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| MILLENNIUM FALCON |
| [She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts] |
| 19 AE | YT-1300 03 |
| Type: YT-1300 light stock freighter Manufacturer: Corellian Engineering Corporation Owner: Lando Calrissian Han Solo Weapons: 2 quad turbolaser turrets 2 concussion missile tubes Antipersonnel repeating laser Length: 26.7 meters Crew: 1 pilot 1 co-pilot |
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| When the Falcon was being designed, it was known merely as the 'Pirate Ship'. Some of the rejected designs later resurfaced as the Corellian Corvette |
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| The Millennium Falcon had a history as diverse and full of adventure as its owners themselves. She was first constructed along with a batch of other YT-1300 models around sixty years before the Battle of Yavin. She had a number of owners before it became the property of Lando Calrissian some fifty five years after its construction. He won the ship in a game of sabacc, and lost her in the same way, to Han Solo a few years later. Han had the Falcon modified at Nar Shaddaa, and began using his ship as a smuggling vessel. Han flew alongside his co-pilot Chewbacca as part of Jabba the Hutt's fleet of smuggling ships, running spice for the crimelord. Han had many adventures in the Falcon during his smuggling days. He explored the Corporate Sector, and even managed to set a new record for the Kessel Run. He used the Falcon's speed and secret cargo compartments to deliver spice efficiently, becoming Jabba's favourite smuggler. However, on one spice run, even the Falcon could not save Han. His position was given to an Imperial patrol, who blockaded him as soon as he exited hyperspace. He was forced to jettison his cargo, making Jabba furious. Unable to retrieve the spice, Solo set about looking for work to pay Jabba back. With a new job he took, ferrying a farm boy, an old man and two droids to Alderaan, Han found himself part of the Rebel Alliance. The Falcon served the Rebellion well, and became the fastest ship in the fleet. She helped in the destruction of the Death Star, she evaded Imperial pursuit after escaping the blockaded Rebel base on Hoth, and she caused the destruction of the second Death Star - though at the time she was piloted again by Lando. When the New Republic came into power, the Falcon remained a part of the fleet, but she became the property of Lando once more. After a heated argument, Han and Lando played a decisive game of sabacc to settle the dispute over who owned the Falcon once and for all. Han lost, and was forced to ride in his ship as a mere passanger. Luckily for Han, he managed to win her back for good, just in time to help battle Admiral Daala's fleet. With the Yuuzhan Vong invasion came a new look for the Falcon. Han gave the hull a coat of matte black, to make the ship less conspicuous - and perhaps to reflect the darker changes in Solo's life with the death of Chewbacca. Even though the Vong posed a threat greater than anything Han had encountered, he and the Falcon carried on fighting evil as if in a contest to see whether the pilot or the ship would retire first... |
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