What do rebels use to destroy the Death Star?

The Rebels launched a desperate attack, and a young pilot named Luke Skywalker — strong with the Force — flew an X-wing down the Death Star’s trench, making the impossible shot. The space station was destroyed, and Tarkin with it.

Why didn’t they lighten the Death Star?

Originally Answered: Why didn’t the rebels just blow up the Death Star by going Kamikaze at lightspeed? Short answer: Because the movie would be too short.

Can the Death Star use Lightspeed?

The Death Star was capable of sublight and lightspeed/hyperspace travel; that’s how it was able to move itself from wherever it was near the beginning of the movie to the Alderaan system after the final checkout was complete and Tarkin had its first course set.

Can the Death Star Lightspeed?

Did you know, the Death Star can actually travel at lightspeed? It has 123 individual generators, controlled by 1 navigation matrix. That’s how it was able to follow the Falcon, traveling from Alderaan to Yavin in a few hours.

Why is the Death Star 2 incomplete?

The second Death Star is destroyed by a direct attack on its main reactor, as its incomplete state allows ships to fly through its infrastructure. While more powerful and technologically advanced than both Death Stars, being capable of destroying entire planetary systems, it is destroyed by the Resistance.

Who destroyed the first Death Star?

Luke Skywalker
Both Death Stars were destroyed by the Rebel Alliance shortly after they became operational. The first Death Star was destroyed by Luke Skywalker, with the help of Han Solo, and the second Death Star was destroyed by Wedge Antilles and Lando Calrissian.

Why does the Death Star have a hole?

The hole was ventilation and was apparently a necessary part of the design. They took a risk and thought the chances that anyone would be able to successfully attack the Death Star and get a torpedo down there was pretty much nil.

Can the Death Star travel at hyperspeed?

Can the Death Star move?

The Death Star has sublight and hyperdrive engines. The sublight engines are what allow it to move within star systems. The hyperdrive lets it travel through hyper space and travel between systems.

How did the Rebel Alliance steal the Death Star?

GALACTIC CIVIL WAR. The Empire completed construction of the Death Star, but Rebel Alliance spies managed to steal data tapes containing its schematics. Their goal: to find a weakness within the superstructure and exploit it. Darth Vader, an Imperial enforcer serving the Emperor and Grand Moff Tarkin, led an Imperial hunt to recover the plans.

How is the Death Star destroyed in Star Wars?

The second Death Star is destroyed by a direct attack on its main reactor, as its incomplete state allows ships to fly through its infrastructure. Since its first appearance, the Death Star has become a cultural icon and a widely recognized element of the Star Wars franchise.

How did Luke Skywalker destroy the Death Star?

It was discovered that a proton torpedo, shot precisely into a small exhaust port, could trigger a reaction that would destroy the Death Star. The Rebels launched a desperate attack, and a young pilot named Luke Skywalker — strong with the Force — flew an X-wing down the Death Star’s trench, making the impossible shot.

What are the Death Star and Starkiller Base?

The original Death Star was introduced in the original Star Wars film, which later had elements of its backstory explored in Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith, The Clone Wars, Rebels, and Rogue One. The second Death Star appears in Return of the Jedi, and a similar superweapon, the Starkiller Base, appears in The Force Awakens.