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[[File:SwoopRacing-TSS.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Narmle Memorial Rally]] swoop racing competition]] |
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'''Swoop racing''' was a high-speed spectator sport using modified [[swoop]] engines. The vehicles involved often reached speeds of 600 kilometers per hour. |
'''Swoop racing''' was a high-speed spectator sport using modified [[swoop]] engines. The vehicles involved often reached speeds of 600 kilometers per hour. |
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Though its hey-day was during the Jedi Civil War, swoop racing was always a popular sport both on professional and amateur levels. It enjoyed a resurgence in popularity when it became the [[Galactic Empire|Empire]]-sanctioned replacement of [[podracing]]. |
Though its hey-day was during the Jedi Civil War, swoop racing was always a popular sport both on professional and amateur levels. It enjoyed a resurgence in popularity when it became the [[Galactic Empire|Empire]]-sanctioned replacement of [[podracing]]. |
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| ⚫ | Swoop Racing was often regarded as a safer alternative to podracing since the tracks were much less complex and the risk of injury or death was not as high as the faster podracing events. Its popularity may also have been helped by the fact that Humans could participate since swoop racing required less reflexes than podracing. |
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| ⚫ | Swoop Racing was often regarded as a safer alternative to podracing since the tracks were much less complex and the risk of injury or death was not as high as the faster podracing events. Its popularity may also have been helped by the fact that Humans could participate since swoop racing required less reflexes than podracing. That being said, swoop racing was not totally risk-free as evidenced by the extremely dangerous [[Agrilat]]-based illegal [[Dragonbane circuit|Dragonbane races]] which were organized by the [[Black Seraphs]].<ref name="Dragon">''Taming the Dragon''(''[[Suns of Fortune]])</ref> |
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| ⚫ | During his youth, [[Dengar]] was considered something of a swoop racing cult hero throughout the [[Corellian system]] for his successes on the professional circuit. But, tired of constant comparisons to another young racer from the private circuit named [[Han Solo]], Dengar challenged his rival to an illegal, winner-takes-all race through the hazardous crystal swamps of |
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| ⚫ | During his youth, [[Dengar]] was considered something of a swoop racing cult hero throughout the [[Corellian system]] for his successes on the professional circuit. But, tired of constant comparisons to another young racer from the private circuit named [[Han Solo]], Dengar challenged his rival to an illegal, winner-takes-all race through the hazardous crystal swamps of Agrilat. During the race, Solo executed a maneuver that sent Dengar flying off his swoop head first into a crystalline plant, injuring him terribly. After the Empire restored Dengar to health and refitted him with cybernetics and assigned him to servitude as an Imperial assassin, Dengar would carry a burning, personal hatred for Solo for the remainder of his life.<ref name="Payback">''[[Payback: The Tale of Dengar]]''</ref> |
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| − | ==Professional and other notable swoop racers== |
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| − | *[[Ap'Sareb]] |
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| − | *[[Birdigan Nasalle]] |
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| − | *[[Blizz Pinnix]] |
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| − | *[[Boon Soniita]] |
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| − | *[[Boon Soniita III]] |
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| − | *[[Casandra Mateil]] |
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| − | *[[Cooper Dray]] |
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| − | *[[Dengar]] |
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| − | *[[Drako]] |
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| − | *[[Dretti Grond]] |
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| − | *[[Fargus Deel]] |
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| − | *[[Fein]] |
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| − | *[[Feyyaz Ferdusi]] |
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| − | *[[Garm Totryl]] |
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| − | *[[Gorm Maldorf]] |
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| − | *[[Grelk Micabra]] |
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| − | *[[Grubber Vapps]] |
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| − | *[[Han Solo]] |
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| − | [[File:Swoop.jpg|thumb|200px|A swoop racer.]] |
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| − | *[[Hodrix]] |
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| − | *[[Hukta Jax]] |
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| − | *[[Ignar Ominaz]] |
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| − | *[[Jedi Exile]] |
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| − | *[[Jo-Mau-Rinti]] |
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| − | *[[Jonra Far]] |
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| − | *[[M'sadaar]] |
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| − | *[[Nico Senvi]] |
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| − | *[[Nikylitis]] |
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| − | *[[Nodobo]] |
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| − | *[[Noell Ciro]] |
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| − | *[[Ov Darum]] |
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| − | *[[Panar]] |
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| − | *[[Queedle Molto]] |
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| − | *[[Serji-X Arrogantus]] |
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| − | *[[Redros]] |
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| − | *[[Requel Sorm]] |
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| − | *[[Revan]] |
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| − | *[[Wryk Jobones]] |
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| − | *[[Yuka Rill]] |
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| − | *[[Zoriis Bafka]] |
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| − | ==Major swoop teams== |
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| − | *[[Ferini team]] |
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| − | *[[Team Millennium Holos]] |
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| − | *[[Team NaKuda]] |
