101 Facts About the Death Star

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  • Learn 101 canon facts about the Death Star! Construction, personnel, systems, the superlaser, its history, and behind the scenes trivia to fully prepare you for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story!
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  • @antiohyeahyeah8408
    @antiohyeahyeah8408 4 роки тому +1922

    1: the death star doesnt have many windows because glass is made out of sand

  • @flashkraft
    @flashkraft 4 роки тому +1658

    One trillion credits. You know thats a bargin when you think about it.

    • @superiorquad3758
      @superiorquad3758 4 роки тому +76

      flashkraft thats a really nice bargain. Since 1 credit is $2.10, yeah not much to make something that large. So take $2.10 x 1,000,000,000,000. = 2.1e+12... Since this is money, ima just say it costs 3Trillion to make, I might be off.

    • @nickmenzhuber235
      @nickmenzhuber235 4 роки тому +4

      Comets on a comets comet

    • @Theking-dt1cc
      @Theking-dt1cc 4 роки тому +44

      @@superiorquad3758 yea 3 trillion dollars for the most destructive weapon in the universe that could blow up planets in a blink of an eye

    • @studinthemaking
      @studinthemaking 4 роки тому +30

      The US spent 4 trillion dollars on its nuclear infrastructure during the Cold War. That non inflation adjusted dollars.

    • @neuropathical
      @neuropathical 4 роки тому +7

      @@superiorquad3758 it depends from which planet and which TYPE of currency. In this case he just said credits. There are, galactica credits, republic credits, new republic credits etc... so the conversion rates are different.

  • @lauraclowson8288
    @lauraclowson8288 6 років тому +1407

    Darth Vader: can we blow up tatooine and mustafar?
    *THE END*

    • @troyandrade435
      @troyandrade435 4 роки тому +96

      Vade had a castle base on Mustufar.

    • @lukemansell4504
      @lukemansell4504 4 роки тому +24

      Its built on sand

    • @joshjordan1428
      @joshjordan1428 4 роки тому +18

      Vader’s castle

    • @Punmiro
      @Punmiro 4 роки тому +11

      why he doesnt know were luke or obi wan was

    • @stuart9358
      @stuart9358 4 роки тому +12

      NotRobloxian UwU He was a slave in ep 1 bro

  • @ripsicle8046
    @ripsicle8046 6 років тому +194

    Bonus fact, the man who fired the first Death Star was named Tenn Graneet, who was originally a gunner for the republic before being transferred to the Death Star super laser. He did not however think that it would be fired, and was only meant to be used a as a form of fear, but after obliterating its first planet, he deemed himself the galaxy's largest killer and during the battle of Yavin, he delays the firing process to give the rebels time to destroy the Death Star. Right before its destruction in a new hope, you can hear him saying, "please stand by."

    • @Gho73t
      @Gho73t 9 місяців тому

      Get a life xD That's just cringe

    • @KitsuneGB-hc9zb
      @KitsuneGB-hc9zb 6 місяців тому +1

      Isn’t that legends?

    • @derekforster6096
      @derekforster6096 4 місяці тому

      Galaxy's largest killer? isn't that r2d2

  • @ragingagent5040
    @ragingagent5040 7 років тому +2173

    "A simply designed battle station the size of a moon that can destroy a planet"

  • @LostEmpireProduction
    @LostEmpireProduction 6 років тому +560

    Instead of building a Death Star let's petition the government to make a small fleet of Star Destroyers

    • @lukep.7529
      @lukep.7529 5 років тому +27

      I think we are capable of a squad of tie fighters, or lambda class shuttle. Even one star destroyer would be too expensive, and we don't have the technology to build turbo lasers yet.

    • @BewareTheCarpenter
      @BewareTheCarpenter 4 роки тому +10

      By volume, the Death Star was millions of times larger than a star destroyer. That's no small fleet.

    • @akmayernick3722
      @akmayernick3722 4 роки тому +3

      I think you would like General Tagge.
      Just so you know, he got killed pretty quickly. 🤗

    • @thatcrystalpie
      @thatcrystalpie 4 роки тому +3

      Small fleet of
      1

    • @perryvandenbosch7888
      @perryvandenbosch7888 3 роки тому +5

      Grand Admiral Thrawn approves

  • @chrisellinger4560
    @chrisellinger4560 4 роки тому +590

    "Docking Bay 327" doesn't necessarily mean there were 327 bays. It could mean Level 3, Bay 27

    • @fawkesCCCP
      @fawkesCCCP 2 роки тому +40

      This guy gets it!

    • @cheesews777
      @cheesews777 2 роки тому +11

      I was going to post the same thing. U beat me to it lol. Good job

    • @NoobGaming-lz9li
      @NoobGaming-lz9li 2 роки тому +7

      I was thinking about docking bays, and how many there were. but 327 may be that, but they had to shut down tractor beam 12, and it actually made me do some math, so i think theres 338 Docking bays and the tractor beams for them are labeled backwards.

    • @zachariahbrown2724
      @zachariahbrown2724 2 роки тому +1

      "At Least 327" was said.

    • @Cybermat47
      @Cybermat47 2 роки тому +6

      That’s a good point, but it’s in the middle of the station, not the very bottom or very top.
      I guess it could be level 32, bay 7? Even then, that could be a stretch. It’s a big station.

  • @wilsthelimit
    @wilsthelimit 6 років тому +524

    In rouge one it said a large object is coming out of hyperspace so proof that the Death Star has a hyperdrive

    • @colekinneman
      @colekinneman 5 років тому +12

      Weren't they talking about Vader's ship?

