Bombardment of Oben

"It was my one failure, out on the Fringes. The one time when understanding a race's art gave me no insight at all into its psyche. At least not at the time. Now, I believe I'm finally beginning to understand them."
"I'm sure that will prove useful in the future."
"I doubt it. I wound up destroying their world."

―Grand Admiral Thrawn and Captain Gilad Pellaeon

During the Imperial Period, the Galactic Empire bombarded the planet Oben as part of its pacification of the fringe territories of the known galaxy.

The bombardment

When Captain Thrawn failed to comprehend the Kaleesh by studying their artwork, the Imperial officer was forced to raze the planet Oben with a fleet of Star Destroyers.

Appearances

• Heir to the Empire (First mentioned) (Retcon)

Sources

• Aliens in the Empire, Part 2: To a Traitor Go the Spoils on Hyperspace (article) (content removed from StarWars.com; backup link)
• Galaxy at War

External links

• Aliens in the Empire, Part 2 on Star Wars Upcoming Books & Comics (images captured from the original article), the official Facebook page of Once Upon a Galaxy