Destruction of Despayre

The Destruction of Despayre was a cataclysmic event which occured in 0 BBY.

For many years, the Death Star I had undergone construction in orbit of the penal colony world of Despayre. Slaves from all over the galaxy had labored long and hard in order to finish construction on Emperor Palpatine's newest superweapon.

With the battlestation finally complete, there was only one obstacle left: the testing of its main weapon, a superlaser capable of destroying entire worlds in a single blast.

Being burdened with a planet filled with slaves and criminals no longer needed, the commanders onboard the Death Star decided to test its power on the penal colony. The weapon worked perfectly and Despayre, along with all the people on it, was obliterated.