- Intent: To create Azulas Shag's personal ship
- Image Source: AdamKop
- Canon Link: N/A
- Primary Source: N/A
- Manufacturer: Azulas Shag built the ship from many YT freighter parts and salvaged Imperial tech.
- Affiliation: Azulas Shag
- Model: N/A
Production: Unique
- Material: Durinium Enhanced Durasteel, Ultrachrome
- Classification: Assault Freighter
- Length: 47 meters
- Width: 31 meters
- Height: 12 meters
- Armament: Moderate
- Defenses: Very High,
- Hangar Space: Capable of magnetically locking and towing 1 fighter to the bottom of the Star-Claw.
- Hangar Allocations: N/A
- Maneuverability Rating: Low
- Speed Rating: Very High
- Hyperdrive Class: 1
4 Prison Cells: Located in the half detachable "round part" of the ship are 4 cells of durasteel, each designed for a singular occupant. Each cell comes equipped with a simple cot and toilet, which can be folded into the walls to turn the cells into storage space for cargo.
Bacta Tank: Located in the claw part of the ship is a singular bacta tank.
Living Quarters: In the left hand claw is a small "apartment". A small kitchen, a separated bedroom, and a living room which acts as the central hub to the other tiny rooms.
Pet Quarters: The other claw was built as a similar make up to the first, but it has since been stripped and filled with various pet toys, couches, and blankets for Azulas' pets.
ADVANCED SYSTEMS
Droid Brain Network: Many of the components on the ship have a dedicated salvaged droid brain to run it should it not be manned. This includes the turrets on the top and bottom of the ship and navigational systems. These brains are able to coordinate with each other using basic commands, nothing more complex than "pings" and a preset list of recorded communications.
Magnetic/Boarding Apparatus: The bottom of the ship is equipped with several magnets, and a small pathway capable of drilling into durasteel. This allows the Star-Claw to cling to a ship and burrow into it to allow the pilot to board.
Strengths:
Well, that was Unexpected: The ship can literally split in two. The half circle detaches from the more angular "claws". Each is equipped with its own navigational system, hyper drive, and life support. This is often used to distract attackers into chasing after the rear half to save hostages or cargo and allow Azulas to escape. This back half is purely governed by a droid brain that can be given instructions via the front navigational system that it will be compelled to follow.
Roughly Autonomous: Although the ship has no AI to run the many different systems, the droid brain network significantly takes the strain of flying the ship off of the shoulders of the pilot.
Super Shielded Front: The "claw" section that is so angular is made of Ultrachrome, and is heavily shielded. Any blaster rounds or slugs that find their way through the shields will be dissipated across the ultrachrome.
Scanner Resistant: The Durinium inside the hull makes it extremely difficult for scanners to scan inside the ship.
Weaknesses:
What a Piece of Junk!: What do you expect of a salvager who assembled the thing using second hand parts? It is known to break down and need frequent repairs.
Droid Rebellions: Like every other part of the ship, the droid brains were salvaged, and they have a tendency to show signs of previous personality and disobey orders. They are also easily hacked into due to Azulas not having a large amount of slicing experience to defend against slicers.
Needs some Yoga Practice: The ship is not agile, tending to act more as a tank and take the brunt of its attacker's barrage.
One Way In: The center ramp is the only way inside the ship, meaning that if the ship is downed whomever is inside is easily cornered.
Description:
The ship is effectively what happens when you go to a junkyard, see an old YT-Freighter with some old imperial ship wreckage on top, fuse it all together, add some bounty hunter to it, and pretty it up. It looks that way because that is effectively what happened. Azulas needed a ship. Azulas was also very bored. It took him a litteral year of travelling to and fro from this planet, completing contracts to earn the money to hire some help to build his perfect ship. Since then he has bonded with a ship in the way many pilots do, and even though he makes enough money to have the ship fully outfitted or even replace it all together he still sticks with the old rust bucket, constantly attending to her hull to make her look brand new.
