Suspended animation
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Suspended animation, also known ascryofreeze,[2] was the slowing of life processes by external means withouttermination. Involuntary bodily functions like breathing andheart beats may still occur, but they could only be detected by artificial means. Extreme cold was used to precipitate the slowing of an individual's functions; use of this process has led to the developing science of cryonics.
Suspended animation took place throughout thegalaxy in various forms including thesleeper ships that carriedHuman settlers from Coruscant in the days before theOld Republic,carbon-freezing (as in the case ofHan Solo onCloud City and theBlack Sun criminalCzethros), variousSithAlchemical techniques and theImperialProcurator of JusticeLord Hethrir's "sleeping coffins," which kept the subject asleep and alive via life-support systems. However, there were some cases of subjects dying while being held in suspended animation. It also had the effect, after only a few months of suspension, of temporary blindness, nausea, and firing nerves upon awakening.[3]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: The Old Republic
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Fallen Empire
- Republic Commando: Hard Contact
- Republic Commando: Triple Zero(Mentioned only)
"The Entity" —Star Wars Gamemaster Screen- Star Wars: Episode VThe Empire Strikes Back(First appearance)
- Star Wars (1977) 50(recolorized inStar Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 3: Resurrection of Evil)
- Star Wars Annual (1977) 2(colorized inStar Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 4: Screams in the Void)
- Star Wars: Episode VIReturn of the Jedi
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi novelization(andunabridged audiobook)
- Star Wars: Episode VIReturn of the Jedi junior novelization
- Dark Apprentice
- Champions of the Force
- The Crystal Star
- Survivor's Quest(andunabridged audiobook)
- Young Jedi Knights: Crisis at Crystal Reef
- The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand
- Fate of the Jedi: Conviction(andaudiobook)
Non-canon appearances[]
- The Star Wars 4(Non-canonical appearance)
Sources[]
- Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game(as cryofreeze)
- Han Solo and the Corporate Sector Sourcebook
- Galaxy Guide 12: Aliens — Enemies and Allies
- The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons
- The Essential Chronology
- The Dark Side Sourcebook
- Coruscant and the Core Worlds
- The New Essential Chronology
The Star Wars Atlas: Random Quotes onContinuity, Criticisms, and Captain Panaka — Daniel Wallace's StarWars.comBlog(original site is defunct)
"Blaster" —Star Wars Insider 105- The Essential Atlas
- The Unknown Regions
- Fly Casual
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External links[]
- Related categories:
- Stasis technology
- Related Categories:
- Stasis technology







