Relentless ( Pellaeon - class ) The Relentless was a " Pellaeon " - class Star Destroyer which served as the flagship of Darth Krayt ' s Outer Rim Third Fleet seven years after the Dark Lord of the Sith deposed Galactic Emperor Roan Fel at the end of the Empire ' s war with the Galactic Alliance . Under the command of Kel Dor Admiral Sha Dun , the fleet had been tasked with capturing Admiral Gar Stazi — the commander of the Galactic Alliance Core Fleet — as well as destroying the unified fragments of the Alliance military . Despite many minor victories , Dun failed to stop Stazi ' s attacks , and was executed for his failure on the command deck of the " Relentless " by Darth Azard , the Sith Lord who oversaw the Third Fleet . Dun was replaced with the Humanocentric Admiral Dru Valan , and under his command , the " Relentless " saw further action against the Alliance forces above the planet Dac . The battle above Dac resulted in another loss to Stazi , and the Alliance forces captured the Advanced Star Destroyer " Imperious " , which was under construction at the planet ' s shipyards . Though the " Relentless " survived the battle , the Third Fleet was devastated . Disgraced , Valan gave command of the " Relentless " to the vessel ' s captain , Hoge , and retired to his quarters to contemplate suicide . Following Darth Wyyrlok ' s order for the execution of the Final Protocol , a plan that saw the oceans of the Mon Calamari homeworld Dac poisoned and all of the inhabitants executed within one week , the " Relentless " and the Outer Rim Third Fleet , now under the command of Admiral Krion Grail , were sent to prevent the success of the Alliance ' s rescue effort on the planet . With the mission overseen by Moff Geist and Darth Stryfe , the Third Fleet engaged Admiral Stazi ' s forces until the arrival of a fleet loyal to Emperor - in - exile Roan Fel arrived to aid the Alliance fleet , when Stryfe was forced to withdraw his forces . Description . The " Relentless " was a " Pellaeon " - class Star Destroyer , a class of ship that was originally manufactured by Kuat Drive Yards for the Fel Empire . The design of the ship drew upon the distinctive wedge - shape of earlier Star Destroyers , and featured a heavily - slanted forward hull . Offensively , the " Relentless " was armed with turbolasers and sported a complement of " Predator " - class fighters . The Star Destroyer was also equipped with shields , a hyperdrive system , and sensor equipment . Like previous Star Destroyers , the " Relentless " bridge featured a command walkway that ran up the center of the command deck with crew pits on either side . The Star Destroyer ' s convex array of tetragonal viewports allowed the vessel ' s commander a view of the battlefield . History . Hunting Stazi . In 137 ABY , seven years after Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Krayt deposed Galactic Emperor Roan Fel and established his Sith regime at the end of the Empire ' s war with the Galactic Alliance , the " Pellaeon " - class Star Destroyer " Relentless " was the flagship of Krayt ' s Outer Rim Third Fleet . Overseen by Quarren Sith Lord Darth Azard , the Imperial Outer Rim Third Fleet had been charged with capturing the fugitive commander of the Galactic Alliance Core Fleet , Admiral Gar Stazi , as well as destroying the unified fragments of the Alliance military that had been dubbed the Galactic Alliance Remnant . Emperor Krayt had placed Kel Dor Admiral Sha Dun in charge of the mission , and under his command , the " Relentless " and the Third Fleet won a number of small victories over Stazi and the Alliance Core Fleet . Despite the many minor victories , however , Dun failed to stop Stazi ' s attacks . On the command deck of the " Relentless " , which was then stationed in the Calamari sector , Lord Azard executed Admiral Dun for his failure and replaced him with the Humanocentric Admiral Dru Valan , who had already faced Stazi during the Battle of Caamas , the last major battle of the Sith – Imperial War . Azard told Valan not to underestimate Stazi as Sha Dun had , and warned the admiral not to fail him . As his first act in command of the fleet , Valan had the " Relentless " captain , Hoge , replace all alien personnel of the fleet with Human personnel . Admiral Valan plotted to set up a trap for Stazi by baiting him with the possibility of capturing the Advanced Star Destroyer " Imperious " , which was under construction in the shipyards of the planet Dac . Aboard the " Relentless " , the Toydarian information broker Niffla informed Valan that she had seen Monia Gahan — a member of Rogue Squadron and the niece of former Galactic Alliance Triumvir Gial Gahan — at the shipyards , indicating that Stazi had taken the bait . Several days later , Stazi ' s fleet jumped into the system to take the " Imperious " , and Valan sprung his trap . Arriving in the Calamari system with the " Relentless " and the Third Fleet , Valan believed he had Stazi ' s fleet trapped between his fleet and the shipyards . Stazi had prepared for Valan ' s trap , however , by setting his own trap with the aid of the Mon Calamari . Valan and Hoge oversaw the battle from the bridge of the " Relentless " , and watched as Stazi ' s fleet attacked , leading Valan to order the shipyards automated defense systems to come online and fire on the Alliance ships . Control of the shipyard ' s defense systems had been taken over by the Alliance , however , and sustained fire from both it and the Alliance fleet brought the " Relentless " shield strength to as low as twenty percent . After Stazi moved his fleet behind the shipyards , Valan had the " Relentless " and the other vessels in the fleet release their " Predator " - class starfighters . Believing one dock to be expendable , Valan proceeded to order his fleet to fire through the shipyard dock which hid Stazi ' s flagship , the " Scythe " - class battle cruiser " Indomitable " , as the rest of the Alliance fleet made their escape . The Alliance captured the " Imperious " and destroyed a third of the shipyards . The " Relentless " survived the battle intact ; however , Valan ' s fleet was devastated and Stazi once again escaped . Disgraced , Valan gave command of the " Relentless " to Captain Hoge and retired to his quarters to contemplate suicide , rather than face Darth Azard . Evacuation of Dac . After Darth Wyyrlok ordered the execution of the Final Protocol , a plan that saw the oceans of the Mon Calamari homeworld Dac poisoned and all of the inhabitants executed within one week , the " Relentless " , along with the rest of the Outer Rim Third Fleet , was being overseen by Darth Stryfe . Knowing Admiral Stazi would return to save the inhabitants of Dac , the Outer Rim Third Fleet , now under the command of Admiral Krion Grail and Moff Geist , was dispatched to ensure the failure of the rescue effort . Ten hours into the Alliance rescue operation , the Third Fleet entered the system and engaged Stazi ' s forces . Although the Sith fleet outnumbered the Alliance forces , Stazi used ion bomb s loaded aboard drone ships to take out much of the Third Fleet . When the " Relentless " and the other Imperial vessels destroyed the drones , they released an ion charge that damaged the ships ' sensors , allowing the Alliance to attack while the Sith fleet was temporarily crippled . The " Relentless " barely escaped destruction , and Stryfe ordered Grail to target the first wave of refugee ships as they attempted to leave the system . While the Sith attacked Stazi ' s flagship , which protected the refugee ships , a fleet loyal to former Emperor Roan Fel ' s Empire - in - exile — come to aid in the evacuation of Dac — entered the system and engaged Stryfe ' s forces . Knowing that the " Relentless " could not continue the attack without being destroyed , Geist convinced Stryfe to withdraw their remaining ships . Now uninhibited by the Sith fleet , the Alliance and Imperial forces were able to evacuate twenty percent of the planet ' s population . Commanders and crew . As the flagship of the Outer Rim Third Fleet , the " Relentless " was under the overall command of the Kel Dor Admiral Sha Dun during the mission to eliminate Alliance admiral Gar Stazi . After Dun was killed by Darth Azard for his failure to stop Stazi , the " Relentless " and the Third Fleet came under the overall command of the speciesist Human Admiral Dru Valan . The vessel itself was commanded directly by Captain Hoge , who served under both Dun and Valan . After the battle with Stazi ' s fleet at Dac , Valan gave command of the " Relentless " bridge to Captain Hoge . Later , during the evacuation of Dac , the " Relentless " continued to serve as the flagship of the Third Fleet and was under the overall command of Admiral Krion Grail . Under Dun ' s command , both the " Relentless " and the other vessels of the Third Fleet were crewed by members of different species . However , as his first act in command Valan ordered Captain Hoge to replace all alien personnel of the fleet with Human personnel . Behind the scenes . The " Relentless " made its first appearance in the twentieth issue of the " " series , " " , published in February 2008 . The vessel also appeared in of the " " story arc , released in March 2008 . Both issues were written by John Ostrander and penciled by Omar Francia . The " Relentless " later returned in " " , published in April 2010 , this time penciled by Jan Duursema .