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Stygium was a type of crystal only found on Aeten II, 244Core and Maramere.
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Uses[edit | edit source]
Stygium crystal cloaking device[edit | edit source]
The Galactic Republic, in 22 BBY, passed a law controlling the trade of stygium, as it was a crystal that, when used properly, could entirely cloak a vehicle. In the Galactic Republic's early years these devices were common, since Aeten II held an abundance of them. These vehicles included the Scimitar, Darth Maul's ship, which carried an array of stygium crystals in its long prow.
Darth Vader's secret apprentice, codenamed Starkiller, utilized stygium crystals in his ship, the Rogue Shadow, which used a cloaking device.
During the events from the capture of the Tantive IV to the Battle of Endor, Grand Admiral Martio Batch sent an Imperial superweapon to Aeten II, the Tarkin. There, the Tarkin blew open the planet to reveal its stygium core.
Using the crystals and the original stygium implementation, he started the Phantom TIE project. However, saboteurs from the Rebel Alliance destroyed the project and Batch fled. The use of stygium crystals stopped after the creation of the New Republic, although they were still available from Aeten II.[source?]
There was also an entire island on Maramere composed of the crystals, which made it invisible to scanners. Since the island was also covered with the fog surrounding the Haunted Strait, the island was also invisible to the eye, making it the perfect hideout for Sol Sixxa.
Stygium lightsaber crystal[edit | edit source]
In its pure crystal form, it was known to be suitable for use as a lightsaber crystal. It was known that when refined Stygium was mounted on a personalized lightsaber and wielded by a Force-sensitive, the natural cloaking attributes of the crystal would augment the power of a stealth-minded Jedi in remaining unseen.
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
In order to corrupt Aeten II in Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption, the player can select the mission "Piracy" to begin a battle involving Bossk and a small Zann Consortium fleet destroying some Stygium Crystal containers. This allows the player to build TIE Defenders for the Zann Consortium.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
- Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter
- "Single Cell"—Star Wars Tales 7 (Appears in flashback(s))
- Starfighter: Crossbones 3
New Cloaking Legislation in Effect—HoloNet News Vol. 531 #53 (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
- The Force Unleashed novel
- The Force Unleashed II novel (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Empire at War (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars Galaxies
"Phantoms in the Dark"—Strongholds of Resistance (Mentioned only)
Sources[edit | edit source]
- Star Wars: Episode I Incredible Cross-Sections (First mentioned)
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 5 (SIT1-2, Sith Infiltrator)
- Starships of the Galaxy
"Who's Who: Imperial Grand Admirals"—Star Wars Insider 66
- Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords: Prima Official Game Guide
- The New Essential Chronology
- Starships of the Galaxy, Saga Edition
- Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
Diab Duin on The Old Republic Holonet (backup link)
- Star Wars: Darth Maul, Sith Apprentice
- The Essential Guide to Warfare
- Star Wars: Complete Vehicles
- Star Wars: Imperial Handbook: A Commander's Guide
- Lords of Nal Hutta
Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition – Galactic Empire Conversion Kit (Card: "Echo")
Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition – Galactic Empire Conversion Kit (Card: "Whisper")
External links[edit | edit source]
"Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Cloaking Devices" – Continuity, Criticisms, and Captain Panaka, Daniel Wallace's StarWars.com Blog (content now obsolete; archived from the original)