The Defector
01 · STARTShip / story handoff
02 · WHERE TO GODefector — follow current purple class-story marker
03 · OBJECTIVEReturn to the Defender and use its holoterminal. Travel to the abandoned asteroid mining facility to meet Admiral Hacklin, then return to your ship for the next class leads.
Quest giver: Defender holoterminal
Where the active mission sends you: Abandoned asteroid mining facility; follow the class phase entrance shown after selecting the mission
What you must accomplish: Meet Admiral Hacklin and complete the defector encounter connected to Darth Angral.
Previous required story mission: Showdown with Lord Sadic
When finished: On the Defender, inspect the intercom: The Shock Drum (Tatooine) and The Death Mark (Alderaan) are parallel next leads.
- Open Mission Log (L), track The Defector and check its active objective.
- On the planet map (M), navigate to the objective area; check any separate floor level or phase entrance rather than following a marker through a wall.
- Return to the Defender and use its holoterminal. Travel to the abandoned asteroid mining facility to meet Admiral Hacklin, then return to your ship for the next class leads.
- Complete the class conversation or terminal interaction; choose the next required story entry below.
Historical mission order: Swtorista mission catalog. Directions not yet independently verified in the current game.
These planet branches can run in parallel. Follow the lead still present in your Mission Log; never repeat a mission already completed.