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Star Wars: The best ships in the original trilogy

By Nik Edlund

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 11: An original model of the Millennium Falcon is displayed at the Star Wars Identities exhibition at The O2 Arena on November 11, 2016 in London, England. Star Wars Identities is a brand new exhibition opening at The O2 on 18th of November 2016. (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 11: An original model of the Millennium Falcon is displayed at the Star Wars Identities exhibition at The O2 Arena on November 11, 2016 in London, England. Star Wars Identities is a brand new exhibition opening at The O2 on 18th of November 2016. (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 11: A model of a Star Destroyer is displayed at the Star Wars Identities exhibition.(Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images) /

Star Destroyer

The Star Destroyer is one of the first ships we see in the entire Star Wars universe. In the opening of the original film, we see the Tantive IV being pursued by a massive ship. The ship seems to go on and on forever, as it pans across the camera. We immediately are in awe of the massive scope of this vessel and know this film will be like no sci-fi movie we’ve ever seen before.

The Star Destroyer has a classic wedge-like shape with a rectangular command center on top, that has two globe-shaped spheres on each side of it. It is an extremely intimidating ship that is basically a moving fortress of the Empire that houses its stormtroopers, admirals, and ships that it can disperse at its pleasure.

The ship isn’t just for hauling other craft around. It is an extremely powerful weapon equipped with plenty of strong blasters and lasers. The Star Destroyer is classic Star Wars and one of the more unique and impressive ships in the entire saga.

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