Mission to Zakuul listening post In 3631 BBY , the Alliance and Havoc Squad joined forces for a mission to plant a wiretap on a Knights of Zakuul listening post in the Endless Swamp on Zakuul . Tired from the inaction of the Galactic Republic politicians , Major Aric Jorgan took his squad to start a private war with Zakuul in what essentially amounted to treason . The Alliance that opposed Eternal Emperor Arcann offered their official support and the Alliance Commander joined Havoc for the bulk of the mission , while the rest of the Alliance leadership ambushed Zakuulan forces to provide distraction from the main objective . The Commander and Jorgan successfully infiltrated the outpost and planted the wiretap , but were discovered and had to fight their way out . Havoc Squad member Xaban was wounded by skytrooper crossfire , but the day was saved by the Zakuulan exiles led by Pashna Veyaad , who took care of Eternal Empire reinforcements in gratitude for the earlier help from Jorgan and Havoc . In the aftermath of the mission , Havoc Squad remained embedded with the rebels on Zakuul , while Jorgan traveled to the Alliance base on Odessen , where he offered his formal support to the Alliance leadership . Prelude . In 3631 BBY , the Alliance that opposed the Eternal Empire of Zakuul obtained the schematics of the Spire in the Raid on the Overwatch . Theron Shan passed a portion of that data to Jonas Balkar , his former colleague from the Republic Strategic Information Service . Balkar in turn leaked that information to Republic Special Forces Division Havoc Squad , led by Major Aric Jorgan . The intelligence convinced Jorgan and his squad to take a leave of absence from their official duties and undertake an unsanctioned mission to Zakuul in violation of the Zakuul – Republic treaty . Their objective to wiretap a Knights of Zakuul listening outpost in order to gain access to the Eternal Empire communications , Havoc Squad established a camp in the Endless Swamp . Learning about this , Theron Shan convinced the Alliance Commander to travel to Zakuul and meet with the Havoc Squad . Theron Shan and the Alliance Commander approached Havoc Squad at the arranged meeting point in the Endless Swamp , where Jorgan introduced his squad and explained that they were in the middle of the operation . The meeting was interrupted when they were discovered by a probe and attacked by Skytrooper s flanked by Eternal Empire Walker s . After the group fought the first wave off , Jorgan ordered everyone to split up in pairs , sending Dengril and Xaban to the north , Abbeth and Torg to the south , ordering Kanner to take Theron Shan straight to their camp , while Jorgan himself teamed up with the Alliance Commander to cover their trail from skytroopers , who had both numbers and mobility . Assuming a vantage point , Jorgan sniped off multiple skytroopers before he noticed several civilians fleeing from them . Jorgan and the Commander rescued the Zakuulan exiles , who asked them to stop the skytroopers from burning their homes . After making a detour and evacuating the civilians from their makeshift homes , Jorgan was addressed by their leader Pashna Veyaad . Unwilling to leave the civilians behind , Jorgan radioed ahead and ordered Havoc to prepare their camp for the arrival of the refugees , before clearing the path for them alongside the Commander . Safely back at the camp , Jorgan ordered Kanner to get the refugees settled in and told everyone to get some rest . The mission . The next morning , Jorgan presented his plan to the Alliance , explaining that successfully planting a wiretap required either a month of preparation work , or a distraction big enough to draw away most of the outpost ' s personnel . The Commander agreed to commit the Alliance forces and contacted Alliance personnel on Odessen , who along with Theron Shan went to provide the distraction from the main objective . Meanwhile , Havoc Squad and the Alliance Commander traveled by shuttle to the listening post , where Commander gave the Alliance forces the signal to attack . Responding to the enemy presence , many Knights of Zakuul rushed to their speeder bikes to join the fighting , leaving the outpost with only a token defense . While the rest of Havoc squad proving their cover , Jorgan and the Alliance Commander disabled the outpost ' s security and successfully planted the wiretap . However , their presence was then discovered and Zakuulan forced rushed back to the outpost . Meanwhile , the diversion team had problems of their own and was unable to assist , being boxed in by numerous skytroopers and flanked by Zakuulan Knights . Jorgan and the Commander took care of Battle Droid Atherna , while the rest of Havoc Squad fell back to their position , which came under heavy fire . Facing a host of skytroopers in front of them and seeing Zakuulan shuttle deploying reinforcements behind , Jorgan and the others were prepared to make their last stand . However , Zakuulan exiles led by Pashna Veyaad came to their aid , taking off several shuttles worth of reinforcements with missile launcher s , and allowing Havoc to pick off the remaining enemy forces by collapsing the tunnel behind them with thermal detonators . Expressing their gratitude to Veyaad , Havoc Squad and the Alliance Commander returned to their camp . Aftermath . Their mission successful , Jorgan expressed a desire to train the exiles into a proper resistance force . Leaving the rest of Havoc with the rebels on Zakuul , Jorgan then traveled to the Alliance base on Odessen , where he got acquainted with the Alliance leadership before making his way back to his squad . By comparing the information from the listening post with the Spire schematics , SCORPIO revealed the existence of the GEMINI frequency , the means by which Emperor Arcann controlled the Eternal Fleet . The Alliance then planned an attack on the Hyperwave relay station hidden ten kilometers beneath the Spire and connecting the Eternal Throne to the Eternal Fleet , with Havoc Squad again assisting on the mission . Behind the scenes . The mission is part of the " " Chapter XI : Disavowed , while the distraction by the Alliance forces takes place almost entirely off - screen . If the player previously made Dark Side choices that caused Koth Vortena to abandon the Alliance , he will not be a part of the distraction team .