View source for 19-96 Kinetic Absorption Panel

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'''19-96 Kinetic Absorption Panels''' were a type of padded [[Pauldron/Legends|pauldron]].<ref name="SotES">''[[Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook]]''</ref> The [[Human/Legends|Human]] [[Smuggler/Legends|smuggler]] [[Dash Rendar/Legends|Dash Rendar]] was often seen wearing these panels and used them throughout [[Gender/Legends|his]] career.<ref name="Developer Insights" />

==Behind the scenes==
19-96 Kinetic Absorption Panels were created for the multimedia project ''[[Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire]]'',<ref name="SoSW">''[[The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire]]''</ref> and first appeared in [[Shadows of the Empire 2|''Shadows of the Empire'' 2]]<ref name="SotE2">''[[Shadows of the Empire 2]]''</ref>, published [[June 1]], [[1996]].<ref name="DH">{{DarkHorse|url=Comics/94-854/Star-Wars-Shadows-of-the-Empire-2-of-6|text=Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire #2 (of 6)|archivedate=20200629100453}}</ref> It was not until [[2021]], however, that they were given an official name, first mentioned by ''[[Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes]]'' Community Manager "[[CG Doja Fett MINI|Doja Fett]]" in tandem with the announcement that Rendar would be coming to the mobile game. Humorously, the numerical designation of the absorption pads matches the release year of ''Shadows of the Empire''.<ref name="Developer Insights" />

==Appearances==
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*''[[Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes]]'' {{1stID}}
*[[Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (video game)|''Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire'' video game]]
*[[Shadows of the Empire 2|''Shadows of the Empire'' 2]] {{1st}}
*[[Shadows of the Empire 3|''Shadows of the Empire'' 3]]
*[[Shadows of the Empire 6|''Shadows of the Empire'' 6]]

==Sources==
*''[[Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook]]''
*''[[The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire]]'' {{Po}}

==Notes and references==
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==External links==
*{{EA|subdomain=forums.galaxy-of-heroes.starwars|url=discussion/251414/developer-insights-dash-rendar|text=Developer Insights: Dash Rendar|archivedate=20211116223635}} {{1stID}}

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