Battle of Fondor The Battle of Fondor was fought early in the Yuuzhan Vong War . The New Republic fleet , aided by Hapan forces , fought the invaders in order to defend the planet ' s shipyards . The battle was infamous because while the Yuuzhan Vong fleet was destroyed , Centerpoint Station ' s superlaser destroyed many Hapan ships . Prelude . After the fall of Gyndine and Tynna , New Republic Intelligence believed from intercepted information that the next Yuuzhan Vong attack would be either Corellia or Bothawui . The New Republic chose to fortify Bothawui while leaving Corellia open to attack from the Yuuzhan Vong . Despite seemingly abandoning one world for another , in reality , the Republic hoped to lure the Vong to Corellia and activate Centerpoint Station as a massive gravity well generator to trap them within the system . In preparation for the showdown , Leia Organa Solo traveled to the New Republic - allied Hapes Consortium to enlist the Hapan Royal Navy to aid in the defense of the Core Worlds . Meanwhile , Commodore Turk Brand assembled a fleet in the Commenor system in preparation for a quick jump to Corellia , while the Fifth Fleet had strewn itself across the Bothan sector in order to protect its backdoor . The battle . In the interim , it was revealed that the Vong had launched their attack against neither Corellia nor Bothawui , but Fondor , the site of a massive New Republic shipyard complex . Prior to that , Kyp Durron led his squadron in an attempt to rescue slaves being held aboard the clustership " Crèche " , which was also holding Wurth Skidder . Under siege , Commander Chine - kal jumped the ship to Fondor , the intended target . Satisfied that everything was ready , Nas Choka , the Supreme Commander of the Yuuzhan Vong fleet , ordered the fleet to attack . With the routes from Bothawui to Fondor lined with Dovin basal s , the Hapans took their fleet from Commenor to Fondor . Caught completely off - guard , the only New Republic ships that could get there were the few ships already stationed there . Before the Hapan fleet could arrive , suicide - bombing coralskipper craft destroyed much of the shipyards , as well as most of the thirty capital ships docked there . Making their way onto the " Crèche " , Kyp and Ganner Rhysode managed to rescue most of the slaves on board , but when they found Skidder , it was obvious that he did not have long to live . Asking them to rescue Randa and kill the yammosk , Skidder died . Durron and Ganner managed to rescue Randa and kill the yammosk , but the vessel began to die . The three managed to get off in time , but Chine - kal was able to inform Choka that the Hutts had betrayed them . When word of the attack at Fondor reached Corellia , Jedi Knight Anakin Solo at the urging of Former Corellian dictator Thrackan Sal - Solo armed Centerpoint nonetheless , while Jacen Solo , who was against the idea tried to talk him out of it . Anakin planned to use the station ' s massive repulsors to literally smash the Vong fleet , but was dissuaded at the last second by his pacifist brother , Jacen . A disgusted Sal - Solo activated the controls instead . Sal - Solo was unable to properly aim the beam , however . While the massive repulsor beam destroyed half of the Vong fleet , causing them to withdraw , it came at a large cost . Most of the Hapan fleet was destroyed and the beam grazed and destroyed a section of Fondor ' s penultimate moon . The beam also singed Fondor ' s northern hemisphere before continuing away from the planet and out into the black of space . With the yammosk dead and the unsure if there was going to be another energy beam , Choka ordered his fleet to withdraw . Aftermath . Prince Isolder was blamed for the loss of the Hapan fleet upon his return to Hapes and retired from public life . The Force - feedback from so many deaths caused the pregnant Queen Mother Djo to miscarry . These incidents both helped tilt the balance of power to Isolder ' s mother , Ta ' a Chume . Shortly after the battle , the Hapes Consortium once more closed its borders to the galaxy . The loss of Fondor , a profitable market , caused an upheaval in Hutt politics , with many of the clans opposing the ruling Besadii . With their alliance with the Hutts in ruins , and in an attempt to shore up his own position , Choka blockaded Hutt Space and launched an attack on Nal Hutta , driving the Hutts from Hutt Space . Choka would spend the next two years campaigning in Hutt Space , and his victories would eventually cause Supreme Overlord Shimrra to escalate him to Warmaster . Sal - Solo was elevated to the status of hero by the Corellians , and the next year was elected Governor - General of the Corellian sector . The Fondor shipyards , although nearly destroyed , continued to service the fleets of the New Republic and Galactic Alliance throughout the rest of the war . Anakin Solo ended up regretting having not fired Centerpoint Station at Thrackan ' s urging , believing that he could have destroyed the Yuuzhan Vong fleet without devastating the Hapans as well . As a result , Anakin grew to advocate more aggressive action in the war against the Vong , while Jacen withdrew further .