Devastator

> You're on the *Devastator*. But if you're not on the *Watchtower* within the hour, you're out of the fleet.
>
> An Imperial officer to Thane Kyrell,

The ***Devastator*** was an *Imperial I*-class Star Destroyer of the Imperial Navy, famous for its tenure as the flagship of the Dark Lord of the Sith, Darth Vader. Under Vader's command, the *Devastator* participated in the Battle of Scarif and the capture of the *Tantive IV.* After the *Executor* became Vader's new flagship, the *Devastator* participated in the Imperial victory at Hoth and was destroyed during the decisive battle fought at Endor while under the command of Admiral Jhared Montferrat.

## Description

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The *Devastator* was 1,600 meters long, the standard length for an *Imperial I*-class Star Destroyer. As such, it was armed with turbolaser batteries, ion cannons, and several tractor beam projectors.

### Upgrades

Several dozens of times in its service life, the *Devastator* was structurally altered from its original design to include the latest weapons and systems, which kept it more than competitive with the battleships that were commissioned later. Unlike some other *Imperial I*-class Star Destroyers, such as *Lawbringer* and *Relentless*, the hangars within *Devastator* ventral docking bay were split into two smaller sections, and the aft side featured a cover, so that the bays behind were not visible. Additionally, its tractor beam targeting array with diagonal support beams (located between its two deflector shield generator domes) was replaced with a communications tower with vertical support beams.

## History

### Early years

The *Devastator* was the last of the *Imperial I*-class Star Destroyers to lumber out of Kuat Drive Yards before the facility began producing the *Imperial II*-class. Despite this, it was still considered a state-of-the-art warship, and had undergone numerous retrofits to keep it comparable with newer ships of the line.

### Under the Emperor's Fist

#### Jabiim

> We leave for Jabiim at once.
>
> Darth Vader,

By 9 BBY, the *Devastator* belonged to the Sith Lord Darth Vader, who, together with a captain, used the vessel in an attempt to capture Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi and destroy the Hidden Path, an underground resistance network smuggling individuals wanted by the Empire, including Force-sensitives. Having tracked the fugitive Jedi to Jabiim, the impressed Dark Lord summoned the Third Sister aboard his flagship to reward her for her insight by elevating her to the rank of Grand Inquisitor. Not wanting to waste time in a long siege, Vader had the *Devastator* launch two Imperial transports along with the Inquisitor transport *Scythe*, ferrying Reva, to storm the Path's hideout.

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After the Path escaped from Jabiim, The *Devastator* was used to pursue Kawlan Roken's freight transport. Obi-Wan used a drop ship to draw the Imperials attention away from his allies. The Grand Inquisitor counselled Lord Vader to continue their pursuit of the insurgents' ship, but his master countered that that was no ordinary Jedi before ordering the *Devastator* to pursue Kenobi's ship. While the Jedi Master headed to the barren moon nearby, the Dark Lord ordered his crew to prepare his shuttle, vowing to face his old mentor alone.

#### Lord Tion

In 5 BBY, fourteen years after the establishment of the Galactic Empire, the *Devastator* was the flagship of Lord Tion.

#### Scarif

> Sir, shall I begin targeting their fleet?*"
> "*Lord Vader will handle the fleet.
>
> Hurst Romodi and Wilhuff Tarkin, during the Battle of Scarif,

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By 0 BBY, the *Devastator* was still the flagship of the Commander-in-Chief, although now captained by Shaef Corsin, and was employed in his struggle against the Rebel Alliance. As the Battle of Scarif unfurled, the Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin had General Hurst Romodi call in Lord Vader and the *Devastator* to deal with the rebel forces. Appearing over the planet Scarif near the conclusion of the confrontation, the arrival of the Dark Lord's flagship proceeded to cut off the escape of the Alliance Fleet, immediately destroying a GR-75 medium transport by colliding with it, and disabling several ships, including the Rebel flagship *Profundity* which had received the plans for the Death Star. After boarding the enemy craft, the Dark Lord proceeded to cut through Rebel troopers who were delivering the schematics. Vader failed, and the plans were delivered to Leia Organa, onboard the *Tantive IV*, a CR90 corvette that was docked onboard the *Profundity*. Fleeing at the last second, the *Tantive IV* escaped from the system and the Dark Lord pursued the starship in the *Devastator*.

