Yavin 4
Yavin 4 | |
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First appearance | Star Wars (film) |
Created by | George Lucas |
Genre | Science Fiction |
In-universe information | |
Type | Natural Satellite |
Location | This moon orbits the outer rim of the gas giant Yavin. |
Population | Human Massassi |
Battles | Battle of Yavin |
Atmosphere | Breathable |
Climate | Temperate |
Outstanding sites | Grand Temple massassi |
Affiliation | Rebel Alliance |
Yavin 4 is a natural satellite in the Star Wars fictional universe. Located in the Outer Rim, this moon orbits the gas giant Yavin.
It appears mainly in the films
Yavin 4 can also be seen in the Rebels TV series, video games and comic books. It is also mentioned in the novelizations of the films in which it appears, and in other novels.
Context
The Star Wars universe is set in a galaxy that is the scene of clashes between the Jedi Knights and the Dark Lords of the Sith, characters who are sensitive to the Force, a mysterious energy field that gives them psychic powers. The Jedi master the Light Side of the Force, a beneficial and defensive power, to maintain peace in the galaxy. The Sith use the Dark Side, a harmful and destructive power, for their own purposes and to dominate the galaxy.[1]
Geography
Spatial situation
The Yavin system is located in the Gordian Expanse sector of the Outer Rim. The star of this system is also called Yavin, as is the third and final planet from the centre. This planet, a gas giant, has 26 natural satellites. The fourth is Yavin 4.[2][3]
Topography
The land above Yavin 4 is covered by forest, marshes and
This natural satellite is covered by oceans over a third of its surface. The remaining two-thirds are shared between four continents. On Yavin 4, there is no continental drift. The tectonic plates do not move in relation to each other. No ocean is isolated from the others. There are mountain ranges and volcanoes on this moon. These volcanoes are at the origin of a dynamic that allows the creation of very fast-flowing rivers.[5]
Ways of life
The planet has a high level of bio-diversity. Massassis trees, with their purple bark, surrounded by climbing ferns, pomegranate mushrooms and bio-luminescent orchids, are an important part of the local flora... Among the tree-dwelling animals, the most notable are woolamanders, frugivores, and stindaril rodents, carnivores that feed on golden muralbirds in particular. On land, there are runyips, herbivores, and swarms of piranha beetles. The marshes of this satellite are home to lizard crabs pursued by caparisoned eels. The waters are also home to aquatic gundarks, mucous salamanders, crystalline snakes and thyrsls. Finally, underground leviathan worms feed on the roots of massive trees.[3][5]
Official universe
Before the Battle of Yavin
During the Galactic Civil War, military leader
As a result, Yavin 4 is the main base of the
When the Rebels had to retrieve the Death Star plans from Scarif, several Rebel leaders, including General Syndulla, were called away from Yavin 4. The Tantive IV, with Princess Leia Organa aboard, leaves Yavin 4 to witness the battle.[9][11][12]
Captured by the
Battle of Yavin
The Rebels launch several squadrons of fighters in the hope of taking advantage of a weakness in the Death Star's design to destroy it. The torpedo sent by a new recruit to the "Red" squadron, Luke Skywalker, destroyed the space station, giving the Alliance a major victory over the Empire. Shortly after celebrating this victory with a ceremony, the Rebels abandoned Yavin 4, fearing a counter-attack.[2][4][14]
After the Battle of Yavin
Once the Death Star is destroyed, two Rebels in particular are rewarded for their significant part in the battle. They were Luke Skywalker, who shot the rift that allowed the space station to explode, and Han Solo, who saved it from Imperial Darth Vader during the battle. Leia Organa presented them with a medal at Yavin 4, during a ceremony to celebrate this military victory.[15]
After retiring, pilot Shara Bey and sergeant Kes Dameron,[Note 2] two former rebels, settled on Yavin 4 to live. There they planted a fragment[Note 3] of a Force-sensitive tree given to them by Luke Skywalker.[16][17]
Legends Universe
Following the takeover of
Sith Wars
Around 5000 BC, the Massassis
Naga Sadow left his mark on Yavin 4 with his temples. The Massassis built the Great Temple in homage to Naga Sadow, despite the persecution he suffered 20.[20] Faced with his defeat at the hands of the Jedi, Naga Sadow partially resisted death by plunging into a century-long sleep on Yavin 4. Finally, a certain Freedon Nadd came in 4,400 BC, found the temple and became Naga Sadow's apprentice.[21][5]
Exar Kun later arrived at Yavin 4. There, he kills Naga Sadow once and for all, then enslaves the Massassis, having them build enormous temples, focal points of great power. He gradually gained strength by absorbing the energy of Massassi children in particular. At the same time, he carried out genetic experiments to create fighting animals. Unable to repel the Jedi's victory over him, he found a way to survive for several millennia by transferring his spirit to a temple in the natural satellite.[2][5][22]
Fall and rebirth of the Republic
Much later, during the Clone Wars, the Jedi Anakin Skywalker confronts the separatist Asajj Ventress. Their duel takes place in the Great Massassian Temple. During the battle, Anakin seems to move particularly close to the Dark Side, in the run-up to his total overthrow in the final moments of the Clone Wars.[4][23][24][25]
After the rise of the
Concept and creation
Scenes from A New Hope set on Yavin 4 were filmed near the ruins of the ancient Mayan city of Tikal, in Guatemala. Two years after filming, the site was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[27] [28][29] [30] The idea of using these ruins as a film location came to George Lucas when, in England, he noticed the pre-Columbian site on a travel agency poster.[16]
Yavin 4 and the Rebel base appeared again in
Scenes from Rogue One taking place on Yavin 4 were shot on a set approximately 107 metres (351 ft) long and 61 metres (200 ft) wide, rather than in a live environment.[34] Others combine matte painting and live-action shooting. They were made at a Royal Air Force base in Bedfordshire, England.[35]
Actor Oscar Isaac, who plays Poe Dameron in the third trilogy, was born in Guatemala, where Yavin 4 was filmed. He asked that the character he plays be from Yavin 4 so that he would feel closer to him. The satellite was therefore chosen as the birthplace of Poe Dameron in the Star Wars universe. This information was revealed even before the release of the film The Force Awakens, in which Poe appears for the first time.[16][36]
Adaptations
Video games
Yavin 4 appears in
In 2017,
Yavin 4 also features in the 2020 Star Wars: Squadrons game. It is one of the locations in which the player can take part in a battle aboard a fighter.[39]
Figurines
In 2012, Lego produced spherical figurines of a number of Star Wars planets, separable into two hemispheres. Although Yavin 4 is not a planet but a satellite, it is also part of the collection under number 9677 "X-wing Starfighter & Yavin 4 ". It is sold with an X-Wing and its pilot.[40]
In addition, figurines of the characters in their Yavin appearance were put on sale. From 1 November 2021, Funko marketed the Pop figure under number 459 "Princess Leia (Yavin Ceremony)" Note 5. It depicts Leia Organa holding a medal, which in the film she gives to Luke Skywalker or Han Solo.[41][42] A few months later, in the spring of 2022, Hasbro released a similar figure in its Black Series for Lucasfilm's 50th anniversary under the name "Princess Leia Organa (Yavin 4)". This is Leia in ceremonial dress with the film's medal.[43][44] [45]
Information
Yavin 4 regularly appears in the Star Wars saga star charts. The Vulture website puts it in tenth place. It explains that this natural satellite has two main qualities: its history linked to the
In its ranking of the best locations in
The duel between
Analysis
Literary analysis
The choice of Yavin 4, a jungle world, as the base for the rebels, the heroes of A New Hope, can be explained by the fact that the worlds in the saga that are home to the characters from the side of good are wild, natural and verdant, such as the saga's other notable satellite, the
Scientific analysis
Like several other Star Wars stars, Yavin 4 has been studied using a scientific approach to determine whether the concept seems realistic enough. First of all, the gas giant of the natural satellite in question would have to be well placed in its system, within the system's
Posterity
The planet D'Qar in the third trilogy of the saga is sometimes seen as a replay of Yavin 4: these planets are covered in jungle and uninhabited due to their isolation from hyperspace routes. In addition, the Resistance, heir to the Rebel Alliance, set up its command base there.[46]
A scene set on Yavin 4 in particular continues to leave its mark on fans of the saga and the specialist press several decades after its presence in
However, George Lucas claims that for the Wookiees, Chewbacca's species, a medal is not of symbolic importance and that Chewbacca has already been honoured by a Wookiee ceremony, after the Battle of Yavin.[51][52][54]
Peter Mayhew, Chewbacca's actor, offers a more pragmatic explanation. According to him, the production of A New Hope lacked the money to make this first film and had to make savings on certain elements. For example, buying a third medal for the shoot would have been too expensive.[53][54]
Finally, Chewbacca receives a medal, in the episode
Notes and references
Notes
References
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- ^ a b c Windham & Wallace (2015, p. 210)
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