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Star Wars 39 : The Empire Strikes Back : Beginning Star Wars 39 : The Empire Strikes Back : Beginning is the thirty - ninth issue in the " Marvel Star Wars " series of comics . Plot summary . The Rebel Alliance has established a new base on the ice planet called Hoth , but an Imperial probe droid discovers their location and transmits the data before it can be destroyed . Luke Skywalker has been attacked by one of the Wampas and is taken to the creatures cave , but Luke escapes from its custody and , with the help of Han Solo , returns to Echo Base . Captain Firmus Piett receives the probe droid ' s signal and reports his findings to Darth Vader who immediately orders the fleet to the Hoth system . Behind the scenes . This is Part One of the six part adaptation of " " . The price changes from forty cents to fifty cents with this issue . As mentioned in the editorial comment of the letters page , Al Williamson and Carlos Garzon each pencil and ink the issues of the comics adaptation . Only small references link the ESB story arc with the rest of the series ; otherwise we have no clue on how and when the Alliance colonized Hoth , what happened to Jan Dodonna and other original characters etc . Storywise , the ESB story arc begins abruptly
Oolth Oolth was a Fondorian male servant of Black Sun and the only survivor of Darth Maul ' s attack on Black Sun ' s Ralltiir fortress in 33 BBY . Biography . Black Sun . A Fondorian male , Oolth served as secretary to the head of Black Sun , Alexi Garyn , in the time immediately preceding the Invasion of Naboo . Perpetually in the company of his master , Oolth was attendant , taking notes , as Black Sun enforcer Asa Naga recounted Darth Maul ' s attack on Vigo Darnada ' s station to the assembled remaining Vigos . As Darth Maul commenced his assault on the fortress , Oolth accompanied his master and his bodyguard from the citadel to escape to Corellia , leaving the remaining Vigos and guards behind to stall Maul . However , before the executive yacht could be reached , Maul caught up and slew both Garyn and his bodyguard . Oolth slunk away silently to hide and was ignored by Maul , whose primary target was Garyn . He was the only known individual to survive the massacre on Ralltiir . Death on Coruscant . Afterward , Oolth attempted to hide on Coruscant and inform the Jedi Order about the existence of Darth Maul . Jedi Padawan Darsha Assant was ordered to find and escort him to the Jedi Temple , intended as a trial in her quest for Knighthood . Though Oolth was located , hiding out in the undercity , the two were attacked by a gang known as the Raptors before they could reach Darsha ' s skyhopper . In an attempt to escape , Assant activated her elevation belt and , for a moment , the pair evaded danger and approached the safety of the upper levels . Unavailingly , they were then assailed by hawk - bats , which gouged out Oolth ' s right eye . He tried to defend himself only to lose his grip and fall into the abyss of the undercity . He was presumed dead and , when Assant and her master returned to the scene , his body had disappeared , already scavenged by the hunters that roamed Coruscant ' s lower levels . Equipment . Oolth was constantly shadowed by a small hovering droid , presumably an assistant in the mechanical aspects of his position as secretary . Personality and traits . Though a useful and intelligent secretary , Oolth was notably a coward , abandoning even his master when he saw Garyn ' s bodyguard slain . Like many Fondorians , he saw himself as a superior organism in all ways and showed no compassion for other beings , especially the indigent . He showed little thanks even when rescued from mortal peril and seemed logically concerned only with his survival with the littlest possible effort on his own part .
Hiit Hiit was a desolate moon which orbited the gas giant of Maal . It was located at the intersection of the Authority Guardian Corridor and the Trianii Shunt , in space annexed by the Corporate Sector in 5 BBY . Hiit was the home of the Hiitians , a massive , avian species . They were first contacted by the Trianii Rangers , after which many left Hiit to seek their fortunes elsewhere . The Hiitians maintained good trading relations with the Trianii , in contrast to the warily hostile stance taken towards the Corporate Sector following the moon ' s annexation .
