User:Grand Moff Tranner/Sandbox

Welcome to my sandbox. Here I'll be working on articles in an effort to get them to FA or GA status. Feel free to leave any comments on the relevant talk page. See my resume for articles that have reached either FA or GA status.

Projects done: Kendal Ozzel, Osvald Teshik, Titus Klev, Faro Argyus, Chiraneau, Ozzik Sturn, Unidentified Imperial captain (asteroid victim), Mar Tuuk, Unidentified Imperial II-class Star Destroyer (asteroid collision), Tiaan Jerjerrod, Sigma-class long-range shuttle, Banjeer, Rulf Yage, Green Wing, Unidentified Jedi (Sacking of Coruscant), Unidentified Sith Lord (Sacking of Coruscant), Unidentified Neimoidian captain, KRONOS-327, Drikl Lecersen, Lorth Needa, Evax, Knighthunters, Quille, Berrus, Nouane, T-6 shuttle, Nouane system, R3-T6, Nouane (Allied Region)

=Intimidator=

The Intimidator was an Imperial Executor-class Star Dreadnought used by the Imperial Navy's Black Sword Command. Originally undergoing work at a shipyard in the Core Worlds, it was transferred to the Black-15 shipyard above the planet N'zoth in the Koornacht Cluster to free up space for similar-sized warships. Eight months following the Alliance victory at Battle of Endor, while attempting to withdraw all military personnel and equipment in the Cluster per edict, the Intimidator was seized by the native Yevetha workers led by the Yevetha leader Nil Spaar as part of their mutiny against the oppressive Imperials.

Renamed the Pride of Yevetha, she would go on to serve as Viceroy Spaar's flagship during the Black Fleet Crisis, which pitted his Duskhan League against the New Republic under Chief of State Leia Organa Solo. The Pride was one of numerous Duskhan League vessels that participated in the Great Purge, an ethnic cleansing of the Koornacht Cluster enacted by the xenophobic Yevetha. In an effort to determine the strength of the Duskhan League's forces, several reconnaissance flights were sent into the Koornacht Cluster. A lone Republic pilot was sent to the N'zoth system, where the Pride of Yevetha was currently located. As the data of the five-minute flight was analyzed on Coruscant, Chief of State Solo and all others present were shocked to learn that the Yevetha were in possession of a Star Dreadnought.

Characteristics
The Intimidator was a 19,000-meter-long Executor-class Star Dreadnought, though like its sister ships, the warship was sometimes referred to as a Super-class Star Destroyer. The Intimidator was modified beyond its stock statistics; it boasted an additional shield generator mounted on the ship's midline and slave circuitry, a feature that enabled one person to assume remote command of an entire fleet's worth of slaved ships.

Docked at the Black-15 shipyard
The Intimidator was one of three Super-class warships assigned to Black Fleet of the Black Sword Command, a command unit within the Imperial Military assigned to the defense of the Core Worlds. Eight months following the death of Emperor Palpatine at the Battle of Endor, the Intimidator was stationed at the Black-15 shipyard above the Yevetha homeworld of N'zoth in the Koornacht Cluster, where it had been transferred from the Core Worlds to free up the necessary amount of space for construction of another Super-class vessel. Out of the nine ships undergoing repairs at the dock, only the Intimidator was spaceworthy.

When Imperial garrison commander Jian Paret received an order to withdraw all military personnel and destroy whatever had to be left behind, Paret used the Intimidator as his command ship during the evacuation, having moved to it within an hour after receiving his orders. However, with only one-third of a crew aboard, and the need to transfer all of the garrison's assets and personnel to the warship before destroying the repair yard, Paret was unable to leave as quickly as he had wanted. However, to avoid any potential hostile moves from the predominantly Yevetha work force, Paret hid the true nature of the Imperial evacuation behind the facade of a departure drill.

However, Yevetha underground leader Nil Spaar knew of the imminent Imperial withdrawal, and had chosen the time to seize the Black-15 shipyard and all of the vessels present as part of a plan five years in the making. With the transfer of the Victory-class Star Destroyer Harridan from patrol duty to active service at the battlefield at Notak, Spaar saw that the Imperials were essentially defenseless. In Sections 17 and 21 of the Intimidator, over a dozen external hatches were rigged to report their status as secured and sealed during an emergency battle-stations lockdown. The Yevetha leader had taken additional precautions should the ship attempt to escape&mdash;a package of explosives, disarmed only by a constant signal, would destroy the ship if the shields were activated, blocking the signal and detonating the bombs. With these measures in place, two Yevetha commando teams&mdash;one led by Spaar and the other by his second in command, Dar Bille&mdash;boarded the Intimidator through the rigged hatches. Silently and quickly, the two teams converged on the bridge without having to fire a single shot. When they breached the command deck, they killed seven of the crew present before securing the remainder.

