Battle
Battle of Yavin
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Legends. This article is part of Legends: the expanded-universe stories that Lucasfilm set apart from canon in 2014.
The Battle of Yavin, also known as the Battle of Yavin 4, the Death Star fiasco or the Battle of the Death Star, 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 full-fledged Jedi. It was one of the Rebellion's first major victories.
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Facts
- Prev
- Raid on Yavin 4
- Battle of Begeren
- Assault on Ruul
- Battle of Hoth
- First Battle of Ord Biniir
- Conc
- Battle of Sarapin
- Second Battle of Ord Biniir
- Battle of Aargonar
- Blockade of Ralltiir
- Next
- Royal Award Ceremony
- Yavin blockade
- Rescue mission on Yavin 4
- Space Battle at Yavin 4
- Conflict
- Galactic Civil War (Operation Skyhook)
- Date
- 0 BBY (35:3:8)
- Place
- Death Star (in orbit over Yavin Prime)
- Result
- Decisive Alliance victory, destruction of first Death Star
- Death of Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin
- Side 1
- Galactic Empire
- Side 2
- Alliance to Restore the Republic
- Commanders (side 1)
- Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin †
- Supreme Commander Darth Vader
- Admiral Conan Antonio Motti †
- High General Cassio Tagge †
- General Moradmin Bast †
- Colonel Wullf Yularen †
- Commanders (side 2)
- Princess Leia Organa
- General Jan Dodonna
- General Bob Hudsol
- General Vanden Willard
- Luke Skywalker (On the second attack run)
- Han Solo (Late battle)
- Garven Dreis †
- Jon Vander †
- Captain Merrick Simms
- X2
- Shara R2-D2
- Unit1
- Black Squadron
- Unit2
- Alliance Starfighter Corps
- Blue Squadron
- Gold Squadron
- Green Squadron
- Red Squadron
- Yellow Squadron
- Forces1
- TIE fighters
- TIE bombers
- Darth Vader's TIE Advanced
- Death Star
- Death Star escort fleet:
- 1 EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate
- 2 CR90 corvettes
- 2 Victory II-class Star Destroyers (Early battle)
- 2 Tartan-class cruisers (Early battle)
- Communications satellite (Early battle)
- Stormtroopers
- Forces2
- 32 Alliance starfighters
- Several T-65 X-wing starfighters
- 7 BTL Y-wing starfighters
- 2 R-22 Spearhead starfighters
- 1 YT-1300 light freighter
- Millennium Falcon (Late battle)
- Large amount of the Alliance Fleet
- MC80 Star Cruisers
- EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigates
- Assault Frigate Mark IIs
- CR90 corvettes
- DP20 frigates
- Marauder-class corvettes
- RZ-1 A-wing interceptors
- Casual1
- Death Star I
- 2 Victory II-class Star Destroyers
- 2 Tartan-class patrol cruisers
- Grand Moff Tarkin
- Two thirds of the 501st Legion
- TIE fighters
- Communications satellite
- Casual2
- 16 X-wings
- All but 1 Y-wing
Appearances
166 works, in story order
- Star Wars: Battlefront
- Star Wars: Battlefront II (mentioned only)
- Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron
- Death Star
- Star Wars: Empire at War
- Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption (mentioned only)
- Star Wars: X-Wing
- Empire 13
- Star Wars: Rebel Assault
- Star Wars Journal: The Fight for Justice
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- Star Wars: A New Hope novelization (first appearance)
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope junior novelization
- Star Wars: A Storybook
- Super Star Wars
- Star Wars: Flight of the Falcon
- X-Wing Rogue Squadron ½ (mentioned only)
- Droids (1986) 8
- Star Wars: The Arcade Game
- Star Wars Trilogy Arcade
- Star Wars (1977) 6
- Empire 15
- Star Wars: Trench Run
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
- Empire 14
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
- Priority: X (mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Rebellion (mentioned only)
- Empire 7 (mentioned only)
- Star Wars Missions 17: Darth Vader's Return (mentioned only)
- Tests of the Godking (mentioned only)
- To Fight Another Day (mentioned only)
- Star Wars (1977) 7 (mentioned only)
- Star Wars (1977) 11 (in a flashback)
- Star Wars (1977) 12 (mentioned only)
- Rebel Force: Renegade (mentioned only)
- Empire 16 (indirect mention)
- Star Wars (1977) 17 (in a flashback)
- Star Wars (1977) 22 (mentioned only)
- Star Wars (1977) 25 (mentioned only)
- Star Wars (1977) 26 (mentioned only)
- Star Wars (1977) 29 (mentioned only)
- Star Wars (1977) 31 (indirect mention)
- Vader's Quest 1 (in a flashback)
- Vader's Quest 2 (indirect mention)
- Star Wars (2013) 1 (mentioned only)
- Star Wars (2013) 2 (mentioned only)
- Star Wars (2013) 5 (indirect mention)
- Star Wars Annual (1977) 1 (indirect mention)
- Tatooine Sojourn (indirect mention)
- A Rebel Agent (mentioned only)
- Galaxywide NewsNets
- Untitled Pizzazz 1 comic (mentioned only)
- Empire 19 (mentioned only)
- Allegiance (mentioned only)
- Choices of One (mentioned only)
