The following morning, the ceremony was held to honor Skywalker, Solo and Chewbacca, as the beings responsible for the Death Star's destruction. The heroes of Yavin enter the throne room. ' Thanks to your courage, we have delivered a telling blow to the Empire with the destruction of their Death Star.' вЂ•Leia Organa, to the assembled Alliance members Once arriving at the base, the Rebels planned an attack to destroy the battle station using the stolen plans that had been placed into R2-D2 shortly before Organa's capture, the battle that followed resulted in the Death Star's destruction. ДЇollowing the rescue, they made their way to Yavin 4 where the Rebel base was located, but was secretly being tracked by the Death Star as Darth Vader had placed a homing beacon on their ship. After witnessing the destruction of her homeworld, Organa was rescued by the Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, the smuggler Han Solo, a young farmboy from Tatooine named Luke Skywalker and the Wookiee Chewbacca. Following the theft of the plans, they were transmitted to Princess Leia Organa of Alderaan who was captured by Imperial forces under the command of Darth Vader, she was then taken aboard the Death Star where she was tortured for information about the Rebel Base. In 0 BBY, the Alliance to Restore the Republic engaged in its first decisive battle against the Galactic Empire by stealing the plans to the Death Star, an Imperial superweapon capable of destroying entire planets. ' Great shot, kid! That was one in a million!' вЂ•Han Solo to Luke Skywalker

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