Hynestian Star Cruiser

The Hynestian Star Cruiser was a class of starship that fought against the Sith Eternal forces at the Battle of Exegol as a part of Lando Calrissian's Citizens' Fleet in 35 ABY.

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Sharing its name with the human Hynestian race from the planet Hynestia,^[5] the Hynestian Star Cruiser was a class of starship^[1] that came into service by^[2] 35 ABY.^[6] It was equipped with two engines and six smaller engines at the rear of the vessel, with two at midship. It also featured a hyperdrive and two hangars,^[3] and several of the ships fighting at the Battle of Exegol were also painted in colored livery.^[2]

At the Battle of Exegol in 35 ABY,^[6] large scores of Hynestian Star Cruisers arrived at the Sith world as part of^[2] a Citizens' Fleet^[4] of volunteer civilians gathered by former Rebel Alliance and New Republic General Lando Calrissian from throughout the galaxy that took up arms to resist the Sith Eternal's attempt at galactic domination.^[2] Hynestian Star Cruisers were temporarily disabled above the embattled planet when the resurrected Galactic Emperor Darth Sidious, leader of the Sith Eternal, unleashed a torrent of Force lightning against the citizens' fleet during the battle, although the Sith were ultimately defeated shortly afterwards.^[2]

The Hynestian Star Cruiser appeared in the 2019 sequel trilogy film Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker.^[2] It was identified by a name that originated from the film production^[7] in the 2020 video "Every Ship in the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy," which was released by StarWarsKids.com as part of their Star Wars By the Numbers series.^[1]