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As the mighty Death Star moved into position to destroy the Rebel stronghold, everything depended on a small force of single-seat starfighters.

Right: At the pilot o avoid detection by the Empire, the Rebel briefing, Rebel General Alliance was forced to move its base from Dodonna showed his T team of starfighter pilots planet to planet. At the time Princess Leia Organa how to penetrate the was captured by Darth Vader, the Rebels had Imperial defences. established a hidden base on Yavin 4, fourth moon of the Outer Rim world of Yavin. Here, they gathered a small force of starfighters and prepared for the arrival of the Death Star battle station, which had already destroyed the peaceful planet of on the orders of Imperial .

targeting the weak spot Princess had acquired blueprints for the Death As the Death Star neared, the Rebels’ crack Star, which enabled the Rebels to pinpoint the starfighter pilots prepared to launch a giant space station’s solitary weak spot, a small desperate counter-attack. Their mission thermal exhaust port in a trench on the surface. was masterminded by the Rebel military Although only two metres wide, this port led tactician General Jan Dodonna, and directly to the station’s reactor core. depended on crucial information brought General Dodonna realised that a small, one-man by Princess Leia. Through espionage, the starfighter launched from Yavin 4 could penetrate ’It’s not impossible. I used to bullseye womp rats in my T-16 back home, they’re not much bigger than two metres.’

25 0 BBY 46 the battle of yavin The Battle of Yavin

the Death Star’s defences. If just one ship could recognised the danger. He ordered some of the The Rebel tacticians watched fire a single proton torpedo into the exhaust port, station’s TIE fighters to engage the Rebel craft. the progress of the battle on their viewscreens as Gold it would destroy the station. But the Rebel pilots Accompanied by his two wingmen, he flew his Squadron’s heavily armed had to act quickly, before the Death Star could own fighter to engage the Rebels in the trench. Y-wings and Red Squadron’s move around the giant planet Yavin and get its agile X-wings neared the Death Star. Although the own clear shot at the planet's fourth moon. The commanders could offer small force of Rebel starfighters ranged against advice, the outcome of the the Death Star consisted of three squadrons – counter-attack was entirely in the hands of their small Gold Squadron, composed of heavily-armed band of starfighter pilots. Y-wings, Red Squadron, a group of fast and nimble T-65 X-wings and Blue Squadron. Once through the magnetic field of the Death Star, Gold Squadron swooped down for an attack run on the trench that contained the thermal exhaust port, while Red Squadron moved in to As the Death Star neared its firing position, all Princess provide cover for their comrades, attacking Leia and her faithful protocol surface turrets. Though Tarkin dismissed the droid C-3PO could do was threat of the Rebel fighters, Darth Vader wait and hope. Rebel forces at the battle of yavin

commanders Red Squadron - 12 T-65 X-wings

Commander Red Leader Red Two Red Three Red Five Bob Hudsol Garven Dreis Biggs Darklighter Luke Skywalker

Red Four Red Nine John D. Branon Nozzo Naytaan

Red Seven Red Eleven Elyhek Rue Wenton Chan

General General Red Six Red Ten Red Eight Red Twelve Jan Dodonna Vanden Willard Jek Tono Porkins Theron Nett Bren Quersey Puck Naeco

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B s a t tt n les & Eve The Rebel forces’ X-wings were outclassed by the Imperial TIE fighters sent against them. Lightly built and heavily armed, the TIE fighters’ weapons and targeting systems were superior to the armaments of the X-wings.

A graphic display at the Rebel base showed the Death Star’s field of fire in red as it manoeuvred around the giant planet Yavin to target Yavin 4 in the green sector.

Though the Rebel pilots managed to score a few covering fire. Once again, Vader’s wing of TIE hits against the TIE fighters, they struggled fighters intercepted the Rebels, destroying the against the sheer numbers of Imperial ships. Red ships of Reds Ten and Twelve. Red Leader Squadron continued to engage the fighters and managed to battle far enough along the trench to cannons above the Death Star’s surface, while fire a torpedo at the exhaust port, but his aim was Gold Squadron was intercepted by a wing of off and he missed the target. Vader then calmly three TIE fighters. Within minutes the Imperial picked off the Red Leader’s ship, leaving only ships, led by Vader himself, had almost completely three Rebel fighters to make the final attack run. wiped out Gold Squadron. Although they were relics of the Clone Wars, and slower and less agile than the Divide and Conquer X-wing, the heavily armed Under the advice of General Dodonna, Red BLT-A4 Y-wing fighter- bomber was a vital part of Squadron broke into two wings of three pilots. the Alliance forces. During The first, headed by Red Leader Garven ‘Dave’ the Battle of Yavin, a Dreis, swooped in to attack the exhaust port. The squadron of Y-wings made the first run on the Death other group – Luke Skywalker, Biggs Darklighter Star exhaust port. and Wedge Antilles – held position to provide

Rebel forces at the battle of yavin (continued)

gold Squadron - seven Y-wings millenNium falcon Gold Three Ryle Torsyn Gold Four Lepira Gold Six Hol Okand Gold Leader Gold Two Gold Five Gold Seven Jon Vander Tiree Davish Krail Keyan Farlander Han Solo

Blue Squadron - six T-65 X-wings A heavily customised Corellian YT-1300 Blue Leader Blue Three stock light freighter belonging to smuggler Merrick Simms ‘Rookie One’ Han Solo, the Falcon’s upgraded engines and military-grade weaponry played an Blue Two Blue Four important part in fatally surprising the Ru Murleen Thurlow Harris Imperial TIE fighters at Yavin.

27 0 BBY 48 the battle of yavin The Battle of Yavin imperial forces at the battle of yavin

the death star A moon-sized battle station with the power to destroy an entire planet, the Death Star was the Empire’s most powerful weapon. Although it was believed to be impregnable, stolen blueprints passed to Princess Leia Organa revealed that its defences were vulnerable to penetration by a small craft. The plans showed that the Death Star could be destroyed by a single proton torpedo.

