- "Finn naked, leaking bag? What? Did you fry a chip?"
- ―Poe Dameron, to BB-8
Flexpoly bacta suits were a type of emergency medical suit filled with artificial bacta manufactured by Zaltin Corp.[1] They consisted of transparent bacta circulation and filtration tubing and a retaining collar lined by status sensors with wireless telemetry.
Before 3 ABY,[4] a Quarren sold fake bacta suits while on Corellia.[5]
When the Resistance had to evacuate their base on the planet D'Qar[3] in the year 34 ABY,[6] the injured First Order deserter Finn was put into an expired flexpoly bacta suit while in a medical coma and transferred to a storage room-turned temporary medical suite onboard the MC85 Star Cruiser Raddus.[2] He remained unconscious in the suit until after the Resistance fleet had successfully exited hyperspace after jumping to lightspeed, but then awoke and left his bed in search of the scavenger Rey. As he moved through the corridors of the Raddus the expired bacta suit began leaking as it had become fragile. Eventually, the Resistance pilot Poe Dameron spotted the confused and mostly naked Finn and found him a change of clothes.[3]
Behind the scenes
A flexpoly bacta suit first appeared in the film Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi,[3] which was released on December 15, 2017.[7] The costume was not named in the film,[3] but received identification in Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary, a reference book written by Pablo Hidalgo[2] and released in conjunction with the film.[8]
Appearances
- Star Wars Outlaws (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi (First appearance)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition (and audiobook)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel (and audiobook)
- The Last Jedi Adaptation 1
- The Last Jedi Read-Along Storybook and CD
- The Last Jedi: Rose and Finn's Secret Mission
- Poe Dameron 28 (Mentioned only)
Non-canon appearances
Sources
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary (First identified as flexpoly bacta suit)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Ultimate Sticker Collection
- Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
- Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
Bacta Suit in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi
- ↑
Visit a Galaxy Far, Far Away with our Star Wars liveblog direct from San Diego Comic-Con 2024! on Popverse: "We're beginning our journey three years after the Battle of Yavin" (backup link archived on January 22, 2025) dates the events of Star Wars Outlaws to 3 ABY.
- ↑ Star Wars Outlaws
- ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas places the events of the film Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens in 34 ABY. As Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi carries on immediately from the events of The Force Awakens, it can be assumed to take place in the same year.
- ↑
Star Wars: Episode VIII to Open December 15, 2017 on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑
New Star Wars: The Last Jedi Books and More Revealed at SDCC 2017 on StarWars.com (backup link)