What happened to the OTHER Super Star Destroyers after Endor

What happened to the other Star Destroyers in Star Wars canon and Star Wars legends after Endor? We’ll talk on today’s video!
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[@owenparris7490]

I actually like that there were fewer SSD's built in Canon than in Legends. To me, it makes them seem more unique and powerful and also makes sense due to their incredible cost.

[@wilhufftarkin8543]

The Empire had access to the resources of MILLIONS of planets, including the vast majority of planets that didn't even qualify for official Imperial representation, so I don't think it's unreasonable to think that the Empire built a few dozens of Executor-class dreadnoughts. I mean it's just a bigger conventional ship, unlike the death stars, which required advancements in hypermatter technology to function. Especially if you consider the fact that the first ships that were classified as dreadnoughts by the Anaxes War College System were built prior to the Clone Wars. The only thing that limited those ships compared to the Executors was the Ruusan Reformation. However, back in the original canon, SSDs were still special. There were entire campaigns fought between the Imperial Remnant and the New Republic aimed at capturing or destroying the few remaining SSDs. This is how important they were, symbolically and strategically. I mean they were so important that the New Republic built their own Viscount-class star "defender" to counter them, which was heavily criticized for being too "imperial". But they did it anyway, because Executor-class dreadnoughts were no kriffing joke.

[@owenparris7490]

@wilhufftarkin8543 Sixty SSD's seem like overkill when you can just build an entire fleet of comparably cheaper and more versatile ships around just one with the money and resources you would have used for a few other Supers. Rinse and repeat a dozen or two times and BOOM, you got yourself a sweet navy! I get that cost might not have been a major issue, but keep in mind they were building two Death Stars, gutting Illum to eventually become Starkiller, funding and supplying various other experimental projects, and supplying a galaxy-wide army and navy along with the requisite infrastructure. That's A LOT of resources being guzzled up! But, if that argument fails, let's just say I think it makes the SSD more unique if there are only a few. I'm not opposed to more being added at all. Heck, I might change my tune about the sixty SSD thing, I just don't want there to be too too many.

[@scarletcrusader5431]

@@wilhufftarkin8543 The Empire still needed to display the guise of a Republic Successor. So they couldn't just take anything and everything for their machinations. They needed to be smart about how they went about the spending of credits.

[@wilhufftarkin8543]

@@owenparris7490 But the two death stars perfectly exemplify the Empire's ideology under the Tarkin Doctrine: Better a few giant overkill things than thousands of smaller flexible not that much overkill things. This is exactly why many high ranking Navy and Army officials criticized the Tarkin Doctrine, but neither Tarkin nor Palpatine listened to them. Tarkin and Palpatine thought that the Galaxy is so vast and giant that no matter how many millions of flexible medium sized ships you have, they will never be enough to control all of Imperial space. This is where the obsession with superweapons and giant stuff was born. This is the exact point of the Tarkin Doctrine. Their idea was that IF we put so much credits into stuff, we might as well put ALL the credits into a FEW things that make the ENTIRE galaxy fear us, because all we have to do is to push a button that makes an entire planet go BOOM. Now before you think this is unreasonable, this is exactly what nuclear weapons are in real life. Why waste millions upon millions of currency if you can just threaten the world with global destruction?

[@wilhufftarkin8543]

@@scarletcrusader5431 The Republic deployed Star Destroyers, the Republic did Base Delta Zero, the Republic violently subjugated protestors who demanded basic rights. Not to forget that Republic worlds like Kuat and Republic companies like Sienar built the first Star Dreadnaughts and had the first idea about the Death Star long before the Clone Wars even happened. The Republic became the Empire long before the New Order had been officially announced. This is the exact reason why separatism was so popular in the galaxy in the first place. What's the de facto difference between COMPOR and COMPNOR besides the extra N?

[@shadowrunner2323]

I'd have guessed Thrawn didn't get a SSD because he didn't want one. He was well known to favor smaller, more flexible ships. would still love to see a video on the subject.

[@zogar8526]

Thrawn was practical. A SSD is incredibly powerful, I have no doubt he'd love one. Just not at the expense of other smaller escort ships. Which sadly is how they often were deployed. Even normal SDs were often left without their proper escort. So if his choice was one SSD or an entire mobile fleet of good ships rhat supported each other, he will take the smaller fleet. But if he could have been giving a SSD to throw in with the rest of his fleet he already had, I doubt he turn it down.

