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The '''''Gladiator''-class Star Destroyer''' was a class of [[Warship/Legends|warship]] used by the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]].<ref name="D:TPOT" /><ref name="D:TOTRC">{{DroidsCite|Tail of the Roon Comets}}</ref><ref name="TFUCG" /> There were two variants, the [[Gladiator I-class Star Destroyer|''Gladiator I''-class Star Destroyer]] and the [[Gladiator II-class Star Destroyer|''Gladiator II''-class Star Destroyer]].<ref name="SWAGEP" />

==Characteristics==
[[File:GladiatorClassStarDestroyer-SWArmada.png|thumb|left|200px|A ''Gladiator''-class [[Star Destroyer/Legends|Star Destroyer]] moving through an asteroid field]]

The ''Gladiator''-class was a small Star Destroyer that shared its keel design with the [[Broadside-class cruiser kdb-1|''Broadside''-class cruiser]].<ref name="TFUCG" /> A ventral protrusion on the hull appeared to cover the ship's main reactor, but was also the location of several cannons. The class had two main thrusters and no visible secondary thrusters.<ref name="D:TPOT" />

It possessed an array of capital-grade [[Torpedo/Legends|torpedo]]<ref name="D:TPOT" /> or [[Concussion missile/Legends|concussion missile]]<ref name="TFUCG" /> launchers and [[Turbolaser/Legends|turbolaser]] emplacements. Torpedo loading bays were located deep inside the ships, with automated loading arms controlled from a console next to the conveyor belt that fed munitions to the launchers.<ref name="D:TPOT" />

The total number of guns installed was twelve dual light turbolasers, ten [[Point-defense cannon|point defense]] medium [[Laser cannon/Legends|laser cannons]], ten medium [[assault concussion missile]] [[Concussion missile launcher/Legends|launchers]] and eight [[Tractor beam projector/Legends|tractor beam projectors]] grouped in 6 turbolaser batteries, 3 laser batteries, 2 missile batteries and 3 tractor beam batteries.<ref name="FLT" /><ref name="TFUCG" />

<div style="float: right">[[File:Demolisher-SWArmada.png|thumb|200px|Ventral view of the ''Demolisher'']]</div>

The Star Destroyer class was characterized by its extensive hangar area, with an opening in the bow of the vessel, that split the forward superstructure in two,<ref name="D:TPOT" /> similar to the ''Broadside''-class.<ref name="EAW">''[[Star Wars: Empire at War]]''</ref> The hangar had enough room for several starfighters to enter or exit at the same time.<ref name="D:TPOT" /> A complement of 24 fighters was usually carried to intimidate small frontier worlds.<ref name="TFUCG" /> Also 5 AT-ST along a number of shuttles and landingcraft were available.<ref name="FLT" />

==History==
The ''Gladiator''-class was originally envisioned during the [[Clone Wars/Legends|Clone Wars]] as a [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Republic]] escort vessel for heavier vessels, namely the [[Victory-class Star Destroyer/Legends|''Victory''-class Star Destroyer]], and the initial design was made by [[Walex Blissex]] for [[Rendili StarDrive/Legends|Rendili StarDrive]]. The final design was not finished until after the end of the Clone Wars. With the transition of the Republic to the Empire, the ''Victory''- and ''Venator''-class being abandoned as the principal front line warships by the Galactic Empire in favor of the larger [[Imperial I-class Star Destroyer/Legends|''Imperial I''-class Star Destroyer]] (to which an escort was deemed unnecessary) the need for such an escort never came to fruition and were subsequently abandoned, the specs were handed over to [[Kuat Drive Yards/Legends|Kuat Drive Yards]].<ref name="TFUCG" />

[[File:Demolisherrear.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The ''Gladiator''-class, seen from behind]]
Kuat Drive Yards repurposed the class as a long-range patrol vessel, carrying enough troops, fighters and firepower to subjugate local pirate groups and planetary defense forces in the fringe regions of [[The galaxy/Legends|the galaxy]]. In essence a vessel which could independently project power on less critical worlds where the expensive Imperial classes were viewed as overly redundant. However when the [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Rebellion]] began to field heavier naval elements, smaller Imperial ships like the ''Gladiator''-class were outmatched.<ref name="TFUCG" />

