The solar fin was a component of the Tantive IV.
Behind the scenes[]
In the novelization, comic adaptation, and radio dramatization of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope the Tantive IV was damaged by a hit to the "principal solar fin" in the novel, and "main solar fin" in the comic. In the film the final shot went to the sensor array, and solar fins were not mentioned.
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: A New Hope novelization (and unabridged audiobook) (First appearance, in book)
- Star Wars (1977) 1 (recolorized in Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 1: Doomworld and Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope)
- Star Wars radio drama — "Black Knight, White Princess, and Pawns"