Unidentified twelve-winged starfighter

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A model of twelve-winged starfighter that resembled a metal lotus blossom was produced by a manufacturer that had long since been disestablished[1] by 33 BBY. In that year,[2] while flying an antique eight-winged ARC-8 starfighter during the Jedi High Council's defense of the planet Kwenn, Jedi Master Saesee Tiin thought about the philosophy behind the ARC starfighter line; skeptical, Tiin believed that for many years, engineers had been fond of the notion that a snubfighter could not have too many wings. Tiin, who considered the twelve-winged starfighter to be the notion's worst expression, felt that manufacturers in recent times had reined in their instincts.[1]

Behind the scenes

The twelve-winged starfighter was mentioned in the 2024 novel The Living Force, written by John Jackson Miller.[1] The vessel was a reference to[3] the Fire Lotus starfighter,[4] which was introduced in first issue of the Star Wars Legends comic series Star Wars: Knight Errant: Deluge, written by Miller, illustrated by Ivan Rodriguez, and published by Dark Horse Comics[5] on August 17, 2011.[6]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 The Living Force
  2. ↑ The events of The Living Force take place one year before the events of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace per SWInsider "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 224, which equates to 33 BBY per Star Wars: Timelines.
  3. ↑ TwitterLogo John Jackson Miller (@jjmfaraway) on Twitter (post on June 21, 2024): "My STAR WARS: KNIGHT ERRANT graphic novel and novel were both reprinted during the production of TLF — and readers of them may have guessed I was thinking of the Fire Lotus, a starfighter from an era marked by extreme excess. Including in ship design — like the Lotus's 12 wings!" (backup link)
  4. ↑ Knight Errant: Deluge 2
  5. ↑ Knight Errant: Deluge 1
  6. ↑ HorselessHeadman Star Wars: Knight Errant—Deluge #1 (Joe Quinones cover) on Dark Horse Comics' official website (backup link)