Motivator ( Imperial - class ) Motivator was an " Imperial " - class Star Destroyer of the Imperial Navy . The vessel was destroyed by Rogue Squadron while it was trying the capture CR90 corvette Razor to obtain the Death Star II construction data onboard , resulting in it crashing on the surface of planet Kothlis . History . Early history . In 2 ABY , the " Motivator " was under the command of Captain Briera and destroyed the Rebel base on Maldra IV . Battle of Kothlis . As the " Razor " proceeded to rendezvous with the Alliance Fleet , the " Motivator " jumped out of hyperspace and deployed squadrons of TIE Fighters . The timely appearance of Rebel fighter squadrons and the Redemption turned the tide around , and an attack on the Star Destroyer commenced . While " Redemption " traded fire with the Star Destroyer , Rogue Squadron ' s three flights disabled its major batteries and engaged its TIE fighters . After the " Motivator ' s " shield generators had been disabled by damage to its main reactor , it prepared to jump into hyperspace with Razor safely tucked in its main hangar . In a desperate act , Wedge Antilles was able to destroy the bridge , forcing the Star Destroyer into a dive to the surface . As the Star Destroyer crashed into the surface , an Alliance GR - 75 transport carrying Crix Madine and a company of soldiers arrived to secure " Razor " ' s computer core . Rogue Squadron escorted the transport to the crash site and was surprised to find a portion of the Star Destroyer ' s ground forces had survived the crash . While arriving at the crash site , Madine reported that they have detected increasing temperatures in the Star Destroyer ' s core due to the damage it has already sustained , meaning that it will only be a matter of minutes before the core goes critical . As they were unwilling to risk their transport to get the data , the strike team was forced to land the transport . Still operational AT - ATs and AT - PTs blasted their way through the Star Destroyer ' s hull and began to attack the rebel transport . As reinforcements arrived in the orbital battle , Madine and the Rogues were time pressed to upload the data . While Rogue Squadron provided covering fire and targeted the armored vehicles , Madine and his commandos engaged in a firefight with Stormtroopers and their E - web blaster nests . After neutralizing any remaining functional batteries and destroying the Imperial armor , Rogue Squadron covered Madine ' s charge to the Star Destroyer . Madine succeeded in retrieving the data from " Razor " , returned to his transport and fled Kothlis while Rogue Squadron engaged pursuing TIE fighters . Madine and his team finished decoding the data and realized why the Empire wanted it so badly — it was the technical readout for the second Death Star . Behind the scenes . The " Motivator " first mentioned in the " Galaxywide NewsNets " feature for issue number 10 of the first volume of " Star Wars Journal " , where it stated a bit of its history . Its role was later expanded in " " , where it was revealed to have been involved in trying to stop the Rebels from gaining the schematics for the Death Star II by capturing the " Razor " , as well as eventually being shot down by Rogue Squadron over Kothlis , and its wreck was later infiltrated by the Rebels to recover the data as the ship was going critical . If the player managed to take out its ion cannons during the mission " Razor Rendezvous , " its next appearance from " Vengeance of Kothlis " will have the ion cannons being damaged , thus making it slightly easier for the player to get through the mission .