Tibanna/Legends

"Yeah, a Tibanna gas mine. Lando conned somebody out of it."

- Han Solo

Tibanna gas was a rare substance found in the atmospheres of several planets, most notably that of Bespin, where it was processed at Cloud City. Tibanna was excreted by beldons, huge gas filled creatures. The gas was a byproduct of the vapors consumed by beldons. Tibanna was extracted from Bespin's atmosphere as atmospheric gases rose on updrafts through Cloud City's unipod. The gas was then processed and packed for transport off-planet.



Tibanna gas produced four times its normal energy output when cohesive light passed through it. Thus, when spin-sealed (compacted at the atomic level), Tibanna was used as a conducting agent in blasters and other energy weapons, producing greater energy yields and thus greater amounts of damage. Most personal weapons could not tolerate this power boost, but ship-mounted blasters benefited greatly from the use of Tibanna gas. An exception to this rule were the DC series rifles of BlasTech Industries, which used Tibanna gas to great effect, even synthesizing a variant of it that made the weapons' energy output imperceptible to sentients.

The spin-sealing process was prohibitively expensive except on Bespin, where it occurred naturally. Non-spin-sealed Tibanna gas was used as hyperdrive coolant.

The gas was a vital commodity for the Rebel Alliance prior to the Battle of Endor. Wedge Antilles and Rogue Squadron lead an aerial assault on Cloud City, their primary objective being to secure as many Tibanna gas platforms orbiting the city as possible.

By the time of the Dark Nest Crisis, Tibanna gas was being stolen by Joiners for use in the Killik military buildup. TibannaX, a Tibanna gas isotope, was also an important resource in the use of the Jedi-exclusive StealthX fighters.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II
 * Jedi: Count Dooku
 * Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
 * Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
 * Star Wars: X-wing Alliance
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
 * First Contact
 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
 * Survivor's Quest
 * The Unseen Queen
 * Betrayal
 * Star Wars Legacy 3: Broken, Part 3