Twilight/Legends

The Twilight, nicknamed Grease Bucket and The Bucket of Bolts by Ahsoka Tano and Obi-Wan Kenobi, was the G9 Rigger used by Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano during the Clone Wars.

Characteristics


It shared some characteristics with the later B-wing starfighter, having one main wing and one retractable second wing approximately one quarter of the size of the main wing. The cockpit was Positioned between the main wing and the main engine, and its design bore similarities to the later Imperial Lambda-class T-4a shuttle. R2-D2 traveled inside this cockpit with Anakin. Just next to the cockpit, the main wing housed two small, secondary engines. Despite these similarities, it was of Corellian manufacture. The Twilight also had a small hangar in its rear big enough to fit Anakin's Jedi Starfighter.

History
Not designed as a starfighter, the Twilight was an aging freighter by the time of the Clone Wars, and was not able to hold its own in space superiority battles. But the sky fight above Teth prevented them from landing on a Republic cruiser, so they had to go directly to Tatooine. With the help of TB-2 and medicine, Rotta was saved from dying.

Upon arriving in the Tatooine system, Anakin diverted power to the front shields instead of the rear. But the Twilight was ambushed by two Porax-38 starfighters piloted by Grievous's IG-100 MagnaGuards. R2-D2 tried to unlock the weapon systems, destroying both fighters but extensive damage to the craft caused it to crash-land into the atmosphere. After the three abandoned the ship, Jawas came by to scavenge it.

After this Anakin reclaimed the Twilight and modified it. He used it to rescue Plo Koon after his Fleet was destroyed by the Malevolence. However, as the ship is passing by, they had to shut down all systems, including Artoo. Unfortunately, they missed the medical droid and were detected. They managed to get away and avoided the ion wave.

The Twilight was used to rescue Padmé Amidala from the Malevolence after General Grievous captured her. They docked at the emergency airlock below the bridge. After Obi-Wan and Anakin rescued Padmé, the Twilight returned back to the fleet.

Behind the scenes
Fans have speculated on the Twilight ' s origins since images of the ship first appeared at 2007's Celebration IV convention. Its folding lower foil and lateral crossbeam is highly reminiscent of the B-wing starfighters seen in Return of the Jedi. Its behind-the-scenes design origins, however, only stretch back to Episode III. Director Dave Filoni describes the Twilight as being taken from abandoned Erik Tiemens designs for a Coruscant firefighting ship.

There is an older connection the Twilight holds that dates back all the way to 1977, to the original A New Hope. As a beat up old spice freighter, the Twilight is the kernel of truth to Uncle Owen's lie about Anakin. Luke Skywalker's father was indeed a navigator on a spice freighter, from a certain point of view.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars film
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars novel
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Slaves of the Republic - Chapter 2: Slave Traders of Zygerria
 * The Clone Wars: Procedure
 * The Clone Wars: Agenda
 * The Clone Wars: Agenda