Category:Star Destroyers

The triangular silhouette of an Imperial cruiser has come a long way since its Republic-inspired design. While vessels of the Jedi order were met with feelings of pride and relief as they came soaring to solve galactic strife, the Imperial Star Destroyer's gargantuan size clearly inspires both awe and terror.

The wedge-shaped capital ship is bristling with weapons emplacements. Turbo-lasers and tractor beam projectors dot its surface. Its ventral bay can launch TIE fighters, boarding craft, land assault units, hyperspace probes, or be used to hold captured craft. Its bustling bridge is staffed by the finest crewmen in the Imperial Star Fleet.

The Star Destroyer is recognized as the signature vessel of the Imperial Fleet. Its presence in a system marks matters of extreme Imperial import. Though, as is typical of the Empire, not even the Star Destroyer was enough to sate the Imperial hunger for displays of power. Larger vessels, such as the Super Star Destroyer, dwarf even these giants.

Since the Clone Wars and the Rise of the Galactic Empire, these ships have provided an image of power by whoever uses them.