Splendour The Splendour was a " Kom ' rk " - class fighter owned by the Besalisk criminal Galus Vez . Vez used the starship to race opponents on his private racing track , the Fool ' s Run , where he could activate asteroid thruster s remotely from his ship to drive asteroid s into opponents . About five years before the Battle of Yavin , Vez used the " Splendour " to race against the Twi ' lek Hera Syndulla who piloted the " Ghost " . The Besalisk used asteroids to slow his opponent , but was struck by asteroids himself when Sydnulla ' s companions used the Force to aid their friend . Description . The starship known as " Splendour " was a " Kom ' rk " - class fighter painted in turquoise color s . Like all gauntlet fighters , it measured 52 . 3 meter s in length , 52 . 4 meters in width and stood 13 . 23 meters tall . The vessel could carry twenty four passengers and was armed with four laser cannon s , two facing forward and two facing back . Additionally the vessel had systems installed which could remotely activate asteroid thruster s . History . During the reign of the Galactic Empire , the " Splendour " was owned by Galus Vez , a Besalisk criminal who owned the space station known as Osisis Station in the Regani sector . Vez used the ship to race against visitors to the station on his private racing course , the Fool ' s Run , which ran through an asteroid belt encircling the planet which Osisis orbited . The course included a hidden asteroid thruster installed on one of the asteroids , which Vez would use to drive the rock into opponents during races . About five years before the Battle of Yavin , Vez was visited by a group of rebels whom he knew , who were looking to buy parts to repair their VCX - 100 light freighter " Ghost " . Vez however , was unwilling to provide the parts , as previous visits by the group had caused increased Imperial scrutiny of the Besalisk ' s operations . Vez instead offered to race the group ' s pilot , Hera Syndulla on Fool ' s Run . If Syndulla won , the rebels could have their parts and leave , but if Vez won in the " Splendour " he would get to keep the " Ghost " . Syndulla agreed and the pilots took to the track . Vez initially managed to gain the lead in the " Splendour " , but was overtaken when Syndulla performed a number of fancy maneuvers . Instead of trying to match the opposing pilot ' s skill , Vez used the " Splendour " systems to activate that asteroid thruster , which drove the asteroid it was attached to into the " Ghost " , damaging the ship ' s stabilizer s . The Besalisk managed to take the lead once more , but was slowed when two of Syndulla ' s companions — the Jedi Kanan Jarrus and his padawan Ezra Bridger — used the Force to drive a pair of asteroids into the " Splendour " . Ignoring the damage to his ship , Vez believed he could still win , but could only watch in horror as the " Ghost " sped past the " Splendour " thanks to the astromech droid C1 - 10P , who had boosted its engine s . Despite having lost , Vez refused to honor his deal and attempted to capture the rebels to hand over to the Imperials , but was defeated and forced to hand over the parts for the " Ghost " . Behind the scenes . The " Splendour " first appeared in the canon comic strip " Ring Race " which was written by Martin Fisher and illustrated by Bob Molesworth . The strip was published in the first issue of the " Star Wars Rebels " Magazine series , which was released on January 28 , 2015 .