Plasteel/Legends
Plasteel, sometimes called plastisteel, was a material that combined acrylic polymers and metal alloys. Plasteel retained the elastic strength of plastics while benefiting from the strength and heat resistance of metal. However, it was not a miracle substance. Pressed thin enough for comfortable armor, plasteel would not impede a blaster bolt, or even an old-fashioned slug. Plasteel was most commonly used in armor, spaceship components, containers, and construction. It was capable of yellowing with age.[1]
The Scarab Droid's body casing was made of plasteel.[2]
Behind the scenes
The word plasteel is a portmanteau of plastic and steel. The term appears in Frank Herbert's Dune series and may have been coined by Harlan Ellison, who used it as early as 1956.
Appearances
Sources
- Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game (as plastisteel)
- Death Star Technical Companion (as plastisteel)
- Cracken's Rebel Field Guide (as plasti-steel)
- Galaxy Guide 7: Mos Eisley (as plastisteel)
- Planets of the Galaxy, Volume Three (as plassteel)
- Death Star Technical Companion, Second Edition
"Lan Barell" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 1
- Galaxy Guide 4: Alien Races, Second Edition (as plastisteel)
"Wanted by Cracken" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 2
- The Star Wars Planets Collection (as plassteel)
- Alliance Intelligence Reports
"Into the Core Worlds" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 7
- The Jedi Academy Sourcebook
- Shadows of the Empire Planets Guide (as plassteel)
- Wretched Hives of Scum & Villainy
- Pirates & Privateers
- The Black Sands of Socorro
- Rules of Engagement: The Rebel SpecForce Handbook
- Secrets of the Sisar Run
- Gundark's Fantastic Technology: Personal Gear
- The Essential Guide to Droids
"Arms & Equipment Guide Extras!" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Coruscant and the Core Worlds
"Thyferra: Bacta Basics" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds
"Bespin: Action Tidings, Part 2: That Den o' Human Iniquity" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Star Wars Roleplaying Game Saga Edition Core Rulebook
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Enter the Unknown
Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Warfare Author's Cut, Part 7 – The Grand Army of the Republic on StarWars.com (article) (backup link not verified!)