Who or what are the Yevetha?

Dark Primus · Post by **Dark Primus** » 2004-04-10 09:19am

I heard the name "Yevetha" being mentioned on some SW sites and it was a war between them and the New Republic, that took place in the "Black Fleet Crises"

Can someone fill me in?

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2004-04-10 09:29am

Haven't read the Black Fleet Crisis books but from what i've picked up the Yeventha are a race of aliens that are highly xenophobic. They were enslaved by the Empire and made to work in a secret ship yard building the Black Fleet. They had a revolt overthrew the imps and made them slaves and then later sent diplomats to the NR while simultaneously starting mass ethnic cleansing. Cue typical SW book trilogy

*SPOILERS*
At the end of the BFC books the imp slaves revolted and took what was left of the Blackfleet back to the Imperial Rmenent.
In one of the NJO books it is revealed that the Vong wiped out the rest of the yeventhens
*END SPOILERS*

Chris OFarrell · Post by **Chris OFarrell** » 2004-04-10 09:56am

In short they are a massively Xenophobic species that live in the core of the Galaxy. They are technologically extremely impressive, improving on Imperial technology quite a bit to make them somewhat technologically more effective then the NR fleet 12 or so years after Endor, though not overwhelmingly so.

Essentially the Empire used them as a slave race to help construct warships, but about 8 months after Endor, the local Command was ordered to pull out to more important worlds. The local command; 'Black Sword Command' was mostly a paper exercise, but did include the Executor II class Intimidator and a good 20-30 other Capital warships from Imperials down an an Interdictor and advanced weapons testbed ship.

They took over the Intimidator with well timed Commando actions on the day the Imperials were to withdrawal and used it to vaporise all the personnel shuttling up to her. They then imprisoned the crew of these ships and used them to help understand some of the points of starship operation and construction they didn't know.

They then build up their forces quite a bit until they finally launch an overwhelming attack on other settlements (non NR members) in the cluster they claim as their own, BDZing some worlds, capturing and settling on others. They have also built up a pretty mean fleet of indigenous ships called 'Thrustships' which are lightly armed by Imperial standards, but incredibly hard to pound down. This also takes place after a Diplomatic visit by their leader to Courscant where Leia is in Emperor mode, unable to understand that they simply don't want to join the club, but pushing non stop anyway.

Through political manipulation, they undermine her support base and force a lacklustre response to the Genocidal attacks. In the end the NRDF attempts a blockade of one of the planets they seized, but the NRDF apparently doesn't believe in encryption and thousands of hostages on all the Yevetha's warships, taken from the planets they attacked, broadcast constant pleas not to attack them. Which makes enough gunners and bombers break off their attacks to the point that not one enemy ship is harmed, despite an initial excellent ambush of the ambushers made by the NR Fleet.

This attack's apparent failure results in Han being sent out to take command of the fleet as a politically acceptable commander, however a politician on the Yevetha's payroll sends out the flight details to them and Han is captured well short of his destination.

Basically then this results in an all out attack on Leias Presidency as she has a clear conflict on interest, but she survives by declaring war on the Yevertha 'cause its the right thing to do'. She does it with the full knowledge that it will probably mean Han's death. Luke, who had been running around the Galaxy on some kind of Spirit quest and out of touch basically comes back to help the NR fight the battle with a new direction. That he and some Force weirdos will create a massive NR fleet, impossible to determine from sensors that it is so, to intimidate the Yevetha into giving up.

At the same time, Chewie and some of his family launch a surprise attack on the Intimidator with help from Alpha Blue (think the NR version of Section 31). With typical wookkie subility (and some help from another of the Force weirdos), they board her, blast their way to Han and get him off.

The NRDF then launches an all out attack with hundreds of warships on the Yevetha capital, N'Zoth. As the fleet approaches to weapons range, their commander, General Abheh gives a final decree to the Yevetha to stand down or be blown into dust. The Yevetha leader tells them to piss off and prepare to die...at which point, the thousands strong Imperial slaves on board his flagship and other Imperial ships (who had been patiently working towards this day) take over, using the ships slave circuity. They kill the Yevetha crew and take over all the ships of Black Sword Command via their Computers. As Abhit sends several warship task forces to engage their suddenly withdrawing ships, they make contact and tell what happened. They tell the NR that they don't have any more love for them when they last met, but they are not fighting to defend the Yevetha. They leave them to the NR and say goodbye.

They then activate the Slave Circuits and Black Sword Commands withdrawal is finally complete.

