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The Praetor-class Star Battlecruiser,[1] or simply the Praetor-class battlecruiser,[2] was a model of battlecruiser.[1] It shared a similar name to the Praetor II-class used by the Imperial Navy.[3] Prior to the Battle of Hoth[2] in 3 ABY,[4] one derelict Praetor-class had its reactor stolen by members of the Rebel Alliance to power a giant ion cannon in their Echo Base on the planet Hoth.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
Introduction to canon[]
The Praetor-class Star Battlecruiser was first mentioned in the current Star Wars canon in Star Wars: Complete Locations, a 2016 reference book.[1] It was first identified as the Praetor-class battlecruiser in the 2021 reference book Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy.[2]
Legends origins[]
The Praetor-class Star Battlecruiser originated in Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy.
The battlecruiser's mention in Star Wars: Complete Locations was part of material reprinted from[1] the 2004 reference book Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy, written by James Luceno. This marked the first mention of the Praetor-class Star Battlecruiser in the Star Wars Legends continuity.[5]
It was first identified as the Praetor-class battle cruiser in the 2008 reference book The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia[6] and was further identified as the Praetor-class battlecruiser in Jason Fry and Paul R. Urquhart's 2012 reference book, The Essential Guide to Warfare, which also designated the starship Battalion as a Praetor.[7] Thus, the book retroactively established the 1998 roleplaying supplement Tatooine Manhunt, released for West End Games' Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, in which the Battalion was first mentioned, as the Praetor class' first, albeit indirect, mention.[8]
Sources[]
- Star Wars: Complete Locations (First mentioned)
- Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy (First identified as Praetor-class battlecruiser)
- Star Wars: Complete Locations, New Edition
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Star Wars: Complete Locations
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy
- ↑ Fully Operational
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines
- ↑ Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy
- ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. III, p. 41 ("Praetor-class battle cruiser")
- ↑ The Essential Guide to Warfare
- ↑ Tatooine Manhunt