The Lucky Lekku was a LAAT gunship used during the Clone Wars, notably during the Battle of Teth.
Characteristics[]
The gunship had nose art of a blue-skinned Twi'lek female in clone trooper armor on both its sides. It had the standard armament of a LAAT/i gunship, but it lacked the two composite-beam laser turrets that were otherwise located behind the cockpit.
History[]
Battle of Teth[]
This ship was first seen during the Battle of Teth where it launched an attack on a B'omarr Monastery, which was used by the Separatists as a hiding place for the kidnapped Rotta, the son of Jabba the Hutt. The gunship took heavy fire from several of the DSD1 dwarf spider droids stationed at the monastery, but it came out of the battle all in one piece.[5]
Battle of Rishi moon[]
On the Rishi moon the ship was used to search for any surviving clones after the destruction of Rishi Station.[6]
Battle of Ryloth[]
During the Battle of Ryloth the gunship was briefly seen in the hangar of the Resolute, the flagship of General Skywalker.[7]
Second Battle of Geonosis[]
On Geonosis the ship was used as a troop transport to quickly deploy clone troopers to the surface of Geonosis. The gunship was one of the lucky ones, as many of the other gunships were shot down by the Geonosian proton cannons, LR1K sonic cannons and starfighters.[8]
Defense of Cato Neimoidia[]
During the Defense of Cato Neimoidia, the gunship was deployed to the planet to deliver Captain Rex to the battlefield.[9] By this time it had amassed at least 88 kills.
Behind the scenes[]
The Lucky Lekku (in LEGO version) is the design set for all gunships in LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars apart from multiplayer when playing Jedi Crash as it is symbolised with the Crumb Bomber.
The nose art appears to be inspired by A B-24 Liberator Bomber "Night Mission" from the 30th Bomb Group, 819th Bomb Squadron of the USAAF 7th Air Force.
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars film (First appearance)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Rising Malevolence"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Shadow of Malevolence"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Rookies"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Storm Over Ryloth"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Landing at Point Rain"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Sabotage"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars: AT-TE Rescue
Non-canon appearances[]
- Kowakian Monkey-Lizard on LEGO.com (original article) (content now obsolete; backup link)
- LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
Sources[]
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Visual Guide
- Checklist: 10 Things to Spot in The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Storm Over Ryloth on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- The Art of Star Wars: The Clone Wars
- Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 35
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars Comic 6.51
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars Magazine 20
- "Sabotage" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Star Wars: Complete Cross-Sections
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 The Official Star Wars Fact File
- ↑ Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Visual Guide
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars film
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Rookies"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Storm Over Ryloth"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Landing at Point Rain"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Sabotage"