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The Storm IV Twin-Pod cloud car was a model of cloud car manufactured by Bespin Motors, and used by the Bespin Wing Guard to patrol the skies surrounding the Cloud City colony and resort on Bespin.
Characteristics[]
Cloud cars could be modified for use in multiple environments.
The Storm IV Twin-Pod was an atmospheric repulsorcraft manufactured by Bespin Motors and designed for patrol and policing purposes.[1] A model of cloud car, the Storm IV consisted of twin "pods" connected by a repulsorlift engine,[4] and was powered by an ion engine.[1] The vehicle's pilot controlled the craft from the port-side pod, while the gunner housed within the starboard pod sat at the controls of a pair[1] of light[4] blaster cannons.[1]
History[]
- "Permission granted to land on Platform 327."
- ―Cloud car pilot, to Han Solo and the Millennium Falcon
Storm IV Twin-Pods were utilized to keep the peace in the skies of Cloud City, and became a familiar sight as they patrolled and policed the airspace around the planet Bespin. Recognized by their distinctive bright orange[1] or brick-colored hulls, these cloud cars were deployed to intercept starships bound for the floating city. The vessel's pilot and gunner worked in tandem to question approaching captains, and to take defensive measures if necessary.[4] When the Millennium Falcon arrived seeking refuge in the city following the Battle of Hoth, the Corellian freighter was met by two patrolling cloud cars; one of which fired warning shots at the craft before its captain, Han Solo, was given landing clearance from his old friend, Lando Calrissian.[5][1] The cloud cars escorted the Falcon along the approach route to Cloud City,[6] and allowed the vessel to land at Platform 327.[5]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars Battlefront II
- Star Wars Battlefront (DLC)
- Darth Vader (2015) 9
- Age of Rebellion - Lando Calrissian 1 (Cover only)
"The Coin" — Star Wars Adventures Annual 2021- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (First appearance)
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back junior novelization
- Captured on Cloud City
- "The Backup Backup Plan" — From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back
- "The Backup Backup Plan" — From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back audiobook
- Star Wars (2020) 3
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (Introduced in Special Edition)
- Star Wars: Uprising
- "A Race for Answers" — Star Wars Adventures (2017) 23 (Parts only)
- Last Shot (Mentioned only)
- Last Shot audiobook (Mentioned only)
- "Tales from Wild Space: Family Affair, Part 1" — Star Wars Adventures (2017) 10 (Mentioned only)
Non-canon appearances[]
Sources[]
- Ultimate Star Wars (First identified as Storm IV Twin-Pod cloud car)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 10 (Databank A-Z: Chewbacca–Cloud City)
- No Disintegrations (Picture only)
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z
- Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 61 (Weapons & Uniforms: Bespin's Cloud City)
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
- Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
- Starships and Speeders
- Star Wars: Destiny — Covert Missions (Card: Cloud Car) (backup link)
- Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian — "Connections"
- Star Wars: Timelines
- Cloud Car in the Databank (backup link)
- Cloud City in the Databank (backup link)
Non-canon sources[]
- LEGO Star Wars: Build Your Own Adventure (Picture only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 Ultimate Star Wars
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
- ↑ Starships and Speeders
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3
Cloud Car in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
- ↑ Cloud City History Gallery in the Databank (backup link)