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- "There's gotta be a full battalion in there. Probably packing armor, too."
- ―Rys, upon seeing a C-9979 landing craft
The C-9979 landing craft, more commonly known as the Trade Federation landing ship, was a heavy transport starship used by the Trade Federation,[8] and later the Confederacy of Independent Systems.[7] The Trade Federation armaments committee chose the ship.[9] The C-9979 was an elegantly designed transport manufactured by Haor Chall Engineering and was controlled by a central computer. One C-9979 could subjugate an entire susceptible world.[4] During the Battle of Mon Cala, a C-9979 landing craft was used to transport four Hydroid Medusas under its wings from the planet Karkaris.[10]
Behind the scenes
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Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles establishes that the C-9979 landing craft is 210 meters in length.[4] The databank and the StarWars.com Encyclopedia had previously established that the wingspan was 149 meters.[5][2] Visibly, the wingspan appears to be greater than the bow-to-stern length of the vessel. It is unclear whether the Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles refers to wingspan or bow-to-stern length.[4]
The Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles also establishes that the C-9979 landing craft can carry up to 361 battle droids,[4] while the 2019 source book Rise of the Separatists establishes that the C-9979 can carry up to 2,500 battle droids and droidekas, depending on its configuration.[3] As Rise of the Separatists is the more recent source, the articles makes the assumption that the newer source is correct.
AppearancesEdit
- Queen's Peril
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (First appearance)
- Star Wars: Galactic Defense
- Star Wars Battlefront II
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Hidden Enemy"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars film
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Supply Lines"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Ambush"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Rookies"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Defenders of Peace"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Blue Shadow Virus" (Appears in flashback(s))
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Storm Over Ryloth" (Appears in flashback(s))
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Liberty on Ryloth" (Wreckage)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Grievous Intrigue"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Deserter" (Wreckage)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "ARC Troopers" (Appears in flashback(s))
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Padawan Lost"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Water War"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Shadow Warrior"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Kidnapped"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "A Friend in Need"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Massacre"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "A Necessary Bond"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Crisis at the Heart"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Bad Batch"
- Darth Maul—Son of Dathomir 1
- Darth Maul—Son of Dathomir 2
- Darth Maul—Son of Dathomir 4
- Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
SourcesEdit
- "Rookies" Episode Guide - The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link) (Picture only)
- Trade Federation in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link) (Picture only)
- Trade Federation landing ship in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link) (First identified as Trade Federation landing ship)
- "Defenders of Peace" Episode Guide - The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "The Hidden Enemy" Episode Guide - The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link) (Picture only)
- Ultimate Star Wars (First identified as C-9979 Landing Craft)
- The Tools to Creating Blockades and Wars, Courtesy of the Trade Federation on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: Complete Locations
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 9 (Databank A-Z: C-21–Chandrila)
- Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
- Star Wars: Complete Vehicles
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
- Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z
- Rise of the Separatists
- Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
- Lux Bonteri Biography Gallery in the Databank (backup link); image #3 (of 22)
- Asajj Ventress in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)
- Trade Federation Landing Ship in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ultimate Star Wars
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Trade Federation landing ship in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 Rise of the Separatists
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Trade Federation Landing Ship in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Star Wars: Complete Locations
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
- ↑ Star Wars: Complete Vehicles
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Water War"