    • @coocato
      @coocato 4 роки тому +5

      Rithrius lmao imagine getting salty over a letter swapped in spelling

    • @chrishall2594
      @chrishall2594 4 роки тому +2

      @S C just to get through one solar system lol

    • @Beef_Bastard_
      @Beef_Bastard_ 4 роки тому +21

      Cole Kinneman no, after they had said that it shows the Death Star emerging from over the planet they were stationed at.

    • @maryaguilera2494
      @maryaguilera2494 4 роки тому +1

      @@rithrius5384 Are you alright there buddy?

  • @ACObbb
    @ACObbb 7 років тому +1549

    So Skywalker family members are mass murderers. Darth Vader destroyed
    Alderaan using Death star, Luke destroyed the Death star, Kylo Ren used
    Starkiller base and destroyed 4-5 planets. That is some nice family
    tradition alongside losing your arm in battle.

    • @floridmonkey2723
      @floridmonkey2723 6 років тому +68

      Gerald Araco I knew it! Luke is the real bad guy.

    • @Lunchbox4811
      @Lunchbox4811 6 років тому +8

      Gerald Ar

    • @andruloni
      @andruloni 6 років тому +46

      That's where the name Skywalker comes from. They never have ground to walk on for very long

    • @DariViol
      @DariViol 6 років тому +89

      Darth Vader: Looses Hands
      Luke: Looses Hand
      Leia: Looses Han

    • @thomasmayer-rupert629
      @thomasmayer-rupert629 6 років тому +23

      You forgot chopping off hands, Jeez. Anakin chopped off Count Dooku's hands and Lukes' hand. Luke cut off Vader's hand.

  • @sebgomez2688
    @sebgomez2688 7 років тому +915

    Thank god this isn't an unnecessarily long 1 hour video

    • @commander-fox-q7573
      @commander-fox-q7573 7 років тому +7

      That shore would be bad

    • @TeaSquiffy2
      @TeaSquiffy2 7 років тому +27

      I'd *storm* right out of here.

    • @MrJeepinZeke
      @MrJeepinZeke 7 років тому +20

      The Emperor does not share your optimistic appraisal of the situation.

    • @zRDeFuZee
      @zRDeFuZee 7 років тому +1

      MrFlibberGibbet UA-cam
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    • @TeaSquiffy2
      @TeaSquiffy2 7 років тому +4

      imOlzeh x
      That's nice, dear.

  • @colorcommentary5987
    @colorcommentary5987 5 років тому +119

    I believe that the number of soldiers was so specific because it was recorded after the destruction of the Death Star. If the Death Star were currently functioning, then this number would regularly change, but once the Death Star was destroyed, Imperial records indicated an exact number of troops that were operating on the structure at that time.

    • @ZacksRockingLifestyle
      @ZacksRockingLifestyle 2 роки тому +5

      I thought the acting of the Imp zealot pilot in the Mandalorian season 2 finale was stellar when he says to Cara Dune “do you know how many people died on those battle stations?” or something to that effect.
      The Imperial leadership in all reality would seriously hammer that number into the remaining troops.
      Much of Star Wars’ narrative has Vietnam parallels, and I have few doubts that, had the Empire survived the civil war, the Empire wouldn’t have constructed memorials to the fallen, akin to the Vietnam memorial in DC with all our fallen men listed on it.

    • @woodyhorton8537
      @woodyhorton8537 2 роки тому +1

      Yup it would b their 9\11 except deaths are multiplied by a lot

  • @matteogagliardi9880
    @matteogagliardi9880 4 роки тому +141

    “Starkiller base and Illum might be the same planet.”
    That would be really cool if it was confirmed in episode nine.

    • @gamingwatch5054
      @gamingwatch5054 4 роки тому +4

      It is everybody knows that

    • @Jakew9810
      @Jakew9810 4 роки тому +2

      @@RufusMufus159 when? I know the stormtroopers were there but I thought they were getting crystals for the death star

    • @diarmuid1213
      @diarmuid1213 4 роки тому +10

      jake mcgraw After you finish the game and go to ilum it has the big wide open trench thing where the superlaser fires and it has a place which look remarkably like the trench where poe and the other x wings fly through to blow up the planet.

    • @finnsimpson5253
      @finnsimpson5253 2 роки тому +1

      Why would they confirm it then, Illum has no relation to the plot

    • @Odrikah
      @Odrikah 2 роки тому +3

      @@Jakew9810 they were, but if you look at the planet from space, they mined for crystals in a giant band across the equator of the planet. Years later, the First Order, still having all the records of the Empire, took advantage of the giant empty spot left by the Empire's mining efforts to house their gigantic laser, thus making Starkiller base.

  • @WozWozEre
    @WozWozEre 7 років тому +868

    Docking bay 327 does NOT mean that there are at least 327 docking bays, as that number may not be a simple sequential naming but refer to it's location. Docking Bay 327 is located in Quartersphere 3, Sector 2, Area 7 for example.

    • @alucardofromania9844
      @alucardofromania9844 6 років тому +31

      and assholes have a hard time squeezing out digested jelly doughnuts. So eh!

    • @DaleESkywalker
      @DaleESkywalker 5 років тому +30

      Could be...maybe not.
      It's level 327, but not all levels have docking bays.
      Maybe it's level 32, Bay 7.
      Maybe certain levels were divided in quarters, others in sixteenths and others into thirtyseconths.
      Well, at least we know it's possible someone could have stated a fact wrongly...
      Is it more important that you're right, or that they're wrong?

