Battle of Yavin (turning point)

"Evacuate?! In our moment of triumph?! I think you overestimate their chances!"

The Battle of Yavin was a massive battle and the turning point of history for the galaxy. It had occured during the Galactic Civil War where the first Death Star was destroyed.

Prelude
The Death Star was first discovered by the Twi'lek Rianna Saren when she had escaped the moon that was eventually destroyed by the station. When the information had reached the alliance, they had sent out several agents including the mercanary Kyle Katarn to retrieve the technical readouts to the station. When the plans were stolen they were delivered to Leia Organa who was captured on her ship heading to Tatooine. She had put the plans into the droid R2-D2 and sent them in an escape pod down to the planets surface. The farm boy and future Jedi Luke Skywalker had found the droid after it was captured by a team of Jawa scavengers. The Empire had then tracked the Droids to his home and killed his parents. Skywalker then went with the Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi to deliver the plans to Leia after decoding a message in the droid. They had gained the help of Han Solo who was to fly them to their destination, Alderaan. When they arrived they learned the planet had been destroyed by the Empire. They were captured in the Death Stars tractor beam and were forced to land on the station. Skywalker and solo then worked together to rescue Leia while Kenobi was killed by Darth Vader. They had escaped the station and delivered the plans to the alliance on the fourth moon of Yavin.

Battle
The Rebel Alliance had sent a massive attack on the Death Star with hundreds of X-Wing and Y-Wing starfighters. The plan was to shoot a pair of proton torpedos into an exhaust port located within a trench on the station. The only successful shot was by skywalker who had been saved by Solo from Vaders TIE Advanced. The hit had caused a massive reacton that blew the station to bits. After the battle Skywalker and solo recieved medals for their heroic accomplishment. This had become a very important turning point in the history of the Galaxy

Apperances

 * Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope
 * Star Wars: Battlefront
 * Star Wars: Battlefront II
 * Star Wars: Dark Forces