Gordian Reach

Gordian Reach
Astrographical information
Region(s)	Outer Rim Territories
Systems	Yavin system
Other planets	Arda
Stations	Victory Station
Trade routes	Junction-Tierell Loop Pinooran Spur Yavin Bypass
Sector battles
Galactic Civil War	Yavin - Yavin 4 (I) - Yavin 4 (II) - Yavin Prime

The Gordian Reach was a sector located in the galaxy's Outer Rim Territories that contained the Yavin system, site of the Battle of Yavin above the moon Yavin 4 during the Galactic Civil War. It also contained the planet Arda. The sector took its name from an old hyperlane that passed through it.

Behind the scenes

The Gordian Reach was first mentioned in 1979 in Marvel Comics' Star Wars (1977) 25, now part of the Star Wars Legends continuity. The sector was confirmed to be canon by the reference book Ultimate Star Wars, which was released in 2015.

Appearances

The High Republic Adventures (2021) 1 (Picture only) Queen's Peril (and audiobook) Star Wars Battlefront II Dooku: Jedi Lost (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) Dooku: Jedi Lost script (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) Star Wars: Starfighter Missions Forces of Destiny: Daring Adventures: Volume 1 (and audiobook) (Picture only) Rebel Rising (and audiobook) Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures — "Han Solo - From Smuggler to General" Lost Stars (and audiobook) Lost Stars webcomic Star Wars Rebels webcomic Star Wars Rebels — "In the Name of the Rebellion" "Never Far Behind" — Star Wars Rebels Magazine 39 Star Wars Rebels — "The Occupation" Star Wars Rebels — "Kindred" Star Wars Rebels — "Crawler Commandeers" Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Rogue One: A Star Wars Story novelization (and audiobook) Star Wars: Rogue One: A Junior Novel (and audiobook) Star Wars: Rogue One: Secret Mission Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Graphic Novel Adaptation Rogue One Adaptation 1 Rogue One Adaptation 3 Rogue One Adaptation 4 Rogue One Adaptation 5 Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance) A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy (and audiobook) Star Wars: A New Hope junior novelization A New Hope Read-Along Storybook and CD The Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight Star Wars: Battle Pod Star Wars: Heroes Path Star Wars Battlefront (DLC) "Laina" — From a Certain Point of View (and audiobook) Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures — "Princess Leia – The Rescue" "Contingency Plan" — From a Certain Point of View (and audiobook) "Sparks" — From a Certain Point of View (and audiobook) "Desert Son" — From a Certain Point of View (and audiobook) "Duty Roster" — From a Certain Point of View (and audiobook) Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures — "Han Solo – Taking Flight for his Friends" "Grounded" — From a Certain Point of View (and audiobook) Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures — "Luke vs. the Death Star - X-wing Assault" Battlefront II: Inferno Squad (and audiobook) "By Whatever Sun" — From a Certain Point of View (and audiobook) Princess Leia 1 Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure (and audiobook) Star Wars Adventures: Smuggler's Run 1 "Last Call at the Zero Angle" — Star Wars Insider 156 (Mentioned only) Princess Leia 5 Chewie and the Courageous Kid Star Wars: Commander Darth Vader (2015) 1 (Indirect mention only, in opening crawl) Doctor Aphra (2016) 2 Doctor Aphra (2016) 3 Doctor Aphra (2016) 4 Star Wars (2015) 40 (In flashback(s)) Star Wars (2015) 71 (In flashback(s)) Doctor Aphra (2016) 37 (Appears in hologram) "Tales of Villainy: Invasion of Echo Base" — Star Wars Adventures (2020) 1 (In flashback(s)) Star Wars (2020) 3 (In flashback(s)) Star Wars (2020) 7 (In flashback(s)) Darth Vader (2020) 12 (In flashback(s)) Star Wars (2020) 15 (In flashback(s)) Alphabet Squadron (and audiobook) (Mentioned only) Shattered Empire 4 Star Wars: Squadrons Poe Dameron: Free Fall (and audiobook) Force Collector (and audiobook) (Vision to Karr Nuq Sin) Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel (and audiobook) (Indirect mention only) "Tales from Wild Space: The Flat Mountain of Yavin" — Star Wars Adventures (2017) 2