[@chrisheitstuman6360]

I would think he would turn it down. They are horribly expensive to operate. How many ISDs which are already horribly expensive could you afford to fuel and crew for the crew? An ISD could already crew a Venator and 3 Victorys, or for just plan cost (as of wookies current numbers) 3 Victorys. Being able to strike planets all over is pretty important for outflanking an enemy. Is all that firepower nice? Yes but I can't think of any SSDs that actually mount bigger guns to make it a serious tool. They just mount lots of standard guns.

[@TimberWolf99]

@@chrisheitstuman6360 Thrawn had more than enough resources to crew and maintain a Super Star Destroyer (especially one of the smaller ones like a Bellator or Assertor) even before he came back lead the Empire. Palpatine just never sent him one because Palpatine, at the end of the day, was still a massive racist. As was Ardus Kaine, the only Imperial left with a functional Super Star Destroyer at that point.

[@MrOiram46]

@@chrisheitstuman6360 I think Thrawn might actually like the Bellator 2 class because it is both fast and powerful, and being the most flexible among SSD’s

[@Grond_XIII]

Thrawn was already gone by the time any SSD's were constructed.

[@ZZMonkeysUncleZZ]

That picture showing what appeared to be nine Executors was rather terrifying. Imagine that many participating in a single operation.

[@canhelpwithgames]

"a short orbital mop up operation the planet will be glassed within the day M'lord" Report from taskforce commander to Palpatine...

[@bkjeong4302]

There were a total of 17 built in Legends.

[@BierBart12]

Imagine what kinda threat would *warrant* such an operation

[@thedarkfaegaming]

The Lusankya is probably one of my favourite Star Wars ships, even though I haven't read much Legends. Getting to see the orbital bombardment and the ram against the Vong made it stand out

[@VasKyah]

Did you see the fan animation of the Lusankya flying out of Coruscant's upper levels during a battle? One of the most impressive fan films to me.

[@thatguy45177]

Thanks for answering my question Eck, I’ve been watching your channel for years and I feel so honored, Happy New Year!

[@Tomreese130]

#AskEck: What are your thoughts on Operation Domino and how the Galactic Civil War would've gone if it was successful? I wish we could've gotten more lore about the "Secession Worlds" mentioned in The Essential Guide to Warfare that the Empire crushed early on.

[@obsidian53-b32]

When you say "secession worlds" are you referring to the Separatists holdouts that existed after the clone wars that the Empire fought in the reconquest of the rim campaigns? And what is Operation Domino, was it a rebel or imperial operation?

[@Tomreese130]

​​@@obsidian53-b32 No, I'm referring to a passage in The Essential Guide to Warfare (although the Separatist holdouts are equally interesting). The passage in question briefly introduced Operation Domino, the first Rebel strategy which called for planets to openly revolt against the Empire as opposed to the subtle hit-and-run strategy adopted later. Several unnamed worlds boldly joined the Rebellion and were quickly crushed by the Imperial military, these were dubbed the "Secession Worlds". Basically this is comparable to the Separatists during the Clone Wars as this was an attempt by the Rebels to actually hold territory as opposed to clandestine sneak attacks. Apparently Mon Calamari was the only successful world to do this. It's a part of the lore I'm pretty interested in since they aren't mentioned anywhere else.

[@neofulcrum5013]

There’s also the Mid Rim offensive. Wonder how that would’ve gone if it was successful too

[@canhelpwithgames]

I can't believe you didn't mention the ISSD that was turned into a pleasure casino by a pirate that would float and move around to avoid taxes and planetary governments.

[@spaRTan3246]

Booster Terrik‘s Errant Venture is a Star Destroyer - nothing „super“ about it… 😉

[@Grubnar]

@@spaRTan3246 "And I want a new paint job ... something other than Star Destroyer grey!" And so we got the only red Star Destroyer in the galaxy!

[@canhelpwithgames]

@@spaRTan3246 not the venture but the other one

[@TheJupiterKnight]

I only remembered the Executor, Lusankia (or however that was spelled), Razor Kiss, and Guardian. There was a fifth one but I can’t remember it. Iron Fist, there it was, 😂. You forgot Han’s greatest line to Zsinj “Kiss my Wookiee”.

