Belassar system
- "Hutch is gone. He was my friend. He piloted me once to a mission in the Belassar system."
- ―Princess Leia Organa
The Belassar system was a star system located in the Sarla sector of the Expansion Region.[1] Early during the Galactic Civil War,[4] prior to the Battle of Yavin, the Galactic Empire moved to suppress Rebel Alliance activity in the system. In response, Princess Leia Organa and the Alderaanian consular ship Tantive IV,[5] accompanied by pilot Jon "Dutch" Vander,[3] arrived to clandestinely support the Rebels.[5] From at least 12 ABY to 17 ABY, the Bellasar system fell within the borders of New Republic–controlled space.[2]
Behind the scenes
The Belassar system was first mentioned in the 1998 young-readers story Star Wars Journal: Captive to Evil, written by Jude Watson.[3]
The 2009 reference book The Essential Atlas placed the Belassar system in grid square J-8 and expanded on Leia Organa's mission there,[5] as first recounted in Watson's story.[3]
Appearances
- Star Wars Journal: Captive to Evil (First mentioned)
Sources
- The Essential Atlas
- The Essential Guide to Warfare
Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link not verified!)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link not verified!)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Essential Guide to Warfare
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Star Wars Journal: Captive to Evil
- ↑ The Essential Atlas dates the Rebel Alliance mission in the Belassar system between 2 BBY–0 BBY, the first two years of the Galactic Civil War.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 The Essential Atlas