Tibanna / Legends Tibanna was a rare form of matter found in both gas and liquid form . In its natural state as a gas , tibanna comprised the atmospheres of several planets , most notably that of Bespin , where it was processed at Cloud City , and the planets Genarius , Kaer , Kril ' Dor , Ord Ibanna , Rendili , Taloraan and Yorn Skot . Characteristics . Tibanna gas was excreted by beldons , huge gas - filled creatures . The gas was a by - product of the vapors consumed by beldons . Tibanna was extracted from Bespin ' s atmosphere as atmospheric gases rose on updrafts through Cloud City ' s unipod . The gas was then processed and packed in carbonite for transport off - planet . Tibanna gas produced four times its normal energy output when cohesive light passed through it . Thus , when spin - sealed ( compacted at the atomic level ) , tibanna was used as a conducting agent in blasters and other energy weapons , producing greater energy yields and thus greater amounts of damage . Most personal weapons could not tolerate this power boost , but ship - mounted blasters benefited greatly from the use of tibanna gas . Exceptions to this rule were the DC series rifles of BlasTech Industries , which used tibanna gas to produce powerful ionized bolts that were damaging to both organics and droids - something that was crucial to winning the Clone Wars . Tibanna was also used to make a useful variant of the DC series ionized bolt , which made the weapons ' energy output imperceptible to the naked eye . The spin - sealing process was prohibitively expensive except on Bespin , where it occurred naturally . Non - spin - sealed tibanna gas was used as hyperdrive coolant . Gas giants with significant amounts of tibanna were known to possess a layer called tibanisphere . Uses . Tibanna was often used as a heating fuel on many planets , though it had to be refined into a solid state or into its liquid state to be useful . It was also used in its gas form to power blasters or other weaponry . A type called non - spin - sealed tibanna was used as hyperdrive coolant . When integrated into an explosive device , the yield would increase enough to destroy an entire military base , though this was based on how much was used . TibannaX was a special isotope of tibanna gas used in StealthX s . Its ion emissions cooled in several milliseconds , making the StealthX hard to track . History . During the Clone Wars , Galactic Republic clone troopers used highly flammable liquid tibanna to warm up their listening post on the Rishi moon . However , when B1 battle droids attacked the base , trooper Hevy used the liquid tibanna to destroy the outpost . At some point during the mid - Galactic Civil War , the crime lord Tyber Zann stole a large quantity of tibanna from Bespin , pinning the theft on Prince Xizor , and made a large amount of money from selling it on the black market . The Rebel Alliance ' s Rogue Squadron attacked a large supply of the Empire ' s gas , which was being mined from the gas giant Taloraan . The gas was a vital commodity for the Alliance prior to the Battle of Endor . Wedge Antilles and Rogue Squadron led an aerial assault on Cloud City , their primary objective being to secure as many tibanna gas platforms orbiting the city as possible . During the time of the New Republic , Luke Skywalker rigged a tibanna gas cartridge to explode , freeing him from a trap in the Cavrilhu Pirates base . In 14 ABY , Kril ' Dor was the site of a New Republic mission to liberate a tibanna gas mining platform from the Imperial Remnant . Jaden Korr and Wedge Antilles participated in the successful mission . By the time of the Dark Nest Crisis , tibanna gas was being stolen by Joiner s for use in the Killik military buildup . TibannaX was also an important resource in the use of the Jedi - exclusive StealthX fighters . Xtib , the company that produced TibannaX , was later purchased by Bornaryn Trading .