Twilight / Legends The Twilight was a G9 Rigger freighter that was originally used by Hutt crime lord Ziro Desilijic Tiure as a spice freighter during the Clone Wars . Later in the Battle of Teth , Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan , Ahsoka Tano , used it to take Hutt crime lord Jabba Desilijic Tiure ' s son back to his home planet of Tatooine , but were shot down over the planet and were forced to crash - land the ship . After they abandoned it , the ship was scavenged by Jawas , and Skywalker later returned and reclaimed it . After it had been reclaimed , the " Twilight " was later used by Skywalker in several missions during the coming events in the war . These included Skywalker and Obi - Wan Kenobi ' s rescue of Galactic Senator Padmé Amidala aboard the Confederacy warship " Malevolence " during the Battle of the Kaliida Nebula , as well as Skywalker and Tano ' s mission to destroy a Confederacy listening post . Additionally , Skywalker and Kenobi took the freighter to Florrum to confirm that Sith Lord and Confederacy Head of State Count Dooku had been captured by pirates , in order for a deal to be struck between the pirates and the Galactic Republic , and the two Jedi later used the " Twilight " to find an antidote for the deadly Blue Shadow Virus on the planet Iego . Later on , the " Twilight " would be used once again by Skywalker and Tano during their mission to Mustafar . In 20 BBY , it was discovered that Darth Maul had taken over the planet Mandalore with the help of Pre Vizsla and the Death Watch . Kenobi used the freighter as a way of sneaking in to rescue Duchess Satine Kryze , who had been imprisoned by Maul . The two attempted to escape in the " Twilight " but it was hit by a missile and crashed , forcing them out of the ship . Description . The " Twilight " had one big main wing and one retractable second wing , which was placed under the main wing and was approximately half the size of the main wing . The retractable wing was called a Tal Nami Freighter Swing Wing , which gave the craft extra maneuverability . It was also equipped with one heavy blaster cannon . Another smaller retractable wing was placed above the main wing equipped with a double heavy blaster cannon . If needed the wing would go in the upright position to allow the blasters to be fired . The cockpit was positioned between the main wing and the main engine . Astromech droid R2 - D2 traveled inside this cockpit with the ship ' s captain , Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker . Just next to the cockpit , the main wing housed two small , secondary engines . Despite similarities to the later Imperial " Lambda " - class T - 4a shuttle , it was of Corellian manufacture . The ship was armed with three heavy blasters , located on struts around the ship , concussion missiles and also had a rotating laser cannon mounted on the main wing , with periscope controls . The " Twilight " had a small hangar in its rear , big enough to fit Skywalker ' s starfighter . The hangar was otherwise used as a cargo hold and was equipped with a magnetic field to allow outer space transfer of goods . A tow cable was placed to winch in heavy containers . The ship also had a boarding ramp underneath the vessel , which acted as the main entrance to the ship . The hangar door could also be used as an exit and entrance to the ship . History . Spice freighter . Not designed as a starfighter , the " Twilight " had been used to smuggle illegal spice by Hutt crime lord Ziro Desilijic Tiure , and was an aging freighter by the time of the Clone Wars , the galaxy - wide conflict between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems . Because of its origins , the ship was not able to hold its own in space superiority battles . Use under Skywalker . A new owner . The " Twilight " was on the planet Teth when Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan , Ahsoka Tano , sought medical assistance for Hutt crime lord Jabba Desilijic Tiure ' s son , Rotta . It was being loaded by B1 battle droids and was being prepared for departure ; nevertheless , Skywalker and Tano destroyed the battle droids and attempted to take off . At first , the freighter refused to start , but R2 - D2 managed to fire up the battered engines and the Jedi attempted to take it to the nearest Republic cruiser . The sky fight above Teth prevented them from landing on the cruiser , so they were forced to take the ship directly to Tatooine . With the help of a medical droid hologram and medicine , Rotta was saved from near death . Upon arriving in the Tatooine system , Skywalker diverted power to the front shields instead of the rear . The " Twilight " was ambushed by two " Rogue " - class starfighters piloted by IG - 100 MagnaGuards , ironically attacking from the now - unprotected rear . Astromech droid