As the events unfolded, Imperial Governor Crollick's shuttle and a convoy of Imperial transports rose from N'zoth's surface toward the Intimidator as the warship slid out of her berth at the shipyard. When the transports began decelerating in preparation for docking, Spaar ordered all of the warship's autotargetting batteries to open fire on the inbound ships, a move that killed twenty thousand soldiers, technicians, bureaucrats, and families. Spaar concluded the bloodshed by taking Paret and executing the commander with his dew claw, a retractable blade that emerged from a Yevetha's wrist. The Yevetha leader wasted no time in announcing that the remaining crew were now the prisoners of the Yevetha Protectorate, and the other eight Star Destroyers present at the shipyard were captured as well.

In the service of the Yevetha
By 16 ABY&mdash;twelve years after the failed Imperial evacuation of N'zoth&mdash;the Yevetha had learned how to operate the captured ships from their onetime oppressors, now prisoners themselves. The Intimidator had been renamed Pride of Yevetha and was pressed into service as the flagship of Darama Nil Spaar, viceroy of the Duskhan League. At the time, Dar Bille served as the primate of the warship, and Spaar's personal staff&mdash;including his primary and secondary mates; his first attaché Eri Palle; and Vor Duull, the proctor of information science from the thrustship Aramadia&mdash;were transferred to the Pride as well. It was from the bride of the Pride that Bille, acting on the orders of Spaar, ordered the Yevethan warships to begin the Great Purge, an ethnic cleansing of the Koornacht Cluster. The Super Star Destroyer participated in the extermination of a colony of Kubaz at Morning's Bell and the capture of a former Imperial factory farm at Pirol-5 while the rest of the Black Fleet succeeded in ridding the Cluster of the foreign "vermin."

Though New Republic Chief of State Leia Organa Solo was appalled by the Duskhan League's actions, the New Republic could not defend the conquered worlds of the Koornacht Cluster, as they were not members of the galactic government. Certain members of the New Republic Senate were directly opposed to Republic involvement in the conflict, but Organa Solo nonetheless issued an ultimatum for Viceroy Spaar&mdash;the Duskhan League was to withdraw from the worlds it had seized, or the New Republic would declare war. Spaar would not back down, however; the New Republic was unaware of the League's full military strength and the existence of the Intimidator, which Spaar could use to his advantage. The New Republic made the first move with a blockade of Doornik-319 that proved disastrous and prompted members of the Senate to move against the Chief of State.

While this internal strife continued, several reconnaissance flights were made into the Koornacht Cluster to ascertain the Duskhan League's military strength. Lieutenant Rone Taggar of the New Republic Fifth Fleet's 21st Reconnaissance Wing was dispatched in his Recon-X starfighter Jennie Lee to the N'zoth system to record statistical data on the Yevethan forces present. As the five-minute flight proceeded, the Jennie Lee's onboard R2-R unit was able to identify Aramadia-class thrustships, Victory-class and Imperial-class Star Destroyers, and a lone Executor-class Star Dreadnought&mdash;the Pride of Yevetha. Taggar's data, along with that of the other recon flights throughout the Cluster, was transmitted to the New Republic Defense Force headquarters, where it was reviewed by Chief of State Organa Solo, the Mon Calamari Admiral Ackbar, and others. The Tammarian officer Ayddar Nylykerka from the Asset Tracking Office, who was on hand to identify the warships of the Black Fleet, was the one who confirmed the presence of the Intimidator, deducing the ship's identity from the additional shield generator tower on the warship's centerline&mdash;a trait common to all late-production Executor-class ships. All present to hear the Tammarian's revelation realized that nothing in the New Republic's fleet could outmatch a Super Star Destroyer.

Commanders and crew
Before the Yevethan revolt, the Intimidator was used by Commander Jian Paret of the Imperial garrison on Yevetha as his flagship during the preparations for the Imperial retreat from the system. At the time, the Super Star Destroyer was crewed by one-third of the amount of personnel required to operate the ship. Twelve years later, with the Black Fleet firmly in the hands of the Yevetha, the Intimidator became the flagship of Viceroy Nil Spaar. Dar Bille served as the primate, or commander, of the warship; among the rest of the crew were Spaar's attaché Eri Palle and proctor of information science Vor Duull from Spaar's previous flagship, the Aramadia. The darama also transferred his breeding mates and honor guard to the Super Star Destroyer.

