Recaps

Tang Xiao and the Fourth Civilization turned a dispute over colonization on Kuna’s Tooth into a war with the Ayrou, defeating their forces and bringing Vaxian Planet to surrender. The arc ended with the Ayrou fleet destroyed at Annaj Planet as Tang Xiao moved to secure the Modell Sector.

• Tang Xiao chose the Kohl-class Battlecruiser as the navy’s main warship, approved plans for twenty Sova-class Carriers, and asked Edra Kestis and Darth Tenebrus about gaining strength through the Force.
• Gaddula Besadi’s Calamity Legion raided Jabba’s holdings on Tatooine with a modified Kapisi-class Land Carrier, while Darth Malthael negotiated with Alok Besadi for access to Hutt Space.
• Volgograd-Kanidi established a colony on Kuna’s Tooth, but the Ayrou opposed the settlement and demanded the Fourth Civilization withdraw.
• Tang Xiao backed Kanidi’s position as the Ayrou attacked the colony and massacred miners, then broadcast the footage and declared war.
• Kanidi and Matt Hona’s forces defeated Ayrou fleets at Kuna’s Tooth and Kuna’s Eye, while Francis Underwood brought the Ayrou’s abuses before the Galactic Senate.
• Matt Hona blockaded Vaxian Planet and forced its surrender, while Kanidi launched a final offensive against the Ayrou colony on Kuna’s Tooth.
• The Ayrou Queen ordered humans oppressed and declared that the Ayrou would leave the Republic, as Tang Xiao prepared to end the conflict.
• A Hiigaran-class battlecruiser destroyed the Ayrou defense fleet at Annaj Planet, and Tang Xiao ordered the Gonrei to collect combat data before departing for Golden Nyss Shipyard.

Tang Xiao secured peace with the Ayrou and revived the Geth project, then turned to secret biological weapons research on Yinchorr. When mutated Indjori overran Masano City, Tang Xiao ordered the crisis contained and sent Tull Ulan’s troops to rescue friendly soldiers while killing everything else.

• Tang Xiao forced Ayrou Queen to negotiate, then secured limited autonomy for the Vaxians and humans, reparations, and Fourth Civilization administration of Thonner.
• After signing the Annaj Contract, Tang Xiao held a memorial for the Kuna’s Tooth massacre and appointed Volgograd Kanidi governor of the Kuna Cluster.
• Tang Xiao discovered that Tremie Brad’s Geth had revolted on G-1 Space Station, then revived Brad and offered the Geth Sojourn Planet in exchange for helping kill Sheev Palpatine.
• Tang Xiao arranged for the Jedi to train Jing Fang and the Luna Sisters, then threatened William Birkin into developing biological weapons for practical testing.
• William Birkin secretly chose to test the G-Virus on his daughter Sherry, while Huang Yehao and Cummings joined wilderness training on Yinchorr.
• The 131st and 132nd Companies encountered mutated Indjori in Masano City, and the creatures overwhelmed their defenses as Tang Xiao suspected a T-Virus outbreak.
• Tang Xiao ordered the Fourth Legion to contain the crisis and prepared orbital bombardment to erase evidence, while Edra Kestis killed William and Tang Xiao resurrected Annette.
• A Luukri-Hok-class freighter disrupted Yinchorr’s communications, and Tull Ulan led black-suited soldiers toward Masano City with orders to rescue friendly troops and kill all other living things.

Tang Xiao strengthened the Fourth Civilization while Palpatine and Dooku maneuvered the Republic toward conflict. On Nal Hutta, Edra Kestis and Darth Malthael clashed with the Jedi, leaving Evan Piel dead and the Jedi Council investigating Dawn Star Planet for signs of a new Sith threat.

• Huang Yehao and Cummings tried to escape the Indjori Zombies in Masano City, while Edra Kestis rescued soldiers and witnessed the G-Virus transform victims into monsters.
• Justin Levis and the Fourth Legion cleared Masano City, and the losses among the recruits devastated the training mission.
• Tang Xiao expanded the Fourth Civilization’s military and industry, secured San Hill’s cooperation, and demonstrated the Plague’s Doomsday Cannon to the InterGalactic Banking Clan.
• Palpatine manipulated Republic factions while Dooku gathered Outer Rim planets and corporations into the Separatist cause, and Jabba lost control of his position on Tatooine to Gaddula Besadi.
• Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Jax Pavan, and Evan Piel investigated a massacre on Nal Hutta and encountered Edra Kestis, a former Jedi apprentice who had turned to the Dark Side.
• Darth Malthael joined the fight, killed Evan Piel, and escaped with Edra after the Jedi fled, and the Hutts retaliated by closing trade routes before Palpatine eased their anger.
• The Jedi Council discussed Edra and Malthael’s strength and sent Master Shen-Jon to investigate Dawn Star Planet, while Jax Pavan learned that his father’s robot had been wiped and Palpatine advanced his plans for war.

Tang Xiao completed the Fourth Civilization’s military and political preparations while Count Dooku organized the Separatists and Palpatine pushed the Republic toward a war vote. Padmé survived an assassination attempt and fled with Anakin, as Obi-Wan found Kamino after discovering its records had been erased.

• Palpatine’s peace offer to Count Dooku went unanswered, and the Senate rejected the Military Creation Act before granting Palpatine unlimited additional terms.
• Yajin and Layun traced Edra Kestis to Sojourn Planet, where Darth Malthael turned her against the Jedi and she killed them before becoming Darth Lilim.
• Tang Xiao received Cun Te and the Chiss visitors, revealed his war preparations to Sefrans Tann, and recruited her to command a Fourth Civilization fleet.
• After an explosion killed five senators, Palpatine revived the Military Creation Act, and the Separatist leaders agreed to form the Confederacy of Independent Systems and prepare for war.
• Tang Xiao appointed Francis Underwood Prime Minister, reorganized the Fourth Civilization, expanded its forces and industry, and gathered his commanders to prepare for war on Geonosis.
• Padmé survived a bombing that killed Cordé, accused the Separatists and her political opponents of the assassination attempt, and was forced to leave Coruscant with Anakin.
• Mina Bontri warned Padmé that separatist worlds were evacuating, while Anakin took Padmé to Naboo and the two fell in love.
• Count Dooku secured the Ayrou Queen’s agreement, Obi-Wan discovered that Kamino had been erased from the Jedi archives, and he found the planet and landed at Tipoca City.