The Rihkxyrk was a relatively sluggish fighter, but was compensated with heavy defenses and weapons loadout.[2] It was one of the heaviest armed and armored starfighters of the Rebellion era.[1]
The ship was used by the Black Sun organization as well as other criminal groups during the Galactic Civil War.
The ship's tight defenses led to many Rihkxyrk pilots having a high sense of confidence in their own abilities as well as that of their ships, after surviving undamaged in many heavy conflicts.[2]