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{{Planet
|image=[[File:YavinPrime-AORCR.png]]
|name=Yavin Prime
|region=[[Outer Rim Territories/Legends|Outer Rim Territories]]<ref name="GATORW">''[[Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds]]''</ref>
|sector=[[Gordian Reach/Legends|Gordian Reach]]<ref name="Atlas">''[[The Essential Atlas]]''</ref>
|system=[[Yavin system/Legends|Yavin system]]<ref name="GATORW" />
|suns=1: [[Yavin (star)|Yavin]]<ref name="GATORW" />
|position=3rd<ref name="GATORW" />
|moons=26; including<ref name="GATORW" />
*[[Yavin 1]]<ref name="GATORW" />
*[[Yavin 2]]<ref name="GATORW" />
*[[Yavin 3]]<ref name="GATORW" />
*[[Yavin 4/Legends|Yavin 4]]<ref name="A new Hope">{{Film|IV}}</ref>
*[[Yavin 7]]<ref name="GATORW" />
*[[Yavin 8/Legends|Yavin 8]]<ref name="GATORW" />
*[[Yavin 13/Legends|Yavin 13]]<ref name="GATORW" />
*[[Yavin 22]]<ref name="GATORW" />
|coord=P-6<ref name="Atlas" />
|xyz=
|routes=
|distance=40,500 [[Light-year/Legends|light-years]]
|lengthday=24 [[Standard hour/Legends|standard hours]]<ref name="GATORW" />
|lengthyear=4,818 [[Standard day/Legends|standard days]]<ref name="GATORW" />
|class=[[Gas giant/Legends|Gas giant]]<ref name="GATORW" />
|diameter=198,500 [[Kilometer/Legends|km]]<ref name="GATORW" />
|atmosphere=[[Poison/Legends|Toxic]]<ref name="GATORW" />
|climate=Hostile {{C|chemical and magnetic storms}}<ref name="GATORW" />
|gravity=Heavy {{C|400% [[Gravity/Legends|standard]]}}<ref name="GATORW" />
|terrain=[[Gas/Legends|Gas]] giant<ref name="GATORW" />
|water=0%
|interest=*[[Achtnak Turbine Station]]
*[[GemDiver Station]]
*[[Yavin Station]]
|flora=
|fauna=
|otherlife=
|species=Floating gasbag creatures<ref name="GATORW" />
|otherspecies=None<ref name="GATORW" />
|language=None<ref name="GATORW" />
|government=None<ref name="GATORW" />
|population=None<ref name="GATORW" />
|demonym=
|cities=None
|imports=None<ref name="GATORW" />
|exports=[[Corusca gem/Legends|Corusca Gems]]<ref name="GATORW" />
|affiliation=*[[Infinite Empire]]
*[[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]]
*[[Confederacy of Independent Systems/Legends|Confederacy of Independent Systems]]<ref name="Atlas" />
*[[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]]
*[[New Republic/Legends|New Republic]]
*[[New Jedi Order]]
*[[Yuuzhan Vong empire]]
*[[Galactic Federation of Free Alliances]]}}
{{Quote|Yavin is one of those gas giants that looks like it missed out on starhood by a very slim margin.|[[Suz Tanwa]]|Yavin: The Big Red One}}
'''Yavin Prime''', also known as '''Yavin''' (Yavin pronounced: YAH-vin), was a bright red [[Gas giant/Legends|gas giant]] in the [[Gordian Reach/Legends|Gordian Reach]] [[Sector/Legends|sector]] (part of the [[Bright Jewel Oversector/Legends|Bright Jewel Oversector]]).

==Description==
[[File:Falcon_approaches_Yavin.png|thumb|left|180px|The [[Millennium Falcon/Legends|''Millennium Falcon'']] approaches Yavin.]]
It was located on the backward [[Gordian Reach/Legends|Gordian Reach]], a [[Hyperspace/Legends|hyperspace]] route from which the [[Sector/Legends|sector]] got its name. Yavin was best known for its [[Moon/Legends|moon]], [[Yavin 4/Legends|Yavin 4]], which was the location of the [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Rebel Alliance's]] base prior to its discovery and near destruction in the [[Battle of Yavin/Legends|Battle of Yavin]]. Of its overall total of 26, Yavin had two other moons that were habitable; [[Yavin 8/Legends|Yavin 8]] and [[Yavin 13/Legends|Yavin 13]].

Yavin's [[Atmosphere/Legends|atmosphere]] was made up of thick clouds swept about by violent, hurricane-force winds. Any craft that entered the atmosphere without the benefit of a tracking beacon would quickly become lost, its pilot disoriented by the buffeting winds. It was believed these storms lasted all the way to the surface without letting up. The immense atmospheric pressure was also something to contend with, and could easily crush an unprotected ship. It was for these reasons that Yavin was chosen as the initial location for disposing of the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Imperial]] [[Sun Crusher]] superweapon. However, the Sun Crusher's superstrong hull proved resistant to Yavin's dense atmosphere and was quite space-worthy when later recovered by [[Kyp Durron]].