At which point the Yevetha go all but suicidal, taking the fight to the last. The NR beats them down through shear numbers and firepower, despite even ramming tactics.

At the end of the day, the NR basically cripples their industry for building ships and leaves, keeping an eye on them.

Then when the Vong come and the NR gets too busy, they slowly rebuild. Their neighbours seeing this are alarmed, but the NR can hardly spare the ships. So their neighbours make a deal with the Vong, who wipe their race out to the last Yevetha.

Tribun · Post by **Tribun** » 2004-04-10 10:38am

So in the end, these assholes were wiped out...

Fitting end for them.

Dark Primus · Post by **Dark Primus** » 2004-04-10 10:48am

Interesting.

Sarevok · Post by **Sarevok** » 2004-04-11 01:26am

Tribun wrote:So in the end, these assholes were wiped out...

Fitting end for them.

Indeed. It is good to see them end like that.

Tribun · Post by **Tribun** » 2004-04-11 08:04am

Seems to be one of the few cases, where the NR used the big stick.

PainRack · Post by **PainRack** » 2004-04-11 11:34am

Tribun wrote:Seems to be one of the few cases, where the NR used the big stick.

The Vong wiped them out. Not the NR.

Tribun · Post by **Tribun** » 2004-04-11 11:37am

PainRack wrote:
Tribun wrote:Seems to be one of the few cases, where the NR used the big stick.
The Vong wiped them out. Not the NR.

I meant not the wiping out, but the smackdown they recieved by the NR. The NR are total pussies in most cases of military engagement.

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2004-04-11 11:51am

That he and some Force weirdos will create a massive NR fleet, impossible to determine from sensors that it is so, to intimidate the Yevetha into giving up.

They weren't Force weirdos, they were... I don't know, something-other-than-the-Force weirdos. Called it the White Current, but in any case Luke couldn't pick up on what they were doing through the Force at all. None of them were Force sensitive, and he performed the usual EU checks for this on them IIRC.

starfury · Post by **starfury** » 2004-04-11 07:56pm

The Vong wiped them out. Not the NR.

very fitting end, if the imps or the NR had wiped them out, it would have not the same fitting end, having the Vong who resemble so much bring an end to them is so fitting an end, at the reciveing end of just such behavor

consequences · Post by **consequences** » 2004-04-11 08:07pm

Additonal:
The Yevetha were a bunch of Dominance freak assholes with some sort of dew-claw, their standard greeting was basically baring their throat to the superior, who would kill them if they weren't submissive enough, or had failed badly enough. It seemed to be common with them to offer up their lives over almost any failing, even when it was the actions of others that largely caused it.

Chris OFarrell · Post by **Chris OFarrell** » 2004-04-11 09:57pm

Rogue 9 wrote:
That he and some Force weirdos will create a massive NR fleet, impossible to determine from sensors that it is so, to intimidate the Yevetha into giving up.
They weren't Force weirdos, they were... I don't know, something-other-than-the-Force weirdos. Called it the White Current, but in any case Luke couldn't pick up on what they were doing through the Force at all. None of them were Force sensitive, and he performed the usual EU checks for this on them IIRC.

Bassed on the NJO revelations about the underlying nature of "The Unifying Force", I think its clear they ARE Force weirdos, just tapping into an aspect of it that the Jeid can't see or influence.

Luke was able to do some of their tricks after practicing as well, and other Jedi also did so in the NJO to hide the Accademy on Yavin IV.

PainRack · Post by **PainRack** » 2004-04-12 10:53am

Tribun wrote: I meant not the wiping out, but the smackdown they recieved by the NR. The NR are total pussies in most cases of military engagement.

What smackdown? The Fifth fleet, comprising of less than 200 warships merely engaged and destroyed the Yevetha fleet. And they did this with an illusion no less.

The Yevetha refused to surrender even after the Viceroy disappearence, as well as the loss of most of their significant warships when Black Sword Command revolted.General Abaht decided that it would be better to complete the battle in one shot rather than do it a second time and proceeded to wipe out the remaining thrustships, as opposed to retreating from Yevethan space.

Sarevok · Post by **Sarevok** » 2004-04-13 03:46am

PainRack wrote:
Tribun wrote:Seems to be one of the few cases, where the NR used the big stick.
The Vong wiped them out. Not the NR.

It would have been even better if the Imperials wiped them out.

