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Omega Frost

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this superweapon was developed by Silas Tagge, the brother of Baron Orman Tagge, for use against the Alliance. Essentially, Omega Frost was a collection of large, vaporator-like devices which produced incredibly low temperatures. When activited in concert, these devices froze everything between them to solid ice in just a few seconds. Any moisture caught within the confines of the Omega Frost weapon quickly turned to ice, often shattering any material in which moisture was trapped. Initial testing of the device was done on the planet Tatooine, where entire plains of sand were flash-frozen in seconds. Silas Tagge's goal, however, was much grander: to be able to freeze an entire planet. The Omega Frost device was discovered by Luke Skywalker and Han Solo, during Luke's mission to recruit pilots for the Alliance. In a daring move, Luke tried to infiltrate the Tagge starship and determine the plans for Omega Frost. He was captured and brought before Orman Tagge, but Luke defeated him in combat and escaped. His ship was purposely disabled by Orman's younger brother, Silas, and Luke was forced to land on one of the many asteroids near Junction. What Silas had not foreseen, however, was that Luke would make it to one of the asteroids where the Omega Frost generators had been placed. Luke was able to destroy its power source, and the loss of the generator shut down the entire Omega Frost system. The Alliance ships, free to move through the asteroids, destroyed the Tagge ship and continued to Junction.