The Star Wars universe is set in a galaxy that is the scene of clashes between the Jedi Knights and the Dark Lords of the Sith, characters who are sensitive to the Force, a mysterious energy field that gives them psychic powers.

Massassis trees, with their purple bark, surrounded by climbing ferns, pomegranate mushrooms and bio-luminescent orchids, are an important part of the local flora...

[3][5] During the Galactic Civil War, military leader Jan Dodonna founded a rebel cell on Yavin 4.

[2][13] The Rebels launch several squadrons of fighters in the hope of taking advantage of a weakness in the Death Star's design to destroy it.

The torpedo sent by a new recruit to the "Red" squadron, Luke Skywalker, destroyed the battle station, giving the Alliance a major victory over the Empire.

[15] After retiring, pilot Shara Bey and sergeant Kes Dameron,[Note 2] two former rebels, settled on Yavin 4 to live.

[16][17] Following the takeover of Lucasfilm by The Walt Disney Company, all elements narrated in derivative products dating prior to 26 April 2014 were declared to be outside of canon and were then grouped together as "Star Wars Legends".

[18] Around 5000 BC, the Massassis[Note 1] species were living on Yavin 4 when the Sith Lord Naga Sadow fled Korriban after losing the Great Hyperspace War.

[20] Faced with his defeat at the hands of the Jedi, Naga Sadow partially resisted death by plunging into a century-long sleep on Yavin 4.

There, he kills Naga Sadow once and for all, then enslaves the Massassis, having them build enormous temples, focal points of great power.

Unable to repel the Jedi's victory over him, he found a way to survive for several millennia by transferring his spirit to a temple in the natural satellite.

During the battle, Anakin seems to move particularly close to the Dark Side, in the run-up to his total overthrow in the final moments of the Clone Wars.

[4][23][24][25] After the rise of the New Republic against the Galactic Empire, Luke Skywalker chose the moon as the place to found the New Jedi Order, and took Mara Jade with him.

[27] [28][29] [30] The idea of using these ruins as a film location came to George Lucas when, in England, he noticed the pre-Columbian site on a travel agency poster.

[16] Yavin 4 and the Rebel base appeared again in Rogue One, the first film in the Star Wars Story spin-off series.

From 1 November 2021, Funko marketed the Pop figure under number 459 "Princess Leia (Yavin Ceremony)" Note 5.

[40][41] A few months later, in the spring of 2022, Hasbro released a similar figure in its Black Series for Lucasfilm's 50th anniversary under the name "Princess Leia Organa (Yavin 4)".

It explains that this natural satellite has two main qualities: its history linked to the Sith and its appearance due to the temples used as starship hangars by the rebels.

[45] The Comic Book Resources website ranked Yavin 4 fourth, behind Naboo, Bespin and the forest moon of Endor.

Among the qualities of the natural satellite, the site mainly mentions the medal ceremony room and the outward appearance of the Rebel base.

[47] The duel between Asajj Ventress and Anakin Skywalker on Yavin 4 in particular is one of the most popular moments in the Clone Wars animated series, mainly for the visual effect.

[23][24][25] The choice of Yavin 4, a jungle world, as the base for the rebels, the heroes of A New Hope, can be explained by the fact that the worlds in the saga that are home to the characters from the side of good are wild, natural and verdant, such as the saga's other notable satellite, the forest moon of Endor, and the planets Naboo and Kashyyyk.

The characters in the evil camp live in an artificial base, the Death Star, as opposed to the verdant Yavin 4.

[45] A scene set on Yavin 4 in particular continues to leave its mark on fans of the saga and the specialist press several decades after its presence in A New Hope: The Last, with the medal ceremony.

Firstly, some fans believe that this means that the Rebel Alliance considers humans, including Han and Luke, to be superior to other species.