Star Wars : Dawn of the Jedi : Force War Star Wars : Dawn of the Jedi : Force War is a five - issue comic book miniseries that is the third story arc in " " , a comic book series published by Dark Horse Comics and written by the creative team of John Ostrander and Jan Duursema . Set one year after the events of the previous story arc , " " , " Force War " deals with the invasion of the Tython system by the Infinite Empire of the Rakata species . As the miniseries opens , the Rakata have conquered half of the Tython system , and the Je ' daii use the Forcesaber s — the dark side weapons of the Rakata — to defend their home against the invaders . Predor Skal ' nas of the Empire seeks to invade Tython and locate the Infinity Gate rumored to have been built there by the Kwa species , which he hopes will elevate him into power . Plot summary . The Force War begins . A year after the Infinite Empire invaded the Tython system , the Rakata have devastated Fury Station and taken Obri and Mawr , and though they were repelled at Tython , the Infinite Empire captured Ska Gora and established their command post , Rakatan Base Prime , there . The Je ' daii have joined forces with the Settled Worlds in defense of their star system , and Master Rajivari has been appointed General of the allied forces . With Xesh ' s aid , the Je ' daii have constructed Forcesabers , and though the weapons force them to forsake the Balance , it is only because of the Forcesabers that they have survived thus far . Daegen Lok is also recalled from Bogan and made to serve as the Je ' daii ' s general . Shikaakwa . Sub - Predor Ceh ' let launches an assault on the planet Shikaakwa , with her Flesh Raider soldiers seeking to assault Ryo Fortress through the surrounding swamps ; however , the Je ' daii have foreseen their attack and ambush the invaders . Xesh quickly dispatches a horde of Flesh Raiders , and when he is confronted by another Force Hound , Shae Koda flies to his rescue . Xesh and Daegen Lok then flee from the destructive firepower of Rakatan Annihilators , and Lok orders Hawk Ryo ' s fighter squadrons to airstrike the Annihilators despite his and Xesh ' s proximity to the targets . Rajivari then orders the bulk of his forces to engage the enemy ; as the Je ' daii overrun her forces , Ceh ' let is permitted to withdraw her forces back to Ska Gora . In the battle that follows , the Je ' daii leave no survivors , and Sek ' nos Rath is disgusted by Lok ' s victory speech and the Order ' s willingness to forsake the balance . On Ska Gora , Ceh ' let openly challenges Skal ' nas ' s authority before the other commanders . Skal ' nas then explains to Ceh ' let in private his true goal — the acquisition of the Infinity Gate on Tython — before killing her . Ska Gora and Xesh ' s Betrayal . Xesh dreams of his past as a Force Hound . Shae Koda wakes him up , and he shares his fears that he will be pulled back under Rakatan control . Shae confesses her love for him , and Xesh rejects his old name , given to him by his old Rakatan masters , and tells her that his true name is Tau . Shae and Tau kiss . The next day , Xesh proposes a plan to end the Rakatan invasion by killing their leader , Skal ' nas . To find him , Xesh uses his old Force Hound abilities , falling into darkness . He tells the Je ' daii that Skal ' nas ' s base is on Ska Gora . Trill , who has been spying on the Je ' daii , contacts Skal ' nas and tells him about the Je ' daii plan . Skal ' nas tells Trill not to interfere and let the Je ' daii attack . The Je ' daii attack Ska Gora , but back on Tython , Tasha Ryo has a vision and realizes that the Je ' daii are walking into a trap . Lok also realizes that it is a trap , and tells Rath to take command . Rajivari contacts the strike team and tells them to pull out , but it is too late . Koda attacks a Force Hound with lightning , and Quan - Jang saves her life by pushing the Hound off of its mount . Koda snaps at Quan - Jang , who warns her not to lose the Balance . Xesh finds Trill , but still does not remember her . She cajoles him to take her with him . They go to the Rakatan base , where they find that the Rakatan have imprisoned the surviving Je ' daii , including Rath , in glass tubes . Trill shocks Xesh with lightning , stunning him . Shae Koda and Quan - Jang continue to fight Rakatan forces . Koda tells Quan - Jang that Rath and Lok have gone missing , and that she fears for Xesh . Skal ' nas restores Xesh ' s memory using a Rakatan device . Xesh remembers how he first found Tython for Skal ' nas , who decided to send Xesh as his spy among the Je ' daii . He remembers how he sabotaged Tul ' kar ' s ship the " Devourer " on Skal ' nas ' s orders , then killed Tul ' kar himself . Xesh initially refuses to return to slavery , but soon returns to his role as a Force Hound . Xesh tells Skal ' nas about the Je ' daii seers and about Lok ' s vision . Skal ' nas interrogates Lok , and confirms that there is an Infinity Gate in the Chasm on Tython . The Je ' daii seers predict that the Rakatan will attack Tython again , this time with Xesh leading them . Skal ' nas uses Xesh ' s connection to Tasha Ryo to blind the seers . Rajivari tells the strike force on Ska Gora that Xesh has betrayed them , and orders them to retreat . Shae Koda denies that Xesh could betray them . Sek ' nos Rath and Daegen Lok both swear to kill Xesh . Tython and the Prime Gate . The Je ' daii fall back to Tython . Shae Koda and Quan - Jang discuss whether she can kill Xesh if necessary . Tasha Ryo retrieves the Holocron of A ' nang , and says that she and Ters Sendon will meditate on it for guidance . Skal ' nas begins the Second battle of Tython by first destroying a strike force hidden on Tython ' s moon Ashla . Rori Fenn and Hawk Ryo fight against the Rakata in their fighters . Skal ' nas orders Trill to lead his army while Xesh remains at his side . She is angered by this , and swears she will kill Xesh . Skal ' nas tries to get Daegen Lok to tell him how he entered the Chasm , but Lok reveals nothing . The Je ' daii fight Trill ' s forces , but Koda senses Xesh and goes to confront him . Skal ' nas lands at the Chasm with Xesh and Lok . He reveals that the Infinity Gate at the bottom of the Chasm is not an ordinary gate , but a Prime Gate , which needs no other gate to function . Skal ' nas and Xesh descend into the Chasm . Sek ' nos Rath frees himself from his confinement and kills the Rakatan guards around him . He frees the Rakatan slaves and leads them against their former masters . Tasha Ryo and Ters Sendon activate A ' nang ' s Holocron . A ' nang says that now that the Rakata have arrived , it is time for Tython to awaken . Flesh Raiders attack Lok , who is chained up next to the Chasm . He frees himself and attacks the Raiders . Sek ' nos Rath arrives and saves him from a Flesh Raider . They both say that they want to kill Xesh , and agree that whoever kills the most Raiders gets the first strike . Shae Koda also arrives . Lok reveals that the way to enter the Chasm safely is to focus on the sigil on the Tho Yor . Koda and Lok descend into the Chasm . Skal ' nas and Xesh reach the Prime Gate . Quan - Jang finds Rath , who tells him that Koda and Xesh entered the Chasm . As they descend , Lok urges Koda to give into her anger . Trill finds Rath , and they fight . Rath abandons the Balance and gives in to the dark side despite Quan - Jang ' s warnings . He kills Trill . Koda and Lok reach the Prime Gate . Lok fights Skal ' nas while Koda fights Xesh . Xesh says that their relationship was all a lie and he was a willing spy for Skal ' nas . Koda refuses to believe it and urges him to throw off Skal ' nas ' s control once again . Lok tries to use his mind twist ability on Skal ' nas , but is overwhelmed by the darkness in Skal ' nas ' s mind . Skal ' nas stabs him , and urges Xesh to finish off Koda . Skal ' nas activates the Prime Gate and declares himself ruler of the galaxy . Tasha brings A ' nang ' s Holocron to the lowest level of Anil Kesh . A ' nang tells her that she needs to reawaken the Tho Yor , but it will cost her mortal body . Tasha bids farewell to Ters Sendon . Koda urges Xesh one last time to return to the Je ' daii . Skal ' nas attacks her with lightning , and tells Xesh that love is a lie . Xesh attacks Skal ' nas . Tasha steps into the beam of light in Anil Kesh , awakening the Tho Yor , which attack the Rakatan ships . Skal ' nas and Xesh duel , but the Tho Yor fire a beam which destroys the Prime Gate . Xesh kills Skal ' nas , and declares that he truly is Tau . Koda tells Tau that Lok is alive . They narrowly escape the Chasm as it explodes . The Rakata turn on each other and flee the Tython system . Aftermath . After the battle , Daegen Lok tells the masters that he and his followers will continue using the Forcesabers , despite how they skew the Balance , since there are still dangers such as Flesh Raiders who escaped into the wilderness . The Masters warn that he could be sent back to Bogan , but he replies that he will never go back there . Shae Koda and Tau explore Tython together and kiss . They walk off together into the Silent Desert . Development . " Star Wars : Dawn of the Jedi : Force War " was first announced by Dark Horse Comics at Wondercon 2013 on April 1 , where it was announced that the next arc of " " would be titled " Force Wars . " When " " was released on May 22 , it named the next arc as " Force War . " " " , the first issue in the arc , was first announced on August 14 , 2013 in Dark Horse ' s November solicitations , and all of the following issues have been announced each month afterward . The creative team of John Ostrander and Jan Duursema wrote the story for " Force War " , and Ostrander wrote the scripts while Duursema drew the pencils for the five - issue miniseries . David Michael Beck draws the covers for all five issues , and Dan Parsons and Wes Dzioba handle inking and coloring duties respectively . Michael Heisler is the letterer for the series , and Randy Stradley serves as editor . Continuity . The Flesh Raiders that appear in " Force War 1 " are a species which first originated in the video game " " , and the comic was the first " Star Wars " material outside of the game ' s metaseries to depict the species . " Force War 1 " supplies backstory for the Flesh Raiders , establishing them as mutated lower - caste Rakata , and gives a precedent for their presence on Tython in " The Old Republic " , twenty - four thousand years later . The issue is also the first to depict a female Rakata in Ceh ' let , and introduces the fact that female Rakata have hair unlike their male counterparts . " Force War 1 " depicts Rajivari , a character first introduced in " The Old Republic " , as the general of the Je ' daii and the Settled Worlds , and builds off of Rajivari ' s established in - game history as a Je ' daii leader .