Star Wars : Tales of the Jedi — The Fall of the Sith Empire Star Wars : Tales of the Jedi — The Fall of the Sith Empire is a sub - series of the " " series of comics . It ran from June 18 , 1997 to October 22 , 1997 , and was then compiled as a trade paperback on May 6 , 1998 . It tells the story of the beginning and end of the Great Hyperspace War . Plot summary . The Battle of Coruscant was the first battle between the Galactic Republic and Naga Sadow ' s Sith Empire . Memit Nadill , trusting in Odan - Urr ' s judgment , came to Coruscant to rally the Jedi before the Sith were to attack , but the invasion fleet came early . The Coruscant defense forces led by Jedi Guardian Anavus Svag quickly defended the planet as other Republic forces and Jedi joined the defense . The size of the Dark Lord ' s army was visually exaggerated and influenced by Sadow himself , meditating in his meditation sphere high above Primus Goluud . When Gav Daragon fired on the sphere , Naga Sadow ' s concentration was disrupted , causing much of the army on Coruscant to fade . This increased the confidence and resolve of the Jedi and Republic soldiers , allowing them to take advantage and repel the Sith invasion . Koros Major . The Battle of Koros Major was fought between the army of Koros and the Sith Empire . Due to Naga Sadow ' s focus being on the Battle of Coruscant , he had appointed his prisoner Gav Daragon as commander of the Koros Major invasion fleet . As the battle began , Gav landed on the planet to look for his sister Jori , with a group of Massassi bodyguards . As Gav entered Aarrba the Hutt ' s repair dock , his bodyguards saw the Hutt as a threat , and attacked and killed him . Jori entered at that exact moment and attacked Gav with a lightsaber given to her by Odan - Urr , assuming he had killed Aarrba . But Gav was able to escape and flee the planet , leaving Teta ' s men to battle the Sith to eventual victory . Kirrek . The Battle of Kirrek was fought between the army of Koros and the Sith Empire . Prior to the battle , Empress Teta had made an agreement with Commander Llaban , commander of the rebellion in the earlier Battle of Kirrek , to fight alongside each other to defend Kirrek against the Sith , earning amnesty for the ex - rebels . She had also decided to let the prisoners mining the colony world of Ronika to fight in the defense of Kirrek , but they were absent for the beginning of the battle . Early in the battle , Odan - Urr attempted to use his battle meditation as he did during the Unification Wars , but the fury and determination of the Massassi warriors was infallible . Led by the Sith Lord , Shar Dakhan , the Massassi broke through the line of defenders and began climbing the wall . Separating much of the defenders from the Sith onslaught was Odan - Urr ' s Master Ooroo , a Celegian who survives by floating in a tank of cyanogen , which is toxic to most species . He ordered the Kirrek rebels to find cover . He then tipped himself over , shattering his cyanogen tank and sending the fumes into the breaths of several Massassi , led by Shar Dakhan , killing them instantly . This killed Ooroo as well , as oxygen is just as toxic to him as cyanogen is to the Massassi . The prisoners from Ronika arrived , and with the death of the Sith commander , victory for the Tetans quickly became a foregone conclusion . Primus Goluud . The Battle at Primus Goluud took place above the red supergiant Primus Goluud between Empress Teta ' s forces and the Sith Empire of Naga Sadow . Jori Daragon led Empress Teta to her brother Gav , presuming he had entirely turned to the Dark Side . Gav , trapped in Naga Sadow ' s meditation sphere , proved he was still on their side by transmitting the coordinates to Korriban to Teta ' s ship . Soon , the Dark Lord ' s ships arrived and engaged the Koros battalion . Sadow wasted no time in using a superweapon attached to his flagship to trigger solar flares across Primus Goluud . The Sith forces retreated to the Sith Empire , closely followed by Teta ' s ships , as Gav was left to die in the meditation sphere . Korriban . The first battle of Korriban was fought between Naga Sadow and Ludo Kressh ' s respective war fleets high above the Sith funeral world of Korriban . Fleeing the Battle of Primus Goluud , Naga Sadow ' s fleet were confronted by Ludo Kressh , who declared himself the new Dark Lord of the Sith and banished Sadow from the Sith Empire . A fierce battle between the Sith Lords ensued , until Sadow crashed one of his ships into Kressh ' s flagship , killing the new Dark Lord . The second battle of Korriban immediately followed the first battle . The Tetan forces , using coordinates given to them by Gav Daragon , came out of hyperspace very soon after the death of Ludo Kressh in the First Battle of Korriban , catching Naga Sadow by surprise . This allowed the Koros ships to quickly put the Sith Empire ' s forces at a disadvantage . But Sadow had another trick up his sleeve ; the Dark Lord ordered his Massassi to kill their commanders on each ship , leaving a massive , impassable barricade between himself and the Koros fleet . Naga Sadow then fled to Yavin 4 with his one remaining ship , to where he hoped to rebuild the once glorious Sith legacy .