Mission to the Prism

The mission to the Prism occurred in 19 BBY after the rise of the New Order and the subsequent coup by General Gentis. The coup was an attempt to assassinate Emperor Palpatine, Darth Vader, and many other Imperials in an attempt to end the tide of senseless deaths. Gentis managed to take over Coruscant by faking terrorist attacks, one of which used the poisonous gas Aorth-6. This gas wiped out dozens of loyal Imperials and soldiers, and it was only through the dark side of the Force that Palpatine managed to survive. Severely weakened, Palpatine was taken by Darth Vader, Moff Trachta, and Lieutenant Laurita Tohm to the hidden prison known as The Prism in the Diab system, where they believed they could revive the Emperor. Once there, Tohm devised a plan for retaking the capital by freeing the prisoners of the Prism.

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