Z-96

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"See, in the Clone Wars, they never used the Z-96. Only the Z-95."
―Kazuda Xiono — 20?cb=20250116042720 ▶️ (file info)[1]

The Z-96 was a class of starfighter.[2] In 34 ABY,[3] the pirate-turned-spy and scavenger Synara San was scavenging on the planet Castilon's ocean when she pulled up wreckage from a Z-95 Headhunter and presented it to Team Fireball, a group of mechanics based on the planet's supertanker fuel depot Colossus. The mechanic Neeku Vozo believed the wreckage may have originated from a Z-96, but fellow team member Kazuda Xiono recognized it as a Z-95 due to the ship bearing the markings of Reaper Squadron. Xiono then further stated that the Z-96 was never used in the Clone Wars,[1] a galactic conflict between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems.[4]

Behind the scenes

The Z-96 was first mentioned in "Bibo,"[1] the twelfth episode of the first season of the animated television series Star Wars Resistance, which aired on January 13, 2019.[5] Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition, a reference book released on October 4, 2019,[6] erroneously states that the starfighter wreckage is from a Z-96.[4] This mistake was later repeated in the 2024 reference book Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy.[7]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 SWResistanceLogo Star Wars Resistance — "Bibo"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 SWResistanceLogo Star Wars Resistance — "Bibo" establishes that the Z-96 was similar in design to the Z-95 Headhunter, which is a model of starfighter, according to StarWars-DatabankII Clone Z-95 starfighter in the Databank (backup link). Therefore, this article treats the Z-96 as a starfighter model, as well.
  3. ↑ Star Wars: Timelines places the events of Star Wars Resistance Season One, which includes the episode "Bibo," in 34 ABY.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
  5. ↑ Disney.com Star Wars Resistance on Walt Disney TV Press website (original link is obsolete)
  6. ↑ DK-Logo Ultimate Star Wars New Edition on Dorling Kindersley's official United States website (backup link)
  7. ↑ Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
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