Planet Killer

"Behold, Count Dooku&mdash;the power of the Planet Killer&mdash;the Ultimate Weapon! And&hellip;? I–I–don't understand&hellip;It should have triggered. There should be a big blast! A big light!"

- The Planet Killer's designer and Count Dooku

The Planet Killer was a large, spherical superweapon designed to destroy the planet it was detonated upon. In 22 BBY, during the Clone Wars the Planet Killer's designer attempted to sell the superweapon to the Confederacy of Independent Systems. Count Dooku, the leader of the Separatist movement, arrange for the Planet Killer to be tested on a planet home to a number of living organism. However, unbeknownst to the Separatists, Jedi Master Mace Windu disabled the Planet Killer before it could be activated, and Dooku, considering the Planet Killer to have failed, had the superweapon's designer taken prisoner.

Description
"B–but&mdash;the detonator must have malfunctioned!"

- The planet killer's designer

The Planet Killer was a large, spherical superweapon and bomb that was theoretically powerful enough to destroy the entire planet it was detonated upon. Upon exploding, the Planet Killer would supposedly generate a bright light and huge blast as it obliterated the planet. However, the superweapon's shell was not lightsaber resistant, and if the Planet Killer's detonator was removed, it would be unable to active. The Planet Killer was colored orange, grey, and white, and had yellow light originating from a number of slits encircling the weapon's perimeter.

History
"My colleagues and I shall simply continue the plans for our own "Planet Killer.""

- Count Dooku following the Planet Killer's failed test

The Planet Killer was created by an alien designer during the waning years of the Galactic Republic. In 22 BBY, five months after the Battle of Geonosis and start of the Clone Wars, the Planet Killer's designer attempted to sell his creation to Count Dooku, the leader of the Confederacy of Independent Systems. To test the weapons' capabilities, Dooku arranged for the Planet Killer to have its power demonstrated on an unsuspecting planet teeming with a variety of different living organism. Dooku had the Planet Killer deployed on the planet, with several of his B1 battle droids and a pair of B2 super battle droids guarding the superweapon while Dooku and the weapon's designer observed the planet in orbit.

However, the Republic discovered that the Separatists were going to decimate the planet, and dispatched Jedi Master Mace Windu and a number of clone troopers to prevent the Planet Killer from detonating. Despite having his LAAT/i gunship shot down and all of his troopers killed, Windu managed to singlehandedly fight past the Separatist battle droids guarding the Planet Killer. Using his lightsaber, Windu cut into the Planet Killer, removing its detonator right before it was activated, disabling the superweapon. Unaware that the Republic had interrupted the test, Dooku believed that the Planet Killer was in fact inoperable, and had the weapon's designer taken prisoner in retaliation. With the Planet Killer's test proving to be a failure, Dooku instead continued to pursue other means of developing an "Ultimate Weapon."

Behind the scenes
The Planet Killer's first and only appearance in Star Wars canon was in the comic Run Mace Run, published in Clone Wars Adventures: Volume 2, November 17, 2004.

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