Grand Moff Tarkin

An Imperial Governor, Tarkin rose to command the Outer Rim Territories. A brilliant strategist, he oversaw the construction of the Death Star, but refusing to accept its vulnerability, he died with it.

darth vader A former Jedi Knight, Vader had embraced the power of the dark side of . Trained by the Emperor in the Admiral Conan High General Chief Sith arts and clad in fearsome black Antonio Motti Cassio Tagge Moradmin Bast body armour, he was the Emperor’s most feared and hated servant. tie fighters Fast and manoeuvrable, the one-man TIE fighter was the Empire’s preferred ship for both X1 prototype offensive and defensive missions. Lightly built, the TIE fighters possessed no defensive Darth Vader piloted a TIE Advanced x1 shields or life support systems, so pilots required space-suits. Their targeting systems were prototype. Unlike the standard model, superior to any of the fighters possessed by the Rebel forces. this possessed both shields and hyperdrive capability, enabling him to escape the Yavin system after the destruction of the Death Star. ‘I have you now!’ Darth Vader

An elite group within the Imperial naval forces, the Imperial pilots were extremely skilled and were trained to press home their mission at all costs.

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D R2-D2 (artoo-detoo) s r e o n id hi s & mac Date: 6 BBY Astromech Droid the holocron

height 0.96 metres R2-D2 accessories c ircular saw Computer interface arm Grasping arm (Artoo-Detoo) Holographic projector R2-D2’s adventures gave him something lacking in Lubricant application arm other R2 units – a distinct and quirky personality. Periscope Power charge arm A pair of rocket boosters that s the crowning achievement of robotics giant Repair/welding arm allowed short-range flight Industrial Automaton, astromech droids saved Artoo on numerous A Scanner antenna occasions during the latter similar to R2-D2 helped forge the company’s years of the Old Republic. reputation for high precision merchandise and design industrial Automaton However, they were removed revolutionised robotics with their wide-ranging at some point during his service with the Royal House capabilities. In their tireless quest to keep ahead of communications of Alderaan, leaving him arch-rivals Cybot Galactica, Industrial Automaton As astromech droids were not equipped for dependent on his motorised updated the astromech line with the R3 and R4, humanoid speech, R2-D2 could understand treads to move around. but none of them was able to improve upon the spoken commands, but was unable to respond. versatility of the R2 series, as R2-D2 proved with Instead, he communicated in a bizarre machine his legendary exploits. language consisting of a complex series of beeps, whistles and electronic sounds that PERSONALITY traits emanated from his loudspeaker. This language Like any artificially intelligent whose enabled him to communicate rapidly and memory is not wiped regularly, R2-D2 developed efficiently with other machines and, despite the numerous personality traits that defined his speech barrier, Artoo could convey a lot of character. Feisty and tenacious, Artoo drew emotion in his strange dialect. upon these qualities to complete his assignments even against BUILT TO LAST significant odds. He possessed R2-D2 owed much to his sturdy construction and an unswerving loyalty that tough, durasteel shell. Designed to operate for exceeded his programming. generations, Artoo could function happily on land, However, despite his in the vacuum of space and even underwater. His bravery, Artoo was a little body could also withstand tremendous sensitive robot, capable punishment. In his many years of dedicated of feeling lonely when service, Artoo was stunned with ion bolts, blasted abandoned and by stormtroopers, and almost reduced to scrap by often worrying Darth Vader’s TIE fighter. Easily repaired, Artoo over the fate of his always managed to bounce back – a testament companions. both to his durability and tenacity.

In 32 BBY, when the Trade Federation blockaded the planet , R2-D2 was one of a complement of astromech droids aboard Queen Padmé Amidala’s royal . art2

r2-d2 (artoo-detoo)

Artoo’s memory banks were able to store extensive files, inputted via his data card slot, or uploaded directly from another computer. Artoo could record holographic messages with his main photoreceptor and then play them back through built-in holographic projectors. During the Clone Wars and Galactic Civil War, this function made him an efficient courier, and an ideal receptacle for vital information during top-secret missions.

The data card slot below the primary photo receptor was the quickest way to store information in R2-D2’s memory banks. Princess Leia was able to take advantage of this when she only had seconds to pass on the stolen plans of the Death Star.

Data Card Input Slot Holographic Projector Logic Function Display

Primary Photo Receptor

Spacecraft Linkage Processor State Indicator (and control arms)

Charge-arm Compartment

Grasping-arm Compartment

System Ventilation

Interference Pulse Stabilisers Recharge Power Coupling

Durasteel Shell

Third Tread (retractable)

Artoo’s computer interfaces could be used to link directly with mainframe computers and other devices. When interfaced, Artoo could access files, download data, activate In addition to their two sub-systems and even stubby legs, R2 units have a override locked doors. third, retractable tread that This capability helped can be deployed on flat Artoo and his surfaces to give extra support compatriots out of and a faster turn of speed. several tricky situations. art3 r2-d2 (artoo-detoo) D r s o e id in s & mach Astromech Droid design features R2-D2 was designed to undertake diverse tasks efficiently, from routine maintenance and cleaning to advanced starship repairs and astronavigation.

tanding under one metre tall, like all R2 units, SArtoo’s small, barrel-shaped body concealed a staggering array of mechanical apparatus that could be deployed on demand. The domed head contained the majority of Artoo’s sensory systems, including his primary photoreceptor, auditory sensors, infrared receptor, diagnostics and holographic projectors. The droid's most obvious ‘arms’ consisted of two exterior-mounted spacecraft-linkage devices that allowed R2 units to operate control systems. These droids also possessed multiple concealed manipulators, with interchangeable tips to undertake a wide range of tasks. A grasping claw, power charger, lubricant applicator and sonic arc welder were just some of the options in Artoo’s impressive arsenal. Operating from the droid socket of a Rebel X-wing, The little astromech’s high-capacity Artoo provided in-flight support for Luke Skywalker memory chip could store up to ten sets – as he had for Luke’s father a generation earlier, on of hyperspace coordinates – or record self-propelled board a Naboo N-1 starfighter. data vital to the . This surprisingly mobile little unit travelled on all- terrain motorised treads built into stubby leg supports. The treads could even be magnetically charged for clinging to starship hulls during deep- space repairs. A third, retractable tread gave Artoo a sturdy stance and enabled him to keep pace with his humanoid companions. If it was retracted, Artoo’s sturdy legs could reproduce a rudimentary hydraulic ‘walking’ action. Built-in power couplings allowed Artoo’s power cells to Artoo’s adventures included almost drowning and nearly being fried by be periodically recharged, while cooling vents bolts in . and exhausts kept his systems ventilated.

