Mist Hunter/Legends

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Mist Hunter

Production information

Cost

Not available for sale (likely valued at 307,500 credits)^[2]

Technical specifications

Length

15 meters^[2]

Maximum atmospheric speed

1,000 km/h^[1]

Engine unit(s)

2 engine units
Combat repulsorlift systems

Hyperdrive rating

Class 1.0^[2]
Backup: Class 10^[2]

Hyperdrive system

Equipped^[2]

Shielding

Equipped

Navigation system

Equipped

Armament

Assault laser cannons (2)^[1]
Tractor beam projector (1)^[1]

Crew

Pilot (1)^[2]
Co-pilot (1)^[2]

Minimum crew

1^[2]

Passengers

8 (in concealed compartment)^[2]

Cargo capacity

1 metric ton^[2]

Consumables

1 month^[2]

Life support

Ammonia breathers only^[3]

Usage

Role(s)

Bounty hunter vessel
Transport/recon^[4]

Affiliation

Zuckuss

The Mist Hunter was a modified Byblos Drive Yards G-1A starfighter that was owned by Zuckuss, a Gand bounty hunter.

Characteristics

The Mist Hunter, which was named for the ammonia mists of Gand,^[4] was specially commissioned by a group of Gand venture capitalists led by Zuckuss himself. The vessel was originally a standard G-1A transport, though the modified vessel made use of repulsorlift technology used in the construction of combat cloud cars. The Mist Hunter was piloted by Zuckuss and his droid partner 4-LOM, with room for eight passengers and a metric ton of cargo. It was armed with twin assault lasers and a tractor beam projector.^[1]

At some point, Zuckuss had installed a voice-activated computer into the ship. The computer, which was acquired from Mechis III, was unreliable at times. With this equipment, Zuckuss could request a search of his own ship or lay in a course to a specific location, without actually having to input the data himself.^[3]

Zuckuss commonly kept the ship filled with ammonia, so that he would not have to wear his breathing apparatus. There were three prisoner cells, located in the cargo bay,^[1] and each were airlocked so that oxygen-breathers could survive. Alternately, the cells could be filled with ammonia while the rest of the ship's interior supported an oxygen atmosphere. Zuckuss had made use of this feature in that manner when, due to ailing health, he confined himself in one of the prisoner cells while en route to the Rebel rendezvous point.^[3]

History

During the Battle of Hoth, the Mist Hunter exited hyperspace amid the skirmish and joined Death Squadron in pursuing the Rebel transports fleeing the besieged ice world. Zuckuss and 4-LOM disabled the transport Bright Hope, but, finding themselves at odds with the Empire, eventually helped the Rebels reach their secret rendezvous point.^[3] Toward the end of the Galactic Civil War, the Mist Hunter had become a familiar sight in both Imperial and Rebel fleets,^[4] until its pilots once more returned to their mercenary ways.^[5]

Behind the scenes

Inconsistencies

There is an inconsistency regarding the size of the Mist Hunter. In the ships first appearance: *"Of Possible Futures: The Tale of Zuckuss and 4-LOM"—Tales of the Bounty Hunters it was stated to have multiple cabins and prisoner cells aboard and was able to carry not only its two man crew but also 108 survivors from the Bright Hope and two medical droids 2-1B^[3] and FX-7,^[6].

If the standard G-1A starfighter is 15 meters long (bigger than an X-wing, but smaller than a Y-wing) it would not be possible to carry such a large number of beings. Therefore, either the ship Zuckuss and 4-LOM operated is so heavily modified that it has a capacity similar to a Sentinel-class landing craft (at 38 meters long, it is a ship more than twice the size and built specifically for troop transportation) or is a different ship altogether. As the events surrounding the rescue from the Bright Hope are the first canon appearance of the ship and integral to the characters and events, it must be assumed that all information stating the Mist Hunter is a fighter sized craft is in error.