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Battle of Yavin

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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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Facts

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Rescue of Princess Leia
Alderaan vigil rioting
Conc
Battle on Vir Aphshire
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Royal Award Ceremony
Ambush on Taanab
Conflict
Galactic Civil War
Place
Yavin system
Result
Decisive Rebel Alliance victory
Destruction of the First Death Star
Death of Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin
Side 1
Galactic Empire
Sith
Side 2
Alliance to Restore the Republic
Commanders (side 1)
Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin†
Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Vader
Chief of the Imperial Navy Admiral Conan Antonio Motti†
Commanders (side 2)
General Jan Dodonna
Red Leader Commander Garven Dreis†
Gold Leader Captain Jon Vander†
Red Five Luke Skywalker
Unit1
Black Squadron
Unit2
Gold Squadron
Green Squadron†
Red Squadron
Forces1
Several starfighters
At least 12 TIE/ln space superiority starfighters
Darth Vader's TIE Advanced
Several pilots
Black Two Mithel†
Black Eleven Wampa
Sigma Three Iden Versio
Backstabber†
Death Star† (thousands of weapon emplacements)
1 Imperial-class Star Destroyer (Held in reserve)
Fortitude (Held in reserve)
Forces2
30 starfighters
22 T-65B X-wing starfighters
8 BTL-A4 Y-wing assault starfighter/bombers
30 pilots
Several astromech droids
1 YT-1300 light freighter
Casual1
Death Star and most Imperials
No known survivors other than Darth Vader, Iden Versio and Ellian Zahra
At least 11 TIE fighters
Black Two Mithel
Backstabber
Fortitude damaged
Casual2
20 X-wings
Red One
Red Six
7 Y-wings
Gold One
All squadron pilots and their droids except Luke Skywalker, Wedge Antilles, and Evaan Verlaine

