The Most Important Rebel Starship: the untold GR-75 story 

The GR-75 always looked so regal yet tough so this backstory makes sense thx Henry

I suddenly realized that they should have used GR-75s as refugee ships in Episode II. When I was a kid I made a little LEGO model. And my head canon was that the Rebellion would turn them into gunships. Equipping them with all kinds of lasers.

Picking up ejected pilots is the best explanation I've ever heard for why there are GR-75s in all the space battles and I got a bonus stunning ship model to look at, absolutely stellar work once again!

I would love to see one of these turned into a Q-ship

I always loved the GR-75, and I love the idea of having unarmed ships serving in the Rebellion, just like we've always had unarmed vessels serving in our own militaries. I've always felt like the GR-75 felt sort of like the C-47 Skytrain of it's day; in that it was a vital component of the Alliance's Star Lift (as opposed to Air Lift) capabilities, and that's a component to any military.

Honestly, what makes your videos so unique isn't just your head canon lore, but also your artistic view, I love how the colors pop, the details and grain are still there but now accompanied by a really impactful color palette that just pops at you in the best way possible, its certainly one of my favorite aspects of your work.

I love you renderings. The color theory utilized reminds me of the 70s paints made by Ralph mcquarrie

GR-75s, the hero’s of every Awakening of the Rebellion rebels play through

Hu, the GR75's being used to pick up evacuees from destroyed vessels actually makes a ton of sense, well done. New head-canon accepted.

Would love to see what a pre-clone wars Republic Fleet would look like, based on Consular-Class Frigate and the CSS-1 Corellian Star Shuttle we see in The Phantom Menace. In the Clone Wars Yularen mentions losing men before the start of the war in a blockade by the Trade Federation.

I'm stunned you managed to find a way to have a bunch of unarmed transports make sense in larger fleet operations, I (and likely many others) never even thought about it being used as a rescue ship. You never cease to amaze, both in your lore and fantastic models and shots.

Your pre-Clone Wars GR75 has a nice look to it--definitely catches the curvier, more organic looks we saw in a lot of Prequel ships. Could almost pass for a Naboo ship if it were chrome.

One of my headcanon uses for the GR-75 in the movies is as an electronic warfare ship. Most warships have built-in EW suites, but Mon Calamari ships were never designed with them and the rebels had to get creative. The GR-75s we see have been loaded up with EW equipment in their containers, flooding star destroyer sensors with jamming signals that force them into close range

This ship was my absolute favorite as a kid, I'm glad to finally see it get the respect it deserves.

I swear, EC Henry's videos are such incredible quality. From the detailed models, to the art, to the awesome storytelling. I have no problem considering his videos part of my SW head cannon. Keep up the great work!

This kinda reminds me of how important the Acclamator assault ship was during the Clone Wars.

When a single star wars fan, makes a better star wars hotel/cruise ship than the entirety of Disney's theme park design team Excelent work as always 👏👏👏

Always got to click right away when EC Henry uploads

Our boy EC out here making us star wars fans wish Disney cared this much

I could have sworn a passenger GR75 was used in the book of Boba Fett in one of those Mando heavy episodes.

As always Henry an impressive redesign and fan lore created, it is always such a blast to watch you bring these less unknown ships into the lightside and flush out incredible stories and lore for each of them, I look forward to seeing more of this Henry. May the Force be with you always

So glad you did this, many a game of rogue squadron I remember gnashing my teeth at failings to rescue the rebel transport. It may not be much but it’s still one of my favorite ships. Though talk about a ship whose scale is completely wonky.

I'm amazed by the artstyle! It's like straight out of some behind the scenes vault from the 80s. Very nicely done!

Excellent work on this, EC Henry. Some would question why bring these ships into battle. But if you were a Rebellion that is starving to bring every gun and vessel to bear against an Imperial fleet, then the GR-75s, at the very least, were there to soak up some of the fire. Need cargo hauled? What about loading a ship with explosives and ramming it against an Imperial ship? Add some random guns to it? Carry troops and personnel? These ships probably did everything and more.

Could this be the precursor to the passenger liners we saw in the Book of Bobba Fett at Mos Eisley is a spaceport and the one that Din-Jarin traveled on from the Ring Planet?

The GR-75 is basically a space Zeppelin.

Hey, this is great! I never knew that bit of artist intention about the GR-75, and you took it and ran with it in a great direction. Great stuff, Henry, Angelos, et al!

