Gas giant/Legends



"The second most common type planet are huge gas giants, with poisonous atmospheres at pressures so great that starships are easily crushed."

- New Republic Scout Service Spaceguide

A gas giant was a type of planet that was primarily made up of gaseous layers. Most were made primarily of hydrogen and helium, with some methane; a rare few had oxygen-rich layers within their atmospheres which were capable of supporting a life zone. Gas giants usually had many moons due to their high mass and gravity, and some also possessed spectacular systems of planetary rings. Famous gas giants included Bespin, Endor, Taloraan, and Yavin Prime.

The Galactic Empire had classified gas giants based on a type gas giant that they could be compared to such as Bespin-class gas giants.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 44: The Reaping, Part 2
 * Star Wars: Battlefront
 * Star Wars: Battlefront II
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Journal: The Fight for Justice
 * Death Star
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
 * Star Wars: Rebellion
 * Splinter of the Mind's Eye
 * Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
 * Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * X-wing: Solo Command
 * Crosscurrent
 * Star Wars: Empire at War

Non-canon appearances

 * LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
 * LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga