Sluggo said:If anyone feels the need to add any unnecessary ships to the scene, it ought to be the Slave 1 and not a star destroyer. And then, I still wouldn't do it. Wrecks the surprise.
I don't think it was added in with the intention of being serious. Just a little Easter egg to get a chuckle out of everyone. Though I could dig adding Slave I to the background of ships over Cloud City à la The Outrider in ANH: SE.