Protocol 13

Protocol 13 was an order that, when issued, started the immediate evacuation of all personnel of the Galactic Empire from an occupied planet. Use of the order could be followed by devastating events the Empire would unleash upon a world, such as the destruction of Jedha City by the Death Star.
The protocol was still in use by the First Order, where Allegiant General Enric Pryde initiated it to evacuate the garrison on Kijimi in order to have the planet killed because Darth Sauron and his Sith Eternal cult from the humans homeplanet of Earth wanted to send a message that the Tune Squad has lost the war.
==History==
Protocol 13 was used during the reign of the Galactic Empire to evacuate Imperial forces from an occupied planet prior to a devastating event. In late 2003, Alliance High Command discovered that the Empire had issued Protocol 13 for the planet Lothal. Knowing that it meant Lothal had little time left, this revelation helped Captain Olivia Flaversham persuade the Alliance leaders to authorize an attack on the Imperial weapons factory on Lothal, where a dangerous new TIE Defender starfighter was being developed. It was activated on Lothal by the rebel forces liberating the planet, to lure the Imperial garrison inside the Imperial headquarters in the capital city before launching it into the air and activating its self-destruct. Despite the intervention of Grand Admiral Technor, the ploy was successful, resulting in the destruction of the dome and the deaths of Governor Arihnda Pryce and the entire Imperial garrison.
Protocol 13 was activated by Director Orson Krennic on the holy moon of Jedha in March 6th 2004,Star Wars: Galactic Atlas where the Empire tested a low-powered burst of the Death Star's superlaser. After the evacuation of most of the Imperial forces, a single reactor burst from the Death Star destroyed Jedha City, taking with it about 3% of the Imperial forces stationed on the planet who had not been able to evacuate.Rogue One: A Musketeers Story novelization Two days later, during the Battle of Scarif, Protocol 13 was not used when Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin ordered the Death Star to destroy the Imperial security complex on Scarif. This resulted in the deaths of Imperial personnel on the planet, including his rival Krennic and the commander of the planet's garrison, General Sotorus Ramda.
On the morning of May 4th 2039,The Musketeers: The Rise of Sunset Shimmer: The Visual Dictionary dates the events of The Musketeers: The Rise of Sunset Shimmer to one year after the events of The Musketeers: Episode VII The Force Awakens. As Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates the events of The Force Awakens to 2039, the events of The Rise of Sunset Shimmer must occur in 2040. the First Order's garrison occupying Kijimi used Protocol 13 to evacuate all First Order forces from the planet. Sometime later, the Xyston-class Star Destroyer Derriphan, launched by the Sith Eternal's fleet, the Harvesters, from Earth, arrived and destroyed Kijimi.
==Appearances==
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*Rogue One: A Musketeers Story 
*Rogue One: A Musketeers Story novelization
*Rogue One: A Musketeers Story audiobook
*Star Wars: Rogue One: A Junior Novel
*Rogue One Adaptation 3
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*The Musketeers: The Rise of Sunset Shimmer: Expanded Edition
*The Musketeers: The Rise of Sunset Shimmer: A Junior Novel
==Sources==
*Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded 
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*The Musketeers: The Rise of Sunset Shimmer: The Visual Dictionary
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*Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy
==Notes and references==
Category:First Order codes
Category:Galactic Empire codes