A tour through the Executor Star Destroyer bridge - Darth Vader's personal flagship

[@larrysbatcave3367]

Great Detail and as accurate as I could imagine. Believe me, I have been obsessed with the design of this bridge for almost 30 years.

[@ghostman5620]

Why wouldn't anyone not believe you?

[@619AGT]

I wish there could be some more details on the rest of the Executor. It might by a no-brainer that the rest of the interior would be like the Death Star, but it would still be cool to see what the rest of the ship looks like.

[@FishingOldGuy]

Always wonder whether Vadar gets himself lost in that big maze ship

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

​@@FishingOldGuy"What progress on finding Skywalker?" "Erm, this is the catering staff washroom, Sir." Embarrassed breathing. "I know that. So, he's not in here, then. Good. Carry on."

[@wrestlingconnoisseur]

The sterile environment screams "NO HOPE"!!!!!

[@JustPippaNY]

As a young girl, I loved reading the cross-section books. This is beautiful. I especially like how it manages to reconcile how the bridge corridor is curved in ESB, which was done so they could build around Vader's chamber and also hide that they only built one crewpit. I'd love to see more of Executor!

[@matthewwade920]

I recognized the curved corridor too! But how does it hide that only one crewpit was constructed? Not sure I understand.

[@tig968]

@@matthewwade920the idea was that if the corridor was curved and you shot the camera down the corridor towards the crew pits, you would only be able to see one side because the camera would be forced to be angled towards the right, hiding that there was no left pit. You could angle the camera like that in a straight corridor, but that would be very awkward looking, the curved corridor reconciles that awkwardness

[@matthewwade920]

@@tig968 Wow. And to think I thought I knew everything about The Empire Strikes Back. I never even considered that - the reverse angle. How did you find that out? Did you figure it out on our own or read it somewhere?

[@julius6889]

@@tig968 That doesnt make sense, if you watch the reveal of the imperial fleet in Episode 5, you see people in both pits.

[@calebhorton4701]

I see the officers are playing Battlefront 1 in the conference room (;

[@angelfernandohinojosvaca8537]

just training jajaj , excelet detail :)

[@ozymandias1758]

That man, playing Galaga, thought nobody would Notice😂 Tony Stark

[@SHALOMIEDAHOMMIE]

​@@angelfernandohinojosvaca8537 Simulations even.

[@P4Tri0t420]

The OG one

[@psnitkin4059]

It was a really good design decision to make the command tower the same size as the command towers on the normal sized star destroyers. This gave you an immediate sense of scale of this thing.

[@RobertWF42]

Yes! Plus I get the impression the command towers were "off the shelf" hardware installed onto the Super Star Destroyers. The Imperial engineers didn't have to redesign the tower; instead use what we've already got.

[@ddb5736]

Actually you are wrong, the tower is a little bit bigger and designed differently. Take a closer look at the movies and you will see it. imperial Star Destroyers I and II shared the same tower with minor differences (like the tractor beam array) but the Super Star Destroyers had a different design, similar, but not the same.

[@lowstringer3138]

5:10 reflecting the screen onto the table even as the camera pans out is hella crazy detail.

[@SWATJOSELO]

battlefront (2004) loading screen

[@Adarkane325xi]

“The Rebels are alerted to our presence. Admiral Ozzel came out of Lightspeed *too close* to the System.” “H-he felt surprise was wiser-“ “He is as clumsy as he is stupid.” This is beautiful. 👍

[@jmgcg]

And them he was Hitler on Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, also the actor that plays Donovan was General Veers

[@Billzor991]

This actually blew me away. It was the cutaway books of vehicles and locations that I grew up on after I saw the special editions in '97 when I was six. The engineering and the ships were my first love, and this is beyond what I expected it would look like when I clicked this! It's absolutely incredible!

[@josephcaprino6096]

PLEASE! PLEASE PLEASE! DO ENTIRE SHIPS!!! I’ve been dying for someone to do full walk through of ships. It’s my dream to live on one of these beautiful vessels and I just want to see it all. From hangars and hallways to officers quarters and mess. Command areas. And even where storm troopers slept trained and got a drink after a grueling shift. This is what WE NEED.

