The Dauntless was an Imperial I-class Star Destroyer that was in service of the Galactic Empire. The Star Destroyer was stationed above Jedha City in 1 BBY after Imperial Intelligence claimed a single destroyer would shut down any resistance to the Empire's presence on Jedha. Instead, the conflict continued. The destroyer left soon after the Battle on Jedha so that the Death Star could commence a test fire of its superlaser on the city.
The Dauntless first appeared in canon in the 2016 film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, although it was not named. It was later identified as the Dauntless in Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide, a book written to accompany the film, written by Pablo Hidalgo. It first appeared in the Star Wars Legends continuity in Riders of Maelstrom, a roleplaying game book written by Ray Winninger and published by West End Games in 1989.
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