Of all the damage Vorgen Cyphon had done to the Republic, no blow was more severe than the Coruscant Incident. A special nerve gas had been developed by the Sith to, when applied to a pursuer make even the most frail old man look like the one being chased. To test this, Vorgen Cyphon allowed himself to be captured over Coruscant and be taken to a Jedi-staffed prison. At the right moment during a brief loss of electrical power, Vorgen Cyphon released the gas into the air and ran past the dazed Jedi. The gas made the Jedi see anyone as Cyphon and they each attacked accordingly. To their horror, they discovered that the bodies instead belonged to innocent citizens. This caused an uproar in the Senate, who viewed the Jedi involved as mindless murderers. Several planets separated from the Republic and joined the Sith, completing Vorgen Cyphon's most vital mission.
Storyline © L.B. Farren
