Capture of Devil Squadron The Capture of Devil Squadron was a brief starfighter dogfight in the Aquilaris Minor system during the brief Aquilaris campaign in 1032 BBY . It resulted in the capture of the entire Devil Squadron , a fighter formation of the pro - Republic Grace Command that was responsible for distributing Deluge spice under the guise of humanitarian relief operations in Sith - controlled space . Zodoh successfully lured his Republic opponents into a trap which culminated in the incarceration of the entire squadron with the exception of Jedi Knight Kerra Holt after the Hutt used his flagship " Voracious " tractor beam projectors to forcibly draw the surviving starfighters into his hangar bay . The Squadron ' s Captain Jenn Devaad was subsequently coerced into collecting the remaining shipments of Deluge on Aquilaris in return for the safe release of her crew . The battle eliminated all remaining opposition to Zodoh in the system and enabled him to deploy his flood - creating Stormdriver s on Aquilaris . Details . Background . Following the Battle of Capital Cay , the Sith Daimanate - occupied planet of Aquilaris was pacified by Devil Squadron , a fighter squadron affiliated with the Republic ' s Grace Command . The squadron crew began distributing food and medical supplies while evacuating several Deluge spice addicts on the transport ship " Mother Grace " . However , their humanitarian relief was in reality a cover for Operation Deluge which aimed at inundating Sith - occupied space with Deluge spice to undermine the Sith war effort . In the process , many local societies were disrupted by the drug as the number of addicts accumulated . If Aquilaris fell back into the hands of one of the warring Sith factions , any Sith garrison would become affected by the drug . By 1032 BBY , much of Lord Daiman ' s military forces had become addicted to Deluge . Similarly , the Hutt crimelord Zodoh had malevolent intentions towards Aquilaris . Based on atmospheric data collected by a Stormdriver ship , the Hutt crimelord decided to deploy his fleet of Stormdrivers on Aquilaris . These Stormdrivers were equipped with advanced vaporators capable of draining mositure from an atmosphere and using it to create artificial flood and storms . As part of his expansionist ambitions , Zodoh planned to flood Aquilaris as a means of forcibly coercing the local Sith Lords in the Grumani sector into becoming his business clients . Unaware of either side ' s agendas , the Jedi Knight Kerra Holt enlisted in the Devil Squadron as a means of acquiring her own personal Fire Lotus - class starfighter , which answered to the call sign Devil Seven . This was possible because the original pilot Yades had rotated for flight duty aboard " Mother Grace . " She intended to assist her Republic allies in combating Sith influence throughout the Sector . Having accomplished their mission , the Devil Squadron departed Aquilaris . First , they escorted " Mother Grace " to a hyperspace jump - point in the Aquilaris Minor system . They then planned to depart to Heptooine to combat Sith Lord Malakite ' s forces . However , they were unware that Zodoh was aware of their movements and had planned a trap for them . Dogfight . Immediately after " Mother Grace " had made a jump into hyperspace , Devil Squadron sighted a Hutt Intruder - class starfighter which Captain Jenn Devaad quickly identified as Zodoh ' s personal starfighter . Jenn and her comrades in Devil Squadron had endured five years of Hutt captivity under Zodoh following an ill - fated Republic Navy mission to Daalang . Devil Squadron were the sole survivors of this fiasco and had sworn to avenge their maltreatment in Zodoh ' s hands . Despite caution from Kerra Holt , a revanchist Jenn Devaad led her squadron on a fierce pursuit of Zodoh ' s starfighter through an asteroid field . Kerra Holt ' s suspicious that Zodoh was drawing them into a trap were confirmed when the squadron stumbled upon Zodoh ' s starfighter carrier and flagship — " Voracious . " Over the intercomm , Zodoh goaded his adversaries and ordered the " Voracious " to launch all squadrons . Despite being outnumbered and outgunned by the Hutt fleet , the superior Fire Lotus starfighters outclassed their inferior Intruder counterparts in dog - fighting . Despite Jenn ' s optimism that they had bested Zodoh ' s trapp , Kerra disagreed that this had been Zodoh ' s trap , adding that he must have something else which he had not unleashed yet . Finally , Jenn shared Kerra ' s assessment and ordered her starfighters to disengage and jump into hyperspace . This was interrupted by the arrival of a large fleet of Stormdriver s which had emerged out of hyperspace , leaving Devil