Death Star II

The **Death Star II**, codenamed **Second Sun**, also known as the **DS-2 Death Star II Mobile Battle Station**, or the **DS-2 Orbital Battle Station** and also known as the **Death Star MK. 2**, the **Death Star Mark 2**, **Battle Station DS-II**, or simply the **second Death Star**, was the second Death Star battlestation to be constructed by the Galactic Empire. It was significantly larger than its predecessor, measuring over 160 kilometers in diameter, and was built after the destruction of the first Death Star at the Battle of Yavin. Darth Sidious insisted on the reconstruction of the battlestation as it was an integral part in his plan to destroy the Rebel Alliance, leaving the galaxy in the hands of the Empire.

The Death Star's superlaser was revealed to be operational before the construction of the station was completed, surprising the Alliance attackers during the Battle of Endor. This was Darth Sidious' plan all along, and it nearly led to the loss of the Rebels. The Alliance ground forces on the forest moon of Endor managed to deactivate the energy shield surrounding the battlestation, and the Rebel fleet proceeded to destroy the station from within, signifying the beginning of the downfall of the Empire.

## History

Following the destruction of the second Death Star, Imperial records were sent into a state of disarray, with numerous missing persons and unconfirmed dead or wounded. In addition, a vast field of detritus orbited Endor. With several thousand death notices to write and records to update, the task was pushed to the side of Imperial priorities in the days after Endor as the Rebel Alliance capitalized on its stunning victory by pushing the shattered Imperial forces off of many worlds across the galaxy, including the Emperor's homeworld of Naboo, one of the first to fall. Holovids of the station's destruction were disseminated across star systems, while the Empire worked to root out and punish those responsible in spreading what it deemed treasonous lies.

Nonetheless, the truth of the station's destruction eventually became known to the general citizenry, and both the first and second Death Star continued to serve as symbols of fear and oppression for years to come, permanently leaving their marks on citizens across the galaxy. With the Empire falling apart, many believed that total victory for the recently formed New Republic was imminent. Nonetheless, a year and four days later, Imperial remnants were still fighting the Republic for control of the galaxy, culminating in the Empire's last stand at the Battle of Jakku. The Galactic Concordance was ultimately signed mid-battle, formally ending the Galactic Civil War and transforming the Empire into a mere rump state.

The explosion of the station's hypermatter core created a minor wormhole at its collapse. Most of the station's wreckage was instantly obliterated, though some would pass through said wormhole, including Darth Vader's right glove. While some debris ended up on Mon Cala, it was believed that more was dispersed throughout the galaxy. The wreckage that was not destroyed and did not enter the wormhole remained in Endor's orbit or fell to the moon's surface, though most of the wreckage that fell towards the moon was picked up by the Rebels with tractor beams, before it could cause too much damage.

In the aftermath of the battle, some of the remains of the Death Star II fell upon Endor's ocean moon, Kef Bir, where they were still laying as of 9 ABY.

## Appearances

* Beyond the Dune Sea (First appearance) (Appears in Newsreel)
* A Job Worth Payment (Mentioned only)
* Dark Force Rising (Mentioned only)
* Raiders of the Lost Darth (Wreckage only)
* Shadows of the Empire (Mentioned only)
* The Mandalorian (Mentioned only)
* *Star Wars: Veers* (Wreckage only)