Emperor's Tower

The Emperor's Tower was a tower located at the uppermost northern hemisphere of the second Death Star^[5] that housed the throne room of Emperor Palpatine.^[1] Its design was reminiscent of the High Council spire of the Jedi Temple on Coruscant.^[6] Elevators allowed transport between the top of the tower and the battle station below.^[3] The Emperor's Tower was destroyed, along with the second Death Star, during the Battle of Endor.^[1]

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Behind the scenesEdit

In the earliest incarnation of the story of the 1983 film Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, the Emperor's Tower didn't house the Emperor's Throne Room, but rather the Imperial capital planet Had Abbadon did.^[7]

In one of the early ideas for the 2015 film Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens, pitched by Rick Carter, diving into the Death Star II's remains underwater in a junk planet, Rey was to find a hidden map inside the Emperor's Tower that indicating the location of the remaining Jedi and where Luke Skywalker was hiding.^[8]

AppearancesEdit

• The Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight
• Star Wars: The Original Trilogy – A Graphic Novel
• Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (First appearance)
• Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures – "Luke vs. Emperor Palpatine - Rise to Evil"
• Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side!
• Star Wars: Return of the Jedi junior novelization
• Return of the Jedi
• Aftermath: Empire's End (Appears in flashback(s))

Non-canon appearancesEdit

• LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – "Return of the Return of the Jedi"
• LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales – "Gambit on Geonosis" (Appears in flashback(s))
• LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens

SourcesEdit

• Ultimate Factivity Collection: Star Wars (Picture only)
• Ultimate Star Wars (Picture only)
• Star Wars: Card Trader (First identified as Emperor's Tower)
• The Art of Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• Star Wars: Complete Locations
• Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles

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