Reaper ( Executor - class ) The Reaper was an " Executor " - class Star Dreadnought in service to the Galactic Empire and a number of its successor states . Once the flagship of Scourge Squadron under Grand Moff Ardus Kaine , the " Reaper " became the centerpiece of Kaine ' s effort to continue Imperial rule after the death of Emperor Palpatine at the Battle of Endor . Kaine saw the formation of a new alliance , the Pentastar Alignment , aboard the " Reaper " , and the ship became a major part of the Alignment ' s naval power . Kaine , however , died in Operation Shadow Hand serving the reborn Palpatine , and the Alignment and " Reaper " were taken in by Admiral Gilad Pellaeon of the Imperial Remnant . Pellaeon made the " Reaper " his own personal command and , with it , conducted a campaign against the New Republic , culminating in a major victory against General Wedge Antilles , the " Executor " - class Star Dreadnought " Lusankya " , and Rogue Squadron at the Battle of Orinda . Within a year , however , Pellaeon and the " Reaper " were bogged down in a bombardment of the New Republic planet Adumar when the New Republic invaded the heart of Imperial space . Pellaeon moved against them , and though he was able to hold the New Republic forces back , the " Reaper " was destroyed at the Battle of Celanon . Description . The " Reaper " was the second " Executor " - class Star Dreadnought manufactured for the Galactic Empire , and the first warship of that class built at Kuat Drive Yards . A colossal ship , it saw repeated use as a central part of Imperial fleets , as a flagship and command vessel . The securing of the " Reaper " was a major coup for Imperial successor states , and the firepower it provided gave any who commanded it muscle to back up their political power . History . During the reign of Emperor Palpatine , the " Reaper " was the flagship of Scourge Squadron , an elite task force of Star Destroyers assigned to locate and eliminate Rebel activities in the Outer Rim Territories . After the death of Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin in the Battle of Yavin , his replacement , Ardus Kaine , was given personal command of Scourge Squadron to take the fight to the Rebels and repair the damage caused by the Empire ' s defeat at Yavin . Kaine was aboard the " Reaper " when news came that the Emperor had been killed in the Battle of Endor . In the wake of this defeat , Kaine met with four other representatives of major Imperial interests — Governor Ib Dekeet and Commerce Master Commissioner Gregor Raquoran from the Imperial government , and two corporate representatives , Wyrn Otro of Galentro Heavy Works and Elta Besk , head of Dynamic Automata — aboard the " Reaper " , in what Kaine dubbed the Pentastar Talks . For days the group negotiated and bargained with each other aboard the vessel , eventually forging an alliance in the signing of the Pentastar Alignment Treaty , the founding document of the new Pentastar Alignment . The " Reaper " became part of the Alignment ' s fleet ; with it , the Alignment had the muscle it needed to keep any challengers at bay . When Palpatine was reborn into a clone body and once more took control of the Empire , Kaine joined the fight during Operation Shadow Hand , during which he lost his life . After Palpatine ' s final death , the " Reaper " remained with the Alignment until it was annexed into the reconstituted Imperial Remnant by then - Admiral Gilad Pellaeon . Pellaeon , having lost his flagship " Chimaera " during Operation Shadow Hand , took personal command of the " Reaper " and made it his new flagship . Pellaeon was confident that the " Reaper " , combined with the dreadnoughts " Dominion " and " Megador " , would be effective in defending the empire from the New Republic ; after Pellaeon pitched this idea to the Moffs of the Imperial Rim factions , they agreed and made the captain of the " Reaper " their Supreme Commander . New Republic historian Voren Na ' al considered the vessel to be Pellaeon ' s most impressive acquisition . Pellaeon used the " Reaper " throughout his campaigns of 12 . 5 ABY to great effectiveness , taking the planet Orinda and six neighboring systems after arriving in the Borosk system to pick up a complement of fighters from the 181st Imperial Fighter Wing . The New Republic launched a counter - assault , headed by General Wedge Antilles and the Super Star Destroyer " Lusankya " . After the " Reaper " participated in battles in the Urce and Corthenia star systems , the massive Super Star Destroyers stalked each other around Orinda , with the " Reaper " and " Lusankya " engaging at Darkon and Traval - Pacor , both battles resulting in New Republic victories . The campaign culminated in the Battle of Orinda , during which the " Reaper " , with the aid of the " Dominion " , secured a major victory for the Empire by destroying the carrier " Endurance " , along with its entire complement of starfighters — as its commander had decided to hold them back to protect them from Imperial fire . The New Republic and " Lusankya " fled Orinda , with the starfighter group Rogue Squadron covering their retreat . Within the following year , the planet Adumar joined the New Republic . From the " Reaper " , Pellaeon led a bombardment of the world , which turned into a protracted campaign . While he was preoccupied , two full New Republic fleets captured the Antemeridian sector and much of its surrounding space from the Imperial Moff Tol Getelles , and were thus poised to strike at the heart of the Empire . In alarm , the Moffs ordered Pellaeon across the Hydian Way to halt the New Republic advance . Pellaeon was forced to move the " Reaper " from Adumar , and though he inflicted severe losses on New Republic forces in the ensuing campaign , the Admiral continued to be pushed back . At Celanon , he went up against the New Republic once more in the " Reaper " . Though the fight ultimately saved the Empire from destruction , the New Republic emerged victorious at Celanon , and the " Reaper " was destroyed . Commanders and crew . Ardus Kaine , commander of the " Reaper " at the time of Endor , felt his assignment to the Super Star Destroyer and Scourge Squadron was a betrayal by the Emperor , as he believed that he was being pushed away to fight Rebels rather than being used as an aide . After Palpatine ' s death , Kaine saw himself becoming a new Emperor ; to this end , he used the " Reaper " as the site of important political negotiations and as a key piece of his military . With Kaine ' s death , Gilad Pellaeon took over stewardship of the " Reaper " , using it as the centerpiece of his own attempt to revitalize the Empire . He was ultimately no more successful , seeing both victories and losses before the eventual destruction of the vessel under his command . Behind the scenes . The " Reaper " was created in a brief handful of mentions in the 1994 " Star Wars Adventure Journal " article " The Pentastar Alignment " , by Anthony P . Russo . Two years later , in " Before the Storm " , an unidentified Super Star Destroyer is mentioned as playing an important part in the Battle of Orinda . " The Essential Chronology " of 2000 merged these two references together , making the " Reaper " the unnamed ship and expanding on its story beyond the Pentastar Alignment . The " Reaper " was first illustrated by Chris Trevas in 2009 ' s " The Essential Atlas " .