I think there could be plenty of different scenarios. Maybe it was badly damaged and making an emergency landing, but just before it could manage it a new wave of Rebel ships hit it and it rolled out of control.
See, now, for whatever reason I actually like that one.
Executor wasn't actually fully destroyed when crashing into the DS2. After crashing into the DS2 it somehow lands in a canyon on endor.. Wedge and a couple other pilots stumble across it during a recon mission and then bury it or part of it by using protons on a cliff. It doesn't come up again after that in any media really.
Edited by SekacWho said anything about rolling in atmosphere? A lot of space battles take place in sub-orbit, in Star Wars. The Gravitational pull is fairly present as a result. The moment your stuff stops working, you're gonna' level out with the planet, bottom-down and control the landing.
It's really obvious that this thing did not have a controlled landing.
...Because it's upside down, and there's absolutely nothing controlled about upside down.
Rolling a ship that wide over in atmosphere would destroy it. The air resistance alone would be enormous. And there would be zero reason to voluntarily enter the atmosphere.Really? You're just being difficult when you ask what you'd keep it level to. Come on.Obviously the planet. I mean, level on the way down.
"Oh boy our engines are failing what do we do?"
"Well we should PROBABLY level out the ship and make sure we don't land this thing upside down."
"Right? Let's do that."
And then they didn't because it was nowhere near a controlled landing.
There is only one way that ship hit the ground without leaving the planet in an atomic winter for decades. Only one way the impact didn't vaporise the ship.
It didn't come down at terminal velocity(or even close to it.)
Thus the impact had to be controlled. Significantly. Evdn if it is upside down.
The narrative for how that happened has a lot of options. But there is only one way that crash happened. Under some level of control.
Who said anything about rolling in atmosphere? A lot of space battles take place in sub-orbit, in Star Wars. The Gravitational pull is fairly present as a result. The moment your stuff stops working, you're gonna' level out with the planet, bottom-down and control the landing.
It's really obvious that this thing did not have a controlled landing.
...Because it's upside down, and there's absolutely nothing controlled about upside down.
And how do you know Repulsors are one directional?
You don't. In fact we have a fair bit of evidence(via the falcon flying upside down in atmo for a time) that they are multidimensional.
enough. It was two african swallows migrating from coruscant, and the events of the liberation of coruscant have been retconned.
Edited by DariusAPBI imagine it in this order:
Quick hold my beer!
9. Reaper; Admiral Palleon's flagship, destroyed at the Battle of Celanon in 13 ABY
I am happy that the Super Star Destroyer I created for West End Games and later used by Anthony P. Russo in his The Pentastar Alignment article made it to other Star Wars material.
I created another Super Star Destroyer as well, Allegiance was supposed to be a Super II Class but because Dark Horse comics had the artwork that did not resemble accepted canon, it gave birth to the Allegiance Class Star Destroyer.
...Because it's upside down, and there's absolutely nothing controlled about upside down.
Executor-class Super Star Destroyer
PS 4
Attack 6
Agility Ha!
Hull 25
Shields 25
Actions: Target Lock, Reinforce, Recover, Coordinate, Barrel Roll
When the base or maneuver template of the SSD touches an obstacle, destroy the ship, but leave it in play as an obstacle. Small and Large ships may maneuver through the engines of the ship, which means it's not really an obstacle, but looks like one. Because plot.
...Because it's upside down, and there's absolutely nothing controlled about upside down.
Executor-class Super Star Destroyer
PS 4
Attack 6
Agility Ha!
Hull 25
Shields 25
Actions: Target Lock, Reinforce, Recover, Coordinate, Barrel Roll
When the base or maneuver template of the SSD touches an obstacle, destroy the ship, but leave it in play as an obstacle. Small and Large ships may maneuver through the engines of the ship, which means it's not really an obstacle, but looks like one. Because plot.
Can you have negative Agility?
Also: Arvel Crynyd gains +50 attack when colliding with a SSD.
...Because it's upside down, and there's absolutely nothing controlled about upside down.
Executor-class Super Star Destroyer
PS 4
Attack 6
Agility Ha!
Hull 25
Shields 25
Actions: Target Lock, Reinforce, Recover, Coordinate, Barrel Roll
When the base or maneuver template of the SSD touches an obstacle, destroy the ship, but leave it in play as an obstacle. Small and Large ships may maneuver through the engines of the ship, which means it's not really an obstacle, but looks like one. Because plot.
Shouldn't it's stat line read OVER 9000!!!
...Because it's upside down, and there's absolutely nothing controlled about upside down.
Executor-class Super Star Destroyer
PS 4
Attack 6
Agility Ha!
Hull 25
Shields 25
Actions: Target Lock, Reinforce, Recover, Coordinate, Barrel Roll
When the base or maneuver template of the SSD touches an obstacle, destroy the ship, but leave it in play as an obstacle. Small and Large ships may maneuver through the engines of the ship, which means it's not really an obstacle, but looks like one. Because plot.
Shouldn't it's stat line read OVER 9000!!!
Can you have negative Agility?Also: Arvel Crynyd gains +50 attack when colliding with a SSD.Executor-class Super Star Destroyer PS 4Attack 6Agility Ha!Hull 25Shields 25 Actions: Target Lock, Reinforce, Recover, Coordinate, Barrel Roll When the base or maneuver template of the SSD touches an obstacle, destroy the ship, but leave it in play as an obstacle. Small and Large ships may maneuver through the engines of the ship, which means it's not really an obstacle, but looks like one. Because plot....Because it's upside down, and there's absolutely nothing controlled about upside down.
Special collision rules for the Executor Class SSD:
When the Pilot Arvel Crynyd Collides with the base of this ship, treat both ships as destroyed and immediately remove both from play.
Special collision rules for the Executor Class SSD:
When the Pilot Arvel Crynyd Collides with the base of this ship, treat both ships as destroyed and immediately remove both from play.
Also deal a damage card to any half-built death stars in play.
Special collision rules for the Executor Class SSD:
When the Pilot Arvel Crynyd Collides with the base of this ship, treat both ships as destroyed and immediately remove both from play.
Also deal a damage card to any half-built death stars in play.
When targeting the Millennium Falcon, roll zero attack dice.
Special collision rules for the Executor Class SSD:
When the Pilot Arvel Crynyd Collides with the base of this ship, treat both ships as destroyed and immediately remove both from play.
Also deal a damage card to any half-built death stars in play.
When targeting the Millennium Falcon, roll zero attack dice.
Only Imperial starships are so precise.