Craft: Uurbahhahvoovv Joiners & Artisans Escape Pod
Type: Escape pod
Scale: Starfighter
Length: 2.3 meters
Crew: None
Passengers: 1
Cargo Capacity:
Consumables: 1 week (for six passengers)
Hyperdrive Multiplier: No
Hyperdrive Backup: No
Nav Computer: None
Space: 0
Maneuverability: 0D
Hull: 1D
Background: The Wookiee Escape Pods were designed to be simple vessels constructed by the Uurbahhahvoovv Joiners & Artisans for last-resort evacuation by the Wookiees of Kashyyyk. It could propel a single passenger into interplanetary space where a passing star cruiser could rescue it.
During the Battle of Kashyyyk, Jedi Grand Master Yoda was forced to flee when Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine issued Order 66 to clone troopers across the galaxy. Striking down Clone Commander Gree and a clone scout trooper, Yoda escaped Kachirho with the help of Wookiee warriors Tarfful and Chewbacca. They led Yoda to a hidden shuttle covered by branches, which Tarfful swept away from the conical craft. Bidding goodbye to his Wookiee friends, Yoda entered the secret escape pod and took off from the planet’s surface. Bail Organa later rescued him aboard the Tantive III, who took the pod aboard his craft after escaping Coruscant.
Appearances: Episode III Revenge of the Sith