Flare-S swoop
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Flare-S swoop
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Shortly beforeAnakin Skywalker won theBoonta Eve Classic, several S-swoops were seen in thespaceport ofMos Espa onTatooine.[4]
Oneday in0 BBY,[5] asLuke Skywalker andObi-Wan Kenobi arrived inMos Eisley and headed forChalmun's Spaceport Cantina, a recklessly-piloted S-swoop startled aronto onCorporations Road, forcing the creature to rear to avoid a collision.[2]
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Behind the scenes[]
Profile view of a Flare-S swoop
The Flare-S swoop was created for the extended Mos Eisley sequences in theSpecial Edition ofStar Wars: Episode IVA New Hope, which was released in1997. Both the vehicle and its pilot were entirely computer-generated. Although it was designed for the Special Edition, the swoop was in fact first revealed in theStar Wars LegendsShadows of the Empire multimedia project. Its design was resurrected and modified for a brief appearance inStar Wars: Episode IThe Phantom Menace.[6]
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- Star Wars: Episode IThe Phantom Menace
- Star Wars: Episode IVA New Hope(First appearance)(Introduced inSpecial Edition)
Sources[]
- Star Wars: Complete Locations(First identified as S-swoop)
- Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z(Picture only)
Star Wars By the Numbers:Every Surface Vehicle in Star Wars Movies on the officialStar Wars KidsYouTube channel(original link is obsolete)(First identified as Flare-S swoop)- Starships and Speeders
- "Speeders on Land, Sea, and Air (1)" —Star Wars Encyclopedia
