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To complete the objective “Gree Slayer”, you must take a Dark vs. Light event character and defeat 50 Gree droids, during the Relics of the Gree Event. In order to participate in the event you must have a level 65 character and the event must be active. The event will be running from June 8-15, August 23-30, and October 18-25. In order to kill Gree droids, you should head to the Western Ice Shelf on Ilum.

Once there, look for and kill any Droid enemy NPCs that you find.

Once your Character has killed 50 Gree droids, you will receive the Achievement “Dark vs. Light: Gree Slayer” to note that you have completed this objective.

To complete the objective “Living Plague”, you must take a Dark vs. Light event character and defeat 50 Rakghouls during the Rakghoul Resurgence event. In order to participate in the Rakghoul Resurgence event, you must have a character of at least level 20. To get started, you will want to head to your respective fleet and look a terminal which grants you a Mission. This is what the terminal looks like:

Doing so will grant you the Mission “Combating the Plague” if you are Imperial, or “To Fight Infection” if you are Republic. Follow the Mission steps and they will eventually lead you to the Rakghoul Tunnels located on Alderaan, Tatooine, or Corellia. Once you are inside the tunnels, any Rakghouls that you kill will count towards this objective.


Once your Character has killed 50 Rakghouls, you will receive the Achievement “Dark vs. Light: Living Plague” to note that you have completed this objective.

To complete the objective “Plaguebearer”, you must take a Dark vs. Light event character and infect five other players with the Rakghoul plague during the Rakghoul Resurgence event. In order to infect another player with the Rakghoul plague, you must first get the plague yourself. To get the plague, simply fight against Rakghouls during the Rakghoul Resurgence event. If you need help in finding Rakghouls, please refer to the “Living Plague” objective listed above.


With the plague contracted, you will continually get more and more sick until finally your character will explode. This explosion will kill your character and spread the plague to anyone in the immediate area who does not have the plague.


Once your Character has spread the Rakghoul plague to five other players, you will receive the Achievement “Dark vs. Light: Plaguebearer” to note that you have completed this objective.

To complete the objective “Dreaded News”, you must take a Dark vs. Light event character and defeat any 50 non-player opponents on Oricon. In order to defeat enemies on Oricon, you will want your character to be of level 55 or higher. Simply use your player ship to travel to Oricon and once you arrive, kill all non-player opponents that you find.

Once your Character has defeated 50 non-player opponents, you will receive the Achievement “Dark vs. Light: Dreaded News” to note that you have completed this objective.

To complete the objective “Giant Killer”, you must take a Dark vs. Light event character and defeat five world bosses, which are spread around the Galaxy. In order to defeat one of these world bosses you will need to gather together a large group of fellow players, coordinate your tactics, and try to take down these fearsome foes. The enemies you will need to take down are:

• The Rogue Cartel Warbot found on Quesh
• Snowblind on Hoth
• The Primal Destroyer on Belsavis
• Ulgo Siegebreaker on Alderaan
• The Worldbreaker Monolith on Ziost

Each of these enemies are hidden somewhere on their respective planet, so it may take some time for you and your group to track them down. As an example, you can find the Rogue Cartel Warbot on Quesh inside of Gonk’s Infinite Loop. You can see its location on the map below:

Once your Character has found and defeated all five world bosses, you will receive the Achievement “Dark vs. Light: Giant Killer” to note that you have completed this objective.

To complete the objective “Dragonslayer”, you must take a Dark vs. Light event character and defeat the five specified Operation bosses. In order to defeat an Operation boss, you will need to join with 7 or 15 other players to complete a full group that is ready to tackle an Operation. In order to enter an Operation, we recommend checking the highlighted Story Mode Operation, listed in your group finder. It is a great way to jump into a group with other players and it changes every day.

The bosses that you need to defeat and their locations are as follows:

• Karagga the Unyielding in Karagga’s Palace
• Operator IX in Terror From Beyond
• Sparky in Ravagers
• Gate Commander Draxus in Dread Fortress
• Titan 6 in Scum and Villainy

Once your Character has defeated these five bosses, you will receive the Achievement “Dark vs. Light: Dragonslayer” to note that you have completed this objective.

