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{{Quote|Inform the commander that Lord Vader's shuttle has arrived.|[[Lieutenant/Legends|Lieutenant]] [[Endicott/Legends|Endicott]]|<ref name="Episode 6">{{Film|VI}}</ref>}}
'''ST 321''' was the [[Comm unit/Legends|comm unit]] designation of [[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Darth Vader's]] personal [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Imperial]] [[Lambda-class T-4a shuttle/Legends|''Lambda''-class T-4a shuttle]].

==Characteristics==
[[File:Shuttle1080i.jpg|thumb|left|200px|ST 321 in the ''Executor''{{'s}} hangar]]
ST 321 was equipped with [[Sensor/Legends|sensor]] jammers, specialized tactical displays, and other modified features, such as advanced targeting systems.<ref name="Special Edition Limited">{{CCG|set=Special Edition Limited}}</ref><ref name="SWPM">{{SWPM|set=Base Set|link=http://www.swpocketmodels.com/images/shipp2.jpg|cardname=Darth Vader's ''Lambda''-class shuttle}}</ref> The "ST" in the shuttle's designation stood for "space transport."<ref name="GG8">''[[Galaxy Guide 8: Scouts]]'', by [[Bill Olmesdahl]] and [[Bill Smith]], [[West End Games]], [[1993]]</ref> It was escorted by a contingent of TIE/LN starfighters, which included [[Black 11]].

Vader's shuttle featured a [[Darth Vader's meditation chamber/Legends|meditation chamber]] aboard similar to the one on his [[Flagship/Legends|flagship]], the [[Star Dreadnought/Legends|Star Dreadnought]] [[Executor/Legends|''Executor'']].<ref name="Vader's Imperial Shuttle">{{TCG|set=The Empire Strikes Back (TCG)|sformatted=''The Empire Strikes Back''|link=https://swtcg.com/Content/Images/Cards/ESB/Vaders_Imperial_Shuttle_A.webp?v{{=}}2|cardname=Vader's Imperial Shuttle (A)}}</ref>

==History==
{{Quote|Command station, this is ST 321. Code clearance blue. We're starting our approach.|Captain [[Yorr]], approaching the second Death Star|<ref name="Episode 6" />}}
One of ST 321's earliest uses was in [[18 BBY/Legends|18 BBY]], where it was returning [[Galactic Emperor/Legends|Emperor]] [[Palpatine/Legends|Palpatine]] and [[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Darth Vader]] from Yinchorr. It was boarded by six [[Stormtrooper/Legends|stormtroopers]] cloned from [[Sa Cuis]]'s genetic template led by the treacherous [[Emperor's Hand/Legends|Emperor's Hand]] [[Sheyvan]], who intended to usurp Palpatine. Vader, alongside [[Lieutenant/Legends|Lieutenant]] [[Erv Lekauf]] and cloned stormtroopers derived from the latter's template, fought back, resulting in Vader killing Sheyvan in a quick duel. Lekauf, however, was severely burned from the fires aboard the vessel.<ref name="Two-Edged Sword">{{InsiderCite|85|Two-Edged Sword}}</ref>

[[File:ColonelJendon-SWM.png|thumb|right|250px|Colonel Jendon was co-pilot with Captain Yorr prior to the Battle of Endor.]]
Throughout the Imperial Period and the [[Galactic Civil War/Legends|Galactic Civil War]], Vader utilized the shuttle when he needed to make a personal appearance to motivate the Imperial forces.<ref name="TFU databank">''[[The Force Unleashed]]'' databank entry: Imperial Shuttle</ref> Around [[1 ABY/Legends|1 ABY]],<ref name="TRoD">{{SWG|The Ruins of Dantooine}}</ref> Vader&mdash;accompanied by a unit of [[Triumphant-class dark trooper|''Triumphant''-class dark troopers]]&mdash;used this shuttle during the operations [[Operation Molecular Clamp|Molecular Clamp]], [[Operation Sieve|Sieve]], [[Operation Lumberjack|Lumberjack]], [[Operation Overlord|Overlord]], [[Operation Green Light|Green Light]], [[Operation Take Down|Take Down]], [[Operation Clenched Fist|Clenched Fist]] and [[Operation Dark Glory|Dark Glory]] to travel to the cities of [[Bestine (city)/Legends|Bestine]], [[Coronet City/Legends|Coronet]] and [[Theed/Legends|Theed]], respectively.<ref name="SWG:operations">{{SWGcite|exp=TTE|type=other}}Imperial Quests: "Operation Molecular Clamp," "Operation Sieve," "Operation Lumberjack," "Operation Overlord," "Operation Green Light," "Operation Take Down," "Operation Clenched Fist," "Operation Dark Glory"</ref> In addition, he used the shuttle to travel to Theed during Empire Day Festivities to personally present several dedicated Imperial officers with awards for acts of service and loyalty to the Empire.<ref name="Star Wars Galaxies">''[[Star Wars Galaxies]]''</ref> A year later, Vader used the shuttle to travel to Bespin during [[Occupation of Bespin|its occupation]] by Imperial forces to coerce its administrator, [[Lando Calrissian/Legends|Lando Calrissian]], who was also a former acquaintance of [[Han Solo/Legends|Han Solo]], into delivering him, [[Leia Organa Solo|Leia]], and [[Chewbacca/Legends|Chewbacca]] to him. After losing [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]] during their duel, he used the shuttle to return to the ''Executor''.

