| After escaping from the sarlacc on Tatooine, bounty hunter Boba Fett discovered that his starship, Slave I, had been impounded, so he started looking for another. He realized a new ship would help him keep a lower profile until he actually confronted his much-despised adversary, Han Solo. Fett chose a Pursuer-class patrol ship that had proven popular with Mandalorian police because it was tough enough to handle pirates but had enough cargo space for standard policing duties. Slave II is a heavy patrol craft, with a superior hull and powerful military-grade shield generators. Dual engines propel the ship, while three maneuvering thrusters can be individually directed and fired for excellent performance. Slave II has a forward-mounted ion cannon and twin blaster cannons. Fett also added a rear-firing proton torpedo launcher with a magazine of six torpedoes. Slave II was severely damaged over the cloned Emperor's throne world of Byss when Fett, attempting to follow the Millennium Falcon down to the planet's surface, smashed into the planetary shield. Rather than get the ship repaired, Fett put Slave II in dry dock while using the reclaimed Slave I to continue his pursuit of Han Solo.
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