- "Where is the rest of the Tempest?"
"Multiple signals coming in. It must be them now."
"Show me. […] It's a trap." - ―Pan Eyta and Chell Trambin, upon seeing the Republic reinforcements arrive
The Second Battle of Cyclor,[3] also known as the Battle of Cyclor,[4] or as the Skirmish over Cyclor,[5] was a Nihil attack on the Cyclor Shipyards[1] in 231 BBY.[3] It occurred not long after the Battle of Valo, where the Dowutin Tempest Runner Pan Eyta left his fellow Tempest Runner Lourna Dee for dead when Republic reinforcements arrived. Dee survived and returned to the Nihil base on Grizal, where she witnessed Eyta be poisoned by Marchion Ro, the Eye of the Nihil, for challenging his authority and for his previous failures. Dee seemingly saved Eyta with an injection of cypanid, a substance from Ryloth that did not cure him but instead prolonged his agony, and convinced him to launch a second attack on the Republic.[1]
Eavesdropping on a communication from Senator Tia Toon to the Cyclor Shipyards, Eyta learned that the Jedi Order was withdrawing its forces to Hetzal Prime and Starlight Beacon, and so chose to attack the shipyards—only for him to find an entire battle fleet waiting for his cruiser, the Elegencia, when it arrived. The Republic had recently discovered that the Nihil were tapping into their communications and laid a false trail to ambush the Nihil forces, and Dee had also gone behind Eyta's back and convinced the majority of his Tempest to abandon him as he had done to them on Valo. Upon realizing that he was betrayed, the severely-ill Eyta fled the Elegencia a secret escape pod and left the rest of his forces to be wiped out by the Republic.[1]
Appearances
- The High Republic: The Rising Storm (and audiobook) (First appearance)
- The High Republic: Out of the Shadows (and audiobook) (Mentioned only)
- The High Republic: Tempest Runner (Mentioned only) (First identified as Battle of Cyclor)
- The High Republic (2021) 9 (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) (First identified as Skirmish over Cyclor)
Sources
Star Wars: The High Republic Show: High Republic Phase II Deep Dive, Star Wars Celebration, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com) (First identified as Second Battle of Cyclor)
New Concept Art and More Revealed on Star Wars: The High Republic Show on StarWars.com (backup link)- Star Wars: Timelines
- Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia
Notes and references
- ↑ 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 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 The High Republic: The Rising Storm
- ↑ The High Republic: The Edge of Balance, Vol. 1
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Star Wars: Timelines
- ↑ The High Republic: Tempest Runner
- ↑ The High Republic (2021) 9