Emperor's Tower

Emperor's Tower
General information
Location	DS-2 Death Star II Mobile Battle Station
Points of interest	Emperor's receiving area Emperor's Throne Room
Chronological and political information
Affiliation	Galactic Empire

The Emperor's Tower was a mooring tower located at the uppermost northern hemisphere of the second Death Star that housed the throne room of Emperor Palpatine. Its design was reminiscent of the High Council spire of the Jedi Temple on Coruscant. Elevators allowed transport between the top of the tower and the battle station below. The Emperor's Tower was damaged, along with the second Death Star, during the Battle of Endor, but the structure survived in the oceans of Kef Bir for many years, storing the Emperor's wayfinder.

Behind the scenes

Darth Sidious casts Force lightning upon Luke within the Emperor's Tower.

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.

In an early idea pitched by Rick Carter for the 2015 film Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens, the scavenger Rey was to dive underwater into the Death Star II's remains on a junk planet and find a hidden map inside the Emperor's Tower that indicated the location of the remaining Jedi and where Luke Skywalker was hiding. This idea was later revisited in 2019's Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker, in which Rey visits the ruins of the tower to find a map to the location of the resurrected Emperor instead.

Appearances

• 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: Return of the Jedi junior novelization
• Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (and audiobook)
• Return of the Jedi Little Golden Book (and audiobook)
• "Masters" — Stories of Jedi and Sith (and audiobook)
• "The Emperor's Red Guards" — From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (and audiobook)
• Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures — "Luke vs. Emperor Palpatine - Rise to Evil"
• Shattered Empire 1
• Aftermath: Empire's End (and audiobook) (In flashback(s))
• Star Wars (2025) 1 (In flashback(s))
• Star Wars: Hunters (Sticker only)
• Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker (Wreckage only)
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: Expanded Edition (and audiobook) (Wreckage only)
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A Junior Novel (and audiobook) (Wreckage only)

Non-canon appearances

• LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales — "Gambit on Geonosis" (In flashback(s))
• LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Return of the Return of the Jedi"
• LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

Sources

• Ultimate Factivity Collection: Star Wars (Picture only)
• Ultimate Star Wars (Picture only)
• Star Wars: Card Trader Set: Blueprints, Card: Death Star II (First identified as Emperor's Tower)
• The Art of Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• Star Wars: Complete Locations
• Star Wars Bust Collection: Darth Vader Character: Darth Vader (Picture only)
• Star Wars: Legion Core Set Card: Force Reflexes Reissued in Limited Edition Darth Vader Commander Expansion, Clone Wars Core Set, and Upgrade Card Pack (Picture only)
• Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
• Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition (Indirect mention only)
• Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian — "Legacy"
• Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian — "Score"
• "Imperial Troops" — Star Wars Encyclopedia (Picture only)
• Star Wars: Complete Locations, New Edition
• Emperor's throne room in the Databank (backup link)

Notes and references

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