Operation Lumberjack

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"The Rebels grow more brazen every day. We must prove to all that the Empire is in control."
―Darth Vader, to an Imperial spacer[15]

Operation Lumberjack was one of the small operations that were led by Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Vader against the increasing activity of the Alliance to Restore the Republic,[15] in 1 ABY.[16] After the Battle of Yavin, during the Galactic Civil War, the Galactic Empire and the Rebel Alliance struggled for the control of several cities in the galaxy. During periods of Imperial occupation of the cities of Bestine, Coronet City or Theed, Darth Vader landed in these three capital cities aboard his shuttle ST 321. Accompanied by a group of Triumphant-class dark troopers, the Sith Lord attempted to rally support for the Imperial cause and recruit troops for dangerous missions against the Rebellion. Vader recruited a group of skillful spacers affiliated with the Galactic Empire to hunt down military forces of the Rebellion. The spacers subsequently traveled in the galaxy and killed five section commanders, ten elite commandos, three corporals, two sergeants and one officer in Alliance-controlled cities.[15] The successful Imperial spacers were later assigned to Operation Overlord.[14]

Behind the scenes

Operation Lumberjack appeared as a quest in the 2003 video game Star Wars Galaxies, a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts,[15] prior to its closure on December 15, 2011.[17] The quest was added to the game with the "Publish 19," on June 29, 2005.[18]

During periods of Imperial occupation of the cities of Bestine, Coronet or Theed, Darth Vader would periodically land in these cities. Vader would offer players of the Imperial faction up to eight different quests, half of which were designated as "Combatant" quests (to be carried out against Rebel non-player characters), and the other half of which were designated as "Special Forces" quests (to be carried out against Rebel-aligned players). Operation Lumberjack was the third of the four Imperial Combatant missions that players received from Darth Vader.[15]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees—Imperial Quest: "Operation Sieve"
  2. ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees—Imperial Quest: "Operation Green Light"
  3. ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees—Imperial Quest: "Operation Take Down"
  4. ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees—Imperial Quest: "Operation Clenched Fist"
  5. ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees—Imperial Quest: "Operation Dark Glory"
  6. ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees—Rebel Quest: "Operation Corellian Butterfly"
  7. ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees—Rebel Quest: "Operation Free Will"
  8. ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees—Rebel Quest: "Operation Brassvine"
  9. ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees—Rebel Quest: "Operation Weakest Link"
  10. ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees—Rebel Quest: "Operation Calm Water"
  11. ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees—Rebel Quest: "Operation Bright Star"
  12. ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees—Rebel Quest: "Operation Shining Justice"
  13. ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees—Rebel Quest: "Operation Hope"
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees—Imperial Quest: "Operation Overlord"
  15. ↑ 15.00 15.01 15.02 15.03 15.04 15.05 15.06 15.07 15.08 15.09 15.10 15.11 15.12 15.13 15.14 15.15 15.16 15.17 15.18 Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees—Imperial Quest: "Operation Lumberjack"
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 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.
  17. ↑ Gal-icon IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT STAR WARS GALAXIES™ on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
  18. ↑ Gal-icon Update Notes: Publish 19.0 - June 29th, 2005 on the official Star Wars Galaxies forums (original site is defunct)

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