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Destruction of Alderaan

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Legends. This article is part of Legends: the expanded-universe stories that Lucasfilm set apart from canon in 2014.

The Destruction of Alderaan, also known as the Battle of Alderaan, occurred in 0 BBY at the order of Grand Moff Tarkin, in order to demonstrate the destructive firepower of the first Death Star. The incident resulted in the complete annihilation of Alderaan and the death of all its inhabitants.

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Facts

Prev: Dissolution of the Imperial Senate; Mission to Commenor; Attack on the Independence; Defense of Mon Calamari
Conc: Blockade of Ralltiir
Next: Rescue of Princess Leia
Conflict: Galactic Civil War
Date: 0 BBY (35:3:6)
Place: Alderaan system
Result: Imperial victory; Alderaan, its inhabitants, and a Rebel fleet destroyed
Side 1: Galactic Empire
Side 2: Alliance to Restore the Republic
Commanders (side 1): Darth Vader; Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin
Commanders (side 2): Senator Bail Prestor Organa†; Jedi Knight Ylenic It'kla†
Forces1: Death Star I; Stormtroopers; TIE/LN starfighters; TIE/sa bombers; Imperial-class Star Destroyers; Acclamator-class Star Destroyers; Victory-class Star Destroyers
Forces2: Assault Frigate Mark IIs; Mon Calamari Star Cruisers; T-65 X-wing starfighters; BTL Y-wing starfighters; Alderaanians
Casual2: Entire fleet; Bail Prestor Organa; Breha Organa; Celly Organa; Rouge Organa; Tia Organa; Ylenic It'kla; Alderaan
Civilian: All civilians on Alderaan