[@sumukhvmrsat6347]

The Lancer Frigate Is the Only Ship , where the tarkin Doctrine Kinda Worked , Starfighters pilots were scared of it

[@xSuperFryx]

I pray every night we see it in the canon continuity

[@sumukhvmrsat6347]

@@xSuperFryx Me Adding torpedo tubes and external Tiefightet Racks to it : Oh yes

[@sumukhvmrsat6347]

Update I made a Lancer tree Lancer A : Assault (jack of all) 24 ties Lancer.B:Brawler(Armor,shields,Guns)12t Lancer C: Carrier (Heavy corvette ,pocket carrier , carries ties too , Made for ISD hangers)12ts Lancer D :Dread Lancer (Deadliest Swiss katana knife , for IISB and Elite)12ts Lancer E : Escort (Escorts capital ships)24ts

[@13DarkWolf]

50 SSDs across canon and legends, that's pretty crazy!

[@neofulcrum5013]

The empire was really overcompensating weren’t they?

[@alexshinra6722]

From what i understand it was all linked to tarkin so yeah maybe he was lil insecure and it shows.

[@vaporyphoenixgaming_5060]

The whole show is based on lust for padme

[@tyler-y4s]

No actually if you read the Outbound Flight novel Palpatine knew about the Vong and was building up the imperial fleet to fight them guess the Rebellion kinda got in the way

[@neofulcrum5013]

Or to maintain his power further.

[@tyler-y4s]

@@neofulcrum5013 read the book it's actually really good

[@yourstruly4817]

Maybe they are too expensive to operate, especially if an A-Wing can take it out

[@jordonturner9559]

#AskEck How different and effective would the empire have been if they had continued to produce clones instead of training stormtroopers?

[@Torner.]

#AskEck If you were to design your own SSD what would it be like? As in what purpose it would fulfill, what weaponry it would have and how big it would be? But keep it realistic.

[@PetesHQ]

It's a great question to be answered and there are a few of them active after Endor.

[@jakelaurence30]

How weird, this didn't show up in my subscriptions. Thought it worth you knowing

[@jayremi1835]

This answered so much more than the question asked and I admire the commitment to your fan base. I didn't know each SSD had a unique history.

[@TheHawkeye0725]

#AskEck How much stronger would the Rebellion be if they set up in the unknown regions?

[@dragonclaw4159]

My take here is that it depends on their ability to handle the chaotic nonsense that goes on in the unknown regions.

[@mightheal]

It really wouldn't make a difference it would just cause them to use up more fuel because they're further away from many of their targets.

[@dragonclaw4159]

@mightheal the obvious logic to me anyway is that they are much harder to locate, let alone reach that area because of the shifting hyperspace lanes.

[@mightheal]

@@dragonclaw4159 The problem is the majority of their targets are on the other side of the galaxy so you're adding like a week of travel time just to attack something from that base.

[@dragonclaw4159]

@@mightheal if they had set up in the unknown regions, wouldn't the locations they target reflect that fact?

[@willers478]

#AskEck do we have any numbers about how many jedi there were before Order 66? I always see people complaining about there always being more jedi after it but if 1% survived and there were 10,000, for example, there would still be quite a few. Any thoughts on this?

[@lightspeedvictory]

#AskEck What do we know of the development of the Venator? Was it ready at the outset of the Clone Wars or did it enter service sometime after it began? Lore ship Versus video request: Resurgent vs. Starhawk Tie Striker vs. New Republic V-Wing World Devastator vs. Vong Worldship Tie Silencer vs. X-83 Twintail Tie Silencer vs. Tie Defender (legends version) Keldabe vs. ISD II MC90 vs. Nebula class star destroyer Nebula class vs. Pellaeon class Majestic class vs. Bothan Assault Cruiser EAWX: FOTR’s Mandator II portrayal vs. Subjugator Praetor vs. Subjugator EAWX: TR’s Mediator portrayal vs. Resurgent Starhawk vs. Bulwark MK III Gargantua/Aratech 520 Battle Platform vs. A6 Juggernaut

[@unfortunate3256]

#AskEck it always says "a long time ago in a galaxy far away" so what would present day star wars be like? Would that be like the legacy era?

