Triumphant / Legends The Triumphant was a " Venator " - class Star Destroyer that served in the Republic Navy as Jedi General Plo Koon ' s flagship during the Clone Wars . In 21 BBY , the " Triumphant " was part of a Republic strike force of three Star Destroyers tasked with hunting down the Confederacy ' s new battleship , the " Malevolence " , which had committed several attacks on Republic fleets across the galaxy . After tracking the " Malevolence " to the Abregado system , the " Triumphant " and the rest of Koon ' s fleet were assaulted by the Separatist warship , which used one of its ion pulse cannon s to disable the entire fleet ' s deflector shields . Completely defenseless , Koon ' s flotilla was destroyed by the " Malevolence " turbolasers , although Koon and some of the " Triumphant " clone trooper crew were able to escape in the Star Destroyer ' s escape pods before the cruiser was completely obliterated . Description . Manufactured by Kuat Drive Yards , the " Triumphant " was a " Venator " - class Star Destroyer in the service of the Navy of the Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars . Measuring 1 , 137 meters in length , the " Triumphant " had eight engines equipped , a pair of command towers , and a hologram communications system installed in one of the bridge structures . The Star Destroyer had at least one shield generator installed and had an armament of fifty - two laser cannons , eight DBY - 827 heavy dual turbolaser turret s , two medium dual turbolaser cannons , four proton torpedo tubes , and six tractor beam projectors . However , none of the defensive systems were able to withstand fire from an ion pulse cannon , which was capable of disabling the " Triumphant " electrical systems and leaving the ship vulnerable to attack . The " Triumphant " also had several escape pods that could be launched manually , even if the destroyer ' s electrical systems were rendered inactive . History . During the Clone Wars against the Confederacy of Independent Systems , the " Triumphant " served as Jedi General and Jedi Council member Plo Koon ' s flagship , while Clone Commander CC - 3636 — nicknamed " Wolffe " — served as the Star Destroyer ' s second - in - command . In 21 BBY , the Confederacy manufactured the " Subjugator " - class heavy cruiser " Malevolence " . Under the command of the Confederate General Grievous , the " Malevolence " ambushed Republic vessels across the galaxy , killing everyone onboard and vanishing before the Republic could discover what exactly had attacked their ships . Among the attacks executed by the " Malevolence " was the annihilation of Jedi General Ares Nune ' s fleet in the Phu system . After the loss of Nune ' s fleet , Koon and the rest of the Jedi Council met with Supreme Chancellor Palpatine to discuss the growing Separatist threat . During the meeting , Koon volunteered to lead a strike force from the " Triumphant " and hunt down the " Malevolence " . Although Koon planned to stay in constant contact with nearby Republic forces during the operation , Palpatine and Jedi Master Mace Windu believed it was still going to be a very dangerous mission . Koon ' s task of finding and eliminating the " Malevolence " was soon reported by the Republic ' s HoloNet News , and the " Triumphant " participation was included in the report . After being dispatched on its assignment , Koon ' s task force , which consisted of the " Triumphant " and two other " Venator " - class cruisers , tracked the " Malevolence " to the Abregado system . The Republic fleet slowly approached the distant " Malevolence " , with plans to assault the enemy vessel . Within one of the " Triumphant " command towers , Koon and Commander Wolffe contacted Jedi General Anakin Skywalker and his apprentice , Ahsoka Tano , who were stationed in the nearby Bith system , and updated the two on their situation . However , Skywalker informed Koon that he could not assist Koon ' s flotilla in the upcoming battle because Skywalker himself had been ordered to secure the Bith system . Shortly thereafter , their communications were cut off , a result of being jammed by the " Malevolence " . Aboard his " Subjugator " - class flagship , Grievous and the leader of the Separatist movement , Count Dooku — who was present onboard at the time to observe the " Malevolence " in action — saw the arrival of the " Triumphant " and its support vessels as another opportunity to test the " Malevolence " powerful ion pulse cannons . The new weapons were capable of disabling the deflector shields on any ship , leaving vessels completely defenseless and vulnerable to laser fire . Grievous moved the " Malevolence " into attack position and ordered his battle droid crew to charge the ship ' s port - side pulse cannon . Unable to direct laser fire at the " Malevolence " because it was out of range , the " Triumphant " and the rest of Koon ' s task force fell prey to the " Malevolence " ion pulse assault . The " Triumphant " crew braced for impact as the enemy ' s ion pulse hit the entire strike force , deactivating the Star Destroyers ' shields and weapon systems . The " Malevolence " immediately moved in closer to the unprotected Republic fleet and fired at the Star Destroyers with its many turbolasers . Realizing that the battle was lost , Koon ordered the ship ' s clone trooper crew to its escape pods just as his fleet was torn apart , and a number of the " Triumphant " crew survived by fleeing in the vessels ' escape pods . Among the survivors were Wolffe , Koon , and two clone troopers nicknamed " Sinker " and " Boost " ; all four escaped in the same pod . After the obliteration of the " Triumphant " and the rest of Koon ' s flotilla , the remains of the three Star Destroyers formed a debris field around the Abregado system , with the surviving escape pods — lacking power , communications , and life support systems — floating around within the field . Not intending to leave any witnesses of the battle , Dooku dispatched a number of rocket battle droid s aboard " Droch " - class boarding ships to eliminate any remaining Republic escape pods . All of the " Triumphant " surviving crew members were killed by the Separatist teams , with the exception of the occupants of Koon ' s pod , who were able to defeat a battle droid patrol that attacked them . Koon ' s pod was soon rescued by Skywalker and Tano — who had come to investigate the situation at Abregado following their loss of contact with Koon ' s task force — aboard Skywalker ' s personal freighter , the " Twilight " . Commanders and crew . The " Triumphant " was the flagship of Jedi Master Plo Koon , with Clone Commander Wolffe serving as the Star Destroyer ' s first officer . The " Triumphant " was mostly crewed by the clone troopers of the Grand Army of the Republic , including the " Wolfpack , " a close - knit squad led by Wolffe that included Boost and Clone Sergeant Sinker . When the " Triumphant " was destroyed by the " Malevolence " , most of the ship ' s crew was killed , and the few who did escape were dispatched by the " Malevolence " pod hunters . The only exceptions were Koon , Wolffe , Boost , and Sinker , who escaped the Abregado system with Skywalker and Tano aboard the " Twilight " . Behind the scenes . The " Triumphant " was first mentioned in the " " publication , released on July 26 , 2008 . On October 3 , 2008 , the Star Destroyer made its first appearance in " Ambush , " the premiere episode in the of , though it was only shown briefly in the episode ' s opening newsreel . The " Triumphant " later played a main role in the second episode of the series , " Rising " Malevolence " " — which aired the same day as " Ambush " — being destroyed early on in the episode .