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Coolest 'Star Wars' Spaceships

As a mode of transportation in many sci-fi worlds, the coolest 'Star Wars' spaceships are a step above the rest.

By Ossiana TepfenhartPublished 7 years ago 7 min read
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There are plenty of spaceships in Star Wars — in fact, the universe is filled with them. There's X-fighters, Millennium Falcons, Star Destroyers... the list goes on and on. If there's a rank in the Empire, there's probably a starship to match.

Though there are a lot of really interesting spaceships in Star Wars, there are some ships that are just too cool not to celebrate on their own. Geeks regularly rate the following crafts as the coolest Star Wars spaceships in the franchise. Do you agree with them?

Millennium Falcon

It wouldn't be a list of the coolest Star Wars spaceships without mentioning the most famous one of all: Millennium Falcon. It looks cool, it had some of the most awesome characters in the franchise driving it, and it's basically one of the most recognizable parts of Star Wars.

It's Han Solo's ship, and it's capable of doing the Kessel Run in 12 parasecs. The Millennium Falcon also was a key part of the destruction of not one, but both Death Stars. What more can we say? It's a ship as legendary as they get!

Star Destroyer

This is both one of the most imposing and one of the coolest Star Wars spaceships in the entire series. Look at it. It looks like it was meant to be owned by an evil space empire.

It also looks like one of the biggest megafortresses ever made — and to a point, it is. Star Destroyers have a bunch of lasers, shields, and doodads that make them very dangerous vehicles.

Unless, of course, you outwit the drivers by just floating by behind them like a piece of space trash. That seems to be their only weakness. Go figure, right?

The Super Star Destroyer

If you love Star Destroyers, then you also probably adore Darth Vader's own personal flagship — the Super Star Destroyer. Far from being just a more souped up version of a Star Destroyer, the Super Star Destroyer is a sprawling fortress that has a totally different design.

Rather than an imposing, retro-gritty look of a Star Destroyer, the Super Star Destroyer is a sleek, "arrow sign" design that looks more like a fine art sculpture than it does a killer fortress.

As artsy as it looks, don't be fooled. It's one of the most dangerous and powerful spaceships to ever be featured in any Star Wars movie. Between its appearance and its power, the Super Star Destroyer has to be one of the coolest Star Wars spaceships ever.

All Terrain Armored Transports

All Terrain Armored Transports (AT-ATs) are very strange war machines, indeed. They look almost biological, and they shoot lasers at high altitudes. Though they could probably be pretty easily tipped over, they're really impressive to watch onscreen. Perhaps that's why so many Star Wars fans love them.

Either way, this is a list about the coolest Star Wars spaceships and spacey vehicles, not the ships that would actually be used in war. So, yes, they rank for their "cool" factor.

'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'

Star Wars: The Force Awakens has a number of pretty friggin' cool spaceships and vehicles. To a point, it might be one of the movie's strongest aspects.

One of the coolest Star Wars spaceships isn't actually a spaceship, per se, but a quasi-motorcycle that was used in The Force Awakens. Most filmgoers know it by its orange ice cream bar design, but they can't name it.

Some call it the landcycle, others call it a landspeeder, even more just call it "that cool motorcycle thing," but the truth is that no one ever named this gear. Since the movie producers never named it, we're going to go with "the landcycle," even though it has no wheels.

Anakin Skywalker's Podracer

Anakin Skywalker had quite a few amazing ships — even as a young kid. His podracer? Well, that's one of the coolest spaceships in Star Wars, hands down.

It's not too hard to figure out where the cool factor is. It's a podracer that goes fast, has cool lasers tying the propulsion to the main pod, and was also made by a little kid from spare parts.

Oh, and there's also the fact that it has that "junkyard cool" look, and the whole, being the podracer of the kid who would later turn into Darth Vader aspect to think about, too.

Everyone who first saw this Star Wars movie when they were a kid daydreamed about having their own podracer, and who could blame us? It was a spaceship driven by a kid. Heck, a kid even made this spaceship.

It's every kid's dream accomplishment, in a major Star Wars movie. How awesome is that?

Imperial Shuttles

Say what you will about the Empire and the Sith, but the baddies in Star Wars really seem to know how to get stylish spaceships. The Imperial Shuttles, which can be seen in a number of the Star Wars movies, are downright classy.

Imperial Shuttles are graceful, compact, have nifty folding wings, and are undoubtedly luxurious inside. After all, they are the favorite mode of transport for both Sheev Palpatine and Darth Vader.

Admit it — you'd probably buy one of these if you could. This is especially true if we all had to drive in space rather than on Earth. That slick, marketable style alone makes them one of the coolest Star Wars spaceships in the series.

Naboo N1 Starfighter

It seems like a lot of the coolest Star Wars spaceships all seem to come from Naboo. That planet has its spaceship design game on point, and while it's obvious from their Royal Starship, you can even see those sleek design elements in military-grade ships — like the N1 Starfighter.

Though it's not one of the most powerful spaceships in terms of fighting, it's still cool-looking. There's gold and purple accents, and the way they fly makes it look like they're gliding. That's cool enough to make us believe that they're worthy of this list.

Oh, and yes, Anakin Skywalker also piloted one of these, too. (Lucky brat.)

X-34 Landspeeder

Remember how we talked about the other landspeeder in The Force Awakens?Well, this is probably the spaceship that they modeled it after, and it belonged to none other than Jedi Knight, Luke Skywalker.

This landspeeder hovers and that alone makes it cooler than 10,000 Harley-Davidsons. Though Skywalker ended up having to sell this, it's still one of the most impressive vehicles the Star Wars franchise ever made.

Naboo Royal Starship

Emperor Sheev Palpatine may be a man of style, but he's not the only high class citizen who has a sweet ride. There are others who are known for very elegant ships, too.

That being said, in terms of style and class, there's only one spaceship in the entire Star Wars series that makes Imperial Shuttles look like overgrown tin cans.

The only spaceship that makes them pale in comparison is the Naboo Royal Starship — a spaceship so elegant, so visually stunning, it tends to look very out of place in the rugged Star Wars universe.

The entire design of the ship is organic, sleek, and covered in shimmering chrome. The craft is one of the only on this list that has no weapons, but looks like it could slay in any race.

Obviously, a ship that gorgeous would have to be featured in this list of the coolest Star Wars spaceships. Otherwise, this article would be a farce.

TIE Fighter

Aside from the Millennium Falcon and the Death Star, TIE Fighters might be one of the most recognizable ships in the Star Wars franchise. They are cool, partially because of the role they played in taking down the Empire, and partly because of how maneuverable they seem to be.

Everyone has a TIE Fighter figurine, or at least likes these machines. Therefore, they are one of the coolest Star Wars spaceships in the movie series.

X-wing Starfighter

X-wing Starfighters are some of the most common spaceships you'll see in Star Wars, but that doesn't mean that they aren't cool or interesting. What makes them cool in the eyes of most Star Wars fans is that they are so good on the battlefield.

These are fighter spaceships, and that means that they can shoot lasers, do rapid maneuvers, and also zip along at incredibly fast speeds. X-wing fighters are amazing, and are also featured in a number of iconic Star Wars movie scenes.

So, yes, they are some of the coolest Star Wars spaceships in the franchise — even if they aren't rare or "pretty."

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Ossiana Tepfenhart

Ossiana Tepfenhart is a writer based out of New Jersey. This is her work account. She loves gifts and tips, so if you like something, tip her!

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