Emancipator



Originally named Accuser, this warship was one of two Imperial-class Star Destroyers captured by the Rebel Alliance after the Battle of Endor, when it was boarded by Rebel forces under the command of Han Solo and Judder Page.

Renamed Emancipator, this ship went on to serve in the Rebel, and later New Republic, fleet.

Before its capture, the Accuser worked as a patrol ship in the Imperial Starfleet. It was extensively modified in order to operate at optimal speed during a crisis, and also fitted with a proton beam cannon. Accuser was captained by a crew experienced in monitoring the shipping lanes and port traffic of the Empire. Tycho Celchu served as a TIE Fighter pilot aboard the Accuser prior to his defection following the destruction of Alderaan.

During the blockade of Yavin IV, it was captained by Firmus Piett under the command of Admiral Griff. Following the Battle of Hoth, Piett returned to Accuser, but now as Fleet Admiral, as he was briefly reassigned there to lead the fleet while Executor, under the command of Captain Kallic, escorted Lord Vader back to Coruscant. Accuser also participated in the Battle of Endor. After the battle, it was placed under the command of Admiral Ragab.

Emancipator led the New Republic forces at the First Battle of Borleias, where it was intended to use its turbolasers to knock down the base's shields, although this plan was foiled by Imperial General Evir Derricote's use of the planet's Alderaan Biotics facility to reinforce the shields. Emancipator was hit by an ion bolt during the battle, but was able to withdraw. The ship later served in the Republic fleet that liberated Coruscant later the same year.

It was used in the Battle of Coruscant 10 ABY and led the New Republic fleet at the First Battle of Dac. At Dac, Emancipator destroyed the Super Star Destroyer Allegiance and launched an X-wing and V-wing attack upon the Empire's World Devastators. This attack failed, and one of the World Devastators, Silencer-7, consumed Emancipator.

Behind the scenes
X-wing: Isard's Revenge claims the Accuser was an Imperial II-class Star Destroyer, while some fans believes this could have been a possible Imperial III subclass.

The addition of a proton beam cannon, as well as the modifications to its engines, certainly supports this belief, but the ship could also have been uniquely modified.

Appearances

 * Empire at War
 * Empire at War: Forces of Corruption
 * X-wing: Rogue Squadron
 * X-wing: Wedge's Gamble
 * Dark Empire