Top Five Star Wars Legends Capital Ships

We take a look at my five favorite Star Wars Legends Capital Ships!
From the Allegiance Star Destroyer, to the versatile CR90 Corvette, did we get your favorite?
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[@SirSpangler]

"Just like children, its very hard to narrow down your favorite" What a vague and potentially disturbing statement.

[@gagida1829]

Lmao

[@MusicCreations237]

Lol he was thinking like a child not choosing which child was his favorite

[@jlw35cudvm]

That was my sister

[@Darth_Bateman]

*that song from Devilman starts playing*

[@derrickstorm6976]

*Cough* more like naive and potentially disturbing response

[@Zerocookiecake]

Hope your doing ok man, what with the Hurricane and all. If you need to take a break please don’t hesitate to. Always love the content, keep it up! :)

[@HawkTheRed]

*Reads title* Me: Nebula is Number 1, isn't it? Edit: Ehh, close enough

[@gokbay3057]

Didn't watch the video yet. Did he pick the Endurance (I think that was the name of the new class carrier) EDIT: huh MC-90

[@renaissancenovice7202]

Lol

[@Drotdog]

Nebula is my favourite.

[@dreamingflurry2729]

Nebulon B is a) Canon and b) It has vulnerable spots (that narrow part between the main ship and the engines...target that and the ship will break appart!)

[@HawkTheRed]

@@dreamingflurry2729 you sort of confused two ships that have annoying similar names. The Nebulon Class Frigate is basically as you described. The Nebula class Star Destroyer is a Legends New Republic Star Destroyer that actually has few weakspots

[@0d138]

Gotta be honest, not sure about the Corellian Corvette, mostly because I don't think corvettes count as capital ships.

[@sayvionwashington1939]

I'd be surprised if the Nebula wasn't on her- *Eck starts talking about the Nebula*

[@Michael-hc2us]

STAR WARS WHAT IF: What if Tup killed Anakin instead of Master Tiplar when his chip malfunctioned? the question is purely hypothetical, I believe it would change so much. Ahsoka turning to the darkside, investigation by obiwan uncovering order 66, Palpatine’s entire plan, dooku remaining a sith. Etc

[@andyb1653]

The Endurance-class is one of the most hideous starships I've ever seen.

[@DIEGhostfish]

It used to be worse! So, so, much worse.

[@trisagion8451]

Old Republic Hammerhead cruiser vs Sith Empire Terminus Destroyer

[@trisagion8451]

@dar'man beskar Ordo Thranta corvette

[@blackshogun272]

@dar'man beskar Ordo *Voidstar has entered the chat*

[@kjhuang]

I'm so pleasantly surprised that you went with the MC90! I thought for sure your Mon Calamari pick would be the Viscount. The MC90 is my favorite Mon Calamari warship too, because it's a proper dedicated military ship (not a refitted civilian ship), it can take on Imperial Star Destroyers and win outright, and we actually know things about it unlike with the Mediator and the Viscount.

[@diredestroyer88]

The Wraith Squadron books are some of the most underrated Star Wars Legends novels, but they are some of my favorites.

[@barrybend7189]

VF-1 Valkyrie Variable fighter ( SDF Macross) vs the Viking from Starcraft.

[@jeffreyphillip4617]

I love when the huge ships like, the star destroyers get out of hyperspace it looks so damn kool! They just appear but you can tell they were moving. They do it so well.

[@adnault1288]

I just wanna say that not to diss other star wars channel but theres just something about when i hear this intro that makes me more excited than any other channel

[@renaissancenovice7202]

Same

[@RetractedandRedacted]

What if Grievous turned against Sidious after the death of Count Dooku and took complete control of the seperatist military? Would he find out about his brain modifications which he didn't agree to but were done anyway?

[@samthepianoman]

He’d get killed first

[@CenturionMkIII]

Hurricane Dorian was supposed to hit my hometown before the sudden turn. I wish you and your loved ones safety and your videos are the absolute best.

[@co25ify]

I love the Nebula, once I found out about it the Venator dropped down to my second favorite. It would be crazy to see the Nebula or something like it it in Episode 9.

[@theorangepeelgang9213]

Haven’t been this early before. Since you’ll probably see this, (I hope) just know that I’ve been subbed since 12k and your content keeps getting better and better. Hope you’re okay in the wake of the hurricane, by the way.

[@Azakadune]

*That moment when you realise your niche youtuber you subbed to 3 years ago is now nearing 500k* Yea, I was watching him back in 2016 I believe, 8th grade. had a fire, he helped me through the transition stages of houses lol.

[@Attaxalotl]

Me: sees Eckhart'sladder video My brain: Dew it

[@jordanhendrix2619]

Eck just considering uploading this video and his brain is just like "Dew it."

[@AshanBhatoa]

Of course it's a Mon Calamari Capital Ship and he struggles to choose one as well. Eck loves those starships. Keep up the good work man.

[@joshbull623]

Best investment I ever made was UPS for my FIOS box, router, and pc. Have internet access for about 5 hours and computer usage for a solid 2 hours, never been out that long but has been a lifesaver so many times. Rechargeable lightbulbs are another blessing I won't ever go without too. 8 hours of power to the bulb after regular power outage is great when you don't want to go to the bathroom in the dark, otherwise looks and functions as a normal bulb.

[@EckhartsLadder]

Yes I have that too, was without power for three days tho

[@JohnBrown-pq9tj]

This gave me some warm fuzzy nostalgia feeling, from back when I loved Star Wars. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

[@necronustheeverchosen1994]

the Allegiance Star Destroyer and the MC90 Cruiser are TWO of my favorites, but I also love the Super Destroyers Executor and Eclipse, and the Viscount Star Defender!

[@REVAN2338]

Ah yes the Allegiance, I See all that time playing empire at war mods is paying off.

[@gokbay3057]

I don't think a Corvette can be considered a capital ship but whatever you say.

[@willyvereb]

By Star Wars classification any vessel larger than 100 meters in length is a capital ship, Their definition is way more broad than ours, perhaps partially due to technical developments. We often see lone corvettes or frigates acting alone and accomplishing a ridiculous amount so perhaps that supports this way of thinking, too. "If the capital ships are beaten then the navy is beaten yet if the rest of the navy are beaten the capital ships can still operate."

[@callummanboy3664]

Ive been binging these videos for a for days now, love the content eck i hope the huricane issues get better!

[@samschellhase8831]

I think the Bellator is always great as a faster dreadnaught, I also really like the look of it. Allegiance is good too though, the ball turrets along the spine are cool

[@tandanglesworth4387]

Eck's Keep up with the amazing content. Love your videos, and make sure to do what you want and have fun!

[@bobbybquick7511]

i’m early uhhh.... Ecks I love your videos dude. Your videos are awesome, and I can’t wait for when you reach 1 million subscribers. I’m sorry this comment had nothing to do with the video, I just wanted to say it.

[@andybrummel5555]

When you need to take a break from doing this stuff, do not hesitate for ANY reason. A good break will refresh both you and your mind. When you have been gone long enough (and you will always know when that is) You can hop back in . When you do come back on YOUR terms, you will be fresh excited and your content will reflect that. We know you have love for what you do. We love you for it. Bottom line friend .... do what you need to do for you! Thanks for all the great content! Sorry for the ramble lol.

[@IrishPhoenix7]

Hope all is well with the post hurricane clean up, glad to hear that you and your family are safe

[@mckayjberg6823]

Good Luck Eck! Don’t let that Star Trek hurricane nerd from stopping good Star Wars videos!

[@VinceYT2408]

My top 5 : 5 : Corellian Gunship, small, maneuverable, fast, heavily armed, able to cripple entire squadrons of tie fighters. Fantastic escorts for heavier ships. 4 : Nebulon-B-class Frigate. A very well equipped frigate, with great sensors, good speed and home to two squadrons of starfighters. The ship also has some firepower and is able to engage any kind of ship : it's the perfect medium sized escort vessel for multi purpose mission. 3 : Interdictor cruisers : fantastic assets, no explanations needed 2 : Venator-class Star destroyer : the only star destroyer that I like (well I'm fond of all in terms of what they look like). They are for me real carriers with good ship to ship capability. 1 : Strike-class cruiser. OMG, I love this ship. Easy to produce, modular, it has a module part which can be exchanged for another depending on the mission. It is a very tough vessel, very well armed while not requiring that much crew, fast and maneuverable. I would rather have a few of them than just one Star Destroyer. My dream fleet would have a Venator as my flagship and carrier ; a few Strike cruisers that I would equip depending on the mission ; one Interdictor ; a few Nebulon-B for basic escort, convoy escorts and recon duties and Corellian gunships to protect my heavier ships.

