Endeavor (Arkanian starship)

The Endeavor was a colony vessel operated by the Arkanians. In 1 ABY, it was carrying around 100 individuals to a new world. It was waylaid and captured by the Imperial Commander Rezi Soresh. He had fled the Empire and established an outpost in the Unknown Regions. Soresh took the hostages to his outpost on a barren moon to use as bait in a trap for the Rebel Alliance pilot Luke Skywalker.

When Skywalker arrived, Soresh used an impostor to greet him. The impostor was blasted by Han Solo, Skywalker's ally. Skywalker and his compatriots moved to the compound to free the hostages, but a series of mines went off, causing chaos. A colonist who appeared wounded grabbed Skywalker and used a Force pike to subdue Skywalker and revealed himself as Soresh. Soresh captured the other Rebels and held him in his outpost as he attempted to brainwash Skywalker. Soresh was also planning on luring the Rebel Fleet to his moon, along with Imperial leader Darth Vader, and destroy those obstacles to his power. Using his resources, Soresh acquired resonance torpedoes to destroy the system's star.

As the fleets arrived, Skywalker betrayed Soresh and his drugged bodyguards. Soresh escaped, but not before launching the torpedoes. As the star began its death throes, the fleests withdrew, allowing Skywalker and his companions to rescue the surviving hostages.

Behind the scenes
The vessel's name and origin were established in its appearance in Alex Wheeler's Rebel Force: Uprising. The book doesn't specify what the ultimate disposition of the Endeavor, but it can be assumed the hostages use it to escape the moon. Furthermore, the drugged bodyguards used by Soresh aren't specified to be Arkanian.

Appearances

 * Rebel Force: Uprising''