Behind the scenes
The Intimidator first appeared in the novel Before the Storm, the first book of The Black Fleet Crisis trilogy, written by Michael P. Kube-McDowell and released in 1996. The warship would go on to appear in the other three books of the trilogy and be mentioned in later sourcebooks.

The second book in the series, Shield of Lies, was the first to provide the designation "Executor-class Star Destroyer" for the Intimidator and her sister ships. However, recent sources such as an article on the Wizards of the Coast website have updated the name as "Executor-class Star Dreadnought," in addition to increasing the length of the class from 8,000 meters (as reported in Before the Storm) to 19,000 meters. This article reflects these changes. However, despite this, The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia refers to the Intimidator as a "Super-class Star Destroyer," a term widely used to describe the 8,000-meter-long Super Star Destroyers.

Essential Chronology info

 * "Several recon flights went into the heart of the Koornacht Cluster, finally revealing the long-buried truth that every warship in the "lost" Black Fleet was in the hands of the Duskhan League, including the Super Star Destroyer, which had been rechristened Pride of Yevetha."
 * "The Yevetha would never surrender and would fight to the last man. Solo was transferred to a holding cell on the Pride of Yevetha with added security."
 * "Several Wookiees, including Chewbacca and his young son, exhibited typical Wookiee subtlety by charging at the Pride of Yevetha with all guns blazing. The Millennium Falcon attached itself to the Super Star Destroyer and cut through its hull, allowing Chewbacca and his son to rescue Han Solo from his holding cell."
 * "The Imperials stopped the warships dead, brought them about, and jumped every last Star Destroyer in the direction of Byss in the Deep Core. Nil Spaar, aboard the Pride of Yevetha, disappeared along with them."
 * "The Pride of Yevetha vanished entirely. The Super Star Destroyer was discovered four years later, drifting abandoned near the Unknown Regions and damaged beyond repair."

CSWE info

 * Intimidator entry (vol. 2, pg. 109): "This Super-class Star Destroyer was sent to Black-15 from its normal dock in the Core after the Battle of Endor to make room for another Super-class ship that needed repairs. The Intimidator was at Black-15, receiving its final modifications, when the Yevetha took control of the shipyards. Because the Intimidator was spaceworthy, Jian Paret used it as his command ship. The Intimidator was captured by Nil Spaar and was renamed by the Yevetha as the Pride of Yevetha. During the final battle, Sil Sorannan took control of the starship from Nil Spaar, stranding the Yevetha in hyperspace."
 * Pride of Yevetha entry (vol. 3, pg. 44): "Formerly the Imperial Super Star Destroyer Intimidator, it was seized by the forces of strongman Nil Spaar during a raid on the Imperial shipyard at N'zoth. The Pride of Yevetha was placed in Spaar's Black Fifteen Fleet and was spotted in the Yevethan mobilization at Doornik-319. At the end of the Black Fleet crisis, the ship vanished - only to be discovered four years later, drifting abandoned near the Unknown Regions and damaged beyond repair."

Appearances

 * Before the Storm Checked.
 * Shield of Lies Checked.
 * Tyrant's Test Not checked.
 * Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial Not checked.

Serving Chancellor Palpatine
Sim Aloo was a Force-sensitive Human male from Coruscant, the capital planet of the Galactic Republic. By the climax of the Clone Wars in 19 BBY, he was serving as an advisor to Supreme Chancellor Palpatine as a member of the Office of the Supreme Chancellor. He was present among other members of the office, including fellow advisors Janus Greejatus and Sate Pestage, in a meeting with the Chancellor. Together, they held up a group of delegates from the Loyalist Committee&mdash;led by Senators Bail Organa of Alderaan, Mon Mothma of Chandrila, and Padmé Amidala of Naboo&mdash;who had previously scheduled an appointment with the Chancellor. The Loyalists had grown weary of Palpatine's amendments to the Constitution, and Organa specifically had noted that the Chancellor's tendency to isolate himself among his advisors was peculiar.

