Vader’s Campaign Against Whiplash

The Last Jedi

Imperial pressure on Whiplash escalates from attacks on Coruscant to the capture and attempted psychological destruction of its leader.

increasing

Bearing strength in each event

decreasing

The Street Attack The Street Attack from "The Last Jedi". Pressure on the Network Civilian Cost Imperial forces attack near Sil’s Place, killing bystanders as well as threatening Whiplash.

The Street Attack from "The Last Jedi". Pressure on the Network Civilian Cost Imperial forces attack near Sil’s Place, killing bystanders as well as threatening Whiplash.

Pressure on the Network Civilian Cost Imperial forces attack near Sil’s Place, killing bystanders as well as threatening Whiplash. The indiscriminate violence makes clear that the Empire is no longer treating the resistance as a minor irritation. A Difficult Choice Jax and his allies interpret the rising danger as a reason to move Yimmon. The decision protects the leader temporarily, but also exposes the organization to new risks during its relocation.

A Leader Taken A Leader Taken from "The Last Jedi". Vader Takes Yimmon The Boarding Assault Once the Far Ranger is disabled, Vader and stormtroopers board the damaged ship.

A Leader Taken from "The Last Jedi". Vader Takes Yimmon The Boarding Assault Once the Far Ranger is disabled, Vader and stormtroopers board the damaged ship.

Vader Takes Yimmon The Boarding Assault Once the Far Ranger is disabled, Vader and stormtroopers board the damaged ship. Jax and his companions cannot protect both their escape and Yimmon from the Dark Lord. The Strategic Loss Vader removes Yimmon while leaving Jax alive. The capture threatens every resistance contact known to the Whiplash leader and makes the rescue an urgent political as well as personal mission.

Isolation in the Cell Isolation in the Cell from "The Last Jedi". A Prisoner’s Defense Stillness Against Pressure Yimmon endures harsh light, disorienting sound, and isolation by meditating and controlling his attention.

Isolation in the Cell from "The Last Jedi". A Prisoner’s Defense Stillness Against Pressure Yimmon endures harsh light, disorienting sound, and isolation by meditating and controlling his attention.

A Prisoner’s Defense Stillness Against Pressure Yimmon endures harsh light, disorienting sound, and isolation by meditating and controlling his attention. His dual cortex helps him separate immediate suffering from the mind that observes it. The Watcher’s Error Probus Tesla tries to learn him by watching and probing. Yimmon’s calm conceals both a complex defense and a quiet confidence that Jax may still be alive.

The Surgery Threat The Surgery Threat from "The Last Jedi". An Attempt to Divide Tesla’s Proposal Tesla concludes that separating Yimmon’s brain cortices might break his mental defenses.

The Surgery Threat from "The Last Jedi". An Attempt to Divide Tesla’s Proposal Tesla concludes that separating Yimmon’s brain cortices might break his mental defenses.

An Attempt to Divide Tesla’s Proposal Tesla concludes that separating Yimmon’s brain cortices might break his mental defenses. Vader accepts the proposal and orders the prisoner prepared for surgery. A Race Against Time The plan turns imprisonment into immediate bodily danger. Jax’s infiltration becomes a race to reach the medical ward before the operation destroys the advantage that has kept Yimmon’s mind intact.

The Captive Recovered The Captive Recovered from "The Last Jedi". Escape from the Red Zone The Medical Ward Jax arrives as Yimmon is drugged and under guard.

The Captive Recovered from "The Last Jedi". Escape from the Red Zone The Medical Ward Jax arrives as Yimmon is drugged and under guard.

Escape from the Red Zone The Medical Ward Jax arrives as Yimmon is drugged and under guard. The rescue team stops the anesthetic, moves him onto a gurney, and uses stolen disguises to pass through Imperial corridors. Survival Together Yimmon is too weak to flee alone, but Den and Sacha support him while I-Five opens the way. His recovery preserves the resistance’s knowledge and gives its scattered allies a chance to regroup.

In the weeks before Yimmon’s departure

During the ambush near the Twins

During Yimmon’s imprisonment at Kantaros Station

Shortly before the Kantaros rescue

At the end of the Kantaros operation