501st Legion: Vader's Fist
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The 501st Legion, also known as the 501st Battalion during the Clone Wars and later known as "Vader's Fist" and the Five Hundred and First, was an elite unit of clone troopers commissioned by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine during the Clone Wars that later became a stormtrooper unit. Made up of units like Torrent Company, the 501st fought in many battles, such as the Battle of Teth and the Battle of Coruscant, becoming one of the most well-known legions. In 19 BBY, the 501st became Darth Vader's personal unit as he led them during Operation: Knightfall, in which the clones helped take down the Jedi, whom they believed to be traitors to the Republic.
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The Venator-class Star Destroyer was designed and constructed by Kuat Drive Yards and Allanteen Six Shipyards for the Republic during the Clone Wars but the design proved so effective it was used throughout the Galactic Civil War and beyond.
The Venator was a multi-role vessel capable of both carrying many starships and ground troops into battle or ship-to-ship fights.
Venator Star Destroyers are heavily armed with many heavy Turbolaser batteries, Point-Defence weapons, several Proton Torpedo launchers and some were fitted with SPHA beams.
These vessels also sported the red color of diplomatic immunity all Republic ships sported; by the beginning of the Galactic Empire, the hulls were deprived of this symbol of the Republic, giving them a dull Imperial-gray appearance.
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