Barrier

A pirate frigate outside the Barrier

"Wim, you promised we wouldn't get in trouble, but now we're way, way out past the Barrier in so much trouble that we're lost forever."

―Neel to Wim

The Barrier, or Great Barrier, or Barrier of At Attin was a nebula-like gaseous orbital defense field that surrounded the planet At Attin. Starships were not permitted to pass through the Barrier without authorization from At Attin's government.

Inside the Barrier were electric mines that would send out bolts of energy at any unauthorized ship, destroying it. Ships transporting emissaries to At Attin to collect newly-minted credits transmitted a signal that disarmed the mines until they passed them.

In 9 ABY, Wendle and Fara, while struggling with Jod Na Nawood, managed to throw the Barrier's killswitch, destroying it to allow the New Republic Starfighter Corps to drive off Na Nawood's pirates.

Behind the scenes

Caroleen "Jette" Green created the image of the Barrier at the request of John Knoll. Greene's painting was made on specialized Masonite.

Appearances

• Star Wars: Skeleton Crew — "This Could Be a Real Adventure" (First appearance)
• Star Wars: Skeleton Crew — "Way, Way Out Past the Barrier"
• Star Wars: Skeleton Crew — "Very Interesting, As an Astrogation Problem"
• Star Wars: Skeleton Crew — "We're Gonna Be In So Much Trouble"
• Star Wars: Skeleton Crew — "The Real Good Guys" (First identified as Great Barrier)

Sources

• Matte Paintings and Models: The Visual Effects of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew on StarWars.com (backup link)
• The Supervisor's Tower in the Databank (backup link)

Notes and references

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