Quintessence was a form of dark energy. According to Resistance officer Ushos O. Statura, the scientists working on the Galactic Empire's Project Celestial Power had tried to contain dark-matter quintessence.[1] Originally thought impossible to tap into, the First Order discovered a way to harvest quintessence decades later, giving it a practically unlimited source of energy. The First Order used quintessence to create a superweapon called Starkiller Base, which could destroy entire star systems. When the superweapon fired its planet-shattering beam, it transformed the quintessence within into phantom energy, another form of dark energy.[2] The destruction of the Hosnian system in 34 ABY was visible from across the galaxy due to the sub-hyperspace rip that was created when Starkiller Base fired its main weapon.[3]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens novelization (and audiobook) (First appearance)
Sources[]
- Star Wars: The Rebel Files
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary
"Battle Stations of the Empire and the First Order" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Star Wars: The Rebel Files
- ↑ Star Wars: The Force Awakens novelization
- ↑
Pablo Hidalgo (@PabloHidalgo) on Twitter (post): "@Thimburd What they're seeing is some weird hand-wavy hyperspace rip. Side-effect of the Starkiller." (backup link not available)
