Eta-class shuttle
Production information
Manufacturer	Cygnus Spaceworks[1]
Model	Eta-class shuttle[1]
Class	Shuttle[2]
Technical specifications
Hyperdrive system	Equipped[3]
Complement	Undicur-class jumpspeeders[4]
Crew	Pilots (2)[3]
Passengers	At least 6[3]
Usage
Role(s)	Shuttle[2]
Era(s)	Rise of the Empire era[3]
Affiliation	Galactic Republic[3]

[Source]

The Eta-class shuttle was a Galactic Republic shuttle used during the Clone Wars.

HistoryEdit

It was used by a small Republic task force during the Battle of Saleucami. Anakin Skywalker and Adi Gallia used it to board General Grievous's Separatist destroyer flagship, dropping out of hyperspace in the middle of the opposing fleets in order to reach Grievous's ship unnoticed. The vessel survived the battle and was used to transport the rescued Jedi Master Eeth Koth and the team away from the enemy ship.^[3]

Later in the Clone Wars, it was used by Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi and Quinlan Vos to hunt down Ziro the Hutt on Nal Hutta.^[5]

Thereafter, one was again used by Obi-Wan, alongside Skywalker and his padawan, Ahsoka Tano, to investigate an ancient Jedi distress signal that had been mysteriously activated in the Chrelythiumn system. In so doing, the Jedi stumbled upon a mysterious structure that absorbed the ship, where they awoke on the planet Mortis, their ship still perfectly intact but mysteriously nonfunctional. There, the three would discover the presence of The Ones, who believed Skywalker to be the prophesied Chosen One, and the Jedi became enmeshed in a power struggle between the mystical anchorites, wherein Son wanted to use the shuttle to flee Mortis and thereby pursue his goals of galactic reformation. Ultimately, however, Skywalker and the others were able to prevent Son's attempts at leaving, and, having succeeded in that goal, rematerialized aboard their shuttle in the midst of space.^[4] Another Eta-class shuttle was utilized by Obi-Wan Kenobi again when he ventured to Raydonia to face Darth Maul.^[6]

Darth Sidious used an Eta-class shuttle to travel to Mandalore at some point after Kenobi's confrontation with Darth Maul.^[7]

Behind the scenesEdit

The Eta-class shuttle's design was based on concept art of the Lambda-class T-4a shuttle, created by Joe Johnston for Return of the Jedi.^[2]

This article is a stub about a ship or starship. You can help Wookieepedia by expanding it.

AppearancesEdit

• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Grievous Intrigue" (First appearance)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Academy"
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Assassin" (Appears in flashback(s))
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Hunt for Ziro"
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Overlords"
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Altar of Mortis"
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Ghosts of Mortis"
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Revenge"
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Revival"
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Lawless"

SourcesEdit

•  The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Grievous Intrigue on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars Official Episode Guide Series 1 & 2 (First identified as Eta-class shuttle)
• The Clone Wars: Secrets of the Force

Notes and referencesEdit