Garbage pontoon A garbage pontoon was a kind of starship . The Galactic Empire crewed its garbage pontoons with hundreds of slaves . Due to this , at least one of the Imperial garbage pontoons became a target of Saadoon - Kauldi during his anti - slaver campaign , designed to release a big number of slaves . The rescue at the Imperial garbage pontoon released all the slaves in that ship , including a Devaronian called Guzald .
Unidentified butterfly - like creature A butterfly - like creature existed on the Forest Moon of Endor . With a red body and large , black - spotted , yellow wings , the creature appeared harmless to the moon ' s native frog - like creatures , which sometimes waited on victoria s and attempted to catch the flying creatures on their tongues . However , the butterfly - like creature was actually carnivorous and powerful enough to lift a the frog - like creature into the air . The creature ' s flexible body expanded to accommodate the size of its prey , allowing it to devour its meal whole while still in flight . Behind the scenes . This butterfly - like creature goes unnamed during its brief appearance in " The Season Scepter , " the thirteenth episode of the of the " " television series . " The Season Scepter , " written by Bob Carrau and directed by Raymond Jafelice , first aired on November 1 , 1986 .
Gar - Oth ' s Empire Gar - Oth ' s Empire was a region controlled by the Yahk - Tosh warlord Gar - Oth . Gar - Oth had been prospecting for an easy world to conquer and add to his empire and in 31 BBY , he selected a small planetoid ruled by an monarchy of elfish humanoid s . Gar - Oth invaded the world , murdering its king , and in order to gain legitimacy in the eyes of the world ' s residents , tried to force the king ' s daughter Princess Lourdes to marry him . His plan was thwarted , however , by the princess and the Jedi Knight Yoshi Raph - Elan , leading to his death .
Voor ( lieutenant ) Voor was a Lieutenant in the Imperial Navy during the Galactic Civil War . Biography . Lieutenant Voor served on the Star Destroyer " Relentless " under Captain Parlan around 0 ABY . That year , Parlan discovered that Republican tactician Adar Tallon was alive , hiding on Tatooine . He ordered a bounty on his head , calling the attention of bounty hunter Jodo Kast and others . Voor discovered that one of Parlan ' s officers , Ensign Dana , was really an agent for the Rebel Alliance . Dana tried to escape to Kwenn Space Station to report Tallon ' s survival to the Alliance , but was killed by the bounty hunter Jodo Kast . Voor and two other bounty hunters were present when an Alliance team attempted to meet with Dana . The trio were defeated , and Dana ' s body recovered , upon which they found a data storage pad containing the information regarding Tallon .
Rebel command insignia Rebel command insignia , were badges of military rank used by officer s of the rebellion and later by the Alliance to Restore the Republic ' s military . Inherited from the Alderaan military , they consisted of pips arranged on a brushed - metal backing . For example , the insignia of a captain comprised two equally sized dots centered on the same vertical line , as exemplified by Captain Hera Syndulla of the rebellion , and Captain Cassian Andor of the Alliance . The Alliance general s Dodonna , Willard , Draven , and Rieekan all wore a badge with five dots arranged in a quincunx . As a commander , Luke Skywalker wore a 3 - blue rank badge with the double - dot row at the bottom . Major Bren Derlin ' s badge had three red dots arranged with two in a bottom row and the remainder above and between them . Behind the scenes . According to the Legends roleplaying book " Rebel Alliance Sourcebook " , the color of the pips indicates the branch of service , with blue designating navy and red designating army . This was partially retained in the canon reference book , " " . However , other canon material shows the existence of plaques combining both colors , such as that of General Willard .
