Attack on Omar The First Battle of Omar was a battle fought during the Zaarin insurrection . Former Grand Admiral Zaarin ' s forces attacked the TIE Avenger plants in the Omar system . Background . Prior to the attacks on Omar , Imperial Grand Admiral Demetrius Zaarin , former head of research and development for the Galactic Empire , sought to seize power from Emperor Palpatine in an attempt to install himself as the Galactic Emperor . Zaarin launched a coup d ' etat against the Emperor that saw the capture of Palpatine and his near execution at the hands of Zaarin . However , the kidnapping attempt failed after a decisive intervention by Darth Vader and Vice Admiral Thrawn . The initial failure of the coup forced Zaarin ' s loyal forces to flee to the Outer Rim Territories in order to evade their destruction at the hands of the Empire . However , Zaarin still desired to take control of the galaxy , so he launched a campaign of terror against the Empire ' s various starfighter and warship production centers , hoping to wear down the Emperor ' s forces to the point where the Emperor would no longer be able to resist . Zaarin decided to begin by stripping the Empire of its ability to manufacture the TIE / ad starfighter s , a fighter he himself designed . This attack would start with the destruction of the TIE Advanced facilities at Omar , where the vast majority of the Empire ' s TIE Advanced starfighters were produced . The Battle . Zaarin launched the frigate " Raptor " to attack the lightly - defended TIE Advanced plants at Omar , with a full load of TIE Bombers and " Delta " - class DX - 9 stormtrooper transports to aid in the assault . The bombers were launched in groups of five and targeted the facilities " Omar 1 " , " Omar 2 " , and " Omar 3 " , launching a vicious barrage of heavy rockets . The Imperial personnel onboard the three stations had no means to defend themselves , and immediately called for reinforcement . The Imperial fleet sent in a force of TIE Defenders , led by Emperor ' s Hand Maarek Stele , to defend the facilities while various transports proceeded to evacuate the personnel . These ships came in the form of bulk freighters , Container Transports , and YT - 1300 light freighters . By the time Stele and his squadron arrived at Omar , " Omar 3 " was totally evacuated , but " Omars 1 " and " 2 " had yet to be vacated . Stele and his wingmen proceeded to destroy the various TIE Bomber squadrons destroying the facilities . Zaarin ' s forces destroyed Omar 3 before it could be saved , so Stele ' s squadron focused on defending " Omars 1 " and " 2 " . While they did this , several Imperial freighters and transports arrived sequentially to evacuate the station personnel . After the bombers were eliminated , Stele ' s squadron attacked the " Raptor " , eventually destroying the frigate under concentrated heavy fire . Despite this , several waves of " Delta " - class DX - 9 stormtrooper transports arrived to launch their own attack on the Omar facilities , forcing Stele ' s squadron to break up and attack different squadrons . After " Omar 2 " was abandoned , evacuations were solely focused on " Omar 1 " . However , an Imperial officer soon radioed an SOS , stating that he and some of his comrades had been left behind on " Omar 2 " . But the station was soon destroyed despite Stele ' s best efforts to defend it . Stele finished off the remaining transports and assisted the evac ships at " Omar 1 " . His squadron held off several counterattacks while " Omar 1 " was finally evacuated . With the success of the operation , the Imperials abandoned the area , and " Omar 1 " would later be destroyed by Zaarin . Aftermath . Although the Imperials were successful in saving countless lives during the battle , the loss of all three Omar facilities severely impaired the Empire ' s ability to produce the TIE Advanced . Zaarin then focused his efforts on the remaining stations spread across Omar . Eventually , only one plant , ZA - 13 , was left in operation , forcing the Empire to defend this station in an effort to continue the production of the TIE Advanced . Behind the scenes . The battle was first featured in the 1994 LucasArts video game " " , in which players fly as Maarek Stele . The battle is depicted in the mission " Evacuate TIE Avenger Plants " , the first mission of the game ' s eighth tour of campaign , " Strategic Warfare " .