The composite armor was an assault armor popular among spacers and criminals during the Galactic Civil War. It was a heavy armor type, made of modern, synthetic materials.[3] It offered a high degree of protection against kinetic damage but lesser protection from energy-based weapons like blasters.[1] The complete armor set included helmet, breastplate, left and right biceps, left and right bracers, gloves, pants and boots. It was available in several colors.[3]
Variants of this armor included the Demolitionist armor appreciated by commandos, the Stalker armor worn by bounty hunters and the Field Command armor sometimes used by officers.[7]
After the Battle of Yavin, composite armors were used by Sith Shadow thugs.[8] A composite armor helmet was also worn by the Mauler Usurper.[9] In 1 ABY,[10] a trader encountered the Sanyassan Marauder armorsmith Macchbraus on the Forest Moon of Endor. Macchbraus requested the trader to craft him bone, padded, Mabari and composite armors in exchange for teaching him to create Marauder armors.[11]
Behind the scenes[]
Composite armor was one of many types of armor wearable by players in the 2003 video game Star Wars Galaxies, a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts,[3] prior to its closure on December 15, 2011.[12]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided (First appearance)
- Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed
- Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees
- Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE)
Sources[]
- Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided Quick Reference Guide
Combat Upgrade: Armor System on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)- Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience: Prima Official Game Guide
- Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Guide: Prima Official Game Guide
- Friday Feature – All About Armor on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
- Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game — Champions of the Force Card: Sith Shadow Thug (backup link) (Picture only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed — Combat Upgrade
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Quest: "Out of My Mine" on Lok
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Legacy Quest: "Bring Terror to the Terrorists" on Naboo
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Legacy Quest: "Find an Escaped Murderer" on Naboo
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE)
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game — Champions of the Force Card: Sith Shadow Thug (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Legacy Quest: "Typho - Police Work" on Naboo
- ↑ The opening crawl of Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided dates the game to after the events of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, and additionally, Serji-X Arrogantus, who died in Star Wars (1977) 10—the events of which The New Essential Chronology dates to 0 ABY—appears in the game. Therefore, at least a portion of Star Wars Galaxies must be set in that year. Furthermore, in the game Ruwan Tokai references the destruction of the Death Star as having occurred one year earlier, and Strongholds of Resistance also places the events of Galaxies' Chapter 9: "The Fury of Exar Kun" in 1 ABY. Lastly, while Chapter 11: "The Battle of Echo Base" features the Battle of Hoth—dated to 3 ABY by The New Essential Chronology—the developers have stated that the portrayal of that battle in the game is intentionally anachronistic. Therefore, the events of Star Wars Galaxies must span from 0 ABY to around 1 ABY.
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Game Update 5
- ↑ IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT STAR WARS GALAXIES™ on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
External links[]
- Composite armor on the SWG Wiki
