"Wampa"

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"Wampa" was the nickname of a TIE pilot who served in the Imperial Navy's Black Squadron during the Galactic Civil War fought between the Galactic Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic. The pilot flew a TIE/LN starfighter under the call sign Black 11 and attained the "Wampa" nickname for icy precision in battle. The nickname was derived from[1] the wampa, a fearsome and carnivorous creature hailing from the ice planet Hoth.[2] By 4 ABY,[3] "Wampa" was stationed aboard[1] the Super Star Destroyer[4] Executor and often served as an escort to the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Vader's shuttle,[1] the Lambda-class T-4a shuttle ST 321.[4]

Behind the scenes

The "Wampa" nickname was established for the pilot of the Black 11 starfighter on a card for the 2000 Death Star II Limited expansion set of the Decipher Star Wars Customizable Card Game. While the image depicts one of the TIE fighters[1] escorting ST 321 during Darth Vader's visit to the Death Star II battle station in the opening scene of the 1983 original trilogy film, Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi,[4] there was no confirmation that "Wampa" was operating Black 11 during those events. As such, this article avoids listing Return of the Jedi as a confirmed appearance for the pilot.

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Swccglogolg Star Wars Customizable Card Game — Death Star II Limited Card: Black 11 (backup link)
  2. ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. III, p. 318 ("wampa ice creature")
  3. ↑ The New Essential Chronology dates the events of Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi to 4 ABY, and Death Star II Limited is set around that time.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
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