Ground Battle on Bespin
The Ground Battle on Bespin occurred when Prince Xizor hired Tyber Zann to steal tibanna gas on Bespin. Sensing a trap, Zann formulated a plan to get rid of Xizor while keeping the tibanna gas for himself by planting evidence in the computer systems pointing to Black Sun.
Prelude
- "Of course, but Xizor's made the mistake of setting his trap on the planet Bespin. That world is under the personal control of Darth Vader."
- ―Tyber Zann
Tyber Zann's raid on Bespin occurred after the beginning of the Imperial occupation of Bespin. Prior to the raid, Zann hired IG-88 in order to hack Imperial computers of Bespin central server cluster.[1]
The battle
The theft
- "We don't have much time. I'll plant the evidence against Xizor. Urai, see to the Tibanna Gas. IG-88, slice into the Imperial computer banks and get me security access for all of the planets on my hit list."
- ―Tyber Zann
When Tyber Zann, Urai Fen and IG-88 landed on a Bespin platform, Tyber was greeted by two stormtroopers. Urai sneaked up behind a stormtrooper and killed him, and Tyber shot the other. Consortium troops, soon arrived and were given a task.[1]
Consortium troops killed the stormtrooper guards and destroyed the patrolling AT-ST's as Urai led five collector droids to collect the gas. Meanwhile, Tyber Zann planted evidence at four security outposts that the raid was conducted by Prince Xizor himself, as IG-88A hacked into the Imperial database and gained the information on Tyber's so-called hit list.[1]
Darth Vader's intervention
- "Sir, a group of smugglers have infiltrated our Tibanna gas refinery."
"You have, of course, captured and detained them?"
"My Lord, we nearly had them, but they seem to have…"
"Not the performance I expect from an Imperial Field Commander. I will seek them out myself." - ―An Imperial Field Commander and Darth Vader
Shortly after the successful completion of the mission the forces were leaving when Darth Vader landed on the Bespin platform, where there were several Dark Side Adepts. Vader then killed the Field Commander for not preventing the theft of the tibanna gas. Knowing his forces were no match for Vader, and that he needed them to find the evidence that framed Xizor, Zann and his forces quickly retreated to the landing zone for pickup.[1]
Aftermath
- "They escaped with a large supply of Tibanna gas, enough to supply a sizable fleet."
"Have they been identified?"
"We've found evidence that suggests the Black Sun criminal organization was responsible. We also have records that indicate some of the local militia took bribes to allow them to land."
"Execute the local militia and any associates. Xizor will pay for this transgression." - ―A stormtrooper and Darth Vader
From the evidence planted on the Bespin platform Vader was convinced that it was Xizor who committed the crime. Tyber Zann made a large amount of credits from selling part of the tibanna gas on the black market, and he kept part of the gas to power his own ships.[1]
Eventually Grand Admiral Thrawn contacted Tyber sometime after the battle revealing that while the evidence he planted fooled Vader, he noticed the unique signature on it. Rather than telling Vader, he allowed Xizor to be killed.[1]
Behind the scenes
It is possible to kill Darth Vader after he lands.
Early in the mission, a reference to a scene in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope is made when a stormtrooper asks for Zann's identification, to which Zann responds that the stormtrooper "doesn't need to see" his identification. The stormtrooper then says "this one thinks he's a Jedi".
The player may also bring the heroes Bossk and Silri to the mission, though they are not required. This is the only story mission in the campaign where all five Consortium heroes may be used.
Appearances
Sources
- Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption Expansion: Prima Official Game Guide (First identified as Ground Battle on Bespin)