Inexorable (Imperial I-class)

Inexorable was an Imperial I-class Star Destroyer that served in the Imperial Navy during the Galactic Civil War.

Built just prior to the Battle of Hoth, Inexorable at some point prior to the Battle of Endor was seen undergoing weapons testing at the Imperial Academy at Carida.

It was assigned to Grand Admiral Thrawn shortly before the fall of Coruscant to the New Republic in 6 ABY, and she is assumed to have been a part of the fleet attached to his Unknown Regions operation.

She later served in his campaign against the New Republic in 9 ABY. During that campaign, Inexorable is known to have participated in the Battle of Bpfassh and the Battle of Sluis Van, although given its role as a key warship in Thrawn's fleet, she likely participated in at least the Battle of Bilbringi as well.

Behind the scenes
It should be noted that there is no explicit indicator that Thrawn or the Inexorable was actually in the Unknown Regions during the events of Wedge's Gamble. While this may seem an obvious inference, the short story Mission to Zila by Charlene Newcomb in Star Wars Adventure Journal 3, describes Thrawn as returning from the Unknown Regions and taking control of the Imperial military shortly before Coruscant's fall, apparently in the same timeframe as Isard mentions him and Inexorable in the novel.

Out-of-universe, the reason for this is that the short story appeared before Wedge's Gamble, and simply placed the New Republic's capture of the capital later, in 8 ABY. However, the continuity crux created also makes it possible that Thrawn was active in the main campaigns of the Galactic Civil War earlier than is commonly realized, perhaps working to unite Imperial factions rather than engaged directly with the New Republic. If this was so, then Inexorable need never have been assigned to the Unknown Regions.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: X-wing Alliance
 * X-wing: Wedge's Gamble
 * Heir to the Empire
 * Heir to the Empire

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