    • @domjohnson9188
      @domjohnson9188 5 років тому +5

      GunboatDiplomat nerd

    • @CC-rd3jy
      @CC-rd3jy 5 років тому +5

      WTF is wrong with you

    • @omikronweapon
      @omikronweapon 5 років тому +20

      @@domjohnson9188 You're watching a Starwars video. What were you expecting exactly, genius? Also, what does that make you?

  • @twstf8905
    @twstf8905 5 років тому +91

    Whoever it was in the White House that drafted the Death Star petition response was a really good sport about it, and actually seemed to have done their Star Wars lore homework lol

  • @azhiraphale
    @azhiraphale 6 років тому +90

    #34 the station was actually made up of 84 main levels, each with 357 sublevels.
    Total levels: 29,988

    • @commonsenselogic
      @commonsenselogic 4 роки тому +3

      At 70 plus miles that sounds about right.

    • @FriskMeemur
      @FriskMeemur 3 роки тому +1

      say sike right now.

    • @amitkothekar8406
      @amitkothekar8406 2 роки тому +1

      the death star diameter was 120 km which means every level was on average 4 meters (12 feet) tall

    • @bjarnonegames5394
      @bjarnonegames5394 2 роки тому +1

      @@amitkothekar8406 well that makes some sense doesnt it?

    • @seancayce
      @seancayce Рік тому +2

      its actual diameter was about 3 feet... with some paper tubes, some art paint, some string, model clay

  • @kuroi_iruka
    @kuroi_iruka 7 років тому +115

    4:05 Say I was to rent a hotel room by the number of 327, does that mean, the hotel has at least that many rooms..?

  • @RainOfChaos91
    @RainOfChaos91 7 років тому +791

    SPOILER AHEAD:
    The Deathstar uses its Hyperdrive in Rogue One :)

    • @licoagustin9
      @licoagustin9 7 років тому +36

      RainOfChaos91 but we can't see it 😕

    • @AAhmou
      @AAhmou 7 років тому +25

      RainOfChaos91 Spoiler alert: We know.

    • @Danial_Ahmad_
      @Danial_Ahmad_ 7 років тому

      RainOfChaos91 a

    • @Freddy3763
      @Freddy3763 7 років тому +1

      RainOfChaos91 yep

    • @thechairman1336
      @thechairman1336 7 років тому +1

      RainOfChaos91 soil

  • @lifan9892
    @lifan9892 7 років тому +2168

    Do 100facts about corusant? Who wants it too?

  • @Pahjx
    @Pahjx 7 років тому +81

    11:23 I like how in Rogue One the plans for the Death Star still have the dish at the equator.

  • @averagepotatoenjoyer9719
    @averagepotatoenjoyer9719 2 роки тому +39

    Despite often being portrayed as ruthless and monstrous, at least the Empire has recyclable armor

  • @pigpig252
    @pigpig252 7 років тому +900

    Since the Death Star is capable of travelling between systems, could it be referred to as a ship rather than a station?

    • @dirtsmack4
      @dirtsmack4 7 років тому +115

      no its a shiption

    • @BananenBoerBob
      @BananenBoerBob 6 років тому +189

      Whatever it is, it sure is no moon!

    • @accountdeleted5194
      @accountdeleted5194 6 років тому +10

      its what the borg assimilated

    • @lukenss0460
      @lukenss0460 6 років тому +24

      In Star wars empire at war, the death star moves between systems slower than fleets of star destroyers

    • @atomicbuttocks
      @atomicbuttocks 6 років тому +3

      No a staship

  • @ethanwinters7829
    @ethanwinters7829 7 років тому +71

    You can even drive The death Star just make sure it ain't Gary!

    • @thomasodonnell4122
      @thomasodonnell4122 6 років тому +7

      I got the reference

    • @Notyaboijayyyy
      @Notyaboijayyyy 3 роки тому +1

      Gary is not the best at flying a metal death ball the size of the moon

    • @hawaiianr6
      @hawaiianr6 3 роки тому +1

      lmfao

    • @Hobnob21
      @Hobnob21 2 роки тому

      I understand that reference

  • @dimitnik_
    @dimitnik_ 4 роки тому +46

    Me: sees one of Saturn's moons (Mimas)
    Also me: that's no moon...

    • @lauragodridge8966
      @lauragodridge8966 3 роки тому +4

      Thought u said minmus lol

    • @Galaxius2117
      @Galaxius2117 3 роки тому +3

      Its a space station..
      Its too big to be a space station!

    • @hiltondriver5335
      @hiltondriver5335 3 роки тому

      Yeah and our moon is hollow nasa proves it rang like a bell our is also a ancient spaceship

    • @Outware0
      @Outware0 3 роки тому

      @@hiltondriver5335 Our moon is not hollow. It has a thin crust but larger mantle and small core.

  • @napzkins
    @napzkins 4 роки тому +66

    Nooo i didn’t know that Admiral Yularen was on the death star :(

    • @mazisaac
      @mazisaac 3 роки тому +2

      wasnt he thrawns friend? or something like that

    • @diegogandara8913
      @diegogandara8913 3 роки тому +3

      He was a really good friend of Anakin and Obi-Wan but he died when it exploded.

  • @ARCHSWOOSH
    @ARCHSWOOSH 7 років тому +694

    Is the Death Star possible of shooting his laser trough a black hole?

