Rebellion on Akiva

The rebellion on Akiva took place on the planet Akiva during the Galactic Civil War, months after the Battle of Endor. The rebellion was waged on the surface and in space over the Outer Rim planet Akiva, between the New Republic and the Galactic Empire. While on a scouting mission above Akiva, the Republic starfighter pilot Wedge Antilles was captured by Admiral Rae Sloane, who was convening the Akiva Summit known as the Imperial Future Council. Sloane then blockaded the planet and established a garrison in the capital city Myrra.

After learning about Wedge and the Imperial conference, the Republic pilot Norra Wexley, her son Temmin Wexley, and the B1-series battle droid "Mister Bones" joined forces with the bounty hunter Jas Emari and the former Imperial loyalty officer Sinjir Rath Velus to inspire a rebellion on Akiva. The rebel affiliates took over an Imperial communication station and transmitted a Republic propaganda broadcast. This sparked a public uprising on Myrra which forced a closure to the Imperial summit.

Admiral Sloane captured Wexley and her band with the help of the crime lord Surat Nuat. However, the rebels escaped with Temmin's help and when the Imperial yacht Golden Harp crashed-landed into the hangar bay of Sloane's Star Destroyer Vigilance. The Akiva rebellion coincided with the arrival of a New Republic Special Forces soldier named Jom Barell and a Republic fleet led by Commander Kyrsta Agate. With the defeat of the Imperial fleet and garrison, the Satrapy of Myrra capitulated, and Akiva became the first Outer Rim world to join the New Republic. However, Admiral Sloane managed to escape Akiva.

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