Advisor to the Emperor
Days later, as the Clone Wars reached its climax, Palpatine reorganized the Republic into the first Galactic Empire, with himself as Emperor for life. The transition had little effect on Aloo, who remained as an advisor in Palpatine's Inner Circle, a group of ministers and governors who had secured Palpatine's favor. Aloo was one of a select group of advisors who were allowed to privately discuss matters with the Emperor. Noted for his wisdom and patience, he became the Emperor's senior political advisor, though he often remained silent. At one point, Aloo and Greejatus were featured in an advertisement for BlasTech Industries.

Aloo and his fellow advisors held considerable power, second only to Palpatine, within the command structure of the Empire. They were loyal to the Emperor, but the collective group of advisors, hundreds in all, was internally divided. The Emperor promoted this competition and, in an effort to dissuade any alliances between his consultants and instead fuel competition, assigned each advisor the task of governing another advisor's home star system. The Emperor managed to control the members of his inner circle through a web of fear and uncertainty. Palpatine often isolated advisors when they were not performing important tasks; he sent them off on missions throughout the galaxy to perform such duties as gathering intelligence or overseeing certain aspects of the Empire. To further divide the advisors, the Emperor deliberately only met with up to a dozen at a time. Aloo, as the Emperor's senior political consultant, was one of the select few that continually met with the Emperor, making lesser advisors feel insecure.

In 4 ABY, as the second Death Star neared completion above the forest moon of Endor, Palpatine journeyed to the battlestation as part of an elaborate ploy to destroy the Rebel Alliance. Aloo and a cadre of advisors accompanied the Emperor on this trip. Upon their arrival in one of the Death Star's massive docking bays, they were greeted by an assemblage of Imperial personnel and soldiers as they disembarked from the Emperor's shuttle. Aloo and the advisors joined file behind the Emperor, his apprentice Darth Vader, and a group of Imperial officers as they departed the hangar for the Emperor's throne room.

Within the throne room, Aloo and fellow advisor Janus Greejatus met with the Emperor, and were soon joined by Darth Vader and Moff Tiaan Jerjerrod, commander of the Death Star. During the meeting, the Emperor instructed Vader to move the Imperial fleet to the far side of Endor, where it would remain until the Rebels launched their attack. Though Vader voiced his concerns of the Rebel fleet massing near Sullust, the Emperor shrugged them off, confident that his trap would successfully see the end of the Rebellion. The Alliance soon launched its assault, but the Battle of Endor ended differently than the Emperor had planned. By the time it was all over, Palpatine had died at the hands of Anakin Skywalker&mdash;redeemed by his son, Luke&mdash;and the Death Star was destroyed, killing all aboard.

Personality and traits
As the senior political advisor to Palpatine, Sim Aloo almost never spoke and displayed considerable wisdom and patience. Like fellow advisor Janus Greejatus, Aloo was Force-sensitive. Aloo was vain; he wore lavish clothing that was represented of his homeworld's history. Collectively, the Imperial advisors were loyal to the Emperor, but&mdash;among each other&mdash;politically divided and insecure, always at one another's throats.

Behind the scenes
Portrayed by an unidentified extra, Sim Aloo first appeared in 1983's Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi as an unnamed Imperial dignitary accompanying Emperor Palpatine to the second Death Star. Details of the Imperial advisor&mdash;including his name&mdash;would go unknown until July of 2000, with the release of the Death Star II Limited expansion set of the Star Wars Customizable Card Game.

Non-canon biography
"Something troubles you, my lord?"

- Sim Aloo

Sim Aloo plays a minor role in the non-canon The Return of Tag & Bink: Special Edition, in two scenes aboard the second Death Star. Like in the movie, Aloo is part of the docking bay procession following the Emperor's arrival. The procession differs from that of the film in that Aloo and Greejatus are the only advisors present, and that there are a few additions: namely, protagonists Tag Greenley and Bink Otauna (disguised as Royal Guards) and two Cylons from Battlestar Galactica. Aloo and Greejatus later appear in the Emperor's throne room, where they discuss Palpatine's disappointment of what Darth Vader had become after his "accident".

Appearances

 * Labyrinth of Evil
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * The Return of Tag & Bink: Special Edition

Notes and references
=Potential Upcoming Projects=
 * Blue Wing
 * OS-72-10
 * Sander Delvardus (Darksaber pgs. 144-156; Coruscant and the Core Worlds pg. 111)
 * Eclipse II
 * Megador
 * Delak Krennel
 * Foga Brill
 * Exactor
 * Danetta Pitta
 * Josef Grunger

Other projects

 * Wullf Yularen
 * CS-1004
 * Lott Dod
 * Nouane (Allied Region)
 * Battle of Nouane