The Cracken Twist

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"The Cracken Twist" is a short story written by Bill Slavicsek that was included in The Last Command Sourcebook and later The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook. It is an account of Pash Cracken's actions during the events of the Battle of Xyquine II, told by the technician Motto Shemson.

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Appearances

By type

Characters	Organisms	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

Airen Cracken (Mentioned only)
Pash Cracken (In flashback(s))
Gingal (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
Motto Shemson (First appearance)

Events

Battle of Xyquine II (In flashback(s))

Locations

Atrivis sector (Mentioned only)
Xyquine II (In flashback(s))
- Xyquine base (First appearance) (In flashback(s))

Organizations and titles

Alliance to Restore the Republic (In flashback(s))
- Cracken Flight Group (In flashback(s))
- Head communications technician
- Watch Commander (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
- Wing Commander (In flashback(s))
Galactic Empire (In flashback(s))
New Republic (Mentioned only)
- New Republic Communication Group
  - 3rd Platoon

Sentient species

Human (In flashback(s))
Mon Calamari (In flashback(s))

Vehicles and vessels

Starfighter
Starship (In flashback(s))
- Transport (In flashback(s))
- Victory-class Star Destroyer (In flashback(s))
  - Exsanguinator (First appearance) (In flashback(s))

Weapons and technology

Comlink (In flashback(s))
Sensor beacon (In flashback(s))

Miscellanea

Cracken Twist (In flashback(s))
Fighter wing (In flashback(s))
Language
- Galactic Basic Standard
  - "Choobies"
Light-year (Mentioned only)
Limb (In flashback(s))
Pilot (In flashback(s))

Notes and references

↑ Star Wars Adventure Journal 1

[Parent_release_date-1] Star Wars Adventure Journal 1

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