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==Characteristics==
  
==Characteristics==
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[[File:Shuttle1080i.jpg|left|thumb|200px|''ST 321'' in the ''Executor'''s hangar]]
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''ST 321'' was equipped with [[Sensor/Legends|sensor]] jammers, specialized tactical displays, and other modified features, such as advanced targeting systems.<ref name="Special Edition Limited">{{CCG|set=Special Edition Limited}}</ref><ref name=SWPM>{{SWPM|set=Base Set|link=http://www.swpocketmodels.com/images/shipp2.jpg|cardname=Darth Vader's ''Lambda''-class shuttle}}</ref> The "ST" in the shuttle's designation stood for "space transport."<ref name="GG8">''[[Galaxy Guide 8: Scouts]]'', by [[Bill Olmesdahl]] and [[Bill Smith]], [[West End Games]], [[1993]]</ref> It is escorted by a contingent of TIE/LN starfighters, one of which included [[Black 11]].
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''ST 321'' was equipped with [[Sensor/Legends|sensor]] jammers, specialized tactical displays, and other modified features, such as advanced targeting systems.<ref name="Special Edition Limited">{{CCG|set=Special Edition Limited}}</ref><ref name="SWPM">{{SWPM|set=Base Set|link=http://www.swpocketmodels.com/images/shipp2.jpg|cardname=Darth Vader's ''Lambda''-class shuttle}}</ref> The "ST" in the shuttle's designation stood for "space transport."<ref name="GG8">''[[Galaxy Guide 8: Scouts]]'', by [[Bill Olmesdahl]] and [[Bill Smith]], [[West End Games]], [[1993]]</ref> It is escorted by a contingent of TIE/LN starfighters, one of which included [[Black 11]].
   
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Vader's shuttle featured a [[Darth Vader's meditation chamber/Legends|meditation chamber]] aboard similar to the one on his [[Flagship/Legends|flagship]], the [[Star Dreadnought/Legends|Star Dreadnought]] ''[[Executor/Legends|Executor]]''.<ref name="Vader's Imperial Shuttle">{{TCG|set=The Empire Strikes Back (TCG)|link=http://www.wizards.com/swtcg/images/esb/vaders_imperial_shuttle_(a).jpg|cardname=Vader's Imperial Shuttle}}</ref>
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Vader's shuttle featured a [[Darth Vader's meditation chamber/Legends|meditation chamber]] aboard similar to the one on his [[Flagship/Legends|flagship]], the [[Star Dreadnought/Legends|Star Dreadnought]] [[Executor/Legends|''Executor'']].<ref name="Vader's Imperial Shuttle">{{TCG|set=The Empire Strikes Back (TCG)|link=http://www.wizards.com/swtcg/images/esb/vaders_imperial_shuttle_(a).jpg|cardname=Vader's Imperial Shuttle}}</ref>
   
 
==History==
  
==History==
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Throughout the Imperial Period and the Galactic Civil War, Vader utilized the shuttle for instances that required him to make a personal appearance to motivate the Imperial forces.<ref name="TFU databank">''[[The Force Unleashed]]'' databank entry: Imperial Shuttle.</ref> In [[1 ABY/Legends|1 ABY]], Vader&mdash;accompanied by a unit of [[Triumphant-class dark trooper|''Triumphant''-class dark troopers]]&mdash;used this shuttle during the operations [[Operation Molecular Clamp|Molecular Clamp]], [[Operation Sieve|Sieve]], [[Operation Green Light|Green Light]] and [[Operation Take Down|Take Down]] to travel to the cities of [[Bestine (city)/Legends|Bestine]], [[Coronet City/Legends|Coronet]] and [[Theed/Legends|Theed]], respectively. In addition, he also used the shuttle to travel directly to Theed during Empire Day Festivities to personally present several dedicated Imperial officers with awards for acts of service and loyalty to the Empire.<ref name="Star Wars Galaxies">''[[Star Wars Galaxies]]''</ref> A year later, Vader later used the shuttle to travel to Bespin during its [[Occupation of Bespin|occupation]] by Imperial Forces to coerce its administrator, Lando Calrissian, who was also a former acquaintance of Han Solo, into delivering him, Leia, and Chewbacca to him. After losing Luke Skywalker during their duel, he used the shuttle to return to the ''Executor''.
  
Throughout the Imperial Period and the Galactic Civil War, Vader utilized the shuttle for instances that required him to make a personal appearance to motivate the Imperial forces.<ref name="TFU databank">''[[The Force Unleashed]]'' databank entry: Imperial Shuttle.</ref> In [[1 ABY/Legends|1 ABY]], Vader&mdash;accompanied by a unit of [[Triumphant-class dark trooper|''Triumphant''-class dark troopers]]&mdash;used this shuttle during the operations [[Operation Molecular Clamp|Molecular Clamp]], [[Operation Sieve|Sieve]], [[Operation Green Light|Green Light]] and [[Operation Take Down|Take Down]] to travel to the cities of [[Bestine (city)/Legends|Bestine]], [[Coronet City/Legends|Coronet]] and [[Theed/Legends|Theed]], respectively. In addition, he also used the shuttle to travel directly to Theed during Empire Day Festivities to personally present several dedicated Imperial officers with awards for acts of service and loyalty to the Empire.<ref name="Star Wars Galaxies">''[[Star Wars Galaxies]]''</ref> A year later, Vader later used the shuttle to travel to Bespin during its [[Occupation of Bespin|occupation]] by Imperial Forces to coerce its administrator, Lando Calrissian, who was also a former acquaintance of Han Solo, into delivering him, Leia, and Chewbacca to him. After losing Luke Skywalker during their duel, he used the shuttle to return to the ''Executor''.
   
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Shortly before the [[Battle of Endor/Legends|Battle of Endor]], the ''ST 321'' brought [[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Darth Vader]] from the [[Star Destroyer/Legends|Star Destroyer]] ''[[Avenger/Legends|Avenger]]'' to the [[Death Star II/Legends|second Death Star]].<ref name="Episode VI novelization">[[Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (novel)|''Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi'' novelization]]</ref> This was the shuttle [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]] used to escape the second Death Star along with his deceased father.<ref name="The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader">''[[The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader]]''</ref> He managed to get to the shuttle relatively easily as the Imperials were in the middle of an evacuation at the time.
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Shortly before the [[Battle of Endor/Legends|Battle of Endor]], the ''ST 321'' brought [[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Darth Vader]] from the [[Star Destroyer/Legends|Star Destroyer]] [[Avenger/Legends|''Avenger'']] to the [[Death Star II/Legends|second Death Star]].<ref name="Episode VI novelization">[[Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (novel)|''Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi'' novelization]]</ref> This was the shuttle [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]] used to escape the second Death Star along with his deceased father.<ref name="The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader">''[[The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader]]''</ref> He managed to get to the shuttle relatively easily as the Imperials were in the middle of an evacuation at the time.
   
 
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==Behind the scenes==
  
==Behind the scenes==
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The [[Return of the Jedi (radio)|''Return of the Jedi'' radio dramatization]] states that Luke escaped the second death star in [[Emperor Palpatine's shuttle/Legends|Emperor Palpatine's shuttle]]. The novel ''[[The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader]]'' counters this by stating that the escape was made in Vader's shuttle. This is supported by ''[[Starships of the Galaxy (Saga Edition)|Starships of the Galaxy]]'', which states that Palpatine's shuttle was destroyed with the second Death Star.
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The [[Return of the Jedi (radio)|''Return of the Jedi'' radio dramatization]] states that Luke escaped the second death star in [[Emperor Palpatine's shuttle/Legends|Emperor Palpatine's shuttle]]. The novel ''[[The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader]]'' counters this by stating that the escape was made in Vader's shuttle. This is supported by [[Starships of the Galaxy (Saga Edition)|''Starships of the Galaxy'']], which states that Palpatine's shuttle was destroyed with the second Death Star.
   
