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Central Core Shaft

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

The Central Core Shaft was a location on the DS-1 Orbital Battle Station. Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia Organa used a grappling hook to swing across the chasm during the latter's rescue. During the Battle of Yavin, it was destroyed along with the rest of the battle station.

Text and facts from the “Central Core Shaft” article on Wookieepedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Modified for this site.

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4 works, in story order
  1. Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
  2. Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope junior novelization
  3. Star Wars Manga: A New Hope 3
  4. Star Wars (1977) 4

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