Balun was eventually discovered by the Great Garmillas Empire, and turned into a key military facility for the empire's continuing expansion ("The Wolf from Another Dimension", "Out of the Forest of Memory"). In 2199, a surprise raid by an enemy vessel overloaded the core of the planet, causing a massive explosion that pushed Balun off its axial tilt, turned the planet into a more natural spherical shape, and diminished its energy output. Months after the attack, Balun was orbited by a substantial debris field comprised of the remains of the Aquarius gate hub and thousands of Garmillas ships ("Over the Black Light", "The Forever War").