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{{Planet
|image=[[File:Bestine_TEA.png]]
|name=Bestine IV
|region=[[Inner Rim]]<ref name="EAWGG">''[[Star Wars: Empire at War: Prima Official Game Guide]]''</ref><ref name="TEA">''[[The Essential Atlas]]''</ref>
|sector=
|system=[[Bestine system/Legends|Bestine system]]<ref name="EAWGG" /><ref name="TEA" />
|suns=1: [[Bestine (star)|Bestine]]<ref name="EAWGG" /><ref name="TEA" />
|position=4<ref name="TEA" />
|moons=2<ref name="TEA" />
|coord=M-14<ref name="TEA" />
|xyz=
|routes=[[Corellian Trade Spine/Legends|Corellian Trade Spine]]<ref name="TEA" />
|distance=
|lengthday=26 [[Standard hour/Legends|standard hours]]<ref name="TEA" />
|lengthyear=680 [[Local day/Legends|local days]]<ref name="TEA" />
|class=Terrestrial<ref name="TEA" />
|diameter=6,400 [[Kilometer/Legends|km]]<ref name="EAWGG" /><ref name="TEA" />
|atmosphere=[[Atmosphere/Legends#Type I atmospheres|Type I]] {{C|breathable}}
|climate=[[Temperature/Legends|Temperate]]<ref name="EAWGG" />
|gravity=
|terrain=*Sparse rocky islands<ref name="EAWGG" /><ref name="TEA" />
*[[Ocean/Legends|Oceans]]<ref name="EAWGG" /><ref name="TEA" />
*Shallow seas<ref name="TEA" />
|water=Planet-wide ocean<ref name="TEA" />
|interest=*[[Island Spires/Legends|Island Spires]]<ref name="EAWGG" /><ref name="TEA" />
*[[Juggerhead]]<ref name="TEA" />
*[[Tusken (island)|Tusken]]<ref name="SoT">''[[Secrets of Tatooine]]''</ref>
|flora=
|fauna=*Armored [[Fish/Legends|fish]]<ref name="TEA" />
*[[Bestine sea anemone]]
*[[Sink crab]]<ref name="EAWGG" /><ref name="TEA" />
|otherlife=
|species=
|otherspecies=*[[H'kig]]<ref name="TEA" />
*[[Human/Legends|Human]]<ref name="EAWGG" /><ref name="TEA" />
|language=[[Galactic Basic Standard/Legends|Galactic Basic Standard]]<ref name="TEA" />
|government=Informal council<ref name="TEA" />
|population=*62 million:<ref name="EAWGG" /><ref name="TEA" />
**97% Human<ref name="TEA" />
**3% other<ref name="TEA" />
|demonym=Bestinian<ref name="TEA" />
|cities=*[[Barlata]]<ref name="TEA" />
*[[Gasha]]<ref name="TEA" />
*[[Jahnae Camp|Jahnae]]<ref name="TEA" />
|imports=*Raw materials {{C|[[Imperial Period]]}}<ref name="TEA" />
*Technical gear {{C|Imperial Period}}<ref name="TEA" />
|exports=None<ref name="TEA" />
|affiliation=*[[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]]<ref name="LoG">{{TCW|Lair of Grievous}}</ref>
*[[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]]<ref name="TEA" />
*[[New Republic/Legends|New Republic]]<ref name="TEA" />
*[[Yuuzhan Vong empire]]<ref name="TEA" />
*[[Galactic Federation of Free Alliances]]<ref name="TEA" />}}
{{Quote|A friend of mine from the Academy has a friend on Bestine who might enable us to make contact with an armed Rebel unit.|[[Biggs Darklighter/Legends|Biggs Darklighter]], to [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]]|<ref name="Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (novel)">[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (novel)|''Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope'' novel]]</ref>}}
'''Bestine IV''', or simply '''Bestine''', was an aquacultural [[Planet/Legends|planet]] in the [[Inner Rim]], along the [[Corellian Trade Spine/Legends|Corellian Trade Spine]]. Nearly all of its surface was covered by a vast [[Ocean/Legends|ocean]], but there were many rugged islands spread across the planet. The original population struggled for years atop the planet's [[Island Spires/Legends|Island Spires]] to create an island paradise. As time passed, the planet was more widely known for its ship repair and construction industry, which eventually caught on with the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]], who constructed large naval shipyards.

