User:DjMack/Capture of Tantive IV

The capture of the Tantive IV by Imperial forces took place in 0 BBY. Following the major Rebel Alliance victory during the Battle of Toprawa, the plans to the Galactic Empire's superweapon, the Death Star I, were beamed to Senator Leia Organa, the adopted daughter of Senator Bail Organa and his wife, Breha Organa. Leia, with her uncle, Captain Raymus Antilles, intended on travelling to the remote desert planet Tatooine in the Outer Rim to pick up the reclusive Jedi survivor of the Great Jedi Purge, Obi-Wan Kenobi, under the guise of a diplomatic mission, before returning to her homeworld of Alderaan.

Upon arrival at Tatooine, the Tantive IV was ambushed in orbit of the planet by an Imperial Star Destroyer named the Devastator. The Devastator pursued the Tantive IV, and the two ships exchanged fire.

Appearances

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