Battle of Endor: Imperial Victory

The Battle of Endor was a battle that took place between the Rebel Alliance and the Galactic Empire in 4 ABY. It ended with the Empire blowing up the forest moon of Endor with its new superweapon, the second Death Star. The battle also was the day that former Jedi apprentice Luke Skywalker was turned to the dark side, becoming Vader's right-hand man. Almost the entire Rebel fleet was destroyed, leaving only a few X-Wing detachments and ground troops all around the galaxy.

The day after this battle marked a new age for the Galactic Empire. Vader, having killed the Emperor, as per the rules of Darth Bane's Rule of Two, was proclaimed New Galactic Emperor, with his son by his side as Darth Vilus, who would be proclaimed Third Galactic Emperor after his father's passing.

Prelude
The war between the Empire and the Rebellion had been raging for four standard years before Endor. The last major battle between the factions, the Battle of Hoth, had resulted in the Rebellion retreating and finding a new base. It was soon after the Battle of Hoth that Luke Skywalker's turn to the Dark Side began, when finding out that Darth Vader was his father. During that confrontation, Luke resisted. However, he would not do the same 6 months later, during Endor.