- "All right, listen up. I don't like these rust buckets and I don't like our odds, but...just keep it tight and don't get drawn in too close till they roll that cannon out front."
- ―Captain Poe Dameron, to "Reb" Squadron
The V-4X-D ski speeder, also known as the Resistance ski speeder, or the Single Pilot Operator, was a high-powered assault vehicle manufactured by Roche Machines.
Characteristics
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Resistance ski speeders on Crait
Roche Machines' V-4XD ski speeder[1] was a low-altitude airspeeder used by the Rebel Alliance during the Galactic Civil War.[6] The ski speeder used a stabilizer strut to keep balance when moving across alien terrain.[5][2] The strut could be retracted so that the speeder could gain some altitude, but this would often make the craft experience severe wobbling.[4]
With its outward similarity to the A/SF-01 B-wing starfighter, Captain Poe Dameron once remarked that the speeder was essentially "a B-wing that couldn't fly."[3]
HistoryEdit
Roche Machines sold the V-4 series of ski speeders for asteroid slalom racers; however the sport shut down after a group of racers was destroyed by a stone mite infestation.[3]
The vehicle then found new life by explorer groups, who modified the ski speeders for various tasks.[3]
The Rebel Alliance brought a number of these to the planet Crait while attempting to reactivate a base used by the early Rebellion. The rebels decided against using the facility due to dangerous weather conditions and Imperial discovery. After a skirmish with an Imperial commando squad, the remaining speeders were left behind on the planet.[7]
Those same speeders were later recovered and used by the Resistance during its conflict with the First Order in 34 ABY. Thirteen of the leftover speeders, which had been stripped down almost to their barest components, were deployed during the Battle of Crait against the attacking First Order army.[4]
Behind the scenesEdit
The Resistance ski speeder was first seen in the first teaser trailer for Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi on April 14, 2017.[8]
AppearancesEdit
- Star Wars Battlefront II (First canonical appearance) (DLC)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi – The Storms of Crait 1
- Star Wars: Commander
- Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel
- The Last Jedi Adaptation 5
- The Last Jedi Adaptation 6
- Choose Your Destiny: A Finn & Poe Adventure (Mentioned only)
Non-canon appearancesEdit
- Star Tours: The Adventures Continue (First appearance)
SourcesEdit
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi Official Teaser on StarWars.com (First pictured)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Pack: Resistance Ski Speeder) (First identified as Resistance Ski Speeder)
- Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Single Pilot Operator) (First identified as Single Pilot Operator)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi Trailer (Official) on the official Star Wars YouTube channel
- LEGO Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (Set: 75202 Defense of Crait)
- Star Wars Insider 177 (First identified as V-4X-D Ski Speeder)
- Star Wars: The Rebel Files
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Incredible Cross-Sections
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Ultimate Sticker Collection
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi Activity Book with Stickers
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi – The Official Collector's Edition
- Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
- The Last Jedi: Rose Tico: Resistance Fighter
- Star Wars: Smuggler's Guide
- Every Ground Vehicle in Star Wars Movies on the Star Wars Kids YouTube channel
- Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
- Resistance Pilots in the Databank (backup link)
- Resistance ski speeder in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Star Wars Insider 177
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Resistance ski speeder in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Incredible Cross-Sections
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Pack: Resistance Ski Speeder)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Star Wars: Commander
- ↑ Star Wars: The Last Jedi – The Storms of Crait 1
