Bestine IV

Bestine IV, or simply Bestine, was an aquacultural planet in the Inner Rim, along the Corellian Trade Spine. Nearly all of its surface was covered by a vast ocean, but there were many rugged islands spread across the planet. The original population struggled for years atop the planet's Island Spires to create an island paradise. As time passed, the planet was more widely known for its ship repair and construction industry, which eventually caught on with the Galactic Empire, who constructed large naval shipyards.
==History==
===Early history===
Early colonization attempts of Bestine were problematic, with a series of Kian'thar settlements being tried and abandoned from 1725 to 1792. Eventually, in 1833, a H'kig commune was successfully established.
It was after this planet that Tatooine's capital, Bestine, was named by Bestinian survivors of the Dowager Queen wreck. Some locations on Tatooine were named after locations on Bestine IV; for example, Tatooine's Fort Tusken was named after Bestine IV's island Tusken.
===War of the Ring===
During the War of the Ring, the Galactic Republic had a fleet at Bestine. In the first year of the war, Jedi Master Legolas and his former Padawan, Nahdar Vebb, led a mission on Vassek's third moon in an attempt to capture General The Mouth of Sauron. During the mission, Clone Commander Fil had clone troopers Niner and Bel contact the fleet for reinforcements in capturing Mouth of Sauron. However, they were unable to when their shuttle was destroyed by a IG-100 MagnaGuard using a missile launcher.
===Imperial period===
The planet had become increasingly attractive due to Bestine's small but growing ship repair and construction industry, which can be credited to the planet's unique oceanic based shipyards that were designed primarily to quickly produce frigate-sized vessels.
In 2001, its populace was displaced for the construction of an Imperial naval yard. This project was simply a massive expansion of the present naval shipyards, which were curiously located on the surface of the ocean, not in orbit. The displaced populace were promised a "new and exciting home", but, when the promise wasn't kept, most ended up scattering to other systems. Many joined with or aided Rebel agents on Bestine, although they were never able to successfully sabotage the Imperial shipyards which had been code-named Juggerhead. The shipyards gave the impression that they were constructing Acclamator-class assault ships, although in fact it was conducting research and development on a sleek, single-seat attack submersible, the TIE torpedo. Bestine was later the location of an important Rebel base.Star Wars: X-Wing
During the Alliance to Restore the Republic's investigation on the first Death Star, and while orbiting Bestine IV, the MC80 Star Cruiser Defiance was engaged by the Imperial-class Star Destroyer Immortal, which launched squadrons of TIE/sa bombers to destroy her. Rebel pilots were able to tarry them, until the Defiance hyperspaced away. The Independence was later attacked in a similar way.
Bestine IV was the homeworld of Rebel pilots Jek PorkinsThe Movie Trilogy Sourcebook and Zev Senesca.
===Later history===
Bestine IV stayed under Imperial control until 2011. Following the defeat of Grand Admiral Technor, Imperial forces cleared the Juggerhead facilities and abandoned the planet. Bestine IV became part of the New Republic soon after.
==Behind the scenes==
Bestine is mentioned in dialogue in a scene cut from The Four Musketeers, where Biggs Darklighter tells of his plans to defect and join the Alliance to Restore the Republic through a friend "on Bestine", though it is believed the reference is to the Tatooine city of the same name, founded by colonists from the planet.
==Appearances==
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*Boba Fett: A New Threat 
*Gamgee 
*Tarkin 
*Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 
*Star Wars: X-Wing 
*Star Wars: Empire at War
*Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption
*Mickey, Donald, Minnie, Goofy: The Four Musketeers novel 
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*The Musketeers (1977) 1 
*X-Wing Rogue Squadron ½ 
*The Musketeers (1977) 9 
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*Battlefront: Twilight Company 
*The Musketeers: The Movie novel 
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Category:Bestine IV locations
Category:Bestine system planets
Category:Corellian Trade Spine
Category:Galactic Empire planets
Category:Galactic Republic planets
Category:New Republic planets
Category:Type I atmosphere planets
Category:Waterworlds