Questions tagged [death-star]
For questions about the "Death Star", a moon-sized space station from the science fiction series Star Wars. Equipped with a superlaser, it was capable of destroying entire planets with a single blast. Use this tag for questions regarding both the first and second Death Star. Always use with the [star-wars] tag.
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Why did the Sith want to build the Death Star if "The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the Force."?
I've heard explanations like Tarkin wanted it and presented his plans to the emperor. And I've heard the comment by Vader was more for the audience, since Luke does destroy the Death Star using the ...
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How high is the Death Star above Endor?
This is part of the answer to How did the Death Star 2 stay in orbit above Endor when it did not have functional ion engines nor a functional hyperdrive system?. The answer is so large I decided to ...
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Why "Death Star?"
Why are the Death Stars called "Death Stars?" I mean they are not even vaguely related to a star so why "Death Star" and not something like "Planet Killer?"
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How did the Death Star 2 stay in orbit above Endor when it did not have functional ion engines nor a functional hyperdrive system?
In the movie Star Wars - Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, the Death Star 2 orbits around the moon of Endor.
According to the Death Star 2 wiki page on Wookiepedia, the space station did not have ...
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When Lando refers to the “north tower” in “Return of the Jedi” how can one determine the cardinal points in center of a sphere?
When this exchange happens during the final batter in Return of the Jedi (1983), how was “north” determined within the structure of the Death Star?
LANDO: There it is. All right, Wedge, go for the ...
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Why did the Empire need the Death Star?
I wonder why they needed the Death Star as I’ve seen in comics and YouTube videos that a few Star Destroyers can basically destroy a planet, though not to the extent of what the Death Star did to ...
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Was destroying BOTH Lando's and Wedge's targets necessary to blow up the second Death Star?
At the climax of Return of the Jedi, Lando Calrissian and Wedge Antilles each strike a different target when they reach the core of the second Death Star:
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Why was firing the superlaser put on standby shortly before the DS-1 explodes?
Early in the film Star Wars: A New Hope (1977), in the blast chamber of the Death Star, we learn how, after Vader orders "Commence primary Ignition" to destroy Leia's homeworld Alderaan, the ...
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What percentage of the Death Star was habitable/habitated?
I was wondering what percentage within the fully operational Death Star I had people actively living there, working there, etc. Perhaps everyone was near the surface and the inner parts were ...
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Which type of cannon does this housing in the remains of the Death Star II belong to?
In Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, during the fight between Kylo Ren and Rey on an almost-submerged wreckage of the second Death Star, visible in the background is what appears to be the sole ...
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What are these things on the top of Palpatine's throne and what is their function?
What are these things referred to in the Emperor Palpatine throne chair?
What is their function/job?
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How could the Death Star still be operational in The Rise of Skywalker?
In The Rise Of Skywalker, we see a door opens automatically in front of Rey in order to get into the room where Emperor Palpatine presumably hid the wayfinder. Any idea how that door mechanism is ...
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Why were there turret guns inside the trench on the Death Star?
I am wondering why there were turret guns inside the trench on the Death Star if its designers had not considered small one-man fighters to be a threat.
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Why the trench run and not divebomb the shaft? [duplicate]
In A New Hope they needed to go through the trench. This meant they lost almost all of their maneuverabiltiy and were easy targets in there due to the narrow width of the trench itself.
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How does one travel across the Death Star?
How does a human (humanoid) travel across the Death Star, which is way bigger than any of the Imperial Navy Vessels (Death Star I was 120km in diameter, DS2 was even larger - 200km). Let us say that ...
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