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Galactic Civil War
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As seen in ''[[Rogue One]]'', the first significant battle of the war was on the planet Scarif when a group of rebel soldiers led by [[Jyn Erso]] and [[Cassian Andor]], both from the Rebel Alliance captured the plans for the Death Star. The rebel team successfully transmitted the plans to the Alliance, but all of them died as a result of the [[pyrrhic victory]].

====''A New Hope''====
In ''[[Star Wars (film)|A New Hope]]'', [[Darth Vader]] board
eds the ship that had the Death Star plans and captureds [[Princess Leia]]. [[C-3PO]] and [[R2-D2]] escaped with the plans and a message to [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]], appealing to him in the name of his service in the [[Clone Wars (Star Wars)|Clone Wars]]. They land on [[Tatooine]], where [[Luke Skywalker]] purchases them and discovers the message. R2 goes to search for Kenobi, and Luke follows him, only to be attacked by Tusken Raiders. Kenobi rescues him and he and Luke decide to oppose the Empire after Luke's family was killed. They teamed up with 3PO, R2, [[Chewbacca]], and [[Han Solo]] to rescue Leia, and infiltrate the Death Star. They rescue Leia, but Kenobi was killed bysacrifices his life while fighting Vader in a lightsaber duel. They escape to the rebels, where they assault the Death Star, which destroyed Alderaan. With help from Solo and Kenobi's spirit, Luke destroys the Death Star in the Battle of Yavin.

====''The Empire Strikes Back''====
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