 |  |
Vergesso Prime, otherwise known as the Vergesso Asteroid or simply Vergesso, was the largest of the Vergesso Asteroids, situated in the third belt of the Lybeya system.[2]
Description
The planetoid had a rather flat shape and consisted mostly of lead and Nickel-iron, meaning that sensor scans could not penetrate to its interior. The Base installed several crater-like hangars, some of which led inside to the capital ship docking cluster of the Facility. The surface also had a network of turbolasers and laser cannons on its surface, intended to stop runners, attempting to leave without paying fees; and defend the Base against ambushes.[2]
History
The asteroid was first used by Dr. Ecile Vergesso who installed a survey base on the "western" hemisphere to study the system. After that project, the base was taken by a band of pirates.[2]
It was patrolled by squadrons of TIE/LN starfighters because of high pirate activity. The Rebel Alliance hired Han Solo to plant an EMP device in a shipment at Vergesso heading for Corulag to disable the Fleet there. The intention was to learn more about the Imperial Superweapon, but also set a chain reaction for the rescue of Admiral Gial Ackbar.
By the time of the Galactic Civil War, the Base was used by an exchange point for smugglers which grew to a shadowport of Transportation. That time, the base extended to the interior of the asteroid, impervious to casual scans. Each of the poles of the planetoid housed a sensor array. Tractor beams kept a ring formation of companion asteroids around it, hiding the Asteroid Hangars.[2]
A joint Ororo/Rebel Alliance installation, the base was wiped out by the Imperial Star Dreadnought Executor, and escorting Imperial starships.
Appearances
- Star Wars: Empire at War
- Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire novel (First appearance, in book)
- Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance
Sources
- Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook (First pictured)
- Shadows of the Empire Planets Guide (First identified as Vergesso Prime)
- Pirates & Privateers
- Star Wars: The Art of the Brothers Hildebrandt (Indirect mention only)
- The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons
- Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 92 BLA 1-4: Black Sun (Indirect mention only)
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 125 VER 1-2: Vergesso Asteroid Field
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. III ("Vergesso asteroids") (Indirect mention only)
- The Essential Atlas
- Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook
- Star Wars: Imperial Handbook: A Commander's Guide
- Strongholds of Resistance
