- "…those of us assigned to the base heard rumors that it doesn't operate in what we'd call normal hyperspace. It fires through a hole in the continuum that it makes itself. Everybody was calling it 'sub'-hyperspace."
- ―Finn, discussing Starkiller Base
Sub-hyperspace was the name given by members of the First Order to a hole in the space-time continuum through which phantom energy traveled. Unlike typical hyperspace, which moved across the galaxy, sub-hyperspace would move through the galaxy. The First Order's Starkiller Base was able to collect a form of dark energy called quintessence, transform it into phantom energy, and unleash it along a linear path through sub-hyperspace, enabling it to destroy entire star systems across vast interstellar distances in real-time.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
According to a tweet from Pablo Hidalgo, the vast quantities of energy released by firing of the Starkiller weapon had the ability to create a temporary rip in sub-hyperspace, thus allowing the Hosnian system's destruction to be viewed from across the galaxy as it occurred.[2]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens novelization (First appearance, simultaneous with Star Wars: The Force Awakens audiobook)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens audiobook
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Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars: The Force Awakens novelization
- ↑ Pablo Hidalgo (@PabloHidalgo) on Twitter: "@Thimburd What they're seeing is some weird hand-wavy hyperspace rip. Side-effect of the Starkiller." (content obsolete and backup link not available)