Razor Crest

"I like your ship. She's a classic. Razor Crest, am I right? Pre-Empire?"

- A Mythrol to the Mandalorian

The Razor Crest was a gunship used by the Mandalorian. It was once a military craft used to patrol local territories prior to the Galactic Empire. The Mandalorian utilized the vessel as his transport and living quarters while hunting fugitives in the Outer Rim Territories.

Creation
The Razor Crest was built as a military craft at some point before the formation of the Galactic Empire in 19 BBY, and was used to patrol local territories.

New Republic Era
By 9 ABY, the ship came into the possession of a bounty hunter known as the Mandalorian, who used it as his personal living quarters as well as a transport for captured fugitives in the Outer Rim Territories.

Around 9 ABY, the Mandalorian travelled to an icy planet where he captured a Mythrol and returned to the ship through a ferry. Right as they were about to depart, a ravinak grasped the ship's landing gear and pulled it down, but was repelled by the Mandalorian. The Mythrol was later frozen in carbonite as the Mandalorian travelled to Nevarro to turn in his bounties to the Bounty Hunters' Guild leader Greef Karga. After accepting his next bounty, he travelled to the desert planet Arvala-7.

Arriving on Arvala-7, the Mandalorian completed his bounty, returning to the ship with the target in hand. However, the Razor Crest was scavenged by a Jawa tribe for parts, rendering the ship unable to take off. The Mandalorian tracked down the tribe with the help of the Ugnaught Kuiil and negotiated for the parts and agreed to acquire a mudhorn egg. He acquired the egg in exchange for the parts and headed back to the ship. The bounty hunter repaired the ship with the help of Kuiil and departed the planet.

The Mandalorian returned to Nevarro with the Child in hand and turned in the bounty. After a change of heart, he rescued the Child and made his way back to the ship, but was stopped when the Bounty Hunters' Guild intervened. The Mandalorian later managed to escape to his ship with the help of his tribe. Karga, who had sneaked on board during the gunfight, threatened him at gunpoint, but was shot and knocked out of the ship, allowing him to leave the planet.

The bounty hunter set his sights on the forest planet of Sorgan and landed some distance away from the local town. Deeming the planet unsafe for the Child, the Mandalorian returned to the Razor Crest, but was approached by krill farmers Caben and Stoke, who asked him to defend their village from raiders. After agreeing to help them, the farmers helped the Mandalorian unload supplies from the ship. Following the battle at the village, the Mandalorian was forced to depart the planet with the Child after discovering that the Guild was still hunting him down.

While in space, the Razor Crest was attacked by bounty hunter Riot Mar in his fighter. The starship sustained some damage to one of its engines, causing a fuel leak. However, the Mandalorian managed to slow down the ship and position himself behind Mar, shooting down his fighter and killing him. The Mandalorian was forced to make an emergency landing in Bay three-five on Tatooine. The bay's mechanic, Peli Motto, repaired the starship while the Mandalorian went to Chalmun's Cantina to look for work, meeting and teaming up with rookie bounty hunter Toro Calican. After Calican betrayed him, the Mandalorian returned to the bay and found the rookie holding both Motto and the Child hostage at the Razor Crest's entrance ramp. After successfully killing Calican, the Mandalorian entered the starship with the Child and left Tatooine.

Behind the scenes
The Razor Crest was designed by Lucasfilm Ltd. veteran concept artist (and vice president) Doug Chiang. It was created as a practical model rather than a computer-generated effect.