ST 321
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Specialized tactical displays |
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- "Inform the commander that Lord Vader's shuttle has arrived."
- ―Lieutenant Endicott[src]
ST 321 was the comm unit designation of Darth Vader's personal Imperial Lambda-class T-4a shuttle.
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[edit] Description
The "ST" in the shuttle's designation stood for "space transport".[2] It was equipped with sensor jammers, specialized tactical displays, and other modified features.[3]
Vader's shuttle featured a meditation chamber aboard similar to the one on his flagship, the Super Star Destroyer Executor.[4]
[edit] History
In 1 ABY Vader, accompanied by a unit of Triumphant-class dark troopers, used this shuttle during the operations Molecular Clamp, Sieve, Green Light and Take Down to travel to the cities of Bestine, Coronet and Theed, respectively.[5]
Shortly before the Battle of Endor, the ST 321 brought Darth Vader to the second Death Star.[6] It is possible this was the shuttle Luke Skywalker used to escape the second Death Star along with his deceased father.[7]
[edit] Behind the scenes
The Return of the Jedi radio dramatization states that Luke escaped the second death star in Emperor Palpatine's personal shuttle. The novel The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader counters this by stating that the escape was made in Vader's shuttle.
[edit] Appearances
"A Two-Edged Sword" - Star Wars Insider 85
- Therefore I Am: The Tale of IG-88
Star Wars Galaxies – An Empire Divided
- Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (post-1997 releases)
- The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader
- Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi novelization (First appearance)
- Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi 1: In the Hands of Jabba the Hutt
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi 4: The Final Duel
[edit] Non-canon appearances
[edit] Sources
- A Guide to the Star Wars Universe
Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Special Edition Limited (Card: Vader's Personal Shuttle)
- Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Death Star II Limited (Card: Colonel Jendon)
- A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Third Edition
- Rebellion Era Sourcebook (Picture only)
Star Wars Trading Card Game – The Empire Strikes Back (Card: Vader's Imperial Shuttle)
"Base Set" - Star Wars PocketModel TCG (Card: Darth Vader's Lambda-class shuttle)
- Starships of the Galaxy, Saga Edition
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
[edit] Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 A Two-Edged Sword
- ↑ Galaxy Guide 8: Scouts, by Bill Olmesdahl and Bill Smith, West End Games, 1993
- ↑ Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Special Edition Limited
- ↑ Star Wars Trading Card Game – The Empire Strikes Back (Card: Vader's Imperial Shuttle)
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies
- ↑ Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi novelization
- ↑ The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader
