Recaps

Darth Malthael and Ling Liang used the Xuanwu to defeat the Republic fleet at Eriadu, while Hermit fought alongside the Separatists and killed Master Gayett. The Republic withdrew, Ling Liang held the system, and Darth Malthael collapsed while draining Karness Muur from Celeste Morne.

• Count Dooku gave Sefrans Tann command of the Destruction, but Tann failed to reach Tang Xiao and brooded over her fear of him and resentment of Ling Liang.
• Darth Malthael rejected Maris Brood, made Obi-Wan Kenobi serve as Hermit, and forced Hermit to fight Shiri Tachi, while Onaconda Farr’s assassination and Rodia’s departure helped Sheev Palpatine pass a military expansion bill.
• Darth Malthael led the Xuanwu and the Fourth Civilization fleet against Admiral Xiost’s forces at Eriadu, using the Titan’s Fleet Shield and Interference Matrix to devastate the Republic fleet.
• Republic leaders debated the Xuanwu’s technology and sent two Commander II-class Dreadnoughts to reinforce the fight, while Ling Liang took command and the Republic fleet regrouped for another assault.
• The Republic attacked the Xuanwu with its reinforcements, but Ling Liang’s forces destroyed the Katan and the Xuanwu’s Frenzied Defense System let it endure the Republic’s assault.
• Master Dover and Master Gayett flew toward the Xuanwu’s hull gaps, but Gayett was confronted by Hermit after entering the ship, and Adi Gallia revealed that she had shot down Dover.
• Hermit killed Gayett in their Lightsaber duel, and Adi Gallia declared the battle over as the Republic fleet was defeated.
• Ling Liang rejected a counterattack and held Eriadu as the Republic withdrew, while Tang Xiao approved her decision and Darth Malthael collapsed before finishing his drain on Karness Muur’s consciousness.

The Fourth Civilization expanded its influence while Tang Xiao manipulated Pong Krell during the Republic’s campaign on Ombara. As the Republic debated shipbuilding contracts and Palpatine moved against Rendili, Tang Xiao visited Corellia and met Dryden Vos.

• Darth Malthael used the Dark Reaper on Dagobah to extract the unstable Dark Side Force affecting him, absorbing Karness Muur’s forbidden knowledge as the device also drained his life force.
• The Fourth Civilization expanded its territory and military, established institutions for Force study, and built secret training programs that recruited and tested Force-sensitive people.
• The Republic invaded Ombara, where Anakin Skywalker and Pong Krell split their forces while Cody led the 212th Attack Battalion through brutal fighting against Umbarian defenses and underground tanks.
• Tang Xiao contacted Pong Krell and directed him to delay the Republic advance, while Asajj Ventress infiltrated the Kent and joined Krell in betraying the Clone Army.
• Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano confronted Krell and Ventress aboard the Kent, escaped with Cody’s help, and reported Krell’s treachery to the Jedi Order.
• The Republic Ship Supervision Committee favored major contractors and approved Kuat Drive Yards’ Knight-class Star Destroyer, while Rendili StarDrive won only a small Victory-class order and proposed the Victory II-class.
• Palpatine ordered Mas Amedda to seize Rendili’s Planetary Defense Fleet if the planet showed unusual activity and said it was time to end Rendili.
• Tang Xiao visited Corellia, where Dryden Vos welcomed him at the industrial port.

Tang Xiao moved to secure influence in Corellia through a plan involving Midpoint Station while the Geth expanded their attacks across the Northern Galaxy. As Sass Tiin uncovered signs of a Separatist connection, Fourth Civilization weapons proposals faced military review, and Zhang Jiarui won another chance to present the Thor Mech.

• Tang Xiao warned Dryden Vos that Darth Maul intended to conquer Crimson Dawn, then revealed that Midpoint Station could use the Corellian system’s control centers to unleash planet-moving gravitational waves.
• Tang Xiao urged Dryden Vos and Madam Proxima to expose the Sacorrian Triad and seize a control center, then encountered young thieves Kira and Han Solo after they stole from him.
• Kira accidentally killed Daggis and his gang with Tang Xiao’s Lightsaber, and Tang Xiao let her and Han go after giving them half of an ancient coin each.
• Tang Xiao sent allies to prepare the Corellia operation and traveled to Korriban as the Geth ravaged Northern planets and the Republic struggled to respond.
• Sass Tiin investigated Hook Planet and found the Geth studying Yamrii corpses, then reached Caladan and concluded that the Separatists had activated the Geth.
• Fan Ke refused to reinforce Namadii and secretly ordered a staged transport operation near Makito to draw the Geth there.
• Qi Jian approved the Pelican transport and conditionally approved the Hercules Dropship, while Johnson secured a formal order for Scorpion tank testing.
• Zhang Jiarui returned to the procurement meeting and argued that the Thor Mech could destroy Acclamator-class ships, prompting Qi Jian to give him another chance to defend the design.

The Republic and the Rebels fought over Onderon as General Kalani used the Thor Mech to crush a Rebel assault, leaving the insurgency wounded and divided. Darth Malthael went to Korriban and awakened the dead in the Sith Academy, where the merging forces threatened to overwhelm him.

• The Republic launched a counteroffensive while Sefrans Tann disrupted its supply lines, and General Kalani arrived on Onderon to confront Sanji Rush over the growing Rebel campaign.
• Lux Bontri stole intelligence about the Thor Mech test and delivered it to the Rebels, while General Kalani used staged information to lure them into a trap.
• Anakin Skywalker and Sola Gerrera led an attack on the Thor convoy, but Zhang Jiarui activated the mech and devastated the Rebel forces with its cannons and white phosphorus bombs.
• Stila Gerrera rescued Sola Gerrera, while Anakin spared Zhang Jiarui and the Republic reconsidered its position on Onderon as Kalani arrested thousands.
• Tang Xiao ordered Kalani to release Ramses Dundup under surveillance and declared that Darth Malthael would take the stage, while refusing to protect Mina Bonteri.
• Darth Malthael traveled to Korriban, taunted Marka Ragnos over the Sith Empire’s collapse, and tried to absorb the spirit’s power before Ragnos escaped.
• Darth Malthael entered the ruined Sith Academy and called on the dead, raising skeletons and spirits throughout the valley as Death Force merged with the Dark Side Force and threatened to overwhelm him.