Tag: Star Wars Ships

Star Wars Chat Pack: What would you name a Star Destroyer?

Welcome to Day 9 of my NaBloPoMo Challenge, where I randomly pick a card from the Star Wars Chat Pack.

Today’s card asked: Star Destroyers have striking one-word names, as with the Inflictor and the Finalizer. What intimidating name would you choose to christen a Star Destroyer?

At first I thought, oh no, a ship question. I do not geek out about ships. At all. Sure, some are beloved and instantly recognizable–the Millennium Falcon, the Ghost, the Razor Crest. But Star Destroyers? They all look the same, and I can’t keep them straight. And don’t even ask me about “classes.”

They do have pretty cool names, though. Names to strike fear into the heart of the their enemies.

This one’s called the Gorgon. That’s pretty cool, actually.
Thrawn’s ship, the Chimaera. Now that’s a cool ship.

So what would I name one? I don’t know. At first, I thought of dumb, jokey names: the Bulldozer, the Boogeyman, the Urinator, the Dominatrix, the Condescender, the Belittler. The Bossofyou, lol.

But if I was being serious? It’s hard to come up with an intimidating name without sounding stupid. I had the bright idea of the Intimidator, but googled it, and it’s already taken. Then other names I thought of: the Predator. The Reaper. The Merciless. The Incinerator. All of these existed in either Legends or Canon. My list was getting smaller and smaller. Then I thought: the Ravenous! Nope. First Order ship. Dang! This is actually hard.

How about something grim like the Sepulcher?

The Shadow? Well, there’s a “Shadow Class,” so maybe not.

The Assassinator?

The Leveler? (That’s actually one of the names for the creature that drains Force users in the High Republic.)

The Dagger? Because they’re pointy, you see.

How about the Unraveler? I kind of like that. I googled it, and there doesn’t seem to be a ship named that. So I guess my name of choice would be:

The Unraveler! As in, your mental health will unravel when you catch sight of this ship.

Well, that turned out to be a fun creative exercise. What would you name your Star Destroyer? Jokey names or serious, let me know in the comments and we’ll talk about it!

My five favorite ships in Star Wars

No, I’m not talking about Reylo…I mean real spaceships, lol.

I’ve never been much of a “ship nerd,” memorizing designations and specs, etc. In fact, all I know is the Empire has Star Destroyers, and the Rebellion has X-Wings, pretty much. Okay, I know a little bit more, but not much.

I do have some favorite ships, though, and I thought I’d share them here.

  • Jedi Vectors. These are cool little ships. What I love about them is that they are connected to the Jedi who fly them: the Jedi pilot uses the Force to fly it. Also, the weapons on them can only be accessed by a Jedi’s lightsaber–they must insert the lightsaber into the vehicle like a key. This serves a couple of purposes: the ship can never be used as a weapon by a non-Jedi; and the Jedi must make a conscious choice to use weapons instead of a non-lethal way to solve problems. So cool. And they look like mosquitos buzzing around.
  • Padme’s Naboo Royal Starship. This is one sleek, shiny ride. I just love how this ship looks: luxurious but sharp as a needle. This one’s totally based on looks alone.
  • Poe’s Black One X-Wing. X-Wings are cool, but Poe’s modified black X-Wing is even cooler. I don’t know much about its “specs,” but I do know from The Force Awakens novelization that BB-8 has a hard time dealing with it because it’s so fussy. I like when ships have (literal) personalities. And it’s one-of-a-kind. I was sad to see it blow up in The Last Jedi.
  • The Ghost. This one’s more of an emotional attachment than anything else, although it’s a nifty little ship. It represents my love for its crew more than anything else, but it can do some amazing things with Hera at the helm. And I love that its shuttle is called the Phantom (and that each crew member is called Spectre One, Two, etc. See what they did there?)
  • And of course, the Millenium Falcon. But particularly when it belonged to Lando in Solo: A Star Wars Story because it’s so shiny and new, with all kinds of bells and whistles. I love its long nose which is the shuttle (that Han ejects for some crazy escape, to Lando’s despair. Oh Lando, it’s just beginning!) But it’s also lovely inside, with a wet bar, a “love nest” that is Lando’s bedroom, and a huge closet for his capes! And I love learning that L3-37, after her death, is incorporated into the ship. It gives the Falcon’s rather funky personality some context.

So those are my five favorites. I don’t have any Imperial ships on the list; they just don’t interest me as much. I thought about including Mando’s Razor Crest but honestly, it’s pretty ugly, lol.

What are your favorite Star Wars ships? Let me know in the comments and we’ll talk about it!