- "We've entered the atmosphere. Fire retrorockets!"
"We've lost lateral control! We're gonna break apart!" - ―A Republic officer, to another officer
Retrorockets,[1] also known as retro thrusters,[2] were a type of rocket on starships which could be used in atmosphere,[1] and were found on ships such as the Tribunal,[3] Millennium Falcon,[4] and Razor Crest.[5] In 19 BBY,[6] the Venator-class Star Destroyer Tribunal,[3] en route from Mandalore to Coruscant, was thrown into turmoil as a result of the execution of Order 66.[7] During the fighting, the ship fell out of hyperspace when a former prisoner on board, the renegade Sith Lord Maul, destroyed its hyperdrive, sending the Star Destroyer onto a collision course with a nearby moon. As the stricken vessel entered the moon's atmosphere, a bridge officer called for the retrorockets to be fired, but was told that they had lost lateral control just before the bridge exploded.[1]
Appearances[]
- The High Republic: The Rising Storm
- The High Republic: The Rising Storm audiobook
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Victory and Death" (Mentioned only)
- The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure (First identified as retrorocket, simultaneous with audiobook)
- The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure audiobook
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (First appearance)
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back junior novelization
- Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure
- Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure audiobook
- Shadow Fall
- Shadow Fall audiobook
- Victory's Price
- Victory's Price audiobook
- The Mandalorian — "Chapter 1: The Mandalorian"
- The Mandalorian Season 2 Junior Novel
Sources[]
- "Republic, Rebel, and Resistance Starfighters" — Star Wars Encyclopedia (First identified as retro thruster)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Victory and Death"
- ↑ "Republic, Rebel, and Resistance Starfighters" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Character Encyclopedia - Join the Battle!
- ↑ Per the audio description for Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back available on Disney+.
- ↑ Per the audio description for "Chapter 1: The Mandalorian" available on Disney+.
- ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Shattered"