Hadrium alloy

Hadrium alloy was a type of metal alloy used in the construction of the KYD-21 blaster pistol. The Clawdite bounty hunter and assassin Zam Wesell owned one such blaster pistol and made use of it until the time of her death in 22 BBY.Star Wars: Galactic Atlas Around 9 ABY,Star Wars: The Secrets of the Bounty Hunters establishes that the in-universe book was written after the War against the Pykes, but before the statue of IG-11 was taken down in "Chapter 17: The Apostate." Star Wars: Timelines dates the War against the Pykes to 9 ABY, and "Chapter 17: The Apostate" takes place around the same year per the reasoning here. Therefore, The Secrets of the Bounty Hunters must have been created around 9 ABY as well. an illustration of Wesell holding her hadrium alloy KYD-21 was included in The Secrets of the Bounty Hunters, a book authored by the pirate Hondo Ohnaka.Star Wars: The Secrets of the Bounty Hunters Another drawing of Wesell and her blaster was included in an artist's journal entry dedicated to Clawdites. The journal was restored, expanded, and displayed at the Graf ArchiveStar Wars: Alien Archive at some point no earlier than 34 ABY.
==Behind the scenes==
Hadrium alloy first appeared in the form of Zam Wesell's KYD-21 blaster pistol in the prequel trilogy film Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones, which was released on May 16, 2002. It was initially misidentified in the current canon as Hadrian alloy in the sixty-fourth issue of the English edition of Star Wars Bust Collection magazine, published by De Agostini on August 18, 2020. It was correctly named hadrium alloy in "Blasters and Ranged Weapons," part of De Agostini's Star Wars Encyclopedia published on February 23, 2021. The substance was identified as hadrium in the Star Wars Legends continuity in Star Wars: Attack of the Clones: The Visual Dictionary,Star Wars: Attack of the Clones: The Visual Dictionary a reference book that was released on April 23, 2002 and authored by David West Reynolds.
Hadrium alloy appeared in the non-canon story "The Village Bride," an episode of the first volume of the animated anthology television series Star Wars: Visions released on September 22, 2021. In the episode, Lord Izuma, the leader of a band of raiders, wielded a KYD-21 while raiding the planet Keelia no earlier than 19 BBY."The Village Bride" takes place after the events of as F has a flashback hearing Darth Sidious during the Duel in Palpatine's office, which happened in 19 BBY according to Star Wars: Galactic Atlas.
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*Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy – A Graphic Novel
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*Halcyon Legacy 2 
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Category:Metals