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Grif Grawley in a skimmer on Ruusan.
The word skimmer or atmo-skimmer[1] was a term used to describe repulsorlift vehicles such as skiffs, airspeeders, and landspeeders.
Behind the scenes[]
Author Aaron Allston, in the first three novels he wrote for the X-wing series (X-Wing: Wraith Squadron, X-Wing: Iron Fist and X-Wing: Solo Command), would use the word skimmer as a catch-all term for both landspeeders and airspeeders, despite the fact that skimmers were a distinctive class or subclass of repulsorlift vehicle. The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia similarly considers skimmer an alternative name for a landspeeder.
Appearances[]
Sources[]
- A Guide to the Star Wars Universe
- Star Wars Encyclopedia
Bespin: Action Tidings, Part 2: That Den o' Human Iniquity on Wizards.com (original site is defunct)
Bespin: Action Tidings Part 5 on Wizards.com (original site is defunct)
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- The Essential Atlas
- Strongholds of Resistance
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