- "I'll start with the Darkwalker cave."
- ―A spacer, to Hugo Eckener
Karl Eckener held within the holding area of the Darkwalker Cave
The Darkwalker Cave was a cave located on the Mid Rim world of Naboo. Located a relatively short distance east of the city of Theed, the cave was under the control of a criminal organization known as the Darkwalkers.[1]
History
- "I need you to download some Darkwalker security codes from computers in their cave."
- ―Toff Henrou, to a spacer
Among the cave's occupants included important Darkwalker leaders, including Bloodlord Marcus Gaw, Underlord Critolus Masse, and an aegis guard by the name of Solon Gaw. Sometime following the Battle of Yavin in 0 BBY, the Darkwalkers captured Karl Eckener and held him hostage within a holding cell inside the cave.[2]
In 1 ABY,[4] Sergeant Bragg and the RSF Intelligence Division investigated the cave while searching for the responsibles of a terrorist attack in Theed.[1] In the meantime, the cave was attacked by Skaak Tipper spacers led by Toff Henrou.[3]
Karl Eckener was eventually freed by a Royal Naboo Security Forces agent working for Hugo Eckener. Marcus Gaw, Critolus Masse and Solon Gaw were killed during the assault.[2]
Behind the scenes
The Darkwalker Cave was a location in the 2003 video game Star Wars Galaxies, a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts,[1] prior to its closure on December 15, 2011.[5] The Darkwalker Cave was added to the game as part of the "Legacy Quest,"[1] released with the "Publish 25," a.k.a. the "New Game Enhancements," on November 15, 2005.[6]
Appearances
- Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) (First appearance)
Sources
- Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game — The Price of Victory Card: Marcus Gaw (backup link) (Picture only)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5
Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Legacy Quest: "Tap the Communications of the Four Major Criminal Groups" on Naboo
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Legacy Quest: "Rescue Karl Eckner" on Naboo
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Legacy Quest: "Doing Skaak Tipper Dirty Work" on Naboo
- ↑ The opening crawl of Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided dates the game to after the events of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, and additionally, Serji-X Arrogantus, who died in Star Wars (1977) 10—the events of which The New Essential Chronology dates to 0 ABY—appears in the game. Therefore, at least a portion of Star Wars Galaxies must be set in that year. Furthermore, in the game Ruwan Tokai references the destruction of the Death Star as having occurred one year earlier, and Strongholds of Resistance also places the events of Galaxies' Chapter 9: "The Fury of Exar Kun" in 1 ABY. Lastly, while Chapter 11: "The Battle of Echo Base" features the Battle of Hoth—dated to 3 ABY by The New Essential Chronology—the developers have stated that the portrayal of that battle in the game is intentionally anachronistic. Therefore, the events of Star Wars Galaxies must span from 0 ABY to around 1 ABY.
- ↑ IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT STAR WARS GALAXIES™ on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
- ↑ Publish Archive 2005 on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