 
The shuttle later reappeared in the 1997 re-releases of ''The Empire Strikes Back'' when Vader returned to the ''Executor'' during the film's climax, largely due to their reusing the scene of Darth Vader's arrival on the Death Star II from ''Return of the Jedi''.<ref name="ESB">[[Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back|''Star Wars'': Episode V ''The Empire Strikes Back'']] {{C|[[The Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition|Special Edition]]}}</ref>
  
The shuttle later reappeared in the 1997 re-releases of ''The Empire Strikes Back'' when Vader returned to the ''Executor'' during the film's climax, largely due to their reusing the scene of Darth Vader's arrival on the Death Star II from ''Return of the Jedi''.<ref name="ESB">[[Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back|''Star Wars'': Episode V ''The Empire Strikes Back'']] {{C|[[The Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition|Special Edition]]}}</ref>
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==Sources==
  
==Sources==
 
*''[[A Guide to the Star Wars Universe]]''
  
*''[[A Guide to the Star Wars Universe]]''
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*[[A Guide to the Star Wars Universe (Second Edition)|''A Guide to the Star Wars Universe'', Second Edition]]
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*''[[A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded]]''
 
*''[[Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook]]'' {{Imo}}
  
*''[[Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook]]'' {{Imo}}
 
*{{SOTE|cardname=Vader Grows Wary of Xizor|link=http://www.rebelscum.com/photo.asp?image=/sote/soteTC020.jpg|archiveurl=https://archive.is/Z0d6W}} {{Imo}}
  
*{{SOTE|cardname=Vader Grows Wary of Xizor|link=http://www.rebelscum.com/photo.asp?image=/sote/soteTC020.jpg|archiveurl=https://archive.is/Z0d6W}} {{Imo}}
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*{{CCG|set=Special Edition Limited|link=SpecialEdition-Dark/large/vaderspersonalshuttle.gif|cardname=Vader's Personal Shuttle}}
  
*{{CCG|set=Special Edition Limited|link=SpecialEdition-Dark/large/vaderspersonalshuttle.gif|cardname=Vader's Personal Shuttle}}
 
*{{CCG|set=Death Star II Limited|link=DeathStarII-Dark/large/coloneljendon.gif|cardname=Colonel Jendon}}
  
*{{CCG|set=Death Star II Limited|link=DeathStarII-Dark/large/coloneljendon.gif|cardname=Colonel Jendon}}
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*[[A Guide to the Star Wars Universe (Third Edition)|''A Guide to the Star Wars Universe'', Third Edition]]
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*''[[A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Third Edition, Revised and Expanded]]''
 
*''[[Rebellion Era Sourcebook]]'' {{Po}}
  
*''[[Rebellion Era Sourcebook]]'' {{Po}}
 
*{{FFCite|8|LOB3, ''Lobot''}} {{Imo}}
  
*{{FFCite|8|LOB3, ''Lobot''}} {{Imo}}
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*[[Starships of the Galaxy (Saga Edition)|''Starships of the Galaxy'', Saga Edition]]
  
*[[Starships of the Galaxy (Saga Edition)|''Starships of the Galaxy'', Saga Edition]]
 
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
  
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
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*{{SWE|technology|imperialshuttle|Imperial shuttle}}
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*{{SWE|technology|imperialshuttle|Imperial shuttle|archivedate=20140108200742}}
 
*{{FFGXW|Lambda-class Shuttle Expansion Pack|cardname=Captain Yorr}}
  
*{{FFGXW|Lambda-class Shuttle Expansion Pack|cardname=Captain Yorr}}
 
*{{FFGXW|Lambda-class Shuttle Expansion Pack|cardname=Colonel Jendon}}
  
*{{FFGXW|Lambda-class Shuttle Expansion Pack|cardname=Colonel Jendon}}
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"Inform the commander that Lord Vader's shuttle has arrived."
―Lieutenant Endicott[src]

ST 321 was the comm unit designation of Darth Vader's personal Imperial Lambda-class T-4a shuttle.

Characteristics

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ST 321 in the Executor's hangar

ST 321 was equipped with sensor jammers, specialized tactical displays, and other modified features, such as advanced targeting systems.[2][3] The "ST" in the shuttle's designation stood for "space transport."[4] It is escorted by a contingent of TIE/LN starfighters, one of which included Black 11.

Vader's shuttle featured a meditation chamber aboard similar to the one on his flagship, the Star Dreadnought Executor.[5]

History

"Command station, this is ST-321. Code clearance blue. We're starting our approach."
―Captain Yorr, approaching the second Death Star[src]

One of ST 321's earliest uses was in 18 BBY, where it was returning Palpatine and Vader from Yinchorr. It was boarded by six Stormtroopers cloned from Sa Cuis's genetic template led by the treacherous Emperor's Hand Sheyvan, who intended to usurp Emperor Palpatine during his rule. Vader, alongside Lieutenant Erv Lekauf and cloned Stormtroopers derived from the latter's template, fought back, resulting in Vader killing Sheyvan in a quick duel. Lekauf, however, was severely burned from the fires aboard the vessel.[6]

Throughout the Imperial Period and the Galactic Civil War, Vader utilized the shuttle for instances that required him to make a personal appearance to motivate the Imperial forces.[7] In 1 ABY, Vader—accompanied by a unit of Triumphant-class dark troopers—used this shuttle during the operations Molecular Clamp, Sieve, Green Light and Take Down to travel to the cities of Bestine, Coronet and Theed, respectively. In addition, he also used the shuttle to travel directly to Theed during Empire Day Festivities to personally present several dedicated Imperial officers with awards for acts of service and loyalty to the Empire.[8] A year later, Vader later used the shuttle to travel to Bespin during its occupation by Imperial Forces to coerce its administrator, Lando Calrissian, who was also a former acquaintance of Han Solo, into delivering him, Leia, and Chewbacca to him. After losing Luke Skywalker during their duel, he used the shuttle to return to the Executor.

Shortly before the Battle of Endor, the ST 321 brought Darth Vader from the Star Destroyer Avenger to the second Death Star.[9] This was the shuttle Luke Skywalker used to escape the second Death Star along with his deceased father.[10] He managed to get to the shuttle relatively easily as the Imperials were in the middle of an evacuation at the time.

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Behind the scenes

The Return of the Jedi radio dramatization states that Luke escaped the second death star in Emperor Palpatine's shuttle. The novel The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader counters this by stating that the escape was made in Vader's shuttle. This is supported by Starships of the Galaxy, which states that Palpatine's shuttle was destroyed with the second Death Star.

The shuttle later reappeared in the 1997 re-releases of The Empire Strikes Back when Vader returned to the Executor during the film's climax, largely due to their reusing the scene of Darth Vader's arrival on the Death Star II from Return of the Jedi.[11]

Appearances

Non-canon appearances

Sources

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 A Two-Edged Sword
  2. ↑ Swccglogolg Star Wars Customizable Card Game — Special Edition Limited
  3. ↑ Sw-pm-logo1 Star Wars PocketModel TCG — Base Set (Card: Darth Vader's Lambda-class shuttle) (backup link)
  4. ↑ Galaxy Guide 8: Scouts, by Bill Olmesdahl and Bill Smith, West End Games, 1993
  5. ↑ TCGsmall Star Wars Trading Card Game — The Empire Strikes Back (Card: Vader's Imperial Shuttle) (backup link (http://www.wizards.com/swtcg/images/esb/vaders_imperial_shuttle_(a).jpg) not verified!)
  6. ↑ SWInsider "Two-Edged Sword" — Star Wars Insider 85
  7. ↑ The Force Unleashed databank entry: Imperial Shuttle.
  8. ↑ Star Wars Galaxies
  9. ↑ Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi novelization
  10. ↑ The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader
  11. ↑ Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (Special Edition)
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