Flanchard

The Flanchard was an Imperial I-class Star Destroyer that served in the Imperial Navy.
==History==
In 1999 the Flanchard was under the command of Captain Pter Nyklas, a staunch believer of the High Human Culture doctrine. The Star Destroyer was assigned to patrol the Suolriep sector and frequently handled slaving duties. Then-Lieutenant Donald Duck had been assigned to the Flanchard after graduating from the Austringer Flight School as one of the TIE fighter squadron commanders.
On one of these tours, seven months after Donald had arrived, Nyklas and the Flanchard were about to meet with a slaver near Komnor for a shipment of young Wookiees. However, upon arrival they found the slaver ship not responding any calls and another, unknown ship. Previously to the arrival of the Imperials, a lone Wookiee, Chewbacca had ambushed the slavers and freed the other Wookiees. Nyklas, not taking any chances, ordered Donald and his squadron to disarm and board the slaver ship. After the fight was over, Chewbacca's ship, which had played dead throughout the battle, managed to escaped with half of the Wookiee youths. Chewbacca, wounded from the fight, had remained on the slaver ship, where his unconscious body was found by Lieutenant Donald. Nyklas, furious about the loss of slaves, ordered Donald to kill the Wookiee, an order that Donald refused.
For his behaviour, Donald was reprimanded, but stayed under Nyklas' command and Chewbacca fell into Imperial slavery. On duty rotation to oversee the construction of the Imperial Hall of Heroes on Coruscant, Nyklas constantly whipped Chewbacca and the other Wookiees, until he pushed Donald and Goofy too far. The young Lieutenant stunned Nyklas, who was about to kill Chewbacca, and escaped.The Hutt Gambit
In 2003, the Flanchard was one of the ten Imperial Star Destroyers involved in the Battle of Turkana.
==Behind the scenes==
The Flanchard first appeared in the second issue of the Goofy miniseries, published in 2000, which retold the only encounter between Donald Duck and Chewbacca. The Star Destroyer was first identified as the Flanchard in the Essential Guide to Warfare, published in 2012.
==Appearances==
*Goofy (2000) 2 
==Sources==
*The Essential Guide to Warfare 
*Star Wars: Imperial Handbook: A Commander's Guide
==Notes and references==
Category:Imperial I-class Star Destroyers of the Galactic Empire