[@Thatshistoryright]

Love the Battlefront I loading screen video in the background of the conference room

[@MightyRob1]

The realism is unreal, the textures and everything is amazing. That said, what a nightmare of design. Dangerous angles, drops, edges, corners,, steps with no railing, columns at weird angles, openings in the floor for no apparent reason, uneven lighting in a black-on-black motif. Office chairs on wheels on a slippery hard floor. Clearly a government contract where they built exact to spec and not a millimeter more. An OSHA dystopian nightmare.

[@cousinfilmsltd7701]

I love this. This feels much more immense and elaborate than what Dave Filloni and his team showed us in clone wars and rebels. It always felt like he was just reusing the same cramped corridor over and over again.

[@NewMessage]

RIP James Earl Jones. Always my Lord.

[@moriorinvictus9054]

You did an absolutely stellar job with the detail and information. I've always wondered what would have happened if the Empire didn't follow the Tarkin doctrine with its bigger is better motto. P.S. the amount of rendering required for this must have been staggering. Thank you for all the blood, sweat, and tears you poured into creating this masterpiece.

[@astralplane6182]

Wow - exceptionally well done! Also, kudos on the remarkable attention to detail - even down to the rattling sound made by the mouse droids wheels as it went over the vents! Truly incredible!

[@Brixjust4me]

All I have to say is… I DEFINITELY underestimated the SIZE of this ship! Holy cow that bridge is tiny!! Thanks so much for making me aware of this horrible reality 🙃👍🏻

[@quoniam426]

Its official size went up over the years from 12 to 15, to 17 and now 19 km, not surprising our estimates were off.

[@Brixjust4me]

@@quoniam426Well, I was FAR more off than That, but thanks. As a Lego collector I was always taught that the bridge (the actual big block on top of the gray triangle aka the rest of the ship) was the Bridge where the Crew sits. Like the whole thing, not as shown here just a VERY small part of it. And That there was no real size difference between a normal star destroyer and the executor. Well of course I knew one was bigger, but I was not aware of how MUCH 🫡 Going to build a 1:1 Lego Executor now, be back in approx. 417 years 🤓

[@error5202]

Imagine the commute to work each morning!

[@Brixjust4me]

@@error5202Oh hell nah 😂

[@jamesmacleod671]

​@@error5202But you dare not be late for work since Vader is your boss.

[@teejai5291]

This is an epic recreation. Superb graphics and detail, even the sound was spot on. Top marks

[@jamesgard4490]

This is absolutely brilliant. I’ve also always lived this ship - especially the bridge. Very glad you put this together. Thank you!

[@stormykeep9213]

Love these kinds of vids! I used to pour over those Star Wars visual dictionary books. This is so much cooler! Nice work!

[@rogermurray5582]

Rest in Peace 🙏 🪦 Actor James Earl Jones

[@DrJRaven]

Indeed

[@mylesbarrett2031]

In addition to the wonderfully detailed and complete modeling, i really love the slow moving POV camera. Reminds me of those old exploration FMV games like Myst, in the best possible way.

[@otminealnamer1385]

I love how elegant and sinister the executor class looks. It's basically a floating fortress, clad in armor and weapons, the size of a mega city. The fact this thing carried a huge array of heavy turbolasers and missile launchers, yet you can't even see a single one when the whole thing is in frame, demonstrates the impressive size of it. I've always had a fondness for massive starships, and the reasons behind such absurd scales in designs.

[@kn3448]

Finally!! Somebody actually correctly identifies the sensor/ radar domes on top of the command tower as what they really are and not as "deflector shield generators". Thank you!

[@QuantumNova]

The main problem is 50 other canon books/sites/tech data prints/games stating they are shield projectors. Even if we obey Maximum canon (the films), the conclusion is the same. Shield projectors for the bridge. Having a super exposed bridge would require extra protection, or it's just a REALLY bad ship design.