==History==
===Early history===
Early colonization attempts of Bestine were problematic, with a series of [[Kian'thar]] settlements being tried and abandoned from [[278 BBY|278]] to [[211 BBY]]. Eventually, in [[170 BBY]], a [[H'kig]] commune was successfully established.<ref name="TEA" />

It was after this planet that [[Tatooine/Legends|Tatooine's]] capital, [[Bestine (city)/Legends|Bestine]], was named by Bestinian survivors of the [[Dowager Queen/Legends|''Dowager Queen'']] wreck. Some locations on Tatooine were named after locations on Bestine IV; for example, Tatooine's [[Fort Tusken/Legends|Fort Tusken]] was named after Bestine IV's island [[Tusken (island)|Tusken]].<ref name="SoT" />

===Clone Wars===
During the [[Clone Wars/Legends|Clone Wars]], the [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]] had a [[Republic Navy|fleet]] at Bestine. In the [[22 BBY/Legends|first year]] of the war, [[Jedi Master/Legends|Jedi Master]] [[Kit Fisto/Legends|Kit Fisto]] and his former [[Padawan/Legends|Padawan]], [[Nahdar Vebb/Legends|Nahdar Vebb]], led a [[Mission to Vassek's third moon|mission]] on [[Vassek/Legends|Vassek's]] [[Third moon of Vassek|third moon]] in an attempt to capture [[General/Legends|General]] [[Grievous/Legends|Grievous]]. During the mission, [[Clone trooper commander|Clone Commander]] [[CC-3714|Fil]] had [[Clone trooper/Legends|clone troopers]] [[Niner/Legends|Niner]] and [[Bel/Legends|Bel]] contact the fleet for reinforcements in capturing Grievous. However, they were unable to when their [[Nu-class attack shuttle|shuttle]] was destroyed by a [[IG-100 MagnaGuard/Legends|IG-100 MagnaGuard]] using a [[Missile launcher/Legends|missile launcher]].<ref name="LoG" />

===Imperial period===
The planet had become increasingly attractive due to Bestine's small but growing ship repair and construction industry, which can be credited to the planet's unique oceanic based shipyards that were designed primarily to quickly produce [[Frigate/Legends|frigate]]-sized vessels.<ref name="EAWGG" />

In [[3 BBY/Legends|3 BBY]], its populace was displaced for the construction of an [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Imperial]] naval yard. This project was simply a massive expansion of the present naval shipyards, which were curiously located on the surface of the ocean, not in orbit. The displaced populace were promised a "new and exciting home", but, when the promise wasn't kept, most ended up scattering to other systems. Many joined with or aided [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Rebel]] agents on Bestine, although they were never able to successfully sabotage the Imperial shipyards which had been code-named [[Juggerhead]]. The shipyards gave the impression that they were constructing [[Acclamator-class assault ship|''Acclamator''-class assault ships]], although in fact it was conducting research and development on a sleek, single-seat attack submersible, the [[TIE torpedo]].<ref name="TEA" /> Bestine was later the location of an important Rebel base.<ref name="Xwing">''[[Star Wars: X-Wing]]''</ref>

[[File:Bestine_eaw.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Bestine during the Galactic Civil War.]]

During the Alliance to Restore the Republic's [[Operation Skyhook|investigation]] on the [[DS-1 Orbital Battle Station/Legends|first Death Star]], and while [[Orbit/Legends|orbiting]] Bestine IV, the [[MC80 Star Cruiser/Legends|MC80 Star Cruiser]] [[Defiance/Legends|''Defiance'']] was [[Attack on the Defiance|engaged]] by the [[Imperial-class Star Destroyer/Legends|''Imperial''-class Star Destroyer]] ''[[Immortal/Legends|Immortal]]'', which launched squadrons of [[TIE/sa bomber/Legends|TIE/sa bombers]] to destroy her. Rebel [[Pilot/Legends|pilots]] were able to tarry them, until the ''Defiance'' [[Hyperspace/Legends|hyperspaced]] away. The [[Independence/Legends|''Independence'']] was later [[Attack on the Independence|attacked]] in a similar way.<ref name="Xwing" />

Bestine IV was the homeworld of [[Rebel pilot/Legends|Rebel pilots]] [[Jek Tono Porkins/Legends|Jek Porkins]]<ref name="trilogy-sb">''[[The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook]]''</ref> and [[Zev Senesca/Legends|Zev Senesca]].<ref name="TEA" />

