Battle near the Itani Nebula A battle took place near the Itani Nebula in the year 1 BBY when an Imperial strike force launched an attack on a Rebel fleet that was hiding just outside the nebula . After Rebel Jedi General Rahm Kota was rescued from Imperial Baron Merillion Tarko by Starkiller , the clone of Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Vader ' s late Sith apprentice Galen Marek , Starkiller and Kota traveled to where the Rebel fleet was stationed . The Rebels came under attack there from forces of the Galactic Empire commanded by the bounty hunter Boba Fett , who had first been hired by Vader to kidnap Starkiller himself . However , after failing in that task , Fett was instructed by Vader to kidnap Rebel Captain Juno Eclipse , the lover of the late Marek , in order to lure Starkiller back to the planet Kamino , where Vader awaited . Fett led the Imperials into the Rebel fleet ' s flagship , the EF76 Nebulon - B escort frigate " Salvation " , to capture Eclipse . While a battle ensued outside the starship , another broke out between the attacking Imperials and the Rebel Alliance inside the ship . Starkiller and Kota fought through the interior of the " Salvation " in an attempt to rescue Eclipse , joining forces with Rebel troopers along the way . Although Starkiller and Kota defeated many Imperials , Fett escaped with his captive . Knowing that he was taking Eclipse back to Kamino , the Rebel fleet pursued . At Kamino , the Rebels and Imperials fought yet another battle as Starkiller made his way to where Vader held Eclipse captive . Prelude . In the year 1 BBY , Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Vader secretly commissioned a project on the planet Kamino to recreate his late apprentice , Galen Marek — codenamed " Starkiller . " However , the accelerated cloning process was initially imperfect , thus producing many failed experiments . One clone progressed further than his precursors . Vader oversaw the training of the clone , who was also called " Starkiller . " During one training session , Vader ordered Starkiller to strike down a holodroid that was in the form of Captain Juno Eclipse , the lover of the original Starkiller . However , due to the emotional imprints that the clone genetically inherited from his progenitor , the new Starkiller had the same attraction to Eclipse that Marek had felt , so he refused to strike her down . Vader prepared to kill the clone for failing the test , but Starkiller escaped from Timira City and set out find Juno Eclipse . Shortly thereafter , Darth Vader hired the bounty hunter Boba Fett via a holoprojector to track down and retrieve Starkiller . After failing to intercept him on the planet Cato Neimoidia , Fett traveled to Kamino , where he personally met with Vader . The Sith Lord redirected the mercenary ' s attention to the capture of Juno Eclipse . Vader planned to use her as bait for Starkiller to bring him back to Kamino . To infiltrate the Alliance to Restore the Republic fleet and extract Eclipse , Fett requested an entire squadron of disposable stormtroopers ; Vader responded by providing stormtroopers as well as elite Terror Trooper s , Terror Biodroid s , and Terror Droid s , and a Terror Walker from the Imperial Terror Soldier division . Meanwhile , Starkiller rescued Rebel Jedi General Rahm Kota from Imperial Baron Merillion Tarko on Cato Neimoidia . Following clues he had obtained , Starkiller went to the planet Dagobah , where he met Jedi Master – in – exile Yoda . Entering a cave , Starkiller had a Force vision of Eclipse being attacked on the Rebel ship " EF76 Nebulon - B escort frigate Salvation " . Back outside , Yoda gave Starkiller advice on what to do in relation to his vision , and Starkiller left Dagobah to retrieve Kota , whom he had left on the planet Malastare before going to Dagobah . Reunited , the pair went to the location of the Rebel fleet near the Itani Nebula ; Starkiller hoped to get to Eclipse before his vision came to fruition . The battle . By the time Starkiller and Kota reached the Rebel fleet , Fett had also succeeded in discovering that the Rebel flagship " Salvation " , under the command of Captain Eclipse , was located amongst the fleet ' s starships . Just as the clone and the Jedi landed the starship " Rogue Shadow " on Eclipse ' s ship , Fett and the Imperials under his control — Shadow Squadron , including Shadow Leader and Shadow One — launched their surprise attack . The battle began with an Imperial attack on the Rebel ships and fighters — which included the assault bomber " Lexi Dio " , the first vessel to be destroyed along with all of its crew — BTL Y - wing starfighter s , at least one GR - 75 medium transport , a couple of DP20 frigate s , and an Action VI transport . The TIE starfighter s launched breaching pod s into the " Salvation " , and the Imperials entered and secured several decks of the starship . The bounty hunter then entered the " Salvation " and proceeded to the bridge with an escort of Terror Troopers and stormtroopers . In the ensuing firefight , many Rebels were killed , the holodroid PROXY was severely damaged , and Eclipse was captured by Fett . The bounty hunter , Eclipse in tow , made his way to his personal ship , the " Firespray - 31 " - class patrol and attack craft " Slave I " , which he had used to reach the " Salvation " . Meanwhile , using their lightsabers , Starkiller and Kota fought their way through the corridors of the " Salvation " to reach the bridge where Fett had captured Eclipse . Starkiller found PROXY on the bridge , and the droid updated him on the situation . Upon finding out that Fett had taken Eclipse to the docking bay , Starkiller pursued as Kota went to order an attack on the Imperial cloning facilities on the planet Kamino . Traveling through much of the starship , Starkiller fought against the Terror Troopers , Terror Droids , Terror Biodroids , and stormtroopers that were at Fett ' s disposal , assisting Rebel troopers along the way . Kota , meanwhile , kept in contact with Starkiller via comlink . Eventually , Starkiller spotted Eclipse being taken away by Fett . Starkiller battled through the " Salvation " , even going through the inner - workings of the ship , to reach the docking bay before Fett could depart ; Fett and Eclipse were heading for the " Slave I " , which was positioned just outside the " Salvation " . Starkiller attempted to use the Force to retrieve Eclipse , but he failed due to an attack by a giant droid known as the Terror Walker . After a brief battle , the Terror Droid fell through several decks of the " Salvation " . However , Starkiller was too late ; Fett had jumped to hyperspace with his captive . The TIE fighters then escaped as well . Infuriated at not being able to stop the bounty hunter , Starkiller ordered Kota to attack Kamino . Kota had already done so , and the Rebel ships prepared for hyperspace . Starkiller then experienced another Force vision , one that regarded a possible outcome in the imminent future . On the rain - soaked facility of Timira City , Starkiller witnessed his own death at the hands of a fellow clone of Galen Marek . Unlike himself and the many failures that Vader had created , the dream clone was the perfect version that Vader intended to use as Marek ' s replacement . After awakening from the vision , Starkiller knew that defeat was in his future if he gave in once more to the dark side of the Force . Starkiller then realized that the Terror Walker was going for the ship ' s secondary reactor , and he needed to stop it . Although much of the crew had been disabled during the attack , Kota sent some Rebel soldiers to assist Starkiller , but they were killed . Starkiller fought the Terror Walker once more — along with more Terror Droids , Terror Biodroids , and Terror Troopers . During the battle , the droid punctured a hole in the side of the ship . With some assistance from Starkiller , the Terror Walker was forced out into the depths of hyperspace , and Starkiller returned to the ship ' s bridge . Aftermath . Boba Fett arrived on the planet Kamino and delivered Eclipse to Vader . Shortly thereafter , the Rebel fleet arrived at Kamino , but the Empire was waiting for them . The Battle of Kamino ensued , and Starkiller went down to the surface of the watery world . He traveled through the cloning facilities and finally arrived where Vader was holding Eclipse . After a lightsaber duel , Starkiller defeated Vader , thus rescuing Eclipse . The Rebels won the Battle of Kamino , and they subsequently took Vader into custody . Behind the scenes . The battle first appeared in the of the 2010 video game " " . In the game , it appears as a playable level . The battle also appears in the novelization of the game , written by Sean Williams . The comic book version of the game concentrates more on the events surrounding Boba Fett , rather than those concerning Starkiller . While the Wii , Nintendo DS , and Xbox 360 / PlayStation 3 versions of the game differ from each other , the storyline remains basically the same . This article follows the Xbox 360 / PlayStation 3 version , since it remains closer to the novel , itself considered to enjoy a higher level of canon icity . The novel differs from the Xbox 360 / PlayStation 3 version of the game in several ways . Stormtroopers are mentioned as part of the fighting force of the Imperials , while there are no stormtroopers included in the battle in the Xbox 360 / PlayStation 3 version . The novel also expounds on the overall story more than the game , focusing more on Juno Eclipse ' s experience than the game does . The novel also includes a sequence where Starkiller uses the Force to attempt to rescue Eclipse from Fett when they make their escape towards the " Slave I " . However , in the Xbox 360 / PlayStation 3 game , Starkiller merely arrives just as the " Slave I " is leaving the " Salvation " . Also , Starkiller has a brief vision in the book shortly after Fett escapes , but this is exempt from the game . The Terror Walker is destroyed in the novel by being sucked out into hyperspace . However , Starkiller actually physically destroys it in the game , and the droid does not leave the ship . In the Wii version of the game , Starkiller and Kota get separated on their way to the bridge of the " Salvation " , and they regroup at the bridge . However , in both the novel and Xbox 360 / PlayStation 3 version , no such separation occurs . Similar to the novel , the Wii version has stormtroopers involved in the attack . Although Starkiller chases Fett and Eclipse in the Xbox 360 / PlayStation 3 version , the chase is much more involved in the Wii version . The trip through the " Salvation " differs slightly , and Starkiller comes in close contact and fights Fett at times . Like the novel , Starkiller attempts to stop Fett and Eclipse via the Force when they try to leave in the " Slave I " . Also like the novel , the Terror Walker arrives , Fett escapes with Eclipse , and the battle with the droid begins . The Terror Walker battle follows a different story than the other adaptions . Starkiller chases the Terror Walker through the core of the starship , and he must fix the core , which the droid had damaged , before actually fighting the mechanical enemy . While the " Salvation " has already made the jump to hyperspace by the time of the Terror Droid battle in the novel and Xbox 360 / PlayStation 3 version , Starkiller must defeat the Terror Walker in a certain amount of time in the Wii version , as he will be killed if the ship jumps to hyperspace while he is in the location where he fights the droid . The DS version is played in , rather than in the of the other versions of the game . The story follows the basic storyline of the Xbox 360 / PlayStation 3 version . In the DS version , Starkiller faces stormtroopers , as he does in the novel . Like the Xbox 360 / PlayStation 3 version , Starkiller chases Fett and Eclipse through the " Salvation " , but he arrives just as the " Slave I " is leaving ; Starkiller does not use the Force in an attempt to bring the ship back as he does in other adaptions .