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Light freighter · Rebel Alliance
Ghost
A modified VCX-100 freighter that serves as home and getaway ship for Hera Syndulla's rebel crew.
- Model
- Modified VCX-100 light freighter
- Maker
- Corellian Engineering Corporation
- Length
- 43.9 m
- Width
- 34.2 m
- Height
- 14.5 m
- Crew
- 3: pilot, co-pilot and gunner
- Passengers
- 6
- Top speed in atmosphere
- 1,025 km/h
- Hyperdrive
- class 2, backup: class 14
- Armament
- 360-degree dorsal laser turret · Nose laser turret, pilot-fired · 2 proton torpedo launchers · Phantom shuttle as rear gun
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Overview
The Ghost is a modified VCX-100 light freighter, the home and mobile base of the rebel cell led by Hera Syndulla in Star Wars Rebels[1][2]. A pilot, a co-pilot and a gunner run it, and a small auxiliary craft, the Phantom, docks on its roof[2].
At about 44 metres long[3], the Ghost is small for a ship with so many jobs: hideout, supply hauler and gunship. Beyond Rebels, it makes a cameo in Rogue One and returns in the live-action series Ahsoka[1].
Length 43.9 m
Width 34.2 m
How it flies and fights
The Ghost is a freighter that can fight like a gunship. A dorsal laser turret covers all 360 degrees, a nose turret can be fired from the cockpit, and two proton torpedo launchers deal with bigger targets[2]. The docked Phantom serves as the rear gun[2]. In an atmosphere the ship reaches about 1,025 km/h[3].
Who flew it
Chronicle
Key moments in the ship's life, in story order. Spoilers stay hidden until you mark the title as watched in the timeline.
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≈ 5 BBY
Spoiler from Star Wars RebelsShowyou've watched it
The Ghost returns with two Rebel blockade runners to rescue Kanan from Mustafar. 'Fulcrum', revealed to be Ahsoka Tano, mans its dorsal turret[2].
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0 BBY
The Ghost makes a cameo in Rogue One, seen near the Great Temple at the Rebel base on Yavin 4[3].
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4 ABY
Episode VI — Return of the Jedi
The Ghost serves in the Alliance fleet at the Battle of Endor. Afterwards Hera, Chopper and Jacen live aboard[1].
Where it flew
Where to see the Ghost
Films, series and games with the Ghost, in story order.
Star Wars RebelsAnimated series · 2014–2018The crew of the starship Ghost takes on the Empire, and young Ezra Bridger discovers the Force.
Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryMovie · 2016A band of rebels led by Jyn Erso sets out to steal the plans of the Death Star.
Ahsoka — Season 1Series · 2023Ahsoka Tano and Sabine Wren race to find Grand Admiral Thrawn and the missing Ezra Bridger.
Episode IX — The Rise of SkywalkerMovie · 2019The final chapter of the Skywalker saga: Rey, Finn and Poe make their last stand against the First Order.
Variants
Ghost in Ahsoka (live action)
Doug Chiang and Andrew L. Jones redesigned the ship for the live-action series, so it looks right on screen while keeping its essence. The Rogue One cameo version was left unchanged[4].
Phantom and Phantom II
The Phantom is a small auxiliary craft that docks on the Ghost's roof and doubles as its rear gun turret. The Phantom II is a repurposed Neimoidian Sheathipede-class shuttle[1].
Behind the scenes
- The Ghost's design draws on the retro concept art of Ralph McQuarrie, whose paintings shaped the original trilogy, and its side pods recall the Millennium Falcon[5].
Did you know
- Hera's crew has modified the Ghost so heavily that Imperial intelligence counted more than 87 illegal upgrades on the ship[2].
