Rescue of Princess Leia

The operation did not begin as a rescue: the Millennium Falcon was carrying Obi-Wan Kenobi, Luke Skywalker, and R2-D2 to Alderaan in order to deliver the stolen battle station plans to the Alliance. The planet turned out to have been destroyed, and the ship, which emerged from hyperspace amid its debris, was captured by the station's tractor beam; the crew and passengers hid in maintenance compartments. Solo and Skywalker disguised themselves in stormtrooper uniforms, Kenobi set out to shut down the tractor beam, and R2-D2, plugging into the station's network, discovered that Princess Leia Organa, who had passed the plans to him, was being held in detention block AA-23. The group got in there, leading Chewbacca in binders as a supposed prisoner, freed the captive, and fought their way back to the ship, with Organa herself often taking the initiative in the firefight. On the way back, Kenobi confronted Darth Vader, his former apprentice, and allowed himself to be killed so that the others could get away. The Falcon broke free of the station and fought off the starfighters pursuing it, but the Empire had deliberately placed a tracking beacon on it and followed it to Yavin 4, which led to the Battle of Yavin.

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• Star Wars: Episode IV – A New HopeFilmСобытие показано в этом произведении.

• Interception of the diplomatic ship1 BBYA cause of this eventThe seizure of the ship resulted in the capture of the senator, who was later taken off the battle station.

• Battle of Yavin0 ABYThis event contributed to itExplanation hidden: it reveals the plot of the related event.

• Delivery of the plans to the Alliance1 BBYHappens in parallelExplanation hidden: it reveals the plot of the related event.

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