Twilight/Legends

The Twilight, nicknamed Grease Bucket and The Bucket of Bolts by Ahsoka Tano and Obi-Wan Kenobi, was the G9 Rigger used by Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano during the Clone Wars.

Characteristics
"Get aboard and prime the engines...assuming it has engines."

- Anakin Skywalker



The Twilight shared some characteristics with the later B-wing starfighter, having one main wing and one retractable second wing approximately one quarter of the size of the main wing. The cockpit was positioned between the main wing and the main engine, and its design bore similarities to the later Imperial Lambda-class T-4a shuttle. R2-D2 traveled inside this cockpit with Anakin. Just next to the cockpit, the main wing housed two small, secondary engines. Despite these similarities, it was of Corellian manufacture. The Twilight also had a small hangar in its rear, big enough to fit Anakin's Jedi starfighter.

History
Not designed as a starfighter, the Twilight had been used to smuggle illegal spice by Ziro, and was an aging freighter by the time of the Clone Wars, not able to hold its own in space superiority battles. During the Battle of Teth, Anakin and his newly-apprenticed Padawan Ahsoka, sought medical assistance for Jabba's son Rotta on Teth, they came across the Twilight and attempted to take it to the nearest Republic cruiser. Unfortunately, the sky fight above Teth prevented them from landing on the cruiser, so they were forced to take the ship directly to Tatooine. Fortunately, with the help of TB-2 and medicine, Rotta was saved from near death.



Upon arriving in the Tatooine system, Anakin diverted power to the front shields instead of the rear, but the Twilight was ambushed by two Porax-38 starfighters piloted by Grievous' IG-100 MagnaGuards, ironically attacking from the now-unprotected rear. R2-D2 tried to unlock the weapon systems and was able to destroy both fighters, but extensive damage to the craft caused it to crash-land into the atmosphere. After the three abandoned the ship, Jawas came by to scavenge it.

After this, Anakin reclaimed the Twilight and modified it. He used it to rescue Plo Koon after his fleet was destroyed by the Malevolence. However, as the ship passed by, they were forced to shut down all systems, including Artoo, to avoid detection by the monstrous ship. Unfortunately, they missed the medical droid tending to the clones and were detected. They managed to get away and avoided the wave from the ship's ion cannons.

The Twilight was used to rescue Padmé Amidala from the extensively damaged Malevolence after General Grievous captured her. Anakin and Obi-Wan docked at the emergency airlock below the bridge, seeing as the droids were "too busy repairing the ship to notice them". After Obi-Wan and Anakin rescued Padmé, the Twilight returned back to the fleet.

Anakin and Ahsoka took the Twilight after the Battle of Bothawui to find a missing Artoo, who had disappeared after Anakin's Delta-7B starfighter was damaged. Anakin docked the Twilight on the nearby scavenger ship salvaging the battlefield, hoping that the ship had picked up Artoo, but was unsuccessful in locating him, who in fact had been arranged to be sold to Grievous by Gha Nachkt. Anakin, Ahsoka and Rex later took the Twilight to one of Grievous' listening posts, where they destroyed the station and rescued Artoo.

The Twilight was later used as a ploy to get Anakin onboard a Munificent-class frigate to locate and capture Dooku. Obi-Wan came to assist him, and they were able to follow an escaping Dooku, but both crash-landed on Vanqor. Dooku was captured by Hondo Ohnaka's pirate gang and taken to Florrum, while Anakin and Obi-Wan were rescued by Ahsoka. Anakin and Obi-Wan then took the Twilight to the pirates' stronghold when they were dispatched to confirm that Dooku was in the captivity of the pirates so that a deal could be struck between the pirates and the Republic for 1,000 credits. Anakin and Obi-Wan were then captured as well by the pirates, who were seeking to triple their payday by capturing the two Jedi for ransom as well. They were forced to strike an uneasy alliance with Dooku, who later escaped separately. The two Jedi left the planet on the Twilight with Jar Jar Binks, Commander Stone and a few members of the Coruscant Guard, who had originally been sent to negotiate the deal concerning Dooku with the pirates.

When Ahsoka, Padmé and the clones were infected with the deadly Blue Shadow Virus shortly after the raid on Nuvo Vindi's laboratory, Anakin and Obi-Wan took the Twilight to Iego to find an antidote known as Reeksa weed. There, they learned from Jaybo Hood that "Drol", the "phantom ruler" of Iego, was preventing the inhabitants from leaving the planet. After finding the Reeksa weed and attempting to leave the planet, they discovered that "Drol" was actually an energy field, installed by the Separatists when they invaded the system. The Jedi then took a few of Jaybo's reprogrammed Vulture droids and were able to destroy the energy field, liberating the planet and allowing the inhabitants to leave whenever they chose. They returned to Naboo, where they were able to give their infected friends the antidote.

Behind the scenes


Fans have speculated on the Twilight ' s origins since images of the ship first appeared at 2007's Celebration IV convention. Its folding lower foil and lateral crossbeam is highly reminiscent of the B-wing starfighters seen in Return of the Jedi. Its behind-the-scenes design origins, however, only stretch back to Episode III. Director Dave Filoni describes the Twilight as being taken from abandoned Erik Tiemens designs for a Coruscant firefighting ship.

There is an older connection the Twilight holds that dates back all the way to 1977, to the original A New Hope. As a beat-up old spice freighter, the Twilight is the kernel of truth to Uncle Owen's lie about Anakin. Luke Skywalker's father was indeed a navigator on a spice freighter, from a certain point of view.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars film
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars novel
 * You can’t hit the brakes in space
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Slaves of the Republic - Chapter 2: Slave Traders of Zygerria
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars Volume 1: Shipyards of Doom
 * The Clone Wars: Procedure
 * The Clone Wars: Agenda
 * The Clone Wars: Bait
 * The Clone Wars: Bait
 * The Clone Wars: Bait
 * The Clone Wars: Bait
 * The Clone Wars: Bait