If it has been sitting out in the open for so long, why wasn't it stolen, sold, or parted years ago? You have two questions, one in the title, and one in the spoilers.įor the first one, we know that Unkar Plutt had it modified to suit his needs (to bridle it, and possibly to make it consume less energy to turn it into a convenient ship that isn't intended to go in space) Didn’t take much to get the necessary relays working.” Old technology, but still quite functional. It happens to be fitted with a covert Imperial homing device. Definitely worth it in the case of the Falcon. Expensive, but in the case of valuable property, often worth it. You can’t really track a ship while it’s in hyperspace-but when it emerges, and particularly after it sets down somewhere, there are ways. I’ve had words with him in the past and don’t wish to confront him again.”Īnd people probably had some clue that Plutt could track the ship (Rey didn't, but she was just 19) L ocal commerce is more or less run by a corpulent sack of slurge who goes by the name of Plutt. “We’re not far from Niima Outpost, but I’m not going to take you there. “Jakku is no place for a madman.” He looked to his left. “Of course you do,” Naka replied soothingly. He sends 2 thugs to take BB-8 droid from Rey by force. Visual Dictionary shows us a scavenger who lost both his arms to Plutt's thugs. Kinda like stealing from Jabba - really bad idea. Given that it was unlikely it could be flown away, most scavengers wouldn't have bothered trying to steal it, because that risked bringing down the revenge of Unkar Plutt, who wasn't the most gentlest of characters around. “Unkar Plutt did.” Rey saw Finn shoot her a look and she glanced away, abashed. “Hey! Some moof-milker installed a compressor on the ignition line!” The reason the ramp was down was because Plutt did work on it once in a while “That one’s garbage! We need something that’ll move, not just get off the ground-if we’re lucky!” (this and all other quotes from Alan Dean Foster novelization)Īs BB-8 looked on, she shouted back to him, “I’ve piloted all kinds of craft, but nobody’s flown this old crate in years!” Rey scarcely glanced in the other vessel’s direction. According to what salvagers - who are experts - seem to know - at least Rey does - it can't get off the planet, or even move well.
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