Solar Sunday 12-3-17

Today's planet is Yavin 4. Now I know this is a planet most Star Wars fans are familiar with but I want to talk about its intriguing history . Yavin 4 is a jungle planet riddled with the ruins of a lost civilization. You would recognize these ruins from A New Hope as the rebel base where they launched their strike against the first Death Star. The lost civilization in question is the Massassi. The Massassi were an ancient warrior civilization predating the Galactic civil war by 5,000 years. The Massassi were enslaved by the Sith and built great temples on the planets surface. It was on Yavin 4 that Anakin Skywalker dueled the Sith acolyte Asajj Ventress. Its where we see the first glimpse of his dark side. Its ironic that the rebels years later would set their base of operations in the birth place of their enemy.

Massassi warrior

Anakin after killing Asajj on Yavin 4

Rebels exploring Yavin 4's ruins

The great temple (rebel occupation)

Yavin 4