Shortly before the [[Battle of Endor/Legends|Battle of Endor]], the ST 321 brought Darth Vader from the [[Star Destroyer/Legends|Star Destroyer]] [[Avenger/Legends|''Avenger'']] to the [[Death Star II/Legends|second Death Star]].<ref name="Episode VI novelization">[[Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (novel)|''Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi'' novelization]]</ref> Luke Skywalker used this shuttle to escape the second Death Star along with his deceased father.<ref name="The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader">''[[The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader]]''</ref> He got to the shuttle relatively easily, as the Imperials were in the middle of an evacuation at the time.

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==Behind the scenes==
The [[Return of the Jedi (radio)|''Return of the Jedi'' radio dramatization]] states that Luke escaped the second Death Star in [[Emperor Palpatine's shuttle/Legends|Emperor Palpatine's shuttle]]. The novel ''[[The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader]]'' counters this by stating that the escape was made in Vader's shuttle. This is supported by [[Starships of the Galaxy (Saga Edition)|''Starships of the Galaxy'']], which states that Palpatine's shuttle was destroyed with the second Death Star.

The shuttle later reappeared in the 1997 re-releases of ''The Empire Strikes Back'' when Vader returned to the ''Executor'' during the film's climax, largely due to their reusing the scene of Darth Vader's arrival on the Death Star II from ''Return of the Jedi''.<ref name="ESB">{{Film|V}} {{C|[[The Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition|Special Edition]]}}</ref>

==Appearances==
*{{InsiderCite|85|A Two-Edged Sword}}
*{{SWG|An Empire Divided}}
*{{Film|V}} {{C|post-[[1997]] releases}}
*''[[The Empire Strikes Back: A Storybook]]'' {{Imo}}
*[[Shadows of the Empire (novel)|''Shadows of the Empire'' novel]]
*[[Shadows of the Empire (audiobook)|''Shadows of the Empire'' audiobook]] {{Imo}}
*[[Shadows of the Empire (junior novelization)|''Shadows of the Empire'' junior novelization]] {{Imo}}
*''[[The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader]]''
*{{Film|VI}}
*[[Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (novel)|''Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi'' novel]] {{1st}}
*[[Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (junior novelization)|''Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi'' junior novel]]
*[[Return of the Jedi 1|''Return of the Jedi'' 1]]
*[[Return of the Jedi 4|''Return of the Jedi'' 4]]

===Non-canon appearances===
*''[[LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga]]''
*''[[LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy]]''

==Sources==
*''[[A Guide to the Star Wars Universe]]''
*''[[A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded]]''
*''[[Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook]]'' {{Imo}}
*{{SOTE|cardname=Vader Grows Wary of Xizor|link=https://www.rebelscum.com/photo.asp?image=/sote/soteTC020.jpg|archiveurl=https://archive.is/Z0d6W}} {{Imo}}
*{{GalaxyCite|10|What's New in the Trilogy}} {{Imo}}
*{{GalaxyCite|11|Dark Father}} {{Imo}}
*''[[Star Wars: The Art of the Brothers Hildebrandt]]'' {{Imo}}
*{{CCG|set=Special Edition Limited|link=SpecialEdition-Dark/large/vaderspersonalshuttle.gif|cardname=Vader's Personal Shuttle}}
*{{CCG|set=Death Star II Limited|link=DeathStarII-Dark/large/coloneljendon.gif|cardname=Colonel Jendon}}
*''[[A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Third Edition, Revised and Expanded]]''
*''[[Rebellion Era Sourcebook]]'' {{Po}}
*{{FFCite|8|LOB3, ''Lobot''}} {{Imo}}
*{{FFCite|11|STA4, ''Imperial Star Destroyer''}} {{Po}}
*{{InsiderCite|67|The Ultimate Return of the Jedi Insider's Guide}}
*{{TCG|set=The Empire Strikes Back (TCG)|sformatted=''The Empire Strikes Back''|link=https://swtcg.com/Content/Images/Cards/ESB/Vaders_Imperial_Shuttle_A.webp?v{{=}}2|cardname=Vader's Imperial Shuttle (A)}}
*{{SWPM|set=Base Set|link=http://www.swpocketmodels.com/images/shipp2.jpg|cardname=Darth Vader's ''Lambda''-class shuttle}}
*[[Starships of the Galaxy (Saga Edition)|''Starships of the Galaxy'', Saga Edition]]
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*{{SWE|technology|imperialshuttle|Imperial shuttle}}
*{{FFGXW|Lambda-class Shuttle Expansion Pack|cardname=Captain Yorr}}
*{{FFGXW|Lambda-class Shuttle Expansion Pack|cardname=Colonel Jendon}}
*{{FFGXW|Lambda-class Shuttle Expansion Pack|cardname=''ST 321''}}
*{{FFGXW2|Galactic Empire Conversion Kit|link=https://xwing-miniatures-second-edition.fandom.com/wiki/Colonel_Jendon|cardname=Colonel Jendon}}

==Notes and references==
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