Basic info

	First appearance: A New Hope A New Hope (MOVIE)
	Relations: Alderaan Alderaan Planet

Known Facts (8)

• Darth Vader was present among the passengers on Death Star
• Wilhuff Tarkin was present among the passengers on Death Star
• Leia Organa Solo was held captive on Death Star
• Death Star destroyed Alderaan
• Bail Organa died when it was destroyed
• Breha Organa died when it was destroyed
• Bail Organa was located on Alderaan
• Breha Organa was located on Alderaan

Summary

	The Destruction of Alderaan occurred in 0 BBY at the order of Grand Moff Tarkin Wilhuff Tarkin (Human) Character Major Characters , in order to demonstrate the destructive firepower of the first Death Star Death Star Starship Space Stations . The incident resulted in the complete annihilation of Alderaan Alderaan Planet and the death of all its inhabitants. To obtain information on disappearance of the Death Star plans and location of the Rebel base, Darth Vader Darth Vader (Human) Character Major Characters had taken the captured Princess Leia Organa Leia Organa Solo (Human) Character Major Characters to the Death Star after she was taken prisoner during the Battle of Tatooine Attack on Tantive IV Event Galactic Civil War . When she refused to yield the location of the Rebel base, or the whereabouts of the plans, despite being tortured, Tarkin threatened to destroy Alderaan in an attempt to force her to confess. Fearing that Tarkin would use the superweapon on Alderaan and other peaceful worlds, she offered the location of an abandoned Rebel base on Dantooine. Thinking that he and the Empire had won, Tarkin went ahead and ordered the destruction of Alderaan anyway, shocking the Princess. When the powerful superlaser was fired at the planet, it met Alderaan's powerful planetary shield. However, the shield was unable to withstand the incredible power of the superlaser, and was destroyed within milliseconds. At full power, the hypermatter reactor had given a superluminal boost to the beam, which upon contact with the planet pushed a large portion of Alderaan's mass into hyperspace, destroying the planet in the process. Out of Alderaan's two billion inhabitants, roughly 60,000 survived the destruction of the world because they were outside of its star system at the time. Read more...	See also Attack on Tantive IV

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Related units, characters and other technologies

Darth Vader	Leia Organa Solo	Wilhuff Tarkin	Bail Organa	Breha Organa	Death Star

Complete list

The Power of the Force	The Power of the Force : CommTech Chips	Saga Collection	30th Anniversary Collection : Comic Packs	CREW	COMMANDER
Princess Leia Organa (69824)	Darth Vader (84203)	Princess Leia Organa : Imperial Captive (03-26)	30th Anniversary Collection : Comic Pack #3 : Governor Tarkin & Stormtrooper	Grand Moff Tarkin (Unique)	Grand Moff Tarkin (Unique)
69824 / 69570	84203 / 84185	84707 / 84861	87507 / 87504	UID00005519	UID00005196
Leia Organa Solo	Tags (2) Darth Vader | IT-O Interrogator Droid	Leia Organa Solo	Tags (3) Wilhuff Tarkin | Imperial Stormtrooper | BlasTech DLT-19 Heavy Blaster Rifle	Tags (3) Wilhuff Tarkin | Death Star | Imperial Officer	Tags (3) Wilhuff Tarkin | Imperial Officer | Death Star

Full unit name: Destruction of Alderaan Last updated: 31.01.2024 10:40:25