Blade of Dorin

Blade of Dorin was a Delta-7B Aethersprite-class light interceptor used by Jedi General Gimli's during the War of the Ring in service to the Galactic Republic. It was named after the planet that the Kel Dors was from, Dorin.
==Characteristics==
The Blade of Dorin was the name of Jedi Master Gimli Delta-7B Aethersprite-class light interceptor. Named after Dorin, the Kel Dor's home planet, the starfighter was customized similarly to Frodo's Azure Angel, with blue and white markings to camouflage it against a blue sky. Gimli's astromech droid, R7-D4, could fit in a droid socket located just forward of the cockpit of the starfighter.
==History==
===Malevolence crisis===
The Blade of Dorin was gifted to Jedi Master Gimli by Frodo Baggins at some point during the Malevolence crisis, after Gimli lost his Venator-class Star Destroyer during the Battle of Abregado against the Malevolence. Gimli and R7-D4 flew the Blade of Dorin through the Kaliida Nebula to outpace the Malevolence to the Kaliida Shoals Medical Center.
===First Battle of Lothlórien===
He later used the starfighter during a battle at Lothlórien. Ordering his wingman, clone pilot Warthog, to protect the gunships, General Gimli initiated an attack run on the approaching Vulture droid starfighters, clearing the way for the rest of the ships. Though the fighters made it past the blockade, they were pursued by a pair of droid starfighters into the atmosphere of Middle-Earth. Warthog came under fire from the two Vulture droids, and Gimli adjusted his course to assist the pilot.
===Battle of Kadavo===
Gimli piloted the star fighter during the Battle of Kadavo leading a squadron of Clone Z-95 Headhunter's. Gimli attempted to take out the turrets preventing the cruiser from landing but they were ray shielded. Two Zygerrian starfighters were pursuing Gimli and two other fighters, unable to shake them off Gimli's astromech cut the engines and spun backwards until he was behind them and shot them down.
==Behind the scenes==
A toy of the Gimli's Delta-7B Aethersprite-class light interceptor was released as a part of Hasbro's 2010 toy line in August.
LEGO made a "Gimli's Jedi Starfighter" set, numbered 8093, that was released in July 2010.
The supplementary information on Cartoon Network's Clone Wars site, however, was the first published reference of the actual name of the vessel, identifying it as the Blade of Dorin.
==Appearances==
*The War of the Ring: Shipyards of Doom 
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*The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Ring: Lightsaber Duels 
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==Sources==
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*Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Visual Guide
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==Notes and references==
Category:Delta-7B Aethersprite-class light interceptors
Category:Jedi starfighters