Und ' l Und ' l was a stocky male Buzchub with blue fur . He was born on Harrandarr in a far corner of the galaxy . He tended to waddle when he walked , and often perched an oversized hat at a jaunty angle on his head . As he was incapable of speaking Basic , he equipped himself with a translator which translated his speech in a mechanical voice . Und ' l spoke in rhythm , often portraying that he knew more than he was revealing . He had a special affinity for Wookiees , referring to them as his " long haired brothers " . Und ' l was proficient in beast riding . Shortly after the fall of the Galactic Empire , Und ' l worked with some Imperial sympathizers , recruiting adventurers to carry goods . On one such occasion , he recruited a party from the cantina on Roldalna . The job was to transport spice from Nigel VI to Lohopa II , however the crates actually contained lexonite , a deadly poison from Nigel VI . Possessing the poison was illegal on Nigel VI , with immediate execution the penalty . The poison was intended to be used by Imperial terrorists against the fledgling New Republic . Und ' l was unaware of the sinister nature of the package when he recruited the smugglers , but they held him responsible nevertheless .
Cael Hanarist Cael Hanarist was an Alderaanian from House Hanarist . He served on Team Alderaan , the Limmie group and was one of the fastest players in the galaxy . He had a fiancee from another House . In 0 BBY , his homeworld was destroyed , causing him to join the Rebel Alliance as a soldier in Alliance Special Operations . He took part in the takeover at Whisper Base and then defended it from Moff Lasre Dardano ' s counterattack . His Team Alderaan jersey hung in an Alderaanian expat cantina in Hanna City , Chandrila . Behind the scenes . Cael Hanarist appears in Fantasy Flight Games ' 2014 roleplaying game " " .
Predator - class fighter The " Predator " - class fighter , also called TIE Predators and nicknamed Eyeballs by the Galactic Alliance , was a starfighter produced by Sienar Fleet Systems and used by the new Galactic Empire as of 130 ABY . Characteristics . Considered a successor to the older TIE / IN interceptor , the " Predator " - class fighter was still highly maneuverable and heavily armed , but unlike most previous TIEs , it was also equipped with hyperdrives and a deflector shield generated through its blade - shaped wings . As with the earlier Chiss Clawcraft , these wings could adjust to a variety of positions , aiding the starfighter ' s maneuverability . They folded back fully for docking mode . However , the complex technologies packed inside the wings of the Predator were a maintenance nightmare . In addition , the standard redesigned viewport offered poor visibility due to its narrow horizontal panes separated by thick struts . After much lobbying , the Imperial Navy convinced Sienar to produce " Predator " - class fighters with classic TIE - style cockpits that were flown by squadron leaders . Other pilots flew fighters with horizontal slats across the front of the central fuselage . History . The " Predator " - class fighters served as the primary fighter craft for the Fel Empire during the Sith - Imperial war . After the war ' s end they continued to stay in use throughout the Second Imperial Civil War in service to both the Empire - in - exile and Krayt ' s Empire until the Sith - Imperial starfighter came into service in the latter to supplant them . In 130 ABY , " Predator " - class fighters were used by Moff Rulf Yage ' s forces in the attack on the Jedi Praxeum on Ossus . When a Jedi transport attempted to flee , they moved to shoot it down but were intercepted by Cade Skywalker ' s in a X - 83 TwinTail starfighter , who managed to defeat several Predators before being shot down , buying time for the Jedi transport to escape . Imperial Knight s would commonly fly " Predator " - class fighters . In 137 ABY , Antares Draco and Ganner Krieg would take two of those fighters to Vendaxa to save Princess Marasiah Fel from the Sith . The Outer Rim Third Fleet used these fighters at the Battle of Dac . Behind the scenes . The " Predator " - class fighter was designed by Sean Cooke , a designer / illustrator handpicked by Dark Horse Comics editor Randy Stradley for the job of designing Legacy - era Imperial spacecraft . When the first images of the " Predator " appeared , some fans speculated that the fighters with a " slatted " central pod were pilotless droid starfighters , but this idea was ruled out by subsequent comments from the creators : in an online chat , Jan Duursema explained that the traditional cockpits were reserved for lead fighters , and in an interview for " Star Wars Insider 89 " , Cooke discussed the redesign : " " I wanted to make sure it didn ' t look so much like the classic TIE fighter , so I redesigned the front cockpit screen , taking that kind of octagonal design and putting more vertical lines through that to simulate jaws or even prison bar cells , giving it this angry look . " "
Unidentified guard ( Moff Sarne ' s forces , II ) A guard served in the military forces of Moff Kentor Sarne during the early years of the New Republic . Alongside another guard , he escorted Sarne to an interrogation session conducted by Doctor Akanseh . When the Mon Calamari hesitated to administer a hypo - syringe filled with a clear liquid that would make his prisoner ' s blood boil , the guard ' s companion produced another syringe of the liquid and handed it to Sarne . Sarne implied that if Akanseh failed to apply the syringe to his prisoner , then Akanseh would suffer the same fate .
