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- "Oh, they've encased him in carbonite. He should be quite well protected, if he survived the freezing process, that is."
- ―C-3PO's observation of Han Solo being frozen in carbonite.
Carbon-freezing was the process by which liquid carbonite was flash-frozen into a solid state, encasing materials for transport in a strong metal alloy.[1] Such materials could even include sentient beings.
During the process, gasses were encased by Carbonite.[2]
History
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Captain Rex undergoing carbon freezing
During the Clone Wars, Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker came up with the idea to be frozen in carbonite to avoid being detected by the the battle droid's scanners of Lola Sayu's blockade and the Citadel, which ultimately led to the Battle of Lola Sayu.[3]
During the Galactic Civil War, the Galactic Empire froze a giant kyber crystal.[4]
Later, Han Solo was frozen in carbonite on Cloud City.[5] The freezing process resulted in hibernation sickness, causing temporary blindness.[6] Princess Leia Organa and several other residents of Cloud City under went carbon-freezing by the Imperial Garrison under Captain Tanch.[7][8]
Surat Nuat had an office desk made with the frozen block of his brother.[9] The bounty hunter, Din Djarin, would carbon-freeze several of his bounties aboard his ship, the Razor Crest.[10]
AppearancesEdit
Non canon appearancesEdit
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – "The Lost Treasure of Cloud City"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – "Return of the Kyber Saber"
- LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales Episodes I-III (Mentioned only)
- LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
SourcesEdit
- Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Bib Fortuna - Majordomo - Base Series 1)
- Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Boba Fett - Bounty Hunter (ESB) - Base Series 1)
- Princess Leia: Royal Rebel
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 2 (Highlights of the Saga: The Capture of Han Solo)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 17 (Databank A-Z: Ewoks–Finn (FN-2187))
- Star Wars: Alien Archive
- Star Wars: How Not to Get Eaten by Ewoks and Other Galactic Survival Skills
- Classic Star Wars (Set: 75243 Slave I - 20th Anniversary Edition)
- The Mandalorian – Official Trailer 2 | Disney+ | Streaming Nov. 12 on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian – "Directing"
- Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian – "Legacy"
- Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Boba Fett - 2020 Base Series 2)
- Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Ugnaught - 2020 Base Series 2)
- ARC Trooper Fives in the Databank (backup link)
- Carbon-freezing in the Databank (backup link)
- Han Solo in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ The Empire Strikes Back: So You Want to Be a Jedi?
- ↑ Carbon-freezing in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Citadel"
- ↑ Star Wars Rebels – "In the Name of the Rebellion"
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- ↑ Star Wars 3
- ↑ Star Wars 4
- ↑ Aftermath
- ↑ The Mandalorian – "Chapter 1: The Mandalorian"
