The Rebel stronghold was a space station belonging to the Alliance to Restore the Republic. It was situated in the Outer Rim Territories, in proximity to an unidentified planet. In 3 ABY, an Imperial fleet, led by Vice Admiral Thrawn and Lord Vader, launched an assault that resulted in the battle and subsequent destruction of the station. Every Rebel present at the station was eliminated, including a pair of fighters that were pursued and destroyed by two TIE Interceptors.
The rebel station is destroyed.
The events involving the station are featured as the introductory sequence for the game. The station itself has never received an official designation.
There are two distinct versions of the introductory scene. The initial version depicted a brief engagement where three TIE Interceptors attacked a parked X-wing, while a turret attempted, unsuccessfully, to defend it. Following this, the cutscene displayed the station undergoing a series of explosions, ultimately resulting in the detachment and destruction of one of its bays. The two fighters attempting to flee in this version were X-wings.
The Collector's Edition featured a different version of the attack run by the Interceptors, executed from a greater distance. A TIE Bomber then conducted a bombing run on the X-wing and turret, launching various projectiles. The station experienced only one or two explosions, and the escaping fighters consisted of an X-wing and an A-wing.