Template:Organization infobox DFS Starfighter Squadron was a squadron of Trade Federation droid starfighters assigned to command ships. They were assigned to the flagship Saak'ak and to the Vuutun Palaa during the blockade of Naboo in 32 BBY.
History
DFS Starfighter Squadron was the squadron of droid starfighters assigned to Trade Federation command ships. The starfighters were equipped with advanced targeting routines.[1] In 32 BBY,[2] amidst the occupation of the planet Naboo, DFS Starfighter Squadron was assigned to the flagship Saak'ak and was present when the Galactic Republic representatives arrived to negotiate a settlement, although the representatives were betrayed by the Trade Federation.[3] When the representatives, the Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn escaped the flagship, they encountered resistance from several of the droid starfighters.[4][5][6] DFS Squadron was later launched during the Naboo Space Battle to protect the Lucrehulk-class Droid Control Ship Vuutun Palaa by engaging Naboo's Bravo Squadron. The N-1 starfighters shot down many units of the DFS squadron, allowing them to attack the Droid Control Ship. After the young pilot Anakin Skywalker inadvertently destroyed the ship, all the droid units shut down.[3] During the invasion, DFS-1308 was one of the starfighters which analyzed the capabilities of the N-1 starfighter but were not able to analyze the Human element inside the cockpit.[1]
Known members
DFS-327.
Behind the scenes
The DFS Starfighter Squadron appeared in 1999 with the release of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace and its adaptations, and it was identified as such in the Star Wars Customizable Card Game.
Appearances
DFS-1308.
- Star Wars: Obi-Wan
- Star Wars: Starfighter
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace novelization (First appearance)
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace comic
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace video game
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace junior novelization
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace script facsimile
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace PhotoComic
- Star Wars Manga: The Phantom Menace
- Star Wars: Episode I Jedi Power Battles Template:Pos
- Star Wars: Battle for Naboo
Sources
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (reference book) (Picture only)
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace: The Official Souvenir Magazine
- Star Wars: The Making of Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Star Wars Customizable Card Game — [[Unknown set: No set defined!]]- Star Wars Customizable Card Game — [[Unknown set: No set defined!]]
- Star Wars Customizable Card Game — [[Unknown set: No set defined!]]
- Star Wars Customizable Card Game — [[Unknown set: No set defined!]] (First identified as DFS Starfighter Squadron)
- Star Wars Customizable Card Game — [[Unknown set: No set defined!]] (Picture only)
- Young Jedi Collectible Card Game — [[{{{set}}}]] (Card: DFS-1104)
- Young Jedi Collectible Card Game — [[{{{set}}}]] (Card: DFS-1138)
- Star Wars Trading Card Game — [[]] (Card: Walking Droid Starfighter) (backup link (http://www.wizards.com/swtcg/swtcg_autocard.asp?name=WalkingDroidStarfighter) not verified!) (Picture only)
- Star Wars Adventures Magazine 9
- "Immersive Menace!" — Star Wars Insider 131
- The Phantom Menace: The Expanded Visual Dictionary (Picture only)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4
Star Wars Customizable Card Game — [[Unknown set: No set defined!]]
- ↑ The New Essential Chronology establishes on page 40 that the Invasion of Naboo happens in 32 BBY.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
- ↑ Star Wars: Obi-Wan
- ↑ Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (video game)
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode I Jedi Power Battles
- ↑ 7.0 7.1
Young Jedi Collectible Card Game — [[{{{set}}}]]