The Emperor's Will (campaign)

The Emperor's Will was a campaign by the Galactic Empire to finish off rogue Grand Admiral Demetrius Zaarin and his splinter government once and for all, after an attempt by Zaarin to capture Emperor Palpatine aboard his C-3 passenger liner, the Excalibur, had resulted in failure and retreat. One of Zaarin's commanders, Namuura Din, attempted to defect to the Rebel Alliance and warn them that their planned assault at Endor was a trap, and gave them a Missile Boat prototype called Sealion. But the defection was thwarted by Darth Vader, and the prototype was recovered. Zaarin then proceeded to To-phalion Base to steal the Vorknkx Project testbed, which was guarded by loyalist Grand Admiral Thrawn. Zaarin was ultimately killed there, largely due to the efforts of TIE pilot ace Maarek Stele. After the campaign, Stele was awarded the Medal of Victory medal for saving the Emperor's life and ending the Zaarin insurrection.

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