- "The Moff has a light cruiser. It could be helpful in your effort to regain Mandalore."
- ―Din Djarin, to Bo-Katan Kryze, regarding Gideon's Class 546 Cruiser
Gideon's light cruiser[6] was a Class 546 model[2] of the Arquitens-class command cruiser[3] under the command of Moff Gideon in the years after the Battle of Endor.[6] During the rescue of his foundling, Grogu, from Gideon, the Mandalorian Din Djarin and his allies seized the ship and captured the moff. The light cruiser also contained a platoon of Phase-III Dark Troopers, though they were destroyed by Djarin and Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.[7] Control of the cruiser was then handed over to Bo-Katan Kryze.[13] When Kryze's forces left her after she did not take the Darksaber from Din Djarin, command of the vessel fell to Axe Woves, who used it for mercenary work and later as a flagship for the Mandalorian garrison. The vessel was eventually destroyed during the conflict on Mandalore, when Woves steered the vessel onto a collision course with Gideon's Imperial base, killing the Moff and his remaining forces.[11]
Description[]
The Arquitens-class command cruiser was the Imperial control of the moff,[7] and when it was taken by the Mandalorians, it has the symbol of the mythosaur underbelly,[8] similar to the Thrawn's flagship the Imperial I-class Star Destroyer Chimaera with the symbol of the chimaera underbelly.[14]
Behind the scenes[]
The light cruiser first appeared in "Chapter 12: The Siege," an episode of the live-action TV show The Mandalorian, which aired in 2020.[6] It was realized by the building of a detailed five-foot scale model.[15]
Appearances[]
- The Mandalorian Season 2 Junior Novel
- The Mandalorian – The Graphic Novel of Season 2
- The Mandalorian: The Path of the Force
The Mandalorian — "Chapter 12: The Siege" (First appearance)- The Mandalorian — "Chapter 14: The Tragedy" (First identified as Gideon's light cruiser)
- The Mandalorian — "Chapter 15: The Believer"
- The Mandalorian — "Chapter 16: The Rescue"
- The Mandalorian: The Rescue
- The Mandalorian — "Chapter 19: The Convert" (Mentioned only)
- The Mandalorian — "Chapter 22: Guns for Hire"
- The Mandalorian — "Chapter 23: The Spies"
- The Mandalorian — "Chapter 24: The Return"
Non-canon appearances[]
- Disney Magic Kingdoms
- LEGO STAR WARS: Celebrate the Season — "Ghost Ship"
- LEGO STAR WARS: Celebrate the Season — "Trick-or-Treat"
- LEGO STAR WARS: Celebrate the Season — "Happy Celebration 45th Anniversary A New Hope"
Sources[]
Non-canon sources[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
The Mandalorian — "Chapter 15: The Believer"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 The Mandalorian — "Chapter 14: The Tragedy"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season Two
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 The Mandalorian — "Chapter 12: The Siege"
- ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 7.18 7.19 7.20 7.21 7.22 The Mandalorian — "Chapter 16: The Rescue"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 The Mandalorian — "Chapter 22: Guns for Hire"
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 The Mandalorian — "Chapter 19: The Convert"
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of The Book of Boba Fett to 9 ABY. As the events of The Mandalorian Season Three, which includes "Chapter 24: The Return," directly follow those of The Book of Boba Fett, the former must also take place around that year.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 The Mandalorian — "Chapter 24: The Return"
- ↑ The Mandalorian — "Chapter 23: The Spies"
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "A Certain Point of View" — Star Wars Insider 213
- ↑ Star Wars Rebels — "Iron Squadron"
- ↑ Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian — "Making of Season Two"
