Battle of Takodana

Battle of Takodana

TheBattle of Takodana, also known as theBattle on Takodana, theClash on Takodana, theattack on Takodana, theinvasion of Takodana, orraid on Takodana, was a battle that took place in the immediate aftermath of theHosnian Cataclysm during the early stages of thewar between the forces of theFirst Order and theResistance on theMid Rimplanet ofTakodana.

Prelude[]

Supreme LeaderSnoke of theFirst Order commandedKylo Ren,GeneralArmitage Hux,^[10] andCaptainPhasma to capture or destroy themap leading to the missingJedi MasterLuke Skywalker, which was contained in thedroidBB-8 afterResistance pilotPoe Dameronretrieved it from^[1]Lor San Tekka.^[11] BB-8 was in the company ofstormtrooper deserterFinn,Han Solo,Chewbacca, and ascavenger namedRey, who sought to return the droid, and thus the map, to theResistance led by GeneralLeia Organa. In order to have the droid delivered to General Organa, the four stopped at thecastle ofMaz Kanata onTakodana. At the castle, both aResistance spy and aFirst Order informant identified BB-8 and informed their respective allies, drawing both forces to Takodana to recover BB-8 and the map.^[1]

The battle[]

Castle assault[]

During the battle,Maz Kanata'scastle was attacked byKylo Ren andFirst Orderstormtroopers after they discovered that thedroidBB-8 was at the castle. Flying in withTIE/fo space superiority fighters andAtmospheric Assault Landers, the First Order swiftly laid siege to the castle and leveled it,killing many of its inhabitants. BB-8 followedRey into the forests surrounding the castle, and the First Order was unable to locate the droid until a stormtrooperofficer reported to Ren that the droid had been sighted in the company of agirl. Ren deployed stormtroopers to the woods before heading into the woods himself, hunting Rey down and eventually finding her. Frightened, Rey attempted to shoot him, but Ren reacted quickly. He deflected her blasts with his lightsaber, and proceeded to disarm his target with the Force. Ren proceeded to corner and capture her.^[1]

As the surviving denizens of the castle attempted to defend themselves throughout the ruin, stormtroopers surrounded and overran them as fighters delivered fire from above. During the fighting at the castle,FN-2199 inriot control gear called out toFinn. He called the formertrooper a traitor and challenged him to a fight.^[5] The two fought down throughout the castles rubble, and the stormtrooper eventually overpowered Finn. FN-2199 was stopped from killing Finn however, when he was shot by Han Solo. Despite killing multiple stormtroopers,Han Solo,Chewbacca, and Finn were forced to surrender as full attention was placed on them when the last of the castle residents had been dealt with.^[1]

The Resistance arrives[]

The stormtroopers had bigger problems to worry about however,^[1] as elevenResistanceT-70 X-wing starfighters^[6] led byCommanderPoe Dameron soon arrived to fight the First Order. A fierce dogfight ensued and resulted in the destruction of many First Order TIEs and the deaths of many stormtroopers from X-wing strafing runs.^[1] In an act that awed even himself, Dameron took out nine TIE fighters and multiple ground targets in a single run.^[9]

Back in the woods, Kylo Ren was notified of the Resistance attack by another stormtrooper officer, who asked him to call in more troops. Ren, however, ordered the First Orderdivison to pull out, saying they had what they came for. As the battle raged on above the castle, the remaining First Order troops boarded their ships and withdrew, taking the captured and unconscious Rey along with them. The battle turned out to be a failure for the First Order, as Ren failed to get the information he wanted from Rey, and the BB-8 droid ended up in the hands of the Resistance.^[1]

Aftermath[]

When the battle concluded, the denizens of Kanata's castle had suffered casualties. However, the stormtroopers and TIEs had suffered heavy casualties from the Resistance starfighters.^[1] The battle was also a majorpropaganda win for the Resistance: the battle represented its first struggle against the First Order in clear view of civilians, which helped show the Resistance was a force that aimed to protect the innocent from the First Order.^[9] With Kanata's castle destroyed after one thousand years in operation,^[1] chefStrono Tuggs took his career elsewhere and eventually traveled to the planetBatuu.^[12]

Appearances[]

• Star Wars Battlefront II
• Star Wars: Episode VIIThe Force Awakens(First appearance)
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens novelization(andaudiobook)(First identified as Clash on Takodana)
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel(andaudiobook)
• The Force Awakens Little Golden Book
• The Force Awakens Read-Along Storybook and CD
• Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures — "An Unlikely Friendship"
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens Graphic Novel Adaptation
• The Force Awakens Adaptation 4
• Chaos at the Castle
• The Force Awakens Adaptation 5(Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
• Choose Your Destiny: A Maz's Castle Mission
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition(andaudiobook)(Indirect mention only)
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel(andaudiobook)(Indirect mention only)
• Poe Dameron 27(In flashback(s))
• Resistance Reborn(andaudiobook)(Mentioned only)
• A Crash of Fate(andaudiobook)(Indirect mention only)
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A Junior Novel(andaudiobook)(Mentioned only)
• Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes

Non-canon appearances[]

• Star Wars: Battle Pod
• Disney Infinity 3.0
• LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• "Hostages on Takodana" —LEGO Star Wars 25
• LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

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