Recaps

Tang Xiao launched the Endless-class Super Carrier and strengthened his position as the Confederacy’s war against the Galactic Empire continued. On Nal Hutta, Darth Malthael defeated Darth Tenebrus but faced the transformed Soul of Vengeance, while the Duchy of Dawn’s census and Force-sensitive recruitment exposed the costs of its expanding immigration effort.

• Tang Xiao inspected the Infinity’s redesigned weapons and troop facilities before Count Dooku arrived for its maiden voyage and declared that the Confederacy would win the war.
• Tang Xiao and Count Dooku discussed the threat of the Empire’s DS-1 project, Dragon’s breath, and their competing superweapon research as the Confederacy’s fleet gathered around Semirres Planet.
• After the Neutral Systems Alliance fractured and Tang Xiao headed for Nal Hutta, Darth Tenebrus restored his strength with a Kyber Crystal while Darth Venamis hunted him.
• Darth Malthael traced Tenebrus’s black-market purchase, fought a Jedi Master and mercenaries, and learned that Tenebrus had prepared a Proto-Body to escape his control.
• Darth Malthael killed Darth Tenebrus, but Darth Venamis absorbed Tenebrus’s ghost and became a more dangerous Soul of Vengeance.
• Adele Ulan escaped the tower and survived the mercenaries’ attacks with Kresh’s Gauntlet, then joined Darth Malthael as he stopped the fleeing ships and told her to contact Darth Lilim about Mandalore.
• Carl Kestis feared the Duchy’s census would expose his Force sensitivity, and Ferman helped him submit Muni’s blood sample in his place.
• Daphne Clement dissolved the overwhelmed census office amid riots and mass arrests, while Gabriel Tosh sent recruits to Ghost Academy and ordered Xie Jun to undergo training despite his wish to farm.

The Eternity Exploration Fleet discovered the Ssi-ruuvi Imperium’s biological batteries and launched a strike that toppled its government and sparked a Pia'ek uprising. As the Duchy of Dawn began building a secret Stargate, Tang Xiao learned that relocation and weakened industry still left the realm vulnerable.

• Tang Xiao warned Francis-Underwood, Helmut-Zemo, and other officials that the Rebel Alliance would become the Duchy of Dawn’s main focus as the Empire and Duchy continued rebuilding.
• Captain Shepard’s team investigated an anomalous signal in the Unknown Regions, where the Ssi-ruuvi Imperium’s ships destroyed the outpost before the Eternity rescued the Normandy.
• Shepard and the Eternity’s crew discovered that the Xilu used captives from many species as biological batteries, then resolved to strike the Ssi-ruuvi Imperium.
• Lieutenant General He Ru led the Eternity to Levik, where its bombardment and assault pods targeted Kriyak Palace as Huang Yehao and Duchy forces fought their way through the Xilu defenses.
• Shepard’s squad entered Kriyak Palace and found Great Xirithut and more than two hundred officials dead, while the Eternity declared that the Ssi-ruuvi Imperium had ended.
• He Ru abolished the caste system and backed the Pia'ek revolt, while General Lepix regrouped his fleet and declared himself Acting Emperor of a government in exile.
• High Priest Shadi Li told Tang Xiao that the prototype Stargate core had activated, and Tang Xiao ordered the connection secured and the project concealed from the Galactic Empire.
• Adele Ulan reported relocation pressures and declining industrial and military production, while Shadi Li proposed a Stargate linking Rendili Planet and Dawn Star Planet.

Tang Xiao strengthened the Duchy of Dawn while the Galactic Empire crushed the Separatists and began building the Death Star. On Mandalore, Pre Vizsla expanded his rule as Jango Fett organized resistance, while Black Sun’s moves and a mysterious arrival on Dathomir pointed toward new conflicts.

• Tang Xiao gave Planet Kaal to the Vasari, whose population and advanced warship production grew rapidly, and agreed to exchange expertise with them.
• Darth Vader defeated the Separatists on Saleucami, executed its residents, and broadcast the massacre as the Galactic Empire accepted several planetary surrenders and the Confederacy collapsed.
• Tang Xiao learned that the Technological Alliance and Poggle the Lesser had betrayed the Confederacy, then traced the Empire’s secret DS-1 project to the Geonosians and searched for Gizor Dellso.
• Tang Xiao inspected the Novalith Cannon project on Hoth and ordered the team to develop a long-range firing method before the Empire completed its planet-destroying weapon.
• Pre Vizsla took control of Mandalore through Bo-Katan Kryze and expanded its military, while Jango Fett founded the Mandalorian Restoration Army and Tang Xiao ordered Bo-Katan protected.
• Tyber Zann revealed that Darth Tenebrus had been dead for years and demanded payment from Pre Vizsla, who reacted by declaring himself king of Mandalore.
• Asajj Ventress returned to Dathomir and learned that Mother Talzin was healing Darth Maul, while Talzin became terrified when two visitors arrived.
• Black Sun raided Chinchilla Town, prompting Jango Fett to arrange aid and lead twenty True Mandalorians in an assault on a military airfield near Sundari, where a fighter marked 117 joined the battle.

Tang Xiao learned that Gethzerion had returned, while Darth Malthael’s conflict with her led to new discoveries and the resurrection of Adi Gallia as Reaper. The stretch ended with the Duchy of Dawn’s Givin immigration to Lothal provoking a political dispute.

• John 117 and Jango Fett attacked a Death Watch hangar as Pre Vizsla faced mounting losses and Bo-Katan Kryze accused him of mishandling the defense against Black Sun.
• Gethzerion returned to Dathomir, allied with Shen Qiao'en, and began asserting control over the Nightsisters while Tang Xiao started harsh Force training for his children.
• Charal told Tang Xiao that Gethzerion had returned, leading him to consult Palpatine and join the coming confrontation on Dathomir.
• Darth Sidious and Darth Malthael fought Gethzerion, who escaped underground after drawing on Dathomir’s life force, and Darth Lilim later reported the corpse-fed tree sustaining her power.
• Darth Malthael uncovered the Dream Sisters’ vast stockpile of Imperial supplies and redirected his group to Taris, where he found Adi Gallia alive among the Rakghouls.
• Darth Malthael resurrected Adi Gallia as Reaper, who swore loyalty to him and departed for Felucia to attack the Galactic Empire.
• The Duchy of Dawn sent Givin immigrants to Lothal, prompting protests and an Imperial-backed arbitration effort over the settlement.