In the original 1977 Star Wars movie, the entire climax of the film comes down to protecting a small moon in orbit of a gas giant that, up until the last act of the movie, nobody had ever heard of. But the moon Yavin 4 has become a much bigger deal in Star Wars canon since then. It's the first site of a true Rebel Base, and as such, its importance is burned into the imaginations of Star Wars fans everywhere. And now, nearly five decades after we got our first look at Yavin, Star Wars canon has reintroduced the earliest appearance of this pivotal moon.
At the end of the second episode of Andor Season 2, we learn that the Rebel sect Cassian has been struggling with is living on the jungle moon of Yavin 4. Here’s who these Rebels are, why this changes the Yavin backstory, and how it sets up the rest of the season — and literally defines the entirety of Star Wars canon.
