Emperor's Tower

The Emperor's Tower was a mooring tower located at the uppermost northern hemisphere of the second Death StarStar Wars: Card Trader that housed the throne room of Emperor Palpatine. Its design was reminiscent of the High Council spire of the Jedi Temple on Coruscant. DVD audio commentary Elevators allowed transport between the top of the tower and the battle station below. The Emperor's Tower was damaged, along with the second Death Star, during the Battle of Endor, but the structure survived in the oceans of Kef Bir for many years, storing the Emperor's wayfinder.
==Behind the scenes==
In the earliest incarnation of the story of the 1983 film Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, the Emperor's Tower didn't house the Emperor's Throne Room, but rather the Imperial capital planet Had Abbadon did.
In an early idea pitched by Rick Carter for the 2015 film Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens, the scavenger Rey was to dive underwater into the Death Star II's remains on a junk planet and find a hidden map inside the Emperor's Tower that indicated the location of the remaining Jedi and where Luke Skywalker was hiding.The Art of Star Wars: The Force Awakens This idea was later revisited in 2019's Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker, in which Rey visits the ruins of the tower to find a map to the location of the resurrected Emperor instead.
==Appearances==
*The Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight
*Star Wars: The Original Trilogy – A Graphic Novel
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*Star Wars: Return of the Jedi junior novelization
*Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! 
*Return of the Jedi Little Golden Book 
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*Shattered Empire 1
*Aftermath: Empire's End 
*Star Wars: Hunters 
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*Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: Expanded Edition 
*Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A Junior Novel 
===Non-canon appearances===
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*LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
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*LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
==Sources==
*Ultimate Factivity Collection: Star Wars 
*Ultimate Star Wars 
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*The Art of Star Wars: The Force Awakens
*Star Wars: Complete Locations
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*Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
*Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition 
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==Notes and references==
Category:Death Star II locations