Energizer

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"These ion engines have always lent themselves beautifully to sabotage! Nudge one energizer out of alignment… and the recharge system becomes a time bomb!"
―Anduvil, on ion engines[1]

Energizers were starship components necessary for the recharging systems of P-s4 twin ion engines present in spacecraft like the TIE/LN starfighter, in use by the Galactic Empire. Energizers were sensitive devices that needed to be properly aligned to work as intended. Misalignment of energizers in ion engines was dangerous, as they could explode like a time bomb.[1]

Around 0 ABY,[2] Rebel Alliance intelligence operative Anduvil destroyed the Imperial garrison base[1] on the Outer Rim planet[3] Tatooine, by infiltrating the hangar bay and misaligning the energizer of a TIE fighter's ion engine, causing an enormous blast that engulfed the military installation.[1]

Behind the scenes

Energizers were mentioned in the comic strip "Tatooine Sojourn." The strip was written by Steve Gerber, illustrated by Russ Manning,[1] and released from September 10th to November 5th in 1979 by the Los Angeles Times Syndicate.[4] In the first recolorization of the comic strip, published in the fourth issue of the Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures[5] in 1994 by Dark Horse Comics,[6] the panel that mentions the energizer is omitted.[5]

Appearances

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "Tatooine Sojourn"
  2. ↑ The events of "Tatooine Sojourn" are set between the Battle of Yavin and "Princess Leia, Imperial Servant." The Essential Guide to Characters places the events of "Princess Leia, Imperial Servant" shortly after the Battle of Yavin, in the timeframe The New Essential Chronology identifies as around 0 ABY.
  3. ↑ The Essential Atlas
  4. ↑ Star Wars: The Classic Newspaper Comics Vol. 1
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures 4
  6. ↑ HorselessHeadman Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures #4 on Dark Horse Comics' official website (backup link)