Squadron trapped between the massive starfighter carrier and a fleet of hostile warships . The Fire Lotus starfighters were unable to penetrate the Stormdrivers ' hulls since they were protected by deflector shields and their laser cannon defense systems were designed for flight configuration . Within minutes , several Republic starfighters including Devil Eight were shot down . During the dogfight , Kerra and Jenn argued over the intercomm system . Realizing that Zodoh had successfully baited them into a trap , Kerra advocated immediate disengagement to Aquilaris so that they could commence evacuation of the population to higher ground . Jenn disagreed , citing the lack of cargo transports and instead advocated continuing her personal crusade of shooting down Zodoh ' s starfighter . Jenn also derided the Aquilarians as undeserving of help due to their unwillingness to help themselves . Unable to reconcile their differences , Kerra disengaged her starfighter and returned to Aquilaris . An enraged Jenn ordered Vahss to deactivate Kerra ' s computer and bring her back . However , Vahss ' s starfighter was destroyed by a wave of Intruder starfighters emerging from the " Voracious . " Zodoh was able to tap into their conversations over the intercomm and taunted his Republic opponent . He then ordered the " Voracious " to engage its tractor beam projector . All the remaining starfighters of Devil Squadron were caught in this net and dragged into one of the starfighter carrier ' s hangar bays . There , they were disarmed and taken captive by a gloating Zodoh who was pleased to recover his escaped slaves . The sole survivor was Kerra Holt who landed back in Capital Cay where she begun organizing a hasty evacuation effort to reach higher ground . Aftermath . The captive Devil Squadron crew were interrogated and tortured aboard the " Voracious " by Zodoh ' s entourage . Jenn herself was brought into Zodoh ' s command deck where he succeeded in coercing her into his services by threatening to torture her crew . In return for the safe release of her crew , he ordered her to retrieve the remaining supplies of Deluge spice on Aquilaris . With this small sample , Zodoh intended to synthesize his own stock of Deluge . He then intended to distribute food supplies laced with Deluge throughout the Grumani Sector to weaken resistance to his rule . Jenn complied and was assigned a shuttle to transport the Deluge containers . Meanwhile , the orbiting fleet of Stormdrivers blockaded Aquilaris without any opposition . Kerra succeeded in organizing an evacuation effort and subsequently discovered the existence of Operation Deluge . She confronted Jenn and attempted to convince her to assist her evacuation efforts while warning her that Zodoh could not be trusted . However , Jenn was determined to save her crew and scorned the Aquilarians as unworthy of assistance due to their unwillingness to help themselves . Unable to reconcile , the two parted with Jenn departing on her shuttle to Zodoh ' s flagship . Meanwhile , the Stormdriver fleet unleashed a global deluge of rain and floods . Within hours , much of Aquilaris was flooded due to its flat landmass and since a large proportion of its surface was covered in oceans . Many deaths were only averted through the efforts of Kerra , Padgett and Joad Kreel to evacuate thousands of Aquilarians to the safety of underwater Harvester station s . The Stormdrivers ' global deluge was also interrupted by a series of explosions on the " Voracious " set off by Jenn during her escape attempt . While Jenn had honored her side of the bargain , Zodoh double - crossed her by murdering her crew . However , the Republic captain had anticipated this and had rigged the Deluge containers with explosives . In retaliation , she detonated the spice containers which killed several of Zodoh ' s entourage and disrupted the large data processing center coordinating the Stormdriver fleet . Undeterred , Zodoh was still impressed by the effectiveness of the Stormdrivers and decided to unleash them on Darkknell , the capital of Sith Lord Daiman ' s princedom . Jenn subsequently escaped the " Voracious " on a twin - seater starfighter and reunited with Kerra , revealing to her Zodoh ' s plans to flood Darkknell . The two women then departed on their starfighter for a climatic confrontation with Zodoh on Darkknell . Behind the scenes . The Capture of Devil Squadron was developed as part of the plot sequence within the " " arc of the " " comic series . It appeared in both " " and " " , which debuted on September 21 and October 19 2012 respectively . Its story plot was developed by John Jackson Miller , who has been involved in several Star Wars Expanded Universe projects .