ILM built a 91-centimeter (36 in) shooting model that was about half the size of the model for the Tantive IV the Star Destroyer was chasing.

The film's second draft features four Star Destroyers chasing a single Rebel ship, but the tremendous costs incurred by Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) when production began helped lead Lucas to use a single 'terrifyingly large' Star Destroyer instead of four. In draft scripts for the film that would become Star Wars, the term 'Stardestroyer' refers to two-man fighters flown by what would become the Galactic Empire. The iconic scene in Star Wars (1977) featuring the Imperial Star Destroyer's first appearance where it pursues a Corellian Corvette has been called a milestone in special effects history. Numerous Star Destroyer models and toys have been released. Numerous other classes of 'Star Destroyers' share the basic triangular 'dagger' hull the successful v-shaped designs are explained in Legends as reflecting the Empire's 'Tarkin's Doctrine' military philosophy and originating from Sith ideological influence, and have been adapted by numerous factions for a wide variety of applications. Notable examples of Star Destroyers include the precursor Venator-class Star Destroyer ( prequel trilogy), the ubiquitous Imperial-class Star Destroyer ( original trilogy), and the recent Xyston-class Star Destroyer ( sequel trilogy). Ī single Star Destroyer could project considerable influence over a solar system in the name of the Empire: each can be deployed individually as both a forward operating base and as mobile weapon systems platform responsible for safeguarding multiple planets, trade routes, and systems, and carried enough firepower to subdue an entire planetary system or annihilate a small rebel fleet. Star Destroyers were produced by Kuat Drive Yards and serve as 'the signature vessel of the fleet' for the Galactic Republic, Galactic Empire, the First Order, and the Sith Eternal in numerous published works including film, television, novels, comics, and video games. Star Destroyers are capital ships in the fictional Star Wars universe. Large armed Imperial starships that are often the centerpiece of attacks on rebels

Interdictor class star destroyer