Artoo’s repair skills saved the Naboo Royal Starship from certain destruction during the escape from the planetary blockade. Decades later he restored the hyperdrive of the Millennium Falcon in similarly desperate circumstances. art4

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EXTENDABLE SENSORS: The top of R2-D2’s domed head concealed a scanner antenna and periscope. Both could be extended upwards and rotated through an uninterrupted 360o field of view. When he was submerged in one of ’s swamps, Artoo was able to extend his periscope clear of the water, revealing his presence to Luke Skywalker.

POWER-CHARGE ARM: As it was not built for combat, R2-D2’s built-in shock prod was non-lethal, but could deliver an electricity discharge powerful enough to make organic opponents think twice. It could be very dangerous to other droids when applied accurately.

LUBRICANT APPLICATION ARM: Artoo’s lubricant application arm could be used to deliver fluid at high pressure. He also possessed a small reserve of extinguisher fluid that could be used to quell minor electrical and non-electrical fires.

GRASPING ARM: Like all R2 units, Artoo’s main manipulator had a pincer claw, which he used with either Rocket boosters: delicacy or considerable force. It This pair of rocket motors could also be extended to act as was later removed, but a steadying brace when originally allowed R2 Artoo was in danger of to undertake short- toppling despite his range flight. tripod support.

COMPUTER INTERFACE ARM: Artoo possessed several types of interface arm, allowing him to communicate with a variety of computer systems to exchange data or issue command instructions. ROTARY SAW: Artoo found many inventive uses for his built-in tools, including using his saw blade to free him and his friends from a trap sprung by the . Droids & machines buz1

D Buzz Droid s r e o n id hi s & mac Date: 19 BBY Pistoeka Sabotage Droid BUZZ DROID Though the buzz droid was a late addition to the CIS arsenal, these small metal piranhas quickly sowed fear amongst opponents of the Separatists. Pilots dreaded the day their ships would be stripped apart from under them.

Introduced late in the Clone Wars, buzz droids ntroduced around the same time as the droid quickly came to haunt the nightmares of Republic tri-fighter, the pistoeka sabotage droids were pilots across the galaxy. I designed to disable starships, not to destroy them – though the general effect in a pitched battle remained the same. When the CIS commanders wanted to capture a fleeing vessel and leave its living contents intact, ion fire was not always reliable – particularly if the target ship was appropriately shielded. Buzz droids got around this.

Invasive Procedures The droids used a great many devices to cut, pry and smash their way into the vital systems of an enemy ship. Once key areas were exposed, they could destroy them or even use a probe to hack computer systems and release crippling virus software.

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Type Sabotage droid Designer Colicoid Creation Nest Size 0.25 metres Weapons Drills, plasma torches, circular saws, prying hooks, pincers, computer probe (loaded with invasive programs) affiliation CIS

Darth Sidious gave schematics of Republic starfighters to the Separatist forces, allowing them to program the sabotage droids better on how to disable or destroy the Republic craft. buz2

Buzz Droid

Watching helplessly as buzz droids tore their ship apart before their eyes was the nightmare of any pilot.

Bully Buzz chittering droids went to Getting the buzz droids close enough to their work. Their triple sensors saw victims was the job of the dedicated discord into numerous spectrums, missile, designed by the Colicoid Creation Nest, allowing the droids to work out creators of the droids themselves. The discord where they were and what systems missile ‘detonated’ when in the flight path of the to assault. target, disgorging a clutch of sabotage droid Pre-loaded with schematics of spheres. The tiny droids – only a quarter of a many of their opponent’s ships, metre in diameter – even had small manoeuvring the droids were murderously jets to allow them to hit their targets. The heat- fast and efficient. Their creepy, dissipating alloy on the spherical shell of the buzz insect-like appearance added to their The chittering horrors that droid ensured that it could slip past a vessel’s fearsome reputation. The sabotage droids weren’t were the buzz droids were shields, using a magnetic pad to secure itself to only used in the vacuum of space. On occasion, designed by the Colicoid Creation Nest – the creatures the hull. Immediately on landing, the buzz droids’ swarms of the droids were used to attack infantry, responsible for the droideka shock-absorbing shells snapped open and the with horrifying results. and droid tri-fighter.

Buzz droids could be ordered to destroy or disable a target ship. At the Battle of , they were ordered to kill. humans & aliens jaw1 jawas JAWAs h u s m n an lie s & a Date: 0 BBY ‘I can’t abide those Jawas. Disgusting creatures.’ C-3PO the holocron

species Jawa jawas height 1 metre (average) The desert planet Tatooine concealed many surprises, as homeworld Tatooine did some of its strangest inhabitants – the metre-high, affiliation Non-affiliated Vehicle  heavily cloaked desert scavengers with glowing yellow weapon Ion blaster eyes, known as the Jawas.

Wandering Jawa traders earned an irregular income by selling parts and equipment to Tatooine settlers such as moisture farmer Owen Lars. n Tatooine, Jawas were as omnipresent as Osand and, to many, just as irritating. Jawas were thieves, stealing anything and everything not tied, bolted, welded or otherwise held down. Jawas were unintelligent, uncultured and deeply misunderstood. They also stank, leaving a bad smell that lingered long after they’d gone. It was an unfortunate fact that Jawas were not the most attractive of creatures – in no small part due to the all-pervading odour they gave off. However, this was not the effect – as many thought – of the Jawas wearing heavy, rough- spun cloaks in the boiling desert. Likewise, it would have been wrong to suppose that they had no sense of smell. In fact, Jawas had a very sensitive olfactory awareness, and could detect moods, state of health and even basic genealogy in other Jawas simply by their smell. It was certain that Jawas did not bathe. They lived in a desert, after all, where water was very scarce and needed to be conserved. Indeed, they used a special chemical mixture, into which their clothes were dipped, to retain moisture, and this chemical added to the smell. Underneath their cloaks, Jawas were deceptively skinny, almost shrivelled creatures, which xenobiologists surmised may have evolved from a species of rodent. Their lightweight bone structure and delicate feet and hands further reinforced that theory. However, Jawas and

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Notable for their strong odour and their bright yellow eyes, the Jawas were perhaps Tatooine’s most mysterious inhabitants. By selling pieces of junk and scrap metal that they located amid the planet’s sandy wastes, the creatures made a humble living – despite the hostile climate and terrain of their desert world.

