Fariso

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"Here is the location where you can meet the Fariso. Captain Marsh can be terse, but is not really a bad person."
―The Endor Space Station comms officer, to a pilot[2]

The Fariso was a civilian YT-1300 light freighter that operated during the Galactic Civil War.

History

The Fariso approaching the

The Fariso approaching the Endor Space Station

"Maybe I'll just stick my blaster out a window, I must have monkeys manning my turrets."
―Jenson Marsh[2]

The Fariso was operated by a retired TIE pilot named Jenson Marsh.[2] During 1 ABY,[3] the Fariso was tasked with carrying important cargo to the Endor Space Station. To ensure that the Fariso made it safely, a spacer escorted the YT-1300 and defended it from attacking Evil Raider pirate starfighters.[2]

Behind the scenes

The Fariso appeared in the 2003 video game Star Wars Galaxies, a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts,[2] prior to its closure on December 15, 2011.[4] The Fariso was added to the game with the release of the expansion pack Jump to Lightspeed on October 27, 2004.[2]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The New Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed — Space Quest: "Bring in the Fariso" in the Endor system
  3. ↑ The opening crawl of Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided dates the game to after the events of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, and additionally, Serji-X Arrogantus, who died in Star Wars (1977) 10—the events of which The New Essential Chronology dates to 0 ABY—appears in the game. Therefore, at least a portion of Star Wars Galaxies must be set in that year. Furthermore, in the game Ruwan Tokai references the destruction of the Death Star as having occurred one year earlier, and Strongholds of Resistance also places the events of Galaxies' Chapter 9: "The Fury of Exar Kun" in 1 ABY. Lastly, while Chapter 11: "The Battle of Echo Base" features the Battle of Hoth—dated to 3 ABY by The New Essential Chronology—the developers have stated that the portrayal of that battle in the game is intentionally anachronistic. Therefore, the events of Star Wars Galaxies must span from 0 ABY to around 1 ABY.
  4. ↑ Gal-icon IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT STAR WARS GALAXIES™ on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)