1st Appearance?Edit

• Anyone know where the hornet first appeared?Tocneppil 20:17, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
  • According to the CUSWE, Jedi Search, though I'm not familiar enough with either the book or the starship to confirm that's its first ever appearance - \\Captain Kwenn// ^{— Ahoy!} 20:21, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
    • Ah. That's where the Millennium Falcon is shot down over Kessel. I remember now.Tocneppil 21:28, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

Behind the scenes section needed Edit

The official artwork does not match the original descriptions in "Jedi Search". Originally the ship was described by Kevin J. Anderson as:

...and in the next paragraph.

..and further down on the next page it says:

Does this sound like the description of the ship we see in the "official" artwork or is it something far more "sleek" and "perfectly aerodynamic" with aircraft control surfaces (ailerons). The original descriptions sound more like a high speed atmospheric aircraft. The "aerodynamics" of a hornet work just fine when they are 2cm long insect, on a 14 meter interceptor, something more "vibroblade-shaped" would seem much more logical. What do you think? Do you think some behind the scenes comments are appropriate? -- Frank V Bonura - The Bane of Revisionism 03:43, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

• The pictures don't contradict the quotes to me. The ship is described as insectile in the first quote; few insects look like vibroblades, which is describing specifically how the ship is cutting through the air, not the ship's appearance. "Aerodynamically perfect" might be a little off, but not too much, since insects ARE aerodynamically suited to their roles, even if an upscaled one wouldn't be. And you can SEE an aileron in the profile pic, so there's no contradiction in the third line. jSarek 07:56, 25 April 2009 (UTC)
• Keep in mind in the same novel ("Jedi Search") on the first page of chapter 26 Kevin describes the Z-95 Headhunter as "wasplike". I suspect no one here would draw a Z-95 Headhunter like a real wasp (insect-shaped). The word "insectile" does not mean "insect-shaped" but likened to an insect in some way. The Hornet interceptors of chapter 1 are essentially doing the same thing as the Headhunters of chapter 26 which is harassing the Millennium Falcon. They were harassing the falcon like pesky insects but did not necessarily look like insects. Yesterday I did manage to get a hold of Kevin J. Anderson on his Myspace page and I am waiting for a response to this question. We will see what he thinks about it. -- Frank V Bonura - The Bane of Revisionism 18:23, 25 April 2009 (UTC)
• When asked about the Artwork of the Hornet interceptor in the The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels as compared to his original vision, Kevin J. Anderson had the following to say:

"In my mind I envisioned something that had the sleek ellipsoidal feel of an elongated hornet body, but very streamlined...not precisely a robot insect."

―Kevin J. Anderson