Sandpeople actually both evolved from the As salvage experts, Jawas had an incredible ability to repair Kumumgah. Native to Tatooine, this and refurbish the technology technologically advanced species incurred the brought to the planet by wrath of the Rakatan Infinite Empire who were settlers and visitors. Their grasp of the scientific responsible for turning Tatooine into a desert principles behind the world many millennia before. machines and devices that fell into their possession might have been tenuous at best, Jawa Culture but that did not stop them Jawas lived in huge family groups, and these clans from being able to salvage often numbered many hundreds of individuals. working components from even the most damaged The clan was headed by a female shaman who parts. advised, and often effectively controlled, the clan chief and his or her elder advisers. The shaman was usually accompanied by her sole apprentice, who took over the post when the shaman died. In the distant past, the Jawas rode on dewbacks, Once every year, Jawas gathered at one sacred rontos and eopies. However, since a series of point in the desert, in the centre of the great failed mining operations on the desert planet led Dune Sea, for a meeting that the human settlers to the vehicles being sold off at obscenely low of Tatooine called a ‘swap meet’. At these prices or abandoned, Jawas took to travelling in meetings Jawas traded everything from news and massive . Although the sandcrawlers stories, to items of value, through to even their were very large, and could carry around 300 own children. Marriage trades between clans Jawas, the majority of the clan remained in huge were very important, politically, socially and fortresses. The shaman, in particular, never biologically. In the main, however, most trading travelled, even to the annual gathering in the was in technology. Dune Sea. humans & aliens mau1 darth maul Darth Maul h u s m n an lie s & a Date: 0 BBY ‘At last we will reveal ourselves to the Jedi...’ Darth Maul the holocron

species Zabrak height 1.75 metres Darth Maul homeworld Dathomir One of the most skilled and deadly warriors in Sith history, affiliation Sith Darth Sidious’ apprentice was to be the first Sith openly vehicle Sith Infiltrator encountered by the Jedi Order for more than 1,000 years. Scimitar The deadly ’s looks alone struck fear into anyone who weapon Double-bladed opposed him. lightsaber

efore Darth Maul’s appearance, few believed Bthe Sith still existed. As mortal enemies of the Jedi, the Sith had waged an unholy war against the galaxy’s guardians of justice and peace for millennia – almost bringing them to the point of defeat during numerous conflicts. But riven by internal conflict, the Sith were destroyed at the Battle of Ruusan… or so the Jedi thought.

‘Always two there are…’ Following their defeat, only one Sith master remained: Darth Bane. To preserve the order in secret, the Dark Lord decided that he would take only a single apprentice. Never again would there be more than two Sith Lords at one time. Subsequent Sith continued plotting without the knowledge of the Jedi, waiting for the opportunity to seize control of the galaxy. Over millennia, the once-feared Sith were almost forgotten, regarded as little more than superstition. Their covert operations went unrecognised until Darth Maul appeared during the Trade Federation’s invasion of the planet Naboo, the first open move in Darth Sidious’ plan to bring down the Republic.

Phantom Menace Maul was born on Dathomir. The boy was destined to be a Nightbrother and virtual slave to the Nightsisters, ‘witches’ strong in a mystical offshoot of the dark side of the Force, but his

Darth Maul was a male Dathomirian Zabrak, whose training as a Dark Lord of the Sith included mastery of lightsaber combat.

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mother chose a different fate for Maul, giving him to Darth Sidious. Sidious was then himself an apprentice to Darth Plagueis, but was already plotting his ascendency to Sith Master. Sidious hid Maul on Mustafar, where the young boy was cared for by cold, unfeeling droids. Maul’s training, both by Sidious and his allies, was brutal. His final test saw his hatred explode, until he tried and failed to kill his master. In doing so, he passed and became a Dark Lord of the Sith. From then on, Maul was sent on a great many missions of infiltration and assassination. Some of his victims included Jedi, though Maul was careful that no evidence of Sith involvement remained. When Darth Sidious began the final phase of Tracing the Jedi to the planet Tatooine, Darth Inspiring a feeling of dread in all who crossed his path, his plot to bring down the Republic, pushing the Maul caught Qui-Gon Jinn off-guard as he was Darth Sidious commanded Trade Federation into blockading and invading returning to the starship belonging to Queen total loyalty from his Naboo, Maul stood ready to do his part. Amidala. Maul flew at the Jedi Master on his Sith menacing apprentice. speeder with a ferocity that surprised the older Maul Reveals Himself man, and he almost got the better of the The Sith apprentice’s When two Jedi ambassadors from the Galactic experienced Knight. Since the Sith had gone into programmable wrist link could be used to activate and Republic, Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi, hiding, the Jedi had met no opponent that could control a huge variety of managed to rescue Queen Amidala of Naboo and match Sith savagery. mechanical devices. escape from the planet, Lord Sidious sent Darth Mid-fight, Qui-Gon Jinn managed to leap Maul to hunt them down. Maul relished the task, aboard the passenger ramp of the Queen’s as he had worked and trained all his life towards passing ship, speeding away before Darth Maul the day when he would face a Jedi in combat. He was able to follow him. The ferocious exchange at exulted in the challenge of being able to face two an end, the dark warrior stood watching from the at the same time. desert as the Jedi escaped.

Maul prided himself on his abilities as a tracker, using powerful tools such as his electrobinoculars and to search for the Jedi on Tatooine. They were tied to global mapping scanners inside his starship and could be programmed to detect specific targets. If Jabba had sent , rather than , after Han Solo, it was unlikely that the smuggler would have left the cantina alive. But for the moment, the deadly bounty hunter was content to stand back, glowering while Solo negotiated with the crime lord for extra time to repay his debts.

Although the true identity of Darth Maul was never fully revealed to them, it was apparent to the Jedi Council following the death of Qui- Gon Jinn that his mysterious adversary had been Sith.

