- "After eliminating Techo Union Foreman Wat Tambor at the end of the Clone Wars…Lord Vader undertook a Mission to Skako Minor, executed all of the Tambor loyalists and installed a new regime loyal to the Empire."
- ―ZED-6-7, to Sabé
The Skakoan Council,[2] also known as the Ruling Council,[4] was a regime loyal to the Galactic Empire installed on the planet Skako Minor after the Sith Lord Darth Vader eliminated[1] the Ruling Council of[2] loyalists of the former Techno Union Foreman Wat Tambor, who Vader had also killed[1] in 19 BBY. Between 3 ABY and 4 ABY,[3] Jul Tambor, the grandson of Wat, attempted to reclaim Skako Minor from the regime, and had the planet blockaded. Vader and the former handmaiden Sabé were sent by command of Emperor Palpatine to deal with Tambor.[1]
Appearances[]
- Darth Vader (2020) 28 (First mentioned)
- Darth Vader (2020) 29 (Mentioned only) (First identified as Skakoan Council)
- Darth Vader (2020) 32 (Mentioned only) (First identified as Ruling Council)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Darth Vader (2020) 28
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Darth Vader (2020) 29
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The events of Darth Vader (2020) 28 take place after the Escape from Cloud City and before the Rescue of Han Solo, which are dated to 3 ABY and 4 ABY, respectively, by Star Wars: Galactic Atlas. Darth Vader (2020) 28 establishes that the regime was installed after the death of Wat Tambor that occurred during the mission to Mustafar, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 19 BBY.
- ↑ Darth Vader (2020) 32