Autonomous

"Gotta love these old machines. Crude...but the parts are cheap."

- Alpha-Ø4 on Autonomous

Autonomous was a Venator-class Star Destroyer during the Clone Wars that later served as the Broken Circle Armada's flagship under the command of Alpha-Ø4, also called Gulo. The ship was involved with various underworld operations, as well as the Fall of Coruscant.

Specifications
At her commissioning, Autonomous was a standard Venator-class Star Destroyer, with the standard measurements. After her adoption by ARC Trooper Alpha-Ø4 twenty years later, she was refitted with more up to date technology and given a full compliment of fighters, transports, and assault vehicles she would have carried during the Clone Wars and a crew to match. One of the special modifications was a sentient AI installed in the computer system which allowed the starship to be automated if need be.

History
Autonomous saw little action during the Clone Wars. She was involved in general system patrols for the entirety of the event. In 19 BBY while on patrol near the planet of Nelvaan she suffered a cascade failure of her life support system, requiring her crew to evacuate quickly. The ship lay adrift in orbit above the icy world preserved for twenty years until her new owner arrived.

Alpha-Ø4 discovered Autonomous floating in space while searching for a flagship to serve as an icon of his new organization. Elated over the condition of the ship, he ordered her to be refitted and rearmed for battle. Several months later she was back up to operational status, with a few modifications here and there. Ø4 was amused by the paint scheme that had remained on the ship. Inspired by the irony, he repainted his new flagship blue and replaced the Open Circle Armada insignia with his own modified Broken Circle Armada emblem. For nearly thirty more years, the ship would serve as a hub for intergalactic underground activities...so long as they held some beneficial side effects for the common sentient. Though she was involved in a skirmish or two, Autonomous' true test of strength and will did not arrive until the Yuuzhan Vong War.

Hell bent to save Coruscant, Alpha-Ø4 ordered the entire Armada to the besieged world to aide in the ensuing battle. Once on the scene, the ragtag fleet focused its efforts on saving the escaping refugees. After several days of fighting, only the battered flagship remained. It was likely that she would end up destroyed by the end of the battle, so Ø4 flew the ship into a Matalok capital ship, killing himself and destroying Autonomous in the process. The act, however, bought enough time to save many thousands of refugees.