To complete the objective “Eternal Champion”, you must take a light and dark event character and defeat Zotar in round ten of the Eternal Championship. In order to compete in the Eternal Championship your character must be at level 65 and have completed Chapter IX: The Alliance.


To access the Eternal Championship, you will want to head to the Platform 6 Cantina on Zakuul. You will want to start by traveling to Zakuul via your player ship.

When you land on Zakuul, you will be located in the Undercity Central. You will need to head from there, into the Undercity Plaza. Please follow the map below to get there (you can view your own map by pressing ‘M’, by default)

Once you are in the Undercity Plaza, head straight to the Platform 6 Cantina. Follow the map below for directions.

When you have entered the Platform 6 Cantina, seek out Dominaire. Speak with him and he will grant you the “Enter the Mysterious Stranger” Mission.

That Mission will send you to the Arena Grand Events Mission terminal just a short distance away.

Use that Terminal to pick up the [Solo] The Eternal Championship Mission. Simply follow the markers for that Mission to begin the Eternal Championship. After completing a round in the Eternal Championship, you will have the option to continue on in the competition or to exit. You will need to continue defeating opponents until you reach round ten, the final round, where you will face off against Zotar. Once you defeat Zotar you will receive the Achievement “Dark vs. Light: Eternal Champion” to note that you have completed this objective.

To complete the objective “Flashpoint Master”, you must take a Dark vs. Light event character and complete every Hard Mode Flashpoint which includes:

• Assault on Tython (both the Empire and Republic version)
• Athiss
• Battle of Ilum
• Battle of Rishi
• Blood Hunt
• Boarding Party
• Cademimu
• Czerka Core Meltdown
• Czerka Corporate Labs
• Depths of Manaan
• Directive 7
• Hammer Station
• Kaon Under Siege
• Korriban Incursion (both the Empire and Republic version)
• Legacy of the Rakata
• Lost Island
• Maelstrom Prison
• Mandalorian Raiders
• Taral V
• The Black Talon
• The Esseles
• The False Emperor
• The Foundry
• The Red Reaper

Hard Mode Flashpoints are action-packed adventures made to be played by characters with a group of other players. First, start by clicking on the Group Finder icon located at the top left of your mini-map. This will bring up the Group Finder interface.

With the Group Finder interface up, you are only a few clicks away from the action! At the top of the interface, select your preferred playstyle between Damage, Healing, and Tanking (note: you can select more than one option).

Now, for this objective you will need to play through the Hard Mode versions of the Flashpoints. Hard Mode Flashpoints are meant to be a challenge for a group of four players. Keep in mind that you have to complete each Flashpoint listed above to complete the “Flashpoint Master” objective, refer earlier in this section for which Flashpoints you need. To queue for a specific Hard Mode Flashpoint follow these steps:


First, go to the Story Mode Operations and Tactical Flashpoints sections and make sure that they are not checked.

Once that is completed, scroll down to the Hard Mode Flashpoints section. Once there, click on the selection filter button in the top right of that section. On that pop-up you can select only the Flashpoints that you still need to complete.

With your Flashpoints selected, press the Join Queue button. Once your group is ready you will receive a pop-up indicating that you can join the Flashpoint. Press Join Group to hop in! Repeat these steps and complete each Flashpoint in the “Flashpoint Master” objective to complete it.

To complete the objective “Ace Starfighter”, you must take a Dark vs. Light event character and complete five Galactic Starfighter matches. Any Dark vs. Light character of any level is able to participate in a Starfighter match. In order to join a Starfighter match, start by opening the Galactic Starfighter user interface. You can do this by pressing H (by default) or clicking on the Starfighter icon on the left of your mini-map.

From the Starfighter interface you can change ships, change ship components, cosmetics, and most importantly you can queue for a match. To jump into a match simply click the Battle button located in the bottom right of the Starfighter interface.

After a time, you will see a pop-up indicating that your match is ready.


Once your Character has completed five Galactic Starfighter matches, you will receive the Achievement “Dark vs. Light: Ace Starfighter” to note that you have completed this objective.

To complete the “Warzone Veteran” objective, you must take a Dark vs. Light event character and complete five Warzones. A Warzone is an 8 vs 8 player vs player encounter. In order to complete a Warzone, follow these steps.


In the far bottom right your mini-map area, you will see and icon which is in the shape of your faction’s logo. Right-click on that icon and then left-click on “Queue Solo.”


