Protector (Victory I-class)

Protector was a Victory-class Star Destroyer that served as the flagship of Imperial Admiral Harkov.

Harkov's involvement in the development of the TIE Avenger made Protector one of the first ships to have received the new starfighters. The Protector served various duties, such as the command ship of Imperial Navy forces in the Sepan system during the Sepan Civil War as well as escorting convoys carrying construction supplies and equipment secretly headed to the Death Star II as was discovered by Rebel pilot Ace Azzameen. It was involved in Harkov's defection and evaded capture for a short time after the Admiral's demise. Eventually Protector was hunted down by Imperial forces. Despite assistance from the Rebel Alliance, in the form of the MC40a light cruiser Warhawk, and several CR90 corvettes and Delta-class JV-7 escort shuttles, and one of Harkov's EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigates, Akaga, Protector was destroyed by Imperial starfighter forces led by Maarek Stele.

A (presumably fictionalized) account of the exploits of the Protector were recorded in the holo-serial The Voyages of the VSD Protector. Amongst the accounts related was an encounter with a slivilith.

The Protector appeared again attempting and failing to stop the Mon Calamari Cruiser Independence from rendezvousing with the rest of the Rebel fleet at Sullust. This Protector was most certainly another Victory-class Star Destroyer with the same name, possibly the one that eventually came under control of the New Republic

Appearances

 * Star Wars: TIE Fighter
 * Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance