The A99 aquata breather, also called a Jedi breathing device, was a small breathing device consisting of a compact mouthpiece that could fit in a utility belt. It was designed to supply its wearer with a breathable gas, such as oxygen in the case of humans. Thanks to its advanced filters, it could work underwater, in a vacuum, or among certain noxious environments. Its miniature compressed air tanks could supply oxygen for up to two hours. Jedi Knights commonly carried aquata breathers during field operations. There existed a number of different variants customized for use by non-Human species who breathed gases other than oxygen,[1] including the Antiox mask that was designed for the Kel Dor species.[4] Jedi Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi used aquata breathers when traveling to the underwater city of Otoh Gunga on Naboo.[5] Some time before the Galactic Civil War, an old A99 fell into the possession of Grakkus the Hutt, who kept it as part of his collection of Jedi artifacts.[6]
Appearances[]
- Queen's Peril (Indirect mention only)
- Queen's Peril audiobook (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (First appearance)
- Dark Disciple
- Dark Disciple audiobook
- Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
- Obi-Wan Kenobi — "Part IV"
- Star Wars (2015) 9
- Force Collector
- Force Collector audiobook
- Star Wars: Datapad
Sources[]
- Jedi breathing device in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link) (First identified as A99 aquata breather)
- Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z
- Star Wars: Destiny — Way of the Force (Card: A99 Aquata Breather) (backup link)
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
- Rise of the Separatists
- Star Wars: How Not to Get Eaten by Ewoks and Other Galactic Survival Skills
- "Lightsabers and Jedi Equipment" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Star Wars 100 Objects
- Jedi Breathing Device in the Databank (backup link)