[@crystaljones2335]

#AskEck What was the planet of Coruscant like before the megalopolis? Or perhaps, what planets were terraformed and how?

[@republicofbread1088]

I feel like a story about either the Yuuzhan Vong War in real canon (aka movies/tv shows) or a story that ties in Luke's new jedi order that formed after the fall of the empire would be really interesting

[@kobeone6328]

#AskEck: What planets/areas of space do you think should be expanded on further, or that you would simply like to be further talked about? Whether it be minor background details or excerpts, or full on settings?

[@spaceonisorceress4406]

#AskEck Did T-47 Airspeeders have an actual use for the rear gunner in combat OUTSIDE of tripping AT-ATs?

[@louismalinak5563]

Moral support.

[@spaceonisorceress4406]

@@louismalinak5563 XD I mean, Wes Jason's pretty cool.

[@pupulauls]

Gun

[@spaceonisorceress4406]

@@pupulauls See, that thing on the back that LOOKS like a gun, apparently isn't a gun. It's just a targeting thinger for the tow cable, I think. Hence the question.

[@wojtek561]

There was one book in the legends where the rebellion finds these T-47s. It is noticed there that they were used to transport repulsor wagons on this planet. You connect several wagons together and then, place a speeder that attaches to the first wagon using this gun and can quickly pull several of them.

[@wlpaul4]

I love your short story idea for the Reaper.

[@macwade2755]

Happy New Year, EckhartsLadder!

[@zam023]

I remember clearly reading the novels (which you refer to as Legends) that there were only 13 super star destroyers, one for each grand admiral. Officially 12 for 12 grand admirals minus Thrawn, with Lusankya as the extra one that was hidden under Coruscant.

[@thegreenmanofnorwich]

I find it interesting how prestige vessels that werent seriously intended to face combat (even the biggest rebel ships couldn't hope to win an engagement) had to be pressed into actual battles. Of course they can do tremendous damage, but the costs of repairing and maintaining such a ship without vast infrastructure must be staggering.

[@JolbyBoy]

The super star destroyer are almost like characters, they can help tell a good story and play in major parts. Many battles can surround these ships. I really wish Disney had gone in this direction, highlighting some legend stories. But money tops everything.

[@DarthKilaj85]

You missed the SSD that was captured by Pirates in Canon called the Annihilator and renamed Liberty's Misrule used as their base for a pirate kingdom in the Outer Rim. And the one thought to he sucked into a black hole.

[@Daldi564]

3:40 seems obvious to me why Palpatine never gave Thrawn an SSD. If what you said was true about it being a symbol of favour in the Imperial Hierarchy, giving Thrawn an SSD would've been too big of a step towards favouring aliens, which considering that the Emperor was very much anti-alien, would've upset his followers in the Imperial military and might have even led to mutiny and desertion of the more fanatical officers in the Imperial Navy who were anti-alien.

[@michaelramon2411]

For those interested, I have some non-canon Canon-derived SSD fates from my own personal canon: - Intimidator was disarmed and disabled and converted into an orbital museum ship at Kuat. After the First Order gained control of Kuat, they attempted to reassemble the ship, but it was destroyed by sabotage. - Annihilator was captured by a pirate faction that renamed it Liberty's Misrule and used it as the centerpiece for a nomadic fleet for a while. They eventually came into conflict with the New Republic who seized the ship, disarmed it and converted it into a hospital ship for disaster relief named Benevolence. - The First Order's Eclipse suffered badly from lack of maintenance and spare parts during their early exile, and attempts to modernize and automate it had mixed results. It eventually became a lightly-armed mobile prison in the Unknown Regions. - A secret 14th Executor-class, Shadow Hand, was built by Palpatine fanatics in the Deep Core during the New Republic period. They unleashed it on the galaxy after the First Order's invasion, declaring them to be heretics, and it was eventually destroyed. - I also had Zsinj's Iron Fist, but as a Mandator-III rather than an Executor. He attempted to use it to take over Mas Ameda's Imperial Core Remnant around 15 ABY, but it was destroyed by a combined ICR/New Republic task force.

[@DarthRevanBeast11]

#AskEcks I remember in KOTOR hearing the story from Canderous about his encounter with a fire breathing meteorite. We now think it was a Yuuzhan Vong scout ship. What was it doing there thousands of years before the invasion? How did it get there before the rest of the Vong? Why'd they wait so long to invade if they had ships in the galaxy during the Old Republic? Sorry in advance if these questions sound dumb, I haven't gotten around to reading the books on the Vong war yet.