    • @calebmurphy9406
      @calebmurphy9406 7 років тому +324

      Did you just assume the Death Star's gender?

    • @ARCHSWOOSH
      @ARCHSWOOSH 7 років тому +32

      Dylan Murphy No hahahahah

    • @justindecker6813
      @justindecker6813 7 років тому +20

      +Dylan Murphy Bruh😂😂😂

    • @dannymaupin1920
      @dannymaupin1920 7 років тому +80

      It's possible to shoot anything into a black hole, it just won't ever come back out, well, at least not as anything bigger than random particles that black holes tend to expel.

    • @twinkie3321
      @twinkie3321 7 років тому +5

      Hahahaha!

  • @lukemorosini4
    @lukemorosini4 7 років тому +350

    Lmao a real life Death Star petition. Kind of silly that the White House even gave an official response to it. That would be epic though.

    • @liljakesspokesman3337
      @liljakesspokesman3337 7 років тому +1

      Yankee Fan101 ff

    • @fgmods
      @fgmods 7 років тому +68

      The petition was a joke, the white house responded in jest. Everyone had a bit of a laugh

    • @birdmn9930
      @birdmn9930 7 років тому +10

      But, still! I will not fail!

    • @AJMIckna2010
      @AJMIckna2010 6 років тому +14

      When Trump finds out, he'll say we need to build it, and screw the wall, build the Death Star!

    • @novoeduardoac1248
      @novoeduardoac1248 6 років тому +3

      Yankee Fan101 they are obliged by law

  • @mrchadden501
    @mrchadden501 7 років тому +57

    9:53 narrator guy dies

  • @ZickyAG101
    @ZickyAG101 4 роки тому +30

    Every one says it's the size of a small moon after the line "Look at him he's heading towards that's small moon" not that there's any thing wrong with it

  • @damiankilsby277
    @damiankilsby277 7 років тому +58

    11:36 #88 is incorrect. Hamill did indeed burst a blood vessel by holding his breath, but that was because he thought it would look cool if he strained his face while underwater, to give visual realism to him almost drowning. After this, Lucas called him an idiot because it made no difference to the final scene.
    Source: Hamil himself said so in interviews and talks at SW Celebration.

  • @robhansen6553
    @robhansen6553 6 років тому +109

    One thing I always wondered about is the nature of the Death Star in relation to the people on it. Clearly, it is a massive structure with many levels which are obviously one on top of the other like a traditional tall building (presumably on the Y axis). Yet, it is also rounded like a planet with structures on the surface like the gunners seen in the beginning of this scene (presumably on the X axis). How do they solve the issue of where the two points converge, especially with regards to doorways and entrances? Maybe I'm thinking too much.

    • @alessandroarcuri209
      @alessandroarcuri209 4 роки тому +10

      I had this thought for years, now. Given its size there must have been a detectable gravitational pull towards the center of the structure. Ok, not strong enough by itself to avoid the use of some sort of artificial gravity, but still... it would have made more sense if the levels were concentric, like the layers of earth, the crust, the mantle and so on.

    • @TheEmeraldMenOfficial
      @TheEmeraldMenOfficial 4 роки тому +12

      Alessandro Arcuri I doubt this: The Death Star isn’t solid, like a planet. It’s almost hollow. Any gravitational pull would be very weak if not negligible.

    • @SiliconBong
      @SiliconBong 2 роки тому

      Good thinking.

    • @joyhoward6105
      @joyhoward6105 2 роки тому +3

      Movie go brrrrrrrr

    • @freaky1382
      @freaky1382 2 роки тому +3

      Every ship seems to have artificial gravity so surely the Death Star would? And everything would converge as they were rounded around the central hypermatter reactor

  • @TheJoeSwanon
    @TheJoeSwanon 5 років тому +321

    So basically Luke was a mass murderer that killed countless people that were just doing their job with no evil intent

    • @ivanlol7153
      @ivanlol7153 3 роки тому +7

      Yes

    • @finisterre2415
      @finisterre2415 3 роки тому +37

      "no evil intent" *blows up a planet*

    • @jimmythewig3354
      @jimmythewig3354 3 роки тому +13

      It was a legitimate military target.

    • @nowthatsjustducky
      @nowthatsjustducky 3 роки тому +12

      Once Alderaan was blasted, any who stayed on instead of either getting themselves transferred or otherwise deserting were no longer innocent in that regard.

    • @darthspam4710
      @darthspam4710 3 роки тому +7

      the rebellion is just a group of terrorists

  • @CrazyBrosCael
    @CrazyBrosCael 4 роки тому +17

    *The Death Star was comprised of 84 interior levels ( each comprised of 357 sub levels )*
    Take 357 and multiply it by 84, and there’s your answer on how many levels the Death Star had.

    • @anandmorris
      @anandmorris 2 роки тому

      @Yuck Foutube multuply! 29,988

  • @lkgrave4959
    @lkgrave4959 7 років тому +39

    Fun Fact: AT&T's original globe logo resembled the Death Star and was classically mocked for it in Bloom County.

  • @Turtle152
    @Turtle152 5 років тому +13

    When I was a kid I drew a picture of what I thought the full DiaNoga would look like, and I'm pleased to see that the rendition in this video is very similar.

  • @Scp-ls3zy
    @Scp-ls3zy 4 роки тому +10

    ''The administration does not support blowing up planets''and the'' why would we spend countless taxpayer dollars on a death star with a fundamental flaw that can be exploited by a one-man starship'' got me the most

  • @luthermcgee432
    @luthermcgee432 3 роки тому +15

    I was fascinated by the laser crystals, although I had speculated on their size being the height of a small skyscraper until I saw the size comparison to a human here in this video. Very informative.

