- "It's not very roomy, but I think it's turned out all right. And it's close to Yavin IV, where I got most of my parts. Nobody comes here except the smugglers and Trandoshans anyway, so I get left alone the way I like it."
- ―Suvam Tan
Yavin Station was a space station that had been built in orbit around the gas giant of Yavin Prime.
History
- "This station is an old Republic supply depot from when they were fighting Exar Kun. Once they destroyed Yavin IV's surface, though, they didn't need it anymore. Once they'd gone, I decided to move in and use the place myself."
- ―Suvam Tan
During the Great Sith War, the station was a Galactic Republic supply depot. The station was abandoned after the defeat of Exar Kun and the bombing of Exar's stronghold on Yavin 4.[2]
A former Rodian slave of Exar's forces, known as Suvam Tan, later took up residence in the station, using it as a base for scavenging on Yavin 4. He would trade the salvage with Trandoshans and smugglers that came through, in exchange for food and supplies. During the Jedi Civil War, Revan encountered Yavin Station and Suvam. In exchange for Revan's help against the Trandoshans (who had grown unruly due to Davik Kang's death), Suvam supplied the Jedi with a variety of powerful and rare equipment.[2]
Eventually, Yavin Station began to crumble due to the poor quality of the Tatooine ore in the alloys used to build the station. Suvam hid several of his most prized possessions on locations on the three habitable moons of Yavin, and sent a data crystal containing the information to his son on Rodia.[1] The station was still intact by the time of the Galactic War three centuries later, but sometime after that,[6] the station exploded, propelling it into Yavin 22.[1]
The station and Suvam's body were discovered four millennia later by his descendant, Suz Tanwa.[1]
Behind the scenes
"Yavin: The Big Red One" originally stated that the station was destroyed shortly after the Jedi Civil War,[1] but Star Wars: The Old Republic: Shadow of Revan shows the station intact over three centuries afterwards.[6] As the station is found in 0 BBY on Yavin 22, this article assumes that the station still exploded sometime after Shadow of Revan.
Appearances
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (First appearance)
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Shadow of Revan
Sources
Yavin: The Big Red One: Part 5: Twenty-Two Catch on Wizards.com (original site is defunct)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6
Yavin: The Big Red One: Part 5: Twenty-Two Catch on Wizards.com (original site is defunct)
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 The Essential Atlas
- ↑ The Client States and Miscellaneous Regions map in The Essential Atlas places the entirety of grid square P-6 in the Trans-Hydian Borderlands.
- ↑ According to
Forums: Dear Story Team, What Year Are We Currently In? on The Old Republic's official website (backup link), Star Wars: The Old Republic: Rise of the Hutt Cartel takes place from early to mid 3638 BBY, and further Game Updates that were released in 2013 take place in the latter half of that year. The post also states that Game Updates released in 2014 can be placed in early and mid 3637 BBY, Shadow of Revan takes place near the end of that year, and that the events of Game Updates 3.1 through 3.3 can be placed in early and mid 3636 BBY. Therefore, the events of Game Update 3.0 and the Digital Expansion Shadow of Revan can be placed near the end of 3637 BBY.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Star Wars: The Old Republic: Shadow of Revan
