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Obi-Wan Kenobi's Delta-7 Aethersprite-class light interceptor
Production information
Manufacturer	Kuat Systems Engineering
Model	Delta-7 Aethersprite-class light interceptor[1][2]
Class	Starfighter[1][2]
Technical specifications
Shielding	Equipped
Sensor systems	Equipped
Targeting systems	Equipped
Navigation system	Equipped
Armament	Taim & Bak laser cannons (4)[2] Proton torpedo launcher (1)[2]
Crew	Pilot (1)[3] R4-series astromech droid (1)[3]
Minimum crew	1
Passengers	None[3]
Communication systems	Holotranceiver
Usage
Availability	Military (Jedi only)[4]
Role(s)	interceptor starfighter[2]
Era(s)	Rise of the Empire era[3]
Earliest sighting	22 BBY
Affiliation	Jedi Order[2] Galactic Republic
Crewmembers	R4-P17
Commander(s)	Obi-Wan Kenobi

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Obi-Wan Kenobi flew a Delta-7 Aethersprite-class light interceptor just prior to the Clone Wars.^[5]

HistoryEdit

Obi-Wan Kenobi's Delta-7 Aethersprite-class light interceptor began as an interceptor commissioned just before the outbreak of the Clone Wars in 22 BBY. Highly advanced and carrying sophisticated equipment, it was an expensive starfighter to produce. The ship was armed with four laser cannons (many of the fighters were upgraded to contain two extra cannons behind breakaway panels after recommendations based on the flight-test and subsequent modifications made by Jedi Master Saesee Tiin and Adi Gallia for increased performance), and an advanced communication and sensor array that kept the pilot of the ship well-prepared for any circumstance that might arise during space travel.^[6][7]

After Anakin Skywalker found a damaged R4-P17 during his inspection of the customizations to the Delta-7 Aethersprite-class light interceptor, he rebuilt the ship that would then be assigned to Obi-Wan Kenobi with an R2-series astromech dome. R4 became the prototype for other integrated droid navigators in Jedi starfighters. As part of the Delta-7, the astromech had a truncated body, which was permanently attached to the ship. Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi was then assigned this Delta-7 in his service to the Jedi Council.^[5][1][8]

One of the most famous encounters involving this ship was the tracking of bounty hunter Jango Fett by Obi-Wan through the asteroid fields of Geonosis. Jango noticed Kenobi in pursuit and attempted to finish off the Jedi once and for all by leading him through Geonosis' rings. Obi-Wan's Delta-7 was damaged and he was forced to hide on the back of an asteroid as Fett descended onto Geonosis. Kenobi then used the fighter to land near a gathering of Separatist ships. Upon discovering a plot of several systems scheming to secede from the Republic, Obi-Wan used the on-board holotranceiver to alert the Jedi Council. When he was captured while sending his message, the fighter was likely impounded by Separatist forces; however, it was apparently recovered after or during the battle that took place later on that planet, and saw further use by Kenobi during the advent of the Clone Wars.^[5]

When the Jedi began to transition away from the Delta-7, R4-P17 was removed from the ship and given a full astromech body to make her compatible with Obi-Wan's new Delta-7B. It is unknown what became of the Delta-7 after this.^[1]

AppearancesEdit

• Full of Surprises
• Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (First appearance)
• Star Wars: Clone Wars

SourcesEdit

• Star Wars: Complete Cross-Sections
•  Jedi starfighter in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
•  "Star Wars PocketModel TCG - Order 66" (Card: Obi-Wan Kenobi's Jedi Starfighter)

Notes and referencesEdit