Yup, they make an appearance in a new Rebels preview.

Now mind you, they're not the EXACT same size as the KOTOR or SWTOR variants, but it's a nice throw back and could give the Empire AND Rebels a fun new ship.

I like the design, wouldn't mind seeing them in a rebel fleet.

Really? Thousand-year-old ships? And I thought Galaxies was lame for landing a pristine Old Republic ship on Mustafar with no surface damage.

On the other hand, the old republic games are no longer necessarily canon are they? So there's nothing to say that Hammerheads existed that far back.

If they did, it would be weird. It's like seeing canard biplanes with jet engines as realistic combat craft in the modern era.

There is no use comparing the SW universe with our own modern times. Its probably a good bet to say the technology curve is far more gradual then our own recent history.

old republic not cannon so hammerheads are less than thousand years old, there sorted.

Really? Thousand-year-old ships? And I thought Galaxies was lame for landing a pristine Old Republic ship on Mustafar with no surface damage.

On the other hand, the old republic games are no longer necessarily canon are they? So there's nothing to say that Hammerheads existed that far back.

If they did, it would be weird. It's like seeing canard biplanes with jet engines as realistic combat craft in the modern era.

There is no use comparing the SW universe with our own modern times. Its probably a good bet to say the technology curve is far more gradual then our own recent history.

I dunno, who's to say those specific ships are a thousand years old? there are probably areas of the galaxy where this is the best, or at least most reliable, ship design they could get their hands on, so they just make a more modernized version of an ancient starship. kinda like how some places kept making the 60's-era beetle up until the 90's, or even the 2000's, like sure it's old and probably unsafe and underpowered by modern standards, but at least it worked.

also, doesn't The Old Republic take place like 25,000 years ago? those ships probably wouldn't be functioning if they were from that specific time.

Hardly the same ship as the one in KotOR. This is an old transport. That was an old cruiser.

Hardly the same ship as the one in KotOR. This is an old transport. That was an old cruiser.

They call the CR90 a transport plenty of times during the course of the show, even if you can see it has the main turrets mounted.

Nice.

Thats a nice ship. It would be a shame if somebody took it...

I love that show for the ships they introduce, if nothing else. The hammerhead is one of my favorite ship designs, great that they are canon now.

I hope they make them into armada ships. Just need an old Sith derelict interdictor cruiser showing up and we can reenact kotor era fleet battles

As for the age, it could just be a newer design based on the old ones? The Sith use ships that look like star destroyers for thousands of years, sort of makes sense the Republic keeps the same aestethics for some ships as well.

Fashion and style often return. So no need for these ships to be the exact ships. Easy enough for a "new" ship design to borrow an old look with entirely new internals. Furthermore, if a ships outer look has practical purposes (Star Destroyers triangle shape to concentrate guns forward) that design will naturally get used again.

old republic not cannon so hammerheads are less than thousand years old, there sorted.

This exactly. They threw out the old EU and will be cribbing or ignoring it as they see fit. Also while modern aircraft carriers are unlike their WWII counterparts they are both quite identifiable as aircraft carriers. Also there is no reason that two different designers in different times wouldn't come up with similar designs if the engineers were working under the same constraints.

Tranenturm showing great minds think alike.

They can continue stealing from the EU and slowly add it back, as far as I'm concerned. The ship designs were (mostly) great.

Hardly the same ship as the one in KotOR. This is an old transport. That was an old cruiser.

I did point that out

If they did, it would be weird. It's like seeing canard biplanes with jet engines as realistic combat craft in the modern era.

I don't know, that sounds EXACTLY like the mentality behind Star Wars tech to me.

Ok like many of you I doubt these are actual Hammerheads more likely they are a new design inspired by the Hammerhead. If you look closely there are some design features that don't match up between the Hammer head and the ships in rebels.

I love that they are canon again! So much of the older stuff is slipping in here and there. It is awesome to see them do it while keepin the whole canon consistent. Something the old story group could never seem to do.

The Crucible is canon and it was in service for over 1,000 years. Not that far of a stretch to think other ships managed the same.

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Crucible

Definitely not the same ships as the ones from Kotor. The engine configuration is different, and they have cargo pods along the bottom. Maybe inspired by the old hammerheads, but not the same model.

You can see the differences here: http://imgur.com/a/HxeLM

particularily ugly beasts

New ships are new ships so I'm not going to complain, plip.

New ships are new ships so I'm not going to complain, plip.

you're supposed to end every sentence with dood, dood. Even if you say plip, dood!

I dont think rebels and clone wars should be cannon.

I meam b wings can one shot an ISD? They are flying both b wings and a wings before ANH when it was shown that a wings didny come around till ESB and bwings showed up around ROTJ