==History==
{{Quote|We are approaching the planet Yavin. The Rebel base is on a moon on the far side. We are preparing to orbit the planet.|An Imperial to Wilhuff Tarkin via intercom|Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope}}
<div style="float:right">[[File:Death_Star_Yavin.png|thumb|180px|Yavin orbited by the [[DS-1 Orbital Battle Station/Legends|Death Star]].]]</div>
The [[Yavin system/Legends|Yavin system]] was conquered by the [[Rakata/Legends|Rakata]] during the reign of their [[Infinite Empire]], but later abandoned.

After the [[Great Sith War/Legends|Great Sith War]], [[Yavin Station]] [[Orbit/Legends|orbited]] the planet and was used for [[Corusca gem/Legends|corusca gem]] "fishing" until it blew apart in [[3956 BBY]] and crashed on [[Yavin 22]]. Shortly after the [[Battle of Yavin/Legends|Battle of Yavin]], Baron [[Orman Tagge/Legends|Orman Tagge]] constructed [[Achtnak Turbine Station]], hidden within the gas giant, from which he launched [[TIE Series|TIE]] attacks on [[Great Temple/Legends|Massassi Station]]; Achtnak was destroyed by [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]]. [[Lando Calrissian/Legends|Lando Calrissian]] later established [[GemDiver Station]] in the giant's orbit, for the "fishing" of [[Corusca gem/Legends|corusca gems]]. GemDiver Station was attacked by the forces of the [[Shadow Academy]].

During the [[Yuuzhan Vong War]], the [[Yuuzhan Vong]] took Yavin along with the rest of the Yavin system in [[26 ABY]] following the [[Invasion of Yavin 4|capture of the Jedi Praxeum]].

==Behind the scenes==
The PC game [[Star Wars: Rebellion (video game)|''Star Wars: Rebellion'']] mistakenly states that Yavin Prime is in the [[Sumitra sector]].

==Appearances==
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*''[[Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi — The Fall of the Sith Empire]]''
*[[Tales of the Jedi &ndash; Dark Lords of the Sith 4|''Tales of the Jedi &ndash; Dark Lords of the Sith'' 4]]
*[[Tales of the Jedi &ndash; Dark Lords of the Sith 5|''Tales of the Jedi &ndash; Dark Lords of the Sith'' 5]]
*[[Tales of the Jedi &ndash; The Sith War 2|''Tales of the Jedi &ndash; The Sith War'' 2]]
*[[Tales of the Jedi &ndash; The Sith War 3|''Tales of the Jedi &ndash; The Sith War'' 3]]
*[[Tales of the Jedi &ndash; The Sith War 6|''Tales of the Jedi &ndash; The Sith War'' 6]]
*''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic]]'' {{C|Only seen with PC version or via an Xbox Live download}}
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic: Shadow of Revan]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Fallen Empire]]''
*''[[Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter]]'' {{Mo}}
*{{CW|17}}
*{{CW|19}}
*{{CW|21}} {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars: X-Wing]]''
*[[Death Star (novel)|''Death Star'']]
*[[Empire 9|''Empire'' 9]]
*[[Empire 12|''Empire'' 12]]
*[[Empire 13|''Empire'' 13]]
*''[[Star Wars Journal: The Fight for Justice]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars Journal: Captive to Evil]]''
*[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (novel)|''Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope'' novel]] {{1st}}
*{{Film|IV}}
*[[Empire 11|''Empire'' 11]] {{Flash}}
*''[[X-Wing Rogue Squadron ½]]''
*[[Droids (1986) 8|''Droids'' (1986) 8]]
*[[Empire 15|''Empire'' 15]]
*[[Star Wars (1977) 5|''Star Wars'' (1977) 5]]
*[[Star Wars (1977) 6|''Star Wars'' (1977) 6]]
*''[[Super Star Wars]]''
*[[Empire 14|''Empire'' 14]] {{Mo}}
*[[Star Wars: Rebellion (video game)|''Star Wars: Rebellion'']] {{Mo}}
*''[[The Jewel of Yavin]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars Missions 1: Assault on Yavin Four]]''
*''[[Star Wars Missions 2: Escape from Thyferra]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars Missions 4: Destroy the Liquidator]]''
*''[[Rebel Force: Renegade]]''
*[[Star Wars (1977) 7|''Star Wars'' (1977) 7]] {{Mo}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 8|''Star Wars'' (1977) 8]] {{Mo}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 9|''Star Wars'' (1977) 9]]
*[[Star Wars (1977) 10|''Star Wars'' (1977) 10]]
*[[Star Wars (1977) 11|''Star Wars'' (1977) 11]] {{Flash}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 15|''Star Wars'' (1977) 15]] {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron]]''
*[[Star Wars (1977) 18|''Star Wars'' (1977) 18]] {{Mo}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 25|''Star Wars'' (1977) 25]]
*[[Star Wars (1977) 26|''Star Wars'' (1977) 26]]
*[[Star Wars (1977) 27|''Star Wars'' (1977) 27]]
*[[Star Wars (1977) 29|''Star Wars'' (1977) 29]]
*[[Star Wars (1977) 35|''Star Wars'' (1977) 35]]
*[[Star Wars Annual (1977) 1|''Star Wars Annual'' (1977) 1]] {{Mo}}
*''[[Untitled Pizzazz Star Wars Story, Part I]]''
*{{GamerCite|1|Fair Prey}} {{Mo}}
*"[[Death Star Pirates]]"
*[[Empire 19|''Empire'' 19]] {{Mo}}
*[[Empire 22|''Empire'' 22]] {{Mo}}
*[[Rebellion 12|''Rebellion'' 12]] {{Mo}}
*{{SWG|An Empire Divided}}
*''[[Tatooine Sojourn]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Rebel Mission to Ord Mantell]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Entrenched]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars Journal: Hero for Hire]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[X-Wing: Rogue Leader 1]]'' {{Mo}}
*{{Tales|23|Lucky (comic)|Lucky}} {{Mo}}
*''[[The Glove of Darth Vader]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[The Lost City of the Jedi]]'' {{Mo}}
*{{Journal|15|Firestorm (short story)|Firestorm}}
*[[Dark Apprentice (novel)|''Dark Apprentice'']]
*''[[Champions of the Force]]''
*''[[I, Jedi]]''
*[[Darksaber (novel)|''Darksaber'']]
*''[[Jedi Academy: Leviathan]]''
*''[[Junior Jedi Knights: The Golden Globe]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Junior Jedi Knights: Lyric's World]]''
*''[[Junior Jedi Knights: Anakin's Quest]]''
*[[Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights|''Young Jedi Knights'']]
*{{GamerCite|5|The Crystal}}
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory I: Conquest]]''
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===Non-canon appearances===
*''[[Star Wars: Battlefront II]]''
*''[[Star Wars Infinities: A New Hope]]''
*''[[LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy]]''
*''[[LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga]]''
*{{Tales|16|The Long, Bad Day}}
*{{Tales|10|Free Memory}} {{Flash}}

