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10/23/09 11:53 AM -
The Battle of Bothawui 
by sado
, posted October 23rd, 2009 at 11:53 AM
Today Sean announced the battle of Bothawui and a new Threat of Peace:

The Battle of Bothawui

A new holorecord in the Jedi Archive captures a poignant moment in the Republics recent history. Master Gnost-Dural recounts the story of the battle of Bothawuia battle in which the courage and sacrifice of Jedi and Republic forces scored a major victory against the Sith Empire.

BTC 18 Nearly a decade after the return of the Sith Empire and the start of the Great War, the Empire had scored dozens of victories, establishing its dominance in the Outer Rim. As the Sith turned their forces toward the Mid Rim, however, the Republic prepared a bold surprise. When an Imperial squadron arrived to seize control of Bothawui, the entire Republic fleet was waiting. The fleets victory was celebrated across the galaxy, but the truly inspiring moment was yet to come. As the Republic fleet dispersed to defend other battlefronts, only a small force remained behind to face the Empires retribution. The Jedi and Republic troopers on Bothawui never had a chance of surviving the Imperial attack, but their courage and selflessness in the face of impossible odds won a victory far greater than that from any single battle. The heroic stand on Bothawui restored hope across the galaxy, and rallied the Republics forces to fight with renewed courage.

Watch the fifth Timeline holorecord, The Battle of Bothawui, narrated by actor Lance Henriksen.

Threat of Peace #18
The eighteenth issue of Threat of Peace is full of suspense and suspicion. Jedi Master Orgus Din is called away from Balmorra to pursue a suspect in the Senate Tower bombing, the Bounty Hunter Braden. Meanwhile, Lord Baras foils an assassination attempt on Korriban, and Jedi Knight Fortris Gall requests Lieutenant Tavuss help on Dantooine.
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Comment by The Battle of Bothawui: S made on November 4th, 2009 at 9:49pm
[...] Sith Empire decided that this planet would be on of their first targets.  The resulting attack, as seen in the timeline, was reminiscent of the movies.  Bothawui has a shield generator on it, so that means that, most [...]
 
Comment by Matt made on October 23rd, 2009 at 9:51pm
Playable Bothans?
 
Comment by XANE made on October 23rd, 2009 at 7:10pm
Anyone else notice our friendly left-handed Revan look alike? I will call him Darth Levan.

He appears in 'deceived' at 2:07 - 2:10, and now 'bothawui' at 0:37 (right-bottom).

In both he appears in a Revan-ish mask, is a lefty, and holds his saber in a reverse grip like Starkiller or Snips.

It's a pretty signature look. I think we may be looking at an important Sith-side NPC.
 
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Comment by Zoidberg made on October 23rd, 2009 at 7:24pm
There are several Darth Levans in the trailer. They wear the mask to become anonymous henchmen. If you watch the movies that is the last thing you want to do because that means you will die.
 
Comment by XANE made on October 23rd, 2009 at 7:28pm
Nuts, I thought I was on to something. Well, maybe the outfit (since it's a uniform) can be unlocked and worn on my Sith Warrior one day.

But the left handed reverse grip is still unique, right?...right?
 
Comment by Team made on October 23rd, 2009 at 4:24pm
cool timeline showing a republic victory. they need to make it a CGI trailer. They showed the republic losing on coruscant, they need to back it up with a republic victory on bothawui.
 
Comment by Revix2k9 made on October 24th, 2009 at 1:39am
This wasn't a Republic victory far from it , both sides in defeat.
 
Comment by RogueJedi86 made on October 23rd, 2009 at 4:36pm
They'll save that for E3'10! :D
 
Comment by permacrete made on October 23rd, 2009 at 4:19pm
I noticed BioWare released the high resolution video for download at the same time the update went live. That's improvement.
 
Comment by RogueJedi86 made on October 23rd, 2009 at 3:49pm
GU Comics did a comic on today's update! It's still a work in progress, currently a livestream of him inking and coloring it, but there you go. The text below the comic gives some context too. http://www.gucomics.com/comic/?cdate=20091023