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‘Now it is your turn to die, young Jedi!’ Darth Maul

The Dark Lord displayed The Final unwavering courage, ferocity and skill as he battled with the two Jedi Knights in the Theed hangar. Only one of the three Encounter? survived the epic encounter. Darth Maul proved too skilled a warrior for Jedi ambassador Qui-Gon Jinn in a fight to the death on Naboo.

fter learning that AQueen Amidala had returned to the planet Naboo to lead an army of against the Trade Federation, Darth Maul suspected that the Jedi were using the young Queen as a means for taking control of the conflict. He voiced his suspicions to his master, but Darth Sidious felt sure that the Jedi would not become involved. Darth Maul’s specially ‘We’ll handle this’ constructed double-bladed Maul’s suspicions were proved right when the lightsaber enabled him to battle Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi- Jedi assisted the Queen and a small party of Wan Kenobi simultaneously. Naboo troops to gain control of the hangar housing the Naboo starfighters. By the time the Theed power generator, Maul he and Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn came face- was seething with rage at the Jedi to-face for a second and final encounter in Knight and his younger padawan, Obi- Wan Kenobi. Maul’s identity had remained a mystery to the The space around Maul became a Jedi since his appearance on Tatooine. Only when he challenged them during the Battle of whirling vortex of energy as he spun his Naboo did the Sith warrior reveal himself dual-bladed lightsaber and launched a openly to Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi. fierce attack on the two Jedi. Maul skilfully orchestrated the fight in a no-holds-barred struggle to the death. Supple and quick, he fought with a confidence and ease that threatened to eclipse the skills of the two Jedi.

divide and conquer The lightsaber battle continued on the small catwalks around the vast power pit in the generator. For a moment, Qui-Gon seemed to get the upper hand. But then Maul backed into a narrow passage. It was a hallway filled

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As the struggle between the two Jedi and Darth Maul wore on, the Sith apprentice made maximum use of the layout of the Naboo power station, athletically leaping from walkway to walkway.

As Qui-Gon Jinn lay dying from Darth Maul’s fatal lightsaber strike, Obi-Wan Kenobi attacked the Sith warrior with renewed ferocity. In the ensuing with deadly laser gates that separated the In the depths of the Theed power plant, Maul used the deadly exchange, Darth Maul was electron ray gate to separate his Jedi opponents, defeating cut in half. His body opponents. When Qui-Gon came face to face with Qui-Gon Jinn with his double-bladed lightsaber before Obi-Wan vanished down a shaft to Maul, the Sith’s years of training paid off. He struck Kenobi was able to race through and rejoin the fight. the reactor core. Qui-Gon Jinn down with one of his lightsaber blades. However, Maul’s over-confidence led to his ultimate demise – minutes later he was slain by a grieving Obi-Wan Kenobi, distraught at the death of his Master.

Maul’s Last Battle? Maul’s bisected body tumbled down an open shaft in the Naboo reactor. His body was thought to have been destroyed by the reactor’s energies, leaving the Jedi Council fruitlessly debating the identity of the assassin they thought to be dead. But presumption can be a deadly error, and Maul’s powerful hatred had already saved him many times in the past. Could it do so again…?

28 Planets & Locations fel1 Felucia P l s Felucia a n n e io ts at & Loc Date: 32 BBY ‘The whole of Felucia was like a single living thing.‘ Proxy Felucia Felucia was a jungle-covered planet in the Outer Rim, between the Rhen Var and Colunda Sectors. Due to its strategic position, it was the site of three different battles between the Confederacy of Independent Systems and Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars.

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Region outer Rim System Felucia system Diameter 9100 km Moons 2 Terrain Fungal forests Native Species Felucians Length of Year 231 days Length of Day 34 standard hours Climate Humid Affiliation ci S,

Felucia’s dense, dank elucia was hot and humid, and much of the carapaces, or even oily natural sun-screen. Other atmosphere encouraged the atmospheric moisture was faintly caustic to a creatures and plants lived entirely below ground. growth of thick forests of F fungi and ferns that proved degree that most of its flora and fauna evolved to hostile to unwary visitors. be tough, rubbery and fibrous. The dark, cloudy dangerous aggressors skies, the muddy terrain, and the many caverns A number of non-native species abounded on and tunnels meant that fungi and ferns were the Felucia, though how some of them came to arrive dominant flora. Felucia’s lack of nutrients meant there remains a mystery. To survive the violent During the Clone Wars, , Obi-Wan that many species of aggressive carnivorous native plants, animals and insects, they of course Kenobi and Anakin plants also evolved on the moist, often mist- had to be aggressive and effective hunters. Acklay Skywalker were sent to bound world. and rancor were not native to the world, but both break the blockade of Felucia by General Grievous. All of the native life of Felucia had long adapted did well there, feeding off the local arthropods, The first battle of Felucia to the ultraviolet radiation from the system’s sun – gastropods, invertebrates and avian species. between the Republic and also called Felucia. Many were translucent, to Nearly 30,000 years before the Clone Wars, a guild Separatists was hard fought but ended in near-disaster allow as much radiation as possible to pass of Gossam explorers – the Gossam Courivers – for the Republic forces. through them. Some evolved reflective skin or discovered Felucia and began the colonisation of

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the planet. But as would be the case with most sentient visitors to the weird, colourful and deadly jungles of Felucia, the Gossam had found it to be an immense struggle to establish a foothold. It seemed that all the disparate elements of the planet’s ecosystem – the plants, animals, even the bacteria – were united in seeking to drive off the newcomers.

