10 MASSIVE Star Wars Moments You Didn't Even See!
1. The Many Bothans Dying To Bring The Rebels Information
We know all about the brave figures who died getting the first Death Star's plans over to the Rebels, with Jyn Erso, Cassian Andor, and the rest of the Rogue One crew all giving their lives on Scarif in their quest to bring down the Empire.
But there's another group of courageous souls who weren't given the full big-screen spin-off treatment after sacrificing themselves to get our heroes some valuable information: those many Bothans who died to give the Rebel Alliance the location of the second Death Star and news of the Emperor stopping by for a visit.
Like a few of the other entries on this list, this absolutely vital Star Wars event actually wound up being depicted in a number of different places away from the movies or shows.
The Shadows of the Empire Legends multimedia project released in 1996 goes into a bit more detail when it comes to these brave spies - who are dog-like creatures in the Extended Universe - explaining that two dozen Bothans died trying to get this massively important intel back to the Rebels.
Gamers were also able to play through these perilous moments in the likes of the Legends X-Wing Alliance and Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader video games. However, when it comes to the current Canon, this piece of Star Wars history hasn't been explored anywhere near as much, with the Bothans themselves not even being visually described at this point.
In both Legends and Canon, though, this valiant sacrifice still remains a moment that has never graced a movie or television project.