Skyhopper

Skyhoppers were a type of repulsorlift vehicles built primarily for pleasure and sport flying. However, paramilitary forces and law enforcement agencies occasionally used armed and lightly armored skyhoppers for reconnaissance and patrol.

During the Clone Wars, the Mimbanese Kierah "Gunny" Koovah flew a skyhopper at the Battle of Mimban. She was shot down by enemy Separatist forces while attempting to reach Republic clone forces, and lost her left arm as a result.

While living on the planet Tatooine, the moisture farmer Luke Skywalker tinkered with skyhoppers and landspeeders. Tatooine youngsters, such as Luke Skywalker and Biggs Darklighter, raced their modified skyhoppers and landspeeders in Beggar's Canyon near Mos Espa on non-podracing days. Speeding through the winding canyon with lightly armed repulsorcraft models such as the T-16 skyhopper, youngsters dreamt of becoming hometown heroes as they blasted the native womp rats.

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