Caliban

Caliban is a YT1300 freighter constructed by Corellian Engineering Corporation. Since its purchase fresh off the line by then-viceroy Ksar Antilles, the ship has had wide-ranging travels under a variety of identification codes. It is always chiefly noted for its duel with the YT1300 known as Millennium Falcon.
==Origin==
Caliban was purchased brand new by the viceroy of Corellia, Ksar Antilles, to be his personal ship for matters of business and pleasure where a discreet presence and the ability to make a quick escape was needed. The freighter was heavily modified up to its limits as soon as it was purchased by engineers hired by Antilles. Caliban went from being a stock light freighter to being a heavily armed and speedy vessel that could either take on starfighters or outrun larger capital ships.
==Duel==
The ship's most famous moment came when it matched up against Millennium Falcon flown by Agrippa Junik. Caliban itself was flown by a brash young pilot from Tatooine named Anakin Skywalker, an employee of Antilles at the time. The two pilots dueled it out in space in several races. In the end though, despite the Falcon's superior speed, Skywalker proved to be the more versatile pilot, winning the contest. Junik promptly hired Skywalker away from Antilles for his own outfit.
==A Jedi's ship==
Eventually, Antilles retired and disappeared from public view. Before he left, he gave all his possessions, including Caliban, to his good friend Tuil Lindo. Lindo, a Jedi Knight, took the ship as his own and used it for his various missions across the galaxy. In one particular instance, Lindo was aboard a star destroyer when that ship came under fire from a Black Imperium fleet in Alderaanian space. Lindo fled at the last moment aboard Caliban, which in turn came under fire, just barely escaping.
Caliban remains in Lindo's possession and serves as the mobile home and base for the Jedi and his crew.
Category:Ships
Category:Freighters