Jedi starfighter

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This article is about the ship. For the video game, see Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter.

Jedi starfighters are fictional craft that appear in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.

[edit] Origin and design

The Jedi starfighter's triangular shape in Attack of the Clones stems from the shape of Imperial Star Destroyers in the original Star Wars trilogy.[1] Industrial Light and Magic designer Doug Chiang identified the Jedi starfighter as one of the first designs that bridges the aesthetic between the prequel and original trilogies.[2] Chiang noted that viewers' familiarity with the Star Destroyer's appearance and Imperial affiliation gives added symbolism to the Jedi craft's appearance and foreshadows the Empire's rise to power.[2] The starfighter seen in Revenge of the Sith is a cross between the previous film's vessel and the Empire's TIE fighters from the original trilogy.[1] Hasbro's expanding wings in the Attack of the Clones Jedi starfighter toy inspired the opening wings in the Revenge of the Sith vessel.[1]

[edit] Depiction

In Attack of the Clones, Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) travels via Jedi starfighter to Kamino to investigate the attempted assassination of Padmé Amidala (Natalie Portman); he also flies a Jedi starfighter to Geonosis in an attempt to track down the bounty hunter Jango Fett (Temuera Morrison).[3] Lacking a hyperdrive, the starfighter relies on an external sled to propel it through hyperspace.[3] Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) fly updated Jedi starfighters (called Jedi Interceptors) in the opening sequence of Revenge of the Sith.[3] Later, Plo Koon (Matt Sloan) flies an Attack of the Clones-era starfighter when he is shot down by clone troopers carrying out Emperor Palpatine's (Ian McDiarmid) Order 66.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Jedi starfighter (Behind the Scenes). Star Wars Databank. Lucasfilm. Retrieved on 2007-12-25.
  2. ^ a b Wedgie 'Em Out (QuickTime video). Making Episode II Webdocs. Lucasfilm. Retrieved on 2007-12-25.
  3. ^ a b c d Jedi starfighter (The Movies). Star Wars Databank. Lucasfilm. Retrieved on 2007-12-25.
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