==Sources==
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*<!-- 1984/02/12 -->''[[Star Wars Word Puzzles]]''
*<!-- 1984/12 -->''[[A Guide to the Star Wars Universe]]'' {{C|As "Yavin"}}
*[[Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game (first edition)|''Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game'']]
*''[[Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin]]''
*''[[Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back]]''
*''[[Galaxy Guide 8: Scouts]]''
*''[[The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook]]'' {{C|As "Yavin"}}
*''[[Star Wars Technical Journal of the Rebel Forces]]'' {{C|As "Yavin"}}
*[[Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin (Second Edition)|''Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin'', Second Edition]]
*{{InsiderCite|28|The Horse's Mouth|Straight from the Horse's Mouth: A Guide to the Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi Universe, Part 3}}
*''[[The Jedi Academy Sourcebook]]'' {{ID|Yavin prime}}
*''[[Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook]]''
*''[[Alien Encounters]]''
*''[[The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide]]''
*{{FFCite|7|LEI8, ''Princess Leia Organa''}}
*<!-- 2003-06 -->{{SonyCite|url=content.jsp?page=YAVIN%204|text=Yavin 4|archivedate=20051019103026}}
*''[[Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds]]''
*{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/sw20040325adv|text=Rough and Tundra|int=Rough and Tundra|archivedate=20100218041522}}
*{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/sw20040722yavin|text=Yavin: The Big Red One|int=Yavin: The Big Red One|archivedate=20100116175923}} {{C|Vignette}}
*''[[Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy]]''
*{{SonyCite|url=expansions_sectors_yavin.jsp|text=Yavin System|archivedate=20051012174250}}
*[[Star Wars: Complete Locations (2005)|''Star Wars: Complete Locations'']]
*''[[The New Essential Chronology]]'' {{1stID}}
*''[[Star Wars: Empire at War: Prima Official Game Guide]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption Expansion: Prima Official Game Guide]]''
*''[[Star Wars Fandex Deluxe Edition]]''
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*''[[The Essential Atlas]]''
*[[Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook|''Star Wars: Edge of the Empire'' Core Rulebook]]
*''[[Star Wars: Force Collection]]'' {{C|Card: Del Goren}}
*''[[Star Wars: Force Collection]]'' {{C|Card: Chachi De Maal}}
*''[[Star Wars: Force Collection]]'' {{C|Card: Han Solo (Special)}}
*{{SW|url=news/the-imperial-warlords-despoilers-of-an-empire-part-2|text=The Imperial Warlords: Despoilers of an Empire, Part 2|int=The Imperial Warlords: Despoilers of an Empire}}
*[[Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook|''Star Wars: Age of Rebellion'' Core Rulebook]]
*{{InsiderCite|152|Blaster (Star Wars Insider)|Blaster}}
*''[[Strongholds of Resistance]]''
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==Notes and references==
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{{Interlang
|bg=Явин Прайм
|cs=Yavin Prime/Legendy
|de=Yavin#legends
|es=Yavin Prime/Leyendas
|fr=Yavin Prime
|it=Yavin Prime
|ko=야빈
|nl=Yavin
|no=Yavin Prime
|pl=Yavin Prime
|pt=Yavin Prime
|ru=Явин
}}

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