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#REDIRECT [[List of Star Wars spacecraft#Lambda-class shuttle]]
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'''Lambda-class shuttles''' are spacecraft in the fictional ''[[Star Wars]]'' universe. The craft appear in ''[[Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back]]'', ''[[Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi]]'', and in the [[Star Wars Expanded Universe]]'s book, comics, and games.

==Origin and design==
[[Joe Johnston]], [[Ralph McQuarrie]], and [[Nilo Rodis-Jamero]] borrowed elements from the [[skyhopper]] designed for ''[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope]]'' when refining the shuttle's appearance.<ref name="bts">{{cite web|url=http://www.starwars.com/databank/starship/lambdashuttle/?id=bts|title=Imperial Lambda-class shuttle (Behind the Scenes)|work=Star Wars Databank|accessdate=2007-09-08|publisher=[[Lucasfilm]]}}</ref> Earlier versions were boxy, boat-like, or had [[TIE fighter]]-like components.<ref name="bts" /> [[Industrial Light and Magic]]'s modelmakers made two shooting models, although [[computer-generated imagery|CGI]] versions were used for the craft's Special Edition appearance in ''The Empire Strikes Back''.<ref name="bts" /> The Theta-class shuttle in ''[[Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]]'' was designed to appear like a predecessor to the Lambda class.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.starwars.com/databank/starship/thetaclassshuttle/?id=bts|title=Imperial Theta-class shuttle (Behind the Scenes)|work=Star Wars Databank|publisher=[[Lucasfilm]]|accessdate=2007-09-08}}</ref>

==Depiction==
The Lambda-class shuttle initially appeared in ''Return of the Jedi''. Both [[Darth Vader]] ([[David Prowse]]) and Emperor [[Palpatine]] ([[Ian McDiarmid]]) arrive aboard the second [[Death Star]] in Lambda-class shuttles. Later in the film, the stolen shuttle ''Tydirium'' transports a [[Rebel Alliance]] strike team led by [[Han Solo]] ([[Harrison Ford]]) to the [[forest moon of Endor]], and [[Luke Skywalker]] ([[Mark Hamill]]) escapes from the exploding Death Star aboard another Lambda-class shuttle. Scenes of Vader traveling aboard a Lambda-class shuttle were created for the Special Edition release of ''The Empire Strikes Back''. Lambda-class shuttles also appear in numerous [[LucasArts]] titles, including the [[Star Wars: X-Wing computer game series|X-Wing]] and Rogue Squadron flight simulator series.

==Cultural impact==
An imperial shuttle makes a cameo appearance in "[[Serenity (Firefly)|Serenity]]", the pilot episode of [[Joss Whedon]]'s ''[[Firefly]]''.{{Fact|date=September 2007}}

===Merchandise===

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{databank|category=starship|subject=lambdashuttle|text=Imperial Lambda-class shuttle}}
* {{Sww|Tydirium}}
* {{Sww|Lambda-class T-4a shuttle}}

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