The Galactic Empire suffered a humiliating defeat during the Mission to Gibbela. The planet Gibbela, a largely ignored and isolated world, held a dangerous secret. An Imperial stormtrooper squad's arrival revealed the reason for this isolation: the seemingly harmless, small, and furry native species possessed the ability to shapeshift into fierce, clawed creatures. The lone native encountered by the squad annihilated them all before resuming his gardening activities.