Battle of Yavin

Facts

Date

0 (Battle of Yavin)

Result

Decisive Rebel Alliance victory Destruction of the First Death Star Death of Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin

Connections

Part of

Galactic Civil War

Appearances

466 Star Wars works, first in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (1977).

• Reference books 218
• Comics 99
• Novels 55
• Short stories 40
• Games 13
• Comic stories 12
• Activity books 9
• TV episodes 6
• Web 6
• Films 3
• Audio 3
• Comic series 2

Films

• Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (1977)
• Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
• Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens (2015)

TV episodes

• Luke vs. the Death Star - X-wing Assault (2018)
• Han Solo – Taking Flight for his Friends (2019)
• Directing (Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian) (2020)
• Legacy (Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian) (2020)
• Practical (Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian) (2020)
• Excitement (2021)

Comics

• Star Wars (2015) 1 (2015)
• Star Wars (2015) 2 (2015)
• Darth Vader (2015) 1 (2015)
• Darth Vader (2015) 2 (2015)
• Princess Leia 1 (2015)
• Star Wars (2015) 3 (2015)
• Darth Vader (2015) 3 (2015)
• Star Wars (2015) 4 (2015)
• Star Wars (2015) 5 (2015)
• Darth Vader (2015) 6 (2015)
• Darth Vader (2015) 7 (2015)
• Darth Vader (2015) 8 (2015)
• Star Wars (2015) 8 (2015)
• Darth Vader (2015) 9 (2015)
• Star Wars (2015) 9 (2015)
• Shattered Empire 2 (2015)
• Vader Down 1 (2015)
• Darth Vader (2015) 20 (2016)
• Star Wars (2015) 26 (2016)
• Doctor Aphra (2016) 3 (2017)
• The Screaming Citadel 1 (2017)
• The Last Jedi – The Storms of Crait 1 (2017)
• Star Wars (2015) 45 (2018)
• Star Wars (2015) 48 (2018)
• Poe Dameron 28 (2018)
• Doctor Aphra (2016) 21 (2018)
• Star Wars (2015) 50 (2018)
• Darth Vader Annual 2 (2018)
• Star Wars (2015) 55 (2018)
• Star Wars (2015) 61 (2019)
• Doctor Aphra (2016) 33 (2019)
• Star Wars (2015) 68 (2019)
• Star Wars (2020) 1 (2020)
• Darth Vader (2020) 1 (2020)
• Star Wars (2020) 5 (2020)
• Star Wars (2020) 7 (2020)
• Star Wars (2020) 8 (2020)
• Star Wars Adventures: Smuggler's Run 1 (2020)
• Darth Vader (2020) 12 (2021)
• Star Wars (2020) 15 (2021)
• Star Wars (2020) 20 (2022)
• Darth Vader (2020) 20 (2022)
• Star Wars (2020) 21 (2022)
• Star Wars (2020) 22 (2022)
• Star Wars (2020) 23 (2022)
• Star Wars (2020) 36 (2023)
• Dark Droids 1 (2023)
• Star Wars (2020) 45 (2024)
• Darth Vader (2020) 49 (2024)
• Ewoks (2024) 4 (2025)
• +49 more

Comic stories

• Tales from Wild Space: The Flat Mountain of Yavin (2017)
• The Trouble at Tibrin (2017)
• Mind Your Manners (2018)
• Shu-Torun Lives (2018)
• An Echo of Victory (2019)
• Epilogue (2019)
• The Tale of Lugubrious Mote (2020)
• Squad Goals (2020)
• Tales of Villainy: Invasion of Echo Base (2020)
• Diplomatic Impunity (2023)
• The Haunting of Grand Moff Tarkin (2023)
• For the Love of the Empire (2025)

Comic series

• Star Wars (LINE Webtoon) (2015)
• Lost Stars (webcomic) (2017)

Novels

• The Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight (2014)
• Star Wars: A Sound Storybook Adventure (2015)
• Heir to the Jedi (2015)
• Star Wars: The Story of Darth Vader (2015) (2015)
• The Original Trilogy Stories (2015)
• Aftermath (novel) (2015)
• Lost Stars (2015)
• Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure (2015)
• Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure (2015)
• The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure (2015)
• The Power of the Dark Side (2015)
• A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy (2015)
• Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (2015)
• The Empire Strikes Back: So You Want to Be a Jedi? (2015)
• Battlefront: Twilight Company (2015)
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens (novelization) (2015)
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel (2015)
• Star Wars: I Am a Pilot (Golden Book) (2016)
• Bloodline (novel) (2016)
• Aftermath: Life Debt (2016)
• Aftermath: Empire's End (2017)
• Star Wars: A New Hope (paperback novel) (2017)
• Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (paperback novel) (2017)
• Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (paperback novel) (2017)
• The Rise of a Hero (2017)
• Battlefront II: Inferno Squad (2017)
• Forces of Destiny: Tales of Hope & Courage (2017)
• The Legends of Luke Skywalker (2017)
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel (2018)
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition (2018)
• Chewie and the Courageous Kid (2018)
• Last Shot (2018)
• Choose Your Destiny: A Luke & Leia Adventure (2018)
• Pirate's Price (2019)
• Alphabet Squadron (novel) (2019)
• Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures (book) (2019)
• The Skywalker Saga (2019)
• Force Collector (2019)
• Resistance Reborn (2019)
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: Expanded Edition (2020)
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A Junior Novel (2020)
• Queen's Peril (2020)
• Shadow Fall: An Alphabet Squadron Novel (2020)
• Poe Dameron: Free Fall (2020)
• This is Luke (2020)
• Shadow of the Sith (2022)
• The Princess and the Scoundrel (2022)
• Eyes Like Stars (2026)
• Hiding from the Dark (2026)
• The Star Wars: From The Adventures of Luke Starkiller
• +5 more

