 |  |
- "Obi-Wan never told you what happened to your father."
"He told me enough! He told me you killed him!"
"No. I am your father." - ―Darth Vader reveals to Luke Skywalker their shared heritage
3 ABY was the third year after the Battle of Yavin in the Galactic Standard Calendar.
This year was known as Year 1,003 after the Ruusan Reformation.
Events[]
- "The Empire is coming unglued…"
- ―Tomaas Azzameen
- 38:F1:1—New Year Fete Week.[8]
- 38:1:29—Imperial Advisor Bregius Golthan left Coruscant.[8]
- 38:1—Contraband of Galladinium Galactic Exports products increased in the Spirva sector.[8]
- 38:2:13—Premiere of The Kallea Cycle opera on Brentaal IV.[9] Jewel thief Tombat struck at an official Brentaal banquet few days earlier.[8]
- The Kallea Cycle began its tour of the Core Worlds.
- Han Solo encountered a bounty hunter during a mission to Ord Mantell.[10]
- Scientists rescued from Ralltiir built a planetary shield on Hoth.
- Echo Base was invaded and destroyed by Imperial forces.[6]
- Boba Fett collected Jabba Desilijic Tiure's bounty on Solo after delivering him encased in carbonite.[6]
- Luke Skywalker began Jedi training under Yoda on Dagobah, only to end it in order to rescue his friends. He promised Yoda he would return, then went to Cloud City on Bespin, where he lost a duel with Darth Vader.[6]
- The Empire annexed Cloud City, along with the rest of Bespin.[6]
- At the Rebel rendezvous point, Skywalker, Lando Calrissian, Chewbacca, Leia Organa, C-3PO and R2-D2 began their year-long quest to save Solo from being held frozen in carbonite by Jabba Desilijic Tiure in Jabba's Palace on Tatooine.[6]
- The Rebels settled at the temporary base of Golrath Station on Golrath, but, several months later, were driven off by the Empire, due to the station's demolition by the Imperials.[11]
- After evacuating Golrath Station on Golrath, Haven Base on Arbra succeeded Echo Base on Hoth as the command center of the Rebel Alliance.[11]
- The second Death Star's construction was moved from its unknown origin to the Forest Moon of Endor.
- The Rebel Alliance violently, but secretly allowed by Palpatine, acquired the plans of the second Death Star.[6]
- The adventures of the Ewoks, take place on Endor.[12]
- Gaeriel Captison spent a year on Imperial Center doing postgraduate work on government.
- Skywalker and Organa restored Prince Denid to the throne of Velmor.
- Black Sun began to collapse.[13]
- The Empire brought an end to the Sepan Civil War.[14]
- The planet of Taris finally recovered from its devastation during the Jedi Civil War.
- The Pimbrellan League was founded.
- Rascal Squadron destroyed the Imperial Arah mining facility.
- The Star Dreadnought Terror was destroyed along with the TIE Phantom project at Imdaar Alpha by Rebel operatives.
- The Abridon refugee camp was razed.[15]
- Skywalker was captured by Brenn Tantor on Abridon.[15]
- Brenn Tantor defected to the Rebel Alliance.[15]
- One of the last surviving remnant of the Separatist holdouts was destroyed on Geonosis.[16].
- The Towani family crash-landed on the Forest Moon of Endor.[17]
- Luke Skywalker constructed his own Lightsaber.
Battles[]
- Raid on Tangrene[18]
- Battle of New Cov[18]
- Ambush on the Corellian Trade Spine[19]
- Battle of Annamar[19]
- Battle of Zaloriis[20]
- Battle of Taul[21]
- Skirmish on Taul[22]
- Battle of Derra IV[23]
- Battle of Hoth[6]
- Occupation of Bespin[6]
- Duel on Cloud City[6]
- Mission to Endor[15]
- Battle of Remitik[24]
- Battle of the Rebel stronghold[14]
- Battle of Mygeeto[6]
- Mugaari Campaign[14]
- Uprising on Abridon[15]
- Reconquest of Abridon[15]
- Escape from Kalaan[15]
- Battle near the Maw[25]
- Raid at Bakura[25]
- Battle of Geonosis (Galactic Civil War)[25]
- Mission to Destrillion[16]
- Battle of Dubrillion[16]
- Fondor shipyard assault[16]
- Sepan campaign[14]
- Mission to Ruul[15]
- Spreading the Rebellion[26]
- Evacuation of Gelgelar[26]
- Battle near the Blair Cluster[26]
- Attack on Goff[26]
- Battle of Rocrin[26]
- Attack on the Compellor[26]
- Skirmish near Gelgelar[26]
- Battle of Halbara[26]
- Attack on the Gelgelar system[26]
- Mission to Almaran[26]
- Skirmish near Almaran[26]
- Ambush in the Goff system[26]
- Battle of Swellen[26]
- Attack on Soren[26]
- First attack on the Peregrine[26]
