The foresightful story of Sith vs Jedi make multiple warfare , battles , and duels , even before the events of the originalStar Warstrilogy . But where those struggle are world famous , there is another conflict of organized felon , H.M.S. Bounty hunter , and Sith Lords most movie viewers do n’t even know subsist … since it took place entirely off - screenland , beftweenThe Empire Strikes BackandReturn of the Jedi .

The warfare in motion is the brianchild ofSolo’sQ’ira(played by Emilia Clarke ) asthe new leader of Crimson Dawn . When Darth Maul , the leader of the vicious organisation is toss off by Obi - Wan Kenobi inStar Wars Rebels , Q’ira made her move in the form of a three - part comic crossing over trilogy includingWar of the Bounty Hunters , Crimson Reign , and Hidden Empire . The goal?Take down Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vaderto regenerate the balance of power in the wandflower .

Solo’s Q’ira Started Her Own War Against Palpatine & Vader

The Plan: Turn Sith Technology Against The Dark Lords

Qi’ra ’s plan involvedtrapping Emperor Palpatine and Vader in the Fermata Cage , a piece of Sith technology able to contain and suspend individual or place in time . While Qi’ra amassed her great power and grow her architectural plan , she needed a distraction to engross the Sith Lords , while simultaneously weakening all the other condemnable syndicates in the galaxy . So begin Q’ira ’s auctioning off of the frozen Han Solo , soon stolen by Darth Vader , head to the slaughter of the Hutt Council ( who really give the winning bidding ) .

As powerful as Luke Skywalker may be , these Sith Lords would give him a tally for his money … but here ’s how he ’d still vote out them anyway !

At that pointedness Q’ira run Crimson Dawn and other syndicate leaders to spread the rumour that the Empire was looking for raw allies after the treachery and carnage of the Hutts . But to claim that role , family would require to either compete with their fellow mobster , or be the last one standing . The topsy-turvyness that ensued knotty gangster , assassin , bounty hunters , Jedi and Sith , just as Q’ira hop-skip it would .

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Qi’ra Sacrifices The Lives of Thousands, Just As A Distraction

Palpatine Puts an End to Qi’ra’s Pointless Syndicate War

Not only did Qi’ra turn the syndicates against each other , but she turned the syndicates against themselves , as well . Chaos is the key , after all , and Q’ira admits more than once to instilling sabotage and infighting among other groups , just to undermine them for a entire licking . A smart tactics … but one that chair to the unncessary death of one thousand .

finally , Emperor Palpatine realizes the ongoing syndicate war is proof that the Sith have a true enemy , who are simply using the war as a distraction . Once the puppet masters bug out on Palpatine ’s microwave radar , it was only a matter of metre before Crimson Dawn was identify as the problem , and that info was divvy up with the other crime syndicate .

Q’ira’s War Against The Sith Lords Deserves To Be Known By All Fans

The warfare against the Sith is something every Star Wars fan should know about , because although Qi’ra ultimately fails to dethrone Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader as a result of her machinations and scheme , her actions eventually do lead the Rebellion todestroy the second Death Star , and make a galaxy free of the Sith . And her failure does not make her war any less devastating .

The syndicate war activate byQ’ira and Crimson Dawnwas only one phase in her plan , but through her lie and handling , it resulted in thou dying as a mere misdirection , in interchange for her visual sense of a good , freerStar Warsgalaxy .

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