The Starcrusher was a battleship active during the Clone Wars. The Galactic Republic sent a squadron of Venator-class Star Destroyers to attack the Separatist fuel tanker Aurora in an attempt to draw out the Starcrusher, though the Aurora was able to escape.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
The Starcrusher was first mentioned in the new Star Wars canon in the thirty-fourth issue of the Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon magazine series, published by De Agostini[1] around August 26, 2015.[2] In the Star Wars Legends continuity, the Starcrusher appeared in The Clone Wars: The Starcrusher Trap, the sixth installment in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars graphic novella series. It was written by Mike W. Barr, illustrated by Matthew Fillbach, Shawn Fillbach, and Raymond Lee, and published by Dark Horse Comics[3] on July 27, 2011.[4]
Sources[]
- Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 34 (Secrets of Spaceflight: Refuelling) (First mentioned)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 34 (Secrets of Spaceflight: Refuelling)
- ↑ The second issue of the De Agostini weekly magazine Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon was set to be published on January 14, 2015, according to De Agostini Publishing: Build the Millennium Falcon Magazine & Model by Wyman, Chris on TheForce.net (January 8, 2015) (archived from the original on November 6, 2016). Therefore, Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 34 was published around August 26, 2015.
- ↑ The Clone Wars: The Starcrusher Trap
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Starcrusher Trap on Dark Horse Comics' official website (backup link)