Battle of Gilatter VIII The Battle of Gilatter VIII resulted from a trap laid by the Confederation Fleet under their new commander , Turr Phennir . Following the rout of the Blockade of Corellia by Bothan and Commenorian forces , and the subsequent decisions made by Adumar , Bespin , and Fondor to join the movement , it was clear that the military forces of the Confederation had to be brought under centralized control . The Confederation spread false intelligence suggesting that at a secret meeting in the Gilatter system , the Supreme Commander of the Confederation military would be chosen . Jacen Solo , leader of the Galactic Alliance Guard , headed the mission with Galactic Alliance forces under Admiral Cha Niathal . At the same time , Jedi Grand Master Luke Skywalker , his wife Mara Jade Skywalker , his sister Leia Organa Solo , and Leia ' s husband Han fought against the Sith Lady Lumiya and her accomplice , Alema Rar , aboard the Gilatter VIII resort satellite . Prelude . Jacen Solo , tricked by false intelligence , laid out a four step plan to ambush the supposed meeting . First , Jedi in StealthX s would move undetected into the system and relay information to the Alliance fleet . The fleet , cobbled together from different task forces arrayed throughout the Mid Rim , would assemble . Instead of moving a whole fleet group from its current assignment , which would alert Confederation intelligence , this allowed the Alliance the element of surprise . It is presumably for this reason that Admiral Niathal led the battle from the helm of the " Galactic Voyager " , Admiral Gial Ackbar ' s famed command ship . Elements of the Ninth Fleet were also included in the taskforce . During the third step , the fleet would move into the upper reaches of the atmosphere of Gilatter VIII and remain hidden from enemy sensors until the StealthXs gave the signal . Solo himself decided to infiltrate the resort satellite in disguise , to maximize the damage to the Confederation command hierarchy . The battle . The trap sprung . Disguised as Najack and Silfinia Ell , Jacen and Lumiya , who was accompanying him on the mission , infiltrated the election ceremony , posing as members of the Ession Freedom Front . Meanwhile , the Confederation force , assumed to be preparing for a military strike against the Alliance , continued to gather in the system . When Solo reached the election room , he was surprised to see no one of note present . It was only a few minutes before Turr Phennir appeared on a hologram screen and gloated over the fact that Niathal ' s command had been led into a minefield . Unfortunately for Phennir , Jacen was able to visualize the mines and warn Luke Skywalker , who was part of the StealthX force . Skywalker in turn warned Admiral Niathal . The duel . Skywalker and his wife Mara Jade Skywalker infiltrated the resort station so as to rescue his nephew , who had been assaulted by Confederation troops within . Lumiya , unable to aid Jacen without revealing their affiliation , plotted with her ally , the Dark Jedi Alema Rar , who planned to murder Master Jade Skywalker , and Han Solo , in front of their respective spouses , so as to cause them pain , before killing them too . Rar sensed that Leia Organa Solo and her husband were making their way to the station to rescue their son , along with the Masters Skywalker ; positioning the final two pawns into place . Upon the elimination of the Solos and the Skywalkers , Rar believed that " The Balance " would be restored . While making their way through the melee to their nephew , who continuously refused the help of his aunt and uncle , relations between them having cooled , the Masters Skywalker were intercepted by Lumiya . While Luke engaged the Dark Lady , Mara defended against the massing security officers that quickly surrounded her . Igniting his shoto , his lightsaber already activated , Luke deflected the blows of Lumiya ' s lightwhip . As the Solo ' s arrived , Han attempted to fire at the Dark Lady , who being aware of him , simply avoided his blaster bolt and again engaged the Grand Master . Catching a crack of Lumiya ' s lightwhip with his long blade , Luke darted in close to the Sith , attempting to slash her with his shoto , however , through an exertion of the Force , she sent a severed human head into her adversaries path , causing him to strike it instead . Using a similar tactic , Luke used the Force to direct a tablecloth at Lumiya , which swept up on her from behind , though she cracked her whip backwards , cutting the tablecloth in two , before continuing the move into a forward attack . Luke deflected the separate tendrils of Lumiya ' s weapon , utilizing both of his blades to do so , before leaping over the remainder of the tendrils . Luke was forced to leap once again so as to avoid Lumiya ' s follow up attack . However , to his surprise , Lumiya then lowered her weapon . The Dark Lady claimed to no longer hate her former love ; even offering him her hand , which he took reluctantly . However , despite his reservations , the Grand Master sensed no ill intent in his long time rival . After attempting to fire on Lumiya , and failing , Han followed Leia as she angled towards aiding Luke against the Dark Lady , rather than aiding Mara , who was handling her situation with relative ease . However , the Jedi Knight was knocked off her feet as a table was telekinetically thrown into her path . Leia recovered promptly , coming to her feet and igniting her lightsaber , to see Alema Rar materialize from the shadows . Ignoring his wife ' s demand that she duel Alema without his intervention , Han attempted to fire on the fallen Jedi , who batted the bolt way with a flick of her lightsaber , before spinning it in a defensive pattern in front of Leia . Organa Solo swung an almost ceaseless flurry of lightsaber blows against her long time rival , however the rogue Jedi simply fell back each time Leia got the upper hand ; she was fighting defensively , never attempting to attack , which was far from usual for the aggressive Rar . As Organa Solo batted away at her foe , fighting her into a corner , Han informed her that their son Jacen , whom they ' d risked their lives to rescue , had escaped , abandoning them to their fate . Though hurt , Leia did not allow this to distract her from her battle with the deranged Alema , continuing to wear down the Dark Jedi ' s defenses . However , while Leia had been distracted , Alema activated the controls of her ship , which automatically directed into the station , in an attempt to kill her enemies . Organa Solo used the Force to leap away from her foe , who had already used the opportunity to begin her escape , and along with her brother , sister - in - law , and husband , escaped the destruction of the station . Niathal ' s decision . However , instead of issuing the order to pull about and retreat , Niathal ordered the fleet to continue forward into the grid , aware that abrupt changes in course would only attract more mines . The " Anakin Solo " and the other outlying ships microjumped into the battle . She ordered the second - tier capital ships and the starfighters to form up behind the leading capital ships and enter the minefield . The result was that the carefully planned Confederation assault was thrown off and the conflict degenerated into a slugging match . However , Jacen Solo , now en route to the " Anakin " as his family engaged Lumiya and Alema on the resort satellite behind him , noticed angrily that the Alliance fleet was not coordinated , missing out on several opportunities . Forces were milling about aimlessly instead of pursuing targets , at least one frigate retreated unnecessarily , and a Bothan Assault Cruiser , although severely damaged , was not destroyed by its attackers as they missed their chance . Aftermath . The Confederation proclaimed Gilatter VIII a stunning victory against the Alliance , praising Phennir for his strategy . The Alliance , on the other hand , put it that even with careful planning and superior odds , the Confederation had not managed a victory . Alema ' s attempt to restore the Balance ultimately failed , with each of her prey escaping . Lumiya too escaped the destruction of the station , and continued to train Jacen Solo , who had further ostracized himself from his family after leaving them to die aboard the resort , despite them having arrived with the intent of rescuing him . The Solo - Skywalker clan was shocked by the actions of Jacen . Lumiya , who also escaped the station , traveled to the " Anakin " and promised Jacen that she would teach him advanced Battle meditation techniques to ensure military victories in the future .