- "Many Bothans died to bring us this information."
- ―Mon Mothma
During the Galactic Civil War, the Bothan Spynet undertook an intelligence operation on behalf of the Alliance to Restore the Republic. During the course of the mission, a massive loss of life occurred, including many Bothans, but the spynet learned that the Galactic Empire was constructing a second Death Star at the moon Endor in the Moddell sector.[1] The Bothans also managed to secure footage from Endor of the Death Star II's construction, which less than a week after the operation, was shown to Alliance High Command and the Alliance's top admirals and generals at a meeting on Zastiga.[2]
Appearances
- Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure (and audiobook) (Indirect mention only)
- Return of the Jedi – The Rebellion 1 (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (First mentioned) (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi junior novelization (Indirect mention only)
Non-canon appearances
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Escape from Coruscant" (Indirect mention only)
Sources
- Star Wars: The Rebel Files
- Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy (Indirect mention only)
Who Is Mon Mothma? on StarWars.com (backup link) (Indirect mention only)