[@Jan_Strzelecki]

"Correctly" 🙄 I'm sorry, but those _are_ deflector shield generators. Star Wars canon is full of silly things like that (parsecs as units of time, anyone?) 🙂

[@onlypeaceindeath]

@@QuantumNova The problem is that only one was destroyed. Which suggests they have nothing to do with shields. Their placement is also consistent with how you want to place your sensors. High up to reduce blind spots, and one on each side for maximal coverage. In fact, all other capital ships in Star Wars has theirs sensors placed high according to pretty much all tech books, so why not Imperial Star Destroyers?

[@QuantumNova]

​@@onlypeaceindeath The domes are for sensors and shields. Both. Particle and Ray shields combined are called deflectors. It's why 2 domes are up there. If one is destroyed, the deflector shield system is considered down (for the bridge/command tower). It was shown twice in Return of the Jedi, and once in Rouge One. Losing 1 dome is enough to cause major problems. Ray shields block lasers, Particle shields block kinetic projectiles. (Sadly Starwars Canon can't even agree on that lol.)

[@onlypeaceindeath]

@@QuantumNova My problem with that explanation is that deflectors are pretty much always portrayed as their own type of shielding. They also never use two emitters in the rest of canon as I recall it, especially if we go by the original films and the Clone Wars series. The Naboo yacht in the Phantom Menace had its deflector emitters built underneath the hull plating. I would expect the same for other ships as well. I think the movies pulled a trick on us. The deflector shield wasn't lost because of the loss of one dome, but it's the other way around. The dome was lost because the deflector was down. As for ray and particle shields. Revenge of the Sith showed us that it can stop people, and the Clone Wars series did show us why. Ray shields can vaporize solid material, like a thermal detonator. Of course, I guess it also depends on how powerful the ray shield is for it to actually vaporize solid matter.

[@remedypath5941]

❤ this is the coolest thing I’ve seen in a long time - more please!! 🙏

[@stanislavvasic6799]

Wow!!! Mindblowing Detail. Thank you for that, a must see for me as a SW geek and for my son (a growing geek).

[@_TheSpaceBar]

This makes me happy to hear!

[@sootsnsweep]

Brilliantly made. It reminds me of Star Wars back in the day

[@_TheSpaceBar]

Thanks! That's the vibe I was hoping for

[@Giliki-1006]

Brilliant. This would be a great Lego set!

[@scottbernard8824]

Impressive. Most impressive.

[@BrandonTahedl]

Stunning, really captured what it would've been like to be there. Great work!

[@mattpope1746]

Phenomenally well done! Great production value and attention to a detail.

[@Razalonjrt1]

Finaly somone who knows the little balls on the top of the tower are not shields domes but Comunitcations arrays, Great over view and close look at the tiny bridge, Great details.

[@P4Tri0t420]

You Guys deserve way more subs for this

[@blockmasterscott]

Just think, the Executer was only a model made for space scenes with no interior plans when Empire was made. 🤣🤣🤣 Same with the original USS Enterprise for Star Trek. Now it has complete plans made out over the decades. My god, I LOVE my fellow SciFi fans. You guys rock. I bet there is a blueprint for Bag End somewhere.

[@n.w.1803]

No doubt Peter Jackson has something like that; they essentially built the place full scale for the movies. Didn't he move in afterward..? Oh, and check out interviews and sketches with Andy Probert, designer of the movie version of Starship Enterprise, as well as the '-D' Next Generation incarnation. He's always careful to design the exterior model around feasible interior dimensions. A proper nerd, he is! He's also behind the Airwolf helicopter, some of the designs on the original Battlestar Galactica, and a smattering of other 70s-80s pop culture stuff.