The Living Force The unique fungi-jungles of Felucia held another During the Second Battle of Felucia, an attempt by wonder beyond the plants and creatures. Many of Republic forces to recapture the planet, the clone troops used AT-TEs to patrol the fungus forests. the life forms, including the Felucians themselves, were Force sensitive. This close connection to the the jedi purge Living Force was both a blessing and a curse, as When the end of the war saw the the planet could be easily influenced by both the issuing of the treacherous Order light and dark side of the Force. Unfortunately, 66, a number of Jedi were killed events during and after the Clone Wars pushed on Felucia, including Aayla the planet dangerously close to the dark side. Secura. During the Jedi During the Clone Wars, the Gossam Shu Mai was Purge that followed, president of the Commerce Guild, one of the Master Shaak Ti hid on major Separatist parties. When she made Felucia Felucia, where she tried to the centre of Commerce Guild military operations, ready the natives and her Shu Mai led the Republic to attack the planet – embittered Padawan Maris Brood and to escape the conflict on their world, the for the inevitable assault from native Felucians literally went underground. Darth Vader and the Empire. However, Shaak Ti was killed by Jedi Master Shaak Ti was tracked to Felucia by Darth Vader, who sent his Sith apprentice against her. Their vicious duel Vader’s apprentice Starkiller, ended when the injured Shaak Ti fell into the Ancient Abyss. and Maris Brood and the Felucians fell to the dark side. Later, the Empire sought to wipe out the native Felucians, considering their Force abilities a threat. The planet’s pain would last for many years.

The shamans, spiritual leaders of the Jungle Felucian species, were particularly sensitive to their Force-rich world and were amongst the most talented natural Force-users in the galaxy.

During the Clone Wars, Jedi Knight Aayla Secura was leading a squad on Felucia when Clone Commander Bly received Order 66 from the Supreme Chancellor. Before the Twi’lek Jedi Master could ignite her lightsaber she was struck down from behind by her troops’ massed blaster fire.

26 fel3 Felucian wildlifefelucia P l s a n n o et ti s & Loca ‘All of Felucia’s inhabitants were susceptible. All were on the verge of becoming monsters.’ Proxy Felucian wildlife The world of Felucia was, while teeming with life, one of the more inhospitable and unusual worlds in the galaxy. Bathed in intense ultraviolet radiation, it was home to some completely unique flora and fauna, including some familiar hostile creatures. galaxy. Numerous mature sarlacci were present on Felucia, including the largest specimen ever recorded. It inhabited an area known as the Ancient Abyss, where it grew to cover many square kilometres and achieved a degree of sentience beyond that of its brethren. The was so large that the native Felucians were able to use it as a (relatively safe) refuge from the Empire – although it was capable of using its tentacles to drag even the largest rancors into its maw and devour them.

fierce predators While most of Felucia’s ven before larger predators arrived on the Along with the the equally aggressive and native flora posed a danger planet from other worlds, Felucia had its fair dangerous acklay, the rancor had been to the unwary, nysillim E plants were cultivated for a share of native species that were able to maim, successfully transplanted to Felucia, most likely powerful spice that made dismember and destroy the unwary. The Yerdua brought there during a time 25,000 years before them one of the most Poison-Spitter, a semi-sentient plant with animal- the Clone Wars, when the planet was part of the valuable crops in the galaxy. like characteristics, spat poison and was trained empire of Xim the Despot. by the Felucians to guard their territory. The The acklay had adapted perfectly to hunting in planet’s spore plants puffed out clouds of spores Felucia’s lush jungles and subterranean waterways that suffocated and poisoned nearby creatures. but the semi-sentient rancor were quickly Spike plants hurled spines at anything that domesticated by the mysterious native Jungle touched them, while numerous varieties of Felucians. The rancor’s fierce, predatory nature has pitcher plants just drowned anything falling into fascinated many. They originated on the Outer Rim their inviting maws. And then there were the planet of Dathomir, and on animals… Felucia, the imported rancor population visitors from space formed a bond with Not all new arrivals found Felucia hostile. The The rancor population on seeds of the sarlacc drifted in from space to Felucia had been brought there tens of thousands of discover a world that allowed them to years before the Clone Wars. grow to a size unseen anywhere else in the

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The jungles of Felucia included forests of giant purple fungi so large and strong that small starships could land safely on them.

The sarlacc that inhabited the Ancient Abyss was the largest specimen of these dangerous life-forms ever recorded. the natives similar to that of the Witches of Dathomir. The natives of the fungus jungles were Force sensitive, and were heavily influenced by the ‘mood’ of their living environment. The rancor of Felucia, who had less access to prey than they did on Dathomir, resorted to eating certain fungi. As a painted their mounts using fluorescent natural Off-world visitors, including result, they too could be affected – though more dyes, but the bull rancor befriended by Maris the Republic's clone troops entered the dense forests of slowly and with more lasting effect. A perfect Brood required no such theatrics to make it Felucia at their peril. example of this was the bull rancor that was look fiercer. adopted by the fallen Jedi Padawan Maris Brood. When Maris Brood’s master, Shaak Ti, died duelling with Darth Vader’s apprentice Starkiller, The Bigger They Are… her Padawan fell to the dark side. The Felucian The rancor that formed a bond with Maris Brood people and the flora and fauna nearby were was taller and bulkier than many of its fellows on caught up by this fall, and this, coupled with the the planet, and had a longer tail. However, its bull rancor’s diet, may have helped mutate the immediate striking feature were the four horns beast. Maris Brood used her pet to patrol her that curved out like great tusks from its face. Also, domain in the ‘rancor graveyard’ on Felucia, but the head was fringed with spikes, and its skin was the rancor was destroyed when Starkiller a sickly, pale colour, as opposed to the usual returned to Felucia to rescue from healthy green. The Felucians regularly Shaak Ti’s fallen apprentice.

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W Darth Vader’s Lightsaber y e Darth Vader’s Lightsaber a g p o o l n o s & techn Date: 4 BBY ‘I’ve been waiting for you, Obi-Wan’ Darth Vader Darth Vader's Lightsaber The Sith Lord’s weapon, built by his own hand, was in many ways superior to a comparable Jedi lightsaber.

hile similar to the carried by Wthe Jedi and Sith before him, Darth Vader’s lightsaber had its own distinctive look. Unusually, the Sith’s lightsaber was fitted with a dark blade emitter shroud which protected the wielder. As well as having all the normal attributes, such as a power cell embedded in the handgrip, an activation lever, a recharge socket and a belt clip, Vader’s weapon was also constructed with a diagnostic system. The Sith Lord also added a blade length adjuster and a blade intensity control, allowing him to adapt his weapon to any given opponent or situation.

Force of Nature Vader’s lightsaber was assembled by hand, as there is no exact formula for the crucial alignment of the crystals that focus the beam. The weapon operated on the principle of tightly controlled arc wave energy, requiring focusing elements made from precisely cut and positioned crystals.