[@galenschrempel8855]

I don't have a top five favourite ships, but I am particularly partial towards the Assertor- and Bellator-class dreadnoughts. I like their overall designs, and how they appear to be more conventional, and practical super-capital ships versus the Executor or Eclipse (they don't have a superlaser, and aren't the most powerful dreadnoughts in the Imperial Navy, but they lack the trench cityscape of the Executor and appear to be more densely armed).

[@janossos8620]

The Assertor HAVE a superlaser, but much smaller then the Eclipse. Also, she is totally outgun the Executor. An Assertor have circa 500 ISD(Imperial Star destroyer) volume and power, the executor have only 150 ISD or so. The Eclipse are mininimum 1000 ISD power.

[@AnonYmous-dh2zt]

Top 5: 1: Eclipse 2:Bellator 3: Subjugator 4:Venator 5:Munnificent

[@joshchandler13]

❤️ your content Eck. Keep on rocking!

[@user-Jay178]

Great video all of these are cool.

[@TheJedaiHero9000]

Liked and enjoyed watching this. Wishing you the GREATEST of luck in getting though the Hurricane situation.

[@DukeCondor]

For me, my top 5 in all canon and Legends, it's the Munificent Class Frigate, MC90, while not much is known yet about this, the new Starhawk, Victory 1 Star Destroyer and the Dreadnaught Heavy Cruiser

[@Paerigos]

I am disappointed... Where is the Harrower class star destroyer?

[@blackshogun272]

*Voidstar exits hyperspace and dwarfs Victory-Class* Voidstar: "Who has summoned me !?"

[@jarjarbinks5494]

Do a video on the Grand Gungan Army.

[@jakub572]

Go back to the swamp sith lord

[@phoenix-mu5ur]

I am happy this is back

[@Cbb88dragonborn]

I love the little touches like “according to me.” It’s just another layer of visual comedy

[@Mitchz95]

"[the Allegiance] forgoes a hangar in favor of extra armor and firepower" ...Sheev never learns, does he?

[@leafgreensniper13]

yes finally something on big bad capital ships! classic eckhartsladder!

[@S0l0117]

I feel u bruh. nothing gets me going like massive turbolasers lmaoooo

[@leafgreensniper13]

@@S0l0117 yeah i like the orbital strikes sounds from battlefront 2015

[@gladski14]

Praying for you guys to stay safe during the hurricane. Great Video!

[@sneedmando186]

You are a saint in the community, we love you eck ❤️

[@foust117]

I really love the Corellian Corvette, even planned out how I would have it loaded out at one point.

[@TheVirtualObserver]

Gotta love his end card. 😂 I’m assuming that’s his dog? Even if it’s not, it’s freaking adorable! 😊

[@brandylshey9367]

Don't worry too much! I'm not going to unsubscribe from your channel even if you miss a month, although I will miss your content a lot. That said, hopefully things get back on track for you before KZbin gets nasty! Thanks for the video :)

[@mrscary3105]

Welcome back and sorry for you being in the path of that storm. Stay safe brother!

[@theoncomingdork]

Nebula SD: *exists* Eck: *crying* it's beautiful

[@TheWingland]

#askeck Halo theory idea What if the UNSC had never researched the spartan 2 or mjolnir programs. However one month after first contact with the covenant the UNSC INFINITY and her escort fleet of Autumn class cruisers appear at earth through a wormhole. The ships are fully operational and have manuals detailing how all ship systems, such as shielding and more advanced slipsace, operate and also how to build them for other ships. However it goes not have the spartan 4s. How does this affect the human covenant war? Does humanity win or lose?

[@nicholaswong6737]

TheWingland battlegroup Dakota would probably not make up for what the Spartan II and III program was able to achieve during the war. Sure, the UNSC would finally have a fleet that could compete in a 1on1 ratio with a covenant fleet, but the Spartans carried out missions that destroyed entire fleets without having to do maintenance, repairs, and downtime that a battlegroup would. Take first strike for an example. without the Spartans, the covenant advanced fleet of 300-500 ships would’ve overrun earth easily. There is no way to make up for what the UNSC loses had it not created the Spartan program, unless the entire post HCW fleet arrives from the future with prior knowledge of events. Even then, they would explain they were only able to do most of it with the Spartans.

