Ebon Hawk

"Ah, there she is—the Ebon Hawk. My pride and joy; the fastest ship in the Outer Rim!"

- Davik Kang

The Ebon Hawk was a freighter-turned-smuggler ship that rose to fame due to its use around the time of the Jedi Civil War.

History
The legendary freighter ship, the Ebon Hawk, came from the Republic planet of Transel. Its first owner was a citizen of the Galactic Republic, and while it bears the standard Republic white and red painting usually seen on military vessels (such as Republic cruisers and Republic capital ships), other ships of the same design are known to have participated in a certain Republic military campaign, the Mandalorian Wars; after the Wars, several of them were left buried under the surface of Malachor V.

The Ebon Hawk itself changed owners many times over the decades; one of its first captains may have been Ratrin Vhek. Many of its owners, such as Forii Haxa and Ahita Othar, were associated with the Exchange; their sudden and unexpected deaths led some to believe that the Hawk brough bad luck upon its owners. Somehow, the freighter ended up on Taris, owned by the Exchange crime lord Davik Kang. In his service, the Ebon Hawk smuggled goods and supplies throughout the Mandalorian Wars. With its outstandingly overpowered drive system, Davik was known to joke that it was the best thing he had ever stolen.

The interior of the ship included a cockpit, two sets of crew quarters, a medical centre, tactical battle station, cargo hold (with smuggler modifications) and a makeshift garage. It was armed with dual turbolasers and other, hidden, armaments.

Adventures with Revan
The Ebon Hawk eventually changed hands near the close of the Jedi Civil War. Carth Onasi, Bastila Shan, and the amnesiac Revan co-operated with disgruntled Davik employee, Canderous Ordo, to steal the ship and gain access codes to the Sith blockade of Taris. They eventually succeeded, killing Davik and leaving bounty hunter Calo Nord for dead. The craft was then instrumental in the search for the Star Forge, transporting Revan and his group to Dantooine, Manaan, Korriban, Kashyyyk, and Tatooine, in search of the Star Maps that would lead them to the Star Forge.

A year after Darth Malak's defeat, Revan left Republic space, his memories of the old Sith Empire having returned. On the borders of known space, he left the Ebon Hawk and its droid occupants, T3-M4 and HK-47, behind as he continued alone.

Adventures with the Jedi Exile
The ship was eventually picked up by the Republic craft, the Harbinger. Barely space-worthy, the Ebon Hawk nonetheless turned out to be safer than the Harbinger. The Jedi Exile, Kreia, and the two droids spiralled towards Peragus II, with only T3-M4 in any way able to guide the ship. After its docking and repair at Peragus, the Exile used the ship in his travels.

At first, the Exile and his companions, Kreia and Atton Rand, were forced to land on Telos, the only planet for which astrogation charts were available on Peragus. During their forced stay under house arrest by the TSF, the Ebon Hawk was stolen by one of the handmaidens of Jedi Master Atris, who believed the ship and the droid T3-M4 to contain valuable information.

With the help of Bao-Dur, the Exile reached Atris' secret academy on Telos and retrieved the Hawk, which he used to search for other lost members of the Jedi Council on Dantooine, Korriban, Onderon and Nar Shaddaa.

Eventually, the Ebon Hawk transported the Exile to the forsaken world of Malachor V to fight the remaining Sith Lords, Darth Sion and Darth Traya (Kreia), and his companions piloted the ship to rescue him from the Trayus Core just in time to escape the dying planet. The Exile then headed into the Unknown Regions, seeking reunion with Revan. The fate of either of them, and of the Ebon Hawk, is a mystery.

Behind the scenes

 * The Ebon Hawk, in both purpose and design, was designed to bear resemblance to the later Millennium Falcon.
 * In the alternate Dark Side ending, the Exile remains on Malachor V, so his companions presumably use the Ebon Hawk to escape without him.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords