Unidentified Venator-class Star Destroyer (Clone Force 99)

A Venator-class Star Destroyer was in service to the Galactic Republic and its navy during the Clone Wars, and was one of many scuttled on the planet Bracca following the war's end and the formation of the Galactic Empire in 19 BBY. An original Venator-class Star Destroyer, the warship originated from the first batch to be produced. Early in the Imperial Era, the former clone trooper Rex, along with the clone commandos of Clone Force 99, traveled to Bracca, where they used the wrecked Star Destroyer's medical bay to remove the so-called "Bad Batch's" inhibitor chips.

However, while the procedures were underway, the inhibitor chip of clone commando Wrecker activated and turned him against his comrades, as they were in violation of Order 66 and were to be terminated. Despite the activation of the chip, Wrecker was incapacitated after a brief struggle and had his inhibitor chip removed, with the others following afterward. Sometime after, Clone Force 99 was detected by patrolling Scrapper Guild workers, who informed the Empire of the intrusion.

Still aboard the Venator, the Bad Batch saw an opportunity for their squad to acquire much-needed money by salvaging what remained within the cruiser's armory, such as proton torpedoes, explosives, and vital intelligence stored within the central system on the command bridge. However, as the team conducted their salvaging mission, Imperial stormtroopers led by Clone Commander CT-9904 "Crosshair", a former member of the squad, arrived. The Batch snuck out through one of the Star Destroyer's ion engines in an attempt to evade the Imperials, but were nearly incinerated when Crosshair ordered the engine activated. The fugitives were able to escape by using salvaged explosives to blow the engine cone in half, resulting in Crosshair being severely injured by the engine's backblast.

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