This is a Special Report from the Hypermedia Galactic News Service...

"This is a Special Report from the Hypermedia Galactic News Service..." is a short narrative written by Bill Slavicsek that was published in the Heir to the Empire Sourcebook by West End Games in July 1992.^[1]

Plot summary

On the day of the Battle of Sluis Van, Hypermedia Galactic News Service reporter Dref Voltin details known information and rumors about the attack, in addition to accusations of treason towards New Republic admiral Gial Ackbar.

Media

Collected in

Heir to the Empire Sourcebook

Appearances

By type

Characters	Organisms	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

Gial Ackbar (Mentioned only)
Leia Organa Solo (Mentioned only)
Luke Skywalker (Mentioned only)
Han Solo (Mentioned only)
Dref Voltin (First appearance)

Events

Thrawn campaign (Mentioned only)
- Attack on Bpfassh (Indirect mention only)
- Battle of Sluis Van (Mentioned only)

Locations

Sluis sector (Mentioned only)
- Sluis system (Mentioned only)
  - Sluis Van Shipyards (Mentioned only)

Organizations and titles

Admiral (Mentioned only)
Galactic Empire (Mentioned only)
- Zero-G assault stormtrooper (Mentioned only)
Hypermedia Galactic News Service (First appearance)
Jedi Knight (Mentioned only)
Journalist
New Republic (Mentioned only)
- New Republic Provisional Council (Mentioned only)
- Rogue Squadron (Mentioned only)
Princess (Mentioned only)

Vehicles and vessels

Space station (Mentioned only)
Plasma-Jet Mole Miner (Mentioned only)
Star Destroyer (Mentioned only)
- Chimaera (Indirect mention only)
- Death's Head (Indirect mention only)
- Inexorable (Indirect mention only)
- Nemesis (Indirect mention only)
- Stormhawk (Indirect mention only)
Starship (Mentioned only)
- Freighter (Mentioned only)
  - Millennium Falcon (Mentioned only)
- T-65 X-wing starfighter (Mentioned only)
- TIE/ln space superiority starfighter (Mentioned only)
- Warship (Mentioned only)

Miscellanea

Fleet (Mentioned only)
Lightspeed (Mentioned only)
Platoon (Mentioned only)
Sector (Mentioned only)
Shipyard (Mentioned only)
Standard day
Star system (Mentioned only)
Squadron (Mentioned only)
Treason (Mentioned only)

Notes and references

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 Heir to the Empire Sourcebook
↑ The events of This is a Special Report from the Hypermedia Galactic News Service... take place concurrently with those of Heir to the Empire, which The Essential Reader's Companion dates to 9 ABY.

[SB-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 Heir to the Empire Sourcebook

[Date-2] The events of This is a Special Report from the Hypermedia Galactic News Service... take place concurrently with those of Heir to the Empire, which The Essential Reader's Companion dates to 9 ABY.

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