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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.
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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 Battle of Yavin, also known as the Battle of the Death Star or the Miracle of Yavin, was a major and decisive battle of the Galactic Civil War, in which the Rebel Alliance was able to destroy the Death Star and was seen as one of the first major victories over the Galactic Empire.
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The Battle of Yavin was a major battle of the Galactic Civil War that led to the destruction of the first Death Star and Luke Skywalker's first step to becoming a fully-fledged Jedi. It was one of the Rebellion's first major victories.
Description. The Millennium Falcon approaches Yavin. 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 to its discovery and near destruction in the Battle of Yavin.
Yavin 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.
