Ebon Hawk

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The Ebon Hawk (circa 3,956 BBY-?) is a spaceship in the Star Wars Expanded Universe video game series Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords. It is most likely based on the Millennium Falcon, as it has a likeness in shape to the Falcon, and is armed with the same quad laser cannons. Given the similar design, armaments, and duty (freighter-turned-smuggler), some have proposed that the Ebon Hawk is likewise a Corellian light freighter. The name Ebon Hawk also implies similarity to the Millennium Falcon, as both ships have the name of a bird in the latter half of their titles. Also like the Falcon, the Ebon Hawk has a long history as a smuggling vessel with at least two known hidden compartments. And similarly, in their respective time periods, both ships have also been referred to as the fastest ship in the galaxy.

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1 Knights of the Old Republic
2 Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
3 Crew
4 External links

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Knights of the Old Republic

The Ebon Hawk 's first recorded appearance was when Davik Kang, desiring the souped-up freighter's speed, stole it from its previous owner (again, somewhat like Lando Calrissian and the Millennium Falcon); he often claimed it was the best thing he ever stole due to the ease with which it could outrun patrols. The Ebon Hawk is stolen from Davik Kang's estate on the planet Taris; after a fight with Davik, Carth Onasi, Bastila Shan, and the amnesiac Darth Revan cooperate with disgruntled Davik employee Canderous Ordo to steal the ship and gain access codes to break the Sith blockade of Taris. They eventually succeed, killing Davik and leaving bounty hunter Calo Nord, who worked for Davik, for dead. The craft is then instrumental in the search for the Star Forge.

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Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords

The Ebon Hawk is also featured in the game's sequel, KotOR II, again as the main character's primary vessel for interstellar transportation. A year after Darth Malak's defeat, Revan leaves Republic space, his memories of the Old Sith Empire having returned. On the borders of known space, he leaves the Ebon Hawk and its droid occupants, T3-M4 and HK-47 behind as he continued alone.

The ship is eventually picked up by the Republic ship Harbinger. Barely space-worthy, the Ebon Hawk nonetheless is safer than the Harbinger. The Jedi Exile, Kreia, and the two droids spiral towards Peragus II, with only T3-M4 in any way able to guide the ship. After its docking and repair at Peragus, the Exile uses the ship in his travels to meet the lost members of the Jedi Council. The Exile takes the ship with him as he searches for Revan.

The Exile also meets the ship's original owner, Ratrin Vhek, on Nar Shaddaa. Vhek demands that the Exile return his ship to him, and proves that it is his by mentioning a secret compartment in the starboard dormitories. Whether the player chooses to be hostile with the pilot or not, he eventually dies - by the Exile's hand, or by the Red Eclipse slavers when he tries to board the Ebon Hawk and steal it.

During the game's prologue, the player can explore outside of the Ebon Hawk while it drifts through space. The player can do this in the form of either T3-M4 or 3C-FD (a minor astromech droid that is only usable in the prologue).

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