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Captain Rex undergoing carbon freezing
- "To freeze a being solid, then hang him on a wall like some trophy?"
- ―Han Solo, expressing his disdain with the Galactic Alliance's carbon-freezing methods
Carbon-freezing was the process of freezing stored tibanna gas in carbonite to preserve it while it was being transported over long distances.
Overview[]
- "Oh, they've encased him in carbonite. He should be quite well protected. If he survived the freezing process, that is."
- ―C-3PO
A cut away shows the inner workings of a carbonite block used for transporting tibanna gas.
In the freezing process, the gas was pumped into a freezing chamber where it was mixed with molten carbonite into a solid block. The gas was released later at its destination or at the processing center.
Darth Vader ordered the modification of a freezing chamber on Bespin's Cloud City so that he could freeze Luke Skywalker—eliminating any chance of escape—to transport him to the Emperor. As a test, the process was tried on Han Solo, who survived the freezing process through the use of a special device and was eventually freed from his trap.[2] Other people unfortunate enough to be frozen in carbonite include Trioculus, Antares Draco, Chihdo, Czethros, Keto, Roni von Wasaki, Sintas Vel,[3] Valin[4] and Jysella Horn,[4] Savage Opress,[5] Grees, Lorn Pavan, Mathal,[6] and The Outlander.[7]
During the Galactic Civil War, a large number of Sith Troopers and possibly a Sith Master, frozen in carbonite, were discovered by the Nightsister Silri with the help of a Sith holocron stolen from Jabba the Hutt by Tyber Zann.
Additionally, bodies were sometimes preserved in carbonite, as in the case of the Senatorial Tombs on Coruscant.
Carbon-freezing could induce hibernation sickness after being released, as was the case with Han Solo.[2] The Alderaanian Medical Association established that inhaling carbon-freezing smoke was a health risk.[8]
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Non-canon appearances[]
- LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
- LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
- Star Wars: Tiny Death Star
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Notes and references[]
- ↑ Fate of the Jedi: Vortex
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
- ↑ Legacy of the Force: Sacrifice
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Fate of the Jedi: Outcast
- ↑ Darth Maul—Death Sentence 2
- ↑ MedStar I: Battle Surgeons
- ↑
Star Wars: The Old Republic — Knights of the Fallen Empire
- ↑
Star Wars Customizable Card Game — Cloud City Limited (Card: Smoke Screen) (backup link)