[@Falchion1984]

#AskEck At or around the Hand of Thrawn duology, the Imperial Remnant was using non-TIE Fighter craft, such as Preybirds. After the Bastian Accords, and/or joining the GA during the Vong War, did this continue or were they using TIE's again?

[@JJJBunney001]

They always used TIE variants, even in legacy of the force. The only time those ladybirds are mentioned are in Zahns stuff

[@Falchion1984]

@@JJJBunney001 Really? I could've sworn they were using Preybirds in Hand of Thrawn because SIENAR had declared neutrality, or something like that. Anyhow, thanks for the reply.

[@Falchion1984]

@@michaelandreipalon359 Yeah, Palleon didn't like them either.

[@Falchion1984]

@@michaelandreipalon359 Yeah, the Hurrim were a real pain in the ass. Still, for some reason I'm having trouble recalling, Palleon found having to use them degrading.

[@wojtek561]

@@Falchion1984 The use of Preybirds was explained by the fact that the empire had too few shipyards and those they had could barely keep up with the production/overhaul of bigger ships. Due to this, they had no place to produce Tie fighters and had replaced them with other units, that were buy from the outside. Remember that this book ends with the signing of the final peace treaty between the empire and the republic. This means that they could start allocating some of the materials to Tie production, and after a few years when the war with the Vong began, they could be in a much better situation when it comes to the facilities for building ships and fighters.

[@duffymakowski5400]

Nice video!👍I've always thought that Admiral Drommel and his SSD Guardian would be an interesting component of an roleplaying campaign.🍻

[@FalconX_Productions]

Ah yes, another video to watch from Eck. This’ll be good

[@LibertyandFreedom4]

Personally in Thrawn's Revenge, a Bellator is the perfect SSD. Big enough to take on capitol ships but small enough for you to build an armada around it that can handle snub fighters, punch through enemy fleets and space stations.

[@Theo-lt7vy]

Imagine if there was hockey in Star Wars

[@SephirothRyu]

What if the Chiss (possibly including Thrawn) had sided with the rebellion?

[@kostamojin9591]

I remember a long time ago there was only said to be four SSDs. Executor, Iron Fist, and that was it

[@Executor132]

How can you not have touched on the Night Hammer, i mean it an SSD but it can cloak and its service under Admiral Daala

[@chromacypher8409]

I like the one ISB built in secret on Coruscant. Straight destroyed sections, in "Legends", during Xwing Rogue Squadron. Straight savage to hide and destroy.

[@coycook7268]

The first ship he mentioned is said ship

[@ryanmeakins2993]

That story idea for the reaper is a fantastic one 😊 a series of short stories from a ships point of view could be really interesting give how many scifi creators say the hero ship is part of the cast🤔 I might have to put it on my inspo board 😂 Of course with a credit note to you and this vid in case I do end up using it for something 😅

[@tigarxox]

These videos are legends!

[@BrickStopmotions]

#AskEck If a Borg Cube encountered a World Devastator, what would happen? Would the Borg be able to adapt to the Devastator's weapon, or would it just get eaten away? Or would they not even fight, but instead join forces, the World Devastator having similar adapting capabilities and being the epitome of Artificial Intelligence they've been striving for? And, should they fight, would the Devastator be able to adapt to and fire back Borg weaponry? *Video 7 of posting this😁

[@JohnNathanShopper]

The Black Fleet Crisis wasn’t just military sci-fi. It was Hunt for Red October/80s military fiction in space.

[@bobanderson-m7l]

#AskEck I am having a star wars battle with my friends. What are some of the best/ most common military tactics used in star wars.

[@krspaceT1]

@AskEck: think you could do a video on the differences between the Clone-Jedi relationships of Canon and pre TCW legends. I think its an interesting compare and contrast that could use a breakdown versus what is usually seen, which is going over them in the Canon-Legends melded format you usually see.

[@MrImperatorRoma]

0:51 That Arc Hammer arc is much better looking than the one from EAW FOC.

[@austinkeen4577]

This is easily one of the videos I've seen from you!

