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Plasteel
Extremely tough form of steel, stabilized with stravidium fibers grown into its crystal. (Read the full article)
| "The helmet belonging to the character Darth Vader is said in the novelization of the original trilogy to be made of "plasteel". (Cool! I didn't remember seeing that. Must have been some sort of homage... CT)" ( 3/8/2006 4:04:52 PM ) |
| "I also remember from the games Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 1 and 2 a container called "plasteel cylinder".
Cheers-" (Kralizec 6/24/2006 9:43:50 PM ) |
| "I always automatically think of Armor by John Steakley. I read it in second grade, and am STILL blown away by it." (EternalWalrus 6/20/2008 12:31:52 AM ) |
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