The Lightning Battalion was an elite unit within the Imperial Army that engaged in combat with the Icarii on the planet Vestar. Their distinguishing characteristic was their unique blue uniforms, adorned with a lightning bolt emblem. This battalion is noted for successfully capturing the Icarii sorceress known as Selestrine. However, after realizing Selestrine's power of precognition, Colonel Abal Karda committed an act of treason by killing General Nim and then abandoning the Galactic Empire, taking Selestrine's severed head with him.