Shaped like a dagger, the Venator-class Star Destroyer, also known as the Jedi Cruiser or the Republic Attack Cruiser, was a Republic Star Destroyer design usually commanded by a Jedi during the Clone Wars.
History
The class saw action from the earliest months of the war, until its end and beyond. They were widely seen throughout the Republic Navy, and were used on solitary assignments as well as in fleets and in groups of threes.
Variants
Several Imperial Venator-class Star Destroyers and V-wings after the end of the Clone Wars.
Notable Venator-Class Destroyers
- Vigilance
- Resolute
- Defender
- Endurance
- Negotiator
- Redeemer
- Righteous
- Tranquility
- Triumphant
- Plo Koon's Venator-class Star Destroyer
- Unidentified Venator-class Star Destroyer (Carida incident)
Appearances
- Star Wars: Galactic Defense
- Star Wars Journeys: Beginnings
Cat and Mouse
Clone Cadets (Appears in flashback(s))- Supply Lines
- Ambush
- Rising 'Malevolence'
- Shadow of Malevolence
- Destroy Malevolence
- Rookies
- Downfall of a Droid
- Duel of the Droids (Mentioned only)
- Bombad Jedi
- Cloak of Darkness
- Dooku Captured
- Jedi Crash
- Defenders of Peace
- Trespass
- Storm Over Ryloth
- Innocents of Ryloth
- Holocron Hiest
- Cargo of Doom
- Children of the Force
- The Zillo Beast (Appears in flashback(s))
- The Zillo Beast Strikes Back
- Landing at Point Rain
- Brain Invaders
- Grievous Intrigue
- Voyage of Temptation
- Duchess of Mandalore(Appears in flashback(s))
- Death Trap
- R2 Come Home
- Lethal Trackdown (Appears in flashback(s))
- ARC Troopers
- Assassin
- Evil Plans
- Heroes on Both Sides (Appears in flashback(s))
- Senate Murders (Appears in flashback(s))
- Nightsisters
- Overlords
- Ghosts of Mortis
- The Citadel (Appears in flashback(s))
- Citadel Rescue
- Water War
- Gungan Attack
- Darkness on Umbara (Appears in flashback(s))
- Kidnapped
- Escape From Kadavo
- A Friend in Need (Appears in flashback(s))
- The Gathering (Appears in flashback(s))
- Bound for Rescue
- A Necessary Bond
- Secret Weapons (Appears in flashback(s))
- Missing in Action
- Point of No Return
- Sabotage
- The Jedi Who Knew Too Much
- Crisis at the Heart
- Dark Disciple
- Star Wars: Darth Maul—Son of Dathomir 3
- Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (First appearance)
- Tarkin
- Lords of the Sith (Indirect mention only)
- Thrawn
- Thrawn, Part I
- The Forgotten Droid (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars Rebels: Steps Into Shadow (Model only)
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Appears as a toy)
- Darth Vader 9: Shadows and Secrets, Part III
