Invasion of Fondor

"My lord, reports are coming in from Fondor that rebel forces have been sabotaging our activities there. They have routed our troops and taken control of some local settlements."
"This meaningless retaliation only serves to give away their location. We will eliminate them quickly and recover any communications you may find on the rubble."

―An Imperial Officer and Darth Vader

The Invasion of Fondor was a battle which began as a riot during the Galactic Civil War.

Background

While Darth Vader's forces based on Fondor were distracted fighting Rebel forces on Thyferra, the treacherous Moff Kalast had his Rebels take control of many cities on the Imperial factory world. The local citizens began to riot and assisted the Rebels in taking down the factories. Without the planet, construction on many key Imperial ships would be shut down.

Darth Vader's force on Thyferra had won their battle and quickly found out about the disaster back on Fondor. He sent an imperial force that penetrated Fondor's defenses and landed in Fondor City. Routing the local Rebel Alliance troops and supporters, the retrieval force moved through the city.

The battle

Destroying civilian buildings claimed by the Alliance, the troops eventually captured an abandoned sensor array, where they were able to get intelligence and targeting information on the city.

The main city plaza was raked with fire, where the Imperials bombed and destroyed factories captured by the Alliance. Most rebels were soon destroyed or scattered, leaving the stragglers to be executed.

Aftermath

Darth Vader: "Fondor has been subjugated. Have you intercepted any information about our traitor?"

Stormtrooper: "We have deciphered encoded transmissions which were redirected several times, but eventually routed to Ilum."

Vader: "The pirates' den, no doubt. Send a probe droid to confirm this…infestation."

―Darth Vader and a stormtrooper

With the Fondor Uprising put down, Darth Vader could once again concentrate his efforts on getting Kalast. Vader eventually hired Boba Fett to venture to Ilum, where a pirate organization that supplied Kalast with weapons was found to be based.

Behind the scenes

This battle was the second mission of the Imperial campaign in the 2006 video game Star Wars: Empire at War.

Appearances

• Star Wars: Empire at War (First appearance)

Sources

• Star Wars: Empire at War: Prima Official Game Guide (First mentioned)
• Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption Expansion: Prima Official Game Guide

Notes and references

Galactic Civil War (2 BBY–19 ABY) Early Campaigns (2 BBY–0 BBY) Operation Strike Fear: 1 BBY 1 BBY First Ryloth · First Thyferra · First Fondor · First Geonosis Third Mon Calamari · Second Kashyyyk · Senex Tatooine · Coruscant · Circarpous IV · Fourth Mon Calamari Second Turkana · Anti-Sith conspiracy Dargulli · Rand Ecliptic · Imperial convoy · Incom Corp First Carida · First Jabiim · First Atzerri · Second Atzerri Capture of Kalast · First Gerrard V · First Coruscant First Alderaan · First Mustafar · First Tatooine · Kalaan Second Carida · Fifth Mon Calamari Early Campaigns: 0 BBY Related topics and articles Galactic Empire · Rebel Alliance · Order of the Sith Lords · Palpatine · Darth Vader · Zann Consortium · Tyber Zann · Gial Ackbar · Wilhuff Tarkin
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