X-34 landspeeder/Legends

"Ever since the XP-38 came out, they just aren't in demand."

- Luke Skywalker upon selling his X-34 landspeeder to Wioslea

The X-34 was an open-air/sealed cockpit civilian landspeeder manufactured by SoroSuub. One famous owner was Luke Skywalker.

Characteristics


Durable if not stylish, the X-34 featured holographic displays, a computer for ground navigation, and a number of repulsor counterbalances for smooth and steady travel over rough terrain. Its maximum altitude was 1 meter, but its usual cruising altitude was roughly 10 cm above ground level.

The X-34 retailed for roughly 10,550 credits new, 2,500 used. It was light, unarmored, and featured no weapon mounts and was thus unsuitable for military applications, unlike the Seraph-class urban landspeeder or the Rebel combat speeder, also manufactured by SoroSuub.

History
The popularity of the X-34 waned considerably when SoroSuub began manufacture of the XP-38 landspeeder, a similar but sleeker model.

Luke Skywalker bought his X-34 landspeeder at Anchorhead from Jabba the Hutt. He repaired it only a short time before he sold it to Wioslea.

Behind the scenes


In The Phantom Menace, a green X-34 is seen in the background on Tatooine. This is the same speeder that was used in the making of A New Hope, only repainted.

Roleplaying game sources claim a top speed of 330 km/h, but the SWCCG card Luke's X-34 Landspeeder claims a top speed of 250 km/h.
 * Some sources like The Official Star Wars Fact File give the speeder a length of 7.4 meters. This is however too long in comparison to the driver.

Children of the Jedi calls it a "T-70".

The landspeeder used for filming was based on the Reliant Robin three-wheeler, a British car usually driven by the elderly.

The design of the X-34 may have been taken from a car used in George Lucas's first film THX-1138.

Hasbro incorrectly called it the XP-34 landspeeder for their Star Wars Die-Cast TITANIUM SERIES.

Appearances

 * The Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars Dark Times: Parallels
 * Adventure in Beggar's Canyon
 * Luke's Fate
 * Star Wars Empire: Darklighter
 * Star Wars Empire: The Short, Happy Life of Roons Sewell
 * X-wing Rogue Squadron ½
 * A Hunter's Fate: Greedo's Tale webstrip
 * Star Wars Journal: The Fight for Justice
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope novel
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope junior novel
 * Star Wars 1
 * R2-D2's Mission: A Little Hero's Journey
 * Star Wars 2: Six Against the Galaxy
 * Skywalkers
 * Nerf Herder
 * Star Wars Missions 6: The Search for Grubba the Hutt
 * The Storm's Edge
 * The Rebel Thief
 * Star Wars Rebellion: My Brother, My Enemy
 * Star Wars Rebellion: The Ahakista Gambit
 * Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
 * Star Wars: Empire at War
 * Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption
 * The Epic Continues
 * Side Trip
 * Mara Jade: A Night on the Town
 * Crimson Empire
 * Children of the Jedi
 * Crimson Empire
 * Children of the Jedi

Non-canon appearances

 * Old Wounds
 * LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
 * LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
 * Phantom Menaces

Notes and references
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