Zaarin insurrection

"The surprise coup attempt by Admiral Zaarin, former head of research and development for starfighter technology, has left Imperial forces on the defensive. His inside knowledge of the Empire's key military industrial facilities leave them extremely vulnerable to attack."

―Imperial officer

The Zaarin insurrection was a conflict that raged during 3.5 ABY when Grand Admiral Demetrius Zaarin's forces seceded from the Galactic Empire and began harassing it militarily as a splinter government. They fought the Empire mainly in the Outer Rim Territories and had dealings with the Alliance to Restore the Republic, though remained independent of them. Zaarin led breakthroughs in TIE Series fighter research, and thus used TIE/D Defenders and TIE/ad starfighters, more advanced than most fighters the loyal Navy could put up. Despite the technological advantage, they were ultimately defeated. Their defeat was largely credited to the service of TIE pilot ace Maarek Stele.

Battles

• Treachery at Ottega
  • Battle of Ottega
  • Battle of Parmel
  • Battle of Imperial Center
• Strategic Warfare
  • Attack on Omar
  • Attack on ZA-13
  • Capture of ZA-13
  • Defense of ZA-13
  • Battle of RS-32
  • Destruction of the Grappler
  • Destruction of ZA-13
• T/D Technology
  • Capture of Research
  • Defense of Research
  • Evacuation of Research
  • Second Battle of Parmel
  • Ambush on Hashim
• New Threats
  • Battle of Kiilimaar
  • Battle of Yrrna
  • Battle of the Eva-T system
  • Capture of Ali Tarrak
• The Hunt for Zaarin
  • Attack on the Zaarin supply convoy
  • Battle of Gwar
  • Battle of Serenity
  • Ambush in the Semag system
  • Attack on the missile boat convoy
  • Attack on Vorknkx Project Base
  • Evacuation of Vorknkx Project Base
• Prelude to Endor
• The Emperor's Will
  • Second Battle of Imperial Center
  • Capture of the Zeplin
  • Capture of the Link
  • Recovery of the Sealion
  • Battle of To-phalion Base
  • Destruction of the Glory

Appearances

• Star Wars: TIE Fighter (First appearance)
• Star Wars: TIE Fighter: Defender of the Empire

Sources

• TIE Fighter: The Official Strategy Guide
• TIE Fighter: Defender of the Empire: Official Secrets & Solutions
• TIE Fighter Collector's CD-ROM: The Official Strategy Guide
• Star Wars Encyclopedia
• The Essential Chronology
• Rebellion Era Sourcebook
• The New Essential Chronology
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia (See "Ottega system" or "Zaarin")
• "Message to Spacers 7" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link) (Indirect mention only)

Notes and references

Galactic Civil War (2 BBY — 19 ABY) Showdown (3 ABY — 4 ABY) Buildup to Showdown – 3 ABY Zaarin Insurrection (3.5 ABY) Ottega · First Parmel · First Imperial Center · Omar First ZA-13 · Second ZA-13 · Third ZA-13 · RS-32 · Grappler Fourth ZA-13 · Third Research · Fourth Research Fifth Research · Second Parmel · Kiilimaar · First Semag Gwar · Serenity · Second Semag · Third Semag · First Vorknkx Second Vorknkx · Second Imperial Center · To-phalion Base Glory Showdown – 4 ABY Related topics and articles Galactic Empire · Rebel Alliance

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