What is the coolest Star Wars starship?

"JR1" (type35bugatti) 12/15/2015 at 18:35 • Filed to: None

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My suggestion is this Naboo Royal Cruiser (yes I had to look up the name) from Episode II and III. According to !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! it had an acceleration force of 2,500 Gs. Not bad and it looks like a futuristic B-2 bomber that also looks like it was inspired by WWII aircraft. Great design.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > JR1 12/15/2015 at 18:39

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That one.

phenotyp > JR1 12/15/2015 at 18:39

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Nothing else comes close.

crowmolly > JR1 12/15/2015 at 18:39

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Cygnus Missle Boat

PanchoVilleneuve ST > JR1 12/15/2015 at 18:43

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This isn’t the time to prove your nerd cred by picking something other than this. It’s the obvious answer for a reason.

OUTER SPACE HOT ROD. THE FALCON ALWAYS WINS.

TheHondaBro > JR1 12/15/2015 at 18:45

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Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > JR1 12/15/2015 at 18:46

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I’m pretty fond of the B-Wing from starwars rebels.

Baeromez > JR1 12/15/2015 at 18:48

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Chariotoflove > JR1 12/15/2015 at 18:48

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So much chrome...

For me, the X-wing stands out. We’re all used to seeing them now, but think about it. A fighter that looks like a dart coming straight at you, and then spreads its wings to an X with 4 fire-spitting tips ! It’s like a giant pissed-off mosquito from your worst nightmare.

That’s how you do shock and awe right there.

Spaceball-Two > JR1 12/15/2015 at 18:49

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My fav has always been the shuttle tydirium.

spanfucker retire bitch > JR1 12/15/2015 at 18:51

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Definitely the Virago.

Virago had four adjustable wings and thrust nacelles that moved constantly during flight, which created the illusion that Virago was a strange, living creature. Each of the vehicle’s wings were capped with two microthrusters. To achieve high speeds and for atmospheric travels, the craft’s wings folded closed behind the cockpit.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > phenotyp 12/15/2015 at 18:54

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Here’s a picture of that one lifting off.

PanchoVilleneuve ST > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 12/15/2015 at 18:54

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It was also in Return of the Jedi. I have the toy in my basement.

YOUTHS!

TheHondaBro > Spaceball-Two 12/15/2015 at 18:55

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GhostZ > JR1 12/15/2015 at 18:57

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HammerheadFistpunch > JR1 12/15/2015 at 18:57

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Ah yes, the Justin Bieber of Star Wars ships

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > JR1 12/15/2015 at 18:57

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The Moldy Crow. Maybe. It doesn’t exist now.

Spaceball-Two > TheHondaBro 12/15/2015 at 18:59

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When I was looking for a picture I came across that gif. Ha ha

HammerheadFistpunch > crowmolly 12/15/2015 at 19:00

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oh the MB...loved the mb

Shields to full forward - park and bombard the hell out of all the things.

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > JR1 12/15/2015 at 19:06

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Star Destroyer, just because

BringBackTheCommodore > JR1 12/15/2015 at 19:08

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At 19,000 meters in length [just over 55 times the length of the USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65) ], the Imperial Super Star Destroyer certainly creates an imposing presence. Sure, the fully operational battle station could destroy an entire planet, but a torpedo down the exhaust port was all it took to destroy it - the Super Star Destroyer was not dismantled until the bridge was rammed by an A-Wing fighter on a suicide mission.

Quite possibly, the biggest, baddest, meanest ship ever commissioned and deployed by the Empire, this ship stands out in my mind as the coolest ship in the Star Wars universe.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > JR1 12/15/2015 at 19:09

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Urambo Tauro > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 12/15/2015 at 19:13

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LOL; has no one made a functional Slave I clothes iron yet?