[@HappyGingerWolf]

13 seems like a much better nunber than 50, even if the galaxy is huge and most systems would never see even 1, having there be 50 (or more) makes them feel too common

[@wedgeantillies66]

SSDs are massive assets, both politically and militarily speaking to their owners and although expensive to maintain in respect of maintenance, resources and manpower. Their value is in the fact that despite their vulnerabilities, they are still deadly killing machines of war, that can turn the tide of any battle they fight in like for New republic at Borelais or enable a state in the post endor era to punch massively over its weight like Imperial Remnant at Orinda.

[@_Fulgur_]

another SSD to note would be the Aggressor which was the flagship of grand admiral josef grunger who would defect from the empire and claim himself to be the new emperor. the aggressor would soon be led into battle against another grand admiral danetta pitta who had a torpedo sphere as his flagship. due to the superior firepower of pittas torpedo sphere, grunger would ram the aggressor into pittas torpedo sphere killing both grand admirals and the aggressor perishing

[@Taliesin-xd7ke]

Ships of that sheer size existed for one purpose, intimidation! Put to the task though against ships with a smaller silhouette and more maneuverable... 😢

[@nikademuswtf]

fascinating video. Thx for the different perspective. I only say different because, i was a big fan of the original canon now known as "Legends" thx to the evil Mouse and my impression was a little different but less well researched i will admit. That being said, i also admit i never owned the dedicated SW fan materials such as RPG, or tech manuals etc, so I'm no expert however i did explore deep into the original canon expanded universe novels starting of course with Timothy's epic Heir to the Empire trilogy in paperback. Just to use that one ex-Canon (again because the MOUSE says so) as an example, I loved how the numbers mentioned in that series were reasonable in the sense that despite a galactic sized empire Zahn chose to be conservative and even explained in terms of manpower, assuming humanoid lifeforms which we know the original Empire was dedicated too per the Emperor. So much that the introduction of a "mere" 200 Dreadnought heavy cruisers that preceded the Empire's ISD could tip the balance in the war between the Imperial remnant and the New Republic. I won't dispute that it could be argued easily that such suggested numbers within a larger less defined situation fleet wise is way to small for galactic scale conflict but when i see modern canon suggesting things like 25,000+ ISD's at the Empire's peak, i'm sorry it just sounds like a ridiculous figure that some author of a tech manual pulled out of his head figuring well that's galactic scale. (if only the ST universe had had those numbers at Worf 349) This is the first though i heard of there being so potentially so many SSD's per original canon. That kind of messed up my thinking. I thought the number was much less, around 12 or so. Before Disney of course and the First Order BS. anyway. Fun video. Thx for putting it together!

[@Starsaber222]

I'm kind of surprised that you didn't mention Razor's Kiss in relation to the Iron Fist. It didn't really last long enough to need a profile of its own, but its use in the Zsinj campaign was probably at least worth a mention.

[@herbo3437]

Now make a video on every super star destroyer in detail so i can put them in lore accurate positions in EAW

[@robertfarr9186]

And then there are all the ssd’s that haven’t been created yet because some lazy writers haven’t written them into their stories yet… it’s like saying how many Jedi survived 66? All of them that haven’t been written yet.

[@loganw1232]

#AskEck Which Rebel Cells or Sector forces were the strongest or best equipped in the Rebel Alliance?

[@neofulcrum5013]

Ooo that’s a good question

[@joeycerelli]

Oh how i wish that they would have kept the "non-canon" EU going post-Disney. So much better than the stuff that has come out since Disney took over.

[@DrMutran]

Supposedly six Subjugator class warships like the Malevolence existed during the Clone War according to the RPG books. Do you think it would be interesting to see more of these ships pop up?

[@perrywaaz3660]

That'd be pretty cool. It wouldn't really work on the Vong though...

[@Chasta1n42]

#askeck what would you have done differently about the sequel trilogy if you were in charge? Another one I just thought of. What is the best overall species in the Star Wars galaxy?

[@darthcroco]

#AskEck: What do you think about the celestials being nerfed so much in Canon? Anakin on Mortis was almost like a full-potential Anakin, and then they just left the whole idea end there in the clone wars. (In rebels with the bird of Ahsoka and the World Between Worlds they did bring back the idea a bit, but not as much as they could have explored that region of Star Wars which I really like). Also are your thoughts about the Son and the Father returning in Ahsoka season 2, or maybe in the Mandoverse film?

[@BaseSerpentMessmer]

I think they are gonna use abeloth, the Mother

[@dach829]

Thanks

[@MRDLT00]

Hey Justin have you looked into the SW Legends book series called “Galaxy of Fear”? There’s some interesting spooky creations throughout the series, and good ol Thrawn even shows up in one of the books.

[@obsidian53-b32]

#AskEck What Genres, stories or global event have really influenced Star Wars over the years?

[@eds1942]

I’ve always gone with the assumption that there were 12 or 13 based on the Executor class (1 for each fleet command and for Vader) and the others were based off of other designs with a lot of them being built after RotJ, with “Super” being used as way of saying that the cruiser or command ship or dreadnought (depending on the role) was just larger than the standard ISD. For example, the Eclipse is a super star destroyer that was commissioned after RotJ, but it wasn’t SSD based on the Executor model nor share the profile or role (its a unique shaped dreadnought while the Executor is an arrowhead shaped command ship)

[@YT300champion16]

#AskEck How do you think the changes of leadership of the empire in Legends affect the timeline and relations with other Empires and the New Republic?

[@mightheal]

You should add some clarification because your question is to open ended to know exactly what you want to know.

[@YT300champion16]

Thanks for telling me I changed it :)

[@stevenhopson4027]

Yes, I would be interested in knowing why Thrawn did not have an SSD

[@trickster20644]

#AskEck Hey Eck, what do you think Grievous's story would be like if the jedi sided with the Kaleesh in the Huk war?

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

They all got destroyed by me mere minutes ago in Awakening of the Rebellion :)

[@tr4br]

#AskEck What do you think would happen after the Battle of Naboo if the Trade Federation won?

[@J0nb0ysl1m]

Thrawn didn't get one because according to (Legends) Sidious was xenophobic and had a dislike for non-humans. He tolerated Thrawn because of his excellent tactical mind. This was explained a little bit in one of the Legends novels which is part of a trilogy telling the story of Thrawn's return to reclaim the empire's glory. I appologize that I can't remember the name of the trilogy.

[@StarBornMichael]

#AskEck How would you Command the Empire before the Fall of the Empire at Endor?

[@A.R.77]

Is there not a specific impulse that needs to be figured in all this too? Such as the matter flying out the butt end is the top speed and not the accumulated speed of months or years of trickle power.

[@jakupsundoe6226]

Wait the ARC Hammer was an SSD? Empire at War Lises to me

[@ImOscarWallace]

#askeck what is your favourite era of starwars? Republic, High Republic, Empire etc.

[@JJJBunney001]

He's stated very often that it's the new Republic era in legends

[@thetachyonblue]

Could be interesting to see a video on why Thrawn was never put in command of a super star destroyer. Though I would expect it might have something to do with Thrawn being too independent-minded than Palpatine would want to grant that much power to.

[@xSuperFryx]

I don’t think Thrawn would like the idea of a super star destroyer considering his opinion on the Death Star

[@YTPeregrine]

#AskEck What do you think of the ships that originated in the MMO Star Wars Galaxies? The Hutt faction ships and unique gunships come to mind.

[@ShawnMM]

#AskEck What characters from the Clone Wars or Rebels would you love to see in live action? For me it would be Hondo Ohnaka.

[@FVanth]

Agreed, he would be interesting. Just my two cents. Dume the Loth-wolf. Of course if they look as bad (IMHO) as the Loth-cats then they can forget it. 😅😅😅

[@dragonclaw4159]

#askeck my big brother when we were much younger constantly talked about dragons that the mandalorians would use in battles. I never knew what he was talking about, and I asked this in a couple of other videos on this series and other commenters also have no idea what he was referring to unless it's a specific race of lizards. Can you elaborate on what this could be?

[@JJJBunney001]

They didn't use dragons. There's either the Basilisk war druids or the mythosaur, which there's a few pictures of different Mandalores riding

[@nobodyimportant5417]

Basilisks/basisilicans. Pretty much fantasy wyvern, but with armor and more pew pews.

[@maxpower3990]

The were properly called Basilkians. A sentient race that was conquered by the Mandalorians and used as war beast. After a few generations they devolved.

