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Motivator (Imperial I-class)

Motivator

Production information
Manufacturer	Kuat Drive Yards
Class	Imperial I-class Star Destroyer ^[source?]
Length	1,600 meters
Complement	TIE/ln starfighters TIE/In interceptors 3 AT-AT walkers 30 AT-PT walkers
Usage
Era(s)	Rebellion era
Destroyed	3.5 ABY during the battle of Battle of Kothlis
Present for battles/events	Battle of Kothlis
Affiliation	Galactic Empire
Commander(s)	Captain Briera^[1]

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Motivator was an Imperial I-class Star Destroyer of the Imperial Navy. The vessel was destroyed by Rogue Squadron while it was trying the capture CR90 corvette Razor to obtain the Death Star II construction data onboard, resulting in it crashing on the surface of planet Kothlis.

1 History
- 1.1 Early history
- 1.2 Battle of Kothlis
2 Appearances
3 Sources
4 Notes and references

HistoryEdit

Early historyEdit

In 2 ABY, the Motivator was under the command of Captain Briera and destroyed the Rebel base on Maldra IV.^[1]

Battle of KothlisEdit

As the Razor proceeded to rendezvous with the Alliance Fleet, the Motivator jumped out of hyperspace and deployed squadrons of TIE Fighters. The timely appearance of Rebel fighter squadrons and the Redemption turned the tide around, and an attack on the Star Destroyer commenced.

While Redemption traded fire with the Star Destroyer, Rogue Squadron's three flights disabled its major batteries and engaged its TIE fighters. After the Motivator's shield generators had been disabled by damage to its main reactor, it prepared to jump into hyperspace with Razor safely tucked in its main hangar. In a desperate act, Wedge Antilles rammed the bridge windows, trapping the Star Destroyer in the planet's gravity well and pulling it into the atmosphere. Wedge survived, by ejecting the cockpit module. however his B-wing was destroyed.

As the Star Destroyer crashed into the surface, an Alliance GR-75 transport carrying Crix Madine and a company of soldiers arrived to secure Razor's computer core. Rogue Squadron escorted the transport to the crash site and was surprised to find a portion of the Star Destroyer's ground forces had survived the crash. While arriving at the crash site, Nadine reported that they have detected increasing temperatures in the Star Destroyer's core due to the damage it has already sustained, meaning that it will only be a matter of minutes before the core goes critical. As they were unwilling to risk their transport to get the data, the strike team was forced to land the transport.

Still operational AT-ATs and AT-PTs blasted their way through the Star Destroyer's hull and began to attack the rebel transport. As reinforcements arrived in the orbital battle, Madine and the Rogues were time pressed to upload the data. While Rogue Squadron provided covering fire and targeted the armored vehicles, Madine and his commandos engaged in a firefight with Stormtroopers and their E-web blaster nests. After neutralizing any remaining functional batteries and destroying the Imperial armor, Rogue Squadron covered Madine's charge to the Star Destroyer.

Madine succeeded in retrieving the data from Razor, returned to his transport and fled Kothlis while Rogue Squadron engaged pursuing TIE fighters. Madine and his team finished decoding the data and realized why the Empire wanted it so badly—it was the technical readout for the second Death Star.