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > PanchoVilleneuve ST 12/15/2015 at 19:16

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I have a Y-Wing star fighter with a moncalimari pilot, maybe it’s supposed to be admiral akbar. I don’t know. My son likes playing with my GI Joe tank a bit more though. Two C cell batteries and you can chase the dog around the house with it for hours.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > TheHondaBro 12/15/2015 at 19:20

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Captain Janeway was there.

AkursedX > JR1 12/15/2015 at 19:23

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A-Wing or bust.

TheHondaBro > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 12/15/2015 at 19:25

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On the USS Vengeance?

FazeRacer > PanchoVilleneuve ST 12/15/2015 at 19:28

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Steve in Manhattan > JR1 12/15/2015 at 19:31

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I always liked Vader’s fighter. Simple and understated.

Sneaky Pete > JR1 12/15/2015 at 19:44

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The correct answer is the Millennium Falcon, but I’ve always thought the TIE Interceptor was pretty cool too.

Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast > AkursedX 12/15/2015 at 19:56

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This!

It’s the Exige of the Star Wars universe!

Or I was going to say TIE interceptor for the same reasons. Those hyperdrives sure add a lot of weight!

Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast > spanfucker retire bitch 12/15/2015 at 19:58

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Totally forgot about this. Loved how different it looked at the time

Shadows of the Empire FTW!!

Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 12/15/2015 at 20:05

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Dude. You just have me a tons of Dark Forces flashbacks. I had totally forgotten that ship!!

Good call and a deep reference. Love it.

Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast > JR1 12/15/2015 at 20:11

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I also love that ship and really all the others from Naboo. Especially that one that looked a little SR71-ish and of course their fighters:

It always bothered me though that these ships all look so futuristic to anything “newer” in the original trilogy. If they could make spacecraft as sleek and streamlined as the Naboo ships, why would they ever build something “newer” like the blockade runner that is styled so much older and more functional?

spanfucker retire bitch > BringBackTheCommodore 12/15/2015 at 20:17

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Quite possibly, the biggest, baddest, meanest ship ever commissioned and deployed by the Empire

Look up the Eclipse Super Star Destroyer and prepare to shit bricks.

spanfucker retire bitch > Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast 12/15/2015 at 20:20

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Naboo ships were always style over substance. Those Chromium bits were even necessary any more and hadn’t been for millennia. They were originally meant to protect against cosmic radiation, but shielding had long since taken care of that necessity.

Sure, they look sleek and cool. But Corellian ships like the Blockade Runner and Millennium Falcon were all about practicality.

phenotyp > Spaceball-Two 12/15/2015 at 20:56

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Love that one, too. I had a bitchin model of it when I was a kid.

Agrajag > TheHondaBro 12/15/2015 at 20:57

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Wrong series. The Firefly is from Babylon 5.

phenotyp > JR1 12/15/2015 at 21:00

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I really liked that royal cruiser, too. The sound design on it was perfect, especially in the theater.

Agrajag > JR1 12/15/2015 at 21:01

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So tough. Got to go with the Millenium Falcon though. Honorable mentions to Slave 1 and the B-Wing.

Amoore100 > JR1 12/15/2015 at 21:08

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Mon Cal Cruisers FTW!

Spaceball-Two > phenotyp 12/15/2015 at 21:25

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I asked for the Lego model for Xmas... er um I mean for my kid....

BorkBorkBjork > BringBackTheCommodore 12/15/2015 at 22:15

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“the Super Star Destroyer was not dismantled until the bridge was rammed by an A-Wing fighter on a suicide mission.”

So, basically it got scrapped by the equivalent of a kayak hitting a Nimitz class Aircraft Carrier? Sounds like a major design shortcoming to me.

JR1 > BringBackTheCommodore 12/15/2015 at 22:32

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Good pick. Not the coolest looking but probably the most deadly

JR1 > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 12/15/2015 at 22:33

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Probably my least favorite rebel fighter honestly

JR1 > phenotyp 12/15/2015 at 22:34

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I never really understood why we people like Slave 1

JR1 > PanchoVilleneuve ST 12/15/2015 at 22:35

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Speed is good but it is ugly as sin

JR1 > Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast 12/15/2015 at 22:36

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I agree. And I also agree everything from Naboo was sexy as hell

JR1 > spanfucker retire bitch 12/15/2015 at 22:37

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Never heard about these

JR1 > crowmolly 12/15/2015 at 22:38

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What movie was that in?