[@angelfernandohinojosvaca8537]

impresive job very impresive the sw battlefront 1 screen was genius detail

[@nicholasmorsovillo2752]

We only got to see 4 areas of the Executor Class Super Star Destroyer in the Empire Strikes Back: The Main Bridge Vader's meditation chamber The Hangar deck The station where Piett showed Ozzle and Vader the images they got from the Probe Droid on Hoth

[@solidustiger9639]

At 11 miles long the resources and the man power needed to construct is mind blowing

[@bilplaymo6121]

Who said it was ok to film my home ?? Very well made, perfect for modellers !! thansk for sharing : )

[@LeftIsBest001]

RIP James Earl Jones.

[@tobiasdoe2518]

I am speechless. How amazing!

[@stephenlow1841]

As an animator myself, top-notch work of the toppest notch! As an English teacher also, I noticed that at 0:50 seconds in, 'Transiver' is probably meant to be spelt 'Transceiver' ;)

[@_TheSpaceBar]

:,)

[@AdoraBelle33]

Omg love that intro so cute so professional

[@SpaceMonkeyBoi]

Keep going. You're doing great!

[@lorisgerber]

One detail I noticed. Vader's kneeling platform should be much closer to the meditation pod. If you rewatch the scene you can see it ;-)

[@asurlybarber3620]

"Intensify the forward batteries, I don't want anything getting through. INTENSIFY FORWARD FIREPOWER!"

[@TheNodyme]

amazing detail and great animation. and informative as well.

[@asinglegreatarmada1998]

Awesome presentation. I thought the bridge would be a lot bigger, but it totally looks like the movie!!

[@APerson-ni1gb]

INTENSIFY FOWARD FIAH POWAH

[@asinglegreatarmada1998]

@@APerson-ni1gb TOO LATE!!!!

[@Woody-nc1ru]

This is really cool. I'd love to see the whole ship like this and to explore. I'd love to check out the big hangars with the AT-AT's, tie fighters etc.

[@Pintoman101]

This is amazing!!! You should do one for the other rooms of the command tower since we never get to seen them on-screen.

[@mjlee29]

I love the reference to the 2004 Battlefront Map zoom in sequence. Nice touch

[@SkyShazad]

IMPRESSIVE, MOST IMPRESSIVE

[@3Rayfire]

Incredible resolution and tactile sense. So realistic that it being empty made it almost...eerie. I never knew that the bridge protruded like that, it's a bit comical.

[@zico739]

Awesome stuff.

[@alexnikolas1991]

The sheer scale of this vessel is nearly impossible to wrap your mind around. It's taller than the Burj Khalifa at over 1km high and at 19km long it would take approximately 5 hours to walk from one end to the other 🤯

[@UhuStick]

5:06 I like how the commanders play Star Wars Battlefront 1 on a big flatscreen at work. 😄

[@michaelc5061]

Very nice work mate!

[@iana6713]

That is incredible work! Something that always puzzled me a little with the design of the bridge of all the Star Destroyer classes is the design of the crew pits either side of the central walkway. How do the command crew members access the pits during shift changes? I can't recall having seen an access door or gangway to actually get into those areas in any of the movies.

[@error5202]

The old coworker hand ladder. Meanwhile Vader is staring at you waiting for you to mess up.

[@iana6713]

@@error5202 Vader: "Lieutenant, I find your lack of improvisation.... disturbing!"

[@reloadnorth7722]

Very well done.

[@Agonis100]

Incredible work!

[@vancedoering3577]

That is film quality video Good job

[@mike798859]

That's amazing! More of the super star destroyer please!

[@wilhufftarkin8543]

My dream would be a game where you play as the captain of a star destroyer (doesn't even have to be the Executor, could be a simple ISD) and where you can walk around the entire ship and explore every sinlge nook and cranny. The closes thing I can think of was walking around on the Doomgiver in Jedi Outcast. That was my favorite level as a kid.

[@DennisHenson-j1q]

Very cool video!

[@zico739]

This ship could easily carry millions of people in great comfort.

[@StarWarsOpinions-z1g]

Well done!

[@LyLuLeCreative]

Very interesting video!!!! Thank you very much for making it. As we are working on a Star Wars web series that takes place in the Star Destroyer Vector (Death Troopers), your video is very helping.

