- "[…] I must admit my distrust toward Northal never faded. Never, that is, until the time he saved the entire group, including myself, on Hythrope IV."
- ―Personal addendum by General Airen Cracken to an entry of a datafile detailing Rebel Alliance operatives dedicated to Vin Northal
Hythrope IV was a terrestrial astronomical object[4] located in the Hythrope system, a part of the Hythrope sector[1] in the Trailing Sectors portion of[2] the Expansion Region.[1] It was the site of a building where, at one point by the time that shortly followed the Battle of Yavin, the Advisory Council of the Rebel Alliance was present.[4]
The Galactic Empire sprung a trap on the group by attacking the building with a force of stormtroopers accompanied by a repulsortank. However, Vin Northal—a former Emperor's Royal Guardsman, Imperial defector, and Rebel operative—disabled the tank with a thermal detonator and used a repeating blaster to defeat the remaining Imperial troops, saving the lives of the members of the Advisory Council. That body subsequently left Hythrope IV, narrowly avoiding being killed while departing the system. Later, Alliance general Airen Cracken mentioned the ambush on Hythrope IV in an entry of a datafile detailing various Rebel operatives dedicated to Northal.[4]
Behind the scenes[]
Hythrope IV was created by David R. Tulo, Jr. and was introduced in Cracken's Rebel Operatives, a 1994 West End Games sourcebook published for use with Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game.[4] The 2009 reference book The Essential Atlas placed the Hythrope system, and therefore Hythrope IV, in grid square M-15.[3]
Sources[]
- Cracken's Rebel Operatives (First mentioned)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link) — Based on corresponding data for Hythrope system
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link) places the Hythrope system, and therefore Hythrope IV, in the Hythrope sector. Essential Atlas Extra: Expansion Region on StarWars.com (backup link) places that sector in what The Essential Atlas identifies as the Trailing Sectors region.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Essential Atlas — Based on corresponding data for Hythrope system
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Cracken's Rebel Operatives