In the latest Jazwares interview, Max revealed that Mace Windu’s future Jedi starfighter will be an Interceptor, because it’s more “whooshable”.
So I gave Mace his own Delta-7 fighter, with a suitable backstory.
Mace Windu’s Delta-class Starfighter
One of the shortcomings of the Delta-class fighters is their lack of a hyperdrive. Mace Windu discovered this firsthand when, after a solo mission in the Outer Rim, he returned to find his hyperdrive ring missing in orbit.
After 72 hours of searching the system, Mace was running low on oxygen and fuel. He had no choice but to land on the nearest habitable planet, which happened to be full of snakes.
He was finally rescued after 1 week on the planet.
Mace Windu after being rescued from the snake planet.
After returning to Coruscant, a furious Mace confronted the Jedi Temple’s hangar technicians.
“Enough is enough! I have had it with the motherfucking range on this motherfucking plane!”
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He ordered the hangar corps to equip his fighter with a hyperdrive. The technicians were afraid to speak up to Mace, but they also saw it as an excessive waste of resources to customize one ship. So they brought their concerns to Master Yoda.
Yoda meditated on the issue, before giving the techs a piece of wisdom.
“Spent a week on the snake planet, Master Windu did. Smells like crap he does, and more so than usual.”
The aged Jedi master sighed.
“Give him his hyperdrive you should, or kick your butt he will. Mmm hmmhhmmhhmm.”
And so out of all the Aethersprite starfighters in the Jedi Temple, only Mace Windu’s had its own built-in hyperdrive.
Mace admiring his upgraded fighter with his droid, GTF-O
The permanently attached hyperdrive increased the craft’s mass, which affected its range and maneuverability. To compensate, extra outboard fuel tanks were added to restore the range. A vertical fin and pair of side canards were also retrofitted to restore maneuverability.
Mace also ordered additional weaponry to be installed to maximize the new space.
“Fill that shit up. Hook me up with a big ass gun and missiles. And add some snake repellent while you’re at it.”
The side vents and heat sinks were enlarged to cope with the extra waste heat from the new weapons. And snake repellent was included in the craft’s survival supplies.
The end result was a heavily armed Delta-7 class starfighter that had its own hyperdrive, the only one of its kind.
“We’re keepers of the peace, not soldiers. So don’t disturb the peace or I’ll kick your goddamn ass.”
– Mace Windu kicking ass in the Battle of Coruscant
It is said that when Anakin Skywalker saw Mace’s custom figher, he repeatedly begged the hangar techs to do the same for his ship. However, his request was repeatedly denied since while he may be on the council, he did not have the rank of Master.
Anakin had no choice but to modify his own fighter himself, leading to the Azure Angel.
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