I'm a huge fan of these sorts of video. Very plausible feeling fanfiction that's derived directly from the source material.

Its always a great day when EC Henry uploads a video! And its a video about the GR-75! We're in for a treat!

It's one of my favorite ships because it reminds me so much of a Protoss Carrier. :3

Love the lore, the modeling and the artwork. Solid content as usual, E.C! I would geek out on a new vid from the realm of Pacific 201.

Call me crazy, but it was honestly my fav ship in the OT when I saw it as a kid. That pivotal scene where they escape the Hoth blockade with the aid of the ion canon always gets my love. Makes me wanna write a story where one is souped up as a pirate vessel, kinda like what Luthen Rael did with that freighter of his. =)

I love that you took the time to render interior and refit transitional frames for this project. Very cool.

It's beautiful, bloody beautiful.

I always love the art you include with these. You do a good job of capturing the look of official concept art.

This reminds me of the post WW2 period when excess Liberty and Victory class transport ships were converted into other things including passenger ships.

Your redesign for the original GR-75 makes so much sense! It actually makes this little warship seem a lot more practical and functional in its unmodified state.

I love how you're able to come up with such fantastic art pieces to go along with your ship designs. With the loss of the old EU, I've come to accept pretty much all of your ship lore into my own headcanon of the Star Wars universe.

Another great video. I really like the static shots that look like concept art, especially the one at 2:15. Super, well done!

One of the things I love about _Star Wars_ is how common the practice of modifying and jerry-rigging ships for all sorts of purposes is.

This is my canon for the GR75 now, thanks for the awesome video!

In Awakening of the Rebellion(Empire at War mod) GR-75s have the ability to deploy repair drones to conduct ad-hoc repairs mid battle. Kind of the opposite of the Buzz Droids of the Clone Wars.

Fun Fact:The GR-75 has a space speed of 20 MGLT, which is very slow compared to the 60 MGLT of an Imperial-class Star Destroyer and the 155 MGLT of a TIE Silencer.

I've always been suspicious about something like this. I've always described the design as being "incomplete" now that's been practically filled in. Literally. I'd love to see more of these kinds of ships if there is any.

I only recently discovered your channel, and I have to say, it brings back some of what I love to the fandom of SW. Top tier, excellent work, by you and your fellow creators. earned a subscribe from me, and a returning fan. CHEERS!

Gorgeous work all around. Always a joy to experience.

I love that you're getting people to effectively fund detailed head canon breakdowns. Especially because this is really good. If I didn't know better, I'd say this is actually how it went down in official lore. Thanks for doing this and sharing with us!

i find the idea of starship sales lots funny. the image of something like a toyota dealership filled with starships is such a familiar yet futuristic concept

It's always a good day when I see EC Henry drop a video!

This is the greatest channel in history. Keep up the excellent work.

As a film maker and designer damn I respect the hell out of your attention to detail and in universe conceptuals, I've only known a few people who take sci fi design this seriously, keep doing what you're doing EC ! Its very rare and amazing to see.

Your design is perfect! Thank you for giving the GR-75 some much deserved love.

I love your renders and art SOOOO MUCH

This is amazing! This back story really makes it make a lot of sense that the Rebellion had some many of these in front-line combat. There is a lot of discussion out there about why this is the case. From a pure container ship standpoint it makes much more sense for the hull of a purpose-built container ship to be a half-shell, or better yet for it to be more barge style (with a large cube of interconnected shipping g containers being pushed or pulled by a ship). Either of these designs would make loading and unloading so much easier than the internal crane and track system of the GR-75. So again, it makes sense that the GR-75 would have been a hollowed-out ship rather than a true designated container ship.

I love the passion into each of your videos and this one is no different. Love the backstory of this being a cheaper passenger vessel, which got repurposed by the Rebel Alliance. Really shines in how innovative the Rebels have been, and that spirit shows in such creative ways.

Outstanding work, as always. Simply impressive.

Hey just wanted to say I love your vids! Keep up the great work. Also I love your fan story writing so much I'd be interested to hear u add lore or create lore for some ships we don't know much about like the Blue Diver, Mediator and well most Imperial ships.

Always a pleasure seeing love and care taken further in creativity Always a pleasure

Those Ralph McQuarrie style renders are AWESOME!

Great work, man! Thank you for everything g you do! In a world of bills and stress and hardship, content like this helps keep me sane and able to keep on chugging (like a train not like a kegger)

love "unseen" lore like this uncovered, it's always so fascinating

Bro, those Ralph McQuarrie style stills are to die for.

