The Empire Changes Strategy is the fourth in the series of in-universe videos, providing backstory for the Star Wars: The Old Republic video game. The video is presented in the form of a record entry made in the Jedi Archives by Jedi Master Gnost-Dural. It detailed the rise of the new Mandalore with the help of Imperial secret operatives. The video was published on StarWarsTheOldRepublic.com on September 3, 2009.

Publisher's summaryEdit

Master Gnost-Dural has entered a new holorecord in the Jedi Archive. After a thorough analysis of the evidence, Master Gnost-Dural has discovered that the Mandalorians’ return to the galaxy and alliance with the Sith was no coincidence—it was the result of years of shadowy machinations by the sinister agents of Imperial Intelligence.

BTC 14 – Frustrated by a series of Republic military victories, the Empire began exploring alternative strategies in its drive to conquer the galaxy. Despite the tantalizing offers of Imperial Diplomats, members of the galaxy’s notorious underworld refused to swear allegiance to the Sith Empire. Thus, Imperial Intelligence began laying the groundwork to win the underworld’s loyalty through other means. Infiltrating the gladiatorial arenas of Geonosis, Imperial agents fixed the fights to cultivate the rise of a new Mandalore—an Imperial puppet who would call forth some of the galaxy’s most proud and independent warriors to unknowingly aid in the Empire’s dark designs.

AppearancesEdit

By type 

Characters	Creatures	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

Gnost-Dural Mandalore the Lesser (Appears in hologram) Mandalore the Vindicated (Appears in hologram)

Events

Great Galactic War (Mentioned only) Blockade of the Hydian Way (Appears in hologram)

Locations

Geonosis (Appears in hologram)

Organizations and titles

Wookieepedia has 11 images related to Timeline 4: The Empire Changes Strategy. Galactic Republic (Mentioned only) Hutt Cartel (Appears in hologram) Jedi Order Jedi Master Mandalorians (Appears in hologram) Sith Empire (Post–Great Hyperspace War) (Mentioned only) Imperial Diplomatic Service (First appearance) (Appears in hologram) Imperial Intelligence (Appears in hologram)

Sentient species

Duros (Appears in hologram) Geonosian (Appears in hologram) Houk (Appears in hologram) Human (Appears in hologram) Hutt Kel Dor Kitonak (Appears in hologram) Klatooinian (Appears in hologram) Noghri (Appears in hologram) Rodian (Appears in hologram) Trandoshan (Appears in hologram) Twi'lek (Appears in hologram) Wookiee (Appears in hologram)

Vehicles and vessels

Freighter (Appears in hologram) Fury-class Imperial interceptor (Appears in hologram) Mandalorian cruiser (Appears in hologram) Starfighter (Appears in hologram)

Miscellanea

Droid Invasion Theme Parsec (Mentioned only)

External linksEdit

• The Empire Changes Strategy on swtor.com