===Later history===
Bestine IV stayed under Imperial control until [[9 ABY/Legends|9 ABY]]. Following the defeat of [[Grand Admiral/Legends|Grand Admiral]] [[Mitth'raw'nuruodo/Legends|Thrawn]], Imperial forces cleared the Juggerhead facilities and abandoned the planet. Bestine IV became part of the [[New Republic/Legends|New Republic]] soon after.<ref name="TEA" />

During the [[Yuuzhan Vong War]], the [[Yuuzhan Vong]] conquered Bestine sometime around [[27 ABY/Legends|27 ABY]]. It was later [[Battle of the Bestine system|recaptured]] by the [[Galactic Federation of Free Alliances|Galactic Alliance]].<ref name="TEA" />

==Behind the scenes==
Bestine is mentioned in dialogue in a scene cut from [[Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope|''A New Hope'']], where [[Biggs Darklighter/Legends|Biggs Darklighter]] tells of his plans to defect and join the [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Alliance to Restore the Republic]] through a friend "on Bestine", though it is believed the reference is to the Tatooine city of the same name, founded by colonists from the planet.

==Appearances==
*{{KOTORbackups|13}} {{Mo}}
*''[[The Clone Wars: Grievous Attacks!]]'' {{Mo}} {{C|Misspelled "Besteene"}} <!--P. 143-->
*{{TCW|Lair of Grievous}} {{Mo}}
*''[[Boba Fett: A New Threat]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[Kenobi (novel)|''Kenobi'']] {{Mo}}
*[[Kenobi (audiobook)|''Kenobi'' audiobook]] {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars: X-Wing]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Star Wars: Empire at War]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption]]''
*[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (novel)|''Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope'' novel]] {{1stm}}
*{{Film|IV}} {{C|Deleted scenes}} {{Mo}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 1|''Star Wars'' (1977) 1]] {{Mo}}
*''[[X-Wing Rogue Squadron ½]]'' {{Imo}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 9|''Star Wars'' (1977) 9]] {{Mo}}
*{{SWG|An Empire Divided}} {{Imo}} <!--As Bestinnian tang-root-->
*{{Journal|9|Slaying Dragons}} {{Imo}} <!--As Bestinnian tang-root-->
*[[Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (novel)|''Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi'' novel]] {{Imo}} <!--As Bestinian skyhoppers, in chapter four-->
*''[[A New Hope: The Life of Luke Skywalker]]'' {{C|Mentioned in flashback only}} <!--P. 88-->
*''[[Legacy of the Force: Revelation]]'' {{Mo}}

==Sources==
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*''[[A Guide to the Star Wars Universe]]'' {{C|Bestine (1)}}
*''[[Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope]]''
*''[[The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook]]'' {{C|As "Bestine"}}
*''[[Dark Force Rising Sourcebook]]'' {{C|As "Bestine"}}
*''[[Galaxy Guide 7: Mos Eisley]]''
*''[[The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook]]''
*''[[X-Wing: The Official Strategy Guide]]''
*[[The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook (Second Edition)|''The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook'', Second Edition]]
*''[[Cracken's Rebel Operatives]]'' {{C|As "Bestine"}}
*[[Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope (Second Edition)|''Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope'', Second Edition]]
*{{CCG|set=Premiere Limited|link=Premiere-Light/large/biggsdarklighter.gif|cardname=Biggs Darklighter}} {{C|As "Bestine"}}
*''[[The Essential Guide to Characters]]''
*[[Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back (Second Edition)|''Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back'', Second Edition]]
*{{Journal|14|Special Ops: Drop Points}} {{C|"Operation Nighthook Drop Points" capsule}}
*''[[Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition]]''
*''[[Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*''[[The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Power of the Jedi]]''
*''[[Secrets of Tatooine]]''
*{{InsiderCite|59|Who's Who in Rogue Squadron}}
*''[[The New Essential Chronology]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Empire at War: Prima Official Game Guide]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption Expansion: Prima Official Game Guide]]''
*[[Starships of the Galaxy (Saga Edition)|''Starships of the Galaxy'', Saga Edition]]
*''[[The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide]]''
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]'' {{C|See "Bestine system"}}
*''[[The Essential Atlas]]''
*''[[Scavenger's Guide to Droids]]''
*{{DB|character|jekredsixporkins|Porkins, Jek (Red Six)|archivedate=20100918105621}}
*[[Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook|''Star Wars: Edge of the Empire'' Core Rulebook]]
*[[Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook|''Star Wars: Age of Rebellion'' Core Rulebook]]
*''[[Fly Casual]]''
}}

==Notes and references==
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