[@thestanleys3657]

The beast riders of onderon rode a dragon like creature

[@dragonclaw4159]

As I said, I had no idea what he was talking about. I just have a photographic memory, and I remember him talking about the mandalorians using dragons. I just want some insight into what this might be.

[@keirfarnum6811]

And may the Sporks be with you!

[@danxan6438]

#AskEck What are your thoughts on the ships introduced in Star Wars: Rebellion? Are they any good? Do they appear in other places, and if not, why not? Assault Transport, the Bulwark Battlecruiser, the CC-7700 interdictor frigate, etc

[@legoforbeginners6950]

What sith do you think was the most successful in his/her goals? Idk, maybe discount Vitiate b/c that man was a literal god.

[@alexanderleach3365]

If the New Republic had many of the super star destroyers, they would have been used as mobile command centers for the New Republic Fleet.

[@crazyguy1mania537]

@eckhartsladder do u think the mandator IV from episode 8 could stand against any of the SSDs and if so could u explain why especially by type like a bellator vs an executor or assertor

[@TempestsFist]

#AskEck: Besides Jango Fett who is the most cloned person in the Star Wars EU?

[@Finlandball39]

#askeck What would you say is the most powerful faction in Star Wars canon?

[@macwelch8599]

#askeck What if most, if not all Star Wars ships were built vertically instead of horizontally?

[@timothybarrett7626]

Horizontal is superior

[@perrywaaz3660]

That wouldn't work for the ones that need to land all the time, but it would be interesting to see some vertical designs for the bigger ships

[@Nyjhaz]

N’zoth? A world named N’zoth? A world of Warcraft reference

[@guardiantree8879]

#AskEck If you were to make a clone army, what base would you use for the clones? A specific person or alien race.

[@this_handle_isnt_available232]

#AskEck Could you do a battle breakdown on the battle of Ebaq 9 and the battle the battle of Coruscant at the end of the Vong War

[@GoranXII]

How the hell do you manage to hide a SSD in the Coruscant cityscape? I mean, did they cut a big hole, drop it in, and re-build the city around it? or did they actually build in inside the city?

[@rileymosman2808]

Very interested in knowing why Thrawn didn't get an SSD

[@adamkemp4069]

#AskEch where does a moff fit into the imperial military? I thought they were politicians, but is it a rank in the navy too? Is grand admiral higher?

[@venkelos6996]

So, the Super Star Destroyer has always been one of my favorite Star Wars ships, but when we learn how many of them there MIGHT have been, or even just how many we can confirm existed, and when the Emperor's tactic after the loss of the Death Star was "let's just build another, bigger one, and in 1/10th the time!", it does sort of throw shadows on Thrawn's concerns about tying up too many resources into single, massive assets, when a more numerous, spread out fleet of more adaptable ships would be better, when its basically almost never apparent that the Empire, wirh its tens to hundreds of thousands of worlds can ever really run out of resources, places to make use of them, and people to do so. Then tbe First Order, coming out of practically nothing, had Starkiller Base, as well as the Supremacy... I know that, in several ways Legacy never totally mattered, and certainly not since the Disney buyout, but it's kind of too bad that I don't recall Emperor Krayt, or some element of his New Sith Empire, having something comparable to a Star Dreadnought. I don't know what it would have been, or been capable of, but I feel like it would have been awesome, and given the Galactic Alliance fleet one more reason to always stay on the move, and not allow their enemies to find them, for fear of such firepower. They had the cool Predator Starfighters, so it might've been neat to see those launch from something akin to an SSD. 😊

[@michaelkantner6420]

In the game Star Wars Empire at War, how do you get the advanced starships, like the super star destroyer, etc? Is it an add-on?

[@BigCadoITA]

#AskEck: what happened at the beginning of the shadow hand operation when all those capital ships that emerged from the deep cores destroyed each other, I didn't quite understand the dynamics of this civil war mine between the various fleets.

[@danxan6438]

#AskEck There are a number of ships from the KOTOR era (and the MMO time period) that have been getting more attention in SW:Galaxy of Heroes. I know almost nothing about them. Can you cover the ships from that era? What ships would have been used by Jedi Revan's forces? Darth Revan's? Mandalore the Ultimate's? Stuff like the Ebon Hawk, Sith starfighter, Leviathan-class capital ships, the Hammerheads from that time period, etc