Starkiller ( starship ) Starkiller was a modified Frommon Longhaul all - purpose transport used by bounty hunter Leshy Drobo around 20 , 000 BBY . When Drobo and XT - 8 captured Jedi Knight Roni von Wasaki , they froze him in carbonite and stored him in a hidden compartment in the cargo hold of the " Starkiller " . This did not stop Wasaki from trying to escape , however , and he managed to convince Drobo to free him through use of the Force . When XT - 8 discovered this , he confronted Drobo in the engine room where he managed to kill Drobo . Unfortunately , some shots damaged the hyperdrive and XT - 8 was not programmed to repair it , causing a trip that would have lasted only 30 days to last over 20 , 000 years . Despite this , XT - 8 continued his journey to bring Wasaki to the crime boss to receive the reward of 100 , 000 credits . Characteristics . The ship was eventually encountered by a group of Rebels during the Galactic Civil War although , when they tried to dock , XT - 8 fired upon them before being overpowered by their vastly superior ship . Shortly afterward the group boarded the " Starkiller " through its airlock which had been dented by collision with a meteor and was jammed shut . They managed to lift it and were greeted by a gust of stale but breathable air . While the group were exploring the dust covered lounge and examining the furniture , they accidentally activated the controls for a holoprojection disc which was hidden under the dust in the center of the room . This projected a ragged , black form which rose from the floor , its bestial eyes seeming to stare through them . It spread its membranous wings and loomed over the group , its fang - filled mouth dripping fake venom . Though this could do no real damage , a startled member of the group fired upon it , causing some slight damage to the ship . The head room contained washing and crude waste - disposal facilities as well as a vidscreen opposite the toilet which was programmed with reading materials from periodic files . A medpac hung next to this . Close to this was a hidden laser cannon turret which appeared to be nothing more than a storage locker with an emergency space suit hanging in the back and two boxes of miscellaneous junk lying on the floor . However , a hidden hatch in the ceiling controlled a retractable ladder which led up to the laser cannon ' s firing seat . Next to this was the captain ' s quarters which contained a bed , chair , and a desk with a computer terminal mounted on top of it . This computer could be used to access the ship ' s computer . A storage cubicle was set into the aft wall which contained a full set of bounty hunter armor , a force pike , a heavy blaster pistol and , after the crew captured Wasaki , two lightsabers . The galley was situated next to this room which contained everything associated with food storage and preparation on the ship . By the time the group of Rebels boarded the ship , the autochef was malfunctioning and caused any food ordered to appear as a blue - gray slime or a black , hardened chunk . The bridge was where XT - 8 had been sitting for over 20 , 000 years and , when the group entered , he rose from the chair and pivoted about , opening his chest panel and firing at them . The group managed to disable XT - 8 , however , ending his 20 , 000 year long mission . The ship ' s computer could also be accessed by the bridge console , although it was trapped so that anyone not skilled enough would cause a blast door to seal the bridge off from the rest of the ship while ventilation ducts sucked out the oxygen . The engine room was located in the middle of the ship and , because of XT - 8 ' s conflict with Drobo , the hyperdrive access panel was riddled with bullet holes , as was the mummified corpse of Drobo , slumped against it . When the Rebels touched the corpse it crumbled revealing a hold - out blaster hidden within his clothes . The group then proceeded to the cargo hold where they discovered a cargo of 50 crates marked as " repulsorlift parts " , although it was actually useless junk and was secured with gravnet s . The aft portion of this hold dropped to load and unload cargo , although a security lock prevented it from doing so while in space . While searching this room , the Rebels came across the hidden compartment which Wasaki was being held in . They proceeded to free him from his prison and , after some questioning , took them aboard their ship . Behind the scenes . The ship is obviously named after Luke Starkiller , one of George Lucas ' s earlier names for his main character .