This is a non-profit fan based parody. BlackPantherBH does not own Death Battle, or Star Wars.
Death Battle belongs to Screw Attack.
Star Wars belongs to Lucasfilm and Disney.
For this series I will be looking at legends stats, as certain characters in this series only have a good amount of information in legends or only exist in legends, but I will use feats from both legends and canon. Also neither combatants know of each other, even if they technically would.
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Italic-Ship Name
Jason: Every military needs powerful warships, and few are as iconic as these two.
Neo: The MC80a, the strongest warship used by the Rebellion.
Jason: And the Venator, the main capital ship of the Galactic Republic. I'm Jason and he's Neo and it's our job to analyze their blasters, armor, and training to determine who would win, a Death Battle.
MC80a
Model: MC80a Star Cruiser
Class: Star Cruiser, Cruiser, Capital Ship
Length: 1.2-1.3 kilometer: 0.75- 0.81 miles
Speed: 60 MGLT (Megalights)
Hyperdrive Rating: Class 1.0/Backup 8.0
Shield Rating: 240
Roles: Carrier, Destroyer
Jason: Built originally as pleasure ships by the Mon Calamari, the MC80a class of ships were upgraded and retrofitted during the Galactic Civil War to fight the various types of star destroyers used by the Empire.
Neo: These upgrades resulted with them being some of the strongest capital ships of their time.
Jason: These ships were put in use during the early years of the Galactic Civil War and were still in use during the Yuuzhan Vong War. Of course, they wouldn't be the main capital ship of the Rebellion without their weapons, like the 48 XV9 turbolaser batteries, its primary weapons.
Neo: Each battery has two medium turbolasers on each, and there were 12 batteries of them on each side, fore, port, starboard, and aft. This meant that it could fire at any enemy within range. However these aren't the strongest weapons possible, and it could usually only fire six batteries at a time. These batteries were also fast enough to be relatively effective against fighters.
Jason: The MC80a's secondary weapons were 20 SW-7 ion cannon batteries and six Q7 tractor beam projectors.
Neo: Again, each ion battery has two medium ion cannons. Eight on the fore side, and four on the port side, starboard side, and aft side. They're designed to take down shields and ship systems, but they're not completely effective, due to the fact they are medium ion cannons, and the massive amount of power from warships make such a small amount of ion cannons relatively useless. It has a total of 6 tractor beam projectors, four fore side, one port side, and one starboard side. There aren't enough of these to be truly effective against other warships its size, only to make a tug, but they can easily grab corvettes and frigates.
Jason: Of course, weaponry is not where the MC80a shines, that would its defensive systems.
Neo: It has triple-layered shielding and several backup generators. While the shielding itself isn't the most powerful, it was still strong and could recharge faster than most ships. The hull is also relatively strong, but not anything impressive since it wasn't originally built as a warship.
Jason: It also has six squads for a total of 72 fighters. It had one squad of RZ-1 A-wing interceptors, two squads of T-65 X-wing starfighters, and three squads of BTL-S3 Y-wing starfighters, each squad consisting of twelve fighters. Each of these were piloted by some of the best rebel pilots.
Neo: The MC80a had a maximum space speed of 60 MGLT, which isn't a specific measurement of speed, but was considered moderately fast in Star Wars. The bridge crew consisted of Mon Calamari, who would've likely been trained soldiers, a few of which were veterans of the Clone Wars, and the rest of the crew were likely among the best of the Rebellion.
Jason: Of course the MC80a has several problems. Its main anti-capital ship weapons were also its only anti-fighter weapons, meaning it would have be hardpressed fighting both a capital ship and a large amount of starfighters. Also the design of the ship is impractical for battle, with only about a fourth of the ship's weapons capable of firing on one target at a time. Plus, the ship requires a lot of pre and post-battle maintenance since it was originally designed as a luxury ship.
Neo: Still, you better have a powerful warship if you want to fight this star cruiser.
"Make no mistake, the Mon Calamari saved the galaxy. Their cruisers protected our fleet at the Battle of Endor, allowing the starfighters to penetrate the second Death Star's core."
Venator
Model: Venator-Class Star Destroyer
Class: Star Destroyer, Capital Ship
Length: 1,137 meters: 0.71 miles
Speed: 60 MGLT
Hyperdrive Rating: Class 1.0/Backup 15
Shield Rating: Roughly 320
Roles: Starfighter Carrier, Destroyer, Military Transport, Command Ship
Nicknames: Jedi Cruiser, Venator-Class Destroyer, Republic Attack Cruiser
Jason: The Republic needed new warships for their clone army, something fast, durable and strong. The result was the Venator.