A ship of this class, the ''[[Demolisher]]'', served as the flagship of Imperial [[Admiral/Legends|Admiral]] [[Terrinald Screed/Legends|Terrinald Screed]]<ref name="TEGTW">''[[The Essential Guide to Warfare]]''</ref> during his mission to the [[Roon system]].<ref name="D:TOTRC" />
Prior to the [[Battle of Tammuz-an]] circa [[15 BBY/Legends|15 BBY]], the [[Pirate/Legends|pirate]] leader [[Gir Kybo Ren-Cha]] and his band stole the ''Demolisher'' from an Imperial repair dock.<ref name="TFUCG" /> They utilized it to attack the planet of [[Tammuz-an/Legends|Tammuz-an]] in order to steal its riches, but were defeated and the ship was disabled.<ref name="D:TPOT" />

Many other ''Gladiator''-class Star Destroyers were captured by pirates. Its value in the black market was 34 million credits.<ref name="TFUCG" />

[[File:The_Demolisher_Pirate_TIEs.jpg|thumb|200px|''[[Demolisher]]'' fires a tractor beam]]

The Empire deployed two versions of the ''Gladiator'': ''Gladiator I''- and ''Gladiator II''-class Star Destroyer.<ref name="SWAGEP" />

At least one ''Gladiator''-class Star Destroyer was deployed to guard the [[Timira City Cloning Facility]] on [[Kamino/Legends|Kamino]] at [[2 BBY/Legends|2 BBY]], where it later participated in [[Assault on Kamino|a battle]] with the fledgling [[Alliance Fleet]].<ref name="TFUII">''[[Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II]]''</ref>

The shipyard facilities in orbit of [[Lianna/Legends|Lianna]] were used to perform maintenance of a ''Gladiator''-class ship during the [[Galactic Civil War/Legends|Galactic Civil War]].<ref name="MTL">''[[Mission to Lianna]]''</ref>

A force comprised of the ''[[Blood Ambition/Legends|Blood Ambition]]'' (a ''Gladiator''-class ship) and two [[Raider I-class corvette/Legends|''Raider I''-class corvettes]] attacked the planet [[Xorrn/Legends|Xorrn]] and fought against a Rebel fleet.<ref name="FLT" />

[[File:ScreedStarship-TotRC.png|thumb|left|180px|Admiral Screed's ''Gladiator''-class Star Destroyer on approach to [[Roon/Legends|Roon]].]]

==Behind the scenes==
Despite being one of the earliest Star Destroyer classes seen in official media, the ''Gladiator''-class wasn't named until 2008, when its profile appeared in ''The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide''. Until this time, fans had simply named the class after its only known vessel, the ''Demolisher''.
In the Droids series the ''Demolisher'' seemed to fire its turbolasers from the ventral dome.
The size of the starship is 500 meters in ''The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide'' and 600 meters in ''Friends Like These''.

==Appearances==
*{{DroidsCite|The Pirates of Tarnoonga}} {{1st}}
*{{DroidsCite|Tail of the Roon Comets}}
*''[[Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II]]''
*''[[Mission to Lianna]]'' {{Po}}
*''[[Friends Like These]]''

==Sources==
*''[[The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide]]'' {{1stID|''Gladiator''-class Star Destroyer}}
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]'' {{C|as ''Demolisher''}}
*''[[Rebellion Era Campaign Guide]]'' {{Imo}}
*{{DB|character|janntosh|Tosh, Jann|archivedate=20101101222056}}
*''[[The Essential Guide to Warfare]]''
*{{SW|url=news/the-droids-re-animated-part-2|text=The Droids Re-Animated, Part 2|int=The Droids Re-Animated}}
*{{InsiderCite|156|Blaster (Star Wars Insider)|Blaster}}
*{{Armada|Gladiator-class Star Destroyer Expansion Pack|''Gladiator''-class Star Destroyer Expansion Pack}}
*{{FFGTCG|set=Galactic Ambitions|cardname=Concentrated Firepower|link=galactic-ambitions/concentrated-firepower-r1621}} {{Po}}

==Notes and references==
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