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- "You may fire when ready."
- ―Wilhuff Tarkin
The superlaser was the primary weapon of the Death Star, a powerful laser weapon. It was powered by eight kyber crystals which would combine into a single focused blast of incredible power, capable of destroying an entire planet[1]. It was employed on both the original Death Star and the second one; used both to destroy the planet Alderaan, as well as several Rebel capital ships at the Battle of Endor.
Appearances
- Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones (Appears in hologram)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Ghosts of Mortis" (Vision to Anakin Skywalker)- Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
- Rogue One
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance)
- Episode IV: A New Hope Read-Along Storybook and CD
- Star Wars: Battle Pod
- Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- "The Levers of Power"—The Rise of the Empire
- Aftermath (In flashback(s))
- All Creatures Great and Small
Sources
- Death Star in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link (locations/deathstar) not verified!)
- Death Star II in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link (locations/deathstarii) not verified!)
- Princess Leia Organa in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link (characters/princessleiaorgana) not verified!) (Indirect mention only)
- Tarkin in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Star Wars in 100 Scenes
- Alderaan in the Databank (backup link)
- Imperial Star Destroyer biography gallery on StarWars.com (backup link (Imperial-Star-Destroyer-Biography-gallery) not verified!); image #14 (of 15)
- Death Star Superlaser in the Databank (backup link)
- Rebel Alliance history gallery in the Databank (backup link (rebel-alliance-history-gallery) not verified!); image #6 (of 16)
Notes and References
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