If AT-ATs Had Wheels - Neatorama

If AT-ATs had wheels, they wouldn't fall down so easy. But they were built a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, possibly before the invention of the wheel. However, Christopher Aleria improved upon the design by setting an AT-AT body atop an Axial Rock Crawler 4x4 remote control vehicle. Link -via Illuminations and Other Stuff

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It's true: when you think about it, there aren't many wheels in the Star Wars universe. Besides under R2D2's feet, I can't think of a single Star Wars wheel. And in the case of R2D2, they are hidden. If this universe is a wheel-hating one, I'm afraid we'll have to part ways.

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Sacrilege!

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The Jawas used wheels as part of the tracks on their crawler. But I can't think of any other besides yours.

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The prequel trilogy had the A6 Juggernaut. Looking at it, it was basically an AT-AT on wheels. Blink and you miss its appearance in Revenge of the Sith. I think it shows up in the Clone Wars show too (hadn't really watched that series.)

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AT-ATs were possible the worst design in the entire SW universe. Slow, cumbersome, inefficient, vulnerable, and only able to fire straight ahead. A terrible design for a military vehicle. Wheels would have been a huge improvement.

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There was General Grievous' Wheel Bike, but does that count since it's not from the original series? ;-)

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Grievous' Bike, yes! And some Gungan vehicles too, I think. Maybe the wheel is a system of locomotion from a more civilised age.

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It's supposed to be futuristic. Everything hovers. It's like hoverbikes and hoverboards. You don't need wheels.

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Maybe the wheel isn't that functional. You don't see many animals running around on wheels. It seems like evolution favoured legs.

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