Yavin is a fictional planet in the Star Wars galaxy.
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13 Facts About Yavin
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In Lucas's 1975 second draft, The Adventures of the Starkiller Episode I: The Star Wars, the story's heroes land on Yavin in escape pods and are attacked by insect creatures.
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Planet Yavin made its first appearance in the original 1977 Star Wars film.
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Once discovered by the Galactic Empire, the Yavin Base is threatened by the Death Star, the Empire's giant space station which has the capability of destroying entire planets.
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The Rebellion launches an attack on the Death Star with X-wing and Y-wing starfighters; with seconds remaining before the Yavin moon is to be destroyed, Luke Skywalker launches proton torpedoes and successfully destroys the Death Star.
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Yavin 4 is featured in the 2015 comic book miniseries Star Wars: Shattered Empire as the home of Shara Bey and Kes Dameron, the parents of Poe Dameron.
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Oscar Isaac, who portrays Dameron in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, specifically requested that Yavin 4 be his character's home world after learning that scenes set on the moon were filmed in his home country, Guatemala.
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Yavin enslaved the Massassi and forced them to construct an intricate complex of massive temples that were used for arcane Sith ceremonies and rites as focus for the dark side.
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In Star Wars video games, Yavin 4 appears in the downloadable content for the video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.
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Yavin 4 has been added in the latest expansion of the MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic.
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Yavin 8 is home to a mermaid like species, the melodies, and their various predators.
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Yavin 13 is shared by the rabbit-like Gerb species and the serpentine Slith.
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