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- "This is pod 1977! We are under attack! Is anyone out there?"
- ―The crew aboard Pod 1977
Pod 1977 was the callsign for an life pod carried aboard Jedi Master Plo Koon's Venator-class Star Destroyer Triumphant. It was destroyed during the Battle of Abregado.
History
- "Let's cut this can open."
- ―A rocket battle droid referring to the pod
Escape Pod 1977 was carried aboard Jedi Master Plo Koon's Venator-class Star Destroyer Triumphant early in the Clone Wars. As Master Plo Koon's fleet patrolled the Abregado system, General Grievous' mystery weapon, the starship Malevolence, ambushed the ship with its massive mega-ion cannon, removing all the craft's defenses and making it vulnerable to the Malevolence's turbolasers. As Koon's ship was bombarded, all of its escape pods were jettisoned, including Pod 1977. Later, as the pod floated through space, it was breached by rocket battle droids from a pod hunter, killing all those inside.[1]
Behind the scenes
This pod was named after the year 1977, when Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope was released. It appears in the episode Rising Malevolence in Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
Appearances
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Rising Malevolence" (First appearance)
Sources
- The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Rising Malevolence on StarWars.com (original site is defunct) (First identified as Pod 1977)
- "Rising Malevolence" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition — LAAT/i Gunship Expansion Pack Card: Plo Koon (Crew) (Picture only)
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 1.13 1.14 1.15
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Rising Malevolence"
- ↑ Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy
- ↑ Star Wars Complete Vehicles, New Edition establishes that Venator-class Star Destroyers with the emblem of the Open Circle Fleet marked onto their hulls and five red stripes situated on their wingstips, is indicative of service the Open Circle Armada and Fifth Fleet, respectively. The Venator-class Star Destroyer Pod 1977 was stationed aboard - Triumphant - had five stripes on both of its wingstips and the hull emblem, denoting its affiliation was with the Open Circle Armada and Fifth Fleet. Therefore, the escape pod was also affiliated with the aforementioned naval fleets.