JR1 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 12/15/2015 at 22:38

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What movie was that in?

JR1 > Baeromez 12/15/2015 at 22:39

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What in the hell is that?

JR1 > phenotyp 12/15/2015 at 22:42

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Yes the sound is great

JR1 > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 12/15/2015 at 22:43

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Love those too

Frank Grimes > JR1 12/15/2015 at 22:59

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I would probably agree.

BringBackTheCommodore > BorkBorkBjork 12/15/2015 at 23:14

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Ah, but see, compare that to the Death Star. That demolition was the equivalent of a .50 caliber round sinking a battleship.

BringBackTheCommodore > spanfucker retire bitch 12/15/2015 at 23:17

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I almost literally did. On a side note, that name makes it sound like a massive Mitsubishi sport compact bristling with guns.

BringBackTheCommodore > JR1 12/15/2015 at 23:20

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I really did think that, until I looked up the Eclipse Super Star Destroyer. I still love the Super, but the Eclipse just blew me away.

Chariotoflove > BorkBorkBjork 12/15/2015 at 23:21

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And this piece that was found in the wreckage explains why:

Chariotoflove > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 12/15/2015 at 23:24

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Didn’t see that one coming until you did it, and then it became obvious. Well done!

Chariotoflove > Urambo Tauro 12/15/2015 at 23:24

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This and other mysteries, like why no one ever made a Star Trek communicator flip phone.

Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 12/15/2015 at 23:27

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I had totally forgotten about that ship! Now I'm having all these Dark Forces flashbacks! The dark troopers were awesome and terrifying.

Chariotoflove > JR1 12/15/2015 at 23:29

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And I also agree everything from Naboo was sexy as hell

You sure about that?

Cheap shot, I know. Couldn’t resist.

BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 12/16/2015 at 00:34

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I always wondered about the B-wing, but after the intro episode in Star Wars Rebels where they explained it a bit... and showed the combinant laser weapons... I really dig it now.

Although in this galaxy, here and now, if I had the money, I would be tempted to finish a Velocity V-twin in chrome-finish vinyl or Alsa chrome-effect paint, to make it look like a Naboo ship.

spanfucker retire bitch > JR1 12/16/2015 at 06:40

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None of them. It’s from the (now defunct) Expanded Universe.

aquila121 > PanchoVilleneuve ST 12/16/2015 at 07:00

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Best sleeper ever. If the guys from “Roadkill” were dropped in the Star Wars universe, they’d make something like this—junk on the outside, unreliable and constantly needing repairs, but fast as hell when it’s running right.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > JR1 12/16/2015 at 09:00

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But it has a big laser! Like the biggest laser that can blast empire ships.

JR1 > Chariotoflove 12/16/2015 at 12:38

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Ugh the worst thing to happen to Star Wars

Chariotoflove > JR1 12/16/2015 at 14:05

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Agreed.

Baeromez > JR1 12/16/2015 at 18:50

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It’s the “Red Gazelle.” Says so right there on the side.

StingrayJake > JR1 12/17/2015 at 16:09

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From a style standpoint, the Naboo starships are some of the best looking. I’m especially a fan of the bright yellow Naboo Starfighter. It’s a clean design with 1950s futuristic style. Other prequel issues aside, George went nuts with Hot Rod styling in the prequels. The speeder from the chase on Coruscant is a perfect example of that.

And they might not be space-worthy but I still think pod racers are pretty cool.

JR1 > StingrayJake 12/17/2015 at 16:29

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And I think they used F1 engine noises for some of the pod racers. I noticed while I was watching yesterday. Made me like the film more.