T-6 shuttle/Legends

T-6 shuttle The T-6 shuttle, also known as the Jedi ambassador shuttle, was a semicircular shuttle in use by the Galactic Republic and the Jedi Order during the Clone Wars. Adorned with a Galactic Roundel and painted in the red-and-white color scheme of the Grand Army of the Republic, T-6 shuttles featured rotating cockpits and engine blocks and were hyperdrive–equipped. One such craft was used by Jedi Masters Mace Windu and Obi-Wan Kenobi to journey to the Duros bounty hunter Cad Bane's hideout in the Rogue Antar system to recover a stolen holocron in 22 BBY; another was used by Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, and Ahsoka Tano during their investigation into the loss of the Felucia Medical Center.

Characteristics
The unarmed, semicircular T-6 shuttle featured a rotating engine block and cockpit that oriented with the rest of the ship when landed or in flight. In its landing configuration, the ship sat horizontally, supported by a trio of landing gear. The cockpit, somewhat conical in shape, remained aligned with the body of the craft, with the three engines likewise horizontally aligned with the body of the shuttle. When entering flight mode, the cockpit and the engine block rotated ninety degrees, giving the ship a similar appearance to the Diamond-class cruisers in use by the Confederacy of Independent Systems. The craft had one loading ramp, located on the port side of the engine block, used for boarding when the shuttle was landed. During the Clone Wars, Republic T-6 shuttles were adorned with a Galactic Roundel and painted in the red-and-white color scheme of the Grand Army of the Republic. Shuttles of this class featured ejector seats that, when launched, enclosed the being in a flexible, cushioned sphere.

History
T-6 shuttles were in the service of the Jedi Order from before the beginning of the Clone Wars in 22 BBY. Their use by the Jedi earned them the nickname "Jedi ambassador shuttles." One such ship was aboard the Venator-class Star Destroyer Resolute after a battle on Devaron. Following the capture of the Duros bounty hunter Cad Bane, the T-6 shuttle was used to transport Jedi Masters Mace Windu and Obi-Wan Kenobi, Bane, and Clone Commander CC-2224 to Bane's hideout in the asteroid-strewn Rogue Antar system to retrieve a stolen holocron. However, the space station proved to be a trap&mdash;Bane eluded his captors and activated the hideout's self-destruct sequence before departing in an escape pod. Windu, Kenobi, and the clones left in their shuttle with the recovered holocron before the station exploded.

Following the destruction of the Felucia Medical Center, Jedi Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Ahsoka Tano took a T-6 shuttle to Felucia to investigate the medical center's disappearance. Upon their arrival, the shuttle was attacked by Vulture droids launched from a deployment pod. The droid starfighters shot and disabled the unarmed shuttle, but the trio of Jedi escaped using their ejector seats before the shuttle collided with a mountain on the planet's surface.

Behind the scenes
The T-6 shuttle was first seen in a piece of concept art published in The Art of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The ship first appeared in "Children of the Force," the third episode in Season Two of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV series, which aired on October 9, 2009. The craft went unnamed in the episode but was given the designation "T-6 shuttle" in the accompanying episode guide, which was published on StarWars.com later the same day. The T-6 would later make another appearance in the episode "Bounty Hunters."

Notes and references
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