The Cabur-class starfighter was a starfighter produced by MandalMotors,[1] a renowned vehicle manufacturer based on the planet Mandalore.[3] It was a wedge-shaped, twin-engine starship[1] flown by a pair of pilots.[2]
The Cabur-class was manufactured following the death of Mandalore's last Imperial advisor,[1] the Suprema,[4] in 3 ABY.[5] During the invasion of the galaxy by the extragalactic Nagai species[1] in 4 ABY,[6] the Mandalorian leader known by the title of Mandalore,[3] Fenn Shysa, led the twelve–Cabur-class–strong Resurrector Squadron of Mandalorian Protectors in support of the Alliance of Free Planets, as the newly-formed government battled the Nagai Fleet in the Endor system.[1]
Behind the scenes
- "But in those scenes, and in the hangar in some earlier scenes, there are other various wedge-shaped ships. I figure that some of THOSE are Cabur-class."
- ―James McFadden
Potential examples of the Cabur-class highlighted by James McFadden
The interior of the Cabur-class starfighter was first depicted in the one-hundredth issue of Marvel Comics' Star Wars series of comic books,[2] written by Jo Duffy, illustrated by Cynthia Martin, and published on October 1, 1985,[8] and it was identified by name in the 2009 Hyperspace article The Forgotten War: The Nagai and the Tofs by James McFadden.[1] Although McFadden did not establish a specific starship seen in the comic as the Cabur-class, he suggested that it corresponded with one of several unidentified craft seen in the issue.[7]
According to a dictionary of the Mandalorian language Mando'a written by Karen Traviss for Lucasfilm, the word "Cabur" can be translated as "protector" or "guardian."[9]
Appearances
- Star Wars (1977) 100 (recolorized in Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 7: Far, Far Away) (First appearance)
Sources
The Forgotten War: The Nagai and the Tofs on Hyperspace (article) (content obsolete and backup link not available) (First identified as Cabur-class starfighter)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12
The Forgotten War: The Nagai and the Tofs on Hyperspace (article) (content obsolete and backup link not available)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Star Wars (1977) 100
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
"The History of the Mandalorians: Exploring the Evolution of a Mighty Race of Warriors" — Star Wars Insider 80
- ↑ Star Wars (1977) 69
- ↑ The New Essential Chronology dates the events of Star Wars (1977) 69, which include the death of the Suprema, to 3 ABY.
- ↑ The New Essential Chronology
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Essential Guide to Warfare by Jason Fry and a pseudonymous Scotsman (post by JMM) on the Jedi Council Forums' Literature board (November 5, 2010) (backup link)
- ↑
Star Wars (1977) #100 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ Mando'a by Karen Traviss on www.karentraviss.com (backup link archived on September 25, 2011)
