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- "See, in the Clone Wars, they never used the Z-96. Only the Z-95."
- ―Kazuda Xiono
The Z-96 was a class of starfighter[2] produced around the the time the Clone Wars.[1] Around 34 ABY,[3] The pirate-turned-spy and scavenger Synara San was scavenging on the planet Castilon's ocean when she pulled up wreckage from a Z-95 Headhunter and presented it to Team Fireball, a group of mechanics based on the supertanker fuel depot Colossus on the planet. The mechanic Neeku Vozo believed the wreckage may have originated from a Z-96, but fellow team member Kazuda Xiono recognized it as a Z-95 due to the ship bearing the markings of Reaper Squadron.[1]
Behind the scenes
The Z-96 was first mentioned in the Star Wars Resistance episode "Bibo,"[1] which aired on January 13, 2019.[4] The 2019 reference book Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition states that the wreckage is from a Z-96,[5] but it is identified as a Z-95 by the characters in the episode,[1] and was also confirmed by the accompanying episode guide.[6]
Appearances
Star Wars Resistance — "Bibo" (First mentioned)
Sources
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4
Star Wars Resistance — "Bibo"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars Resistance — "Bibo" establishes that the Z-96 was similar in design to the Z-95 Headhunter, which is a model of starfighter, according to Clone Z-95 Starfighter in the Databank (backup link). Therefore, this article assumes that the Z-96 is a model of starfighter as well.
- ↑ Kazuda Xiono's spy mission on the Colossus, during which the wreckage of a Z-95 Headhunter is salvaged, is noted as starting six months before the Battle of Starkiller Base in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary. As Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates that battle to 34 ABY, the salvaging must have therefore taken place around the same year prior to the battle.
- ↑ Bibo, published by Walt Disney Television on Walt Disney Television (archived from the original on October 12, 2019)
- ↑ Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
- ↑ Bibo Episode Guide on StarWars.com (backup link)