Appearances

149 works, in story order

Ghosts of Mortis (in a vision)
Death Star
Star Wars: Empire at War
Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption (mentioned only)
Star Wars: X-Wing
Galaxywide NewsNets (mentioned only)
Star Wars: Rebel Assault
Star Wars Journal: The Fight for Justice (mentioned only)
Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
Star Wars: A New Hope novelization (first appearance)
Star Wars: A Storybook
Droids (1986) 7
Death Star's Transit
Star Wars (1977) 3
A Certain Point of View (mentioned only)
Rogues, Rebels and Robots
The Jedi Nexus (mentioned only)
The Case for Rebellion (mentioned only)
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
Star Wars: Rebellion (mentioned only)
Changing the Odds: The Adventures of Dannen Lifehold (mentioned only)
To Fight Another Day (mentioned only)
Star Wars (1977) 11 (in a flashback)
Star Wars (1977) 19 (mentioned only)
Star Wars (1977) 22 (indirect mention)
Star Wars (1977) 30 (mentioned only)
Star Wars Annual (1977) 1 (mentioned only)
Allegiance (mentioned only)
Imperial Spy (mentioned only)
Empire 20 (mentioned only)
Empire 21 (mentioned only)
Galaxy of Fear: Eaten Alive (mentioned only)
Galaxy of Fear: City of the Dead (mentioned only)
Galaxy of Fear: Planet Plague (mentioned only)
Galaxy of Fear: The Nightmare Machine (as a hologram)
Galaxy of Fear: Ghost of the Jedi (mentioned only)
Galaxy of Fear: Army of Terror (mentioned only)
Empire 29 (mentioned only)
Empire 30 (mentioned only)
Empire 31 (mentioned only)
Empire 32 (mentioned only)
Empire 33 (mentioned only)
Empire 34 (mentioned only)
Empire 35 (mentioned only)
Choices of One (mentioned only)
Galaxy of Fear: The Brain Spiders (mentioned only)
Galaxy of Fear: The Swarm (mentioned only)
Graveyard of Alderaan (mentioned only)
Galaxy of Fear: Spore (mentioned only)
Galaxy of Fear: The Doomsday Ship (mentioned only)
Galaxy of Fear: Clones (mentioned only)
Black Ice (mentioned only)
The Long Arm of the Hutt (mentioned only)
Trouble Brewing (mentioned only)
Beyond the Rim (mentioned only)
Rescue at Glare Peak (mentioned only)
As Long As We Live... (mentioned only)
Dark Knight's Devilry (mentioned only)
Domain of Evil (mentioned only)
The Other Side of the Story (mentioned only)
Galaxy of Fear: The Hunger (mentioned only)
Imperial Double-Cross (mentioned only)
Star Wars Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine (mentioned only)
Splinter of the Mind's Eye (mentioned only)
Crimson Bounty
The Capture of Imperial Hazard (mentioned only)
Rebel Mission to Ord Mantell (mentioned only)
Star Wars (1977) 48
Star Wars (1977) 49 (mentioned only)
Star Wars (1977) 51 (mentioned only)
Star Wars (1977) 52 (mentioned only)
Star Wars (1977) 86 (mentioned only)
Star Wars (1977) 53 (in a flashback)
Star Wars (1977) 54 (mentioned only)
Slaying Dragons (mentioned only)
Firepower (mentioned only)
And the Band Played On: The Band's Tale (mentioned only)
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire novel (mentioned only)
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire abridged audiobook (mentioned only)
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire junior novelization (mentioned only)
Star Wars (1977) 74 (mentioned only)
Star Wars (1977) 79 (mentioned only)
Special Ops: Drop Points
The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader (in a flashback)
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi novelization (mentioned only)
Slave Ship (mentioned only)
The Truce at Bakura (mentioned only)
Star Wars (1977) 81 (mentioned only)
Star Wars (1977) 90 (indirect mention)
Star Wars (1977) 93 (indirect mention)
X-Wing Rogue Squadron 3 (mentioned only)
X-Wing Rogue Squadron 5 (mentioned only)
X-Wing Rogue Squadron 7 (mentioned only)
X-Wing Rogue Squadron 9 (mentioned only)
X-Wing Rogue Squadron 17 (mentioned only)
X-Wing Rogue Squadron 25 (indirect mention, in a flashback)
X-Wing Rogue Squadron 28 (indirect mention)
X-Wing Rogue Squadron 32 (mentioned only)
X-Wing Rogue Squadron 33 (mentioned only)
The Lost City of the Jedi (mentioned only)
Zorba the Hutt's Revenge (mentioned only)
Queen of the Empire (mentioned only)
Den of Spies (mentioned only)
Missed Chance (mentioned only)
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)
Starter's Tale (in a flashback)
Kella Rand, Reporting... (mentioned only)
X-Wing: Wraith Squadron (mentioned only)
X-Wing: Solo Command (mentioned only)
The Courtship of Princess Leia (mentioned only)
Tatooine Ghost (mentioned only)
The Trouble with Squibs (mentioned only)
Dark Force Rising (mentioned only)
The Last Command (mentioned only)
X-Wing: Isard's Revenge (mentioned only)
Jedi Search (mentioned only)
Dark Apprentice (mentioned only)
Champions of the Force (mentioned only)
Children of the Jedi (mentioned only)
Shield of Lies (mentioned only)
The New Rebellion (mentioned only)
Ambush at Corellia (mentioned only)
Specter of the Past (mentioned only)
Survivor's Quest (mentioned only)
Young Jedi Knights: Heirs of the Force (mentioned only)
Young Jedi Knights: Shadow Academy (mentioned only)
Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Under Siege (mentioned only)
Young Jedi Knights: Shards of Alderaan (mentioned only)
Young Jedi Knights: Diversity Alliance (mentioned only)
Young Jedi Knights: Delusions of Grandeur (mentioned only)
Young Jedi Knights: Trouble on Cloud City (mentioned only)
The New Jedi Order: Balance Point (indirect mention)
The New Jedi Order: Recovery (mentioned only)
The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand (mentioned only)
The New Jedi Order: Destiny's Way (mentioned only)
The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic I: Remnant (mentioned only)
The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic III: Reunion (mentioned only)
The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force (mentioned only)
Legacy of the Force: Betrayal (mentioned only)
Legacy of the Force: Sacrifice (mentioned only)
Legacy of the Force: Fury (mentioned only)
Legacy of the Force: Revelation (mentioned only)
Millennium Falcon (mentioned only)
Fate of the Jedi: Omen (mentioned only)
Fate of the Jedi: Backlash
Fate of the Jedi: Conviction (mentioned only)

Non-canon appearances: 7

Choose Your Own Star Wars Adventure: A New Hope (mentioned only)
HS24 (mentioned only, unidentified)
Star Wars Infinities: A New Hope 1 (mentioned only)
Ultimate Core Dump (mentioned only, unidentified)
Shadows in the Force (mentioned only, unidentified)
LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (in a cutscene)
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (in a cutscene)

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