Galactic Civil War

The Galactic Civil War was a galactic conflict fought between the Galactic Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic. The Alliance was a Rebel faction dedicated to defeating the Empire, which had supplanted the Galactic Republic at the end of the Clone Wars.

Obtaining the Death Star plans
"Several transmissions were beamed to this ship by Rebel spies. I want to know what happened to the plans they sent you."

- Darth Vader to Princess Leia Organa

Nineteen years after the formation of the Galactic Empire, Spies working for the Rebel Alliance learned of the Empire's construction of the Death Star and were able to get their hands on the plans for the Battle station and transferred them to Princess Leia Organa onboard the Tantive IV.

Racing to Tatooine with the plans in hand, Organa was hoping to enlist the help of Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi. However, Darth Vader was able to catch up and capture the ''Tanitive IV' in a space battle over the desert planet. Vader's forces managed to board Organa's ship, forcing her to hide the plans of the Death star in the memory banks of the R2 unit, R2-D2. R2-D2, along with the protocol droid C-3PO used an escape pod to travel to Tatooine, where they were found by Jawas and then later sold to Owen Lars, uncle of Luke Skywalker. ''

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Galactic Defense
 * A New Dawn
 * Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
 * Escape from Darth Vader
 * A New Hope Illustrated Novel
 * Star Wars 1: Skywalker Strikes
 * Star Wars 2
 * Star Wars 3
 * Star Wars: Commander
 * Star Wars: Battlefront
 * Heir to the Jedi
 * Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
 * Use the Force!
 * The Empire Strikes Back Illustrated Novel
 * Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
 * Rescue from Jabba's Palace
 * Return of the Jedi Illustrated Novel