  • @heebiejeebies4625
    @heebiejeebies4625 7 років тому +388

    Grand moff Tarkin disliked this video

    • @mothra1149
      @mothra1149 7 років тому +2

      Nikolai Belinski can i steal your vodka?

    • @birdmn9930
      @birdmn9930 7 років тому +3

      Nikolai Belinski because he's a fuckwit

    • @jx592
      @jx592 7 років тому +4

      Aperture Science
      Aperture Empire,
      we some planets up
      because, we can!

    • @grandmasterethan8373
      @grandmasterethan8373 6 років тому

      NCR Rangers grand mood tarkin died in 1977 so good luck disliking that

    • @randomcommentator4332
      @randomcommentator4332 6 років тому

      NCR Rangers and 130 more moffs

  • @keepingthingsnaunced9954
    @keepingthingsnaunced9954 4 роки тому +11

    11:39 I watched the new hope recently on dvd and there was an option for a commentary and during the trash compactor scene Karrie Fisher aka princess leia said that a blood vessel popped in marks eye because he was really acting like he got grabbed by the alien.

  • @moonbot7613
    @moonbot7613 4 роки тому +12

    Unknown fact: no toilet was ever clogged by poop in the DeathStar

    • @FriskMeemur
      @FriskMeemur 3 роки тому +2

      lol if it did that would be one heck of an explosion XD
      the rebels will not have to blow it up, just let the poop clog do it for them!

    • @moonbot7613
      @moonbot7613 3 роки тому

      @@FriskMeemur lmao 😂

  • @peterhyatt3635
    @peterhyatt3635 2 роки тому +2

    Love this, I had my own death star in 78 palitoy toys ! And a couple of stormtroopers ,

  • @bagelbro1824
    @bagelbro1824 7 років тому +55

    Yay lego Star Wars 2 at 5:30 lol

  • @AbstractM0use
    @AbstractM0use 7 років тому +17

    I wonder if the deflector shield window on Scarif was a nod to Spaceballs.

  • @ajwright572
    @ajwright572 4 роки тому +4

    4:32 Ahh yes, Vader with a bendy straw. Everyones got have fun some time

  • @Outjes
    @Outjes 3 роки тому +4

    6:22 i just realized their helmets are just black rebel fleet trooper helmets

    • @Outjes
      @Outjes 2 роки тому

      I think that’s neat but whatever, people don’t know good

  • @tennoshenaniganizer9234
    @tennoshenaniganizer9234 7 років тому +6

    I remember in the times of the first force unleashed where they explained that the death star's laser isn't 8 lasers merged into one, but 64. each of the 8 lasers that merges into the main is each in tern made by 8 other lasers systems, and each laser was amplified by 2 kyber crystals. So 64 lasers and 128 crystals were needed to blow up planets

  • @mountaindouse7066
    @mountaindouse7066 3 роки тому +7

    “Any attack made by the Rebels against this station would be a useless gesture, no matter what technical data they've obtained. This station is now the ultimate power in the universe.”
    “That is fantastic. Terrific work. So no weaknesses at all?”
    “N... no.”
    “You, uh, you hesitated there. Is there something I should know?”
    “No, it's virtually indestructible, like 99.99%.”
    “Uh, okay, wouldn't be doing my job if I didn't ask what's the 0.01?”
    “Well, I mean, there's this little hole. It was kind of an aesthetic choice by the architect. And if you shoot a laser into this hole, the station blows up.”
    “Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! That sounds like a pretty big design flaw, then.”
    “No, no, the hole's only two meters across.”
    “Well, that's no bigger than a womp rat.”
    “Exactly. And even to get within range of it, you have to skim along this whole trench. It's not a big deal.”
    “Can't we board it up or, you know, put some plywood over it or something?”
    -Favorite scene from Family Guys Blue Harvest episode

  • @SupermuzuDK
    @SupermuzuDK 7 років тому +10

    You have an amazing channel for Star Wars facts. As a huge fan, I reeeeaally appreciate that so thank you for sharing all of this! Subscribed!

  • @thepaultato3243
    @thepaultato3243 7 років тому +6

    5:03, we do see the deathstar come out of hyper speed in Rouge one. Remember scarif?

  • @Chrispypullen
    @Chrispypullen 7 років тому +9

    so when Luke is screaming and Han is so happy, they just killed 2 million people? Geez

    • @Chrispypullen
      @Chrispypullen 7 років тому +1

      Oh wait, only 750,000 /s

    • @josephyml
      @josephyml 7 років тому +2

      luke is screaming and han is so happy because they killed 750,000 people to save the lives of billions more

    • @mrfisher1072
      @mrfisher1072 7 років тому +1

      Joe the Right Triangle yes but those billions are rebel scum.

    • @josephyml
      @josephyml 7 років тому +2

      Mr Fisher sure, dude. whatever.

    • @repo1981
      @repo1981 4 роки тому

      THAT is mess up

  • @Eomer2202
    @Eomer2202 7 років тому +319

    what happened on Yavin after the death star was blown up?

    • @tatepultro
      @tatepultro 7 років тому +98

      The Rebels immediately began evacuating. Didn't want to stick around for the Empire's reprisal.

    • @VanillaCoke64oz
      @VanillaCoke64oz 7 років тому +50

      Eomer2202 If Star Wars Battlefront 2 is Cannon, a land assault took place and Imperials attacked the base.

