Unidentified dead red moon

This dead red moon lay in the Sixela system, in the Outer Rim Territories. Orbiting the third planet in the system, the moon's terrain consisted entirely of barren red rock, without any flora or fauna to break up the terrain, although the atmosphere could support life. By 1 ABY, the moon's indigenous species had been extinct for millennia, although their underground tunnels remained.

During the Galactic Civil War, the moon was taken over by Galactic Empire Commander Rezi Soresh. Soresh was fleeing the Sith Lord Darth Vader and landed on the moon to regain his power. After capturing the Arkanian colony vessel Endeavor, Soresh contacted the Rebel Alliance pilot Luke Skywalker and threatened to kill his hostages if Skywalker didn't travel to Soresh's outpost. Once Skywalker arrived with his companions, the Heroes of Yavin, Soresh captured them and attempted to brainwash Skywalker.

As part of his plan for revenge, Soresh drew both the Imperial fleet and the Rebel Alliance Fleet to the system and planned on destroying the two opposing fleets by creating a supernova using resonance torpedoes. Skywalker escaped during the battle, and Soresh was killed as he attempted to board the the Rebels' starship, the Millennium Falcon. Soresh ultimately blew the system's sun, but the fleets escaped to hyperspace before the moon was vaporized.

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