#### Tatooine

> My ship was captured by the *Devastator*. That was Darth Vader's flagship at the time.
>
> Leia Organa recalls being captured years later to Ransolm Casterfo,

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Arriving over Tatooine, a brief skirmish ensued over the planet, resulting in the Star Destroyer successfully capturing the *Tantive IV*. Imperial troops boarded the enemy corvette, and the *Devastator* also targeted and destroyed any escape pods that were launched in order to ensure none of the Rebels escaped. The sole exception was R2-D2 and C-3PO's pod—which even then was only because Imperial Gunners did not detect any life signs in the pod, and dismissed it as a malfunction.

#### The Cylo incident

Lord Vader used the *Devastator* to track Doctor Cylo's fleet of Whale-ships in the Crushank Nebulae, courtesy of information from the scientist's colleague Thlu-Ry. As the Star Destroyer approached the nebulae, many of the abominations fled. This caused the Dark Lord to lead the chase in his TIE Advanced, supported by many TIE/ln starfighters. However, Cylo's flagship broke off from the main group, and attacked the *Devastator* with an ion pulse. With the ship disabled, Vader flew his TIE into Tulon Voidgazer's ship, just before the fleet could jump to hyperspace. They emerged over Kuat, the construction site of the *Executor*-class Star Dreadnought *Executor*, which was to be under the command of the Supreme Commander, Grand General Cassio Tagge. The rogue scientist took over the Super Star Destroyer, but was soon killed by the Dark Lord, along with all of his abominations and staff. Due to General Tagge's misplaced trust in Doctor Cylo, he was demoted by Emperor Palpatine, then summarily choked to death by Lord Vader's invisible grip. The *Executor* was given to the reinstated Commander-in-Chief for defeating the traitorous scientist.

### New command

#### The Pride of Death Squadron

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With the transfer of Lord Vader's flag to the *Executor*, Admiral Jhared Montferrat took command of the *Devastator*. However, the legendary vessel remained a part of Death Squadron, the personal flotilla of the Emperor's Fist.

Task Force 99, an elite stormtrooper squad, used the *Devastator* to interrogate C-3PO after he was captured during the siege on Tureen VII. Although Lord Vader wanted the protocol droid destroyed, Sergeant Kreel felt it would be in the group's best interests to use the droid as bait to lure the Rebellion to rescue him.

#### Victory on Hoth and Fall at Endor

Under Admiral Montferrat's command, the *Devastator* notably participated at the Battle of Hoth, a clear Imperial victory, where it destroyed a transport. In the aftermath of the battle, Vader sent Death Squadron into the Hoth asteroid field to look for the *Millennium Falcon*. During the search, all ships in Death Squadron where damaged, including the *Devastator*.

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The *Devastator*, the pride of Death Squadron, met its fate at Endor, during a battle which the Emperor had meant to be the end of the Rebellion. The ship, still commanded by Admiral Montferrat, stood between Blade Squadron, a group of Rebel B-wing pilots and the DS-2 Death Star II Mobile Battle Station. Ultimately, the ship was destroyed when two of those pilots, Gina Moonsong and Braylen Stramm, caused a chain reaction of explosions that led to the systematic demolition of the Star Destroyer and the demise of Admiral Montferrat.

## Commanders and crew

Since prior to the attack on Jabiim and up until the destruction of Alderaan's brief aftermath, the *Devastator* was the property of Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Sith and Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Military. As of the Battle of Hoth, it was helmed by Jhared Monteferrat, who held the title of admiral by the time the vessel was destroyed during the fight over Endor. The senior ISB officer onboard was Captain Ronnadam.

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## Notes and references

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4. ↑ *Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion*
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6. ↑ ISD blueprint shown in the *Star Wars Rebels* chapter book *Droids in Distress*
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14. ↑ *Bloodline*
15. ↑ *Darth Vader* (2015) 21
16. ↑ *Darth Vader* (2015) 23
17. ↑ *Darth Vader* (2015) 25
18. ↑ *Star Wars* (2015) 26

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20. ↑ *Star Wars: On the Front Lines*
21. ↑ *Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy*