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Yavin 4
Yavin 4 (or Yavin IV) 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 Rogue One and A New Hope, for which the exterior scenes are mostly shot on the Guatemalan site of Tikal. It also features prominently in the TV series Andor and in the animated 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.
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, with the aim to dominate the galaxy.
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.
The terrain of Yavin 4 is covered by forest, marshes and jungle. Pyramidal temples built by the Massassis stand within this environment. The largest of these, the Great Temple, became the main base of the Rebel Alliance.
This natural satellite is covered by oceans over a third of its surface. The remaining two-thirds are shared by 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.
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. Apparently the forests are inhabited by the alpine bird willow grouse, heard in the background in the Andor episode "Sagrona Teema". 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.
Four years before the Battle of Yavin, Rebel pilot Cassian Andor lands on the planet in a stolen Imperial prototype, the TIE Avenger. He expects to deliver the ship to another Rebel pilot but is ambushed by a rogue band of squabbling guerillas, the Maya Pei Brigade. Over the course of two days, the brigade constantly bicker amongst themselves, leading to Cassian being able to break himself free in the squabble and escape in the TIE Avenger.
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Yavin 4
Yavin 4 (or Yavin IV) 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 Rogue One and A New Hope, for which the exterior scenes are mostly shot on the Guatemalan site of Tikal. It also features prominently in the TV series Andor and in the animated 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.
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, with the aim to dominate the galaxy.
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.
The terrain of Yavin 4 is covered by forest, marshes and jungle. Pyramidal temples built by the Massassis stand within this environment. The largest of these, the Great Temple, became the main base of the Rebel Alliance.
This natural satellite is covered by oceans over a third of its surface. The remaining two-thirds are shared by 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.
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. Apparently the forests are inhabited by the alpine bird willow grouse, heard in the background in the Andor episode "Sagrona Teema". 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.
Four years before the Battle of Yavin, Rebel pilot Cassian Andor lands on the planet in a stolen Imperial prototype, the TIE Avenger. He expects to deliver the ship to another Rebel pilot but is ambushed by a rogue band of squabbling guerillas, the Maya Pei Brigade. Over the course of two days, the brigade constantly bicker amongst themselves, leading to Cassian being able to break himself free in the squabble and escape in the TIE Avenger.