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"The New Republic is vulnerable, but we must be cautious and show no sign of our true strength."
"Easy for you to say, Captain. There's a fortune to be had plundering the hyperspace lanes."
―Captain Gilad Pellaeon and the commander verbally spar[2]

Around 9 ABY, during the New Republic Era, an Imperial remnant force carried out a series of hit-and-run attacks on hyperspace routes with the aim of pillaging valuables. The attacks were carried out on the order of the remnant's commander, whose actions risked bringing New Republic attention towards a wider plot to restore the fallen Galactic Empire.

The attacks[]

"Commander, your hit-and-run operations are gaining too much notice. If we are perceived as anything other than a group of unorganized remnant warlords, the New Republic will increase their efforts to hunt us down."
―Captain Gilad Pellaeon rebukes the commander's operations[2]
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The commander of an Imperial remnant force (left) was eager to extract whatever wealth they could from the hyperspace lanes and defended the attacks as a way to secure a fortune.

During the New Republic Era, at some point after the fall of the Galactic Empire[2] in 5 ABY,[3] an Imperial remnant force emerged in the galaxy under the leadership of an Imperial warlord with the rank of commander. While the commander would partner with other remnant leaders as part of the Shadow Council and work as part of its conspiracy to overthrow the reigning New Republic with a restored Empire, the warlord also grew interested in the riches one could acquire from robbing the galaxy's hyperspace routes. With that in mind, the commander had their remnant carry out a series of hit-and-run attacks to pillage whatever valuables they could find[2] around 9 ABY.[1]

While such operations could indeed generate a fortune, they risked bringing attention to the Shadow Council's wider conspiracy before its war effort had even begun. Indeed, as the commander's attacks began to generate notice, the commander attended a council meeting via hologram and was lambasted by Captain Gilad Pellaeon, a fellow Shadow Council member who feared such open attacks would result in the New Republic discovering and destroying their movement. Beyond defending their attacks as a useful way to generate wealth, the commander believed Palleaon—who secured numerous resources from the council and repeatedly promised its members that Grand Admiral Mitth'raw'nuruodo "Thrawn" would return[2] from exile[4] to help begin their efforts—did not understand their predicament.[2]

Behind the scenes[]

The pillaging of hyperspace routes was mentioned in The Mandalorian episode "Chapter 23: The Spies,"[2] which premiered on Disney+ on April 12, 2023 as the penultimate episode of The Mandalorian Season Three.[5]

Appearances[]

Notes and references[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Per the reasoning here, the events of The Mandalorian Season Three episode "Chapter 23: The Spies" can be dated to around 9 ABY. As the pillaging of hyperspace routes happen concurrently to the episode, they must occur in the same time period.
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 The-Mandalorian-logo The Mandalorian — "Chapter 23: The Spies"
  3. Star Wars: Timelines
  4. AhsokaS1 Logo Ahsoka — "Part Six: Far, Far Away"
  5. SWInsider "Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season Three Companion" — Star Wars Insider 222
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