Kranth Rebellion

The Kranth Rebellion was a movement established by Averell Kranth and Samuel Lii in order to defeat the Galactic Empire. After Lii was killed in the first mission, Kranth took sole power at the top, becoming the Chief Admiral and General of the Kranth Rebellion. This rebellion started out small, but after a couple key victories at Kamino and Fondor, they started a push toward the Core in 175 ABY. Finally, the Kranth Rebellion was able to take Borleias. In 176 ABY, the Rebellion attacked Coruscant. This battle would later become known as the Thirteenth Battle of Coruscant, and it would see the end of the Kranth Rebellion after a 40-year battle. Every troop was killed or captured, and Averell Kranth himself was taken into Imperial custody.

The Beginning
In 165 ABY, the head of the Imperial Navy was Admiral Averell Kranth. The head of its Army was General Samuel "Dragon" Lii. The pair grew sick of the Empire's cruelty to its citizens and its prisoners from a previous rebellion. Therefore, they performed a successful theft-and-defect mission. The two officers would later rendezvous at the ice planet of Hoth, where they signed the Hoth Declaration, a document that declared the Kranth-Lii Rebellion.

The Rebellion was not put out quickly, as they survived a sluggish attack by the Empire. Instead, the pair decided to put out examples of the cruelty of the Empire. This vastly increased their fan base and rallied together a formidable army and navy. This allowed the Rebellion to strike at the Imperial troop factory of Kamino. They won handily in space and on land; however, on the ground, General Lii was killed. This led to Kranth taking sole control of the Rebellion. The Empire would subsequently dub it the Kranth Rebellion.

Fondor
"They're waiting for us? But how? No one knew where we were going!" "Greetings, my friends. Are you surprised?"

- Averell Kranth and Darth Krayt at the beginning of the Battle of Fondor

The Kranth Rebellion's second major target was the Imperial shipyard of Fondor. They launched a surprise attack, only to meet Imperials waiting for them. Darth Krayt, the Emperor, had sensed the fleet's imminent attack on Fondor and set out a large fleet to defend it. Hidden at Fondor was a valuable surprise--a Super Star Destroyer. This was unknown to the Rebels. However, this caused the Imperials to fight savagely. The Imperials were overwhelmed, though not at great cost to the Rebellion. Furthermore, the Empire was able to escape with the completed Super Star Destroyer, which was soon named the Pax Imperiana. However, the Rebels were able to take Fondor and cut off the main supply of weapons from the Empire.

March to the Core
In 170 ABY, the first idea of an attack on Coruscant was proposed. However, the Rebellion had lost too many resources at Fondor. Therefore, they would have to wait before they could push toward the Core. By 175 ABY, they had those resources back. They began a long march toward the capital, using the same path as the Alliance to Restore the Republic had. Finally, they reached the planet of Borleias.

Borleias
This time, Darth Krayt was busy hunting Jedi, and so he did not sense the surprise attack. However, the Imperial Navy had been able to guess that this was coming based on ship movements. Knowing what could happen if the Rebels won at Borleias, they never surrendered and never fled. They fought savagely, but eventually they were routed. The Rebellion simply had too many more forces. However, there were plenty of Army troopers milling around on the planet. To prevent any damage from their prize, the Rebels sent only a few highly-experienced commando teams.

On the ground, the commandos were able to destroy Imperial structures and troops easily. The troops never saw this coming, and they, too, were routed. Borleias now belonged to the Rebellion. Next was the final showdown between the upstart Rebellion and the juggernaut Empire. The main Rebel fleet jumped into hyperspace, streaking for Coruscant.

Showdown at Coruscant
"Target zero zero zero, you're ours now!"

- Unidentified Rebel gunner aboard the Rebel Spirit

Darth Krayt was ready this time. He knew that the ships were heading straight for Coruscant. The only problem was: he didn't know exactly where. Kranth used this to his advantage by sending in only some of his ships at first. The rest of his ships were deliberately misjumped to a different location. This allowed hte Rebellion to hit the Imperial ships from in front and behind, getting off to a good start with a numerical advantage. However, Krayt countered this advantage with more ships of his own. Following that, Kranth brought in the rest of his ships, and the battle grew more heated, with neither side gaining an advantage. The battle dragged on for years. Finally, in 192 ABY, the Rebels broke through and the Imperial Super Star Destroyer called the Pax Imperiana was boarded by troops from the Rebellion's Super Star Destroyer known as the Rebel Spirit.

During the confusion aboard the Pax, a Lieutenant and 24 other shock troopers were able to escape. They fled toward the planet. The Rebellion took this as a retreat, and so they pressed onward. However, the Imperials fought hard before the Rebels pushed past them and landed on the planet. 376,000 troops landed out of the Rebellion's original 400,000. As they landed, Admiral Kranth (acting as a general) was approached by Lieutenant Jacklin Moore, who defected to the Rebellion. The Rebel troops fought bravely under the leadership of Kranth and the guidance of Moore. However, the two disagreed over certain policies, including one of bombing schools, where children were "indoctrinated." This led to Moore's desertion and theft of an Rebel Star Destroyer. In 206 ABY, the Rebels were defeated. Every troop was killed or captured, though the Navy was signaled to fight on. Only a few troopers made it back to their ships, including Admiral Kranth.

"All that I've worked for...ruined...forever."

- Averell Kranth, shortly before his capture.

Back in space, the Rebels could not seem to find an advantage, as Imperial ships were dominating the battle. The Rebels lost control of the Pax Imperiana, but later took over a different Super Star Destroyer, the Sola Imperia. This, however, was destroyed. The Rebels made one final attempt to attack the Imperials, using a microjump to ambush them, but this failed, and the surviving Rebel ships were captured. Averell Kranth's vision of a better galaxy was crushed.

Legacy

 * The Kranth Rebellion caused heavy damage to the Imperial Navy and Army. The Empire would never recover from this. Admiral Hale Stormstopper was able to defeat the heavily depleted Empire in the Fourteenth Battle of Coruscant, causing the Empire's defeat.