[@Skylles42]

Респект оператору за то что проник на мостик пока там ни кого не было, и заснял для нас редчяйшие кадры

[@InspirationHouseNetwork]

Unique video! 👍🏽

[@ignaciocambero9314]

it would be great a hiper space sequence right in the ending

[@strizhi6717]

How the F did I just discover you now 😮😮😮😮 Subbed and binge watching this is AWESOME!!!

[@_TheSpaceBar]

Thanks! More videos coming soon!

[@strizhi6717]

@@_TheSpaceBar can't wait!!! Really incredible work. I used to flip through star wars books with interior images and decades later I'm like a kid again watching your stuff. May the force be with you, I shall be watching your career with great interest 😜

[@Nalrats]

I was half expecting to see an out of control A-wing come crashing towards the bridge at the end there.

[@dgonz26868]

Very nicely done!!!

[@PeterHonig.]

Your animation and model-building shows a great deal of work and attention to detail. I should point out through, Vader's decor is a bit drab and the place could use a few paintings with spotlights and maybe some area rugs to liven things up.

[@britishmilitary6298]

This account needs more attention

[@Rayman1971]

Loved it!! This is hours shorter than hoped!!! will there be any other detailed tours through the Star Destroyer?

[@_TheSpaceBar]

Maybe! Right now I'm working on Jabba's Sail Barge and I have a few other things on my list I'd like to do, but I will probably visit other parts of the Star Destroyers at some point!

[@quazar5017]

I like how the other 18.950m of the ship can be roughly summarized with "stuff".

[@mortarmopp3919]

Nice. Would've liked to see a closer look at the various bridge stations. Maybe next video?

[@dragonsteve69]

Brilliant conversation!

[@AllanGildea]

Wonderful, thank you.

[@scabbarae]

Certainly a longer tour than Arvel Crynyd thought necessary.

[@spriggsfamily9828]

00:25 After a long shift, how cool would it be to enjoy a brew at The Spacebar, then Vader pulls up beside you and asks if he can join you?

[@RobertWF42]

Incredible, thanks for sharing this! Curious what it'd be like to walk through the rest of the command tower. Or explore the other parts of the ship.

[@davidleavitt835]

Impressive. Most impressive. ❤

[@Nebarus]

Very well made :)

[@Friday2139]

everyone go binge star wars for James earl Jones!

[@slevinkalevra2008]

I appreciates the original Battelfront 1 reference.

[@dereksherwood3794]

Really well done, thank you :)

[@meesterexit1969]

Impressive!

[@RedCaio]

way awesome

[@danjjakchinguTV]

This video is good.

[@thelostone6981]

Ah. The type of space craft you’d fly casually by.

[@ErenisRanitos]

holy shit this is good! it would be trippin' on a VR!!!

[@shift8769]

All that room and the military command center chairs are back to back LOL

[@pokebreeder2517]

would love to see the hanger bay of a venator^^

[@paullago8345]

Just Amazing Work! Great job at paying attention to the smallest detail! How long did this take you to make?

[@_TheSpaceBar]

Thanks! Took a couple of weeks modeling and animation and a few more weeks for rendering.

[@paullago8345]

@@_TheSpaceBar You are going to get noticed for your fine work!

[@Slidecurry]

15:05 Nice Battlefront 1 Loading Screen XD

[@Imperial_Cinematic]

Very Nice! Cool animation!

[@MythRsR1979]

Very impressive.

[@CarlosReyes-iq9zu]

I can’t wait until you do Jabba’s SailBarge, it’s gonna be very helpful with my custom made Jabba’s SailBarge

[@wrestlingconnoisseur]

The "space bar." Ahhhh, I see what you did there😂

[@BigBennKlingon]

I suppose in-universe you could say that the ISD bridge module was designed to mimic the navigational bridge of the Venator or Acclimator. It even kinda looks like they sliced off the tip of a ven/acc bridge and grafted it on to the ISD.

[@allanramos4728]

Who does the house keeping? Electronics get really dusty. And the fingerprints....