[@kjhuang]

5:21 The ship is called the _Quasar Fire_-class, and despite its small size, it's usually referred to as a "bulk cruiser" or a "cruiser-carrier": starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Quasar_Fire-class_bulk_cruiser

[@jacobmatthews8627]

Awesome list and I hope all is well for you in the aftermath of the hurricane. My list of ships would probably be (in no particular order): 1. Venator (of course) 2. Lucrehulk 3. Endurance 4. Gladiator 5. Keldabe I know corvettes, frigates, and other small warships are classified as capital ships but I chose to just do the big bois to make this easier for me to choose lol

[@madviola183]

Love your videos, sir. I'm very sorry to hear that the hurricane has affected you so. Upload as you can, be safe, and I'll be here eagerly awaiting your videos whenever they arrive.

[@maggotman9100]

#AskEck how do the flood metabolize in order to get the energy they need to move, grow, attack, maintain, etc. Do they eat plants, store food from hosts, or cannibalize their own cells. But it seems to me like the flood cells would require some kind of energy or they would starve/die.

[@whiteout6000]

Fine selection

[@absboodoo]

Always love the design of the Allegiance class. Although it didn't seem to get more benefits out of trading off the hangar.

[@m3productions120]

Cool vid dude can’t wait to see it

[@babushkakyd5618]

#AskEck Which is better in your opinion? A Crusader Corvette or A Lancer Frigate in an anti Starfighter role.

[@camdenpalk1939]

My favorite ship for some reason is the Gozanti Class Cruiser. Also, Sorry about your power, I hope it comes back soon. Love your vids

[@mr_h831]

I've been through a hurricane before ecks, if ya need to slow down the content for a while don't really worry about it. Hurricanes are rough. There's alota clean up and rebuilding to do. Get your situation sorted and then come on back! :D

[@dannygoelz3512]

I loved this type of video. Hope your power comes back soon

[@roguelead72]

Interesting take on the CR90, but Night Caller kept the fighters in the forward hold, with the TIEs moved to the escape pod area.

[@mrexists5400]

that outtro always makes me crack up XD

[@adamfellenbeck9289]

The Nebulon-B is a sinful love of mine. I know its weaknesses and all but still it is my all time favourite in the Star Wars universe.

[@daverage4729]

Hope the weather improves soon. Stay safe Eckheart! ;)

[@darthgorthaur258]

Hahaha did Eck just compare choosing fav ships to having an choosing a favourite child... oh you are the man Eck, keep it up buddy.

[@greygalaxy8638]

Hi, EckhartsLadder. I was wondering if you could do a in-depth at the Starcraft Terran Battlecruiser.

[@jannegrey593]

I would add Viscount nonetheless. From Imperial designs - Executor.

[@axmil1286]

Keep up the great work, hope all goes well over there.

[@Drotdog]

Nebula has always been my favourite, but I never knew you liked it too!

[@derrickstorm6976]

Could you really dock an X-Wing like in the drawing, and still exit the vessel to the corvette?

[@Teizan0]

Hearing you describe the Nebula actually managed to drop my opinion of it. Better than an ISD in every way, even while being smaller? That just drips of handwavium cop-out.

[@greensoplenty6809]

seems like new republic designs area basically when people went from phalanx kinda fighting to horse archers, hard hitting mobile and overwhelming firepower, that larger less mobile ships would have a hard time competing with.

[@bboxx069]

The SDF-1 is my favorite capital ship. It was a warship, a fortress, an aircraft carrier, it had a city, and it even had a reality talent show on board! Did you ever hear of a Death Star with a talent show? Wait a second. It's not Star Wars. Maybe someone can help me remember the name? Anyway maybe you could do an episode or two about it.

[@chrisschriss3909]

Bunker Buster vs the CR 90 would be a cool video.

[@timbartschwolfman]

#AskEck Why did Mara Jade have a Purple Lightsaber instead of a Red Lightsaber when she was working for the Empire?

[@gokbay3057]

Maybe because she was not a Sith?

[@bradmorales4002]

In legends there was a Sith with purple lightsaber and that was Darth Bane.

[@brettharvey2530]

lots of legends dark jedi have purple sabers

[@alexkagan8966]

Another great video! Hope uou get everything back up abd working!

[@StarBornMichael]

My Favorite top five star Wars Capital Ships are. 1, Eclipse Class Super Star Destroyer 2, Sovereign Class Super Star Destroyer 3, Assertor Class Super Star Destroyer 4, Allegiance Star Destroyer/Secator class Star Destroyer 5, Imperial 3 Class Star Destroyer.

