A model oftwelve-winged starfighter that resembled ametal lotusblossom was produced by a manufacturer that had long since been disestablished[1] by33 BBY. In thatyear,[2] while flying anantique eight-wingedARC-8 starfighter during theJedi High Council'sdefense of theplanetKwenn,Jedi MasterSaesee Tiin thought about the philosophy behind theARC starfighter line; skeptical, Tiin believed that for many years,engineers had been fond of the notion that asnubfighter could not have too many wings. Tiin, who considered the twelve-winged starfighter to be the notion's worst expression, felt that manufacturers in recenttimes had reined in their instincts.[1]
↑John Jackson Miller (@jjmfaraway) onTwitter (post onJune 21,2024):"My STAR WARS: KNIGHT ERRANT graphic novel and novel were both reprinted during the production of TLF — and readers of them may have guessed I was thinking of the Fire Lotus, a starfighter from an era marked by extreme excess. Including in ship design — like the Lotus's 12 wings!"(backup link)