LEGENDS · 137–138 ABY (DATE DISPUTED)
The devastation of Da Soocha and Napdu
The Sith attack a Hutt sanctuary for Mon Calamari refugees, and their campaign of biological warfare provokes new political enemies.
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Source and date policy: Legends continuity, not Canon. The original issue and collected chronology differ between 137 and 138 ABY. This article preserves that uncertainty and distinguishes interpretation from published story action.
The displacement of Dac reaches Hutt territory
Following the genocide on Dac, Mon Calamari and Quarren refugees needed protection beyond their ruined homeworld. Azzim Anjiliac Atirue, a Hutt who controlled a luxury spa called Maya Armus on the moon Napdu, secretly provided refuge to some of the people escaping Sith violence. The spa was part of his commercial holdings in the Da Soocha system. His choice challenged a common stereotype of Hutts as uniformly indifferent to suffering: business interests and personal moral decisions were not identical, even within an organization known for criminal influence.
The Sith regard protection as rebellion
Darth Azard and the scientist Vul Isen learned that Azzim was sheltering Mon Calamari. Their response treated humanitarian assistance as defiance of a genocidal imperial policy. Isen had already used engineered viral spores to devastate Dac. Rather than prosecute Azzim individually for a specific military action, the Sith directed collective punishment at Da Soocha's environment and the population of Napdu. The planned operation combined biological warfare with attacks from orbital warships.
War Hammer arrives over the system
The Pellaeon-class Star Destroyer War Hammer entered the Da Soocha system with Moff Rulf Yage in military command and the Sith officers overseeing the mission. They contacted Azzim, who denied knowing of any illegal Mon Calamari presence and attempted to divert the confrontation by offering the services of his spa. The exchange did not change Azard's orders. Azzim realized that the authorities were preparing to destroy the site regardless of his response.
A recording reaches Nal Hutta
Azzim told his Twi'lek secretary Xanif to record the encounter and send evidence to his uncle Vedo Anjiliac Atirue, an important leader of the Anjiliac clan on Nal Hutta. A record transmitted before the bombardment could establish responsibility if the people at Maya Armus did not survive. That documentary choice mattered politically. The Sith intended to eliminate a local sanctuary; the Hutt's final measure was to preserve information about who had ordered the attack.
Biological attack on Da Soocha
Azard ordered the bomber group Quad Victor to release Isen's viral spores into Da Soocha's waters. The attack followed the logic of Dac's destruction: it targeted the environment that made continued life possible, rather than a single fortress or vessel. A biological agent able to spread through water could harm civilian communities long after the aircraft returned to their mothership. The published story describes devastating destruction, but the exact total of every species killed and every surviving refugee is not sufficiently documented for a precise number.
Napdu is bombarded
The War Hammer opened fire on Napdu, destroying Maya Armus and killing Azzim. Sith commanders ordered fighters to intercept attempted escapes and troops to search for survivors. Yage viewed the additional measures as excessive yet complied. This distinction is ethically important: an officer could recognize the cruelty of a command and still implement it. The account is therefore not limited to a Sith scientist's decision. Military institutions turned the order into coordinated action using ships, pilots and ground personnel.
A political consequence the Sith did not intend
The death of Azzim and destruction of the refuge angered powerful Hutt leaders. His uncle's access to the transmitted recording helped make the assault known beyond the destroyed community. Hutt interests subsequently supported attempts to stop Vul Isen, contributing to Cade Skywalker's later mission on Utapau. The use of genocide to intimidate a Hutt clan therefore deepened resistance to the Sith rather than eliminating it. This was an unintended political consequence, not a restoration of Da Soocha's lost lives.
Anthropological assessment: the right to give refuge
The events show how an authoritarian state can redefine aid to persecuted people as an offense. Azzim's commercial identity did not prevent him from acting as a protector, and his association with Hutt politics did not give the Sith a legitimate claim over the refugees' lives. The attack also shows the role of documentary evidence after mass violence. A record of official orders can survive the destruction of the people who witnessed them, but documents alone do not provide housing, compensation or ecological recovery for the victims.
Date conflict and publication evidence
The original Star Wars: Legacy (2006) #48, Extremes Part 1, contains a 137 ABY date label. Some later collected material and chronologies place the Da Soocha attack in 138 ABY, alongside the Daluuj raid. The chronology accordingly uses 137–138 ABY with a date qualification. The original Dark Horse issue cover above is a publication reference, not a direct image of Azzim's refuge or the bombing. The 138 ABY Utapau battle is a separate later episode.
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