With the creation of the Imperial Mooncrusher and later the Federal Doomstar, leading generals and ship designers of the Union felt that the Horpor was an underperforming flagship. By combining an advanced prototype warship and a newly designed freighter, the Union created the first dual-purpose vessel with much higher specifications than similar-sized craft. Due to its hanging tail and claws, the ship was named after the venomous Scorpion.