| This Super-class Star Destroyer, built
at Kuat Drive Yards under the name Executor, was hidden by Emperor Palpatine
in a drydock located beneath Imperial City on Coruscant. A series of huge,
hexagonal lift cells held the ship ready for deployment. The razing of
vast areas of Coruscant's surface, the ship's construction, and its subsequent
burial with additional levels of cityscape, had to be masked from the populace
by the Emperor Palpatine and the use of the Dark Side of the Force. It
was completed just before the Battle of Endor. The first person the Emperor
let onto the ship was Ysanne Isard, and she loved the ship from that point
on. Much of the ship's internal systems were given special override commands
which allowed only Isard to gain access to them. After Palpatine's death
at Endor, Isard used it to house the prisoners of war still held by the
Empire, including Jan Dodonna, Tycho Celchu, and Corran Horn. When the
Krytos virus was defeated and Tycho Celchu was found innocent of Corran
Horn's death, Isard decided that it was time to leave. She used the Lusankya's
turbolasers to destroy the city above it, then lifted free of its lift
cells. It then punished the planetary shields and escaped from Coruscant,
fleeing to Thyferra. The Lusankya was then placed under the command of
Joak Drysso, who tried to destroy the space station used by Rogue Squadron
near Yag'Dhul. He barely escaped, and returned to Thyferra. The Lusankya
was then placed between the planet and the Rogues' forces as the Battle
of Thyferra ensued. However, the surprise of having the Avarice - now under
New Republic flags but still commanded by Sair Yonka - and the Virulence
- now commanded by Booster Terrik - start shooting at the larger ship left
the Lusankya badly damaged. Drysso threatened to ram the dying ship into
the planet Thyferra, but he was shot by one of his Lieutenants. The Lieutenant,
Waroen, surrendered to Wedge Antilles and the crew was allowed to defect
or leave Imperial service. Wedge, the de facto Captain of the huge ship,
took the opportunity to marry Corran Horn and Mirax Terrik aboard the Lusankya,
preventing any resistance from Booster Terrik, Mirax's father. The remains
of the ship were moved around to several Republic shipyards until it was
finally placed in drydock at Bilbringi, once those shipyards were converted
after the death of Grand Admiral Thrawn. Despite the core wipe of the ship's
computer system, many of the coded accesses placed by Ysanne Isard remained.
It was nearly completed when Ysanne Isard herself reappeared, hoping to
take control of the ship for her own ends. Booster, Mirax, and Iella Wessiri
were able to discover Isard's motives, and had a full force of armed soldiers
waiting for her when she arrived. Isard was killed in a struggle with Iella,
and the Lusankya remained in the hands of the New Republic. Several secret
chambers were discovered during her refit, and they were modified by New
Republic engineers to serve as biocontainment areas. Thus, the Lusankya
became less of a warship and more of a research vessel. Wedge Antilles
was eventually given command of the ship for a special task force he commanded,
but he retained his position within Starfighter Command. Wedge commanded
the huge ship in the defense of the planet Phaeda against Commander Vivant
and the Steadfast.
The following part of the text is a spoiler for Rebel Stand - highlight to read: During the Yuuzhan
Vong invasion of the galaxy, the Luskanya was part of the defense fleet
assigned to protect Coruscant. When the capital planet was taken by the
alien invaders, Commander Eldo Davip escaped the destruction and regrouped
with the small fleet at Borleias. After successfully defending the planet
from the Yuuzhan Vong's initial strikes, Davip and Antilles began taking
the huge ship apart for what would become known as Operation Emperor's
Spear. Weapons emplacements were removed and placed on smaller ships, and
large portions of the interior were gutted. The resulting construction,
known as the Beltway, became a huge needle-shaped ramming device. As the
final defense of Borleias ground on, the Lusankya took heavy damage which
ate away at the ship's surface and gradually revealed the needle underneath.
Commander Davip then used all remaining engine power to drive the ship
into the Yuuzhan Vong worldship in orbit around the planet. Just before
impact, Davip managed to escape in a small shuttle. The Lusankya drove
deep into the ship, causing huge amounts of damage before both ships exploded
and died.
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