But even with the dreaded Darth Vader enforcing Palpatine’s sinister will, the threat of rebellion still looms. The near extermination of the Jedi order cleared the way for Palpatine–power-hungry Senator and Sith Lord–to seize control of the Republic, declare himself Emperor, and usher in a fearsome, totalitarian regime. But what is the whole story, and who are the players, behind the creation of this world-killing satellite of doom? And its own ultimate destruction, at the hands of Luke Skywalker, is the stuff of legend. Its annihilation of the planet Alderaan, at the merciless command of Grand Moff Tarkin, lives in infamy. It is a virtual world unto itself–equipped with uncanny power for a singularly brutal purpose: to obliterate entire planets in the blink of an eye. The Death Star’s name says it all, with bone-chilling accuracy. And its own ultimate destr “THAT’S NO MOON.” “THAT’S NO MOON.” –Obi-Wan Kenobi The Death Star’s name says it all, with bone-chilling accuracy.
