If there's one thing Star Wars has never been short on, it's spaceships. The beloved space opera franchise has provided decades worth of iconic space-traveling vehicles, from light freighters like the Millennium Falcon, to titanic battle stations like the Death Star.
Where the series excels most in this regard, however, is in its wide variety of starships. The main feature that typically sets starships apart is that they're designed for hyperspace travel thanks to their hyperdrive. Despite the extreme speed required to pull off hyperspace travel, some starships out there get it done despite being absolutely gargantuan. Unsurprisingly, many of the biggest ships on offer in this regard come courtesy of some of the more egotistical villains in the original and new trilogies in the Empire and the First Order.
5 The Executor: A Perfect Fit For Darth Vader
Appearing several times in Marvel's Darth Vader comic book series during the mid-to-late 2010s, the aptly-named Executor was used to lead the Death Squadron shortly after the legendary Battle of Yavin. Coming in at a whopping 26,247 feet in length, the monumental ship still manages to hit 62 miles per hour and boasts a Class 1 hyperdrive rating.
The menacing starship came to an explosive end during the iconic Battle of Endor. There, Alliance pilot Arvel Crynyd deliberately flew his A-wing starfighter into an explosive collision with the ship. Crynyrd, a Green Squadron leader and elite-level pilot, presumably died on impact, but his sacrificial efforts were not in vain. The hit crushed the Executor's power and caused it to crash directly into the Death Star II in a suitably brutal finale to this infamous war ship.
4 The Eclipse: Palpatine's Extravagance Frustrates Allies
For those who rolled their eyes at Palpatine's infamously under-explained return in The Rise of Skywalker, the Legends universe at least attempted an explanation. It turns out the diabolical Darth Sidious thought ahead prior to his demise and began creating clone bodies to later inhabit, some of which even got a new signature ship to travel in.
The Eclipse was one such vehicle, serving as the home starship of the Empire's sinister leader soon after his initial demise in Return of the Jedi. Coming in at a whopping 57,415 feet in length, the ominous vessel was unsurprisingly seen as a waste of resources by many within the remnants of the Empire. Despite the blowback, Palpatine eventually greenlit a second copy's construction after the demise of the original during a Force-focused showdown between the cruel Sith Lord and Luke and Leia.
3 The Vengeance-Class Star Dreadnought: Starships Excel In Video Games
The dreaded Dark Jedi Jerec enjoyed an especially extravagant ride through the cosmos with this colossal space vessel. Coming in at a titanic 62,336 feet in length, Jerec uses it in his all-consuming obsession with locating the legendary Valley of the Jedi.
A Jedi who sidestepped Order 66 due to his travels at the time, Jerec committed himself to the dark side upon returning and assumed the role of Inquisitor. Jerec's action-packed rivalry with self-taught Jedi and video game fan favorite Kyle Katarn came to a destructive end in Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II. His enormous ship ultimately outlived him. The oddly slender KDY Super Star Destroyer was seen near Ruusan, and its design was later mass-produced by Palpatine for his Shadow Hand strategic bid to take the galaxy back over.
2 The Eye of Palpatine: Darth Sidious' Battlemoon/Starship Hybrid
Another of Darth Sidious' infamous death machines, the aptly named Eye of Palpatine served as the dreaded Sith Lord's flagship vessel in Children of the Jedi. Barbara Hambly's best-selling novel looks at one of the infamous Emperor's crueler schemes during the time of the Galactic Empire.
Discovering a fortress for Jedi children on the planet Belsavis, Palpatine uses his new ship in a failed bid to wipe them out. The Eye of Palpatine's destructive power is ultimately undone by the heroic Jedi Callista who, in one of the more wild moments in the Legends stories, transcends her life force into the ship in order to shut its systems down.
In length, the Eye of Palpatine is identical to the Vengeance-class Star Dreadnought. In width, however, the ship's bizarre shape makes it difficult to measure. Considering it serves as both a ship and a battlemoon, though, it's abundantly clear that the deadly ship is among the thickest and heaviest the galaxy has ever seen.
1 The Supremacy: Living Up To Its Name In Size
The short-lived big bad of the new trilogy prior to Palpatine's surprise return, Supreme Leader Snoke was a mysterious individual with little backstory on offer. What viewers were quickly made privy to in The Last Jedi, however, was his extravagant and egotistical demeanor. Beyond his fancy robes, distinctive ring, and cruel, arrogant manner of speech, nothing hammered home Snoke's sizable ego more than his absurdly large flagship space vessel, The Supremacy.
Coming in at a whopping 196,850 feet in wing span with a 42,650-foot length, the gargantuan starship serves as both the base of Snoke's operations and the setting for his surprise demise. Tricked and essentially assassinated by his own protégé Kylo Ren, Snoke is bisected in his throne room, setting the stage for the famous set piece in which Ren and Rey collide with the Supreme Leader's guards. Overall, the ship remains one of the most memorable aspects of Andy Serkis' short-lived antagonist.