In the movies of Star Wars, the Death Star is built twice and threatens the security of the galaxy. However, there are other, far more sinister superweapons – five of which we present to you here.
The Death Star is the ultimate weapon of the Empire to control the galaxy. As demonstrated on Princess Leia’s home planet Alderaan, the weapon, resembling a moon, can completely destroy entire worlds in seconds. Fans are still debating a supposed logic error.
However, there are other superweapons in Star Wars that can easily match the Death Star. We will introduce five of them to you below.
Rank 5: Darksaber
The Death Star and the weapon known as Darksaber have much in common. Both were designed by constructor Bevel Lemelisk and utilize extremely powerful lasers to destroy their targets. Unlike the Death Star, however, Darksaber was not built for the Empire, but was a commissioned project ordered by Durga, a powerful Hutt.
In appearance, the weapon, as the name suggests, actually resembles an oversized lightsaber. In the Wookiepedia, you can see how the weapon looked. It is a battle station that omitted some of the Death Star’s gimmicks to make the superlaser even more effective. It surpasses the Death Star in terms of firepower and energy. Overall, Darksaber is much more agile than the sluggish, moon-like Death Star.
For operation, far fewer personnel are required, and Darksaber uses only one thousandth of the computer systems needed for the operation of the Death Star. The catch is: already during construction, there were problems; the materials were subpar, and by the time it was completed, the superweapon was in poor condition. During an attempt to use it, there was an accident where Darksaber collided with several asteroids and was destroyed. The superweapon first appeared in the novel “Darksaber” from 1995.