- Second attack on the Peregrine[26]
- Ambush in the Derilyn system[26]
- Retreat from Gallofree
- Mission to Kuras Drift[26]
- Battle of Aiqin 4[26]
- Battle of Dega[26]
- Battle of Nocto[26]
- Mission to the Red Nebula[27]
- Infiltration of the Tarkin[28]
- Skirmish on Spindrift[11]
- Skirmish at Chinshassa[11]
- Battle of the secret armada[11]
- Raid on Golrath Station[11]
- Skirmish in the Mandalorian forest[11]
- Battle of the City of Bone[11]
- Raid on Viraxo 54[7]
- Battle of Hospital[7]
- Imperialization of Azzameen assets[7]
- Destruction of the Scythe convoy[7]
- Rescue of Antan Azzameen[7]
- Recon on Corrupter Task Force[7]
- Rescue at Bundil II[7]
- Mission to the Saila Na system[7]
- Skirmish above Tinoon[7]
- Battle of Bettel[7]
- Battle of the Anoat Main Sensor Array[7]
- Assassination attempt on K'Armyn Viraxo[7]
- Battle of Nomlis III[7]
- Defense of the Liberty[7]
- Battle of Eidoloni[7]
- Mission to Ord Mantell[13]
- Battle of Gall[13]
- Beggar's Canyon Incident[7][13]
- Battle of the Bajic Shipyards[7][13]
- Raid on the Suprosa[7][13]
- Battle of Kothlis[7][13][25]
- Theft on Bespin[29]
- Destruction of Xizor's Palace[13]
- Battle over Coruscant[13]
- Space Battle at Carida[29]
- Battle of Dunari's Rest[7]
- Mission to recover Comm Datacore[7]
- Battle of Hurrim Base[7]
- Mission to meet Bothan delegation[7]
- Reconnaissance of mercenary base[7]
- Battle of Azzameen Station[7]
- Mission to Zhar[7]
- Zaarin insurrection[14]
- Destruction of the Grappler[14]
- Destruction of ZA-13[14]
- Capture of Research[14]
- Defense of Research[14]
- Evacuation of Research[14]
- Battle of Kiilimaar[14]
- Attack on the Zaarin supply convoy[14]
- Battle of Gwar[14]
- Battle of Serenity[14]
- Ambush in the Semag system[14]
- Attack on the missile boat convoy[14]
- Attack on Vorknkx Project Base[14]
- Evacuation of Vorknkx Project Base[14]
- Second Battle of Imperial Center[14]
- Battle of To-phalion Base[14]
- Destruction of the Glory[14]
- Reconnaissance mission to Ord Mantell[30]
- Battle en route to the second Death Star[31]
- Battle of Belderone[32]
- Ewoks adventures[12]
- First Phlog crisis[12]
- Ewok–Dulok wars[12]
- Stranglethorn crisis[12]
- Second Phlog crisis[12]
- Skirmish on the Floating Mountain[12]
- Raich crisis[12]
- Stranger War[12]
- Odra crisis[12]
- Imperial-Ewok War[12]
- Skirmish on Endor (Logray–Charal)[12]
- Battle of Endor (Ewok-Gorax conflict)[17]
- Raid on Bright Tree Village[33]
- Battle of Endor (Ewok–Sanyassan conflict)[33]
Births[]
Deaths[]
- On Ord Mantell
- In the Battle of Derra IV
- In the Battle of Hoth
- Aboard the Executor
- Arns Grimraker[43]
- Arnod in the Hoth asteroid field
- Stauz Czycz aboard the Avenger[44]
- Boushh[13]
- IG-88B on Bespin[31]
- Dru Gifford[45]
- Alikka Nolan on Hargeeva[45]
- Astina Griek on Karatha[46]
- Tardi[47]
- Chedaki aboard Leia Organa's shuttle[53]
- Bentilais san Sk'ar on Shiva IV[54]
- Vollot on Cloud City[55]
- Alph in the Battle of the secret armada[56]
- Hammertree[60]
- The Darker on Arbra[60]
- On Yinchorr
- In the Dreighton Triangle
- In the Battle of Endor:
- Harkov aboard the Garrett
- Valin Horn
- Kirby above Dreighton
- Sarn aboard the Terror
- Vernan
- Jovan Vharing aboard the Interrogator[71]
- Demetrius Zaarin aboard the Vorknkx, in the Unknown Regions[14]
Appearances[]
Non-canon appearances[]
"Hunger Pains" — Star Wars Tales 20- "Who's Your Daddy" — Star Wars Tales 20
- "The Lost Lightsaber" — Star Wars Tales 19 (In flashback(s))
Sources[]
- "Star Wars Publications Timeline" — Star Wars Insider 23
- The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels
- Gundark's Fantastic Technology: Personal Gear
- Star Wars: The Art of the Brothers Hildebrandt
- The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons
- The Essential Chronology
- The New Essential Guide to Characters
- Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide
- The New Essential Chronology
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- The Essential Atlas
- Star Wars: Beware the Sith
- The Essential Reader's Companion
- Slugthrowers: An Overview of Popular Music and Musicians in a Galaxy Far, Far Away, Part 2 on StarWars.com (article) (content now obsolete; backup link)
Notes and references[]
In other languages