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- "Ever since the XP-38 came out, they just aren't in demand."
- ―Luke Skywalker upon selling his landspeeder
The X-34 landspeeder was a model of civilian landspeeder manufactured by SoroSuub Corporation and available during the Galactic Civil War between the Galactic Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic.
Characteristics[]

An X-34 landspeeder equipped with a Mark II medium blaster
The X-34 was a civilian landspeeder of mundane design produced by SoroSuub Corporation.[1] Built with a powerful repulsorlift engine augmented with three air-cooled thrust turbines, the X-34 hovered up to a meter off the ground during operation.[3] The vehicles were capable of crossing rough terrain, and were well-suited for harsh desert climates. Owners could choose from either an open-air or sealed cockpit, although the speeders lacked any form of combat capability in the form of weapon mounts or armor.[1] The X-34 was fast, if fairly nondescript in appearance, and measured 3.4 meters in length.[3] X-34 landspeeders utilized by the Alliance to Restore the Republic were retrofitted with blaster cannons,[6] such as the Mark II Medium Blaster.[7]
History[]

The X-34 landspeeder
X-34 landspeeders were utilized as civilian transports perfect for traveling smoothly over even the roughest terrain. For this reason, they found use in harsh desert climates,[1] and were in operation on the planet Tatooine during the Imperial Era.[8] The farmboy Luke Skywalker owned an old and battered X-34[3] which he made extensive use of[1] to travel through the planet's deserts, leaving the craft sand-pocked and sun-faded, and missing its portside turbine cowling.[2] Skywalker kept the landspeeder in good working order with tinkering and careful maintenance, which proved essential in the desert environment.[3] He sold the landspeeder in Mos Eisley for two thousand credits[9] after the deaths of his aunt and uncle, Beru and Owen Lars, and used the money to help pay for transport to the planet Alderaan. Around this time, following the release of the XP-38, demand for X-34s had dropped in favor of the newer model.[8] During the Galactic Civil War, the Alliance to Restore the Republic utilized X-34 landspeeders retrofitted with blaster cannons.[6]
Behind the scenes[]
The X-34 landspeeder first appeared in the film Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope.[8] For the 1977 film, a life-sized prop of the vehicle was used at Tunisia.[10]
Appearances[]

Mark Hamill with landspeeder in Tunisia
- Star Wars Battlefront II
- Star Wars (2015) 15
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance)
Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures – "Luke Skywalker - The Journey Begins"
- Star Wars: A New Hope junior novelization
- Star Wars: Heroes Path
- "Rites"—From a Certain Point of View
- "Born in the Storm"—From a Certain Point of View
- Star Wars: Uprising
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge – Black Spire Station
- Star Wars: Datapad
"Tales from Wild Space: Majordomo, Major Problems"—Star Wars Adventures (2017) 23 (In flashback(s))
Non-canon appearances[]
- Disney Infinity 3.0
LEGO Star Wars: All-Stars – "The Chase with Han/Escape with Chewbacca"
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – "Duel of Destiny"
- Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes
- The Sims 4 Star Wars: Journey to Batuu
Sources[]
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
Classic Star Wars (Set: 911608 Landspeeder)
- Ultimate Star Wars
Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 38 (Secrets of Spaceflight: Repulsorlifts)
- Star Wars: Complete Locations
Classic Star Wars (Set: 75173 Luke's Landspeeder)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 11 (Helmets: Tusken Raider) (Picture only)
Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 4 (Building the Galaxy: Filming R2-D2, Part 1) (Picture only)
Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 8 (Droid Directory: Imperial Mark IV Sentry Droid) (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 66 (Weapons & Uniforms: Growing up on Tatooine)
- Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
Star Wars: Legion – X-34 Landspeeder Unit Expansion (Card: Mark II Medium Blaster)
Every Droid in Star Wars | Star Wars By the Numbers on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel (backup link)
Classic Star Wars (Set: 75271 Luke Skywalker's Landspeeder)
- Starships and Speeders
Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian – "Legacy"
Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian – "Cast"
Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian – "Practical"
Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian – "Connections"
- Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: Traveler's Guide to Batuu
"Imperial Troops" – Star Wars Encyclopedia (Picture only)
"R2-D2" – Star Wars Encyclopedia
- The Star Wars Book
- The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season One
Classic Star Wars (Set: 40451 Tatooine Homestead)
"Land, Sea and Air Speeders (I)" – Star Wars Encyclopedia
A Series of Firsts | Obi-Wan Kenobi | Disney+ on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
X-34 Landspeeder in the Databank (backup link) (First identified as X-34 Landspeeder)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Ultimate Star Wars (pg. 300)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Star Wars Complete Vehicles, New Edition
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8
X-34 Landspeeder in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Starships and Speeders
- ↑ Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Head-to-Head
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Star Wars Battlefront II
- ↑
Star Wars: Legion – X-34 Landspeeder Unit Expansion (Card: Mark II Medium Blaster)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- ↑ Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
- ↑
Star Wars: A New Hope Behind the Scenes Gallery on StarWars.com (backup link)