Blizzard Scout 1
Blizzard Scout 1 was a prototype All Terrain Scout Transport manufactured by Kuat Drive Yards and serving in the Imperial Army's Blizzard Force unit by 3 ABY. That year, Blizzard Scout 1 participated in the Battle of Hoth, during which Blizzard Force invaded the Alliance to Restore the Republic's Echo Base planet Hoth.
Description
Manufactured by Kuat Drive Yards,[1] Blizzard Scout 1 was a prototype[4] enclosed All Terrain Scout Transport serving in the Galactic Empire's army during the Galactic Civil War fought between the Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic.[2] Blizzard Scout 1 was modified for cold weather combat,[2] and its crew consisted of a pilot and a gunner.[3]
History
By 3 ABY,[5] Blizzard Scout 1 was attached to the Empire's Blizzard Force unit,[2] and was occupied by Lieutenant Arnet[4] and Commander Igar.[6] In 3 ABY, the Empire discovered Echo Base, the Alliance's hidden headquarters located on the planet Hoth, leading to a ground invasion of the facility.[5] General Maximilian Veers, Blizzard Force's commanding officer, led the ground assault.[7]
Arnet operated Blizzard Scout 1[4] during the battle, where the All Terrain Scout Transport provided flanking support and cover fire for Blizzard Force's All Terrain Armored Transports and cold assault stormtroopers.[6] Blizzard Scout 1 was walking near the All Terrain Armored Transport Blizzard 4 when Alliance Commander Luke Skywalker destroyed the latter walker.[7] Igar[8] and Arnet survived the battle,[4] which ended in an Imperial victory over the Alliance.[7]
Behind the scenes
Blizzard Scout 1 first appeared in the 1980 original trilogy film, Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back,[7] with its scene filmed at Elstree Studios's stage 2 between July 25 and July 27, 1979.[9] In 1996, the Blizzard Scout 1 name was coined by a card for the Hoth Limited expansion set of the Star Wars Customizable Card Game, though the image used was not an Empire Strikes Back film still.[2] The 1998 Star Wars: Behind the Magic CD-ROM later identified Blizzard Scout 1 as an All Terrain Scout Transport from The Empire Strikes Back.[10]
Appearances
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (First appearance)
Sources
Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Hoth Limited (Card: Blizzard Scout 1) (backup link) (First identified as Blizzard Scout 1)- Star Wars: Behind the Magic
- Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Endor Limited (Card: Lieutenant Arnet) (backup link)
Star Wars Miniatures: Hoth Battle Pack (Pack: Blizzard Scout 1)- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia (Mentioned in multiple entries, but without own entry)
Arnet, Lieutenant in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link) (Indirect mention only)- The Official Star Wars Fact File Part 78 (3 ABY 20, Evacuation) (Picture only)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 All Terrain Scout Transport (AT-ST walker) in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link) confirms all All Terrain Scout Transports were manufactured by Kuat Drive Yards.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Hoth Limited (Card: Blizzard Scout 1) (backup link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. I, p. 23-24 ("All Terrain Scout Transport (AT-ST walker)") confirms all All Terrain Scout Transports were occupied by a pilot and a gunner.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Endor Limited (Card: Lieutenant Arnet) (backup link)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The New Essential Chronology
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. I, p. 79 ("Blizzard Force")
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- ↑ The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
- ↑ Star Wars: Behind the Magic