Neo: The Venator was made to capitalize on the strengths of the acclamator with none of its weaknesses, which it pretty much did.
Jason: The Venator wouldn't be the main capital ship of the Republic without powerful weapons, like its primary weapons, eight DBY-827 heavy dual turbolaser turrets.
Neo: These turrets were top of the line weapons, capable of tearing through most of the warships during the Clone Wars. There are seven intensity settings for these cannons, with the highest setting capable of destroying a Munificent-Class Star Frigate in less than a minute. The Venator could also pump most of its power into these turrets. This could destroy a Recusant-Class Light Destroyer and cripple a Providence-Class Dreadnaught, but it would make the ship a sitting duck, making it useful only in certain situations.
Jason: For secondary weapons the Venator has two medium dual turbolaser cannons, 52 point-defense dual laser cannons, six tractor beam projectors, four heavy proton torpedo tubes, and in the last few months of the Clone Wars, a SPHA-T cannon.
Neo: The medium dual turbolasers are decent weapons, not too weak but not all that strong. The point-defense lasers aren't useful against large warships, but are great against starfighters and corvettes. The tractor beams also aren't effective against large cruisers, but good against corvettes and frigates. It had four proton torpedo tubes with 16 proton torpedoes each. These could go through shields to damage ship systems, like weapon emplacements and shield generators. The SPHA-T cannon was a powerful cannon capable of destroying a damaged Munificent-Class Star Frigate, placed in the ventral hangar, meaning it could only fire at ships below the Venator. Due to the wedge shape of the Venator, it could fire most of its weapons at once at a single target.
Jason: The Venator also has impressive shielding, with an SBD rating of roughly 320. If the shields did go down it would take several minutes for them to recharge, but the hull itself was strong. The bottom of the ship was also the strongest part of the Venator, capable of taking the most damage.
Neo: Together the hull and shields were strong enough to tank fire from six Munificents.
Jason: It also has 35 squads for a total of 420 fighters. It had sixteen squads of Alpha-3 Nimbus-Class V-Wing Starfighters, sixteen squads of BTL-B Y-wing starfighters, and three squads of Aggressive ReConnaissance-170 starfighters, each squad consisting of twelve fighters. Each of these were piloted by clone pilots who were trained since childhood to fly in a starfighter.
Neo: The Venator was considered to be fast compared to other ships its size, meaning it was likely faster than 60 MGLT. The crew consisted mostly of clones, trained to operate warships since childhood. The captain of the ship was usually a veteran from a minor war, someone trained in a military school. .
Jason: Of course the Venator has a few problems. The elevated bridge, while useful for getting a full view of the battle, is also an easy target. Plus, when it opens its main hangar the ship is vulnerable, with only its shield to protect it, but that isn't much of a problem since it can launch all of its fighters in less than a minute. Also, since the bottom of the ship only has one anti-capital ship weapon on the bottom of the ship leaves that part vulnerable.
Neo: You'll need a powerful cruiser if you want to survive this star destroyer.
"That's a Star Destroyer. Venator-class."
Jason: Alright, the data's been studied and a decision has been made.
Neo: Are you ready, for a STAR WARS DEATH BATTLE!
Wild Space
A Venator is seen coming out of Hyperspace.
Venator Bridge
"Captain Grant, there's nothing on the Freedom's scanners. It appears intel was wrong, there is no Separatist activity in this sector." The commander says to the captain.
"Perhaps," Captain Grant responds, "Still, we'll stay here until the end of the standard day, just to make sure. I want the ship on full combat alert and the pilots on standby, just in case."
The response was a chorus of "Yes Sir!"s as weapon systems and shields power up and pilots prepare to take flight.
"Sir, a ship is coming out of hyperspace." A lieutenant calls out.
"What's its transponder signal say it is?" Grant asks.
"Unknown sir," The lieutenant responds, "The transponder doesn't match any in our database, but it appears to be a Mom Calamari luxury ship, only with a lot more weapons."
"SIR! They're launching fighters and charging weapons!" A lieutenant announced.
"Shit!" Captain Grant says as the Freedom took fire, "Launch fighters and return fire, jam their coms." All of the Freedom's weapons fire at MC80a as squad upon squad of fighters fly out of its hangars.
MC80a Bridge, One minute earlier
Captain Ackus of the MC80a Justice leans back into his chair as his ship travels through hyperspace. He and his ship were given a mission to find an unconfirmed planet in Wild Space for a possible new Rebel base. They've already been to five different possible locations, all of which resulted with nothing, and this was their final destination before returning to base.
