Ion missile

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An ion missile was a type of missile that could be launched from on a starfighter.[1] The Rokana Raiders developed a technology that supercharged the ions used in ion weaponry. This was done by channeling ambient ionic energy into a ship's mounted ion turrets and ion missiles thus greatly increased the effectiveness of the weapons.[2] By 3 ABY,[3] this technology had been outlaws by the Galactic Empire.[2]

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In 3 ABY,[3] the thief Kay Vess paid a starship mechanic and supplied them with the materials required to equip the Trailblazer, her EML-850 light freighter, with M-IO4 ion missiles and later M-IO8 ion missiles. Later that same year, Vess recovered Rokana Raiders' supercharged ion technology from an encryption sealed container in the Khepi system.[2]

Assumption ends here.

Behind the scenes

Ion missiles were first depicted in the canon continuity in the Rebel Alliance Conversion Kit for the table top miniatures game Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition published by Fantasy Flight Games in 2018.[4] Ion missiles were originally introduced in the Star Wars Legends continuity in the 1999 video game, Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance developed by Totally Games published by LucasArts.[5]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 YouTube All Star Wars Squadrons Ship Components & Pilot Customization on the BattlefrontUpdates YouTube channel (backup link)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Star Wars Outlaws
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Premium-Era-real 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.
  4. ↑ Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition — Rebel Alliance Conversion Kit Card: Ion Missiles Reissued in TIE/sf Fighter, M3-A Interceptor, HMP Droid Gunship, LAAT/i Gunship, and TIE/sa Bomber Expansion Packs, Galactic Empire, Scum and Villainy, First Order, and Resistance Conversion Kits, Heralds of Hope Squadron Pack, and Galactic Empire Squadron Starter Pack
  5. ↑ Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance
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