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The soldier beetle was a type of beetle that resided in the galaxy. The design to the Sheathipede-class transport shuttle, which was commonly used by the Trade Federation, was based off of the soldier beetle.[1]
Behind the scenes
The soldier beetle was first mentioned in the thirthy-third issue of Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection, which was written by De Agostini and published in December of 2009.[2]
Sources
- Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 33 (First mentioned)
Notes and references
- ↑ Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 33
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Star Wars Starships & Vehicles Collection on De Agostini's official United Kingdom website (original site is defunct) indicates that a new issue of Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection was published every two weeks, and the various snapshots establish that issue 13 was published prior to March 25, 2009, issue 50 by August 17, issue 57 by November 22, and issue 59 by December 29. From these datapoints, it can be calculated that the series began publication at the end of September 2008. Therefore, it can be determined that Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 33 was published in approximately December 2009.