    • @olisingapore9908
      @olisingapore9908 7 років тому +19

      Levi not cannon

    • @VanillaCoke64oz
      @VanillaCoke64oz 7 років тому +14

      Ninja Gaming Damn

    • @Freddy3763
      @Freddy3763 7 років тому +12

      The Imperials did a attack on the base but the rebels were already packing and they left

  • @marianomurillo599
    @marianomurillo599 4 роки тому +4

    the mouse droid is the emperors apprentice

    • @Beef_Bastard_
      @Beef_Bastard_ 4 роки тому

      is it possible that the mouse droid is more powerful than the gonk droid?

    • @marianomurillo599
      @marianomurillo599 4 роки тому

      Zany_Pickles_ have you ever heard of the tragedy of Darth Gonk the wise ?

  • @EngPheniks
    @EngPheniks 5 років тому +10

    A fleet officer accidentally bumped into the Death star's fire button
    "Oops, sorry guys" 😬

    • @bryangomez3566
      @bryangomez3566 3 роки тому

      MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMHHHHH

  • @carlmillegan
    @carlmillegan 7 років тому +10

    Although, the cannon may call the Death Star's super weapon a laser, it is more likely a particle beam.

  • @SierraSierraFoxtrot
    @SierraSierraFoxtrot 7 років тому +98

    You mentioned the bar but neglected the death star cafeteria.

    • @1701spacecadet
      @1701spacecadet 7 років тому +8

      SierraSierraFoxtrot You'll need a tray.

    • @1701spacecadet
      @1701spacecadet 7 років тому +4

      SierraSierraFoxtrot And no shout-out for Mr Geoff 'Vader' Stevens???

    • @dagoon7206
      @dagoon7206 7 років тому

      SierraSierraFoxtrot well of course it would have one

    • @birdmn9930
      @birdmn9930 7 років тому +8

      Don't try their casserole. That stuff is nasty.

    • @eddies7883
      @eddies7883 7 років тому +1

      Jesse McCree mcree sux

  • @flxgld7096
    @flxgld7096 4 роки тому +5

    Imagine buying pieces of Aldaron from the gift shop at Disney's Death Star

  • @ElephantWhisperer222
    @ElephantWhisperer222 5 років тому +9

    How the hell was Darth Vader planning on drinking that wine??

    • @lukep.7529
      @lukep.7529 5 років тому +2

      Use the force.

    • @Imperial_Remnant
      @Imperial_Remnant 5 років тому

      Straw duh

    • @brianfreeman9421
      @brianfreeman9421 4 роки тому

      Straw. Use the force to firmly place in the exit port. Some claim it works. I have not the desire to try. Might taste like ass.

    • @kevinl3298
      @kevinl3298 4 роки тому

      he will drink it right through the mouthpiece, didn't you watch Spaceballs?!

  • @the_freebeard
    @the_freebeard 7 років тому +12

    I hadn't realized it before, but fact 4 definitely seems to contradict fact 87.

    • @pottyscottystudios
      @pottyscottystudios 7 років тому +4

      Don't forget that 87 is in the 'behind the scenes' section. When he said the original plans had it on the equator he meant the original prop plans, not in-universe plans.

  • @Skirata6
    @Skirata6 7 років тому +13

    I think that it is very likely that Starkiller-Base is Illum (no idea how to spell it) because on a post on the official Facebook-site, they said that crystalls of Starkiller-Base were used for the Death Star. Just like Illum.

    • @lucasivanov7824
      @lucasivanov7824 7 років тому

      Wtf I'm hoping Illum and Starkiller Base are indeed the same planet, it would be soo mind blowing!

    • @mrfisher1072
      @mrfisher1072 7 років тому

      Lucas Ivanov well both were frozen planets and I believe both were on the outer rim.

    • @lucasivanov7824
      @lucasivanov7824 7 років тому

      Mr Fisher *Unknown regions

    • @peterburns3902
      @peterburns3902 6 років тому

      I think it's spelled Illuminati

  • @toubi4316
    @toubi4316 Рік тому +2

    6:12 This definitely humanizes the stormtroopers in my eyes.

  • @Simon-un5pv
    @Simon-un5pv 7 років тому +5

    I'm pretty sure Mark blew that blood vessel from holding his breath under water and not from the bad smell.

  • @StirbMensch
    @StirbMensch 7 років тому +6

    One interesting piece of info that I would have liked to be on the list:
    It is heavily hinted in Legends that Palpatine was aware of a large & very dangerous threat from outside the galaxy, specifically the Yuuzhan Vong (in Shadow Planet, Anakin, Obi-Wan & Tarkin actually have direct contat with Vong technology through the form of the planet Zonama Sekot) and that the Death Star was actually a project meant to combat that threat, instead of being used as a weapon of terror & domination

    • @josephyml
      @josephyml 7 років тому +1

      the video is all canon

    • @MrJoshcc600
      @MrJoshcc600 Рік тому

      Except mention of the maw installation, sun crusher, and admiral dalal gassing the other imperial separatist leaders.....

  • @fakepro5848
    @fakepro5848 7 років тому +3

    thank you. this has been so much more informative than I thought possible! I can't imagine how long it would take to get all this info. thanks to your videos you have saved countless hours for us hardcore star wars fans thank you sooo much!

  • @orage8802
    @orage8802 4 роки тому +4

    12:21
    Scientist: Look a small moon!
    Someone probably: That's no moon.