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| − | *[[Team SoroSuub]] |
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| − | *[[Team Tagge]] |
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| − | ==Major races and circuits== |
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| − | *[[Agrilat Swamp Circuit]], [[Corellia]] |
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| − | *[[Ahto City swoop track]], [[Manaan]] |
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| − | *[[Byzal canyon|Byzal Canyon]], [[Najiba]] |
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| − | *[[Citadel Station swoop track]], [[Citadel Station]] orbiting [[Telos IV]] |
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| − | *[[Cularin Classic]], [[Cularin]]<ref name="CaV">{{LFC|Cloak and Vibroblade}}</ref> |
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| − | *''[[Keren City Street Race]]'', [[Naboo]] |
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| − | *''[[Lok Marathon]]'', [[Lok]] |
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| − | *[[Nar Shaddaa swoop track]], [[Nar Shaddaa]] |
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| − | *''[[Narmle Memorial Rally]]'', [[Rori]] |
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| − | *''[[Nashal River Race]]'', [[Talus]] |
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| − | *[[Old Mos Espa Arena Circuit]], [[Tatooine]] |
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| − | *[[Onderon swoop race track]], [[Onderon]] |
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| − | *''[[Plooriod 940]]'', [[Corsin]] |
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| − | *''[[Stassia Classic]]'' |
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| − | *''[[Tarisian Season Opener]]'', [[Taris]] |
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| − | *[[TransGal Circuit]] |
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==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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*''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic]]'' {{1st}} |
*''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic]]'' {{1st}} |
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*''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords]]'' |
*''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords]]'' |
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| + | *''[[Anakin: Apprentice]]'' |
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*{{Hnn|54|sports/1352_1|Ominaz Keeps Top Ranking}} |
*{{Hnn|54|sports/1352_1|Ominaz Keeps Top Ranking}} |
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| + | *{{Hnn|49|sports/13328_1.html|Podracing Faces Uncertain Future}} |
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+ | *''[[Cloak and Vibroblade]]'' |
| − | *{{GalaxyCite|7|Dark Vendetta}} {{Mo}} |
+ | *{{GalaxyCite|7|Dark Vendetta (short story)}} {{Mo}} |
*''[[Star Wars Missions 7: Ithorian Invasion]]'' |
*''[[Star Wars Missions 7: Ithorian Invasion]]'' |
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| + | *{{SWG|An Empire Divided}} |
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| + | *{{SWGTCG|Threat of the Conqueror}} {{C|''The Skulls'' promotional scenario}} {{Mo}} |
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*''[[Tatooine Ghost]] |
*''[[Tatooine Ghost]] |
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*''[[Star Wars: Rebellion (video game)|Star Wars: Rebellion]]'' {{Mo}} {{Nc}} |
*''[[Star Wars: Rebellion (video game)|Star Wars: Rebellion]]'' {{Mo}} {{Nc}} |
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| + | *{{FFG|book=Suns of Fortune|text=''Suns of Fortune''|story=Taming the Dragon|stext=''Taming the Dragon''}} |
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==Sources== |
==Sources== |
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| + | *''[[Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope]]'' |
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| + | *''[[Planets of the Galaxy, Volume One]]'' |
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| + | *''[[Dark Force Rising Sourcebook]]'' |
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| + | *{{GalaxyCite|6|Predators for Hire: A Guide to Star Wars Bounty Hunters}} |
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| + | *{{GalaxyCite|6|Use the Force|Use the Force: Bounty Hunters Trivia Quiz}} |
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| + | *{{GalaxyCite|7|Casting Shadows}} |
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| + | *''[[Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook]]'' |
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| + | *''[[The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire]]'' |
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| + | *{{SOTE|cardname=Swoop|link=http://www.rebelscum.com/photo.asp?image=/sote/soteTC087.jpg}} |
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| + | *''[[Shadows of the Empire Planets Guide]]'' |
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| + | *{{GalaxyCite|9|A Guide to the Vehicles in Shadows of the Empire}} |
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| + | *[[Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Limited Collector's Edition|''Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire'' Limited Collector's Edition]] |
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*{{GamerCite|7|Secrets of Mos Eisley}} |
*{{GamerCite|7|Secrets of Mos Eisley}} |
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| + | *''[[Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords: Prima Official Game Guide]]'' |
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| − | *[http://starwarsgalaxies.station.sony.com/en_US/players/content.vm?page=Old%20Swoop%20Tracks&resource=features Old Swoop Tracks] - ''[[Star Wars Galaxies]]'' website |
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+ | *{{SonyCite|url=players/content.vm?page=Old%20Swoop%20Tracks&resource=features|text=Old Swoop Tracks}} |
| + | *{{SonyCite|url=players/content.vm?page=Swoop%20Tracks%204-6&resource=features|text=Swoop Tracks 4-6}} |
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| − | *[http://www.gbracing.eu/KTM.111/Superduke-990-2005---2010.131/Superduke-990-Motorcycle-Crash-Protection-Bundle.361.html Motorcycle crash protectors] |
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| + | *''[[The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide]]'' |
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| + | *''[[The Unknown Regions]]'' |
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| + | *''[[Suns of Fortune]]'' |
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==Notes and references== |
==Notes and references== |
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Revision as of 23:20, 13 June 2015
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- "Ready...steady...BURN IT!"
