Battle of the Red Reaper

The Battle for the Red Reaper was a flashpoint during the Cold War between the resurgent Sith Empire and Galactic Republic. The Sith Dreadnaught Red Reaper was the flagship of the fanatical racist Darth Ikoral, a prestigous and honored member of Sith society during a time before the Sith Empire's reappearance. Believing his own race's superiority was based upon its purity, Ikoral ventured to find remnants of the pure-blooded Sith race left behind after the culmination of the Great Hyperspace War. Upon his return to the known galaxy, the Sith Lord began his fanatical crusade against the impure. Striking at both Imperial and Republic settlements, he earned the ire of the Dark Council and the attention of the Jedi Order. This prompted the two galactic powers to send their respective strike teams to the planet Chandrila, Ikoral's intended next target.

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