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Warning! This page contains spoilers from the episode "Jedha, Kyber, Erso" of Andor. Caution is advised.

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"We call it the Death Star. There is no better name, and the day is coming soon when it will be unleashed."
―Scientist Galen Erso[3]

A Death Star was a gargantuan space station armed with a planet-destroying superlaser powered by kyber crystals.

Death Stars[]

DS-1 Battle Station[]

Main article: DS-1 Orbital Battle Station
"That's no moon. It's a space station."
―Obi-Wan Kenobi — 20?cb=20250116042720 ▶️ (file info)[8]
ConstructDeathStar-CM

Constructions modules were used during construction of the Death Star.

The DS-1 Death Star Mobile Battle Station,[6] also called the DS-1 Orbital Battle Station,[10] was originally designed by the Geonosians before the Galactic Republic and later the Galactic Empire took over the project.[2] However, the plans for the battle station were stolen by the Rebel Alliance from Scarif,[3] leading to its destruction at the Battle of Yavin, but not before it unleashed its planet-destroying cannon on Alderaan,[8] Jedha City (Jedha),[2] and the Imperial Archives on Scarif.[3]

The name "Death Star" was coined by the scientists who found themselves working on the project, such as Galen Walton Erso.[3] The name was adopted by the Empire at large, with Major Lio Partagaz of the Imperial Security Bureau considering it "a prescient turn of phrase."[11]

DS-2 Battle Station[]

Main article: DS-2 Death Star II Mobile Battle Station
"The data brought to us by the Bothan spies pinpoints the exact location of the Emperor's new battle station."
―Mon Mothma[7]
DeathStar2

The Second Death Star orbiting Endor.

After the destruction of the first Death Star, the DS-2 Death Star II Mobile Battle Station was the second and final Death Star constructed by the Galactic Empire and was designed to be more powerful than the original. During the Battle of Endor, the Death Star II's energy shield was destroyed and the Rebels used the unfinished superstructure of the battle station against it, destroying the weapon as they had its predecessor.[7]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
  4. ↑ Star Wars: Rogue One: Death Star Deluxe Book and 3D Wood Model
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 A Galaxy On Fire on Fantasy Flight Games' official website (backup link)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Last Call at the Zero Angle" — Star Wars Insider 156
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
  9. ↑ Star Wars: The Secrets of the Sith
  10. ↑ Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide
  11. ↑ Star Wars: Andor — "Jedha, Kyber, Erso"
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