Reprisal (Imperial II-class)

The Reprisal was an Imperial-class Star Destroyer under Commander Demmings and Captain Sankaran. About eight months after the Battle of Yavin, the ship was assigned to a Sector on the Outer Rim, under Lord Vader's direct authority during his attempts to locate the Rebel fleet.

However, during strikes against a Rebel scout team and a Blockade Runner, turbolaser fire from Reprisal destroyed the targets completely. After a third strike, against a surface target in the Ejolus System, gunnery officer, Vader revaled that gunnery officer Lieutenant Garil Dox was a Rebel agent and a native of Alderaan, hoping to undermine Demmings' reputation for loyalty and competence by botching these missions.

Vader revealed to Dox that the Ejolus colony had in fact been a settlement of pacifist from his homeworld. As the traitor was dragged away to the labor camps, Vader remarked that his willingness to destroy innocent civilians in the hope of achieving his military goals suggested that he had posessed the potential to be a fine Imperial officer.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Empire 35