The Bestine system was located in the Inner Rim region of the galaxy.[2] It contained Kestic Station and the planet Bestine IV. Its primary star was Bestine.
History[]
The Bestine system was home to Red Squadron and Rogue Squadron pilots Jek Tono Porkins and Zev Senesca.[1]
It was also the site where pilots Biggs Darklighter and Derek Klivian joined the Alliance to Restore the Republic after the mutiny on the Rand Ecliptic shortly before the Battle of Yavin.[3] These defections followed the destruction in the system of the civilian freighter Lark and the massacre of his young passengers from the Clarion Scholars Academy shortly before.[4]
During the Alliance to Restore the Republic's investigation on the first Death Star, and while orbiting Bestine IV, the MC80 Star Cruiser Defiance was engaged by the Imperial-class Star Destroyer Immortal, which launched squadrons of TIE/sa bombers to destroy her. Rebel pilots were able to tarry them, until the Defiance hyperspaced away. The Independence was later attacked in a similar way.[5]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Lair of Grievous" (Indirect mention only)
- Empire 9
- Star Wars: Empire at War
- Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption
- Star Wars: X-Wing (First appearance)
- Empire 15 (In flashback(s))
- "Mutiny on the Rand Ecliptic" — Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back (also reprinted in Second Edition and The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook) (In flashback(s))
- X-Wing Rogue Squadron 25 (In flashback(s))
Sources[]
- Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope (First mentioned)
- Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back
- The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook
- Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope, Second Edition
- The Essential Guide to Characters
- Star Wars Customizable Card Game — Premiere Limited (Card: Jek Porkins) (backup link)
- Star Wars Customizable Card Game — Hoth Limited (Card: Zev Senesca) (backup link)
- Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back, Second Edition
- Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition
- The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons
- Star Wars: Empire at War: Prima Official Game Guide
- Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption Expansion: Prima Official Game Guide
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- The Essential Atlas
- Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
- Porkins, Jek (Red Six) in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Senesca, Zev (Rogue Two) in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Stay on Target
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 The Essential Atlas
- ↑ Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
- ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- ↑ Star Wars: Empire: Darklighter
- ↑ Star Wars: X-Wing