User:TeslaK20/Battle of Yavin

"That's impossible, even for a computer!".

In 0 BBY, a traumatic event occurred which changed the face of the Empire: the destruction of the first Death Star. Estimates of the death toll of this attack have varied widely, ranging from 300,000 people to over a million. This tragedy, which claimed the life of many prominent Imperial officers, was the beginning of the end for the Empire, and ultimately led to its destruction.

According to the official story, the attack was carried out by Luke Skywalker, a young boy who had been recently indoctrinated into an ancient religion, leading him to join a terrorist organization and ultimately destroy the Empire's greatest weapon. But does that story really hold up? Here, we investigate the claims, and reveal a shocking conspiracy whose ultimate objective was nothing less than galactic dominion.

Issues with the Official Story
During the Battle of Yavin, a small squadron of Rebel fighters supposedly managed to penetrate the Death Star's defenses and launch a proton torpedo into the Death Star's reactor shaft. This apparently destabilized the reactor, leading to a tremendous explosion. But how did an inexperienced kid with no combat history manage to hit a target only 2 meters in diameter, while being pursued by Imperial fighters? How did he succeed where veteran pilots failed? Some have claimed that he used magic and prayer, a story not backed up by any evidence. The existence of "The Force", a key doctrine of Luke's radical religion, has never been proven.

Examining the events leading up to the Death Star's destruction, it appears that the intel used by the Rebels in order to find a weakness in the heavily fortified, moon-sized battlestation was obtained by Princess Leia Organa under suspicious circumstances. This data was then transported to the Rebel Alliance by two droids, one built by the Emperor's right hand Lord Darth Vader, the other by Vader's late wife, Padme Amidala. Why would Leia use droids built by the enemy in order to transfer crucial data? There may be a hidden reason for this, as we shall soon see.

Hidden Connections
The reason a farm boy with little to no combat experience survived where all others did not may lie with his family connections. His father, Anakin Skywalker, just happens to be Darth Vader, the only Imperial official who survived the destruction of the Death Star.