Short stories

• Blade Squadron (short story) (2014)
• Last Call at the Zero Angle (2015)
• Survival on Hoth (2015)
• The Battle of Yavin (short story) (2015)
• The Levers of Power (2015)
• All Creatures Great and Small (2015)
• Beru Whitesun Lars (short story) (2017)
• By Whatever Sun (2017)
• Contingency Plan (2017)
• Desert Son (2017)
• Duty Roster (2017)
• Grounded (2017)
• Of MSE-6 and Men (2017)
• Sparks (short story) (2017)
• The Angle (2017)
• The Baptist (2017)
• Leia Charts Her Own Course (2018)
• The Sleeping Eye (2020)
• Against All Odds (From a Certain Point of View) (2020)
• Amara Kel's Rules for TIE Pilot Survival (Probably) (2020)
• Disturbance (2020)
• Heroes of the Rebellion (2020)
• Ion Control (2020)
• Lord Vader Will See You Now (2020)
• Rendezvous Point (short story) (2020)
• Rogue Two (short story) (2020)
• The Truest Duty (2020)
• The Whills Strike Back (2020)
• The Witness (2020)
• Wait for It (2020)
• A New Adventure (2021)
• Luke on the Bright Side (2022)
• Any Work Worth Doing (2023)
• Impact (short story) (2023)
• No Contingency (2023)
• The Buy-In (2023)
• The Chronicler (2023)
• The Veteran (2023)
• Trooper Trouble (2023)
• When Fire Marked the Sky (2023)

Games

• Star Wars: Commander (2014)
• Star Wars: Battle Pod (2015)
• Star Wars: Card Trader (2015)
• Star Wars: Heroes Path (2015)
• Star Wars: Uprising (2015)
• Star Wars Battlefront II (2017)
• Legends of the Alliance (2017)
• Fireball Expansion Pack (2020)
• Star Wars: Squadrons (2020)
• Star Wars: Starfighter Missions (2020)
• Battle of Yavin Scenario Pack (2022)
• Star Wars Outlaws (2024)
• Secrets of Power (2025)

Audio

• A New Hope Read-Along Storybook and CD (2015)
• Doctor Aphra: An Audiobook Original (2020)
• Princess of the Rebellion (audiobook) (2027)

Activity books

• Star Wars Master Models: Darth Vader (2014)
• Star Wars: Explore the Galaxy (2015) (2015)
• Star Wars: Ship Factory (2016)
• Star Wars Master Models: Scenes (2016)
• Star Wars Day-at-a-Time Calendar 2020 (2019)
• Star Wars Annual 2020 (2019)
• Star Wars: Scratch Artist (2021)
• Star Wars: Galaxy of Stickers: The Dark Side (2023)
• Star Wars Crossword Puzzles: And Other Word Games from a Galaxy Far, Far Away. . . . (2024)

Web

• Star Wars: 100 Defining Moments (2015)
• Star Wars Jedi Master Magazine 1 (2015)
• Entertainment Weekly's Ultimate Guide to Rogue One (2016)
• Entertainment Weekly's The Ultimate Guide to Han Solo (2018)
• Star Wars - Das offizielle Magazin 99 (2020)
• Denis Lawson: Red Two, Standing By (2024)

Reference books

• Ultimate Star Wars (2015)
• Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know (2015)
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary (2015)
• Lead by Example (2016)
• Special Modifications (2016)
• Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded (2016)
• Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy (2016)
• Star Wars: Galactic Atlas (2016)
• Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia (2017)
• Star Wars Super Graphic: A Visual Guide to a Galaxy Far, Far Away (2017)
• Star Wars: On the Front Lines (2017)
• Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded (2017)
• Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z (2017)
• Star Wars: The Rebel Files (2017)
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Incredible Cross-Sections (2017)
• Star Wars: Complete Vehicles (2018) (2018)
• Dawn of Rebellion (2018)
• Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles (2018)
• Knights of Fate (2018)
• Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition (2018)
• Star Wars: Alien Archive (2018)
• Star Wars: Scum and Villainy: Case Files on the Galaxy's Most Notorious (2018)
• YT-1300 Millennium Falcon Owners' Workshop Manual (2018)
• Star Wars: Droidography (2018)
• Star Wars Character Encyclopedia, New Edition (2019)
• TIE Fighter Owners' Workshop Manual (2019)
• Star Wars: How Not to Get Eaten by Ewoks and Other Galactic Survival Skills (2019)
• Gadgets and Gear (2019)
• Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition (2019)
• Rebel Starfighters Owners' Workshop Manual (2019)
• Star Wars: The Galactic Explorer's Guide (2019)
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary (2019)
• Starships and Speeders (2020)
• Imperial Troops (2020)
• R2-D2 (reference book) (2020)
• The Star Wars Book (2020)
• Star Wars: The Lightsaber Collection (2020)
• Republic, Rebel, and Resistance Starfighters (2020)
• Star Wars: The Secrets of the Sith (2021)
• Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy (2021)
• Star Wars: Character Encyclopedia, Updated and Expanded Edition (2021)
• Star Wars: The Mandalorian Handbook (2021)
• Lando Calrissian and Other Characters From the Galaxy (2022)
• Star Wars 100 Objects (2023)
• Star Wars: Timelines (2023)
• Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire (2024)
• Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy (2024)
• Star Wars: Complete Locations, New Edition (2025)
• Chikyu no Arukikata Sutā Wōzu (2026)
• Star Wars: Star Pilots (2026)
• +168 more

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