The Eye of Sion is a large hyperspace ring that appears in the Disney+ Star Wars series Ahsoka. It was built by forces under the authority of Morgan Elsbeth, with the intent of rescuing Grand Admiral Thrawn from exile in another galaxy.
Background[]
The Eye of Sion is a hundred times larger than a typical hyperspace ring, consisting of three hyperdrive engines on the port, starboard and ventral positions. Both engines are each equipped with Super Star Destroyer hyperdrive cores, salvaged in secret from Morgan Elsbeth's New Republic-operated Corellian shiypyards. When all seven drives engage simultaneously, they vessel is capable of a hyperspace jump of astonishing speed and distance. Enough speed to reach a neighouring galaxy. During this engagement, the jump creates a ripple effect through realspace which can devastate all starships in its path, disabling their deflector shields and avionics and destroying their engines. As it travels through the galaxy in massive speeds, it leaves a faint circular glowing trail behind.
They Eye's main bridge is located on the dorsal of the ring, which is staffed by naviagtion droids and scout guard. The bridge itself carries an unusual holoprojector system which uses floating particles to form the holograms. It is also quipped with two navigation screens and a large forward viewport shaped like an eye. For defense, the Eye carries four turbolaser cannons; two by the bridge and the others next to the hyperdrive engines.
In order to travel beyond the galaxy, where no charted hyperlanes , the Eye carries a sophisticated navigation computer linked directly to a ground station on the Henge on Seatos. The station analyzes the coordinates included in Morgan Elsbeth's ancient star map and translates them into locations in realspace, effectively charting a route in real time.
Trivia[]
- The vessel shares its name with Legends character Darth Sion, who first appeared in the 2004 video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords.
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