If there’s one thing I love about Star Wars, it’s the ships. They come in every shape, size, and absurdity you could imagine.
But, as much as I’m here for it, some ships just take things to a whole new level of ridiculous.
From the downright impossible to the “did they even think this through?” designs, Star Wars has its fair share of BS ships.
Let’s dive into a few that defy all logic and make you wonder just what they were thinking.
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#1 The Sun Crusher – This Ship Just Breaks All the Rules
Let’s start with the most BS one – the Sun Crusher. This thing is the definition of overkill, basically a superweapon hiding in the body of a starfighter.
Unlike the massive, cumbersome Death Star, which can only destroy one planet at a time, the Sun Crusher can blow up entire star systems by turning stars into supernovas.
Imagine that – a single ship causing a whole star to explode and wiping out everything around it!
It’s like the writers thought, “How can we raise the stakes even higher?” and then just…did this. Honestly, it’s less of a ship and more of a “let’s make the bad guys unstoppable” button.
What makes it even more BS? It’s practically indestructible.
Built with quantum-crystalline armor, this thing can plow through an Imperial Star Destroyer’s command bridge and come out without a scratch.
Even the Death Star’s prototype superlaser only left a dent. It’s compact, stealthy, and leaves zero chance to fight back.
#2 Ugly – A Mix-and-Match Mess of Starfighters
Now, let’s talk about Uglies – the Frankenstein’s monsters of the Star Wars galaxy.
These things are just a hodgepodge of leftover ship parts, like if someone took a TIE Fighter, slapped on an X-Wing’s wings, and called it a day.
They’re built out of pure desperation, pieced together by pirates and smugglers who don’t have the credits for a decent starfighter.
It’s honestly amazing they even stay in the air, let alone survive a fight.
The Corellian system is basically the birthplace of these things. Independent shipyards there cobble together mismatched designs like the TYE-wing (or “DIE-wing,” because, yeah, it’s that bad).
They’re unpredictable in battle, inheriting more weaknesses than strengths from whatever parts they’re made of.
They’ve been flown by various gangs, mercenaries, and even during major conflicts like the Yuuzhan Vong War.
You’ve got to respect the scrappiness, but let’s be real – these ships are barely held together by duct tape and hope.
They’re resourceful, but they’re just as unreliable, making Uglies a hot mess of a “BS” ship class.
#3 Bomber Ships in The Last Jedi, Gravity? In Space?
Here’s a classic one: the bombers in The Last Jedi. These ships don’t make sense no matter how you spin it.
Imagine flying slow, gravity-dependent bombers in space, dropping bombs as if gravity is even a thing up there.
I mean, we’re talking about a galaxy with guided missiles, torpedoes, and lasers, but we’re stuck watching these clunky things drop bombs like it’s WWII all over again.
It’s visually cool, sure, but it’s just confusing in a sci-fi universe.
And they’re painfully slow. It’s like sending out floating targets for TIE fighters to pick off, making you wonder how they even survived to get within range.
If they’d gone with missiles or any weapon that didn’t rely on gravity, I think we all would’ve been more on board.
But these bombers? They just scream “BS,” breaking all the sci-fi immersion by sticking to Earth-style physics.
#4 The Lucrehulk-class Battleship – A Giant Target with a Big Weak Spot
And then there’s the Lucrehulk-class Battleship, the Trade Federation’s go-to. This thing is massive – over three kilometers across and loaded with enough droids to be intimidating.
But here’s the kicker: its reactor is left exposed in the middle of its main hangar.
We all saw in The Phantom Menace how one lucky shot took out the entire ship and deactivated the droid army on Naboo. Talk about a design flaw! It’s like they were asking for it.
For all its size and firepower, the Lucrehulk is just clunky, inefficient, and honestly a little ridiculous.
The Confederacy kept it around mostly for its visual impact, but that’s about it. When it comes down to it, this thing is more of a walking hazard than a reliable warship.