Appearances

207 works, in story order
  1. Star Wars: Starfighter Missions
  2. Queen's Peril (indirect mention)
  3. Star Wars Battlefront II (mentioned only)
  4. Darth Vader Annual 2 (indirect mention)
  5. Lost Stars
  6. Lost Stars webcomic
  7. Legends of the Alliance (mentioned only)
  8. Kassa
  9. One Year Later
  10. Ever Been to Ghorman?
  11. Messenger
  12. The Sleeping Eye
  13. The Baptist
  14. Of MSE-6 and Men
  15. Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (first appearance)
  16. A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy
  17. Star Wars: A New Hope junior novelization
  18. A New Hope Read-Along Storybook and CD
  19. The Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight
  20. Star Wars: A New Hope Graphic Novel Adaptation
  21. Star Wars: The Original Trilogy – A Graphic Novel
  22. Star Wars: Heroes Path
  23. Star Wars Battlefront
  24. Beru Whitesun Lars (indirect mention)
  25. The Haunting of Grand Moff Tarkin
  26. Contingency Plan (mentioned only)
  27. Sparks
  28. Desert Son
  29. Duty Roster
  30. Han Solo – Taking Flight for his Friends
  31. Grounded
  32. Luke vs. the Death Star - X-wing Assault
  33. Battlefront II: Inferno Squad
  34. By Whatever Sun (mentioned only)
  35. Princess Leia 1 (mentioned only)
  36. The Angle (as a hologram)
  37. Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure (mentioned only)
  38. Smuggler's Run animated comic (mentioned only)
  39. Star Wars Adventures: Smuggler's Run 1 (indirect mention)
  40. Last Call at the Zero Angle (indirect mention)
  41. Age of Rebellion - Han Solo 1 (indirect mention)
  42. Princess Leia 4
  43. Chewbacca (2015) 1 (mentioned only)
  44. Chewie and the Courageous Kid
  45. Star Wars Annual (2015) 4
  46. Han Solo 1 (mentioned only)
  47. Heir to the Jedi (mentioned only)
  48. The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure (mentioned only)
  49. The Weapon of a Jedi (in a flashback)
  50. Choose Your Destiny: A Luke & Leia Adventure (mentioned only)
  51. Star Wars: Commander (mentioned only)
  52. Star Wars (2015) 1 (indirect mention)
  53. Star Wars (2015) 2 (mentioned only)
  54. Star Wars (2015) 3 (mentioned only)
  55. Darth Vader (2015) 1 (in a flashback)
  56. Star Wars (2015) 4 (mentioned only)
  57. Star Wars Annual (2015) 1 (indirect mention)
  58. Doctor Aphra: An Audiobook Original (indirect mention)
  59. Darth Vader (2015) 2 (mentioned only)
  60. Darth Vader (2015) 3 (indirect mention)
  61. Darth Vader (2015) 4
  62. Star Wars (2015) 5 (mentioned only)
  63. Darth Vader (2015) 5
  64. Star Wars (2015) 6
  65. Darth Vader (2015) 6 (in a flashback)
  66. Star Wars (2015) 8
  67. Star Wars (2015) 9 (mentioned only)
  68. Star Wars (2015) 11 (mentioned only)
  69. Darth Vader (2015) 7 (indirect mention)
  70. Darth Vader (2015) 8 (mentioned only)
  71. Darth Vader (2015) 9
  72. Darth Vader (2015) 10 (mentioned only)
  73. Darth Vader (2015) 11 (mentioned only)
  74. Darth Vader (2015) 12
  75. Darth Vader Annual 1 (mentioned only)
  76. Vader Down 1 (indirect mention)
  77. Darth Vader (2015) 13 (mentioned only)
  78. Star Wars (2015) 14 (indirect mention)
  79. Darth Vader (2015) 15 (indirect mention)
  80. Star Wars (2015) 18 (indirect mention)
  81. Darth Vader (2015) 19 (mentioned only)
  82. Darth Vader (2015) 20 (mentioned only)
  83. Darth Vader (2015) 21 (mentioned only)
  84. Diplomatic Impunity (mentioned only)
  85. Star Wars (2015) 23 (mentioned only)
  86. Star Wars (2015) 25 (indirect mention)
  87. Star Wars (2015) 26 (mentioned only)
  88. Doctor Aphra (2016) 3 (mentioned only)
  89. The Screaming Citadel 1 (mentioned only)
  90. Doctor Aphra (2016) 7 (indirect mention)
  91. The Trouble at Tibrin (mentioned only)
  92. Star Wars (2015) 34 (indirect mention)
  93. Star Wars (2015) 35 (mentioned only)
  94. Mind Your Manners (mentioned only)
  95. Shu-Torun Lives (mentioned only)
  96. Doctor Aphra Annual 1 (indirect mention)
  97. Doctor Aphra (2016) 14 (indirect mention)
  98. Doctor Aphra (2016) 21 (mentioned only)
  99. Star Wars (2015) 38 (indirect mention)
  100. Star Wars (2015) 39 (mentioned only)
  101. Star Wars (2015) 41 (indirect mention)
  102. Star Wars (2015) 42 (indirect mention)
  103. The Last Jedi – The Storms of Crait 1 (mentioned only)
  104. Star Wars (2015) 44 (mentioned only)
  105. Star Wars (2015) 45 (mentioned only)
  106. Star Wars (2015) 47 (indirect mention)
  107. Star Wars (2015) 48 (indirect mention)
  108. Star Wars (2015) 50 (indirect mention)
  109. Star Wars (2015) 51 (indirect mention)
  110. Star Wars (2015) 55 (indirect mention)
  111. Star Wars (2015) 57 (indirect mention)
  112. Star Wars (2015) 61 (indirect mention)
  113. For the Love of the Empire (indirect mention)
  114. Star Wars (2015) 68 (indirect mention)
  115. Doctor Aphra (2016) 33 (mentioned only)
  116. Epilogue (indirect mention)
  117. An Echo of Victory (mentioned only)
  118. Battlefront: Twilight Company (mentioned only)
  119. Luke on the Bright Side (mentioned only)
  120. Forces of Destiny—Leia (mentioned only)
  121. Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (mentioned only)