R2 - D2 unlocked the weapon systems and was able to destroy both fighters , but extensive damage to the craft caused it to crash - land into the atmosphere . After the four abandoned the ship through the rear door , Jawas came by to salvage it . Skywalker later reclaimed the " Twilight " and modified it to update its age - induced shortcomings , including making it quicker and more agile for quicker maneuvers . The " Malevolence " . Skywalker and Tano used the " Twilight " to rescue Jedi Master Plo Koon after his fleet was destroyed by a " secret " Confederacy weapon . Skywalker and Tano came upon Koon and several clone troopers in an escape pod , the only survivors of the battle . However , the crew was forced to shut down the ship ' s systems , including astromech droid R2 - D2 , as an enormous battleship approached ; alerting the warship to their presence would surely mean certain doom . However , the medical droid tending to the clones was missed . After a horror of swerving through the remains of the other Star Destroyers , the group managed to get away and avoided the wave from the ship ' s ion cannons by quickly jumping to hyperspace , taking their knowledge of the deadly weapon with them . Skywalker , Tano and Shadow Squadron went to the Bormus Testing Facility in the " Twilight " , shortly after Skywalker was unable to acquire BTL - B Y - wing starfighter s through official means . After Shadow Squadron took the fighters back to the " Venator " - class Star Destroyer " Resolute " , Skywalker led them through the Kaliida Nebula to engage the " Malevolence " , which General Grievous was planning on using to destroy an Outer Rim medical center . After sustaining losses , Skywalker and what remained of his squadron were able to severely damage the battleship ' s ion cannons , preventing the destruction of the station . The " Twilight " was later used to rescue Senator Padmé Amidala from the extensively damaged " Malevolence " after Grievous captured her during the Battle of the Kaliida Nebula , as the cyborg general sought to flee from the attacking Republic " Venator " cruisers . Skywalker and Jedi Master Obi - Wan Kenobi took the " Twilight " and docked at the emergency airlock below the bridge , seeing as the droids were " too busy repairing the ship to notice them . " After the Jedi rescued Amidala , the " Twilight " returned to the fleet , managing to evade Grievous in his fighter and several Vulture droids . Thanks to sabotage by Skywalker , the " Malevolence " was destroyed , colliding with the nearby Dead Moon of Antar . Battle of Bothawui and aftermath . After defeating Grievous over the planet Bothawui , Skywalker and Tano took the " Twilight " to find a missing Artoo , who had disappeared after Skywalker ' s Delta - 7B starfighter was damaged . Skywalker docked the " Twilight " on the nearby scavenger ship salvaging the battlefield , hoping that the ship had picked up Artoo , but was unsuccessful in locating him , who in fact had been arranged to be sold to Grievous by the ship ' s captain , Trandoshan scavenger Gha Nachkt . After Skywalker headed away in his fighter to scout ahead with replacement astromech droid R3 - S6 , his tracking beacon was accidentally activated , and Tano and Clone Captain Rex proceeded to rescue him in the " Twilight " from several " Munificent " - class frigates that had arrived under command of Grievous . Mission to Skytop Station . After the group received a transmission from R2 - D2 , they tracked the droid to Skytop Station , where Skywalker and Tano took a team of clone troopers to destroy the Confederacy listening post . During the mission , Skywalker headed off to rescue Artoo , while Tano and the clones set explosive charges to destroy the station . However , Grievous attacked Tano and the clones , and Tano , accompanied by R3 , engaged Grievous alone , while Rex and Sergeant Denal planted the rest of the charges . Skywalker succeeded in rescuing Artoo , and returned to the hangar bay where he signaled the " Twilight " for the evacuation . The pilot brought the " Twilight " into the hangar and met with Skywalker and Artoo . However , after R3 , Rex and Denal arrived , Skywalker learned of Tano ' s single combat against Grievous . Before they could rescue her , R3 revealed himself to be a spy and traitor , closing the hangar door and all entrances , and sealing the Republic forces inside the station . The droid also activated three Vulture droids , and several B2 super battle droids arrived , engaging Skywalker and the clones in combat . Tano arrived , and after Artoo opened the hangar door from an outside platform ( and also destroyed R3 in a duel ) , the Jedi and the clones fled the exploding station in the " Twilight " . Capturing Dooku . The " Twilight " was used as a ploy to get Skywalker onboard Sith Lord and