Battle of Ithor The Battle of Ithor in 25 ABY was a battle between the New Republic / Imperial Remnant forces and the Yuuzhan Vong . Battle Over Ithor . Before the battle , the population of Ithor had been evacuated to Mon Calamari . By request of Admiral Traest Kre ' fey , and much to Chief of State Borsk Fey ' lya ' s dismay , Imperial Admiral Gilad Pellaeon took command of New Republic and Imperial Remnant forces . Soon , Yuuzhan Vong forces arrived in - system above Ithor , led by the " Legacy of Torment " . Rogue Squadron engaged Coralskippers and started destroying Yorik - vec ' s . Anni Capstan , Jaina Solo ' s wingmate was killed in a dogfight , causing Jaina to feel great sadness . Standard tactics for dealing with coralskippers , where weak lasers were shot at a fighter to overload the dovin basal - generated voids , then killing the ship with a stronger shot , proved ineffective against larger capital ship analogs . The dovin basals on the larger vessels devoted less energy to maneuvering , and more to shielding , resulting in a stronger defense . Surface Invasion . Meanwhile on the surface of Ithor , the Yorik - trema landed their troops inside the " Tafanda Bay " , an Ithorian Herdship . The Jedi engaged the Yuuzhan Vong warriors and Chazrach slaves . In the fight , Wurth Skidder ' s arm was fractured by an amphistaff . Daeshara ' cor was bitten by an amphistaff . Anakin Solo wielded her lightsaber along with his own to defend her , but she eventually succumbed to the venom and became one with the Force . Elsewhere , Yuuzhan Vong Commander Shedao Shai led his warriors against a building defended by turrets and housed by droids . Little did he know , the building was a trap , an explosion set to go off when a specific computer console was destroyed . Because of the Vong ' s hatred of technology , the terminal was destroyed , and most of the warriors were killed in the resulting blast , though Shai himself escaped . Afterwards , the Jedi ambushed the Yuuzhan Vong command center , and defeated the forces there . Finding a Villip , Corran Horn managed to contact Shai and made a proposition : they would duel in one week on a plateau . If Shai won , he would receive the bones of his ancestor who died on Bimmiel , but if Horn won , Ithor would be safe . Shai agreed , and a temporary ceasefire was enacted . Duel for the Future of Ithor . Horn and Shai met on a plateau with Jedi Master Luke Skywalker and Shai ' s subordinate Deign Lian observing . The duel was long and fierce , with Shai landing a deadly blow through Horn ' s guts . While Horn recovered from the blow , Shai fulfilled a promise to himself and tasted the Jedi ' s blood . Horn taunted Shai , provoking him into launching a rage - fueled attack . When Shai attempted to slay Horn by pushing the Jedi ' s own lightsaber into his face , Horn deactivated the blade , causing Shai to stumble . Horn reactivated the weapon through Shai ' s stomach , ending the commander ' s life . Unfortunately , this did not save Ithor , for Deign Lian , acting under orders from Warmaster Tsavong Lah , launched a devastating bioweapon at the planet . Devastation of Ithor . The bioweapon was carried by twelve seed - shaped yorik coral pods . Upon arriving in the atmosphere , these pods exploded , creating an enormous cloud that began spreading through the jungle , which was held sacred by the Ithorians . As they expanded , the bacteria destroyed the native life . This later became blamed on Corran Horn , who was known across the HoloNet as the " Man who killed Ithor . " When the Yuuzhan Vong forces attempted to retreat , the " Corusca Rainbow " , an Interdictor Cruiser , came out of hyperspace beside the planet and activated its gravity well generators , pulling the " Legacy of Torment " towards the planet . The capital ship analog ' s dovin basal s focused all their energy on moving the ship away from the planet . As a result , they could not form any voids to defend the vessel . The assembled New Republic and Imperial Remnant forces , using telemetry provided by the " Corusca Rainbow " , unleashed a barrage of hundreds of concussion missiles and proton torpedoes at the " Legacy of Torment " , breaking the ship into three pieces and killing Deign Lian . The rest of the Vong forces retreated , while the capital ship fragments were pulled by the planet ' s gravity and collided with the surface of Ithor , igniting the atmosphere and creating a planetwide inferno that destroyed any life that lingered on the devastated world . Aftermath . As a result of the negative publicity surrounding the Jedi , Corran Horn asked to be expelled from the Jedi , which was met with understanding , but disappointment . Corran went to Corellia to ponder about the dark side , which he skirted across when he avenged Elegos A ' Kla ' s death . Though of little strategic value , Ithor was a major psychological loss to the New Republic , and the publicity aided Chief of State Borsk Fey ' lya in his attempts to gain some control over the Jedi Order . When Shimrra Jamaane , the Supreme Overlord of the Yuuzhan Vong , learned of the Jedi ' s disgrace , he was delighted , and ordered the Yuuzhan Vong to discredit the Jedi further . Admiral Pellaeon was forced to withdraw the Imperial Navy back to Imperial Space to prevent the populace ( and the Moffs ) from revolting . But most importantly , the threat of the Yuuzhan Vong could no longer be denied .