Welcome to T. Rob’s Star Wars Guide
A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Fourth Edition
(based on the third edition book by Bill Slavicsek, with additions
and revisions by T. Rob Brown -- now includes
information from all 11 Star Wars motion pictures, newer books, comics, games,
and d20 sourcebooks)
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- X-1 Viper Automadon: A war droid manufactured
on the factory world Balmorra. It is equipped with molecular shielding, which
absorbs energy from an attack and redirects it to the droid's own turbolasers.
[DE2]
- X-222: A sleek high-altitude atmospheric fighter
craft, commonly called a triple-deuce. [HLL]
- Xaverri: A friend of Han Solo's from his smuggling
days, she was an accomplished stage magician and con artist whose husband
and children had been murdered by the Empire. Considered to be one of the
best illusionists in the galaxy, she had golden skin and heavy black hair.
She hated the Empire with a passion. Han Solo spent about six months traveling
with Xaverri, working as her assistant and helping her pull of scams on Imperial
officials. She eventually abandoned Han because she believed she couldn't
afford to get too close to anyone. [CS, HG]
- xenoarchaeology: The scientific study of ancient
alien cultures through the artifacts they left behind. [SME]
- Xim the Despot: A tyrant, he conquered a vast
region of space long before the Old Republic was established. Some historians
claim he ruled thousands of star systems. His armies reportedly plundered
and subjugated world after world, filling Xim's coffers with wealth beyond
imagining. Xim's royal guard consisted of war droids programmed to guard him
and his treasures. Ruthless and unscrupulous, Xim committed atrocities against
those he conquered, including mass spacings. Xim ruled for 30 standard years
before the conquered star systems were finally able to overthrow him and end
his reign of terror. [HLL]
- Xizor, Prince: This Falleen prince, a tall humanoid
of reptile stock, sat at the center of the shadows that formed the Black Sun
criminal organization., which he secretly commanded. He watched and manipulated
events to pit the Empire against the Rebel Alliance. With a powerful personal
charisma and a brilliant grasp of strategy, he was publicly known as the owner
and president of Xizor Transport Systems (XTS). Xizor often indulged his luxurious
tastes. He lived in an immense palace in Imperial Center, delighted in fine
good from around the galaxy, and had an eye for females of all species. Like
all Falleen males, he produced powerful pheromones to entice humanoid women.
Xizor was more than a century old during the time of the Galactic Civil War.
He wore his hair in an elaborate topknot, with a second, smaller ponytail
at the base of his skull. He possessed regal stature and the cool, calculating
manner of a man who was used to getting his own way. The son of the king of
Falleen, Xizor was not on his homeworld when Darth Vader ordered the eradication
of 200,000 Falleen nearly a decade before the Battle of Hoth. Xizor hated
Vader and sought to destroy the Dark Lord even as he strove to improve his
own standing with the Emperor. Prince Xizor died in a final confrontation
with Darth Vader when the Dark Lord ordered the destruction of Xizor's skyhook
retreat. [SESB, SOTE]
- Xizor Transport Systems (XTS): An immense shipping
megacorporation owned and operated by Prince Xizor. The megacorp maintained
fleets of container ships and bulk freighters, making billions of credits
by hauling cargo throughout the galaxy. In addition, XTS offered high-paying
clients the services of fast courier ships and light freighters. The megacorp
served as a front for the Black Sun crime syndicate and provided substantial
funds to Xizor's criminal enterprises. [SESB, SOTE]
- XJ-6 airspeeder: Anakin Skywalker commandeers a luxury, open-cockpit XJ-6 airspeeder on Coruscant to chase a would-be assassin of Padmé Amidala. The fancy yellow airspeeder hot rod has been souped up with twin turbojet engines by its owner, a wealthy representative of the Vorzyd sector. VEHICLES SPEEDERS [AotC]
- XP-38: This landspeeder was one of the newer
models to hit the market about the time of the Galactic Civil War. [SW,
SWSB]
- XT-6: A service droid used by Jedi Cay Qel-Droma
to replace the arm he lost in battle. [TOJ]
- Xucphra: This Thyferran corporation was a leader
in bacta production and distribution. The company promoted civil war on Thyferra,
seeking complete control of the Bacta Cartel. Former Imperial Intelligence
Director Ysanne Isard helped and was eventually awarded control of the corporation.
Rogue Squadron defeated them after a long and bloody war. [BW]
- Xux, Qwi: A blue-skinned humanoid from Omwat,
she was taken from her home at an early age and sent to work in Grand Moff
Tarkin's secret weapons development lab -- the Maw Installation. Under the
tutelage of Imperial designer Bevel Lemelisk, she helped develop the first
Death Star and the World Devastators. Her most-powerful design was the indestructible
Sun Crusher. She helped Han Solo and his companions escape from the Maw Installation,
but had her memory erased by the Force powers of Kyp Durron. General Wedge
Antilles helped her start her own healing process. [COF, JS]
- X-wing starfighter: This starfighter played
a significant role in the first major Alliance victory of the Galactic Civil
War -- the Battle of Yavin. The T-65 was the last design produced by Incom
Corporation prior to its nationalization by the Empire. An Alliance commando
team helped Incom's senior design staff defect with plans and prototypes of
the X-wing. Named for its double-layered wings that split open for atmospheric
flight and during attack runs, this small, single-pilot starfighter measures
12.5 meters from nose to engine block. With powerful sublight ion engines,
a targetting computer, defensive shields, four wingtip laser cannons, and
a pair of proton torpedo launchers, the X-wing is fast, highly maneuverable,
and extremely well armed. These starfighters are also equipped with hyperdrives
for lightspeed travel. A recessed socket, situated on the outer hull behidn
the cockpit, was designed as an interface for an R2 astromech droid. An R2
until assists the pilot by monitoring onboard systems, performing routine
and emergency maintenance, and even flies the craft when circumstances warrant.
Astromechs also augment the craft's computer capabilities, aiding with astrogation
and holding preset hyperspace jump coordinates. Incom built the X-wing starfighter
to stand up to a lot of punishment, but Luke Skywalker's went well above and
beyond. Luke piloted it through the blistering crossfire of the Death Star
trench, fought his way through the Imperial blockade at Hoth, and then navigated
an abandoned hyperspace lane to the lost world of Dagobah. Its navigational
systems fouled by the charged atmosphere of the humid planet, Luke was forced
to ditch it in a swamp. It also contains a pilot survival kit. Note: Though
this may be the common thought pattern regarding the X-wing's S-foils, there
is indeed no "X" in the Aurebesh alphabet used throughout the galaxy.
The credit-strapped Resistance relies on Incom T-70 X-wing fighters donated or lent by local security forces and sympathetic senators of the New Republic. The T-70 X-wings can maneuver to engage TIE fighters and take on capital ships. Poe Dameron flies a customized, dark-hulled version. STARSHIPS STARFIGHTERS REBELLION RESISTANCE INCOM [ESB, RJ, SW, SWSB, SWVG]
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