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|name=Da Soocha V
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*[[Mountain/Legends|Mountains]]<ref name="DES" />
*[[Ocean/Legends|Oceans]]<ref name="DES" />
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*[[Human/Legends|Human]]<ref name="TEGtPaM" />
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*321,000 Humans
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*[[New Republic/Legends|New Republic]]<ref name="DES" />}}
'''Da Soocha V''', also known as the '''Pinnacle Moon''', was the fifth [[Moon/Legends|moon]] of the [[Planet/Legends|planet]] [[Da Soocha]]. Da Soocha was located in the uncharted [[Cyax system]], within [[Hutt Space/Legends|Hutt Space]].

==Geography==
Da Soocha V was largely covered by kilometer-high jagged, stone spires created by ancient volcanic eruptions and was thus nicknamed "Pinnacle Moon" by the [[New Republic/Legends|New Republic]]. The moon's sole native sentient [[Species/Legends|species]] were the small winged [[Ixll]]s. Da Soocha V was also home to the predatory [[Tumnor (species)|tumnors]] which preyed on the smaller Ixlls.

==History==
During the [[Galactic Civil War/Legends|Galactic Civil War]], the obscure [[Cyax system]] was scouted by [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Rebel Alliance]] [[Scout/Legends|scouts]] who discovered the [[Ocean/Legends|ocean]] world of [[Da Soocha]] sometime around the [[Battle of Endor/Legends|Battle of Endor]]. In [[10 ABY/Legends|10 ABY]], after the [[Second Battle of Coruscant|Invasion of Coruscant]] and subsequent [[Imperial Civil War]] forced the [[New Republic/Legends|New Republic]] to abandon [[Coruscant/Legends|Coruscant]], they established a [[Pinnacle Base|command base]] on Da Soocha V due to its relative obscurity.

[[File:Pinnacle_Base.jpg|thumb|left|200px|New Republic forces at Pinnacle Base]]The primitive Ixll natives were fascinated by the arrival of the New Republic staff, particularly because their starships frightened away the large winged predatory tumnors which had previously preyed on young Ixlls. To establish the base, New Republic engineers cleared and expanded the caverns within the immense stone spires to accommodate hangars and operation decks for the vessels of the [[New Republic Defense Fleet/Legends|New Republic Navy]].

After [[Jedi Master/Legends|Jedi Master]] [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]] was captured and brought under the influence of the Reborn [[Galactic Emperor/Legends|Emperor]] [[Palpatine/Legends|Palpatine]], the Emperor arrived above the moon in his [[Eclipse-class dreadnought|''Eclipse''-class dreadnought]] [[Eclipse (Eclipse-class)|''Eclipse'']] accompanied by a small [[Flotilla/Legends|flotilla]] of vessels. Palpatine's fleet caught the weary New Republic defenders off-balance and the Emperor was able to make his demands unchallenged. He demanded that [[Leia Organa Solo|Leia Organa]] surrender to him and board his vessel, something she did willingly, as he still held her brother, [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]], under his influence.

Attempting to break Organa and bring her [[Anakin Solo|unborn child]] under his influence, Palpatine goaded Skywalker into attacking her and prove himself still worthy of following the way of the [[Dark side of the Force/Legends|dark side]]. Reaching out to his lingering good side, Leia managed to bring Luke out of his mental captivity and the [[Jedi Knight/Legends|Jedi Knight]] attacked his former master, only to provoke the Emperor into unleashing a [[Force storm (wormhole)|Force storm]] that began to devour the Republic's fleet.

Using the Force to counterattack, Luke and Leia weakened Palpatine's power, sending the storm out of control and causing it to devour ''Eclipse''. The Skywalker siblings made it out of the ship as it tore apart in a [[Shuttle/Legends|shuttle]]. At the time, it was believed that the Emperor was destroyed aboard his capital ship.

