Star Wars : Empire : The Wrong Side of the War Star Wars : Empire : The Wrong Side of the War was the tenth and final story arc in the comic book series " " . It consisted of issues 36 through 40 . Publisher ' s summary . Fresh from the killing fields of Jabiim , where the Empire has virtually wiped out the populace of that world , Imperial Lieutenant Janek Sunber is sent to the quiet prison base on Kalist VI . But , unbeknownst to the Empire , the Rebels have designs on Kalist Base both for its desirable fuel supplies , and for the presence of a very important prisoner — one of their own who has already attracted the interest of Darth Vader . Sunber doesn ’ t know it , but he ’ s on a collision course with an old friend who is with the Rebels , and he finds himself wondering which of them is on the wrong side of the war . Plot summary . Approximately eight months after the Battle of Yavin , Lieutenant Janek Sunber is participating in mopping up operations of the last local resistance on the planet Jabiim . Imperial stormtroopers overrun the last remaining stronghold despite fierce resistance . The remaining Jabiimi are taken prisoner and escorted to a waiting assault ship for transport offworld to the Imperial base on Kalist VI . Sunber , along with his clone stormtroopers are also aboard , preparing for what promises to be a quiet rotation to garrison duty . However as the transport arrives out of hyperspace , it runs into a battle between a Rebel X - wing squadron and a floundering Imperial fuel tanker . Between the arrival of the assault ship and TIE fighters coming up from Kalist , the Rebels are driven off . As Sunber ' s transport unloads its prisoners at the base – along with a more valuable prize , Rebel analyst Jorin Sol — the fuel tanker " Nuna ' s Twins " is landing on a platform atop the base . The vessels ' Captain Harran is greeted warmly , although cautiously , by the garrison commander , General Noils , who assures them he will " . . . extend every courtesy this base has to offer " once the Rebel threat is deemed over . After he departs , Harran expresses relief to his fellow Imperial impersonators , Luke Skywalker and Deena Shan , that it " . . . looks like we ' re in " . Meanwhile , Jorin Sol is being tortured by Lieutenant Zuud , an Imperial Intelligence officer , who calmly informs him she wants to find out what he is willing to do for her . The stormtroopers guarding " Nuna ' s Twins " are surprised to see more troops emerge from the tanker , and are promptly gunned down by their ' comrades ' , who turn out to be Rebel infiltrators in disguise . Harran quickly sets the team in motion , with some sent to cause diversions , while the others locate Sol and arrange for the tanker to be filled with fuel desperately needed by the rebellion . Sunber , in the meantime , has begun unpacking in his new wardroom in the base . He is quickly challenged by the resident bully , Lieutenant Clynn , who asserts that the wardroom is , in fact , " his " room . A brief fight ensues , and despite Clynn ' s massive size he is handily subdued by Sunber . At that moment Captain Kale Roshuir intervenes , and as punishment assigns the pair extra duties together . In the command center of the base , Captain Harran , Luke and Deena meet General Noils and Captain Roshuir . They discuss the recent Rebel attack that damaged " Nuna ' s Twins " and earlier destroyed its escort frigate . Deena offers to assist Roshuir with pinpointing the location of the Rebel base they believe the attack to have been launched from . In the bowels of the base , Lieutenant Clynn is giving Sunber a tour , showing off the prisoners being used as slave labor — which rattles Sunber — and dismissing them as people who " . . . gambled on the Rebellion and lost — big " . Above them , rebel infiltrators Basso and Able , in stormtrooper disguise , are moving explosives into position . Basso is also stunned to see the slave labor being used , and insists that they have to get word to Captain Harran . Luke , dismissed from Harran and Noils ' company , heads to check on the progress of the quiet theft of fuel from the bases supplies , which is being overseen by R2 - D2 . Clynn takes Sunber to the mess room of the prisoners , and there seizes a female laborer . When her partner attempts to intervene , Clynn assaults him , driving him to the ground . Shocked , but determined , Sunber follows Clynn and the female prisoner to a side room , where he realizes the officer ' s intentions and insists he let the prisoner ago — at blaster - point . Outraged , Clynn tells Sunber he has " . . . no idea of the trouble headed your way " and leaves . Aboard " Nuna ' s Twins " , Luke