- Fair Prey (indirect mention)
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (non-canon)
- River of Chaos 1 (indirect mention)
- Empire 22 (mentioned only)
- Galaxy of Fear: Eaten Alive (mentioned only)
- Strike Force: Shantipole (mentioned only)
- Empire 29 (mentioned only)
- Empire 39 (mentioned only)
- Empire 40 (mentioned only)
- Rebellion 1 (in a flashback)
- Rebellion 4 (mentioned only)
- Rebellion 11 (indirect mention)
- Rebellion 12 (mentioned only)
- Introductory Adventure Game
- Graveyard of Alderaan (mentioned only)
- Galaxy of Fear: Clones (mentioned only)
- Black Ice (mentioned only)
- The Long Arm of the Hutt (mentioned only)
- Under a Black Sun (mentioned only)
- Beyond the Rim (mentioned only)
- Takeover at Whisper Base (mentioned only)
- Dead in the Water (pictured only)
- Onslaught at Arda I (mentioned only)
- Rescue at Glare Peak (mentioned only)
- Scavenger Hunt (mentioned only)
- Rebel Enslaved! (mentioned only)
- The Quality of Mercy
- The Treasure of Celis Mott (mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Assault Team (mentioned only)
- Crisis on Cloud City (mentioned only)
- Imperial Double-Cross (mentioned only)
- Star Wars Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine (mentioned only)
- Splinter of the Mind's Eye (mentioned only)
- Splinter of the Mind's Eye 1 (indirect mention)
- Splinter of the Mind's Eye 4 (indirect mention)
- The Bounty Hunter (mentioned only)
- The Capture of Imperial Hazard (mentioned only)
- Side Trip (mentioned only)
- The Stele Chronicles (mentioned only)
- A Valentine Story (indirect mention)
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back junior novelization (mentioned only)
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back novelization (mentioned only)
- Star Wars (1977) 40 (mentioned only)
- Entrenched (mentioned only)
- Star Wars (1977) 43
- Star Wars (1977) 51 (indirect mention)
- Star Wars (1977) 52 (indirect mention)
- Star Wars (1977) 54 (mentioned only)
- Star Wars (1977) 62 (mentioned only)
- Phantoms in the Dark (mentioned only)
- Star Wars (1977) 68 (in a flashback)
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire novel (indirect mention)
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire abridged audiobook (indirect mention)
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire junior novelization (indirect mention)
- Star Wars (1977) 74 (indirect mention)
- Star Wars (1977) 78 (non-canon)
- Special Ops: Ship Jackers (mentioned only)
- Special Ops: Drop Points
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi junior novelization (indirect mention)
- Slave Ship (mentioned only)
- The Truce at Bakura (indirect mention)
- Star Wars (1977) 84 (indirect mention)
- X-Wing: Rogue Leader 1 (mentioned only)
- Lucky (mentioned only)
- X-Wing Rogue Squadron Special (in a flashback)
- X-Wing Rogue Squadron 7 (indirect mention)
- X-Wing Rogue Squadron 9 (mentioned only)
- X-Wing Rogue Squadron 13 (mentioned only)
- X-Wing Rogue Squadron 21 (in a flashback)
- X-Wing Rogue Squadron 22 (mentioned only)
- X-Wing Rogue Squadron 26 (in a flashback)
- X-Wing Rogue Squadron 28 (indirect mention)
- X-Wing Rogue Squadron 29 (in a flashback)
- X-Wing Rogue Squadron 31 (indirect mention)
- Missed Chance (indirect mention)
- X-Wing: Rogue Squadron (mentioned only)
- X-Wing: Wedge's Gamble (mentioned only)
- X-Wing: The Krytos Trap (mentioned only)
- X-Wing: The Bacta War (mentioned only)
- Chessa's Doom (mentioned only)
- X-Wing: Wraith Squadron (indirect mention)
- Crisis of Faith (mentioned only)
- Heir to the Empire (mentioned only)
- Dark Force Rising (mentioned only)
- The Last Command (mentioned only)
- Rendezvous with Destiny (mentioned only)
- Firestorm (mentioned only)
- I, Jedi (mentioned only)
- Murder in Slushtime
- Before the Storm (mentioned only)
- Shield of Lies (mentioned only)
- Tyrant's Test (indirect mention)
- The New Rebellion (mentioned only)
- Vision of the Future (mentioned only)
- Junior Jedi Knights: The Golden Globe (mentioned only)
- Junior Jedi Knights: Anakin's Quest (indirect mention)
- Junior Jedi Knights: Vader's Fortress (indirect mention)
- Young Jedi Knights: Heirs of the Force (mentioned only)
- Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Under Siege (mentioned only)
- Running the Belt
- The New Jedi Order: Vector Prime (mentioned only)
- The New Jedi Order: Star by Star (mentioned only)
- The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force (mentioned only)
- Dark Nest II: The Unseen Queen (indirect mention)
- Legacy of the Force: Betrayal (mentioned only)
- Legacy of the Force: Exile (indirect mention)
- Legacy of the Force: Sacrifice (indirect mention)
- Millennium Falcon (mentioned only)
- X-Wing: Mercy Kill (mentioned only)
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