Destruction of Despayre (Dimensional Universe)

The Destruction of Despayre was a terrible and cataclysmic event event that occurred in 0 BBY, shortly after the Raids at Despayre. The prison planet Despayre, in the Star Wars dimension, was the final construction site of the first Death Star, where the superlaser assembly was conducted. After a pirate band had unsuccessfully assaulted the site, the project's leader, Grand Moff Willhuff Tarkin, decided to move the station. The interior was near completion and the hyperdrive was functional, but the Grand Moff decided it was necessary to test the superlaser before getting under way. A proper test firing required a terrestrial world, and the penal colony was the only suitable location in sublight range. Tarkin decided without hesitation to sacrifice Despayre, and, a few days before the Destruction of Alderaan, the world was destroyed.

The Destruction of Despayre was the first of the recorded uses of the Death Star's superlaser for planetary destruction. The incident has caused a shift in the gravitational configuration of the Horuz system, and created a major wound in the Force, as millions of lives were terminated almost instantly. The shock was felt by Force-sensitives, both trained and untrained.