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The '''Class-6 [[Escape pod/Legends|escape pod]]''' was a standard emergency craft created by [[Corellian Engineering Corporation/Legends|Corellian Engineering Corporation]] and used on many of their designs, such as the [[CR90 corvette/Legends|CR90 corvette]].

==Characteristics==
[[File:EscapePod_egvv.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Class-6 escape pod [[:Category:Technical drawing images|schematics]].]]

The Class-6 escape pod was equipped with four escape thrusters, and several maneuvering thrusters positioned around the pod.

Each pod could carry up to six individuals and was fitted with a viewscreen connected to externally mounted [[holocamera]]s.

The escape pod was designed to accommodate only living passengers.<ref name="EP4NOVEL">[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (novel)|''Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope'' novel]]</ref>

==History==
During the [[Battle of Tatooine (Galactic Civil War)|first battle of Tatooine]] in the [[Galactic Civil War/Legends|Galactic Civil War]], the [[Corellian/Legends|Corellian]] [[CR90 corvette/Legends|corvette]] [[Tantive IV/Legends|Tantive IV]] was captured and boarded by the Imperials. Meanwhile, R2-D2 &mdash; the [[Astromech droid/Legends|astromech droid]] onboard, who carried the stolen [[Death Star plans/Legends|plans of the first Death Star]] &mdash; overrode a Class-6 escape pod's computer to allow mechanicals to enter. R2-D2 and C-3PO, his [[Protocol droid/Legends|protocol droid]] companion escaped the beleagered ''Tantive IV'' in the pod and crash landed on [[Tatooine/Legends|Tatooine]] with it.<ref name="EP4NOVEL" />

[[File:Search_for_droids_TCG.jpg|thumb|right|280px|[[Desert Sands]], looking for the two droids, find the escape pod on Tatooine.]]
[[Imperial escort carrier/Legends|Imperial escort carriers]] utilized by [[Storm Commandos]] also carried Class-6 escape pods, or another escape pod of a similar make.<ref name="Rebel Strike">''[[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike]]''</ref>

==Behind the scenes==
The escape pod model constructed for ''A New Hope'' was built by [[Industrial Light & Magic]] in one week. It was a rush job that consisted of two one-gallon paper paint buckets stuck on top of each other. The top one was truncated, but the bottom one was left whole. [[Lorne Peterson]] was one of the modelmakers involved with this project.

During the Wedge Campaign mission [[Battle of Geonosis (Galactic Civil War)|Relics of Geonosis]], several escape pods were seen ejected from [[Sarkli Piett]]'s [[Imperial escort carrier/Legends|Imperial escort carrier]] and littered around on [[Geonosis/Legends|Geonosis]] that were given a similar design to the Class-6 escape pods, although it was not made clear if they were intended to be Class-6.

==Appearances==
*{{Shortstory|story=When the Desert Wind Turns: The Stormtrooper's Tale|book=Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina}}
*[[Empire 8|''Empire'' 8]]
*''[[Star Wars Journal: Captive to Evil]]''
*{{Film|IV}}
*[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (novel)|''Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope'' novel]] {{1st}}
*[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (junior novelization)|''Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope'' junior novel]]
*[[Star Wars (1977) 1|''Star Wars'' (1977) 1]]
*[[Droids (1986) 6|''Droids'' (1986) 6]]
*[[Super Star Wars (video game)|''Super Star Wars'']]
*{{SWG|An Empire Divided}}
*''[[The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader]]'' {{Imo}}
*''[[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike]]''

==Non-canonical appearances==
*''[[LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga]]'' {{Nc}}
*''[[LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy]]'' {{Nc}}
*''[[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader]]'' {{Nc}}

==Sources==
*{{Topps|set=1977 Topps Star Wars Series 3|cardname=The Escape Pod is jettisoned!|link=https://www.tcdb.com/ViewCard.cfm/sid/72964/cid/5255452/1977-Topps-Star-Wars-155-The-Escape-Pod-is-jettisoned!|archivedate=20210831132422}}
*{{KennerCite|set=Star Wars (toy line)|text=''Star Wars''|pack=Land of the Jawas playset|link=Kenner-PS-LandoftheJawas.asp|archivedate=20190906180011}}
*''[[Artoo Detoo's Activity Book]]''
*[[Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game (first edition)|''Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game'']] {{Po}}
*''[[The Star Wars Sourcebook]]'' {{Po}}
*[[Star Wars Sourcebook (Second Edition)|''Star Wars Sourcebook'', Second Edition]] {{Po}}
*''[[Star Wars Screen Entertainment]]''
*''[[Star Wars Technical Journal of the Rebel Forces]]'' {{ID|Corellian Corvette Escape Pod}}
*[[Star Wars: The Power of the Force (1995 toy line)|''Star Wars: The Power of the Force'' (1995)]]
*{{CCG|set=Premiere Limited}}
*''[[The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide]]''
*{{SWArchive|url=episode-iv/explore/visualguides/chp04.html|text=Visual Guide Chapter 4: Artoo's Mission|archivedate=20070905060422}}
*''[[Millennium Falcon Owner's Workshop Manual]]'' {{Po}}
*{{FFGTCG|set=Edge of Darkness|cardname=The Tatooine Crash}} {{Po}}

==Notes and references==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://forums.starwars.com/thread.jspa?threadID=192421&start=59 StarWars.com Message Boards - Hyperspace Celebrity Talk with Lorne Peterson]

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