Star Wars Superweapons Ranked by Destructive Power

The Empire built a small, indestructible fighter. This fighter fired a small torpedo at the biggest star in a system. This action turned the star into a supernova. The resulting devastation wiped out everything in the star system. Kyp Durron used this fighter to destroy the Imperial Academy on Carida and the Carida system itself. A black hole destroyed the fighter at last.

The First Order built a superweapon on a planet. This weapon harnesses star power to create fire blasts. These blasts destroy several planets at once. The First Order first used it to destroy the New Republic capital, Hosnian Prime, and other ships in the system. Poe Dameron led an attack that destroyed the weapon while trying to destroy a Resistance base, turning the Starkiller into a star.

The Star Forge was less a weapon and more a tool for total military victory. This shipyard used a star's power to build ship fleets. Darth Revan and later Darth Malak used it during the Jedi Civil War. They almost destroyed the Republic. Revan then turned against his apprentice and destroyed the station.

The Empire wanted more than just rebuilding the Death Star. They sought to increase the weapon's power. The station also targeted individual capital ships during the Battle of Endor, dealing heavy damage to the Rebel fleet. Wedge Antilles and Lando Calrissian led ships into the station’s superstructure. They wrecked its power generator, destroying the entire weapon.

The Death Star was the Empire’s ultimate weapon against the Rebellion. The Empire planned to use fear of the Death Star as its main governing tool. After destroying Alderaan for its Rebel ties, the Empire focused on the Rebel base at Yavin IV. Luke Skywalker destroyed the Death Star by shooting a proton torpedo into the station’s thermal exhaust port.

Darth Revan used the Mass Shadow Generator during the end of the Mandalorian Wars 4,000 years before the films. This superweapon brought complete destruction by using planetary gravity. Revan first used it during the Battle of Malachor V. It wiped out nearly all life on Malachor V, but it did not destroy the planet entirely. Later, duringThe First Jedi involved Purge, Meetra Surik fighting Darth Traya and Darth Scion on the planet's remnants. The Mass Shadow Generator activated during this fight, destroying Malachor V permanently.Purge, Meetra Surik fought Darth Traya and Darth Scion on the planet's remnants. The Mass Shadow Generator activated during this fight, destroying Malachor V for good.

An ancient Corellian space station housed a powerful tractor beam. This beam moved entire planets and destroyed ship fleets. Years after the Battle of Endor, a Han Solo cousin used the station to try and force star systems to obey him. A technician eventually destroyed the station by firing it at itself.

A Sith superweapon used in the ancient Great Hyperspace War harvested the Force from living beings, then used that energy for destruction. The weapon sat buried for thousands of years until the Separatists uncovered it during the Clone Wars.The Grand Army of the Republic, led by Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker, destroyed the Dark Reaper during the battle of Rhen Var.The Grand Army of the Republic, led by Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker, destroyed the Dark Reaper during the battle of Rhen Var.

One of three superweapons the cloned Emperor Palpatine used appeared in Kevin J. Anderson's Dark Empire.Dark EmpireThe Eclipse-class dreadnought was the superweapon. This ship had a super laser built into its structure, but it matched only one-third of the Death Star's power. It could destroy a planet's crust, not an entire planet. Luke and Leia destroyed it during their battle with the Emperor.

Emperor Palpatine used a series of superweapons in Dark Empire.Dark EmpireandDark Empire IIThese weapons used tractor beams to tear planets apart. They then used those resources to build droid starfighters with factories inside the structure. Luke Skywalker, R2-D2, and Rogue Squadron destroyed them and saved the Mon Calamari planet when they attacked.

After his death, Emperor Palpatine returned in a clone body, bringing many superweapons. The Galaxy Gun was one, capable of firing planet-shattering projectiles. Its first target, the New Republic base on Pinnacle Moon, got totally destroyed. R2-D2 took control of a Super Star Destroyer and rammed it into the superstructure at the Battle of Onderon, destroying the weapon.

When you lack the budget for a full Death Star, build the essential part. Twelve years past the Battle of Yavin, Durga the Hutt built his own super laser to hold planets for ransom. A New Republic strike team, led by Crix Madine and Wedge Antilles, destroyed the weapon, costing Madine his life.

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