Why did the Death Star not land on Endor?

Endor Was Home to Many Moons in Star Wars The gas-giant planet, also called Endor, was orbited by nine major moons. With the forest moon being one, another was named Kef Bir, which is where the majority of the Death Star's wreckage crash-landed.
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Why didn t the Empire destroy Endor?

Endor was providing the Death Star with a shield that was protecting them from the whole of the Rebel Fleet - so destroying Endor would be counterproductive.
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Why was the Death Star shield generator on Endor?

The Empire built the second Death Star in secret above the lush forest moon of Endor, located on the fringes of settled space in a far corner of the galaxy. To protect the battle station during construction, Imperial engineers placed a shield generator on the moon's surface, controlled from a bunker.
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Is the Death Star more powerful than Starkiller Base?

The answer to this question will come down to each person's individual preference for the functionality of a sci-fi super weapon. If one considers the sheer might of the Starkiller Base and nothing else, then it is clear that the Starkiller Base is the better of the two.
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What planet did Rey find the Death Star on?

Rey faced a Force vision of a dark side phantasm identified as "Dark Rey" in the Death Star ruins. In 35 ABY, the Jedi Rey came to Kef Bir and the ruins there during her quest to find the Emperor's wayfinder that could lead her to the resurrected Darth Sidious's stronghold on the Unknown Regions planet of Exegol.
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Why didn't the Death Star crash on Endor?

Endor Was Home to Many Moons in Star Wars

The gas-giant planet, also called Endor, was orbited by nine major moons. With the forest moon being one, another was named Kef Bir, which is where the majority of the Death Star's wreckage crash-landed.
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Was there a third Death Star?

In the original Star Tours, a Death Star III is seen and destroyed during the ride sequence by the New Republic. Leland Chee originally created the third Death Star to explain why a Death Star is present on the Star Tours ride when both of the stations in the movies were destroyed.
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Who is more powerful Darth Vader or Starkiller?

Galen Marek, better known as Starkiller, was the main protagonist of the Legends games before Disney bought Lucasfilm. He displayed incredible control of the Force, from moving a Star Destroyer to defeating both Vader and Palpatine in succession.
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Could Starkiller beat Darth Sidious?

It is also outright stated that Sidious was feigning weakness to goad Starkiller into striking him down and to turn him to the Dark Side. He didn't beat Sidious. He even went oneness and then died to Sidious.
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Why didn t the rebels hyperspace ram the Death Star?

The Rebels couldn't waste their precious ships while the Empire had other more effective means. One of the most common arguements is that hyperspace engines could be strapped to asteroids.
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How was Endor destroyed?

According to the Star Wars Databank, this "can be attributed to Ewok lore and myth". In a Star Wars Tales comic entitled Apocalypse Endor, an Imperial veteran of Endor refers to the moon being devastated by the impact of falling debris from the Death Star, which was blown up while in orbit around the moon.
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Why did the Death Star have a weakness?

The actual flaw was the Reactor Core of the Death Star itself, which was designed as very unstable, causing it to blow if any pressurized explosion occurred within it. This was the flaw designed by Erso, not the the exhaust port itself, which was just a part of the layout of the battle station.
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What happened to the 501st after Endor?

Now serving the Empire, the members of the 501st took the designation of stormtrooper, as well as new armor, weapons, and ships. In the years to come, they would fight in a number of pivotal battles and continued to serve under the direct command of Vader, Supreme Commander of the Imperial Military.
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Why did the emperor not sense Luke on Endor?

Related: How Long Could Anakin Survive Without His Darth Vader Suit? One of the strongest and most compelling reasons that Vader senses Luke on his approach to Endor, but the Emperor does not, is that Vader is both Luke's father and conflicted himself.
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Why did Vader let Luke go to Endor?

He subconsciously wanted to save Luke, thinking that turning him to the Dark Side was the best way to save his life. The Emperor also wanted to preserve Luke, but only insofar as he might prove a better, more powerful apprentice than Vader had.
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Was Maul afraid of Vader?

Yep. Darth Maul didn't really say or show straight up that he "feared" Darth Vader, but he openly stated his belief that he could not defeat Darth Vader without the help of the Jedi, therefore on his own.
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How did Luke beat Vader so easily?

Vader had been using all his energy to intimidate Luke, so when the actual fight began in a flash, he was already weak and panting. This leads to another huge factor, which is the age difference. While Luke was a young and spry 23-year-old, Vader was reaching his late 40s.
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What Jedi could beat Palpatine?

Did Palpatine let Mace Windu defeat him or did Mace really defeat him? Palpatine let him defeat him. Mace did defeat him.
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Who was more powerful than Darth Vader?

As Darth Vader, he was one of the strongest beings in the entire galaxy. But even then, he was never able to surpass his master, Darth Sidious. A Sith Apprentice can only become the master when they murder the one who trained them.
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Who killed Starkiller in Star Wars?

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Who is stronger Obi Wan or Starkiller?

However, Starkiller still managed to best Kenobi - defeating him in combat and causing his spirit to disappear with a blast of Force Lightning. Unable to battle Starkiller, Kenobi's spirit told Luke to run, with the Millennium Falcon fleeing Mos Eisley.
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How many died on alderaan?

Out of the 2 billion inhabitants on Alderaan - with the modern-day populations of China and India having about 2.8 billion people combined - about 60,000 survived the destruction of the planet due to being outside of its star system at the time.
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Which star is closest to death?

1 Answer. Betelgeuse in Orion and Eata carina are two possible candidates to go supernova soon.
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Who replaced Tarkin?

One of the most powerful of breakaway warlords was Grand Moff Ardus Kaine. The successor of Grand Moff Tarkin created the powerful Pentastar Alignment that solidified Imperial power in the Outer Rim territories but removed a substantial portion of Coruscant's influence.
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