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The slightest misalignment during the construction of the weapon would have caused it to detonate upon first activation. The pure red energy blade emitted by Vader’s weapon had no mass. The electromagnetically generated arc wave created when the blade was fighting. Kenobi’s body vanished as he became As the blade of the Dark ignited caused a strong gyroscopic effect that one with the Force, but this did not concern Lord’s lightsaber reduced his former Jedi Master to made the weapon a distinct challenge to handle Vader overmuch, so viciously delighted was he nothingness, Vader’s – a challenge to which only Jedi or Sith could rise. at avenging his defeat on Mustafar. relationship with Obi-Wan Following Kenobi’s death, Vader faced off Kenobi seemed to have come full circle from Mustafar. The Jedi Killer against Luke Skywalker on Mimban and on Dark Lord’s victory proved Darth Vader was more than content to cut Obi- Bespin’s Cloud City. There, seeking to recruit that he was now the master, Wan down when the other simply stopped Luke to join him against the Emperor, he severed both of the lightsaber and of the Force itself. the young Jedi’s right hand before telling him of his parentage. Vader again came up against Luke Skywalker a year later on the second Death Star, and lost his lightsaber when Luke cut off his hand. The redeemed Sith Lord would never wield a lightsaber again, dying from injuries sustained when he killed Emperor to rescue his son from certain death.

During Vader’s lightsaber duel with Luke Skywalker on Bespin, the Dark Lord easily vanquished the much less experienced young Jedi. Vader struck off Luke’s hand, literally disarming him.

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Blade Emitter development Shroud process Lightsabers have often told the story of their owners. The one belonging to Darth Vader was no different. he lightsaber Darth Vader wielded when he Tslew his former master, Obi-Wan Kenobi, was reminiscent of the one he had carried Blade Length Adjuster decades earlier as Kenobi’s Padawan, Anakin Skywalker.

The one major difference between the Sith Blade Power Lord’s lightsaber and the original he had built Adjuster under Obi-Wan Kenobi’s tutelage was that the later weapon was mostly black, matching the fearsome armour of its intimidating owner. The lightsaber Vader had originally wielded as Kenobi’s Padawan learner was constructed while he was in a trance-like state. The result was a superior design that favoured maximum strength for the wielder. In constructing that weapon while a member of the Jedi Order, Anakin had broken with years of

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Perhaps the only occasion when Vader’s mastery of his awesome weapon failed him was when he came up against his own son, Luke Skywalker, for the second time, and was defeated.

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Hand-built by the Dark Lord himself, established Jedi tradition by not building a the weapon was like no other. Unlike weapon resembling his master’s lightsaber. Jedi lightsabers, it was fitted with a dark blade emitter shroud, ensuring that the wielder could not be harmed the dark side by his own weapon. Vader used The habit of making a lightsaber unlike his synthetic crystals in his first lightsaber, master’s was one that Anakin would later swapping to a red Adegan crystal. continue after his fall to the dark side of the Force. As Darth Vader, he was given a deep red synthetic crystal by Emperor Palpatine to power a new lightsaber worthy of a Sith Lord. Palpatine even let his apprentice borrow his lightsaber as a model to copy. Darth Vader chose not to base his weapon on so ancient a device. His new lightsaber instead resembled a matt black version of his earliest Jedi weapon. However, thanks to his enduring desire to tinker with technology, Vader’s lightsaber went through a number of modifications during his years as Palpatine’s apprentice.

the holocron: ADEGAN CRYSTALS

The construction of the first lightsabers would have been impossible without the use of rare Adegan crystals. Found on the Outer Rim planet of Adega, the crystals emitted potent bursts of energy and light and were soon put to use in the Jedi weapon. Their power was unlocked when electromagnetic waves of the correct frequency were transmitted through them.

Synthetic Primary Crystal

Darth Vader lost his lightsaber and mechanical right hand when he was defeated by Luke; a victory the young Jedi took, ironically, after almost giving in to the dark side of the Force.

28 Starships & Vehicles mil1

S millennium falcon t s a e r l sh ic ips & Veh Date: 0 BBY ‘What a piece of junk!’ Luke Skywalker millennium falcon This battered but unique vessel had the honour of being present at the destruction of both Imperial Death , and was in many ways something of an icon of the struggle between the Rebel Alliance and the Galactic Empire.

nce called ‘the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy’, the Obattered freighter known as the Millennium Falcon became notorious throughout known space. A heavily- modified Corellian Engineering Corporation YT-1300 Solo liked to boast about the time that he set the 12- Transport, the Falcon was most famously crewed by record for the Kessel Run. The Run was across a treacherous roguish smuggler Captain Han Solo, and his first area near the spice-mining world of Kessel so warped by black holes and stellar phenomena that the distance travelled mate, Chewbacca. After Han Solo saved his life, Chewbacca, an expert pilot in his own right, actually varied with the skill of the pilot. became permanent first-mate aboard the Millennium Falcon. YT-1300f light freighter Built 60 years before the Battle of Yavin, the ship that would The beat-up shell of the Falcon’s saucer shape enclosed a very basic interior, featuring exposed one day become the Millennium Falcon began life in the components and circuitry. The ship’s cockpit pod Orbital Assembly Facility of the Corellian Engineering was mounted on the starboard side of its hull, Corporation as a stock YT-1300f light freighter. It was owned with its freight bay beneath the six cargo hatches on the upper hull. A pair of tooth-like by both legitimate and illegal operations before it was docking mandibles at the front of the vessel christened the Stellar Envoy in around 29 BBY and was used in allowed it to lock onto most standard cargo undercover operations by Senate and even Jedi operatives. transfer stations, while a strong landing claw (right) could be deployed from the ventral During this time it met with an accident over Nar Shadda and hull to facilitate landing on low-gravity was dumped in an orbital junk yard there. worlds or docking with larger starships.

Rebellious Ship Rebuilt and renamed by technician Bammy Decree, the Second Chance became a smuggler’s ship. Impounded by the Imperials, it was stolen by Rebel agents. Briefly called Gone to Pieces, the vessel was flown for a time by Quip Fargil. It was he who called the ship the Millennium Falcon. In 9 BBY, Fargil pulled out of a Rebel operation and ran. The Falcon was given away, then sold to a travelling circus. Finally, it fell into the hands of . When he won it, the Falcon already had a reputation for speed (and chronic unreliability).

