Shock-helmet

Shock-helmets were headgear worn by some swoop drivers. Many members of swoop gangs on Tatooine wore tall shock-helmets.^[1]

Behind the scenes

The swoop biker wearing this helmet could first be glimpsed briefly in the Special Edition of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. Concept art of this biker drawn by TyRuben Ellingson^[2] showed a complete detailed view of the character and his helmet. Another piece shows two riders instead of one, both wearing similar outfits.^[3] The helmet was later named in the Special Edition Limited set of the Star Wars Customizable Card Game.^[1]

Appearances

• Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (Special Edition) (First appearance)
• Star Wars: A New Hope - The Special Edition 1
• A More Wretched Hive: The Mos Eisley Cantina
• Shadows of the Empire 3

Sources

• The Art of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1997 edition) (Picture only)
• Star Wars Technical Journal of the Planet Tatooine (Special Edition) (Picture only)
• Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook (Picture only)

• Star Wars: A Galaxy of Creatures, Characters and Droids (Picture only)
• Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive (Picture only)
• Star Wars: Behind the Magic (Picture only)
• Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary (Picture only)
•  Star Wars Customizable Card Game — Special Edition Limited Card: Swoop Mercenary (backup link) (First identified as Shock-helmet)
• Star Wars Trading Card Game — A New Hope Card: Flare-S Swoop (backup link) (Picture only)
• Star Wars Trading Card Game — Rogues and Scoundrels Card: Streets Of Tatooine (backup link) (Picture only)
• Star Wars Magazine 2 (Picture only)
• 6 Fascinating Behind-the-Scenes Concepts from The Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition on StarWars.com (original link is obsolete)

Notes and references