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Slave I
The ship of bounty hunters Jango and Boba Fett: loaded with weapons and built to carry prisoners.
- Model
- KSE Firespray-31-class patrol and attack craft
- Maker
- Kuat Systems Engineering
- Length
- 21.5 m
- Width
- 21.3 m
- Height
- 7.8 m
- Crew
- 1 pilot
- Armament
- 2 Borstel GN-40 twin blaster cannons · 2 Dymek HM-8 missile launchers · Brugiss C/In ion cannon · Phylon F1 tractor beam projector · 2 Arakyd AA/SL proton torpedo launchers · Seismic charges
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Overview
Slave I is a Firespray-class patrol and attack craft built by Kuat Systems Engineering and flown by Jango Fett and later Boba Fett[1][4]. It is a bounty hunter's ship, armed like a warship and fitted with secure space for prisoners[4].
The ship flies rotated 90 degrees from the way it sits on the ground, so the cockpit points forward in flight[4]. It is about 21.5 metres long and almost as wide across its wings, and on the ground it stands about 7.8 metres tall without its guns[5].
Its weapons include blaster cannons, concussion missiles, an ion cannon, a tractor beam and seismic charges[4]. Slave I appears in Attack of the Clones, The Empire Strikes Back, The Clone Wars, The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett[1].
Length 21.5 m
Width 21.3 m
How it flies and fights
Slave I is a heavily armed ship. Two Borstel GN-40 twin blaster cannons and two Dymek HM-8 concussion missile launchers do the main damage, an ion cannon disables targets, and two Arakyd proton torpedo launchers handle the heaviest jobs[4]. A Phylon tractor beam projector and a supply of seismic charges complete the kit[4].
One pilot is enough to fly it. Jango's version adds expanded crew quarters and more secure compartments for prisoners, and Boba's refit adds bunks for up to six captives and a stolen device that jams sensors and hides the ship[4].
Who flew it
Jango Fett
Owner
Buys the Firespray and modifies it, and uses its seismic charges against Obi-Wan Kenobi in the asteroid field above Geonosis[1].
Boba Fett
Pilot
Rides aboard as a boy in Attack of the Clones, then pilots the ship in The Empire Strikes Back, tracking the Millennium Falcon to Cloud City[1].
Aurra Sing
Pilot
The bounty hunter Aurra Sing flies Slave I to Florrum in The Clone Wars, with young Boba Fett aboard[1].
Hondo Ohnaka
Owner
Pirate leader Hondo Ohnaka repairs the ship in The Clone Wars and keeps it in a hidden hangar on Florrum[1].
Fennec Shand
Pilot
Rides with Boba Fett aboard Slave I in The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett[5].
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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22 BBY
Episode II — Attack of the Clones
While Jango fights Obi-Wan Kenobi on Kamino, young Boba fires the ship's heavy guns at Obi-Wan from inside the craft as the Fetts try to flee[3].
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22 BBY
Episode II — Attack of the Clones
Jango drops seismic charges on Obi-Wan's starfighter and uses them to shake him off in the asteroid field above Geonosis[1].
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3 ABY
Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back
After Hoth, Boba tracks the Millennium Falcon to Cloud City in Slave I in The Empire Strikes Back[1].
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3 ABY
Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back
Spoiler from Episode V — The Empire Strikes BackShowyou've watched it
Slave I carries the carbonite-frozen Han Solo from Bespin to Jabba's palace on Tatooine[2].
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≈ 9 ABY
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≈ 9 ABY
Spoiler from The Mandalorian — Season 2Showyou've watched it
Boba and Fennec track Din and Grogu to Tython, and later give chase in Slave I after Grogu is taken[5].
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Aurra Sing takes the ship to Florrum and crashes it. Hondo repairs it, and he and Katooni use its guns against General Grievous[1].
Where it flew
- KaminoThe Fetts flee Kamino aboard Slave I, with Boba working the heavy guns.
- GeonosisJango drops seismic charges in the asteroid field above Geonosis to shake off a pursuing Jedi.
- BespinBoba follows the Millennium Falcon here to Cloud City.
- TatooineJabba the Hutt's palace on Tatooine is where Slave I delivers its cargo.
Where to see the Slave I
Films, series and games with the Slave I, in story order.
Episode II — Attack of the ClonesMovie · 2002Ten years later: Anakin guards Senator Padmé Amidala, and Obi-Wan uncovers a secret clone army.
The Clone WarsAnimated series · 2008–2020Anakin, Obi-Wan, Ahsoka and the clone troopers fight across the galaxy in the war between the Republic and the Separatists.
Episode V — The Empire Strikes BackMovie · 1980The Empire hunts the rebels across the galaxy, while Luke trains with Jedi Master Yoda.
The Mandalorian — Season 2Series · 2020Din Djarin travels the galaxy in search of the Jedi who can take care of Grogu.
The Book of Boba FettSeries · 2021–2022Boba Fett and Fennec Shand set out to take over Jabba the Hutt's former criminal empire on Tatooine.
Variants
Jango Fett's Slave I
Jango's original: a Firespray he modifies with extra weapons, larger crew quarters and more secure compartments for prisoners. It is the ship seen on Kamino and Geonosis[4].
Boba Fett's refit
Boba adds a stolen cloaking and sensor-jamming device, bunks for six captives and extra weapons. This is the version seen in The Empire Strikes Back and The Book of Boba Fett[4].
Behind the scenes
- Nilo Rodis-Jamero drew the first Slave I after seeing Joe Johnston's Boba Fett concepts. His first version was round, and George Lucas preferred an elliptical shape[4].
- The ship is often said to resemble a street lamp outside the ILM building, but Rodis-Jamero said his true inspiration was a radar dish[2].
- In The Empire Strikes Back the ship is a 69 cm (27 in) model combined with matte paintings, and it is filmed rotated 90 degrees so the cockpit faces forward[4].
Did you know
Slave I: questions and answers
How big is Slave I?
Slave I is about 21.5 metres long, close to two city buses end to end, with a wingspan of about 21.3 metres[5]. It stands roughly 7.8 metres tall, not counting its guns[5].
Who flies Slave I?
Jango Fett and Boba Fett fly it, with Boba at the controls in The Empire Strikes Back[1]. Aurra Sing and Hondo Ohnaka also use it in The Clone Wars, and Fennec Shand rides with Boba in The Book of Boba Fett[1][5].
Why is Slave I also called Firespray?
Firespray is the ship's class: Slave I is a Kuat Systems Engineering Firespray-31 patrol and attack craft[1]. Since June 2021 Disney's products, such as the LEGO set, use the name Boba Fett's Starship, and Chapter 4 of The Book of Boba Fett was the first live-action use of 'Firespray'[4][6].