The retro futurist interiors are amazing, great job!

Love every single one of these types of videos. As a huge ship nerd, your attention to details I've seen, missed, and theorized about makes me rush to click every time. I'd love to actually see some of the newer ships that are somewhat obscure eventually be touched ok, like the stubby silver variant Naboo starfighter in the newer Vader comics, or older EU ships like the StealthX or your takes on things from Kraken's Threat Dossier

Outstanding. This ship looks like the big brother of the Planet Express ship from Futurama. In fact, I would love to see a version with the Planet Express colour scheme.

It took five months, but you came out with another great video.

That was a surprisingly elegant looking render of what the GR-75 would have looked like in it's original glory.

So glad you did this one. I have always been fascinated with the oddness of this ship, and when I read that it was a transport as a kid I was equally fascinated as to what their purpose in battle was and who was crazy enough to fly them there.

Great video! The GR-75 is a true work horse and the Gallofree Shipyard has a very rich with history!

I always love seeing designs from previous videos, like the Nebulon B here 4:53, and the ejection seats right after

I love how you worked ships from other videos into the background. Nice touch!

Came for the Ship, but that gorgeous city and loveletters to Ralph McQuarrie's concept art certainly made an impression.

Whatever it is you want to show us is something I want to see. This stuff is amazing. Kudos EC.

This is awesome I always thought they would make great refueling ships and maybe fighter transports

Love to See a Video on Ugly Starfighter's as well as Ugly freighter's. I've got my own Design's from the 80's i Drew, and with the 4E Star Wars Saga Series book Ships of the Galaxy my Dragon Interceptor cost a Meer ; $180,000+ cdts. 🎉

Show us one or both of the only ships in the Ewok, live action movies! Would love to see the type of ship that a normal everyday family, or citizen would use. Love the content. It's top tier!

Your additions to the lore as always incorporated into my headcanon.

HOLY SMOKES!!! This was a great build! I love your videos and your ability to flesh out more of the world that is already rich in lore!!!

I love the idea of GR-75s acting as combat search and rescue ships. It neatly explains why you see a lot of the unarmed transports during massive fleet engagements. More than the medical frigates, these transports would be a welcome sight as they’d make sure you got to see one instead of an Imperial prison cell or the cold void of space.

You really made this ship a new, the GR-75 is on screen just the big lumbering fodder ship getting blown up to rise the stakes. Now i have a new and much better view of the GR-75, no just fodder but an elegant looking ship as well.

Your remodel of a classic ship is so awesome! Well done, if only there were diecast models of it to buy.

Absolute favourite ship. So happy for a bit of new content.

Absolutely love this video and your channel. Thanks for some more speculative lore on some of the best background ships. The models are great as always too!

The effort you put into all of this is amazing.

I'd love to see you tackle the Raider Class Corvette. I don't know what you'd do with it, but i know it'd be cool.

The art in your videos is amazing.

Another great video! As always, very well done with beautiful images and renders to look at. Thank you

I love the art deco/streamlinemodern design of this ship

❤ I can't believe you made a good reason for the gr 75 to be in the fleet battles. Great Work.

I’m imagining a used starship dealer slapping the landing strut of one of these bad boys and saying “you can fit SO much contraband inside this bad boy” and the rebel alliance being like I’ll take your entire stock lol

Amazing stuff as always Henry and your fellow artists that work on these wonderful projects. Always encapsulating Star Wars aesthetics flawlessly.

Wow leave it to EC Henry to give the GR-75 an actual good reason to be in a war zone. Good work EC Henry keep up the good work.

Props to whoever does your concept art. Amazing!

Junkball AND EC Henry posting on the same day?! We have been blessed!

Damn, I didn't realize that the cockpit for the newer version only held one pilot. Great video as always!

The Hero Ship This is what we've called it in every campaign of EAW campaign for the last decade I've run. The ship that has no business being in a fleet for direct combat yet is always in the field. Don't worry. The Hero ship will save us! The Freedom, For Alderaan, FOR THE ALLIANCE! Fantastic video EC Henry. Love it.

Beautiful re-imagining.

Great job mate, excellent video and another addition to the ol' Headcanon. I really loved the Nebulon B video, and this one is a great follow-up.

This was very entertaining for me as well as informative about some pre-Clone Wars history. Thanks!

EC out here doing George’s work.