Z9 / Legends Z9 was a R5 - series astromech droid owned by Wilhuff Tarkin . History . Z9 was present aboard the space station housing the Republic strategy conference when a hijacked Venator - class Star Destroyer rigged with rhydonium was speeding towards them . When the Venator did not slow down , Z9 attempted to make contact with the captain of that ship but could not . Z9 later witnessed , along with the rest of the crew on board , the destruction of the cruiser .
Imperial Bomber Command Imperial Bomber Command was a military unit of the Sith Empire ' s military that served with Imperial military forces in the Invasion of Taris . History . During the Sith Empire ' s invasion of Taris in 3642 BBY , Bomber Command assisted Imperial heroes in destroying Republic walkers .
Fuel cell / Legends A fuel cell , also referred to as a fuel core or fuel rod , was a part of a blaster or starship engine that contained its fuel . They were manufactured through the use of chemical churner s and impact sifter s . Wiborg Jenssen was a company that produced fuel cells for the twin ion engines of TIE Series craft . Fuel cells like the ones in YT - 1300 light freighters were powered with a liquid metal fuel . Chez O ' nder once had to try to eat a blaster ' s fuel cell after losing a bet , and it fused his lips together . Plutonium combined with uranium was put into starfighter fuel cells .
Comm 4 Comm 4 was a communications satellite established by the Trade Federation during its invasion of the planet Naboo in 32 BBY . The satellite was used to reroute the control signal from the Droid Control Ship down to a droid base . Comm 4 was situated in orbit above Naboo and was protected by heavy shields projected by three slave satellites dispersed nearby . Comm 4 had several missile launchers to use in its defense if the shields were disrupted . The satellite was also protected by a number of droid starfighters . It was destroyed during an orbital assault by members of the Naboo resistance who were fighting back against the Trade Federation Droid Army . The destruction of Comm 4 temporarily shut down the base it controlled , allowing the resistance to assault it . Behind the scenes . The satellite appears in a mission from the 2000 video game " . " The primary objective of the mission is to destroy the satellite .
