Jade Shadow The Jade Shadow was a heavily modified SoroSuub " Horizon " - class Star Yacht owned by Jedi Master Mara Jade Skywalker , which replaced her previous ship , " Jade Sabre " . Characteristics . Like thousands of star yachts that cruised the galaxy , the " Jade Shadow " was built around a sturdy frame that was fairly wide at the engines and tapered off until it reached the narrow , triangular cockpit . Although the ship was equipped with several support features to allow Mara to operate the starship alone , the bridge was designed for a pilot , copilot , and navigator . Above the cockpit was a large , transparisteel canopy that provided breathtaking views of space , and a crystal clear image of hostile starships . A pair of retractable Corellian Engineering Corporation AG - 1G laser cannons were installed with help from Lando Calrissian and Talon Karrde . The cannons were mounted on turrets which allowed them to have a wide firing arc , and were equipped with stutter - fire capabilities . They also equipped the vessel with two concealed Dymek HM - 8 concussion missile launchers , each carrying magazines of eight high - yield missiles . The ship also sported a retractable blaster cannon . Many of the " Jade Shadow " ' s systems were voice - activated . When piloting the craft , system data was displayed on unobtrusive holograms synced to a retinal tracker , which positioned these readouts just outside the pilot ' s forward line of sight . All of the weapons systems on board were connected to a central targeting computer that was configured with many different options and settings ; one of the most notable was the " shoot - back " setting , which directed the ship ' s targeting computer to automatically shoot down any craft that opened fire on the ship . Mara and her husband , Jedi Master Luke Skywalker , also added an autopilot system , which was programmed with a variety of evasive maneuvers . Captain Han Solo added an advanced long - range sensor suite , complete with port and starboard visual scanners , jamming devices , sensor decoys and false transponder codes , which allowed the ship to slip through defenses without revealing who her true owner was . Mara also added a powerful , albeit costly , holographic communications array that had enough range to send and receive messages from Coruscant to the Outer Rim Territories . Like Mara ' s previous ships , the ship was equipped with a remote - controlled slave circuit , that could summon it over short distances . Han Solo worked to increase the " Jade Shadow " ' s speed , fine - tuning the twin ion drives and reworking the hyperdrive to allow speed on par with that of the " Millennium Falcon " . However , the Jade Shadow ' s towing capacity was more limited due to her yacht - class drive units . Luke and Mara Skywalker reconfigured the aft docking bay to contain her modified Z - 95 Headhunter starfighter or even carry an entire X - wing , the preferred starfighter of her husband . The " Jade Shadow " also allowed for an astromech droid to plug into and fly the ship at a droid station located on the flight deck . History . After her previous ship , " Jade Sabre " , was destroyed on Dantooine during the Yuuzhan Vong invasion of that planet , Mara Jade Skywalker found herself without a ship — but that situation would not last long . Within a few months of the attack on Dantooine , Lando Calrissian gave Mara the gift of a SoroSuub space yacht that he had recently purchased from spice merchants . Calrissian ' s wife , Tendra , dubbed the ship " Jade Shadow " because of its non - reflective gray hull . While most star yachts were used for pleasure , in the chaos of the Yuuzhan Vong War , Mara and her allies joined forces to transform an ordinary , utilitarian vessel into a powerful tool for the New Jedi Order . From thereon , the Jade Shadow would remain in Mara ' s possession as her personal starship . During the Dark Nest Crisis , Mara , Luke , and their son , Ben , traveled in the " Jade Shadow " to Qoribu in an attempt to negotiate peace between the Killik colonies and the Chiss . During the trip , Ben overheard Luke using vulgar language as he fiddled with a malfunctioning R2 - D2 , to the embarrassment of the elder Skywalker . In 40 ABY , during the Second Galactic Civil War , Mara and Luke took the " Jade Shadow " to Roqoo Depot to confront Sith Lady Lumiya and renegade Dark Jedi Alema Rar . Mara was murdered by her corrupted nephew , Jacen Solo , later that year , and the " Jade Shadow " remained berthed for the remainder of the war . Two years later , the ship became the mobile home of Luke and Ben after the former was exiled by Chief of State Natasi Daala , and saw action against the resurgent Lost Tribe of Sith . Behind the scenes . In the " " series the beginning of each chapter contains a picture of the " Jade Shadow " , possibly due to the fact that Luke and Ben Skywalker are traveling in it throughout the series .