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Rescue on the Chimaera
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The rescue on the Chimaera refers to the successful rescue of the smuggler Talon Karrde, who was imprisoned aboard the Imperial Star Destroyer Chimaera in 9 ABY by Grand Admiral Thrawn and his forces. Thrawn had planned to interrogate Karrde and learn the location of the hidden Katana fleet. The rescue was orchestrated by Karrde's second-in-command Mara Jade and the Jedi Luke Skywalker, who sneaked aboard in a supply shuttle, infiltrated the detention block and escaped with Karrde on the Millennium Falcon. As a result, the previously-neutral Karrde became an ally to the New Republic and sold them the location of the Katana fleet.
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Facts
- Prev
- Mission to Honoghr
- Next
- Raid on Pantolomin
- Conflict
- Galactic Civil War (Thrawn campaign)
- Date
- 9 ABY
- Place
- Chimaera, Wistril system
- Result
- Talon Karrde and the Millennium Falcon rescued
- Side 1
- New Jedi Order
- Smugglers' Alliance
- Side 2
- Thrawn's confederation
- Commanders (side 1)
- Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker
- Talon Karrde
- Commanders (side 2)
- Grand Admiral Thrawn
- Forces1
- 1 Jedi Knight
- 1 Force-sensitive smuggler (Mara Jade)
- 1 Non-Force-sensitive smuggler (Talon Karrde)
- Forces2
- Entire crew of Star Destroyer
- TIE reinforcements
- Casual1
- None
- Casual2
- 9 Stormtroopers, 2 Navy troopers, and at least 4 TIE pilots
Appearances
4 works, in story order
- Dark Force Rising (first appearance)
- Dark Force Rising 5 (first pictured)
- The Last Command (mentioned only)
- Specter of the Past (mentioned only)
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