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The magnetic harpoon mounted on the rear of a T-47 airspeeder
Magnetic harpoons,[1] also known as tow cables,[2] or as harpoon cords,[3] were devices attached to the Rebel Alliance's snowspeeders used for hauling freight. During the Battle of Hoth, they were used to trip up Imperial AT-ATs.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
Magnetic harpoons made their first appearance in Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back as tow cables.
Appearances[]
- The High Republic: Mission to Disaster (and audiobook)
- The High Republic: The Fallen Star (and audiobook)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Rising Malevolence"- "TK-462" — Star Wars Insider 166 (reprinted in Star Wars Insider: The Fiction Collection Volume 2) (Mentioned only)
- The Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight (First identified as Magnetic harpoon)
- Star Wars Battlefront
- Star Wars (2015) 41
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (First appearance)
- The Empire Strikes Back: So You Want to Be a Jedi? (and audiobook)
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back junior novelization
- Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures — "Battle of Hoth"
- "The Truest Duty" — From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back (and audiobook) (Indirect mention only)
- "Against All Odds" — From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back (and audiobook) (First identified as harpoon cord)
- Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures — "Luke vs. Imperial Walkers - Commander on Hoth"
- Star Wars: Hunters (On sticker)
- Star Wars: Datapad
Non-canon appearances[]
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "The Kyber Saber Crystal Chase"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Showdown on Hoth"
- LEGO STAR WARS: Celebrate the Season — "Reindeer Walker"
- LEGO STAR WARS: Celebrate the Season — "New Year's Hothin' Eve"
Sources[]
- Star Wars: Galactic Defense on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: Card Trader Set: Base Series 1, Card: Wedge Antilles - X-Wing Pilot
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: AT-AT Pilot Highlights of the Saga: Ground Assault on Hoth
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: Coruscant Emergency Crew Databank A-Z: Queen Jamillia–Jedi Temples
- Star Wars: The Rebel Files
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: Jess Pava Databank A-Z: Luke Skywalker–Han Solo
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: Tam Posla Databank A-Z: VCX-100 Light Freighter–Veers
- Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
- AT-AT Walker (All Terrain Armored Transport) in the Databank (backup link)
- Snowspeeder in the Databank (backup link)
- T-47 airspeeder in the Databank (backup link)
- Wedge Antilles in the Databank (backup link)
- Wes Janson in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references[]
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