Battle of Kalist VI A battle occurred at Kalist VI during the aftermath of the subjugation of Jabiim . It was a Rebel attempt to rescue mathematician Jorin Sol . Space battle . The Imperial tanker , the " Nuna ' s Twins " , was attacked by the Red Squadron X - wings of the Rebel Alliance led by Wedge Antilles . A TIE fighter defense force tried to hold the attackers off , but received several casualties . The timely arrival of the " Acclamator " - class slave ship carrying Jabiimi rebels commanded by Janek Sunber from the Battle of Jabiim caused the X - wing force to retreat . The starfighter attack was proved to be a distraction for a team of Rebel intelligence infantry , led by Luke Skywalker , to board the freighter . The Infiltration . Under the alias of Jundland , Skywalker allowed a team disguised as stormtroopers to land . Upon entering the base , the intel team killed an entire platoon of stormtroopers . The team then cleared the deck of the bodies , and took on the role as their " replacements " . During the infiltration , Deena Shan slipped information of an Alliance base on the planet Thila . In truth , the base was abandoned and booby - trapped with a series of explosive mines . In the ensuing ambush , the entire stormtrooper team was wiped out . To Deena ' s dismay , her lover , Captain Kale Roshuir , led the team there , but he survived . Luke Skywalker met up with his childhood friend , Janek Sunber . The Alliance intel team discovered that Jorin Sol wasn ' t the only prisoner brought to the installation ; a number of Jabiimi rebels were discovered by Basso , and the Alliance strived to rescue them . Rebel Intel trooper , the Duros Mouse , was assigned to plant a series of explosives in the base . After a confrontation with Imperial troops , he was discovered as a spy , he was pursued through the hallways of the installation . He managed to plant the last mine before getting gunned down . Upon Roshiur ' s near demise at the Ambush at Thila , he reported back to base : rebel operatives infiltrated the base . During a conversation with Sunber , Luke was recognized as one of the operatives after the series of explosives set by Mouse detonated . Luke had no choice but to knock his once friend out unconscious . Starfighter bombardment . With the Imperial staff being evacuated and Jorin Sol with them , Red Squadron was signaled and began providing support for the Y - wings , who bombarded the installation from above . As the base was being obliterated , Luke Skywalker and the intel team released the Jabiimi prisoners . As the Rebels and Jabiimi continued to board an " Acclamator " - class slave ship . Sunber , in a last attempt to prevent the rebels from escaping , confronted Luke and attempted to shoot him . Using his lightsaber , Luke deflected the bolt back and wounded Janek ' s shoulder , giving the slaves and Jorin Sol a chance to board the transport . As the rebel operatives escaped in the " Nuna ' s Twins " and the " Acclamator " , Sunber stood thinking — he lost both his friends , Luke and Biggs Darklighter , to the Rebellion . Aftermath . The much needed Imperial reinforcements arrived a few days late . The Imperials continued to rebuild the installation after the the near obliteration of the base . Sunber was healed through bacta treatment . Jorin Sol was successfully rescued , and the operation was a success for the rebellion . However , during Sol ' s torture , a chip was planted in his brain . He had been programmed as an Imperial spy with the chip , and was given the assignment of destroying the Alliance Fleet from within .