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'[[File:Landspeeder (214518414).jpg|thumb|Luke Skywalker's Soro Suub Corporation X-34 landspeeder from the 1977 film.]] '''Landspeeders''' are fictional [[anti-gravity]] craft used through the ''[[Star Wars]]'' movies and [[Star Wars expanded universe|''Star Wars'' expanded universe]]. They are depicted both in civilian and military capacities, and several versions have been merchandised as toys and models. == Origin and design == Landspeeders first appear in ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]''. Two of them—[[Luke Skywalker]]'s ([[Mark Hamill]]) X-34 and a V-35—were designed by noted special effects artist [[John Stears]] and were fitted around cars. Skywalker's landspeeder was designed and built by [[Ogle Design]] around the chassis of a [[Bond Bug]].<ref>{{cite news|title=The Force is strong with this three-wheelerxddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd from Preston|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/motoring/features/the-force-is-strong-with-this-threewheeler-from-preston-2002249.html|newspaper=The Independent|date=17 June 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gardencitymuseum.org/about_us/history_letchworth_gc/history/ogle_design|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130414220342/http://www.gardencitymuseum.org/about_us/history_letchworth_gc/history/ogle_design|url-status=dead|title=Ogle Design - First Garden City Heritage Museum|date=14 April 2013|archivedate=14 April 2013|publisher=}}</ref><ref name="insider">{{cite web|url=http://www.starwars.com/community/fanclub/mag/news20071204.html|title=Star Wars Insider #98 Excerpt: Roger Christian|accessdate=2007-12-05|publisher=[[Lucasfilm]]|date=2007-12-04 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20071206071029/http://www.starwars.com/community/fanclub/mag/news20071204.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-12-06}}</ref> One of the major challenges the production crew faced was disguising the wheels to create the illusion that the craft was hovering.<ref name="x34bts">{{cite web|url=http://www.starwars.com/databank/vehicle/xp34landspeeder/?id=bts|title=Star Wars Databank: X-34 Landspeeder (Behind the Scenes)|publisher=Starwars.com|accessdate=2007-08-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.starwars.com/databank/vehicle/v35landspeeder/?id=bts|title=V-35 landspeeder (Behind the Scenes)|publisher=[[Lucasfilm]]|accessdate=2007-10-14|work=Star Wars Databank}}</ref> For certain shots, they shot from camera angles that masked the wheels; for long-distance shots, they used reflective material, gelatin on the camera lens, and shadow effects. A small blur could be seen under the speeder, which George Lucas called "The Force Spot" (stated in Special Edition Tape).<ref name="x34bts" /> [[Production designer]] [[Roger Christian (filmmaker)|Roger Christian]] used an angled mirror and a broom attached to the vehicle's underside to create, at certain angles, the illusion that the craft was hovering and kicking up dust.<ref name="insider" /> ''Star Wars'' creator [[George Lucas]] used digital technology to enhance the landspeeder effects in the Special Edition of ''A New Hope''.<ref name="x34bts" /> [[Industrial Light and Magic]]'s (ILM) [[Doug Chiang]] designed the [[Naboo]] Flash speeder with a "race car look" while the Gian speeder's appearance is ILM's response to Lucas' request that the Naboo troops have "a pick-up truck with guns."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.starwars.com/databank/vehicle/flashspeeder/|title=Gian speeder|publisher=[[Lucasfilm]]|accessdate=2007-10-14|work=Star Wars Databank}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.starwars.com/databank/vehicle/gianspeeder/?id=bts|title=Flash speeder|publisher=[[Lucasfilm]]|accessdate=2007-10-14|work=Star Wars Databank}}</ref> ==Depiction== <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Flash Speeder.jpg|100|thumb|A Flash speeder in ''[[Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace|The Phantom Menace]]'']] --> Expanded Universe material describes speeders as using a "repulsorlift" that allows them to travel above a world's surface; a key differentiating point between landspeeders and airspeeders is the altitude the repulsorlift allows the craft to reach.<ref name="rpg">{{cite book|title=Star Wars Roleplaying Game|edition=Second Edition, Expanded & Revised|publisher=[[West End Games]]|year=1996|isbn=0-87431-435-6}}</ref> In ''A New Hope'', [[Luke Skywalker]] ([[Mark Hamill]]) sells his landspeeder in order to pay [[Han Solo]] ([[Harrison Ford]]) to take him, [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] ([[Alec Guinness]]), [[C-3PO]] ([[Anthony Daniels]]), and [[R2-D2]] ([[Kenny Baker (English actor)|Kenny Baker]]) to Alderaan. Naboo security forces use landspeeders in their attempt to retake the capital city of Theed in ''[[Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace]]'', and various speeders appear in ''[[Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones]]'' and ''[[Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith]]''. Speeders are playable-controllable craft in a variety of [[LucasArts]] titles. == Cultural impact == {{Expand section|date=June 2008}} A ''[[Star Wars]]'' fan named Daniel Deutsch built a full-scale replica of the landspeeder that can be driven like an [[automobile]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/08/star-wars-fan-s.html|title=Star Wars Fan Shows Off Drivable Landspeeder|first=Brian X.|last=Chen|work=wired.com|accessdate=22 December 2016}}</ref> It first surfaced at the Neatorama website where it was discovered by [[rapper]] [[Kanye West]] who posted pictures of the landspeeder in his [[blog]]. One of the photographs show former [['N Sync]] member [[Joey Fatone]] posing next to the landspeeder. [[Kanye West]] described the replica landspeeder as made of a "custom aluminum chassis, fiberglass body, and an electric drive system that hits lightspeed at 25 mph".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kanyeuniversecity.com/blog/?em3106=204385_-1__0_~0_-1_5_2008_0_0&em3161=&em3281=|title=kanYe West : Blog|date=7 September 2008|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907184228/http://www.kanyeuniversecity.com/blog/?em3106=204385_-1__0_~0_-1_5_2008_0_0&em3161=&em3281=|archivedate=7 September 2008}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist|1}} == External links == * {{Star Wars Databank|subject=x-34-landspeeder|text=X-34 Landspeeder}} * {{Star Wars Databank|subject=v-35-landspeeder|text=V-35 Landspeeder}} * {{Star Wars Databank|subject=rgc-landspeeder|text=RGC Landspeeder}} * {{Star Wars Databank|subject=flash-speeder|text=Flash Speeder}} * {{Star Wars Databank|subject=gian-speeder|text=Gian Speeder}} * {{Wookieepedia|Landspeeder}} {{Star Wars universe|state=collapsed}} [[Category:Star Wars vehicles]]'