Stories in the Sand " Stories in the Sand " is a short story in the anthology " From a Certain Point of View " . The story , written by Griffin McElroy , focuses on the point of view of a Jawa named Jot . Plot summary . In the Western Dune Sea of the planet Tatooine , the Jawa Jot daydreams about starship s in the uppermost deck of his clan ' s sandcrawler . Jot had discovered the compartment by accident while working an intake shift , sorting the metallic debris that the sandcrawler sucker up through its powerful magnetic maw . Jot regards the uppermost deck as his hiding place . Jot is small even by the standards of his species . Within his safe space , Jot watches footage played by the Storyteller , a modified astromech droid with a second brain . Jot had found the Storyteller during a scavenging hunt . Jot is particularly fascinated by footage of the Storyteller ' s former owner , a bounty hunter ' s who perished when his starship crashed on Tatooine . Over time , Jot would develop the habit of taking the memory core s of other droids that the Jawas had picked up to play what was recorded on them before he wiped the data . Around the time of the Secret mission to Tatooine , one of Jot ' s kin Snatcher acquires an R2 series astromech droid in the canyons outside of Mos Eisley . This droid turned out to be R2 - D2 , who was part of Prince ss Leia Organa ' s delegation . Following his usual routine , Jok loaded R2 - D2 ' s memory core into the Storyteller to view the droid ' s story . Jot witnesses several pivotal events from R2 - D2 ' s operational history including performing repairs on Queen Padmé Amidala ' s starship , racing through the Geonosis droid foundries , Padmé and Anakin Skywalker ' s wedding , and the battles of the Clone Wars . Jot was mystified and enraptured by R2 - D2 ' s life . He then witnesses Princess Leia ' s message to Obi - Wan Kenobi . Despite not understanding basic , Jot senses that the droid has a special role to play in history . Deciding to be a participant rather than a passive observer of history , Jot ejects R2 ' s memory core intact and secretly installs its back into R2 - D2 . Jot resolves the following day to lead a savlage team and to find a starship in Mos Eisley or Anchorhead so that he can travel the stars and write stories about each and very one of them .
Kallig family The Kallig family was a line of Force - sensitives that originated with Aloysius Kallig , a powerful Sith Lord who served as the right hand of Tulak Hord before Hord turned on him and killed him . The Kallig line fell into disgrace for centuries until one descendant , a former slave and the Sith apprentice of Darth Zash , encountered the Force ghost of Aloysius Kallig in the Dark Temple on Dromund Kaas . With Aloysius ' s aid , the young Kallig eventually rose to become Darth Nox , a member of the Dark Council .
Nolo Nolo was a mercenary employed by the Trade Federation around the time of the Invasion of Naboo . Biography . At some point in his career , Nolo became acquainted with mercenary Vana Sage . Sage would later go to work alone . In 32 BBY , the mercenary group Nolo belonged to was hired by the Trade Federation to kidnap Queen Amidala of Naboo . The group was unable to capture the Queen . Soon after their failure , Nolo led a group of mercenaries sent by the Federation after a new target : Vana Sage . Nolo exchanged words with Vana , but showed no hesitation in attacking her . Nolo failed to kill Sage , and she destroyed all the starfighters he brought with him , including himself . Skills and abilities . Nolo was a pilot . He flew a " Dianoga " starfighter in his fight against Vana Sage . Behind the scenes . Nolo appears on one level of the video game " " . Destroying his ship is not necessary to beat the level , but it is required for a gold medal on that level .
Torkil Mux Torkil Mux was a male Arcona miner in the employ of Jabba Desilijic Tiure . Shinbone Mining . Working for Jabba Desilijic Tiure , Mux was mining gems on the planet Shinbone . He utilized walking plants as slave laborers . Unbeknownst to Jabba , Mux skimmed gems off deliveries and hid them on his transport . One day , the smuggling pair Han Solo and Chewbacca arrived with more laborers . Jabba was expecting fifty kilograms of gems in payment for the new laborers , but Mux gave the two pilots less than the amount required . As Han was loading , Chewbacca started following a short walking plant , who led them onto Mux ' s ship . The two discovered Mux was stealing and hatched a plan to deal with the Arcona . Chewbacca would gather the walking plants onto his transport while Solo distracted the miner . Solo told Mux they had to take back the new delivery because they were diseased . At that point , Chewbacca stole the ship . Mux ordered Solo to bring his ship back . Solo shot Mux ' s K4 security droid and fled the planet in the " Millennium Falcon . " The two ships docked in orbit . Solo and Chewbacca took sixty kilograms of gems to give to Jabba , allowing the walking plants to take the ship to Kashyyyk . Personality and traits . Torkil Mux proved to be a greedy criminal willing to steal from Jabba the Hutt . He was also overconfident , which allowed Han Solo and Chewbacca to destroy his entire operation .