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Han Solo-The Millennium Falcon
YT-1300 freighter
"She
may not look like much, kid, but she's got it where it counts. I've made
a lot of special modifications myself...."
Han Solo - Star Wars
A legendary
starship despite its humble origins and deceptively dilapidated exterior, the Millennium
Falcon has factored into some of the Rebel Alliance's greatest victories
over the Empire. On the surface, the Falcon looks like any other
Corellian freighter, with a saucer-shaped primary hull, a pair of forward
cargo-gripping mandibles, and a cylindrical cockpit mounted to the ship's side.
Beneath its
hull, though, the Falcon packs many powerful secrets. Its owners made
"special modifications" on the freighter, boosting its speed,
shielding and performance to downright illegal levels. Its weaponry has been
upgraded to military-class quad-turbolaser turrets. To cover rapid escapes, the
Falcon sports a ventrally mounted hatch-concealed antipersonnel
repeating laser. Between its forward mandibles rest concussion missile
launchers. The habitable interior of the vessel also has a few surprises, such
as concealed scanner-proof smuggling compartments.
The Falcon
pays a heavy price for its augmented performance, though. It is extremely
recalcitrant and often unpredictable. Its reconditioned hyperdrive often fails.
Its current captain, Han Solo, has even been seen to restart a failed ignition
sequence with a hard rap on the bulkhead with his fist.
A vessel
employed in the shady fringe business of smuggling, the Falcon was owned
by Lando Calrissian before Solo won it in a heated sabacc game. Under Solo's
command, the Falcon became a famous starship, completing the Kessel Run at
unprecedented speeds. Solo and his first mate Chewbacca maintained the Falcon,
constantly modifying and tinkering with it, coaxing the maximum speed from the
ship.
This speed
became quite useful as Solo and Chewbacca were drawn deeper into the Rebel cause,
and the Falcon began flying missions for the Alliance. It was the Falcon
that provided covering fire for Luke Skywalker's final attack run on the first
Death Star. The Falcon became Princess Leia Organa's escape transport
during the Battle of Hoth. During the decisive Battle of Endor, the Falcon
flew point for the Alliance Fleet. Under Lando Calrissian's command, it soared
into the heart of the incomplete Death Star, and delivered a missile volley
that helped seal the Empire's fate.
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