Dua Ningo Dua Ningo was an elder Sullustan male serving as an admiral in the navy of the Confederacy of Independent Systems . Approximately two years into the Clone Wars , Ningo took command of the Bulwark Fleet , an armada of Bulwark Mark I warships stationed at the shipyards above the Core World of Foerost . After breaking the Galactic Republic ' s blockade of the planet , the Sullustan used the Bulwark Fleet to wipe out many Republic outposts in Sector Zero as he moved to conquer the Republic capital of Coruscant . Hoping to put an end to Ningo ' s campaign , the Republic authorized the launch of the new " Victory " - class Star Destroyers six months before their scheduled introduction . Captains Jan Dodonna and Terrinald Screed took command of the two task forces that comprised the Victory Fleet ; together , they engaged Ningo and his Bulwark Fleet in a series of battles throughout the Core . The final confrontation between the two armadas occurred in the skies above the Core World Anaxes , where the admiral was killed when his flagship disintegrated . Biography . Dua Ningo was a Sullustan male , considered old by the time of the Clone Wars . He served as an admiral in the naval forces of the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the galactic conflict . In 20 BBY , Ningo assumed the leadership of the Bulwark Fleet , an armada of Bulwark Mark I vessels that had been constructed by Techno Union engineers at the Foerost Shipyards , and used the warships to defeat the Republic blockade of Foerost . Following this historic victory , the admiral was tasked with conquering the Republic capital of Coruscant , destroying a series of Republic outposts in Sector Zero en route . Recognizing the threat that Ningo posed , the Republic authorized the launch of the " Victory " - class Star Destroyer , a new warship design , six months prior to its scheduled debut in order to deal with the Bulwark Fleet . Two task forces of " Victory " - class Star Destroyers — collectively known as the Victory Fleet — were formed : one led by Captain Terrinald Screed and the other by Captain Jan Dodonna . The Victory Fleet succeeded in driving Ningo away from Coruscant , subsequently engaging him in a series of battles throughout the Core Worlds . Ningo survived encounters with the Victory Fleet above Ixtlar , Alsakan , and Basilisk , before moving the Bulwark Fleet to the planet Anaxes . There , the admiral succeeded in destroying a large portion of Dodonna ' s task force , but Ningo ' s concentration on one commander left him vulnerable to attack from the other — Screed and his warships emerged from hyperspace and destroyed the admiral ' s flagship , the " Unrepentant " , in a barrage of cannon fire . Ningo perished when his ship was obliterated . Personality and traits . An aging admiral serving with the Confederacy of Independent Systems , Dua Ningo used the Bulwark Fleet to great effect , wiping out Republic forces scattered throughout Sector Zero . His campaign to capture Coruscant started with a historic victory at Foerost , where Ningo used the warships of the Bulwark Fleet to break through the Republic ' s blockade of the planet . The galactic government considered the admiral and his forces to be such a threat that it launched its new " Victory " - class Star Destroyers months in advance of their planned rollout to deal with the Bulwark Fleet and its commander . After several engagements with Screed ' s and Dodonna ' s forces , Ningo was finally killed in a sneak attack above Anaxes , although the engagement cost the Victory Fleet several vessels . Behind the scenes . Dua Ningo and the Foerost campaign were created by Daniel Wallace for " The New Essential Chronology " , published in 2005 . Ningo was later referenced in three additional sources , the first two of which were co - written by Wallace — the 2008 reference book " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " , in which Ningo received his own entry ; 2009 ' s " The Essential Atlas " ; and " The Essential Guide to Warfare " , written by Jason Fry and released in 2012 .