During its extraction of resources on the world of Aridus, the Galactic Empire built a base of operations. This base was obliterated in 1 ABY through a raid. The Chubbit resistance perpetrated the attack, which was spearheaded by an actor impersonating the Jedi Knight known as Obi-Wan Kenobi. Darth Vader orchestrated the raid as part of a scheme to draw Luke Skywalker, a pilot of the Rebel Alliance, to the surface of the planet.