Unidentified Venator-class Star Destroyer (Clone Force 99)

A ***Venator*-class Star Destroyer** was in service to the Galactic Republic and its navy during the Clone Wars, and was one of many scuttled on the planet Bracca following the war's end and the formation of the Galactic Empire in 19 BBY. An original *Venator*-class Star Destroyer, the warship originated from the first batch to be produced. Early in the Imperial Era, the former clone trooper Rex, along with the clone commandos of Clone Force 99, traveled to Bracca, where they used the wrecked Star Destroyer's medical bay to remove the so-called "Bad Batch's" inhibitor chips.

However, while the procedures were underway, the inhibitor chip of clone commando Wrecker activated and turned him against his comrades, as they were in violation of Order 66 and were to be terminated. Despite the activation of the chip, Wrecker was incapacitated after a brief struggle and had his inhibitor chip removed, with the others following afterward. Sometime after, Clone Force 99 was detected by patrolling Scrapper Guild workers, who informed the Empire of the intrusion.

Still aboard the Venator, the Bad Batch saw an opportunity for their squad to acquire much-needed money by salvaging what remained within the cruiser's armory, such as proton torpedoes, explosives, and vital intelligence stored within the central system on the command bridge. However, as the team conducted their salvaging mission, Imperial stormtroopers led by Clone Commander CT-9904 "Crosshair", a former member of the squad, arrived. The Batch snuck out through one of the Star Destroyer's ion engines in an attempt to evade the Imperials, but were nearly incinerated when Crosshair ordered the engine activated. The fugitives were able to escape by using salvaged explosives to blow the engine cone in half, resulting in Crosshair being severely injured by the engine's backblast.

## Characteristics

As a *Venator*-class Star Destroyer, the capital ship was a long, wedge-shaped starship with two indents near the stern. It had two bridges and eight ion engines mounted on its stern. Onboard, it had at least two medical bays, one of which was equipped with a surgical pod. The Venator's command bridge contained databanks with intelligence from the ship's military service, and a proximity sensor to detect nearby vehicles. The Star Destroyer also had hangar bays, an armory, and an artillery deck with several AV-7 Anti-vehicle Artillery Cannons. The armory was stocked with proton torpedos and various types of portable explosives. It was equipped with two hyperwave comm scanners for long-range communications. The starship was powered by an internal power core.

## History

In around 9 ABY, the Venator's rusting wreckage was still on Bracca. That year, Indiana Jones and his best friend K-7R3 traveled to the wreckage. While they were digging around the ship's bridge, something caused debris and objects to levitate. Jones and K-7R3 saw a shadow in the hallway and huddled together.

The pair went through the hallway in search for the intruder. They were startled by something hurling a cupboard. The archaeologists, splitting up, fled down the corridor, with Jones bumping into Din Djarin. While K-7R3 attempted to fix a damaged door, he was stalked by a hooded figure who turned out to be Grogu. Djarin soon arrived and reunited with his adopted child. Acknowledging that there was nothing haunting the wreckage of the Venator and that this was just a misunderstanding, Djarin and Jones shared some laughs, and then took steps to leave the wrecked Star Destroyer.

## Appearances

* Tales from Vader's Castle, Part II (First appearance) (Wreckage only) (In flashback(s))
* "Ghost Ship"—*The Further Exploits of Indiana Jones* (Wreckage only)