Incident above Coruscant

One year before the Battle of Yavin, an incident occurred above the orbit of the Galactic Empire's capital, Coruscant, where two fleets, one primarily composed of Venator-class Star Destroyers and ARC fighters, and another composed of ships and battle droids formerly owned by the (then-defunct) Confederacy of Independent Systems, were in battle with each other. A Star Tours–owned StarSpeeder 1000, accidentally piloted by C-3PO who inadvertently replace the intended pilot AC-38, briefly got involved in the battle when trying to safely deliver a Rebel spy to a Rebel Alliance cell on Coruscant. Even though one of the ships was shot down and underwent atmospheric reentry, the city-planet's surface was unaffected by the battle.

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