Likewise, ships assigned to Death Squadron could be sent off from the main fleet on reconnaissance missions when appropriate. By the Battle of Endor, Death Squadron had been reinforced to include the Executor, two battlecruisers, three Tector-class Star Destroyers, and thirty-three Imperial Star Destroyers.Ībout half a dozen or so Imperial-class Star Destroyers comprised Death Squadron at any one time, while Vader or the fleet's admiral could reassign ships from other fleets to Death Squadron whenever needed. Though Death Squadron initially consisted of only six ships-the Executor and five Star Destroyers-it earned a fearsome reputation as the personal armada of Darth Vader, who also had the authority to assign additional ships from other sectors as he saw fit.
Moreover, Vader used his fleet in a more personal mission to find and capture his son, Luke Skywalker. The fleet, designed to instill terror in dissidents of the Empire's New Order, was in fact tasked with locating and destroying the Rebel Alliance headquarters. Because of it being led by the Executor, their fleet insignia also bore an image of the Executor on it. Rogue Squadron will focus on the X-Wing Resistance fighter pilots featured prominently throughout the franchise, with Jenkins admitting she was keen to develop their story after growing up in an Air Force family."Deploy the fleet so that nothing gets off the system."ĭeath Squadron was the codename applied to Darth Vader's personal fleet of Star Destroyers following the Battle of Yavin, led by the Super Star Destroyer Executor. Patty Jenkins was unveiled as its director in December 2020, becoming the first woman to helm a Star Wars movie in the franchise's 44-year history. The force is strong in this one: Work continued on a building site far, far away on Wednesday as a not so futuristic set was methodically assembled for the next instalment in the Star Wars franchise in EssexĬrew were seen busily working on building a number of space ships for the shoot, with what appeared to be the top of a Y-wing Starfighter visible on one part of the site.Ī larger, partially built space ship was also seen with a battered silver and red livery on the cockpit, while rockets had also been placed around the location. Offering a telling insight in what to expect from the new film - which has been slated for a Christmas Day 2023 launch - a series of battle weary spacecraft were seen being built around the sprawling set perimeter. Tucked away in a secure location in Essex, which appeared to be Shell Haven Creek, a large production team prepared the green screens upon which the film's CGI generated battle scenes will play out when spin-off Rogue Squadron goes on general release.
Work continued on a building site far, far away on Wednesday as a not so futuristic set was methodically assembled for the next instalment in the Star Wars franchise.
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