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- "...we'll have a couple of surprises for him."
- ―Jango Fett
A seismic charge in space
Seismic charges were devastating weapons that drew sound in from their immediate vicinity and exploded in concussive waves of brilliant blue light, shattering everything in their wake.[1] Jango Fett launched several seismic charges from a deployer[2] aboard his starship, Slave I, while trying to kill Obi-Wan Kenobi during their dogfight in the asteroid field that orbited the planet Geonosis.[3]
Years later, during the Galactic Civil War, Luke Skywalker acquired Utheel Rockcrusher Compact charge during his mission to extract the Givin operator Drusil Bephorin. He deployed one to destroy an Immobilizer 418 cruiser.[4]
Around 9 ABY,[5] Jango's son Boba Fett flew Slave I to pick up Din Djarin and Migs Mayfeld following their raid on an Imperial refinery on Morak. Two TIE fighters pursued the ship as it escaped, but Boba quickly obliterated the fighters with a charge.[6]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
Sound designer Ben Burtt describes the sound of a seismic charge as an "audio black hole," where the sonic blast follows a moment of silence.[source?]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Star Wars Battlefront II
- Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones (First appearance)
- Heir to the Jedi
- Heir to the Jedi audiobook
The Mandalorian – "Chapter 15: The Believer"
Sources[edit | edit source]
- Ultimate Star Wars
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 41 (Helmets: In Pictures)
- Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
- Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition – BTL-A4 Y-Wing Expansion Pack (Card: Seismic Charges) (Reissued in Galactic Empire Conversion Kit, Rebel Alliance Conversion Kit, Scum and Villainy Conversion Kit, Slave I Expansion Pack, Resistance Conversion Kit, TIE/sk Striker Expansion Pack, Fully Loaded Devices Pack)
- Star Wars: Build Your Own X-Wing 11 (Starfighter Aces: Jango Fett – Legendary Bounty Hunter)
- Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition – Fully Loaded Devices Pack (Card: Continuous Bombardment)
- Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition – Fully Loaded Devices Pack (Card: Munitions Cache)
- Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition – Fully Loaded Devices Pack (Card: Pinpoint Bombardment)
- Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition – Fully Loaded Devices Pack (Card: Unexpected Ordnance)
- Seismic Charge in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references[edit | edit source]
- ↑
Seismic Charge in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Ultimate Star Wars
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
- ↑ Heir to the Jedi
- ↑
SWCC 2019: 9 Things We Learned from The Mandalorian Panel on StarWars.com (backup link) establishes that The Mandalorian is set about five years after the events of Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 4 ABY. Therefore, The Mandalorian is set in 9 ABY.
- ↑
The Mandalorian – "Chapter 15: The Believer"