[@StarBornMichael]

Though 0, is the Executor Class Super Star Destroyer.

[@StarBornMichael]

Oh by Eclipse Class i meant both 1 & 2.

[@boredbarian1067]

Perfection

[@my7username7is]

Enjoyed your video as always Hope everything is fine after the hurricane

[@zacharymohammadi]

Yay Eck is ok!

[@DDayJayke]

Not bad, surprised you didn't have the Nebula at #1 or at least #2

[@SorenNido]

Aw man, east coast huh? Hope power comes back quickly for you guys! Also, my favorite ships (including canon) are definitely the B-wing, the Mandelorian Fighter that's seen in rebels and clone wars, the VCX-100, the Gladiator class star destroyer, and the Delta 7b Aethesprite Jedi interceptor

[@Dom-ns7pq]

This was fun. I’d never even heard of some of these ships

[@joshuaalleyne3288]

Justin do top 5 carriers

[@freelancer1121]

Hope you and the family are safe during the hurricane Eck! Thoughts be with you

[@aaronkellyuk]

1 - Harrower Class star destroyer 2 - Venator Class star destroyer 3 - CR-90 Class corvette 4 - Munificent Class frigate 5 - MC80 Mon Cala cruiser

[@sirewokthefirstidonthaveal2902]

i personally realy like the way the indurance looks

[@joshuaboer1617]

Love you Echs

[@Muinko]

No1 should be the hammerhead Corvette/republic cruiser. So much history to the ship.

[@dylanwight5764]

Perhaps not my all-time favourite, but easily in my top three is the Sphyrna-Class hammerhead corvette as portrayed in Rogue One and Rebels. Personally I feel like the Republic's aesthetic should have always been hammerhead-style vessels all the way up to the beginning of the Clone Wars, wherein they should have been phased out in favour of dagger-style vessels like the Arquitens-Class, the Acclamator-Class and the Venator-Class (prelude to Imperial aesthetics) but unfortunately the design wasn't popularly introduced into the EU/Legends until Knights 1&2 and The Old Republic. In my opinion, it's an almost perfect escort design. Majority of the firepower is concentrated forward with enough point defence armament scattered around to provide total coverage with at least one emplacement able to fire in any direction. It's also nearly as configurable as the more modern Correlian Engineering C-70, CR-70 and CR-90 platforms. The Sphyrna-Class is a hugely underappreciated vessel. It's visually striking, has fairly clean lines and it simply looks like a spaceworthy functional hull, perfectly representing the mostly demilitarized nature of the Republic during this period. I'd argue in most ways it is superior in design to the CR-90, though perhaps trading the latter's versatility for better survivability. They were incredibly tough ships in a way the CR-90 could never hope to be.

[@joecool458]

I like how you said with a small crew you'd like the CR-90, im curious what would you choose as a freighter for a minimum crew of 1 or 2? I like the YT series of ships for this because true freedom is having more say in where you go and what you carry which is more difficult the larger your crew. What would you choose for this?

[@hunterthornsberry2784]

A cool versus video could be Captain Fordo vs Master Chief

[@TheDude4515]

1) Lucrehulk Battleship 2) Nadiri Starhawk 3) Venator Star Destroyer 4) Imperial Raider Corvette 5) MC30 Mon Cal Frigate

[@miaththered]

Tis significant. Carry on being awesome.

[@UncleMikeDrop]

I'm all about the Tarkin type stealth corvette.

[@thorshammer7883]

The Old Sith Empire (Swtor) vs the Imperium of Man (Warhammer 40k).

[@akumaking1]

Warhammer always win dude.

[@thorshammer7883]

@@akumaking1 Not always. Say hello to the Downstreamers, Xeelee, Culture, and the Forerunners.

[@blackshogun272]

@@thorshammer7883 *The Doctor pulls out a shrunken Gallifrey Timeglobe and threatens to drop it*

[@thorshammer7883]

@@blackshogun272 *Downstreamers and Xeelee erase him from existence*

[@blackshogun272]

@@thorshammer7883 *10th Doctor's spare hand regenerates into another whole Doctor that goes back to his annihilation, barely saves his counterpart, and goes back to before the Xelee Culture and Downstreamers were at the height of their power to technological stall them*

[@johnshadwick2287]

Do a video of the ships that appeared on film. For example did a Victory class appear in the original trilogy? Was it all Imperial class?