This battlecruiser was commanded by Captain Mulchive Wermis following the Battle of Yavin.
Characteristics[]
Significant aspects of the ship included five primary thrusters and four sensor globes, distinguishing the design from the three primary thrusters and two globes of Imperial-class Star Destroyers. Also unlike the more common Star Destroyers, the main reactor was small enough relative to the rest of the ship to not protrude from the ventral hull. Additionally, the ship had extensive armor plating compared to smaller vessels.
History[]
The Imperial battlecruiser reels in the Millennium Falcon.
Some time after Yavin, the Sith Lord Darth Vader used a battlecruiser as his flagship while the Star Dreadnought Executor was being constructed in the Fondor system. The vessel participated in the blockade of the Yavin system and would also ferry Vader to numerous galactic locations.
Captain Wermis served as commanding officer under Vader and was in charge when the Dark Lord was not on-board. He managed to capture the Millennium Falcon during a mission to Monastery, but subsequently lost it due to his incompetence.
Behind the scenes[]
Certain aspects of early Executor production art would be used to render this ship, as well as Admiral Mils Giel's flagship, the Helmsman.
Appearances[]
- Star Wars (1977) 35 (colorized in Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 2: Dark Encounters) (First appearance)
- Star Wars (1977) 36 (colorized in Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 2: Dark Encounters)
- Star Wars (1977) 37 (colorized in Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 2: Dark Encounters) (Mentioned only)
Early Executor production art. Note the terrace structure, similar to the one on Wermis's battlecruiser.