Life support
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King Lee-Char on life-support
Alife support device was any implement that helped a being stay alive, whether its support be permanent or dependent on the situation,[2] such as surviving in settings that were polluted or otherwise not adapted to their natural life requirements.[3]
In starships[]
Life support systems made the interior of astarship capable of supporting life in the otherwisedeadly environmental conditions ofspace.[4] One important function of life support was to renew the breathable air inside the ship.[5] Other parameters included the ambienttemperature.[6]
Some crafts, like theImperialTIE/ln space superiority starfighter, lacked such systems,[7] which forced their users to wear life support chest pieces with breather tubes connected to the helmet to provide necessarygases. Similarly,Woan Barso wore avac-suit at all times becausehe did not trust the life support of hisdilapidatedcontainer tug.[4]
Individual life support[]
- "Vader wore his mask because he couldn't breathe without it. But you…you just dress-up to hide the faces of your rebel scum parents—"
- ―Armitage Hux, toKylo Ren[8]

Darth Vader's mask incorporated life support technology because, due to his injuries, he could not breathe on his own.
Individual life support implements took a variety of forms according to the degree of dependence of the beings using them.[2] For example,Kel Dors like theJedi MasterPlo Koon only needed to wear aspecializedbreath mask and protective goggles so they could function in conditions different from those on theirhomeplanet ofDorin.[3] At the other end of the spectrum,Anakin Skywalker was so gravely injured after hisduel onMustafar that he needed anarmor offering total and permanent life support, without which he would die.[2] Similarly, during the last days of their lives, themonarchs ofMon CalaLee-Char[9] andEch-Char were maintained on life support.[10]
Appearances[]
Non-canon appearances[]
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"Attack over Tatooine" —LEGO Star Wars 1
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "A Perilous Rescue"
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Escape from Coruscant"
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Notes and references[]
- ↑Darth Vader (2020) 9
- ↑2.02.12.2
"Bacta Basis: Medical Care in theStar Wars Galaxy" —Star Wars Insider 190
- ↑3.03.1Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- ↑4.04.1Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide
- ↑Adventures in Wild Space: The Cold
- ↑Force Collector
- ↑Star Wars: Ships of the Galaxy
- ↑Age of Resistance - General Hux 1
- ↑Star Wars (2015) 47
- ↑Allegiance 2