Once you have entered the Warzone Queue, your icon will begin flashing. It may take some time for a Warzone match to populate, but once your match is ready you will see the following pop-up:

Simply click enter now to be placed in a Warzone! Play five of these matches through to completion and once that is done, you will receive the Achievement “Dark vs. Light: Warzone Veteran” to note that you have completed this objective.

To complete the objective “Manhunter”, you must take a Dark vs. Light event character and complete three Bounty Contracts. Completing a contract can only happen during the Bounty Contract Week event which happens for one week each month. In order to complete a Bounty Contract, you will need to have a character of at least level 15. To get started, seek out a Captured Bounty which can be spotted at various intersections of your faction’s fleet. They look like this:

After a short cinematic, you will be directed to the Cartel Bazaar section of the fleet. There you will find a Mission terminal which grant Bounty Contract Missions tied to the event.

Simply pick up one of the available Bounty Missions and follow the Mission directions to complete a Bounty Contract. Note that only one Bounty Contract can be completed each day. Once your Character has completed three Bounty Contracts, you will receive the Achievement “Dark vs. Light: Manhunter” to note that you have completed this objective.

To complete the objective “Ziost”, you must take a Dark vs. Light event character and complete the entire Ziost storyline. In order to access the Ziost storyline you must have a character who is at least level 55, who has completed the Shadow of Revan storyline. With that criteria met, head to the Mission terminal on your class ship, there you will find a Mission called “A Presence on Ziost.”

Continue through that main story Mission on Ziost. Once your Character has completed the Mission “For Ziost,” you will receive the Achievement “Dark vs. Light: Ziost” to note that you have completed this objective.

To complete the objective “The Story Continues”, you must take a Dark vs. Light event character and gain enough experience to gain Character level 50 with all eight Classes. In order to reach level 50, you simply need to play almost any part of STAR WARS: The Old Republic. This includes Missions, Warzones, Flashpoints, and more! To track your progress, simply look at your character’s current level, listed next to your portrait.


You must have one level 50 of each of the following eight Classes:

• Jedi Knight
• Jedi Consular
• Smuggler
• Trooper
• Sith Warrior
• Sith Inquisitor
• Imperial Agent
• Bounty Hunter

Once all eight Classes among your Characters have reached level 50, you will receive the Achievement “Dark vs. Light: Alliance Hero” to note that you have completed this objective.

To complete the objective “Crafting Virtuoso”, you must take a Dark vs. Light event character and reach maximum skill level (550) with all six Crafting Crew Skills. The six Crafting Crew Skills are:

• Armormech
• Armstech
• Artifice
• Biochem
• Cybertech
• Synthweaving

In order to pick up a Crew Skill, you will want to seek out that specific Crew Skills trainer located in the Strongholds & Crew Skills section of your respective fleet.

Once there, simply talk to the Crew Skill trainer and you will learn that skill. Note that you can only have one Crafting Crew Skill per character.


In order to level up a Crafting Crew Skill, you will need to craft individual items. To do so, open the Crew Skills user interface by press B (by default) or clicking on the Crew Skills icon, located at the top of your screen.


This will bring up a list of all of your currently trained Crew Skills, your skill level, and any available Companions. Located next to the Companions you will see an icon which indicates your available Crew Skills, click that icon.

This will bring up the Crafting: user interface, it is here that will begin crafting items. You can select items to craft using the left side of the interface. On the right you can see the materials that are needed to craft each item. In order to gather crafting materials, you will want to learn the necessary Gathering Crew Skills. You train these in the same way that you learned your Crafting Crew Skill earlier in the guide.


Once you have your Gathering Crew Skill, you can gain materials by either sending your Companions on Gathering Missions, or by harvesting from gathering nodes out in the galaxy.


Now that you have the item you want to craft, and the materials required to make it, simply hit the “Craft” button in the bottom right corner and your chosen Companion will begin crafting. Crafting an item takes time, from a few seconds to several minutes. Once the item is done being crafted you will receive a message on your screen, and the item will be placed in your inventory.

As your Crafting Skill increases, be sure to visit your Trainer to learn new schematics!


Once you have reached skill level 550 with all six Crafting Crew Skills, you will receive the Achievement “Dark vs. Light: Crafting Virtuoso” to note that you have completed this objective.