"Sir, we are exiting hyperspace at the intended coordinates, and there appears to be a ship on our sensors." A lieutenant says to Captain Ackus.
Ackus looks closely at the ship, before his eyes widen with realization. "That's a star destroyer!" He practically yelled, "Launch all fighters and fire all weapons. Jam their coms as well."
As the Justice pounds at the Freedom's shields. Everyone was surprised when the front of the Freedom opens up and hundreds of fighters come out of it, and the turbolaser bolts and proton torpedoes come flying at the Justice.
FIGHT!
Both warships shake as the first volleys smash into each ship. Around them a huge starfighter battle is going on, with the less numerous but more technologically advanced fighters of the Justice losing to the less advanced but more numerous fighters of the Freedom.
Freedom's Bridge
"Status report!" Captain Grant yells, as everyone on the bridge look over the statistics of the battle so far.
"Our shield are holding at 86%." A lieutenant answers.
"We've lost 65 fighters, but most of the enemy fighters have been destroyed." The commander shouts.
"All weapons are working at 100%." Another lieutenant shouts.
'Good, this is going well.' Grant thinks, "Order the Y-wings and ARC-170s to destroy the weapon emplacements. When the V-wings are finished with the rest of the enemy fighters have them attack the enemy ship and see if they can find the shield generators. Bring us below it as well, use the tractor beams to keep it in place." Everyone on the bridge moved to relay the Captain's orders.
Justice's Bridge
"Report, report!" Captain Ackus yells to the bridge crew.
"Shields are at 61% and recharging." The commander shouts.
"Most of our fighters have been destroyed. We only have four X-wings and one A-wing, wait, scratch that. We only have two X-wings left." A lieutenant says, "Their fighters are beginning to swarm us."
"Their bombers have destroyed a six of our turbolaser and ion batteries, but otherwise weapons are fine." Another lieutenant shouts.
"Sir, the star destroyer is attempting to move under us." A radar officer says.
'This isn't good,' Ackus thought, "Fire all weapons that at that star destroyer that are in range. Use the tractor beams on it to keep it on place, try to slow it down. All other weapons are to try to keep those fighters off of us." As the bridge crew rush to carry out his orders, Ackus looks on in worry.
As each ship moves into position, the last X-wing is shot down, and the remaining V-wings attack the Justice. The Freedom manages to position itself below the Justice as two of the MC80a's tractor beams were destroyed by Y-wings.
Freedom's Bridge
"Captain, we are in position below the enemy ship." The commander says.
"Good," Captain Grant responds, "Fire all weapons at a single point, and increase the turbolaser turrets to the highest setting." As the crew executes his orders, Grant looks at the battlefield smugly, knowing he was winning.
The Freedom fires at the center of the Justice, which continues to lose its weapons and shields to the fighters, until after three minutes its shields fail and fall.
Freedom's Bridge
"Captain, the enemy's shields are down." A lieutenant says.
"Divert all power from non-critical systems to the turbolaser turrets, tear them apart." Grant orders smugly.
Justice's Bridge, Same Time
"CAPTAIN, OUR SHIELDS HAVE FALLEN!" A lieutenant shouts in panic.
Captain Ackus gets out of his chair. "Everyone, get to the escape pods, abandon ship." He orders as the abandon ship alarm flares throughout the ship.
It was too late though, as Freedom tears through the unshielded hull of the Justice before even a single escape pod could launch, tearing off huge chunks of the ship, until the reactor is hit, which causes the Justice to explode.
K.O.!
'The Freedom jumps into hyperspace'
'The remains of the Justice float aimlessly'
Neo: Damn, that was brutal.
Jason: This wasn't a close match, with the Venator beating out the MC80a in most categories.
Neo: Starting with weaponry. While the MC80a does have more weapons, the Venator has more powerful weapons, and a better design allowing it to fire all of its weapons at once, while the MC80a could only fire about a fourth of its weapons on one ship at a time. Plus, the fact that its anti-capital ship weapons are also its anti-starfighter weapons limits that amount of damage it could do to either.
Jason: The Venator also wins in terms of starfighters. While it may carry less advanced fighters, it does have nearly six times the amount of starfighters. Plus, clone pilots have much better training than rebel pilots, making them superior.
Neo: Also, since the Venator was considered to be faster than most ships its size, it's likely that it was faster, or at the very least, equal to the MC80a in speed.
Jason: The only category the MC80a takes is defensive capabilities, and that's because of the extra shield generators which provided a faster recharge time, but it wasn't enough to stand up to the Venator.
Neo: Looks like the MC80a, got torn apart.
Jason: The winner is the Venator.
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