Despayre

Despayre was a prison world and the birth place of Death Star I. It was a centre of suffering and death long before its demise at the hands of the Death Star - the first planet to be victim to the superweapon's terrible legacy.

The shipyard that created the Galactic Empire's ultimate weapon became the centre of the Imperial war machine. Components from almost all major corporations of the galaxy were sent to this system, and labor was found on the penal colony below. Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin visited the system on many occasions to oversee the construction, bringing with him Wookiee slaves from the Kashyyyk system.

Despayre was finally destroyed when Darth Vader arrived in system, speeding up construction with a wave of executions to push forward the process. When the Death Star was completed, Tarkin tested the weapon on Despayre, destroying the planet.