Annexation of Galactic Republic star systems

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Elzar: "Chancellor Soh fears we may be looking at a potential alliance. The Cartel was always going to struggle to hold the systems it annexed in the days after Starlight—"
Keeve: "But with the support of the Nihil…"
Santar: "There's no telling how long it will take us to send the slugs slithering back to Nal Hutta."
―Elzar Mann, Keeve Trennis, and Santar talk about possibility of a Hutt Clan and Nihil alliance[1]

In either 230 BBY or 229 BBY,[2] in the days after[1] the Galactic Republic[3] space station Starlight Beacon was destroyed by the Nihil marauders, the criminal Hutt Clan annexed a number of star systems belonging to the Republic.[1] In 228 BBY,[4] after learning the Nihil and Hutt Clan planned to meet, Republic Supreme Chancellor[1] Lina Soh[3] feared the two were about to form an alliance.[1]

Jedi Master Elzar Mann subsequently contacted the crew of the Republic Defense Coalition Longbeam cruiser Gios and informed them about the meeting. After Mann noted the Hutts had been expected to struggle to hold the systems they had annexed, Jedi Master Keeve Trennis began to consider the implications of the Nihil supporting the Hutt Clan. Before[1] she[3] could finish, however, Jedi Santar stated it would take them a long time to send the Hutts back to[1] the Hutt Space planet[3] Nal Hutta.[1] The crew of the Gios were ultimately able to prevent an alliance being formed between the two.[5]

Behind the scenes

The Hutt Clan's annexation of Galactic Republic star systems was mentioned in the first issue of the 2023 comic series Star Wars: The High Republic, released as part of the Star Wars: The High Republic multimedia project's[1] Phase III. The issue was written by Cavan Scott and published by Marvel Comics on November 8, 2023.[6]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 The High Republic (2023) 1
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The High Republic (2023) 1 establishes the annexation took place in the days after the destruction of Starlight Beacon, which Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia dates to 230 BBY. The implementation of the Guardian Protocols, which The High Republic Character Encyclopedia places in 229 BBY, took place one week after Starlight Beacon's fall according to The High Republic – Shadows of Starlight 1. Therefore, the annexation must have taken place in one of those years.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
  4. ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates Starlight Beacon's destruction to 230 BBY. The implementation of the Guardian Protocols, which Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia places in 229 BBY, took place one week after Starlight Beacon's fall according to The High Republic – Shadows of Starlight 1. As The High Republic: Temptation of the Force takes place one year and six weeks after the destruction of Starlight Beacon and its events span a few months, it must be set in 228 BBY. The High Republic: Tempest Breaker establishes the events of the comic series Star Wars: The High Republic (2023) occur concurrently to the events of Temptation of the Force, therefore meaning they must take place in the same year.
  5. ↑ The High Republic (2023) 2
  6. ↑ Marvel-TemplateLogo Star Wars: The High Republic [Phase III] (2023) #1 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)