and Basso convince Harran to try and assist the prisoners to escape . Deena , meanwhile , is lying in the bed of Captain Roshuir as he dresses and informs her that he has been selected to lead the attack on the suspected Rebel base at Thila . He intimates that they should discuss their relationship further when he gets back and walks out , leaving a distraught Deena wondering " What have I done ? " The commotion of the base ' s stormtrooper companies being prepared rouses Sunber from his sleep , but he is bluntly informed by Roshuir that he is being confined to base for drawing a weapon on Clynn . His protests are ignored , and he is told he will be shortly facing a tribunal . Watching the departure of the Imperial assault force from a landing pad with Deena , Luke is stunned by the appearance of Sunber – who was his old friend from Tatooine , nicknamed " Tank " . Deena leaves them to discuss old times and Sunber expresses his doubts about the Empire to Luke , who calls into question his devotion to duty over doing what is right . In the interrogation room , Zuud presses an exhausted , pain - wracked Sol to an answer to her demands . Aboard " Nuna ' s Twins " , trooper Able argues against rescuing the prisoners , but is overruled by Harran . On Thila , Roshuir is overseeing the entry of his stormtroopers , led by Lieutenant Clynn , into the remains of what appears to be an abandoned Rebel base . As the squads split up to search the base , though , a booby trap is triggered which kills Clynn and most of the troops , although Roshuir and the landing craft on the surface survive . Stricken by the loss of his men , the pieces fall into place and Roshuir realizes Shan has betrayed him On Kalist VI , the Rebel infiltration team receives word Jorin Sol is being prepared for transport to Coruscant , and this is their last chance to rescue him . Harran tells Deena to remain aboard " Nuna ' s Twins " and prepare it for liftoff . In another part of the base , Mouse is caught by stormtroopers planting explosives , but takes advantage of their surprise when he removes his helmet to temporarily evade them . As Luke tries to convince a shocked Sunber to join the rebellion , Mouse is finally caught and gunned down by the stormtroopers — just as he activates the explosives . Sunber receives an alert from the base command center that rebel agents have infiltrated the facility , just as the explosives detonate . Sunber abruptly realizes his old friend is one of the rebels and reaches for his blaster pistol , but is knocked out by Luke before he can draw it . The stormtroopers and officer escorting Jorin Sol to his transport are intercepted and killed by the disguised Rebel infiltration team , while Luke convinces the prisoners that to escape with his help . Deena , standing at the ramp of " Nuna ' s Twins " , is seized by Captain Roshuir , just returned from Thila . Before he can shoot her though , Harran jumps on him and knocks him out . Meanwhile , Rebel bombers are hitting the base . Sunber runs through the debris - filled base and comes across the bodies of his stormtroopers , killed by Luke , and realizes duty is all he has left . As Luke oversees getting the prisoners aboard the assault ship docked at the base , Janek confronts him at blaster - point . Appealing to Sunber ' s sense of morality , Luke has nearly won him over when Jorin Sol and the rebels escorting him appear . Angered by what he perceives as Luke ' s deception — that the rescue of the prisoners is just a cover for the recovery of a ' Rebel spy ' — Sunber shoots at Sol , but his blast is deflected back at him by Luke ' s lightsaber . Wounded . he refuses to accompany Luke , stating " I can ' t do it Luke . You ' re on the wrong side of the war . Biggs would have agreed with me " . He is left speechless when Luke reveals Biggs Darklighter had , in fact , been a rebel . Red Squadron escorts the assault ship — newly renamed " Skywalker " — and " Nuna ' s Twins " away from the base , leaving an impotent and bloodied Captain Roshuir shaking his fists with rage . As Sunber watches this , Zuud arrives with another officer and some stormtroopers , and to Sunber ' s confusion appears to express satisfaction at Sol ' s escape . Sunber is further puzzled by the rapid arrival of Imperial reinforcements , including a Star Destroyer , almost as if the attack had been expected in the first place . . . Behind the scenes . The Jabiim i slaves carry the Aurebesh letter Peth ( P ) on their uniform . The uniform of the female prisoner also has the letter Krenth ( KH ) printed on it . When Able and Basso are walking through the detention center , the letter Besh ( B ) can be seen on a structure .