Rebel Dream The Rebel Dream was an " Imperial I " - class Star Destroyer of the New Republic Navy . It began its career in the Imperial Navy as the Tyrant . History . Imperial service . Assigned to Darth Vader ' s Death Squadron , it was commanded by the capable Captain Xamuel Lennox , with Lieutenant Cabbel serving as executive officer . In 1 BBY , the " Tyrant " was one of the ten Imperial Star Destroyers involved in the Battle of Turkana . Eight months after the Battle of Yavin , the ship fought Warlord Nuso Esva ' s forces in the Poln system as part of Death Squadron . During the Battle of Hoth , " Tyrant " attempted to intercept the first Rebel transports to flee from Hoth , but was disabled by several shots from the Rebel ' s planetary ion cannon . Lennox ' s warship was left to float through the system and several more Rebel transports subsequently escaped . During the battle on the surface , Imperial troops captured Rebel General Crix Madine and sent him to the " Tyrant " . After the shuttle entered the " Tyrant " ' s docking bay , the " Tyrant " was hit by another blast from the planetary ion cannon . While overseeing the repair of systems disabled by the ion cannon , Rebel commandos boarded the ship and rescued Madine . The commandos escaped with General Madine on a Lambda - class shuttle , with the " Tyrant " unable to pursue the shuttle . Later , the shuttle brought General Madine to the Mon Calamari Cruiser " Champion " , which then prepared to jump to hyperspace . Lennox engaged the cruiser with the now functional " Tyrant " , and proceeded to launch TIE fighters in preparation for battle . Lennox hailed the " Champion " and said that if they handed over General Madine that he would call off his attack . The captain of the " Champion " refused and ordered the launch of his ship ' s fighters . Captain Lennox was unable to defeat the " Champion " and the ship escaped with Madine . In 4 ABY , Captain Lennox and the " Tyrant " participated in the Battle of Endor . New Republic service . Later , in the aftermath of the Bacta War , the New Republic captured the " Tyrant " from a weakly defended Imperial fueling outpost . Impressed by the symbolism of the Star Destroyer ' s former history serving with Vader ' s Death Squadron , Councilor Leia Organa renamed the ship the " Rebel Dream " and selected it as her personal flagship . By 7 ABY , the " Rebel Dream " was serving as Minister of State Leia Organa Solo ' s consular ship , but was back in active duty to fight the Imperial Star Destroyer " Peremptory " at the Battle of Storinal . It was in this battle that " Rebel Dream " was recaptured by Imperial forces . Yuuzhan Vong War . At the time of the Yuuzhan Vong War , the New Republic had recovered the " Rebel Dream " . The " Rebel Dream " served under General Wedge Antilles at Borleias . The " Rebel Dream " starfighters and support craft featured a white - and - dark - gray color scheme during the siege of Borleias . She later joined the fleet of the fledgling Galactic Federation of Free Alliances , where she participated in the defense of Mon Calamari . Behind the scenes . The image of the " Tyrant " in the " Star Wars Encyclopedia " features an inscription on the hull that reads , " We Brake For Nobody , " a reference to the parody film " " .