Guarlara (Venator-class)

"Prepare for attack!"

―Grievous upon seeing Guarlara — 20?cb=20250116042720

The Guarlara was a Venator-class Star Destroyer of the Republic Navy, named after the hooved animal native to Naboo.

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"All batteries fire! Fire!"

―Lushros Dofine ordering the Invisible Hand to fire at the Guarlara^[1]

It participated in the Battle of Coruscant in the last days of the Clone Wars.

Full-broadside — The *Guarlara* exchanges fire with the *Invisible Hand*

During the battle, Guarlara engaged General Grievous's flagship Invisible Hand, trading turbolaser and proton torpedo fire with the Separatist command ship at point-blank range. Both vessels took heavy damage in the exchange, but Guarlara's broadsides assault ultimately proved fatal for the Invisible Hand, sending the Separatist carrier/destroyer plunging toward Coruscant's surface.^[2]

In doing so, Guarlara's crew unwittingly endangered an attempt by Jedi Generals Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker to rescue Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, whom Grievous had kidnapped during the early stages of the battle. However, Kenobi and Skywalker, aided by Palpatine and R2-D2, were able to safely land the wreck of Invisible Hand on the surface of Coruscant. This was known to be a communication error, where the Guarlara's command crews mistook the report and thought the Chancellor was already rescued and evacuated from the Invisible Hand.^[2]