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The Katana fleet (known more eerily as "The Dark Force") is a fictional starfleet from the Star Wars universe, introduced in Timothy Zahn's Dark Force Rising. The flagship of the Katana fleet was named the Katana (hence the official name), and the nickname came from the color of the ships' hulls and from the fact that high levels of automation greatly reduced the required crew of the ships, thus reducing the amount of internal lighting needed. The cover of the 2004 DVD widescreen release of the modified original Star Wars Trilogy. ...
Timothy Zahn (born September 1, 1951) is a science fiction novelist. ...
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The fleet, consisting of 200 modified Dreadnaught-class heavy cruisers, all carrying experimental AT-PTs, was launched in about 45 BBY[1] by the Old Republic. It was intended to demonstrate the effectiveness and feasibility of the new "slave rigged" ships being adopted throughout the galaxy. Slave rigged ships had large portions of their vital functions controlled by central computers (or sometimes even other ships), and were able to function with crews a fraction of the size they would normally require. The Katana fleet Dreadnaughts could each be crewed by an estimated 2,000 sentient individuals instead of the 16,000 required for standard vessels of the class. The Dreadnaught-class heavy cruiser, in the Star Wars science fantasy saga, is a type of large, heavy cruiser starship commissioned by the Old Republic. ...
In the fictional Star Wars expanded universe, the AT-PT (All Terrain Personal Transport) is a single seat light anti-infantry walker used during the latter years of the Old Republic era. ...
Fans of the fictional Star Wars universe keep track of the dates of key events with a dating system (or calendar) centered around the Battle of Yavin featured in Star Wars: A New Hope. ...
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Unfortunately, the crew of the fleet fell victim to a hive virus that was contracted at one of its first ports. Lying dormant until it had spread to every member of the crew, the virus (possibly caused by carsunum spice) wiped out the crew after driving them insane. Before dying, the crew slaved their ships together and thus, when the Katana itself jumped into hyperspace, the rest of the fleet went with it. In the fictional Star Wars universe, spice usually refers to an illegal narcotic or a controlled substance. ...
In the fictional Star Wars universe, spice usually refers to an illegal narcotic or a controlled substance. ...
The fleet was lost in space for many years, until Captain Hoffner and his navigator, Talon Karrde, stumbled upon it while fleeing from Imperial patrol vessels after a botched smuggling run. Hoffner, Karrde and the few other survivors of that encounter kept the information to themselves for many years afterwards. Talon Karrde is a character in the Star Wars Expanded Universe. ...
Nearly fifty-five years after the fleet was lost, though, Grand Admiral Thrawn became interested in it, and captured Talon Karrde in an attempt to extract the fleet's location from him. However, the Grand Admiral's treachery turned Mara Jade, Karrde's second-in-command, against the Empire. With the aid of Luke Skywalker, Mara rescued Karrde from Thrawn's forces and brought him to the New Republic. Grand Admiral Thrawn is a fictional character from the Star Wars galaxy. ...
Mara Jade Skywalker (born 18 BBY) is a fictional character in the Star Wars Expanded Universe. ...
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However, there were delays in marshalling New Republic resources to recover the fleet, partly due to political infighting with Borsk Fey'lya. Although Thrawn obtained the fleet's location (from Captain Hoffner) after the New Republic received the same information from Karrde, Thrawn reacted more quickly and mounted a recovery effort first, en masse. Karrde concluded that given how quickly Thrawn was able to extract the information, he most likely did not employ torture but instead gave Hoffner a hefty bribe. Borsk Feylya is a Bothan diplomat, politician and spy from the fictional Star Wars universe. ...
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In a running battle, both sides secured some of the fleet (though Thrawn captured the vast majority - 180). The AT-PTs captured by the New Republic became vital in the campaign against Thrawn.
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- ^ It was stated by Talon Karrde that the fleet was lost in 32 BBY (at the time of The Phantom Menace), but Captain Pellaeon set it at fifty-five years prior to the date of the story (which is set in 9 ABY). It is far more likely that a high-ranking Imperial officer has the correct date than a smuggling chief, especially because it was stated by Karrde as being "about ten years before the Clone Wars".
This discrepency is most likely a result of the correct time period for the Clone Wars not yet having been revealed when the novel Dark Force Rising was written. The novel implied that the Clone Wars had been fought over 20 years earlier than was later established in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. Fans of the fictional Star Wars universe keep track of the dates of key events with a dating system (or calendar) centered around the Battle of Yavin featured in Star Wars: A New Hope. ...
Film poster for Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace is a 1999 film by George Lucas starring Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, and Jake Lloyd. ...
Grand Admiral Gilad Pellaeon is a fictional character from the Star Wars Expanded Universe. ...
Fans of the fictional Star Wars universe keep track of the dates of key events with a dating system (or calendar) centered around the Battle of Yavin featured in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. ...
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