Punworcca 116-class interstellar sloop
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Punworcca 116-class interstellar sloop
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ThePunworcca 116-class interstellar sloop was a personalyacht designed by theHuppla Pasa Tisc Shipwrights Collective ofGeonosis.CountDooku possessed such a vessel that was gifted to him byArchdukePoggle the Lesser.His particular vessel was heavily modified, propelled by a uniquesolar sail using ancientGree technology. He used the vessel to enter and leaveCoruscant undetected.
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The seed-shaped vessel bore a resemblance to the smallerGeonosian starfighter, though the sloop had room inside for twopilots, a bunk, and cargo space. Though unarmed, the solar sloop featured eighty-four miniaturetractor beam projectors fitted to the forward prongs, which acted both as steering aids and emergency grapple weapons.
History[]
Count Dooku received an interstellar sloop as a gift from hisGeonosian colleagues prior to theClone Wars. To the Geonosian sloop, Dooku added a unique and ancientsolar sail acquired in theGree Enclave. Fitted to his vessel, the solar sail propelled the sailer through mysterious means; regular solar sailers used sails that unfurled to moon-like diameters, catchingtachyon streams andultraviolet lasers. AnFA-4 pilot droid flew the sailer for Dooku, who was often found in the rear hold, perusing the onboarddata book library.

APunworcca 116-class interstellar sloop modified with a solar sail
When warerupted on Geonosis, Dooku fled tohis secret hangar in the desert, intent on fleeing the massive battle betweenRepublic andSeparatist forces. Dooku was waylaid byObi-Wan Kenobi,Anakin Skywalker, andYoda, and barely escaped into the safety of his sailer. The solar sailer left Geonosis far behind, heading for a dark rendezvous with Dooku's Master,Darth Sidious, inThe Works on Coruscant.
Dooku owned at least one decoy sloop, and also provided multiple members of hisDark Acolyte cadre with similar ships as well. HisapprenticesSev'rance Tann,Asajj Ventress, andSavage Opress all usedPunworcca 116 sloops during various missions.
During Dooku's escape toVanqor, part of theSkirmish at Vanqor, his sloop was shot down and crashed.Hondo Ohnaka and hispirate gang salvaged the ship and claimed it as their own. Later, Dooku got another one for his mission toZygerria, where he killedQueenMiraj Scintel for her disobedience.
An example of this vessel was identified as a distinctive "Geonosian fantail" byJedi Generals Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker when they discovered it onTythe.
Behind the scenes[]
Inspirations for the solar sailer came from abandoned concepts for theQueen's Royal Starship inEpisode I. When the solar sail idea was removed from the chrome aesthetics ofNaboo design sensibilities and placed into the harsh insectoid warrens ofGeonosis, the ship itself also developed insect-like characteristics. Some designs closely resembled a water beetle in shape and texture, while others were more elegant, butterfly-like incarnations.
At first, Dooku's ship was envisioned like a limousine, with its pilot in an enclosed compartment separated from its important passenger. Later, during filming, it was decided that a shot of Count Dooku seated next to the pilot droid was needed, so the ship was redesigned with the cockpit bubble more connected to the ship's interior space.[5]
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- LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game
- LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
- LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
Sources[]
- Star Wars: Attack of the Clones: The Illustrated Companion
- Star Wars: Attack of the Clones Incredible Cross-Sections
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 41DOO 1-2: Count Dooku's Solar Sailer
- The New Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels
- Star Wars: Complete Cross-Sections
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- The Clone Wars Campaign Guide
- Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game —Agents of DeceptionCard:Geonosian Solar Sailer ITV (backup link)
- Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 34
- Star Wars Character Encyclopedia(Mentioned only)
Geonosian solar sailer in theDatabank(original site is defunct)
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