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- "Yavin is one of those gas giants that looks like it missed out on starhood by a very slim margin."
- ―Suz Tanwa
Yavin Prime, also known as Yavin (Yavin pronounced: YAH-vin), was a bright red gas giant in the Gordian Reach sector (part of the Bright Jewel Oversector).
Description
It was located on the backward Gordian Reach, a hyperspace route from which the sector got its name. Yavin was best known for its moon, Yavin 4, which was the location of the Rebel Alliance's base prior its discovery and near destruction in the Battle of Yavin. Of its overall total of 26, Yavin had two other moons that were habitable; Yavin 8 and Yavin 13.
Yavin's atmosphere was made up of thick clouds swept about by violent, hurricane-force winds. Any craft that entered the atmosphere without benefit of a tracking beacon would quickly become lost, its pilot disoriented by the buffeting winds. It was believed these storms lasted all the way to the surface without letting up. The immense atmospheric pressure was also something to contend with, and could easily crush an unprotected ship. It was for these reasons that Yavin was chosen as the initial location for disposing of the Imperial Sun Crusher superweapon. However, the Sun Crusher's superstrong hull proved resistant to Yavin's dense atmosphere, and was quite space-worthy when later recovered by Kyp Durron.
History
- "We are approaching the planet Yavin. The Rebel base is on a moon on the far side. We are preparing to orbit the planet."
- ―An Imperial to Wilhuff Tarkin via intercom
The Yavin system was conquered by the Rakata during the reign of their Infinite Empire, but later abandoned.
After the Great Sith War, Yavin Station orbited the planet and was used for corusca gem "fishing" until it blew apart in 3956 BBY and crashed on Yavin 22. Shortly after the Battle of Yavin, Baron Orman Tagge constructed Achtnak Turbine Station, hidden within the gas giant, from which he launched TIE attacks on Massassi Station; Achtnak was destroyed by Luke Skywalker. Lando Calrissian later established GemDiver Station in the giant's orbit, for the "fishing" of corusca gems. GemDiver Station was attacked by the forces of the Shadow Academy.
During the Yuuzhan Vong War, the Yuuzhan Vong took Yavin along with the rest of the Yavin system in 26 ABY following the capture of the Jedi Praxeum.
Behind the scenes
The PC game Star Wars: Rebellion mistakenly states that Yavin Prime is in the Sumitra sector.
Appearances
- Tales of the Jedi: The Fall of the Sith Empire
- Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith 4: Death of a Dark Jedi
- Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith 5: Sith Secrets
- Tales of the Jedi: The Sith War 2: The Battle of Coruscant
- Tales of the Jedi: The Sith War 3: The Trial of Ulic Qel-Droma
- Tales of the Jedi: The Sith War 6: Dark Lord
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Only seen with PC version or via an Xbox Live download)
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- Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Clone Wars — "Chapter 17"
- Star Wars: Clone Wars — "Chapter 19"
- Star Wars: Clone Wars — "Chapter 21" (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: X-Wing
- Death Star
- Star Wars: Empire 9: Darklighter, Part 2
- Star Wars: Empire 12: Darklighter, Part 3
- Star Wars: Empire 13: What Sin Loyalty?
- Star Wars Journal: The Fight for Justice (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars Journal: Captive to Evil
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope novel (First appearance)
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- Star Wars: Empire 11: The Short, Happy Life of Roons Sewell, Part 2 (In flashback(s))
- Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron ½
- Star Wars Droids 8: Star Wars According to the Droids, Book III
- Star Wars: Empire 15: Darklighter, Part 4
- Star Wars 5: Lo, The Moons of Yavin!
- Star Wars 6: Is This the Final Chapter?
- Star Wars: Empire 14: The Savage Heart (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Rebellion (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars Missions 1: Assault on Yavin Four
- Star Wars Missions 2: Escape from Thyferra (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars Missions 4: Destroy the Liquidator
- Rebel Force: Renegade
- Star Wars 7: New Planets, New Perils! (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars 8: Eight for Aduba-3 (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars 9: Showdown on a Wasteland World!
- Star Wars 10: Behemoth from the World Below
- Star Wars 11: Star Search! (In flashback(s))
- Star Wars 15: Star Duel (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron
- Star Wars 18: The Empire Strikes (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars 25: Siege at Yavin
- Star Wars 26: Doom Mission
- Star Wars 27: Return of the Hunter
- Star Wars 29: Dark Encounter
- Star Wars 35: Dark Lord's Gambit
- Star Wars Annual 1: The Long Hunt (Mentioned only)
- "Fair Prey" — Star Wars Gamer 1 (Mentioned only)
- Death Star Pirates
- Star Wars: Empire 19: Target: Vader (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Empire 22: Alone Together (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Rebellion 12: Small Victories, Part 2 (Mentioned only)
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- Rebel Mission to Ord Mantell (Mentioned only)
- Entrenched (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars Journal: Hero for Hire (Mentioned only)
- X-Wing: Rogue Leader 1 (Mentioned only)
- "Lucky" — Star Wars Tales 23 (Mentioned only)
- The Glove of Darth Vader (Mentioned only)
- The Lost City of the Jedi (Mentioned only)
- "Firestorm" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 15
- Dark Apprentice
- Champions of the Force
- I, Jedi
- Darksaber
- Jedi Academy: Leviathan
- Junior Jedi Knights: The Golden Globe (Mentioned only)
- Junior Jedi Knights: Lyric's World
- Junior Jedi Knights: Anakin's Quest
- Young Jedi Knights
- "The Crystal" — Star Wars Gamer 5
- The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory I: Conquest
Non-canon appearances
- Star Wars: Battlefront II
- Star Wars Infinities: A New Hope
- LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
- LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
- "The Long, Bad Day" — Star Wars Tales 16
- "Free Memory" — Star Wars Tales 10 (In flashback(s))
Sources
- Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game
- Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin
- Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back
- Galaxy Guide 8: Scouts
- The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook (As "Yavin")
- Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin, Second Edition
- "Straight from the Horse's Mouth: A Guide to the Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi Universe, Part 3" — Star Wars Insider 28
- Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook
- The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 7 (LEI8, Princess Leia Organa)
- Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds
- "Yavin: The Big Red One" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link) (Vignette)
- Star Wars: Complete Locations
- The New Essential Chronology
- Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- The Essential Atlas
- Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook
- Star Wars: Force Collection (Card: Del Goren)
- Star Wars: Force Collection (Card: Chachi De Maal)
- Star Wars: Force Collection (Card: Han Solo (Special))
- "Imperial Warlords: Despoilers of an Empire, Part 2 {{{3}}}" — {{{4}}} — [[{{{5}}}|{{{5}}}'s]] StarWars.com Blog (Imperial Warlords: Despoilers of an Empire, Part 2 backup link (2013/12/17/the-imperial-warlords-despoilers-of-an-empire-part-2//The Imperial Warlords: Despoilers of an Empire, Part 2) not verified!)
- "Blaster" — Star Wars Insider 152
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.36 1.37 1.38 1.39 1.40 1.41 1.42 1.43 1.44 Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Essential Atlas
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope