Tibanna

Tibanna

Tibanna was agas used asfuel and in many other ways. As such, it was a valuable resource. Whereas its gaseous state was also identified astibanna gas, it could also exist in a liquid state,liquid tibanna.

Characteristics[]

A type of highly reactivegas^[2] that could easily explode,^[3] tibanna was a valuable resource^[1] with a number of uses, such as being used within astarship'shyperdrive, as acoolant forrepulsorlifts,^[2] and as afuel, for which it was particularly notable.^[1] Indeed, liquid tibanna could be used as an energy source for heating.^[3] Also of major importance was its usefulness in weaponry, such as tibanna gas's ability to supercharge ionised energy bolts. Tibanna was used in weaponry as small as hand-heldblasters and as large as starship weapons.^[2]

Whereas in its gaseous state it could be identified as "tibanna gas,"^[5] tibanna in its liquid form was accordingly known as "liquid tibanna."^[3] Tibanna gas was found in high quantities in theAnoat sector, which, accordingly, became a major distributor of tibanna gas. Within the sector was^[1] thegas giantBespin, where tibanna was found at high pressure in the upperatmosphere. Themetropolis ofCloud City, which floated high above the gaseous surface of Bespin, was amining colony where tibanna was harvested and processed for export.^[6] TheplanetKril'Dor was another source of tibanna.^[7]

Once processed, tibanna could be suspended into a block offrozen, super-strongcarbonite and safely transported on arepulsor sled.^[8] TheMuqularanspecies breathed tibanna, but they had their own name for the substance.^[5] A rarer and purer form of tibanna gas was known asinterstellar gas, and was highly sought after byhyperspacescouts.^[9]

History[]

During theHigh Republic Era, theLegacy Run was carrying a shipment of supercooled liquid tibanna at the time of itsdestruction.^[11] The highly reactive nature of tibanna made it quite explosive, a fact that was used byclone troopers to destroy aRepublicoutpost on themoon ofRishi that had beentaken over bySeparatistbattle droids during theClone Wars. This was done to stop the base from transmitting the all clear signal, which had been hardwired byBX-series droid commandos. Without the signal it was clear something was wrong, and this stopped a planned Separatist attack onKamino,^[3] where the Republicclonetroopers were created.^[12]

Grand AdmiralThrawn discovered tibanna gas canisters as aLieutenant when he,EnsignEli Vanto, and other members of theBlood Crow's crew investigated aship that had sent out adistress signal and were betrayed bysmuggler known asNightswan after revealing their plan to cut the tibanna free with Mark Onebuzz-droids.^[7]

After theGalactic Empire suffered a majordefeat atEndor,GovernorUbrik Adelhard ordered thelockdown of the Anoat sector.^[13] The blockade threatenedthe galaxy's supply of tibanna, and therefore its supply of fuel, due to the sector's high export of the gas.^[1] However, with the blockade, Cloud City became the only place where tibanna could be found within, and the demand for that gas rose dramatically. Consequently, theTrade Spine League made money transporting tibanna to various worlds in the Anoat sector. The Galactic Empire, however, intended to take Cloud City in order to cut off the sector's population from their much-needed tibanna supplies.^[13]

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Appearances[]

Non-canon appearances[]

• Fortnite(Mentioned only)
• The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special(Mentioned only)
• LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga(Mentioned only)

Sources[]

Non-canon sources[]

• LEGO Star Wars: Build Your Own Adventure

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