The MC85 Star Cruiser, alternatively spelled MC-85 Star Cruiser,[7] also known as the Resistance Cruiser or the Resistance Carrier, was a heavy Star Cruiser manufactured by Mon Calamari Shipyards and Corellian Engineering Corporation after the Galactic Civil War. It was used by the New Republic fleet and the Resistance navy.[1]
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Characteristics[]
Speed[]
The Raddus, an MC85 Star Cruiser.
Despite its large size, the MC85 was a fast cruiser. Even nearly thirty years after commission, the Dawn of Tranquility, in service with the Resistance under the name Raddus, was still able to outrun the First Order's modern battlecruisers and the massive Supremacy. Propelled by eleven sublight ion engines of different sizes, these massive ships were as fuel hungry as they were fast.[2]
Offensive and defensive systems[]
As part of the New Republic's Military Disarmament Act, the MC85 was designed to put a greater emphasis on its defensive shields than its offensive firepower.[3] Hence, while undergunned for a typical ship of its size, featuring only a few dozen heavy turbolasers, heavy ion cannons, and point-defense laser cannon turrets in total as well as half a dozen proton torpedo launchers, the MC85 compensated for this with highly durable advanced deflector shields. These experimental shields that cocooned the ship were capable of repelling huge amounts of damage before failing, far more than most other ships.[1]
Other systems[]
Due to the New Republic's limited personnel, the MC85 was designed to be a highly automated ship, able to operate at full capacity with only skeleton crews.[3]
History[]
One ship, the Raddus, served as the flagship of the Resistance navy, and was crucial in the evacuation of D'Qar. The bridge of the Raddus was destroyed in the following battle, and resulted in the deaths of most of the Resistance High Command, including Admiral Gial Ackbar, when it was attacked by First Order TIE fighters.[4]
It was subsequently destroyed during the attack on the Resistance fleet when Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo purposefully entered hyperspace to crash into the Supremacy, splintering the massive vessel in two, with the debris cutting through twenty escorting Resurgent-class Battlecruisers.[4]
In 35 ABY,[8] MC85 Star Cruisers were part of a fleet assembled by Lando Calrissian to assist the Resistance during the battle against the Sith Eternal forces over the planet Exegol. Several variants of the standard MC85 were present in the battle as well, including one with a vertical blade shape protruding below the bow, one lacking the pointed bow and having small protruding fins, and one with two angled wings near the stern.[6]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars Battlefront II (DLC)
- Star Wars: Starfighter Missions
- Poe Dameron 24
"Rose Knows"—Star Wars Adventures (2017) 6- Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition audiobook
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel audiobook
- The Last Jedi: Rose and Finn's Secret Mission
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi Graphic Novel Adaptation
- The Last Jedi Adaptation 1
- The Last Jedi Adaptation 2
- The Last Jedi Adaptation 3
- The Last Jedi Adaptation 4
- The Last Jedi Adaptation 5
- Star Wars: Droid Repair Bay (First appearance)
- Allegiance 2 (In flashback(s))
- Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker
Non-canon appearances[]
Sources[]
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi Official Trailer on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Incredible Cross-Sections (First identified as MC85 Star Cruiser)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary
- The Last Jedi: Bomber Command
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Ultimate Sticker Collection
- Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
- The Last Jedi: Rose Tico: Resistance Fighter
- Star Wars: Resistance Bomber Book and 3D Wood Model
- Star Wars: Alien Archive
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 67 (Databank A-Z: Vibroblades–Cikatro Vizago)
- Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition – Resistance Transport Expansion Pack (Card: Amilyn Holdo) (Picture only)
- Every Droid in Star Wars | Star Wars By the Numbers on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel (backup link)
- Rebel Starfighters Owners' Workshop Manual
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary
- The Art of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
- Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition – Hotshots and Aces Reinforcements Pack (Card: Ronith Blario) (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Admiral Raddus - 2020 Base Series 2)
- Every Ship in the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy | Star Wars By the Numbers on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel (backup link) (First identified as Resistance Cruiser)
- Star Wars Complete Vehicles, New Edition
- Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga: The Official Collector's Edition
- Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy
- Star Wars Ships and Vehicles 12 (Pilots and Crew: Gial Ackbar; Ships and Vehicles: Tallissan Lintra)
- The Raddus in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.36 1.37 1.38 Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Incredible Cross-Sections
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi
- ↑ The Last Jedi: Bomber Command
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker
- ↑ Star Wars: Datapad
- ↑ Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary dates the events of Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker to one year after the events of Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens. As Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates the events of The Force Awakens to 34 ABY, the events of The Rise of Skywalker must occur in 35 ABY.