  • @BNJT
    @BNJT 7 років тому +1

    As a Star Trek fan, I didn't realise Star Wars lore was so complex. Good video, thanks.

  • @maxval1997
    @maxval1997 7 років тому +67

    86 is slightly inaccurate, in the same version of the movies, when Luke talks to R2 in the X-Wing (Episodes VI and V) there's a screen translating what R2 says into English.

    • @kaileewalden3586
      @kaileewalden3586 7 років тому

      Max In The Hat I get what you're saying, but you understand what he meant when he said "in the movies" right?

    • @maxval1997
      @maxval1997 7 років тому

      Kailee Walden He said "The only written english in Star Wars"

    • @kaileewalden3586
      @kaileewalden3586 7 років тому

      Max In The Hat Yeah, I know I slightly misquoted. What I mean is that he was probably referring to the in-universe text. The subtitles are for the benefit of the viewer. They're not actually there physically like the text he pointed out, although I get what you're saying.

    • @maxval1997
      @maxval1997 7 років тому +5

      Kailee Walden No No, in episode VI and V. There is a translation in the X-wings computer, translating R2's beeps to Luke. It's in universe, not movie subtitles.

    • @kaileewalden3586
      @kaileewalden3586 7 років тому +1

      Max In The Hat Oh, I didn't notice. I was wrong, but that's cool.

  • @TheRebelGM56
    @TheRebelGM56 7 років тому +5

    This is a awesome 101 facts video! Would love to see some more like it about other things, characters, vehicles in the Star Wars Universe

  • @starkat0311
    @starkat0311 7 років тому +69

    So it's bacicly a giant light saber that can go into hiperspace

  • @Thebaronvonburger
    @Thebaronvonburger 6 років тому +2

    5:08 OMG LOL I THOUGHT DARTH VADER AND TARKIN WERE HOLDING HANDS FOR A SECOND

  • @therandomcow3543
    @therandomcow3543 7 років тому +133

    lol people actually wanted to build the death star lol

    • @lukemorosini4
      @lukemorosini4 7 років тому +34

      Can you blame them? I want to build it too lol.

    • @utmost9470
      @utmost9470 7 років тому +21

      The random Cow just imagine if someone hacked it and made it blow up the earth

    • @therandomcow3543
      @therandomcow3543 7 років тому +4

      Utmostseeker 834 0_o

    • @lilmelon5400
      @lilmelon5400 6 років тому +2

      The random Cow Closest you can get is a lego ball

    • @blankblank5409
      @blankblank5409 4 роки тому

      Utmostseeker 834 uh oh

  • @saluluu9119
    @saluluu9119 7 років тому +9

    Nice video !!! (The music is realy cool by the way.)

  • @zamp6969
    @zamp6969 Рік тому

    WOW I was only looking for a few facts and would have been satisfied with 2 or 3 but you came with 101 facts to completely surpassed my expectations. Well done Sir!

  • @mattdotsonrailfanproductio266
    @mattdotsonrailfanproductio266 4 роки тому +4

    Imagine waking up one morning and seeing that in space

  • @wardy4887
    @wardy4887 7 років тому +58

    9:50 Yularen joined the empire? D:

    • @lcm361
      @lcm361 7 років тому +10

      he is the supreme boss of imperial kgb

    • @darthmetallus3893
      @darthmetallus3893 6 років тому +5

      Dave Filoni confirmed way back when The Clone Wars first started that Yularen was one of the imperial characters in the Death Star meeting room.

    • @generaliv8658
      @generaliv8658 6 років тому +1

      Yes, He was a Colonel in the ISB.

    • @flare9757
      @flare9757 5 років тому +1

      Rip Wulf Yularen. Can we have an F?

  • @antwan1357
    @antwan1357 5 років тому +7

    So the trench idea came from a real life flaw in the model weird but neat.

  • @Sasketchejuana_man
    @Sasketchejuana_man Рік тому

    I've never watched a single Star Wars, but this is interesting and showing just how deep and intricate Star Wars is. Wow.

  • @0errab0
    @0errab0 2 роки тому +2

    If the Emperor had gone with Thrawn's Tie Interceptor Strategy instead of a Trillion Credit costing Technological Terror with an Achilles Heel, the Rebellion would have been overwhelmed by the shear number of Tie Interceptor's and unparalleled mobility of the Imperial Fleets.

  • @kchandler74653
    @kchandler74653 4 роки тому +3

    Mom:the food is not that hot
    The food: 5:25

  • @TycoonTitian01
    @TycoonTitian01 4 роки тому +4

    I always thought FN-2187 sounded familiar

  • @Warsaw_Pact
    @Warsaw_Pact Рік тому +1

    Wedge Antilles: the only man with 2 Death Stars painted on his X-Wing

  • @jasonsaville2262
    @jasonsaville2262 4 роки тому

    Thank you for your videos. Especially about the Death Star. Both One And Two.

  • @kenknowlton3085
    @kenknowlton3085 4 роки тому +6

    Wouldn't it have been more practical to take an actual small moon and transform it into the Death Star rather than forge the entire station from a moon's mass worth of metal?

  • @callum__w
    @callum__w 4 роки тому +3

    Literally got a Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes advert on this video

  • @charlesbrentner4611
    @charlesbrentner4611 2 роки тому +1

    120 kilometers = 74.5645 miles. It would take a while to get around from one place to another. It's circumference would be 234.25 miles. The moon's circumference is 6,786 so the Death Star is some 28.9 times smaller than our moon but that's still a good size.