  122. The Empire Strikes Back: So You Want to Be a Jedi? (indirect mention)
  123. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back junior novelization (mentioned only)
  124. Ion Control (mentioned only)
  125. Rogue Two (mentioned only)
  126. Heroes of the Rebellion (mentioned only)
  127. The Truest Duty (indirect mention)
  128. Against All Odds (mentioned only)
  129. Tales of Villainy: Invasion of Echo Base (in a flashback)
  130. Disturbance (indirect mention)
  131. Amara Kel's Rules for TIE Pilot Survival (mentioned only)
  132. Lord Vader Will See You Now (indirect mention, in a flashback)
  133. Wait for It (indirect mention)
  134. The Witness (indirect mention)
  135. Darth Vader (2020) 1 (indirect mention)
  136. Star Wars (2020) 1 (mentioned only)
  137. Star Wars (2020) 2 (indirect mention)
  138. Star Wars (2020) 3 (in a flashback)
  139. Star Wars (2020) 5 (indirect mention)
  140. Star Wars (2020) 7 (in a flashback)
  141. Star Wars (2020) 8 (indirect mention)
  142. Darth Vader (2020) 12 (in a flashback)
  143. Star Wars (2020) 15 (in a flashback)
  144. Star Wars (2020) 17 (indirect mention)
  145. Star Wars (2020) 20 (indirect mention)
  146. Star Wars (2020) 21 (indirect mention)
  147. Star Wars (2020) 22 (mentioned only)
  148. Star Wars (2020) 23 (indirect mention)
  149. Star Wars (2020) 24 (mentioned only)
  150. Darth Vader (2020) 20 (indirect mention, in a flashback)
  151. Star Wars Outlaws (mentioned only)
  152. Star Wars (2020) 28 (indirect mention)
  153. Darth Vader (2020) 36 (indirect mention)
  154. Star Wars (2020) 34 (indirect mention)
  155. Star Wars (2020) 36 (indirect mention)
  156. Dark Droids 1 (indirect mention)
  157. Star Wars (2020) 45 (indirect mention)
  158. Darth Vader (2020) 49 (indirect mention)
  159. Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure (mentioned only)
  160. Age of Rebellion - Princess Leia 1 (indirect mention)
  161. Trooper Trouble (indirect mention)
  162. Star Wars: Return of the Jedi junior novelization (mentioned only)
  163. Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (mentioned only)
  164. Any Work Worth Doing (indirect mention)
  165. The Chronicler (indirect mention)
  166. No Contingency (indirect mention)
  167. The Buy-In (indirect mention)
  168. TIE Fighter 1 (indirect mention)
  169. When Fire Marked the Sky (mentioned only)
  170. Blade Squadron (mentioned only)
  171. The Levers of Power (indirect mention)
  172. The Veteran (indirect mention)
  173. The Princess and the Scoundrel (mentioned only)
  174. Ewoks (2024) 4 (indirect mention)
  175. Shattered Empire 2 (indirect mention)
  176. Star Wars: Uprising (mentioned only)
  177. Alphabet Squadron (mentioned only)
  178. Aftermath (mentioned only)
  179. Star Wars: Squadrons
  180. Shadow Fall: An Alphabet Squadron Novel (mentioned only)
  181. Aftermath: Life Debt (mentioned only)
  182. Aftermath: Empire's End (mentioned only)
  183. Last Shot (mentioned only)
  184. Poe Dameron: Free Fall (indirect mention)
  185. Shadow of the Sith (mentioned only)
  186. Bloodline (mentioned only)
  187. The Rise of Kylo Ren 1 (indirect mention)
  188. The Legends of Luke Skywalker (mentioned only)
  189. All Creatures Great and Small (mentioned only)
  190. Force Collector (in a vision)
  191. Eyes Like Stars (mentioned only)
  192. Age of Resistance - General Hux 1 (indirect mention)
  193. Poe Dameron 10 (mentioned only)
  194. Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens (mentioned only)
  195. Star Wars: The Force Awakens novelization (indirect mention)
  196. Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel (mentioned only)
  197. The Force Awakens Adaptation 5 (indirect mention)
  198. Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition (indirect mention)
  199. Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel (mentioned only)
  200. Poe Dameron 28 (mentioned only)
  201. Resistance Reborn (mentioned only)
  202. Pirate's Price (indirect mention)
  203. Squad Goals (indirect mention)
  204. Tales from Wild Space: The Flat Mountain of Yavin (mentioned only)
  205. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: Expanded Edition (indirect mention)
  206. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A Junior Novel (mentioned only)
  207. The Whills Strike Back (indirect mention)
Non-canon appearances: 15
  1. LEGO Star Wars: A New Hope DK Reader
  2. Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
  3. Star Wars: Battle Pod
  4. Mission to Mos Eisley (in a flashback)
  5. LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales Episodes I-III
  6. A Hero Discovered (as a hologram)
  7. LEGO Star Wars: Rise of the Rebellion (mentioned only)
  8. Rowan's Secret Adventure (mentioned only)
  9. A New Home (mentioned only)
  10. Fan Droids (as a hologram)
  11. The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special
  12. Ace in Space (mentioned only)
  13. LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales (in a flashback)
  14. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
  15. Monopoly: Star Wars Heroes vs. Villains

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