The Chiss heavy cruiser,^[5] also known as the Chiss warship,^[6] was a class of heavy cruiser^[1] utilized by the Expansionary Defense Fleet of the Chiss Ascendancy that when uncloaked glistened with lights and was covered in weaponry.^[4] Darth Vader noticed that it was not as big as a Star Destroyer, although after seeing its flankside weaponry he believed it would be a formidable opponent.^[6] One such starship, the Steadfast^[3] was used by Admiral Ar'alani to rendezvous with Commander Eli Vanto of the naval branch of the Galactic Empire in the aftermath of the Batonn insurgency,^[4] and was again used to gather and return kidnapped Force-sensitive female Chiss children after a battle between the Grysk and the Galactic Empire.^[6]

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Behind the scenes[]

The Chiss warship first appeared, albeit unnamed, in the 2017 canon novel by Timothy Zahn, Thrawn,^[4] and was later pictured in Thrawn 6, the sixth part of a comic adaptation by Jody Houser of the novel that was released in 2018, with illustrations by Luke Ross.^[7] Chiss heavy cruisers were first identified in Zahn's 2021 novel Thrawn Ascendancy: Greater Good.^[5]

In the Star Wars Legends continuity, Chiss heavy cruisers were known as "Chiss assault cruisers"^[8] or "Chiss attack cruisers"^[9] and first appeared in Troy Denning's 2005 novel Dark Nest III: The Swarm War.^[8]

Appearances[]

• Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising (and audiobook)
• Thrawn Ascendancy: Greater Good (and audiobook) (First identified as Chiss heavy cruiser)
• Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil (and audiobook)
• Thrawn (and audiobook) (First appearance)
• Thrawn 6 (First pictured)
• Thrawn: Alliances (and audiobook) (First identified as Chiss warship)
• Thrawn: Treason (and audiobook)

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