As she was the fastest ship in the fleet, Han Solo insisted that Lando Calrissian flew the Falcon at the Battle of .

A Lucky Win Famously, Lando lost the Millennium Falcon to Han Solo in a high stakes game of on Cloud City. After making extensive modifications to the vessel at a secret shipyard on Nar Shaddaa, Solo and his Wookiee co-pilot travelled extensively throughout the galaxy, frequently within the Corporate Sector Authority’s domains. The ship eventually became part of ’s smuggling fleet, running spice under the noses of Fitted with a powerful drive system that could match the 80 MGLT speed of an Incom T-65 X-wing fighter Imperial agents. After falling in with the Rebel Alliance, the at sublight velocities, and an uprated Class 0.5 hyperdrive that could Falcon played a key role in the destruction of the first Death outrun Imperial Star Destroyers, the Falcon was no ordinary starship; Star at the Battle of Yavin. Later, commanded by Lando even in a planetary atmosphere, the ship’s boosted engines were able Calrissian and his Sullustan co-pilot , the Falcon also Although Han Solo was proud of his ship, there were times when to achieve speeds of up to 1050 kilometres per hour. her minor breakdowns turned into major crises. struck the killing blow to the second Death Star. mil2

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Sensor Dish ‘She may not look like much. But she’s got it where it counts.’ Han Solo

a modified Forward Mandibles freighter Beneath the battered exterior, the Falcon’s modifications made her one Equipment Access Bay (x4) of the fastest, most effective fighting vessels of the Rebellion era. Quad Laser Cannon

ith an unmatched combination of a customized hyperdrive system, military-grade weaponry, sophisticated sensors and powerful shields, the holocron W Deflector-shield Generator Among the Falcon’s less lawful upgrades were a series of hidden the Millennium Falcon was ideally suited to her captain’s swashbuckling life. compartments for smuggling contraband. These were concealed beneath design: Corellian Engineering The downside of all the modifications was the need for constant maintenance Cockpit removable deck-plates in the ship’s main radial corridor. On one occasion, Corp. the smuggling compartments were used as hiding places by Solo and his and running repair, which sometimes frustrated Han Solo – even if he often passengers, when the ship was caught by the first Death Star’s tractor took a perverse pride in his vessel’s battle-scarred appearance. length: 34.75 metres beam and brought in for examination. height: 8.27 metres speed: 80 mglt

Sensor Dish affiliation: Rebel Alliance weapons: Two quad laser cannons Concealed blaster cannon Concussion missiles

The Millennium Falcon was equipped with a diverse array of internal systems controlled by three independent droid brains. When not working, these droids spent their time arguing with each other.

Escape Pods titanium hull The Falcon’s titanium-reinforced hull plates were further protected by no less than four separate deflector shield generators to defend against kinetic impacts, such as guided missiles or even . Defences and Armament

Although the YT-1300 ships can commonly carry up to 100 metric tons The Falcon had electromagnetic of cargo, six passengers and as many crew, Captain Solo generally flew countermeasures to baffle enemy the ship with only himself and Chewbacca aboard. This could cause scanners, and also sported a powerful problems when emergency maintenance was needed. and highly illegal sensor suite that allowed her crew to spot potential threats while they were still some distance away. In keeping with Captain Solo’s often unorthodox methods, the Falcon’s best defence was a good offence. While most YT-1300 freighter variants were only lightly armed, she was equipped with two racks of concussion missiles, a rotating auto blaster cannon that could be deployed from a ventral hatch, and two quad laser cannon turrets on the dorsal and ventral hulls. TOP VIEW Quad Laser Cannon Drive Unit Armour Plating It's EASY to continue your collection To receive your issues by post: Ring the Order Line on CONTENTS UK and Ireland 0845 1489 255 Australia (03) 9872 4000 New Zealand (09) 308 2871 Part 1 South Africa (011) 265 4304 Singapore (65) 6287 7090 battles & events Malaysia (603) 8020 7112 Hong Kong 3965 7810 The Battle of Yavin 0 BBY 45-48 The destruction of the Death Star: or ask your newsagent to reserve a deciding moment in history. future issues for you to collect. MISSED A COPY? droids & Machines Please ring Customer Services UK and Ireland 0845 1489 254 R2-D2 (Artoo-Detoo) ART 1-4 Australia (03) 9872 4000 Astromech and hero of the Rebellion. New Zealand (09) 308 2871 Pistoeka Sabotage Droid: Buzz Droid BUZ 1-2 South Africa (011) 265 4304 Small metal piranhas. Singapore (65) 6287 7090 Malaysia (603) 8020 7112 Hong Kong 3965 7810 humans & Aliens Editorial and design by Continuo Creative, Jawas JAW 1-2 39-41 North Road, London N7 9DP Mysterious desert scavengers. All rights reserved © 2013 De Agostini UK Ltd, Battersea Studios 2, 82 Silverthorne Darth Maul Mau 1-4 Road, London SW8 3HE, UK The deadly Sith assassin who served Darth Sidious. planets & locations Visit the website www.starwarsfactfile.com Felucia FEL 1-4 Site of three battles in the Clone Wars. PUblishing information weapons & technology The Official Star Wars Fact File is Copyright 2013 Lucasfilm Ltd. and ™. All Rights Darth Vader’s Lightsaber Lig 27-30 Reserved. Used Under Authorization. Secrets of the Sith Lord’s weapon. Published by De Agostini UK Ltd, Battersea Studios 2, 82 Silverthorne Road, starships & vehicles London SW8 3HE, UK Millennium Falcon MIL 1-2 ISBN 978-1-4439-2337-8 ‘The fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy.’ SWFFN01 13 12 26 Printed in Italy Visit the official site www.starwars.com Coming soon published weekly part 1 In your official STAR WARS FACT FILE ISSUE Yoda – legendary and 2 powerful Jedi Master Mustafar – lava planet where Darth Vader came into being Full plans of the T -65 X-wing starfighter PLUS: Hoth, Droid Tri-Fighters, Clone Commander Cody, Hunting R2-D2 and C-3PO on Tatooine, Electrostaff

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