Signblimp

A signblimp was a type of floating vehicle bearing light emitters that broadcast advertisements. Signblimps were operated by droid pilots and their components included flotation cells and a thin heglum gas envelope. During the New Republic era, signblimps operated on the moon Nar Shaddaa bearing ads for a wide variety of services and vices.

In 19 ABY, the Jedi archivist Mander Zuma and spacers Reen Irana and Eddey Be'ray came under fire on Nar Shaddaa from allies of Hutt Zonnos and several stray blaster bolts struck a signblimp. Shortly thereafter, Zuma used the Force to help himself, Irana and Be'ray board another signblimp and escape; the vessel then crashed onto a bridge. Zonnos later captured Irana and a Nar Shaddaa signblimp broadcast a message from the Hutt announcing that the spacer was to be executed.

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