Animus (Cail's Empire)

Animus

The Animus was an experimental capital ship designed and built by Kuat Drive Yards on the orders of Grand Moff Balmus Cail. After the First and Second Battles of Corellia, Grand Moff Cail put a special order in to Kuat Drive Yards for a custom capital ship that would perform to his own liking. Larger and more powerful than the standard Imperial I- or II-class Star Destroyers, Animus was to form the core and most powerful ship in his personal fleet. Though not officially not a member of the Star Destroyer line, and being the only one of its kind, it was often regarded as a Star Destroyer by other Imperial officers, Rebels, and others. After being commissioned into the Imperial Navy sometime after the Second Battle of Corellia, it gained a reputation for being a powerful ship, and became representative of Cail's power, influence, and cunning. It served as his flagship for many years thereafter, and was a symbol of his power after the splintering of the Galactic Empire.