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For other uses, see Blackwing (disambiguation).

Blackwing Crystals were unusual lightsaber crystals generated in contact with the Blackwing virus, a Sith bioweapon that transforms its victims into undead cannibals. When used in a lightsaber, they produced a dark, smokey ash blade.[1] Such crystals were found in the caves of the Quarantine Zone during a Blackwing virus outbreak on Dathomir, during the Galactic Civil War.[3] In 1 ABY,[2] a group of spacers defeated a giant undead rancor in a cave below the Imperial Research and Prison Facility where the virus escaped containment and they found a collection of these crystals.[3]

Behind the scenes[]

The Blackwing Crystal appeared in the 2003 video game Star Wars Galaxies, a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts,[3] prior to its closure on December 15, 2011.[4] The Blackwing Crystal was added to the game with the "Game Update 14," a.k.a. the "Death Troopers" update, released on October 12, 2009.[5]

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Notes and references[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Online Adventures — Item: "Blackwing Crystal"
  2. 2.0 2.1 According to its opening crawl, Star Wars Galaxies was set sometime after Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. The only precise time indication in the game was given by the character Ruwan Tokai, who referenced the destruction of the Death Star at the Battle of Yavin as occurring one year earlier, placing the game sometime around 1 ABY. Later, multiple elements confirmed the placement of the game storyline in 1 ABY. First, The Essential Reader's Companion established that the tie-in novel Star Wars Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine took place in 1 ABY. Furthermore, the game expansion Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees was set during the Blockade of Kashyyyk, one year after the Battle of Yavin according to The Star Wars Holiday Special. Additionally, the main scenario of The Nightsister's Revenge from the Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game was set over a year before the Battle of Hoth (3 ABY), so around 1.5 ABY. Finally, the reference book Strongholds of Resistance placed the events of Star Wars Galaxies's Chapter 9: "The Fury of Exar Kun" one year after the Battle of Yavin. Of note, Galaxies's Chapter 11: "The Battle of Echo Base" introduced the Battle of Hoth in the game. However, the developers were quite clear that this was only intended to be a completely isolated "Star Wars Moment" without any effect on continuity for the rest of the game.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Online Adventures — Quest: "Group Event - Undead Rancor" on Dathomir
  4. Gal-icon IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT STAR WARS GALAXIES™ on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)
  5. Gal-icon Game Update 14: Death Troopers on the official Star Wars Galaxies forums (content now obsolete; backup link)

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