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The Eta-class shuttle,[1] also known as the Jedi ambassador shuttle, Republic executive shuttle, or Republic ambassadorial shuttle,[6] was a model of shuttle manufactured by Cygnus Spaceworks and used by the Galactic Senate[1] and the Republic Ambassadorial Corps[3] for diplomatic missions, and was later utilized by the Jedi Order during the Clone Wars.[1] The Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Sidious used a modified Eta-class as his personal shuttle in the later stages of the Clone Wars. He used the ship to travel to the planet Mandalore to thwart his former apprentice Maul's rise to power.[7]
By the New Republic Era, an Eta-class shuttle used by former Jedi Knight-turned-mercenary Baylan Skoll and his apprentice Shin Hati during the search for Grand Admiral Thrawn in 9 ABY.[4] The shuttle was taken by Bokken Jedi Ezra Bridger, who landed it in the hangar of Home One.[5]
Characteristics[]
An aft view of an Eta-class shuttle reveals its unique engine configuration.
Introduced before the outbreak of the Clone Wars between the Galactic Republic and Confederacy of Independent Systems, Cygnus Spaceworks' Eta-class shuttle was study in stylish utility. A relatively small shuttlecraft[3] at 14.2 meters in length,[1] the Eta-class was initially designed for the Republic Ambassadorial Corps and the Galactic Senate as a VIP transport, and cost 100,000 credits. However, with the outbreak of the war on Geonosis, the shuttle were pressed into service by both the Grand Army of the Republic and the Jedi Order. Some were outfitted with three hidden triple light laser cannons and stealth systems for use as black ops ships.[3]
Eta-class shuttles could carry ten passengers in comfort, along with their baggage of up to 100 metric tons for capacity and two months worth of consumables. In addition to their cargo, the Eta-class was sold with a pair of on-board folding Undicur-class jumpspeeders. The shuttle was also equipped with short-range sensors and a navigation computer, as well as a Class 2 hyperdrive generator with a Class 12 backup generator,[3] while also boasting a maximum atmospheric speed of 750 kilometers per hour.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
The Eta-class shuttle first appeared in "Grievous Intrigue",[8] the ninth episode of the second season of the animated television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars, which originally aired on January 1, 2010.[9] The shuttle's design was based on original concept art by Joe Johnston for,[6] what would ultimately become, the Lambda-class T-4a shuttle[10] for Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi.[6]
The shuttle was first identified in the current Canon in the 2018 reference book Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles, written by Landry Q. Walker and published by Dorling Kindersley.[1]
Appearances[]
Sources[]
"Grievous Intrigue" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link) (First identified as Jedi ambassador shuttle) (First identified as Republic ambassadorial shuttle)- "Hunt for Ziro" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "The Lawless" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link) (First identified as Republic executive shuttle)
- Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 21 Starship Fact File: Incom T-16 Skyhopper
- Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 64 Starship Fact File: Cygnus Spaceworks Eta-class Shuttle (First identified as Eta-class shuttle)
- Endless Vigil
- Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
- Rise of the Separatists
- Star Wars Complete Vehicles, New Edition
- SWCA 2022: 6 Things We Learned From the Lucasfilm Publishing Fiction Panel on StarWars.com (backup link) (Picture only)
- Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
- Star Wars Starships & Vehicles 97
- Adi Gallia in the Databank (backup link)
- Eta-class shuttle in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3
Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 64 Starship Fact File: Cygnus Spaceworks Eta-class Shuttle
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 Rise of the Separatists
- ↑ 4.0 4.1
Ahsoka — "Part One: Master and Apprentice"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ahsoka — "Part Eight: The Jedi, the Witch, and the Warlord"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Grievous Intrigue" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Lawless"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Grievous Intrigue"
- ↑ The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Grievous Intrigue on StarWars.com (original site is defunct)
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