[[File:Pinnacledestruct2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The destruction of Pinnacle Moon.]]
Following the [[Battle of the Emperor's Citadel|New Republic attack]] on Palpatine's [[Emperor's Citadel|citadel]] on [[Byss/Legends|Byss]] and the escape of the surviving Rebels into hyperspace along with a group of [[Smuggler/Legends|smugglers]], Palpatine gave the order for the [[Galaxy Gun]] to launch its first world-destroying projectile against the New Republic command on Pinnacle Moon.

However, due to the presence of spies on Byss itself, the New Republic forces along with some of the native [[Ixll]]s managed to escape the doomed moon in a fleet of transports. Despite efforts by Luke Skywalker to destroy the missile using the weapons systems onboard his transport ''[[Jedi Explorer]]'', the projectile collided with the crust of Da Soocha V and unleashed a nucleonic chain reaction which wiped out the moon in a single flash and effectively wiping it off the face of [[The galaxy/Legends|the galaxy]].

==Behind the scenes==
In ''[[Star Wars: Dark Empire II]]'', the moon is erroneously referred to as '''Gla Soocha V'''. However, the [[Personal computer|PC]] [[Video game|game]] [[Star Wars: Rebellion (video game)|''Star Wars: Rebellion'']] offers "Gla Soocha" as a common alternative for the planet Da Soocha, suggesting "Gla Soocha V" may be a similarly used alternative.

==Appearances==
*[[Star Wars: Rebellion (video game)|''Star Wars: Rebellion'']] {{Mo}}
*[[Dark Empire 1|''Dark Empire'' 1]] {{Imo}} {{1stm}}
*[[Dark Empire 2|''Dark Empire'' 2]] {{1st}}
*[[Dark Empire 3|''Dark Empire'' 3]]
*[[Dark Empire 6|''Dark Empire'' 6]]
*[[Dark Empire (audio)|''Dark Empire'' audio drama]]
*[[Lightsider (story)|''Lightsider'']] {{Nc}} {{C|Unpublished}}
*[[Dark Empire II 1|''Dark Empire II'' 1]]
*[[Dark Empire II 5|''Dark Empire II'' 5]]
*[[Dark Empire II 6|''Dark Empire II'' 6]] {{Mo}}
*[[Dark Empire II (audio)|''Dark Empire II'' audio drama]]
*[[Empire's End 1|''Empire's End'' 1]] {{C|Mentioned in [[opening crawl]]}}
*[[Empire's End (audio)|''Empire's End'' audio drama]] {{C|Mentioned in [[opening crawl]]}}
*''[[Jedi Search]]'' {{Imo}}

==Sources==
*''[[Dark Empire Sourcebook]]''
*{{Topps|set=1994 Topps Star Wars Galaxy Series 2|cardname=World Devastators}}
*''[[A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded]]''
*''[[Galaxy Guide 11: Criminal Organizations]]'' {{Imo}}
*{{GalaxyCite|1|ComicScan|ComicScan: Double Your Star Wars Pleasure}} {{Imo}}
*''[[The Art of Star Wars Galaxy: Volume Two]]'' {{Po}}
*''[[The Essential Guide to Characters]]''
*[[Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded|''Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game'', Second Edition, Revised and Expanded]]
*''[[Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*''[[The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Behind the Magic]]''
*[[The Essential Chronology (real-world book)|''The Essential Chronology'']]
*''[[A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Third Edition, Revised and Expanded]]''
*[[The Essential Guide to Alien Species (real-world book)|''The Essential Guide to Alien Species'']]
*{{FFCite|56|GAL3, ''Galaxy Gun''}}
*''[[Star Wars: Panel to Panel]]'' {{Po}}
*''[[The New Essential Chronology]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Comics Companion]]''
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*''[[The Essential Atlas]]''
*{{DB|character|sallazend|Zend, Salla|archivedate=20100414034133}}
*''[[Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide: Updated and Expanded]]''
*{{InsiderCite|158|Of Light and Darkness: The Making of Dark Empire – Part II}} {{Po}}

==Notes and references==
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[[Category:Destroyed moons]]
[[Category:Low-gravity moons]]
[[Category:Moons of Da Soocha]]
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[[Category:Rocky moons]]
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