- ―A Gotal referee in the Coruscant underworld
Narmle Memorial Rally swoop racing competition
Swoop racing was a high-speed spectator sport using modified swoop engines. The vehicles involved often reached speeds of 600 kilometers per hour.
In the days of the Jedi Civil War, competing swoop racers did not take to the track at the same time. Instead, each racer would race alone over a course filled with obstacles and speed-enhancing "acceleration pads". After all racers had completed one or more trials, the racer with the best time won. The swoop racing circuit at the time centered on Taris, with other tracks on Nar Shaddaa, Onderon, Telos IV, Manaan and Tatooine. Most famously, Revan competed in the Taris circuit shortly before that planet's destruction; using a modified swoop to gain the fastest time.
A swoop racer.
Many planets, such as Tatooine, had an amateur track. The track coordinator there was Motta the Hutt. The award for victory was usually valuable "race bonds" which could be later sold.
Though its hey-day was during the Jedi Civil War, swoop racing was always a popular sport both on professional and amateur levels. It enjoyed a resurgence in popularity when it became the Empire-sanctioned replacement of podracing.
Swoop Racing was often regarded as a safer alternative to podracing since the tracks were much less complex and the risk of injury or death was not as high as the faster podracing events. Its popularity may also have been helped by the fact that Humans could participate since swoop racing required less reflexes than podracing. That being said, swoop racing was not totally risk-free as evidenced by the extremely dangerous Agrilat-based illegal Dragonbane races which were organized by the Black Seraphs.[1]
During his youth, Dengar was considered something of a swoop racing cult hero throughout the Corellian system for his successes on the professional circuit. But, tired of constant comparisons to another young racer from the private circuit named Han Solo, Dengar challenged his rival to an illegal, winner-takes-all race through the hazardous crystal swamps of Agrilat. During the race, Solo executed a maneuver that sent Dengar flying off his swoop head first into a crystalline plant, injuring him terribly. After the Empire restored Dengar to health and refitted him with cybernetics and assigned him to servitude as an Imperial assassin, Dengar would carry a burning, personal hatred for Solo for the remainder of his life.[2]
Appearances
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (First appearance)
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
- Anakin: Apprentice
Ominaz Keeps Top Ranking — HoloNet News Vol. 531 #54 (content now obsolete; backup link (54/sports/1352_1) not verified!)- Podracing Faces Uncertain Future — HoloNet News Vol. 531 #49 (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Cloak and Vibroblade
- "Dark Vendetta" — Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 7 (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars Missions 7: Ithorian Invasion
- Template:SWG
- Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game — [[{{{set}}}]] (The Skulls promotional scenario) (Mentioned only)
- Tatooine Ghost
- Star Wars: Rebellion (Mentioned only) (Non-canonical appearance)
- "Taming the Dragon" — Suns of Fortune
Sources
- Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope
- Planets of the Galaxy, Volume One
- Dark Force Rising Sourcebook
- The Star Wars Planets Collection
- "Predators for Hire: A Guide to Star Wars Bounty Hunters" — Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 6
- "Use the Force: Bounty Hunters Trivia Quiz" — Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 6
- "Casting Shadows" — Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 7
- Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook
- The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
- 1996 Topps Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (Card: Swoop) (backup link (http://www.rebelscum.com/photo.asp?image=/sote/soteTC087.jpg) not verified!)
- Shadows of the Empire Planets Guide
- "A Guide to the Vehicles in Shadows of the Empire" — Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 9
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Limited Collector's Edition
- "Secrets of Mos Eisley" — Star Wars Gamer 7
- Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords: Prima Official Game Guide
- Old Swoop Tracks on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link (players/content.vm?page=Old%20Swoop%20Tracks&resource=features) not verified!)
- Swoop Tracks 4-6 on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)
- The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide
- The Unknown Regions
- Suns of Fortune
Notes and references
- ↑ Taming the Dragon(Suns of Fortune)
- ↑ Payback: The Tale of Dengar
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