Inflictor The Inflictor was an " Imperial " - class Star Destroyer that participated in the Battle of Jakku , between the Galactic Empire and the New Republic one year after the Battle of Endor . During the battle , the Star Destroyer was boarded by New Republic soldiers with the intent of capturing it . After the commandos disabled the ship ' s ability to self destruct , its commander , Captain Ciena Ree , scuttled the " Inflictor " by crashing it into the surface of the planet , where its wreckage remained for decades . Eventually , squatters came to live in the " Inflictor " ' s conning towers , chasing anybody who might step in their territory . The wreckage could be seen from Niima Outpost . Description . The " Inflictor " was an " Imperial " - class Star Destroyer . It had four known commanding officers : Captain Ciena Ree , Imperial Security Bureau Commander Brisney , ship systems officer Commander Erisher , and Flight commander Nash Windrider . The Star Destroyer was equipped with at least seven rear engines which powered the ship ' s systems including its hyperdrive . According to Captain Ree , the ship could jump into hyperspace if engine two was functioning above 85 percent . To protect the ship from decompression , the Captain could remotely seal the decks from the command bridge . The " Inflictor " was also equipped with several escape pod s . The command bridge could be accessed by the oral password " Look through my eyes " , a reference to Captain Ree ' s deceased twin sister Wynnet Ree . History . Battle of Jakku . The " Inflictor " was in service following the events of the Battle of Endor , which saw the fragmentation of the Galactic Empire and the transformation of the Rebel Alliance into the New Republic . Shortly before the Battle of Jakku in 5 ABY , Grand Moff Randd commissioned the new Captain Ciena Ree as the commanding officer of the " Inflictor " . The Star Destroyer was part of the Imperial armada that assembled above Jakku for a massive showdown with the New Republic . Randd hoped that the Empire would defeat the New Republic once and for all . During the Battle of Jakku , the " Inflictor " and hundreds of other Imperial warships took part in a concerted , simultaneous exercise that was rigidly controlled by a central command . However , the New Republic Defense Fleet circumvented the Imperial tactics by segmenting their forces and attacking on multiple fronts . Due to the flawed Imperial tactics , the " Inflictor " soon sustained damage to its engines . Enemy fire also caused an explosive decompression in the aft starboard , which exposed the area to zero gravity space . Captain Ree was forced to remotely seal the affected decks in order to save the rest of the " Inflictor " . Captain Ree attempted to contact Grand Moff Randd to convince him to split the fleet so that the Imperial ships could attack the New Republic star cruisers from multiple fronts and relieve the beleaguered TIE fighters above Jakku . Before Ensign Perin could open the channel , the " Inflictor " was breached by four New Republic boarding ships . Seeking to capture the vessel , the New Republic boarders led by Ree ' s lover Thane Kyrell disconnected the self - destruct system . The Star Destroyer crew put up a fierce resistance against the rebel boarders . Captain Ree tried to initiate the self - destruct mechanism but found that it had been severed . In response , Ree ordered her crew to abandon ship and all TIE fighters to rendezvous with the next nearest Imperial vessel . When Commander Windrider questioned her , Ree revealed that she was planning to crash the " Inflictor " onto Jakku ' s surface in order to keep the Star Destroyer out of New Republic hands . Despite Windrider ' s pleas , Ciena was determined to carry out her plan . Windrider reluctantly obliged and evacuated the ship . As Captain Ree flew the " Inflictor " into Jakku ' s surface , Kyrell managed to breach the command bridge . He attempted to rescue his lover but Ree was determined to end her life so that she could free herself of her oath to the Empire . Following a brief struggle , Thane managed to stun her and carry her into an escape pod . The " Inflictor " crashed into Jakku ' s Starship Graveyard , where it would remain for the next twenty - nine years . Legacy . Captain Ciena Ree was taken prisoner by the New Republic following the Battle of Jakku . However , her Imperial colleague Nash Windrider believed that she had sacrificed her life and died aboard the " Inflictor " in a valiant attempt to deny the New Republic access to the Star Destroyer . He and several other senior Imperial commanders and officials nominated her for the Distinguished Medal of Imperial Honor . By 34 ABY , squatters had come to live in the wrecked Star Destroyer ' s conning tower . Behind the scenes . The " Inflictor " first appeared in the second teaser trailer for at Celebration Anaheim in April 2015 . The Star Destroyer ' s backstory was later expanded in Claudia Gray ' s young adult novel " Lost Stars " , which was published as part of the " " multimedia series in September 2015 . The " Inflictor " made its first appearance in " The Force Awakens " movie , which debuted on December 18 , 2015 .