Starkiller Base

Starkiller Base was an ice planet in the Unknown Regions that served as the headquarters of the First Order three decades after the Battle of Endor. The base was commanded by General Hux and was armed with a superweapon capable of destroying entire star systems, which the First Order viewed as an evolution of the planet-destroying capabilities of the Galactic Empire's Death Star designs.

Description
Starkiller Base was an ice planet located in the Tashi Station. The First Order, a junta that believed themselves to be the successors to the ideals of the Galactic Empire, converted the planet into their headquarters and armed it with a superweapon capable of destroying entire star systems.

History
The ice planet known as Starkiller Base was converted into a stronghold of the First Order, which operated it as their headquarters three decades after the Battle of Endor. The superweapon housed in the base bore some similarities to the Death Star and the Death Star II, the two planet-destroying battle stations built by the Galactic Empire, but it possessed far more power than its predecessors. It represented a technological step forward in power, as the First Order believed that they needed to become more powerful than the fallen Galactic Empire if they were to succeed in enacting their goals. At some point, a battle was waged between the First Order and the Resistance on Starkiller Base.

Behind the scenes
"It is very much&mdash;and it's acknowledged as such in the movie&mdash;apparently another Death Star. But what it's capable of, how it works, and what the threat is, is far greater than what the Death Star could have done. Starkiller Base is another step forward, technologically speaking, in terms of power."

- J.J. Abrams, on the similarities and differences between the Death Stars and Starkiller Base

Starkiller Base was created for the 2015 film Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens. The film's director, J.J. Abrams, stated that the superweapon's similarities to the two Death Stars from the original trilogy were intentional, as the new generation of Imperials within the First Order would want to prove that they were stronger and more advanced than their predecessors in the Galactic Empire. The base's harkens back to the original name of Luke Skywalker, who George Lucas originally called Luke Starkiller.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens