Rebel Dream

The Rebel Dream was an Imperial-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, the Imperial Star Destroyer Tyrant 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 Rebels' 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 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, 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.The Essential Chronology
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. In this battle, 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 Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
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. It later joined the fleet of the fledgling Galactic Federation of Free Alliances, where it participated in the defense of Mon Calamari.The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force
==Behind the scenes==
The image of the Tyrant in the Star Wars Encyclopedia features a faint inscription on the hull that reads, "We Break For Nobody,"Star Wars Encyclopedia echoing a similar phrase, "We Brake for Nobody," inscribed on the mammoth starship Spaceball One depicted in the 1987 parody film Spaceballs.Spaceballs. Dir. Mel Brooks. MGM/Brooksfilms, 1987. Film.
==Appearances==
==Sources==
*Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back - Official Collectors Edition 
*Star Wars Encyclopedia
*Star Wars: Behind the Magic
*The Essential Chronology 
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*The New Essential Chronology
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*The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
*The Essential Atlas
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*Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook 
*Star Wars: Imperial Handbook: A Commander's Guide
==Notes and references==
Category:Captured starships
Category:Flagships
Category:Imperial-class Star Destroyers
Category:Starships of Death Squadron
Category:Starships of the Galactic Alliance
Category:Starships of the Galactic Empire
Category:Starships of the New Republic