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Yavin (also known as " Yavin Prime ", to distinguish it from its moons) is a fictional planet in the Star Wars galaxy. It first appeared in the 1977 film Star Wars [a] and is depicted as a large red gas giant with an extensive satellite system of moons. The hidden military base of the Rebel Alliance is located on its fourth moon, Yavin 4 .
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In the year 0 BBY, the Millennium Falcon orbited the gas giant to reach Yavin 4, where the headquarters for the Alliance to Restore the Republic were located. Later, Yavin 4 was almost destroyed by the Death Star, a planet-killing battle station designed by the Galactic Empire. Four years after the destruction of Alderaan, Captain Wedge Antilles an...
The gas giant Yavin first appeared in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, the first Star Warsfilm. The Rogue One Ultimate Visual Guide states that Yavin has twenty-six moons. However, Star Wars: Complete Locationsstates that the planet has thirteen moons.
Non-canon appearances
1. LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales — "Mission to Mos Eisley" (In flashback(s)) 2. Rogue One: Recon A Star Wars 360 Experience (Mentioned only) 3. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga 4. The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special
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The system is called Yavin on our charts, Dark Lord... It appears perfect—isolated, uninhabited. We will never be found.A Sith navigator to Naga Sadow The Yavin system was a three-planet star system in the Outer Rim Territories that contained the gas giant Yavin Prime and its twenty-six moons; only three of which were habitable: Yavin 4, Yavin 8, and Yavin 13. Discovered by Galactic Republic ...
Yavin, also known as Yavin Prime (Yavin pronounced: YAH-vin), was a bright red gas giant in the Gordian Reach sector (part of the Bright Jewel Oversector). It was located on the backward Gordian Reach, a hyperspace route from which the sector got its name. Yavin was best known for its moon, Yavin 4, which was the location of the Rebel Alliance's base prior its discovery and near destruction in ...
Yavin (also known as " Yavin Prime ", to distinguish it from its moons) is a fictional planet in the Star Wars galaxy. It first appeared in the 1977 film Star Wars and is depicted as a large red gas giant with an extensive satellite system of moons. The hidden military base of the Rebel Alliance is located on its fourth moon, Yavin 4.
Mar 9, 2016 · Notice how Yavin was their first major victory. In real life, that's usually called "the turning point of the war". So the Rebellion has always been a guerrilla movement: Constantly mobile, never in one place for long, never facing the Empire head-on if they can help it, committing their precious military resources carefully to surgical strikes ...
Jan 28, 2024 · The planet Yavin is depicted in Star Wars as a red gas giant planet with three habitable orbiting moons, most notably the Yavin 4 moon, which serves as the hidden military base for the Rebel ...
