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The Black Talon is one of the first Flashpoints available in Star Wars: The Old Republic and is only available to those who are sided with the Empire.
Description[]
"The captain of an Imperial transport refuses official orders to intercept a Republic transport, and your team must seize control of the transport and carry out the mission. Will you kill or spare the captain?"
The Black Talon is a Gage-class transport in service with the Sith Empire's navy during the Cold War.
The recommended level for each character in the party venturing into The Black Talon should be between 10 to 12. The Black Talon gives a large number of social points because of the number of cutscenes throughout.
This flashpoint is introduced right after leaving the starting planet in the docking bay of the Imperial fleet. It is offered up as one of two ways to reach Dromund Kaas.
Missions[]
[STORY] Flashpoint: The Black Talon[]
- Board the Black Talon and complete the Flashpoint
[VETERAN] Flashpoint: The Black Talon[]
- Talk to NR-02 in the Lounge
- Talk to the Imperial Lieutenant
- Talk to NR-02 on the Bridge
- Destroy the GXR-5 Sabotage Droid/Defeat Sergeant Boran and His Squad
- Return to NR-02 on the Bridge
- Contact the Black Talon via holoterminal
- Get to the Engine Deck
- Get to the Escape Pods
- Defeat Yadira Ban
- Talk to the General
- Contact the Black Talon via holoterminal
- Return to the Black Talon in a Transport
- Return to NR-02 on the Bridge
- Plot the Ship's Course via the Navigational Terminal
Crippled Defenses (bonus)[]
- Destroy Sabotage Droids (25)/Defeat Republic Boarders (40)
- Defeat Republic Forces (25)
- Disable Munitions Power Consoles (4)
- Final Stage: Defeat GXR-7 Command Droid
Strategy[]
The Black Talon is a low-level flashpoint that can be completed by both groups with stratified healing, tanking, and DPS roles.[1] Many of the enemies encountered are non-elites, making them easy to take down by beginner groups. It's also quite feasible, by most classes after levels 12-14 to solo the flashpoint, provided they have a tanking or healing companion and fulfill the opposite role themselves. Crowd control would be recommended in a soloing attempt.
The flashpoint starts with the characters on board the transport bound for Dromund Kaas. Starting off by talking to the first officer, you are then directed to NR-O2, who relays to the characters a message from Grand Moff Kilran: there is a high profile target on a nearby Republic warship, and the captain has refused to undertake this operation, so the characters will have to deal with him. They will have to fight their way through a group of marines to get to the bridge. Once they reach the captain, they must decide whether to spare or execute him.
First boss[]
If the dark side choice to execute the captain is taken, players will deal with a group of Republic sabotage drones and head down to engineering, where they will encounter the first boss, the GXR-5 Sabotage Droid, which has a total of 16480 HP and can inflict both long-range laser attacks and close-range melee attacks. Groups that have successfully completed this boss have used pillars and other environmental features for cover when non-tanking members gain the attention of the boss,[2] allowing them to disengage from targeting. Multiple Republic droids spawn throughout the event, and although they can be easily taken down is important to not let them overburden you, so they should be taken out quickly. One of the codex entries that can be found here, that for the Gage-class transport, can only be obtained if players choose the dark side choice.
If the light side choice to spare the captain is taken, players will instead have to deal with a Republic assault party at the port hangar. After taking out the Republic troops, players will have to face an elite squad led by Sergeant Boran, who has 5210 HP. His squad includes S1-MO "Doc Simon" (2145 HP), a medic, Private "Crosshairs" Keemos (2210 HP), a sniper, and Corporal Hattak (2210 HP), a melee fighter. Overall, the recommended order for dealing with these guys is Doc Simon > Crosshairs > Hattak > Boran.
HARDMODE
GXR-5 itself is not much different from normal, the mechanic of the droids that he spawns are the most troublesome aspect for some groups. These droids will spawn around the boss and thus can appear on top of the melee. When they reach their targeted player they will explode dealing ~7k. The droids probes have a small easily dispatch-able amount of health that range can if needed take care of. The droids can also be kited till they automatically explode away from the group. Avoid these effectively enough make this fight much more simplified for your healer.
