Annihilator ( Executor - class ) The Annihilator was an Imperial " Executor " - class Star Dreadnought under the command of Admiral Gaarn that was active shortly after the Battle of Endor . The " Annihilator " was sent to pacify the forces of the Zann Consortium , led by the crime lord Tyber Zann , which had recently taken control of the partially - constructed superweapon " Eclipse " at the Imperial shipyards above Kuat . Joining the Imperial vessels already present , the " Annihilator " deployed its TIE fighter squadrons and opened fire on both the Zann Consortium forces and the " Eclipse " . The " Annihilator " , along with the rest of the Imperial fleet , was destroyed during the battle . Description . The " Annihilator " was a 19 - kilometer - long " Executor " - class Star Dreadnought in the service of the Galactic Empire . The Super Star Destroyer boasted many turbolaser , ion cannon emplacements and tractor beam projectors . The warship was also armed with several concussion missile and proton torpedo launchers . It housed numerous squadrons of TIE Series starfighters , including fighters , bombers , interceptors , and Defenders . The ship was propelled by thirteen engine units and was protected from enemy fire by deflector shields emitted from two generator domes placed along the ship ' s command tower . History . Shortly after the Battle of Endor , the crime lord Tyber Zann launched an attack on the Imperial shipyards at Kuat in an attempt to capture the half - constructed warship " Eclipse " . The " Annihilator " , under the command of Admiral Gaarn , led a small fleet of three " Imperial " - class Star Destroyers to assist the already thinning group Imperial forces spread out above the planet . The " Annihilator " and its fleet dropped out of hyperspace above Kuat shortly after the " Eclipse " superlaser , recently hijacked by Zann ' s forces , malfunctioned . The " Annihilator " began assaulting the forces of the Zann Consortium with turbolaser and ion cannon barrages , and launched starfighter squadrons from its hangar . However , the Super Star Destroyer focused its assault on its primary target , the " Eclipse " , and attempted to destroy the massive warship before it fell into enemy hands . The combined forces of the Zann Consortium were eventually able to destroy the " Annihilator " and the remaining Imperial ships , allowing Zann to safely access the " Eclipse " data archives . Commanders and crew . The " Annihilator " was commanded by Admiral Gaarn shortly after the Battle of Endor . Gaarn led the " Annihilator " and a fleet of three Star Destroyers to defend the Imperial shipyards above Kuat , where the entire task force was decimated by the Zann Consortium . Behind the scenes . The " Annihilator " was created for the final campaign level of the 2006 LucasArts real - time strategy video game expansion " " . The " Annihilator " serves as the Zann Consortium campaign ' s final boss battle . After the player " destroys " the " Millennium Falcon " in the game ' s last level , the " Eclipse " superlaser will malfunction and the " Annihilator " and its fleet will jump out of hyperspace , forcing the player to combat this new threat without the help of the " Eclipse " . The player may destroy the " Annihilator " with their own ships , or focus their fire on the other Star Destroyers until the " Eclipse " superlaser is repaired , using the superweapon against the " Annihilator " for a one - hit kill . This latter tactic is recommended by Prima ' s for " Forces of Corruption " , which continuously refers to the " Annihilator " as the " Executor " . However , the level will not end until all remaining Imperial ships are destroyed . The " Annihilator " shares the same in - game model as the " Executor " , as well as a similar weapon payload . Although there are a set number of " hard - points , " various destructible emplacements vital to a ship , for each of the " Annihilator " weapons , this number does not necessarily reflect the total number of such weapons emplacements present on the ship , since a considerably larger amount of weapon ' s fire can often be witnessed . Additionally , the " Annihilator " has three shield hard - points placed along its spine , only one of which is located on the dome generators . The " Annihilator " may deploy an unlimited number of starfighters unless the player destroys either the ship ' s hangar or the ship itself . The only mentions of the " Annihilator " name and Admiral Gaarn are contained within a single information box detailing the ship , which the player may access by placing their cursor above the " Annihilator " in - game . This box also lists the " Annihilator " two special abilities , " Tractor Beam " and " Deploy All Squadrons , " as well as the ship ' s strengths and weaknesses . In gameplay , the " Annihilator " is powerful against capital ships and space stations , but vulnerable against bomber squadrons .