  • @thebookwasbetter3650
    @thebookwasbetter3650 Рік тому +1

    I think I remember in the X Wing novels that it was described on Coruscant as a mining machine that the rebels were trying to steal but the Emperor himself traveled there personally to plead with them only to be killed along with the destruction of the large mining machine when the Rebels couldn't capture it. It's in Emperor Palpatine's memorial on Coruscant so it has to be true.

  • @brussell639
    @brussell639 4 роки тому +3

    I've seen documentaries on the dam busters and they really had a hard time blowing up dams. Bouncing bombs at a dam just wasn't a very accurate way of dropping munitions on a target. Dropping regular bombs was also pretty inaccurate back then. It seems like an easier way would have been dropping torpedoes on the water side and let them do the work. I wonder if that option was even considered?

    • @RUTJA.
      @RUTJA. 4 роки тому

      Maybe sea mines would do the trick also,torpedos would been better than regular bombs. Sea mines just needs parachute otherwise it could explode by hitting the water.

    • @brussell639
      @brussell639 4 роки тому +1

      @@RUTJA.
      I wonder how we can ever be sure there aren't any sea mines still out there?

    • @RUTJA.
      @RUTJA. 4 роки тому +1

      @@brussell639 In Finland was 20 years ago still sea mines, i think the still is. Sometimes they pop up when the chain breaks up.

    • @brussell639
      @brussell639 4 роки тому +1

      @@RUTJA.
      That's kinda scary.

  • @Lunchbox4811
    @Lunchbox4811 6 років тому +4

    Gray ball with green flashlight

  • @tylermcalpine6550
    @tylermcalpine6550 5 років тому +1

    The Death Star cafeteria better have a consistent supply of Vader’s fav cookies or someone is getting force choked

  • @jedidrummerjake
    @jedidrummerjake 6 років тому

    Great channel! Thanks!

  • @fluffydragon1525
    @fluffydragon1525 3 роки тому +4

    Wouldn’t it make more sense for DS-1 to hold closer to a million staff rather than 750,000? The DS-2 probably held much less staff because it was unfinished

  • @ayangarg3865
    @ayangarg3865 7 років тому +6

    1. How many facts from Catalyst are in this?
    2. I have Catalyst. Should I read it before seeing Rogue One? I know that I can, easily, but should I?

    • @doamomiji9879
      @doamomiji9879 7 років тому

      Jediøtic! ! You should. It gives a bigger insight to the characters before the movie. It's a really good book.

  • @Lapran3
    @Lapran3 Рік тому +1

    7:25 It’s been confirmed, Ilum was the location of Starkiller Base, and the entire planet blew up Alderaan style when the base’s superweapon was destroyed and turned into a star

  • @Boricua_User
    @Boricua_User 4 місяці тому +2

    It feels that the Death Star would cost more than a trillion credits.

  • @SamuraiPie8111
    @SamuraiPie8111 7 років тому +3

    i think Ilum and Starkiller may be the same, people often ask how Starkiller could be built by the First Order considering how weak they are compared to the Empire, but perhaps Ilum was mined so much that it was easy for the First Order to turn it into a weapon. Or maybe the Empire actually did most of the work and just never got it to fire before the civil war ended.

    • @jamesricker3997
      @jamesricker3997 Рік тому

      I believe Star Killer Base was constructed using components originally intended for the Death Star III.
      I also think the planet killing star destroyers from the Rise of Skywalker were intended to be based on the 2nd Death Star.
      After firing that super laser they would have had to return to the Death Star for a recharge.

  • @Jckuz1man
    @Jckuz1man 7 років тому +66

    Thumbs up if you have the non special edition, VHS ftw

    • @pillowdaily7431
      @pillowdaily7431 7 років тому +2

      The Special Edition has some better stuff

    • @rubenlangvik7100
      @rubenlangvik7100 7 років тому +2

      On VHS? bah, got it on laserdisc

    • @Jckuz1man
      @Jckuz1man 7 років тому

      Ruben Langvik laserdisc? Man that's a lot of money

    • @rubenlangvik7100
      @rubenlangvik7100 7 років тому

      Well, its my dads though, but didnt know they were particularly expensive

    • @SFtheGreat
      @SFtheGreat 7 років тому

      I will soon have the 1995 box-set, the first retail edition in my country. Though I bid on both local version with subtitles and UK imported version.

  • @angelofreak7
    @angelofreak7 6 років тому

    The information in this video! I love it!

  • @StarWarsJay
    @StarWarsJay 2 роки тому

    Brilliant. I watched this twice back to back. I never knew it was built above Geonosis.

  • @kenhopf2115
    @kenhopf2115 4 роки тому +8

    With 1 trillion credits, why couldn't they afford any handrails on that thing or screens over the vent shafts?

    • @isaned
      @isaned 4 роки тому

      I'm laughing at how little 1 trillion is compared to $850,000,000,000,000

    • @trashymacgarbage
      @trashymacgarbage 4 роки тому +1

      @@isaned 1 trillion credits arent the same as 1 trillion us dollars

    • @Flammable
      @Flammable 4 роки тому

      the open shaft was an inside job (see rogue one)

  • @georgehaz2608
    @georgehaz2608 7 років тому +3

    I love your videos

  • @KirbyBWebb
    @KirbyBWebb 2 роки тому

    Thanks ! this is cool !

  • @kylebrunner576
    @kylebrunner576 4 роки тому +1

    5:23 is the boys chilling on da Death Star.