Drops: Tionese waist item
Second boss[]
Players fight Commander Ghulil
After combating a number of non-elite NPCs on the Brentaal Star, players come face-to-face with Commander Ghulil. This boss has 19413 HP and is located in the Brentaal Star Transport Deck. Ghulil performs melee attacks and periodically releases small fire sentries that release an area of effect fire blast every second where they are stationed, requiring players to both kite the boss and to be aware of their own surroundings.
HARDMODE
Kill the two adds at the start then focus the boss down The boss will cast Plasma Probes which can be interrupted. This spell if not interrupted will place a AoE pulsing fire spot on the ground that players must avoid. If you are not able to interrupt them the tank needs to move the boss around the room making sure to keep a clear path and give room for range / healers to avoid the AoE pulses.
Rewards Legs
Optional boss[]
After reaching the engine deck players will face the GXR-7 Command Droid, a level 10 boss with 23295 HP. Tanking this boss is impossible, as threat is transferred periodically to other players, rotating members of the group. Once targeted, the droid fires a continuous barrage of heavy fire, forcing the targeted player to take cover in order to survive. Players that are within close range of the droid when targeted are hit by a massive knock-back physical attack.
Final boss[]
Before players can reach the escape pod they are confronted by Yadira Ban, a Twi'lek Jedi Guardian intent on guarding "The General". She has 12825 HP and a much wider range of abilities than previous bosses, including a force ability that pulls in players and slows their movement significantly for five seconds, ground slam, Force Push, and Force Charge. After using her force pull ability, Yadira Ban slams the ground after a few seconds inflicting area of effect damage to all nearby opponents. Despite her considerable strength and damage she can be taken down quickly and easily by avoiding her ground slams.
Once the boss is dead, you have your last Light Side Points and Dark Side Points choice.
Rewards[]
Decoration: Power Transformer (Imperial) (story mode reward)
Titles
- "The Merciless" - For executing Captain Orzik.
- "The Stalwart" - For choosing not to execute Captain Orzik.
Lightside Points 200 total
- Sparing Captain Orzik: 100 (Vette and Mako approve, Khen Val and Kaliyo Djannis disapprove)
- Sparing the General: 100 (Vette and Mako approve, Khen Val and Kaliyo Djannis disapprove)
Darkside Points 200 total
- Executing Captain Orzik: 100 (Khen Val and Kaliyo Djannis approve, Vette and Mako disapprove)
- Executing the General: 100 (Khen Val and Kaliyo Djannis approve, Vette and Mako disapprove)
Non-Player Characters[]
Friendly[]
- Lieutenant Sylas
- NR-02
- Rycus Kilran
- Captain Revinal Orzik
- Black Talon Technician
- Black Talon Flight Officer
- Black Talon Flight Specialist
- Ensign Hetter
- Ensign Brukkara
- "The General"
Hostile[]
- Black Talon Guard
- Black Talon Marine
- Black Talon Security Droid
- Republic Attack Drone
- Republic Sliver Battledroid
- Republic Infiltrator Droid
- Brentaal Star Trooper
- Brentaal Star Defender
- GXR-7 Sentinel
- Brentaal Star Corporal
- Brentaal Star Specialist
- Brentaal Star Medic
- Brentaal Star Security Chief
Boss/Miniboss[]
- Imperial Lieutenant (Miniboss)
- Sergeant Boran (Light Side Choice)
- GXR-5 Sabotage Droid (Dark Side Choice)
- Commander Ghulil
- GXR-7 Command Droid (Optional)
- Yadira Ban
Subzones[]
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| The Black Talon | Brentaal Star: Engine Deck | Black Talon: Command Deck |
Trivia[]
- The tickets for the Black Talon are purchased by:
- For the Sith Warrior: Darth Baras
- For the Sith Inquisitor: Lord Zash
- For the Bounty Hunter: Crysta Markon
- For the Imperial Agent: Classified, most likely Keeper