The Imperial Research Facility was a weapon research center established by the Galactic Empire on the planet of Lok during the Galactic Civil War.
Description
- "The base is responsible for manufacturing high-grade explosives for the Empire, including grenades. But like I mentioned, there is no obvious Imperial presence at the base. No Imperial soldiers, no guards. The entire base is staffed by trigger happy freelance mercenaries and Droidekas."
- ―Sergeant Moore, to a spacer
The Imperial Research Facility was operated by the Galactic Empire for the development and the production of new weapons.[2] Numerous scientists specialized in different areas, including explosives, chemicals and gasses, worked in the facility. There, they developed various research projects for the Imperial Military such as new ranged weapons, explosives and even bioweapons.[3]
The Imperial Research Facility was associated to a secret Imperial Mine also located on Lok. The minerals and gasses mined were used by the Empire at the research facility.[4] Because of a feud between General Otto, the commander of the Imperial garrison on Lok, and Imperial officers in charge of the mine and research facility, there was very little Imperial presence at the research facility. In order to prevent General Otto from meddling in their affairs, these officers deployed battle droids and mercenaries to guard the mine and the research facility instead of requisitioning Otto's troops.[2]
History
- "There's an Imperial research facility on Lok that our spies think is filled with experimental weapons. Nym wants whatever that base is building."
- ―Kole, to a spacer
After the Battle of Yavin, the scientists of the Imperial Research Facility worked on several projects, including a novel easy-to-conceal blaster sniper rifle for special operations, a Gungan assault cannon-based weapon, a new non-lethal gas grenade, grenade casing units and an airborne anti-fear virus for Imperial troops.[3] During that time, the mercenary contingent that protected the facility included Kendo Ryzak, Platt Pareja, Goll Bardok, Jeran Tarven,[6] Kell Lapaz,[7] and was led by Udo Barnet.[3]
In 1 ABY,[8] the pirate warlord Nym, leader of the Lok Revenants and de facto ruler of Lok, decided to raid the Imperial research facility and steal the weapons developed there.[5] Thanks to Sergeant Moore, a corrupted Imperial soldier, the criminals obtained detailed information about the research facility, in particular regarding the new Imperial Military Grade Grenade Casing Unit (IMGGCU).[2] Nym's first mate Kole thus tasked a group of spacers who had recently joined the Lok Revenants with assaulting the Imperial research facility. The spacers therefore headed to the facility where they fought numerous mercenaries and droidekas that defended the place.[9] The Revenants killed several mercenaries, including Kendo Ryzak, Platt Pareja, Goll Bardok, Jeran Tarven,[6] Kell Lapaz and Udo Barnet.[7] In addition, they stole lab data[10] and questioned the scientists about the Imperial research projects.[3] The Revenants finally found crates of IMGGCU prototypes and brought them back to Nym's fortress.[9]
Behind the scenes
The Imperial Research Facility 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.[11] The Imperial Research Facility was added to the game as part of the so-called "Nym's Theme Park,"[1] released with the "Publish 3" on October 8, 2003.[12] This questline was later revamped with the release of the "Game Update 16: Stronghold of the Lok Revenants," on March 23, 2010.[13]
Appearances
- Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided (First appearance)
- Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE)
Sources
Friday Feature – Nym is Back! on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3
Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided — Nym's Theme Park
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Quest: "Speak with Sergeant Moore, again" on Lok
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Quest: "Question Scientists" on Lok
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Quest: "Speak with Sergeant Moore" on Lok
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Quest: "Find Kole" on Lok
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Quest: "Purge the Facility" on Lok
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Quest: "Research This" on Lok
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Quest: "Retrieve the research data and IMGGCUs" on Lok
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Quest: "Steal the Lab Data" on Lok
- ↑ IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT STAR WARS GALAXIES™ on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
- ↑ Publish 3: The Warren on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
- ↑ Game Update 16: Star Wars Galaxies™: Stronghold of the Lok Revenants on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
