Dawn of the Jedi : Force War 1 Dawn of the Jedi : Force War 1 is the first issue of the " " miniseries , a story arc in the " " comic book series . Written by John Ostrander and Jan Duursema and published by Dark Horse Comics on November 23 , 2013 , the issue begins in 25 , 792 BBY , one year after the events of the " " arc . " Force War " deals with the Rakata n Infinite Empire ' s invasion of the Tython system , and the first issue sees the Je ' daii Order repel the Infinite Empire ' s Flesh Raider soldiers from the planet Shikaakwa . " Force War 1 " also sets up the rest of the arc , revealing Predor Skal ' nas ' s plan to invade the planet Tython and locate the Infinity Gate rumored to exist there , as he hopes that the Gate will restore his species ' declining Force - sensitivity . Plot summary . One year after the Infinite Empire of the Rakata species has invaded the Tython system , the Empire has conquered the planets Furies Gate , Obri , Mawr , and Ska Gora . They were repelled by the Je ' daii Order at Tython , though the Rakata have established a command post on Ska Gora . The Je ' daii have allied with the Settled Worlds and appointed Rajivari as the general of their joint forces , and also constructed Forcesaber s with the aid of the former Force Hound - turned - Je ' daii Xesh — but the weapons forced the Je ' daii to draw upon the dark side of the Force . The mad Je ' daii Daegen Lok has been freed from his imprisonment on the moon of Bogan and allowed to lead the Je ' daii into battle against the Flesh Raiders . When the Je ' daii foresee the Infinite Empire ' s attack on the planet Shikaakwa , they arrange for their forces to ambush the enemy in the swamps surrounding Ryo Fortress , which serves as a command post for the Tythan s . As the Flesh Raider soldiers of the Empire make their way through the swamps around Ryo Fortress , Xesh ambushes a group and engages them in battle . Xesh dispatches many of the Flesh Raiders , and when a Force Hound tries to attack Xesh , the Je ' daii Ranger Shae Koda intercepts the Force Hound atop her rancor - dragon Butch . Koda kills the enemy ' s mount , and Xesh defeats the Force Hound when his opponent survives . Xesh and Daegen Lok then flee from a trio of destructive Rakatan annihilator s , and Xesh convinces Lok to order an airstrike on their position in order to take out the enemy walkers . Despite the presence of other Je ' daii in the area , Lok orders Hawk Ryo and his " Hunter " - class starfighters to bomb the Annihilators . Amid the chaos , the Je ' daii Sek ' nos Rath saves his ally Trill and ferries her out of danger . In Ryo Fortress , General Rajivari oversees the battle despite criticism from Baron Volnos Ryo , and upon learning of the successful attack on the Annihilators , he orders Masters Tave , Quan - Jang , and Tem Madog to launch their primary assault against the Rakatan forces . The Rakatan commander , Sub - Predor Ceh ' let , informs Predor Skal ' nas of the heavy losses that her forces are taking , and Skal ' nas allows Ceh ' let to withdraw her forces to Ska Gora . Despite the Rakatan retreat , the Flesh Raiders continue to fight , and as a result Xesh orders the Je ' daii to wipe them all out . Hours later , Lok gives a victory speech to the remaining Je ' daii , though Sek ' nos Rath storms off in disgust , as he dislikes how the Je ' daii are embracing the dark side . Xesh struggles to recall where he remembers Trill from , and he and Shae Koda share a moment before Koda departs . On Ska Gora , Ceh ' let openly challenges Skal ' nas ' s authority in front of the other commanders , prompting Skal ' nas to end the war conference and speak to her in private . Skal ' nas explains that the Rakata are losing their connection to the Force , and that he seeks the Infinity Gate built by the Kwa species that supposedly exists on Tython . With the Infinity Gate , Skal ' nas hopes to reverse the decay of his species ' Force potential , and by doing so become the ruler of the Empire . However , after explaining his plans , Skal ' nas then executes Ceh ' let with Force lightning as punishment for challenging him . Development . " Star Wars : Dawn of the Jedi : Force War 1 " is the first issue in " " , a five - part comic book miniseries produced by Dark Horse Comics . " Force War " is the third story arc miniseries in the series " " , and follows the " " arc . The story for " Force War 1 " was written by John Ostrander and Jan Duursema , the creative team behind " Dawn of the Jedi " ; in addition to the overall story , Ostrander handled the script and Duursema the pencils for the issue . Dan Parsons was the issue ' s inker , while Wes Dzioba handled coloring duties and Michael Heisler lettered the issue . The cover for " Force War 1 " was drawn by David Michael Beck , and Randy Stradley served as editor . Jimmy Presler , Freddye Lins , and Mike Richardson were also credited as the designer , assistant editor , and publisher for the issue respectively . The " Force War " arc was first announced as " Force Wars " at Wondercon 2013 on April 1 , and " Force War 1 " was first officially announced on August 14 , 2013 in Dark Horse ' s November 2013 solicitations . The issue itself was released on November 20 . Continuity . The Flesh Raiders that appear in " Force War 1 " are a species which first originated in the video game " " , and the comic was the first " Star Wars " material outside of the game ' s metaseries to depict the species . " Force War 1 " supplies backstory for the Flesh Raiders , establishing them as mutated lower - caste Rakata , and gives a precedent for their presence on Tython in " The Old Republic " , twenty - four thousand years later . The issue is also the first to depict a female Rakata in Ceh ' let , and introduces the fact that female Rakata have hair unlike their male counterparts . " Force War 1 " depicts Rajivari , a character first introduced in " The Old Republic " , as the general of the Je ' daii and the Settled Worlds , and builds off of Rajivari ' s established in - game history as a Je ' daii leader . Reception . " Force War 1 " was released on November 20 , 2013 , and it was particularly well - received by critics . Comic Book Resources gave the issue 4 out of 5 stars , praising the art and the writing ; Ostrander ' s development of the Je ' daii as the precursors to the Jedi was also acclaimed . In their Best Shots Rapid Reviews , the entertainment site Newsarama gave the issue a score of 7 out of 10 — while the amount of backstory necessary for the issue was seen as a potential detriment , Duursema and Ostrander ' s writing was well - received . According to the review , Duursema " has the look of Star Wars down to a science , " and her action compositions in particular received praise . A number of other comic news sites reviewed the issue as well : Unleash The Fanboy gave the issue 4 . 5 / 5 stars , All - Comic . com 5 stars , and ComicList gave it 3 . 5 out of 5 .