XJ - 2 airspeeder The XJ - 2 airspeeder was a customized Narglatch AirTech vehicle owned by Bail Organa during his tenure as senator of the Alderaan sector and as Viceroy of Alderaan itself . After seeing fellow Senator Simon Greyshade ' s XJ - 6 airspeeder , Organa purchased his own custom Narglatch AirTech prefabricated kit , which sported a red and silver color scheme . The airspeeder became a hobby of Organa ' s , and he would tinker with it when he was not pressed to attend to senatorial duties . With the advent of the Clone Wars , Organa took the XJ - 2 with him to Coruscant , where he found himself spending most of his time . Organa registered the speeder under the alias of " Org Banelli , " allowing him to operate without the attention of the authorities . Along with several other senators , Organa was considering ousting Supreme Chancellor Palpatine at the conclusion of the war , and he needed to be able to move covertly . When the war did conclude , Organa used the speeder to rescue Jedi Master Yoda from Palpatine ' s clutches . Returning to Alderaan , Organa found himself dedicated to forming the Alliance to Restore the Republic , and as a result , the speeder gathered dust . He gave it to his adopted daughter , Princess Leia , and taught her piloting skills when she came of age . The speeder was eventually destroyed when the Death Star obliterated Alderaan , but a line based on the model was later put into production by Narglatch AirTech during the Galactic Civil War . Characteristics . A customized airspeeder , the XJ - 2 was a small , two - seat vehicle that was 5 . 9 meters in length . The seats themselves were made of blue - hued leather . It sported a red and silver color scheme , selected by Senator Bail Organa , and in the hands of an able driver , the speeder could reach high and potentially hazardous speeds . As a precaution , the steering yoke was modified to allow for sharp turns . Though entirely new and constructed from a Narglatch AirTech prefabricated kit , the vehicle was based on an older airspeeder model . The original vehicle owned by Organa was unique at the time of its conception and creation . The later reproductions of the speeder were good at handling and boasted impressive speeds , and they excelled at both acceleration and climbing . A recolored variant of the speeder , used on worlds such as Onderon , sported a blue and yellow livery . History . Purchase and modifications . Narglatch AirTech , a small independent company , developed custom kits for airspeeder development . Their products were aimed at the upper class and more prestigious inhabitants of the Republic , such as senators and Core World aristocracy . Senator Simon Greyshade of the Vorzyd sector often flaunted his constructed XJ - 6 airspeeder before his peers . Greyshade ' s displays inspired Senator Bail Organa of Alderaan to purchase and construct his own Narglatch AirTech kit . Modification of the speeder became Organa ' s hobby , and when he was not being called upon to address matters of State , he could be found in his garage on Alderaan , working on the XJ - 2 . Deciding that it would be wise to keep a means of covert movement , Organa registered his speeder under the false name of " Org Banelli . " Usage . With the Separatist Crisis demanding Organa ' s full attention as a senator , he found little time to work as an aspiring mechanic , and so the XJ - 2 received less and less attention . When the Clone Wars broke out , Organa spent most of his time on the galactic capital of Coruscant , and he brought his speeder along with him . In 22 BBY , Organa learned from a contact that the Sith were planning to destroy the Jedi Order , so he flew his speeder to the apartment of Senator Padmé Amidala to try and organize through her a meeting with the Order . Around 21 BBY , while working to defeat a bill that would escalate the war effort , Organa came under fire from the bounty hunters Robonino and Chata Hyoki , who attacked him while he was preparing to leave from the Galactic Senate ' s speeder hangar . While police droids and Alderaanian troopers worked to apprehend the hired guns , Organa attempted to leave the hangar in his XJ - 2 speeder , only to crash it into the hangar entrance when the vehicle was hit by laser fire from Hyoki . Although Robonino and Hyoki were apprehended , Organa sustained injuries from the crash and was unable to deliver a speech to the Senate . XJ - 2 airspeeders also proved to be popular on worlds such as Onderon , which was controlled by the Confederacy of Independent Systems . During the Battle of Onderon of circa 20 BBY , the Onderon rebels — operating against the Confederacy in the capital city , Iziz — loaded an XJ - 2 speeder with munitions , then left it in the path of a Separatist battle droid patrol in one of Iziz ' s streets . Once the droid patrol arrived , the rebels detonated the bomb - laden speeder , manipulating the Separatists into dispatching reinforcements to the site in the form of an Armored Assault Tank , which the rebels then used to destroy Iziz ' s power generator . During the war ' s progression , Organa grew weary of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine ' s constant amendments to the Constitution , and he therefore met with other senators , such as Mon Mothma and Giddean Danu , for frequent airing of grievances . The " Banelli " ruse allowed him to escape the notice of Palpatine ' s offices and enabled him to travel to the designated meeting points with a minimum of fuss . As the war came to a sudden halt in 19 BBY , the XJ - 2 saw considerable use during the chaos of , part of Order 66 . When fires broke out at the Jedi Temple , Organa sped there in his speeder to investigate . He was stopped by Clone Commander CC - 1119 , who advised him to leave . After watching CC - 1119 and the 501st Legion gun down Zett Jukassa , a Jedi Padawan , the horrified Organa fled the scene in his XJ - 2 . In the following days , Organa witnessed Palpatine ' s Declaration of a New Order . Disgusted with what he saw , he aided and abetted Jedi Master Yoda ' s assassination attempt on now - Emperor Palpatine . The attempt failed , however , and Organa once more used the speeder to help Yoda escape the clutches of the Emperor ' s clone troopers . The " Org Banelli " registration helped Organa avoid arrest and allowed him to return to Alderaan , with the speeder , in peace . For a short while , he resumed his modification of the vehicle , but the forging of the new Alliance to Restore the Republic meant that the XJ - 2 would eventually gather dust . When Organa ' s adopted daughter , Leia , came of age , he gave her the XJ - 2 as a birthday present . Using the airspeeder , he taught her basic piloting skills , which were essential when handling such a high - speed and dangerous craft . When Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin decided to use Alderaan as a test for the highly destructive capabilities for the Death Star , the XJ - 2 was destroyed in the planet ' s explosion . The craft was later produced in larger numbers by Narglatch AirTech and saw use during the Galactic Civil War . The speeder was considered classy , and those utilizing it were held in high regard . The speeder was also covered in a consumer report from " Corellia Times " on the HoloNet . " Corellia Times " gave a good rating all round , with particular recommendation for the craft ' s acceleration and climbing ability . Behind the scenes . The XJ - 2 airspeeder was created for George Lucas ' s 2005 film , where it was used as a mode of transport for Bail Organa ' s character . Lucas based the speeder on the and intended it to be a reference to " " . The vehicle ' s backstory was later developed by " Master Devwi " through the StarWars . com feature " What ' s The Story ? " Devwi ' s Databank entry explained that Organa ' s speeder was of the same model line as the XJ - 6 airspeeder , which was featured in . Through the XJ - 6 , Devwi made a connection to the greater Expanded Universe in his entry as well , including the character of Simon Greyshade from 1978 ' s " " ; Greyshade had been associated with the XJ - 6 by the HoloNet News website . The speeder was featured in the 2008 " Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game " set " Champions of the Force " as a " loot card , " which players could redeem for an actual speeder in the computer game " Star Wars Galaxies " . After being briefly featured in the 2008 novel " " , the airspeeder appeared in " Pursuit of Peace , " an episode in the ' 2010 . A recolored version of the speeder also appeared in the 2012 episode " Front Runners . "