Devastator / Legends The Devastator was an " Imperial I " - class Star Destroyer of the Imperial Navy famous for its participation in the capture of the " Tantive IV " and as Darth Vader ' s flagship for a time . Characteristics . At some point in its service life , the " Devastator " was structurally altered from its original design to hold an increased amount of armament and munitions . History . In 7 BBY , the " Devastator " was serving with Darth Vader ' s personal fleet . When a secret biological weapons research laboratory on Falleen required containment , Vader ordered the " Devastator " to bombard the surface with turbolaser fire , despite Captain Bolvan ' s preference for a ground assault . By 0 BBY , the " Devastator " was acting as Lord Tion ' s flagship in his campaign against Rebel outposts . Under Tion , the " Devastator " also participated in the Subjugation of Ralltiir . Following Tion ' s death , Vader raised his flag on the " Devastator " and began his pursuit of the Rebel who had stolen the plans to the first Death Star . Vader caught the " Tantive IV " at Toprawa and chased it to Tatooine , where it was successfully captured by the " Devastator " . Vader quickly dispatched a TIE / br boarding shuttle filled with the troops of the 501st Legion , and boarded the " Tantive IV " . Later the crew of the " Devastator " attached a portable accessway to the corvette . The " Devastator " also targeted and destroyed any escape pods that were launched in order to ensure none of the Rebels escaped . The sole exception was R2 - D2 and C - 3PO ' s escape pod — which even then was only because they didn ' t detect any life signs in the pod , and dismissed it as a malfunction . During those events , Blue Squadron of the Anchorhead Base moved to intercept it . Rookie One and Ru Murleen were called from Kolaador and joined with Thurlow Harris against the Devastator . They intercepted the TIE / LN starfighter s moving against them while Rookie One destroyed the Star Destroyer ' s emplacement cannons , destroyed its shield generators and managed to damage its bridge . It was the " Devastator " forces , including the famed 501st Legion , that defeated the Rebel forces on Tatooine and gave chase to the fleeing " Millennium Falcon " . Captain Mulchive Wermis served Vader as the vessel ' s captain throughout this time period and in the following months , during the blockade of the Gordian Reach , the assault on Ultaar , and other missions . The next year , the vessel served in the Blockade of Kashyyyk . Later history and destruction . When the " Executor " completed construction , Vader transferred his flag , but the " Devastator " remained a part of his roving , Rebel - hunting Death Squadron . Prior to the completion of the " Executor " , the vessel was commanded by Captain Nevik . Agent Sollaine , head of the Imperial Security Bureau and Vader ' s rival , commandeered the ship to track down undercover Rebel spies . Nevik and Sollaine came to a clash of opinion , Sollaine believing the agents to be on Corulag while Nevik believed they were in the Alfestril system . Sollaine executed Nevik to have his way , but Vader intercepted the vessel at Corulag and killed Sollaine for executing Nevik . Eight months after the Battle of Yavin , the ship fought Warlord Nuso Esva ' s forces in the Poln system as part of Death Squadron . Around 2 ABY an ISB captain Jeffren Brek arrived to the " Devastator " to present a report to his superior , General Nevar . The " Devastator " had participated at the Battle of Hoth under command of an unnamed captain as part of the Death Squadron . It was finally destroyed during the events of the Battle of Endor , under a concentrated attack of A - wings and B - wings . Behind the scenes . Although the " Devastator " was Darth Vader ' s flagship prior to the Operation Skyhook , the authors of " " mention that Vader was on " Immortal " . A " Devastator " appears in the game " " , but it is an " Imperial II " - class Star Destroyer . The limited context doesn ' t provide enough information to determine whether this is a blooper or a different ship altogether . In " Death Star " , the " Devastator " is , at one point , erroneously identified as a Super Star Destroyer . This may be a mistaken reference to Darth Vader ' s Star Dreadnought flagship , " Executor " , which was called a Super Star Destroyer by the Rebel Alliance ' s Admiral Ackbar . The " Devastator " was the second ship seen in the entire series , after the " Tantive IV " . Although in - universe it dwarfed the " Tantive IV " , its production model for filming was half the size of the " Tantive IV " production model . Non - canon stories . In the non - canon story " Tantive IV " , originally published in issue of Tokyopop ' s Star Wars Manga , the " Devastator " mistakenly captures " Tantive V " over Tatooine , a decoy ship masquerading as " Tantive IV " and manned entirely by Gungans . Vader soon realizes the mistake and captures the real " Tantive IV " less than an hour later .