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Endor strike team was a temporary unit of Rebel Alliance commando troops that was assembled just prior the battle of Endor.With the discovery that the second Death Star | Death Star 2StarshipSpace Stations | was protected by an energy shield generated from the forest moon of Endor | EndorPlanet | , Alliance High Command realized that they needed a highly skilled strike team to penetrate the Imperial defenses and neutralize the facility. General Crix Madine | Crix Madine(Human)CharacterSupporting Characters | devised a plan to insert a commando force | Rebel Alliance Special Forces(Rebel Alliance Army)OrganizationRebel Alliance Army | onto Endor using a stolen Imperial shuttle, Tydirium | Tydirium(Lambda-class Shuttle)StarshipNamed Starships | , and destroy the Imperial base on the surface.Han Solo | Han Solo(Human)CharacterMajor Characters | , who had recently signed on to the Alliance permanently and been given a commission as a General, volunteered to lead the strike team. Tasked with assembling the team, Solo turned to the survivors of Echo Base. Solo contacted Major Bren Derlin | Bren Derlin(Human)CharacterSupporting Characters | , and the strike team was assembled in virtually no time. Each member of the team was a volunteer, eager and willing to accept the dangerous assignment to strike a blow against the Empire. The team was created with flexibility in mind; each commando brought something unique to the mix, with a diverse array of specialties. With the defeat at Hoth still fresh in their minds, these commandos were ready and eager for revenge.The commandos were to be aided in their mission by Imperial defector General Brenn Tantor, who would be coordinating their mission using a stolen Battlefield Holographic Control Interface on board the Tydirium. Lastly, a command crew was required for the shuttle. During the briefing | Rebel Briefing (ROTJ)(Endor Campaign)EventGalactic Civil War | on Home One | Home One(MC80 Mon Calamari Star Cruiser)StarshipNamed Starships | , Commander Luke Skywalker | Luke Skywalker(Human)CharacterMajor Characters | , Princess Leia Organa | Leia Organa Solo(Human)CharacterMajor Characters | , and Chewbacca | Chewbacca(Wookiee)CharacterMajor Characters | all volunteered for the strike team.After landing on Endor, the commandos were separated from General Solo when he took the command crew off to search for Princess Leia, who had become separated from the team. Major Derlin, the planet-level unit commander, had instructions to proceed directly to the shield generator and rendezvous with Solo and the others at 0300. The team dodged Imperial patrols, then stopped to make camp as night fell. Shortly after starting their first sleeping shift, the camp sensors picked up an AT-ST | AT-STGround VehicleVehicles | moving in on their position. Derlin had Corporal Beezer jam its transmissions so it couldn't call for help, then Lieutenant Greeve took out both of the scout walker's searchlights. Finally, Corporal Delevar used the Caspel launcher to pop a smoke canister through one of the viewports in the head, forcing the crew to abandon the vehicle. Forcing the pilot to make check-in calls to explain its absence, the team was able to keep their rendezvous with General Solo without alerting Imperial forces.The commandos were able to penetrate the bunker, but fell into a trap devised by the Emperor himself. Surrounded by Imperial troops, the commandos were saved by the Ewok | EwokSentient Species | tribe from Bright Tree Village. Alongside their new allies, the commandos fought a savage battle in the forest until General Solo was able to secure the bunker, plant munitions, and destroy the shield generator.Read more... |
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