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+ | The '''Geonosian Dreadnaught''' was a [[Confederacy of Independent Systems|Separatist]] [[warship]] manufactured or used by the [[Geonosian]] [[Geonosian Industries|faction]] of the Confederacy of Independent Systems. |
==History== |
==History== |
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[[Image:Geonosian Dreadnaught Core Ship.jpg|200px|right|thumb|[[Unlimited Projection|A modified core ship]] serving as the [[Confederacy of Independent Systems|Separatist]] headquarters on [[Utapau]].]] |
[[Image:Geonosian Dreadnaught Core Ship.jpg|200px|right|thumb|[[Unlimited Projection|A modified core ship]] serving as the [[Confederacy of Independent Systems|Separatist]] headquarters on [[Utapau]].]] |
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| − | The term "Geonosian Dreadnaught" is used in a single scene in the [[Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith ( |
+ | The term "Geonosian Dreadnaught" is used in a single scene in the [[Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (novel)|novelization of ''Revenge of the Sith'']], a scene with no direct parallel in the finished movie, and one which does not fit easily into the internal chronology of the film. Here, [[General]] [[Grievous]] is standing in his control center on the planet Utapau, which the movie shows to be situated inside a modified core ship dug into the side of a sinkhole, watching the [[Separatist Council]] head across the landing deck to board a starship for [[Mustafar]]. |
Depending on how the passage is read, the Geonosian Dreadnaught could be: |
Depending on how the passage is read, the Geonosian Dreadnaught could be: |
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+ | *The headquarters itself, a modified Trade Federation core ship, which is later described from Obi-Wan Kenobi's point of view as "''a spiny spheroid of metal: a Dreadnaught-sized structure''". |
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+ | *Another spherical capital ship, perhaps another core ship, that has come down into the sinkhole and parked alongside the lip of the hangar bay to take the Separatist leaders to their new stronghold on Mustafar. |
If it is not meant to be a core ship, a Geonosian Dreadnaught is probably closer in size to a [[Dreadnaught-class heavy cruiser|''Dreadnaught''-class cruiser]] than a larger dreadnought, especially given its atmospheric capabilities and the size-constraints of operating in the sinkhole. |
If it is not meant to be a core ship, a Geonosian Dreadnaught is probably closer in size to a [[Dreadnaught-class heavy cruiser|''Dreadnaught''-class cruiser]] than a larger dreadnought, especially given its atmospheric capabilities and the size-constraints of operating in the sinkhole. |
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*''[[Shatterpoint (novel)|Shatterpoint]]'' |
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*{{DB|location|utapau|Utapau}} |
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Revision as of 23:26, 6 August 2007
The Geonosian Dreadnaught was a Separatist warship manufactured or used by the Geonosian faction of the Confederacy of Independent Systems.
History
They were produced in secret factories, and the Galactic Republic first learned of their existence when they were deployed against the Republic some time between the Battle of Geonosis and 21.5 BBY. They were spherical in design, and they were capable of maneuvering down sinkholes on Utapau.
The "Geonosian Dreadnaught" may simply have been an alternative name for or variant upon the Trade Federation's 696-meter Lucrehulk-class core ship.
Behind the scenes
A modified core ship serving as the Separatist headquarters on Utapau.
The term "Geonosian Dreadnaught" is used in a single scene in the novelization of Revenge of the Sith, a scene with no direct parallel in the finished movie, and one which does not fit easily into the internal chronology of the film. Here, General Grievous is standing in his control center on the planet Utapau, which the movie shows to be situated inside a modified core ship dug into the side of a sinkhole, watching the Separatist Council head across the landing deck to board a starship for Mustafar.
Depending on how the passage is read, the Geonosian Dreadnaught could be:
- The headquarters itself, a modified Trade Federation core ship, which is later described from Obi-Wan Kenobi's point of view as "a spiny spheroid of metal: a Dreadnaught-sized structure".
- Another spherical capital ship, perhaps another core ship, that has come down into the sinkhole and parked alongside the lip of the hangar bay to take the Separatist leaders to their new stronghold on Mustafar.
If it is not meant to be a core ship, a Geonosian Dreadnaught is probably closer in size to a Dreadnaught-class cruiser than a larger dreadnought, especially given its atmospheric capabilities and the size-constraints of operating in the sinkhole.
Sources
- Shatterpoint
- Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith novel
Utapau in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)