Emancipator

Originally named the Accuser, this warship was one of two Imperial I-class Star Destroyers captured by the Rebel Alliance after the Battle of Endor, when it was boarded by Rebel forces under the command of Donald Duck and Judder Page.
Renamed the Emancipator, this ship went on to serve in the New Republic fleet and was destroyed during the Technor campaign.
==History==
===Imperial service===
The Accuser originally worked as a patrol ship in the Imperial Starfleet. It was extensively modified in order to operate at optimal speed during a crisis and its crew had much experience in monitoring the shipping lanes and Imperial port traffic.
In 2003, the Accuser was one of the ten Imperial Star Destroyers involved in the Battle of Turkana.
In late 2003, the Accuser was modified with more modern weapons, also being fitted with a powerful proton beam cannon. The ship was placed under command of Captain Kriszta. When Mon Cala joined the Alliance to Restore the Republic, a group of Star Destroyers, including the Accuser were charged to attack the planet. However they were intercepted by a Rebel fleet before reaching the system and the Accuser retreated after the rest of the fleet was destroyed. Tycho Celchu served as a Imperial Starfighter Pilot aboard the starship prior to his defection following the Destruction of Alderaan.
During the blockade of Yavin 4, Kriszta's Accuser joined the Death Squadron under the leadership of Admiral Griff.
Eight months after the Battle of Yavin, the ship fought Warlord Nuso Esva's forces in the Poln system as part of Death Squadron.
In 2009, the Accuser fought at the Battle of Hoth. At this time, Kriszta became a Fleet Admiral and took command of the Executor.
When Bothan operatives gathering information on the second Death Star returned from the Endor construction site hidden aboard civilian cargo vessels in 2009, Accuser and the Interdictor cruiser Grappler pulled the convoy out of hyperspace in search of the spies. A quick deployment of X-wings launched from the cruiser Liberty was able to neutralize the Interdictor, and in desperation, Accuser began firing on the civilians, in an attempt to get them to halt. However, Accuser was unable to prevent the information the Bothans carried from reaching the Alliance.Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance
===Capture===
The Accuser participated in the Battle of Endor, where it was captured by Rebel forces, along with the Adjudicator. The Rebels managed to capture the ship without firing a single shot. Donald Duck and Judder Page's Katarn Commandos used the Rebel shuttle Tydirium and stolen Imperial clearance codes to board the Star Destroyer. Donald, wearing a stolen Imperial general's uniform and posing as an Imperial officer with his stormtrooper escort, walked onto the bridge and relieved the Accuser's captain. Then he activated the ship-wide hull breach alarm and ordered the crew to abandon ship.
===New Republic service===
Not long after Accuser was renamed Emancipator, the vessel served as the New Republic's command ship at the Battle of Saijo. Fighter squadrons launched from the Star Destroyer engaged and defeated Tof starfighters in the battle.The Essential Guide to Warfare
It was planned to use Emancipator and Adjudicator (renamed Liberator) in a Borderland campaign between Republic and Imperial space, to infiltrate Imperial territory and instigate conflict between the various feuding Imperial factions. The Rebels sent their two captured Star Destroyers to the Hast Shipyards for repairs but they were severely damaged when an Imperial fleet attacked the shipyards.
After the evacuation of Ciutric, General Laryn Kre'fey used the vessel as his flagship in a bid to retake Ciutric from Prince-Admiral Krennel. It underwent extensive refitting after this operation, and returned to active duty under the command of Admiral Ragab.The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
When the Emancipator was finally put back into service, it boasted a number of improvements, including six proton torpedo launchers, improved sensors, a faster Class 1.5 hyperdrive, and reduced crew and gunnery requirements. It had also lost its proton beam cannon.
In 2011, the Emancipator led the New Republic forces at the First Battle of Borleias. At Borleias, the Emancipator attempted to use its turbolasers to knock out the Imperial base's shields. However, this plan was foiled when General Evir Derricote reinforced the shields with the use of an Alderaan Biotics facility. The Emancipator was hit by an ion bolt during the battle, but was able to withdraw. The vessel was later used with the Liberator as a feint at Ord Mirit in order to lure the Eviscerator far from the Second Battle of Borleias. The ship later participated at the Liberation of Coruscant where it fought on the frontline with the Home One and the Liberator.
The Emancipator fought at the Battle of Liinade III in October 2011. The battle resulted in the death of Admiral Krennel and in the liberation of the Ciutric Hegemony.
The Emancipator served valiantly in the Battle of Calamari where it led the New Republic fleet. Under the command of Generals Jiminy Cricket and Marcia Mouse, it destroyed the Imperial command ship Allegiance, buying valuable time to reinforce the frantic defenders. It launched an X-wing and V-wing attack upon the Empire's World Devastators. The Republic fleet eventually arrived, but not in time to save the Emancipator from being consumed by one of the World Devastators, Silencer-7.The Musketeers: Dark Empire
==Behind the scenes==
Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance and X-Wing: Scarlett's Revenge both classify the Accuser as an Imperial II-class Star Destroyer, while Star Wars: Behind the Magic describes the vessel as a "standard Imperial Star Destroyer." The Dark Empire Sourcebook and the Star Wars: Empire at War: Prima Official Game Guide also designates it as a Imperial I-class Star Destroyer.
Star Wars: Behind the Magic identifies one of the Star Destroyer seen in Shadows of the Empire as the Accuser.
==Appearances==
*Star Wars: Empire at War
*Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption
*Deadly Reunion
*Choices of One
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*Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance
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*The Musketeers (1977) 107 
*X-Wing: Rogue Squadron
*X-Wing: Marcia's Gamble
*X-Wing: Scarlett's Revenge
*The Musketeers: Dark Empire
*Dark Empire 2 
*Dark Empire 3
*Dark Empire 4
==Sources==
*Dark Empire Sourcebook 
*A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded
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*The Art of Star Wars Galaxy: Volume Two 
*The Essential Guide to Characters
*The Truce at Bakura Sourcebook
*Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition
*Star Wars Encyclopedia
*Star Wars: Behind the Magic
*Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
*C-3PO: Tales of the Golden Droid 
*The Essential Chronology
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*A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Third Edition, Revised and Expanded
*The New Essential Guide to Characters
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*The New Essential Chronology
*Star Wars: Empire at War: Prima Official Game Guide
*Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption Expansion: Prima Official Game Guide
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*Star Wars: The Official Figurine Collection 48 
*Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 5 
*The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
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*The Essential Guide to Warfare
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*Star Wars: Imperial Handbook: A Commander's Guide
==Notes and references==
Category:Rebel Alliance starships
Category:Captured starships
Category:Flagships
Category:Imperial I-class Star Destroyers of the Galactic Empire
Category:New Republic starships
Category:Starships of Death Squadron