To complete the objective “Merciless”, you must take a Dark vs. Light event character and gain enough Dark side points to reach Dark V Alignment. As you play through story Missions, you will have many choices that you make. Often, these choices will have an impact and will grant you Dark or Light side points, depending on what you choose. During a conversation, you may see these icons which indicate that a choice will grant you Dark or Light points, respectively.

As you make these choices, you will accumulate points. As these points increase you will achieve new levels of Dark or Light side alignment. You can check how many points you have earned for each side on your character sheet (C by default) and looking on the left of your character.

Once your Character has made enough Dark side decisions to reach Dark V alignment, you will receive the Achievement “Dark vs. Light: Merciless” to note that you have completed this objective.

To complete the objective “Righteous”, you must take a Dark vs. Light event character and gain enough Light side points to reach Dark V Alignment. As you play through story Missions, you will have many choices that you make. Often, these choices will have an impact and will grant you Dark or Light side points, depending on what you choose. During a conversation, you may see these icons which indicate that a choice will grant you Dark or Light points, respectively.

As you make these choices, you will accumulate points. As these points increase you will achieve new levels of Dark or Light side alignment. You can check how many points you have earned for each side on your character sheet (C by default) and looking on the left of your character.

Once your Character has made enough Dark side decisions to reach Light V alignment, you will receive the Achievement “Dark vs. Light: Righteous” to note that you have completed this objective.

To complete the objective “The Story Continues”, you must take a Dark vs. Light event character and find five new datacrons which are hidden around the galaxy. Datacrons are meant to be hidden items for you, the galactic explorer to discover, so we don’t want to ruin the fun of the discovery. To ensure that you know what to look for, we will use the new Voss datacron as an example. This datacron can be found in the Desolation Pass on Voss and looks like this:

Your character must discover and interact with all five of the new datacrons, they are located on the following planets:

• Ilum
• Makeb
• Nar Shadaa
• Oricon
• Voss

  Once your Character has discovered all five datacrons, you will receive the Achievement “Dark vs. Light: The Collector” to note that you have completed this objective.

To complete the objective “Big Earner”, you must take a Dark vs. Light event character and earn 1,000,000 credits. You earn credits by doing almost any game in-game action including Missions, killing non-player characters, completing Flashpoints, and more.


Once your Character has earned 1,000,000 credits, you will receive the Achievement “Dark vs. Light: Big Earner” to note that you have completed this objective.

To complete the objective “Big Spender”, you must take a Dark vs. Light event character and purchase the Stronghold Decoration “Datacron: Dark vs Light” from Gwhirrye Nekor in the Alliance Camp Headquarters. This decoration costs 1,000,000 credits. In order to purchase this item, you must have a character which has completed Chapter IX: The Alliance.


Start by using your player ship to travel to Odessen. Once you have reached Odessen, head into the Alliance Camps. From there you will want to move on to the Underworld Logistics section of your headquarters. There you will find Gwhirrye Nekor!

Once your Character has purchased the Datacron: Dark vs Light, you will receive the Achievement “Dark vs. Light: Big Spender” to note that you have completed this objective.

To complete the objective “Ruthless Efficiency”, you must take a Dark vs. Light event character, unlock the HK-51 Companion, and then defeat 50 enemy NPCs while he is active.

When your ship arrives on Belsavis, you will exit onto the Belsavis Orbital Station. From your ship hangar, head directly to the Belsavis Shuttle located on the other side of the Station. Activating the shuttle will offer you a few different travel options, you will want to select Daily: Section X.

When your shuttle has arrived in Section X, look immediately to the bottom of the ramp in front of you. There you will see a Droid, either G0-A1 for Imperial or B6-31 for Republic, with an available Mission. Speak with that droid to receive the Mission Fatal Errors for Imperial or The Fatality for Republic. Follow this Mission through to completion to unlock HK-51! Separately, if you have previously unlocked HK-51 on another character within your Legacy, you can use the Legacy Unlock feature for HK-51. Once you have HK-51 unlocked, set him to be your active Companion and kill any 50 NPCs in the Galaxy.

Once your Character has defeated 50 NPCs while HK-51 is active, you will receive the Achievement “Dark vs. Light: Ruthless Efficiency” to note that you have completed this objective.