Non-canon appearances

• LEGO Star Wars: All-Stars — "A Mission with Maz"
• LEGO Star Wars: All-Stars — "Scouting for Leia"
• "Fighter Flight" — LEGO Star Wars 96
• LEGO STAR WARS: Celebrate the Season — "Chewie's Holiday Cheer Up"
• LEGO STAR WARS: Celebrate the Season — "LEGO Star Wars - 25 Years"
• "Sabotaging the Empire" — LEGO Star Wars 110

Sources

Biggs Darklighter in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link) (Indirect mention only) General Dodonna in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link) (Indirect mention only) Hoth in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link) (Indirect mention only) Rebel Alliance in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link) (Indirect mention only) Ultimate Star Wars Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 18 (Guide to the Galaxy: Sectors of the Galaxy) Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 23 (Guide to the Galaxy: Yavin 4's Massassi Temple) Star Wars Helmet Collection 4 (Highlights of the Saga: The Battle of Yavin) Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 70 (Guide to the Galaxy: Serenno — Home of Count Dooku) Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game Star Wars Helmet Collection 20 (Weapons & Uniforms: Leaders of the Rebel Alliance) (Picture only) Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy Poe Dameron: Flight Log Star Wars: Galactic Atlas Art of Coloring: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Picture only) Star Wars: Rogue One: Rebel Dossier Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide Where in the Galaxy Are the Worlds of Rogue One? on StarWars.com (article) (backup link) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 1 (Building the Galaxy: Designing R2-D2, Part 1) (Picture only) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 1 (Droid Directory: R2-series Astromech Droid, Part 1) (Picture only) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 2 (Building the Galaxy: Designing R2-D2, Part 2) (Picture only) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 2 (Droid Directory: 3PO-series Protocol Droids, Part 1) (Picture only) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 3 (Building the Galaxy: Motion Control Filming) (Picture only) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 3 (Droid Directory: R2-series Astromech Droids, Part 2) (Picture only) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 4 (Building the Galaxy: Filming R2-D2, Part 1) (Picture only) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 5 (Building the Galaxy: Filming R2-D2, Part 2) (Picture only) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 6 (Building the Galaxy: Filming R2-D2, Part 3) (Picture only) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 7 (Building the Galaxy: The Star Wars Stunt Team) (Picture only) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 8 (Building the Galaxy: The Weapon of a Jedi) (Picture only) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 10 (Building the Galaxy: Visual Effects, Part 1) (Picture only) Star Wars Forces of Destiny: Meet the Heroes Star Wars: The Rebel Files Star Wars Bust Collection 1 (Behind the Cameras: How the Death Star Was Created) (Picture only) Star Wars Bust Collection 3 (Star Wars Universe: Stormtroopers) (Picture only) Star Wars Helmet Collection 56 (Highlights of the Saga: Infiltrating the Citadel) (Picture only) Star Wars Helmet Collection 57 (Databank A-Z: Trident Assault Ship–Turbolasers) (Picture only) Star Wars Helmet Collection 66 (Helmets: Biggs Darklighter) (Picture only) Star Wars: Build Your Own X-Wing 1 (Rocket Science: Fighter Design) (Picture only) Star Wars: Build Your Own X-Wing 1 (Starfighter Aces: Luke Skywalker – Savior of the Rebel Alliance) (Picture only) Star Wars: Smuggler's Guide Star Wars Helmet Collection 75 (Databank A-Z: The X-wing Starfighter) (Picture only) Star Wars Helmet Collection 76 (Databank A-Z: Xev Xrexus–Yavin 4) Star Wars Helmet Collection 79 (Helmets: Jek Porkins) (Picture only) Star Wars Helmet Collection 79 (Weapons & Uniforms: Rebel Leaders at Yavin 4) (Picture only) Star Wars Helmet Collection 80 (Highlights of the Saga: A Perilous Mission) (Picture only) Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian — "Directing" Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian — "Legacy" Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian — "Cast" Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian — "Practical" Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian — "Connections" "Republic, Rebel, and Resistance Starfighters" — Star Wars Encyclopedia (Picture only) "The Battle of Hoth and the Second Death Star" — Star Wars Encyclopedia "Scarif and Other Planets in the Outer Rim" — Star Wars Encyclopedia Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian — "Making of the Season 2 Finale" Star Wars Bestiary, Vol. 1: Creatures of the Galaxy (Picture only) Y-wing Starfighter in the Databank (backup link) (Indirect mention only) Yavin 4 in the Databank (backup link) (Indirect mention only)

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