Rescue of Hera Syndulla (Ryloth)

Shortly after the formation of the Galactic Empire, Hera Syndulla, the young daughter of General Cham Syndulla, was rescued from Imperial custody. After the end of the Clone Wars, Cham tried to embrace the peace that the new government seemed to bring, allying with Senator Orn Free Taa—who was happy to serve the Empire without question—and asking his fellow Twi'leks to lay down their weapons. However, Cham's old ally Gobi Glie and the Free Ryloth Movement suspected the Empire's motives and continued to work against the new occupiers, bringing Hera into their work.

Imperial Vice Admiral Rampart was keeping an eye on Glie, however, and managed to capture Glie, Hera and Serin smuggling weapons they had picked up in a rendezvous on Ryloth's third moon. When Cham and his wife Eleni heard of their daughter's arrest from her droid Chopper, they set up a rescue. However, Rampart had set up a trap in conjunction with the Elite Squad Trooper Commander CT-9904, capturing the adult Syndullas and the other fighters before framing Cham for attempting to assassinate Senator Taa. Hera and Chopper escaped, and Rampart had Captain Howzer search for them.

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