Confederacy Head of State Count Dooku ' s " Munificent " - class frigate to locate and capture the elusive Sith Lord . Kenobi came to assist Skywalker , and they were able to follow an escaping Dooku , but both parties crash - landed on Vanqor . Dooku was captured by the Weequay Hondo Ohnaka ' s pirate gang , and was taken to Florrum , while Skywalker and Kenobi were rescued by Tano . When Skywalker and Kenobi were dispatched to confirm that Dooku was in the captivity of the pirates , in order for a deal to be struck between the pirates and the Republic for the transfer of Dooku ' s captivity , the Jedi took the " Twilight " to the pirates ' stronghold . Skywalker and Kenobi were captured by the pirates as well , who were additionally seeking to capture the two Jedi for ransom . The Jedi were forced to strike an uneasy alliance with Dooku , who later escaped separately . The two Jedi spared Ohnaka , showing wisdom in not arresting him in spite simply for capturing them . Skywalker and Kenobi left the planet on the " Twilight " with Representative Jar Jar Binks , Commander Stone and a few members of the Coruscant Guard , who had originally been sent to negotiate the deal concerning Dooku with the pirates . Curing the Blue Shadow Virus . When Tano , Senator Padmé Amidala and several clones were infected with the deadly Blue Shadow Virus shortly after a raid on Confederacy - allied Dr . Nuvo Vindi ' s laboratory on Naboo , Skywalker and Kenobi took the " Twilight " to Iego to find an antidote known as Reeksa weed . There , they learned from Jaybo Hood that " Drol " , the " phantom ruler " of Iego , was preventing the inhabitants from leaving the planet . After finding the Reeksa weed and attempting to leave the planet , the Jedi discovered that " Drol " was actually an energy field , installed by the Separatists when they invaded the system . The Jedi took a few of Hood ' s reprogrammed Vulture droids and were able to destroy the energy field , liberating the planet and allowing the inhabitants to leave whenever they chose . Skywalker and Kenobi returned to Naboo , where they were able to give their infected friends the antidote in time . Space battle above Devaron . The " Twilight " was stationed aboard the Resolute when the cruiser attacked Cad Bane ' s " Munificent " - class frigate . Later , Anakin and Ahsoka took the ship to Mustafar in order to rescue several Force - sensitive children on the world . Battle at Mandalore . After hearing about the chaos on Mandalore in 20 BBY , Obi - Wan flew the " Twilight " to Mandalore to avoid detection by Darth Maul and Death Watch . It already saw a significant amount of disrepair , even causing a minor blaze onboard the ship after landing before its automatic emergency systems extinguished the blaze , causing Kenobi to state that this was the last time he would borrow any ship from Skywalker . Skywalker had earlier warned him of its then - current state when Kenobi borrowed the ship , although Kenobi figured that he could use it as long as it at least could still fly and land well . The much - battered freighter now sported a cartoonish illustration of Skywalker as a boy Podracer pilot , with Aurebesh text that said " WIZARD ! ! ! " On Mandalore , the Jedi Master freed Duchess Satine Kryze from prison and attempted to flee . Already in a state of heavy disrepair , the " Twilight " did not get far before being hit by three Death Watch soldiers ' jetpack - mounted missiles . This dealt the ship irreparable damage and caused it to spin out of control , forcing Obi - Wan and Satine to exit the freighter while still in the air . The " Twilight " exploded seconds after their descent back to the surface of Mandalore . Behind the scenes . The " Twilight " first appeared in " Star Wars " media in the 2008 and its , and appears multiple times in the , upon which the movie was based . The " Twilight " was based off an unused ship design for " " . Confusingly , the " Twilight " laser fire alternates colors multiple times . In the , the blasts are red , as well as in the episode " Downfall of a Droid " , while in the episodes " Destroy " Malevolence " " , " Mystery of a Thousand Moons " and " The Lawless " , the laser fire is blue . " The Clone Wars " film and television series ' director , Dave Filoni , describes the " Twilight " as being taken from some of Erik Tiemens ' abandoned designs for a firefighting ship . There is an older connection the " Twilight " holds that dates back all the way to 1977 to the original " " . As a beat - up old spice freighter , the " Twilight " is the kernel of truth in Uncle Owen Lars ' s lie to Luke Skywalker about his father : Anakin Skywalker was indeed a navigator on a spice freighter , from a certain point of view . LEGO made a set of the " Twilight " called 7680 " The Twilight " released on July 26 , 2008 .