Battle of Vrogas Vas During the Galactic Civil War , a battle was fought on the planet Vrogas Vas between Darth Vader , Imperial Commander Karbin and his forces , and the Alliance to Restore the Republic . Vader , who traveled to Vrogas Vas in search of Luke Skywalker , crash - landed on the planet after being shot down and was pursued by Rebel forces . The battle . Luke Skywalker , who had learned of the existence of a Jedi Temple on the planet Vrogas Vas , traveled to the planet , where a Rebel refueling base was located . Skywalker was stationed in orbit with Red Squadron . Blue and Yellow Squadron s accompanied him . During training exercises , the Sith Lord Darth Vader , whom had been looking for Skywalker since the Battle of Yavin , exited hyperspace , having learned of Skywalker ' s location from his ally , Chelli Lona Aphra . Darth Vader immediately opened fire on the rebel space forces . Despite being vastly outnumbered , the Sith ' s TIE Advanced evaded the rebel ' s laser fire . The X - wings targeted Darth with proton torpedo es , but he detonated them early with the Force before they could hit his fighter . During the dogfight , Luke Skywalker , who had engaged Vader with Red Squadron , could sense the Dark Lord ' s presence . Vader could likewise sense Skywalker , noting his strength in the Force . Before long , the entirety of Blue and Yellow Squadrons were destroyed . Skywalker collided his X - wing head - on into Vader , sending both pilots crashing down onto the surface of the planet . The rebels regrouped , desperate to take advantage of their opportunity to kill Darth Vader . At the refueling base on the planet ' s surface , the local infantry garrison stationed there rallied for a ground assault on the Sith Lord . At the Alliance Fleet , Prince ss Leia Organa and Han Solo were informed of the situation . An entire company was mobilized against Vader , and General Doddana had another one on the way to back them up . Organa , Solo , Chewbacca , and C - 3PO departed for Vrogas Vas to assist Skywalker . Aphra , fearing Vader ' s wrath , made her way to the planet as well , along with her droid s Triple - Zero and Beetee . Rebel forces failed to destroy Darth Vader in several strafing bombing runs . The rebel infantry company caught up with Vader and had him surrounded , demanding a surrender . The Sith refused , engaging them in battle and slaughtering many . Organa , Solo , and friends arrived shortly afterward , along with rebel reinforcements . Organa went with the rebels to face Vader in battle commanding Delta Squad , while Solo and Chewbacca left looking for Skywalker . Arriving in - system around this time , Aphra took her two droids along with her on a journey to the surface of Vrogas Vas to find and capture Skywalker and bring him to Vader . Darth Vader bested Leia ' s squad and faced the princess . Organa called in a bombing run by Amber Wing on her position , hoping to kill Vader in the process . However , Amber Wing was unable to carry out her orders when they were intercepted by a TIE fighter squadron under the command of Imperial commander Karbin , a rival of Vader ' s who had tracked him down to Vrogas Vas in hopes of being the first to find Skywalker and bring him before Emperor Palpatine . Karbin confronted Vader and engaged him in a lightsaber duel . Elsewhere , Aphra and her droids managed to capture Skywalker . However , Solo came to the young Jedi ' s rescue , and he and Aphra simultaneously subdue each other with wasp - worm s . Chewbacca brought Solo back aboard the " Millennium Falcon " alongside Skywalker . However , the Wookiee bounty hunter Black Krrsantan prevented the " Falcon " ' s escape . Chewbacca and Krrsantan grappled with each other and Skywalker was sent by Solo to save Organa . Near the ruins of the Jedi Temple , Skywalker was fired upon by a squad of stormtrooper s , but the trooper s were attacked by BT - 1 , on orders from Aphra to capture Skywalker for Vader , allowing the rebel pilot to flee unharmed . However , Karbin ' s troop s eventually caught up with Skywalker and apprehended him . Aphra contacted Vader and assisted him in killing Karbin by crashing her ship , the " Ark Angel " , into the Mon Calamari cyborg . Krrsantan was defeated by Chewbacca and C - 3PO . Vader brought down the transport carrying Karbin ' s forces and Skywalker , allowing the young Jedi to make his escape . The heroes met Aphra once again and Organa , having regrouped with the others in the chaos , took the archaeologist by surprise and knocked her out . Organa , Solo , Chewbacca , Skywalker , R2 - D2 , and C - 3PO escape Vrogas Vas with Aphra as their prisoner whilst Vader looked on at the " Millennium Falcon " as it made its escape into hyperspace .