Rand Ecliptic/Legends

The Rand Ecliptic was a variant of the Acclamator-class Assault Ship which was under the command of Captain Heliesk in the Galactic Empire.

Upon the graduation of Biggs Darklighter, Derek Klivian, and their classmates from the Imperial Academy, they were assigned to the Rand Ecliptic as part of it's compliment of TIE Fighter squadrons. Both Darklighter and Klivian were involved with different Rebel cells on the ship - although Darklighter did not know of Klivian's involvement with the other cell.

While Darklighter and his cell were having a secret meeting they were interrupted by Klivian - this subsequently caused a scuffle between Klivian and Darklighter which caused Darklighter and his cell to defect sooner than he thought from the Empire. Unawares to Darklighter, Klivian also began his own insurrection with his Rebel cell and another Rebel cell. Klivian was able to take over the Rand Ecliptic.

Meanwhile Darklighter was able to escape the Rand Ecliptic with his cell on TIE Fighters which were absent of hyperdrives. While hiding out in deep space for a while they decided to return to the Rand Ecliptic to stage a raid in order to steal the ships fuel and food. Darklighter was surprised to find that Klivian had took over the vessel. They both later took the ship to a Rebel Alliance base on Yavin 4.

Trivia
The Rand Ecliptic was mentioned by Biggs Darklighter in a cut-scene from Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, and has appeared several times in various RPG material, each time as a different kind of ship, leading to severe inconsistencies in its history. The last incarnation, described in this article, is an effort to link the ship back to the Prequel Trilogy of films, by making it an off-shoot of the Acclamator-class.