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The Executor was a Star Dreadnought.

A Star Dreadnought was a type of dreadnought.[1] Some vessels classified as Star Dreadnoughts included the Subjugator-class heavy cruiser used by the Confederacy of Independent Systems,[2] as well as some Imperial Super Star Destroyers such as the Executor-class Star Dreadnought,[3] and the Assertor-class Star Dreadnought,[4] as well as First Order capital ships such as the Mega-class Star Dreadnought and the specialized Mandator IV-class Siege Dreadnought.[5]

Designs[]

Assertor-class Star Dreadnought[]

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An Assertor-class Star Dreadnought

The Assertor-class Star Dreadnought was a class of Star Dreadnought utilized by the Galactic Empire's naval forces.[4]

Executor-class Star Dreadnought[]

The Executor-class Star Dreadnought was another class of Star Dreadnought[1] utilized by the Galactic Empire during its reign.[3] It consisted of two variants, the Executor I-class, and the Executor II-class Star Dreadnoughts.[6]

Mandator IV-class Siege Dreadnought[]

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A Mandator IV-class Siege Dreadnought

The Mandator IV-class Siege Dreadnought was a specialized class of Star Dreadnought, known as a Siege Dreadnought,[7] that was used by the First Order.[5] It was designed to lay siege on a planet or a fleet. An example was the Fulminatrix, which saw service during the Battle of D'Qar.[5]

Mega-class Star Dreadnought[]

Supremacy

The Supremacy was the largest ship known to galactic history

The Mega-class Star Dreadnought was another class of Star Dreadnought utilized by the First Order.[7] The lone vessel of the class was the Supremacy,[8] which served as Supreme Leader Snoke's flagship and the First Order's mobile headquarters.[5]

Subjugator-class heavy cruiser[]

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The Subjugator-class heavy cruiser was designated as a class of Star Dreadnought.

The Subjugator-class heavy cruiser manufactured by Free Dac Volunteers Engineering Corps was a class of heavy cruiser used by the Confederacy of Independent Systems, but was also designated as a class of Star Dreadnought. The Malevolence, the initial testbed of the Subjugator-class, was also designated a Star Dreadnought.[2]

Behind the scenes[]

The Star Dreadnought initially appeared in the 1980 film Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back with the first appearance of the Executor, an Executor-class Star Dreadnought,[3] the personal flagship of Darth Vader and his personal armada, Death Squadron,[3] however, the class remained unidentified until 2002, with the Legends book Star Wars: Attack of the Clones Incredible Cross-Sections released years after The Empire Strikes Back.[9] Following the 2014 canon reboot, it was used in the reference book Ultimate Star Wars in 2015.[1] And in the 1983 film Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, the Executor-class Star Dreadnought was first labeled as a Super Star Destroyer by Admiral Gial Ackbar during the Battle of Endor.[10]

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