Onderonian military The Onderonian military was a sizeable military force located on Onderon . It was composed of both the army , naval divisons , as well as three concurrent captain s who made up the Captain of the Guard . History . The year of formation for the Onderonian military is unknown , but it presumably existed for some time prior to Onderon joining the Republic . During the Mandalorian Wars , Onderon was attacked by an invasion force launched from nearby Dxun , becoming one of the first of many worlds conquered by the Mandalorians . Canderous Ordo , reflecting on his experiences in the Mandalorian Wars , would recall that " The Onderonians were certainly brave , but they were disorganized and stupid . " Nevertheless , the Onderonian people only grudgingly accepted Mandalorian rule , and an armed resistance was led by royal family member General Vaklu . When Republic won the war and the Mandalorians were forced off Onderon , Vaklu emerged from the conflict a decorated war hero . During the Jedi Civil War of 3958 - 3956 BBY , Onderon was never directly attacked by the Sith Empire and instead contributed troops , supplies and resources to the Republic war effort . This proved costly for Onderon , as many of the young men who left to fight never came back . By the time of the Dark Wars five years later , Onderon had seen more war in its fifty years of membership in the Republic than it had on its own in the past one thousand years . The military ' s chief , General Vaklu , was foremost among those Onderonians who wished to secede from the Republic and restore their independence . The Onderonian military became a constant part of the power struggles between the two royal family cousins , with Vaklu issuing orders revoking civil rights for anyone labeled a " Republic spy " . Soldiers supportive of the Queen had to be careful , as they could be fired if they questioned General Vaklu . The navy was forced to do extensive , time - consuming searches of each and every vessel attempting to enter Onderon ' s spaceport , and a brief but intense battle broke out between armed merchant vessels and ships of the navy as Colonel Tobin ordered them to fire on the freighter " Ebon Hawk " as it arrived . With the tension constantly building , it was only a matter of time before a breaking point was reached . That happened when one morning in 3951 BBY , General Vaklu appeared in the House of Lords and pronounced Queen Talia guilty of treason . The support of the Onderonian military was evenly divided . What happened within the space - focused navy is unknown , but the army swiftly turned on itself as soldiers loyal to Talia and soldiers loyal to Vaklu fought for control of Iziz . Remnants of the Sith Empire sent forces to aid General Vaklu , who had secretly allied with them , and Vaklu and his right hand man Colonel Tobin led a contingent of men loyal to them to storm the Royal Palace . Just as it appeared he might be able to overthrow Talia and take the throne , Vaklu was interrupted by the Jedi Exile Meetra Surik , who arrived to aid her old teacher and friend , Master Kavar of the Jedi Order . The Royalist troops barely managed to hold the line against Vaklu and his men , and the defeated General surrendered in the Palace throne room . Queen Talia ordered him shot for treason , and with Vaklu ' s death , the secessionist forces of the Onderonian military fell apart . Talia soon after sent a force of soldiers to aid the Republic in the Battle of Telos IV , and went on to a long reign , keeping Onderon firmly within the Republic . Behind the scenes . In the non - canon alternate path , the Jedi Exile spoke and acted in support of General Vaklu rather than Queen Talia while visiting Iziz . General Vaklu , wishing to break his secret alliance with the Sith , sent Colonel Tobin and a group of loyal soldiers to " kill " the Exile while she met with Master Kavar in the Iziz Cantina . After Kavar fled in the gunfire , Tobin shouted for the fighting to stop and explained that the General appreciated the Exile ' s help , but had to keep up appearances to make the Sith believe he was still loyal to them . After the Exile accepted the offer of alliance , Tobin had his men resume their attack , forcing the former Jedi to flee Iziz . Just as the civil war started , Colonel Tobin sent a message to the Jedi Exile and notified her it was time to return to Onderon . Tobin instructed the Exile to plan for an attack on the Sith headquarters at the Tomb of Freedon Nadd on Dxun - to destroy the core forces of Vaklu ' s soon - to - be - enemies - and for the Exile to come to Iziz to take part in the fighting personally . When the Exile arrived in a Basilisk War Droid , Tobin had difficulty convincing his men there wasn ' t another Mandalorian invasion . General Vaklu arrived soon after , he met with the Exile and they discussed the plan for assaulting the Sky Ramp and the front of the Royal Palace . The Exile was appointed leader of a small force that would attack the former , while Vaklu would take the main body of his force and hit the latter head - on . Vaklu ' s men succeeded in storming the Royal Palace with the Exile ' s aid , and the Royalist elements of the Onderonian military were defeated soon after Queen Talia ' s death . Vaklu became King of Onderon and plans began to be made for Onderon ' s military to work to take control of all of Onderon , not just the walled city of Iziz , " and perhaps more , down the road , " in Tobin ' s words . In this alternate storyline , the Onderonian military sent a force to aid the Republic during the Battle of Telos IV , striking another blow against the Sith and easing the transition from Talia ' s reign to Vaklu ' s in the Republic ' s eyes . Fifty years after becoming part of a multi - planetary coalition force , the Onderonian military resumed fully independent operations as Onderon seceded from the Republic .