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Detainment Facility

"The shuttle's destination was the Imperial Fortress there on Yavin IV. I need you to investigate a new Detainment Facility at that location. I'm sure it is heavily guarded."
―Wedge Antilles, to a Rebel operative[3]

The Detainment Facility was an underground prison facility in the Imperial Fortress on Yavin 4.

Description

The Detainment Facility was an underground prison located below the Imperial Fortress,[2] the main Imperial base on Yavin 4.[4] The facility had only one entrance; a small bunker-like building in the Imperial Fortress. The large underground prison featured many holding cells and a large hall with holding pens.[2]

The prison was guarded and patrolled by a variety of Imperial troops, including stormtroopers,[5] scout troopers,[5] Galactic Marines,[6] Imperial Detainment Facility Officers,[7] as well as droids, including B1 battle droids,[2] B2 super battle droid,[6] Droideka,[8] and Viper probe droids.[2]

History

"Based on the intelligence you collected there appears to be six Alliance pilots being held at that location."
―Wedge Antilles, to a Rebel operative[2]

Although the Imperial Fortress was established soon after the Rebel Alliance evacuated the moon and the Empire took control of the jungle world,[4] the detainment facility was built later,[3] around 1 ABY.[1]

Not long after the construction of the detainment facility, during the Remembrance Day festivities, a Lambda-class T-4a shuttle on route to the Imperial Fortress crash-landed on Yavin 4, near the Mining Outpost. A Rebel agent sent by Alliance Starfighter Corps Officer Wedge Antilles inspected the wreckage and found evidence that six Alliance pilots were held prisoner at this facility.[3] Antilles therefore tasked a group of Rebel operatives to infiltrate the facility and free the prisoners. The agents managed to fight their way in and in the confusion killed several key Imperial — namely stormtrooper JH-101,[2] scout trooper QQ-463,[5] stormtrooper group leader EX-222,[8] Colonel Rogen Lithal,[7] Galactic Marine veteran BO-661[6] and the Dark Jedi Loy Kommas — and stole their uniforms. Disguised as Imperials, the pilots left the facility unhindered. The Rebel operatives were awarded the Rebel Alliance Badge of Valor for this accomplishment.[9]

Behind the scenes

The Imperial Detainment Facility was a location in the video game Star Wars Galaxies, a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts,[2] prior to its closure on December 15, 2011.[10] It was added to the game with the release of the "Game Update 11," published on June 23, 2009, and only appeared during the Empire Day events of 2009,[11] 2010[12] and 2011.[13] Rebel-aligned players could talk to Wedge Antilles on Corellia to receive a quest that would take them to this facility to free prisoners.[2]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The opening crawl of Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided dates the game to after the events of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, and additionally, Serji-X Arrogantus, who died in Star Wars (1977) 10—the events of which The New Essential Chronology dates to 0 ABY—appears in the game. Therefore, at least a portion of Star Wars Galaxies must be set in that year. Furthermore, in the game Ruwan Tokai references the destruction of the Death Star as having occurred one year earlier, and Strongholds of Resistance also places the events of Galaxies' Chapter 9: "The Fury of Exar Kun" in 1 ABY. Lastly, while Chapter 11: "The Battle of Echo Base" features the Battle of Hoth—dated to 3 ABY by The New Essential Chronology—the developers have stated that the portrayal of that battle in the game is intentionally anachronistic. Therefore, the events of Star Wars Galaxies must span from 0 ABY to around 1 ABY.
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Rebel Quest: "Rescue the first Alliance Pilot" on Yavin 4
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Rebel Quest: "Assist Wedge Antilles" on Corellia
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided — Loading Screen: "Imperial Outpost on Yavin" on Yavin 4
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Rebel Quest: "Rescue the second Alliance Pilot" on Yavin 4
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Rebel Quest: "Rescue the fifth Alliance Pilot" on Yavin 4
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Rebel Quest: "Rescue the fourth Alliance Pilot" on Yavin 4
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Rebel Quest: "Rescue the third Alliance Pilot" on Yavin 4
  9. ↑ Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Rebel Quest: "Rescue the sixth Alliance Pilot" on Yavin 4
  10. ↑ IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT STAR WARS GALAXIES™ on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
  11. ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: Game Update 11 Empire Day on the official Star Wars Galaxies forums (original site is defunct)
  12. ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: Game Update 17 - Empire Day VII / Remembrance Day VII on the official Star Wars Galaxies forums (original site is defunct)
  13. ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: Hotfix 19.20 on the official Star Wars Galaxies forums (original site is defunct)

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