- "Tatooine – city of Bestine: The capital of Tatooine is rife with corruption and political turmoil, and is also a key Imperial outpost. If we take and hold this city we will control a wealth of information that moves through the galactic underworld."
- ―Ysanne Isard, Imperial Naval Communiqué 31756
The Invasion of Bestine was a series of ongoing sieges between the Galactic Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic in the capital city of Bestine on the planet Tatooine during the Galactic Civil War. These sieges took place sometime following the Battle of Yavin in 0 BBY, but before the Battle of Hoth. The plan to invade Bestine and other cities throughout the galaxy was concocted by the Rebel Alliance, but was intercepted by Imperial Intelligence, allowing for the Empire to prepare a proper defense. The invasion culminated in a series of violent sieges between the two factions, resulting in a back and forth occupation of the capital throughout the Galactic Civil War.
Appearances[]
- Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) (First appearance)
Sources[]
Producer's Note – November 2009 on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)- Producer's Note – December 2009 on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Friday Feature – Galactic Civil War: Game Update 15 (Behind the Scenes) on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Star Wars Galaxies™ Galactic Civil War: Forces Under Siege (Game Update 15) on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑
Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Game Update 14: Death Troopers
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Game Update 15: Galactic Civil War: Forces Under Siege
- ↑ The opening crawl of Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided dates the game to after the events of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, and additionally, Serji-X Arrogantus, who died in Star Wars (1977) 10—the events of which The New Essential Chronology dates to 0 ABY—appears in the game. Therefore, at least a portion of Star Wars Galaxies must be set in that year. Furthermore, in the game Ruwan Tokai references the destruction of the Death Star as having occurred one year earlier, and Strongholds of Resistance also places the events of Galaxies' Chapter 9: "The Fury of Exar Kun" in 1 ABY. Lastly, while Chapter 11: "The Battle of Echo Base" features the Battle of Hoth—dated to 3 ABY by The New Essential Chronology—the developers have stated that the portrayal of that battle in the game is intentionally anachronistic. Therefore, the events of Star Wars Galaxies must span from 0 ABY to around 1 ABY.
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies™ Galactic Civil War: Forces Under Siege (Game Update 15) on the official Star Wars Galaxies forums (content now obsolete; backup link)
External links[]
- Bestine GCW Invasion on the SWG Wiki