His Divine Shadow · Post by **His Divine Shadow** » 2004-04-13 05:50am

Rogue 9 wrote:They weren't Force weirdos, they were... I don't know, something-other-than-the-Force weirdos. Called it the White Current, but in any case Luke couldn't pick up on what they were doing through the Force at all. None of them were Force sensitive, and he performed the usual EU checks for this on them IIRC.

Where was this said? The white current struck me as being an aspect of the force, the jedi way was much more brute force like, the white current worked by being extremely light to the touch and luke learned it somewhat, though his lightest touch on the force was still a thousand times too strong.

Talon Karrde · Post by **Talon Karrde** » 2004-05-02 11:14am

The story idea was actually pretty neat, but it was perpahs the most boring Star Was EU series I had read. The Luke "Force Quest" was ridiculous, he was suppose to be searching for his mother, but instead gets led around on a leash by a women pretending to know his mother, when she actually knows nothing of her. I'm sorry but when you have Luke getting led around the galaxy aimlessly, it gets darn annoying. In fact, (I haven't read these books for a long time) but I think they get Lando involved again in some ghost ship which is galavanting across the galaxy. This side story is also idiotic and makes you simply want to cut out this part of the story and just focus on the war. Overall, this series was very discouraging to me.

Talon Karrde · Post by **Talon Karrde** » 2004-05-02 11:17am

PainRack wrote:
Tribun wrote:Seems to be one of the few cases, where the NR used the big stick.
The Vong wiped them out. Not the NR.

Whoa... it's been awhile since I've read this series? How exactly did the Vong factor into this?

His Divine Shadow · Post by **His Divine Shadow** » 2004-05-02 11:19am

It was in the NJO, the Vong wiped them out in exchange for subservience from the local races who feared the Yevetha.

Crown · Post by **Crown** » 2004-05-02 12:20pm

Chris OFarrell wrote:In short <snip Chris' defenition of 'short'>

Do you know that I actually read the books, and this synopsis was the first time I actually realised what the whole trilogy was all about?!

Talon Karrde · Post by **Talon Karrde** » 2004-05-02 12:51pm

Crown wrote:
Chris OFarrell wrote:In short <snip Chris' defenition of 'short'>
Do you know that I actually read the books, and this synopsis was the first time I actually realised what the whole trilogy was all about?!

It's because the whole series was bull crap and confusing. This series of books so thoroughly pissed me off I quit reading the books for a while.

Crown · Post by **Crown** » 2004-05-02 12:54pm

Talon Karrde wrote:
Crown wrote:Do you know that I actually read the books, and this synopsis was the first time I actually realised what the whole trilogy was all about?!
It's because the whole series was bull crap and confusing. This series of books so thoroughly pissed me off I quit reading the books for a while.

I agree with you from the other post you made, it was the most bo-ring SW book ever, mainly because everytime there seemed to be a space battle, the author suddenly pulled back like he was scared of being a premature ejaculator.

Talon Karrde · Post by **Talon Karrde** » 2004-05-02 01:06pm

Crown wrote:
Talon Karrde wrote:
Crown wrote:Do you know that I actually read the books, and this synopsis was the first time I actually realised what the whole trilogy was all about?!
It's because the whole series was bull crap and confusing. This series of books so thoroughly pissed me off I quit reading the books for a while.
I agree with you from the other post you made, it was the most bo-ring SW book ever, mainly because everytime there seemed to be a space battle, the author suddenly pulled back like he was scared of being a premature ejaculator.

Very true.... everytime a major battle was about to occur we would switch to 100 pages about Luke getting horny with some girl claiming to know about his mother, or Lando and the droids getting caught on some stupid Outbound Flight. Dang, I hate that trilogy.

Kazuaki Shimazaki · Post by **Kazuaki Shimazaki** » 2004-05-02 01:09pm

PainRack wrote:
Tribun wrote: I meant not the wiping out, but the smackdown they recieved by the NR. The NR are total pussies in most cases of military engagement.
What smackdown? The Fifth fleet, comprising of less than 200 warships merely engaged and destroyed the Yevetha fleet. And they did this with an illusion no less.

By NR standards, 200 warships is pretty goodl

Honestly, the most disappointing part is the total breakdown of discipline that took place in the NR forces. Davith Sconn had it right - the NR Forces needed Discipline. Even after years, they still can't act like professionals.

Of course, if they had used scramblers, maybe the whole incident could have been avoided.

Stofsk · Post by **Stofsk** » 2004-05-02 08:50pm

Scramblers? I don't understand.