Imperial Fortress (Yavin 4)

Imperial Fortress
General information
Constructed	0 ABY
Location	Yavin 4
Point(s) of interest	Detainment Facility
Chronological and political information
Affiliation	Galactic Empire Alliance to Restore the Republic (briefly)

"It's a standard forward base where they re-supply their troops and tend to the wounded. If we can get them here, we might be able to push the Empire back long enough for everyone to make it off of the planet."

―A Rebel commando

The Imperial Fortress was an Imperial military base and starport on Yavin 4.

History

"We have little hope of defeating all of the Imperial forces on this Yavin moon, but at the very least we've disrupted their ability to search for others of the Alliance who are stranded here. We intend to hold this base for as long as possible and weaken the Imperial position here as much as possible, but we've already had to defend against a patrol of stormtroopers. Please advise on the availability of reinforcements!"

―Intercepted Rebel transmission

Stormtroopers and Rebel troops fighting for the control of the base.

The Imperial Fortress was built by the Empire after the Rebel Alliance evacuated Yavin 4, six months after the Battle of Yavin. The base was commanded by Vraker Orde. A garrison of stormtroopers was based in this outpost in order to fight renaming Rebel troops hidden in the jungles and to prevent any attempt of the Alliance to reuse Yavin 4 as a base. Ironically, the Rebels managed to briefly occupy the base shortly after its construction.

Later, members of the Black Epsilon and Storm Squadron were stationed at the fortress to receive various space combat missions to fight Rebel presence in the Yavin system. Officers of this two detachments included Haymir Rendundi, Field Commander Alozen and Captain Denner. Lieutenant Colonel Barlow was also based at the Imperial Fortress.

In 1 ABY, two Imperial technicians, Tellulon and Arlo, were based at the outpost. The former was in fact a spy of the Rebel Alliance who eventually convinced the latter to defect to the Alliance. Around the same time, Wedge Antilles tasked a group of Rebel operatives to raid the Imperial Detainment Facility in the fortress during the Remembrance Day festivities. The Rebel agents successfully rescued six Rebel pilots from the facility.

Appearances

• Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided (First appearance)
• Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed
• Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees
• Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE)

Sources

• 10 Hot Spots Travel Guide on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)
• Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience: Prima Official Game Guide
• Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Guide: Prima Official Game Guide

External links

• Yavin Imperial Base on the SWG Wiki