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Why did the Empire choose to build the second Death Star near Endor?
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I was wondering why the Empire chose to build the second Death Star in orbit around the Forest Moon of Endor?
I guess that having locals who aren't capable of space flight is handy, but aren't there fully uninhabited planets hidden away in the Outer Rim, that would be just as defensible, and less well-known to the rest of the galaxy?
Apparently Endor is known for producing Ewok Jerky, so you'd imagine that many people would want more, take a trip, and notice the Death Star being built there.
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I was wondering why the Empire chose to build the second Death Star in orbit around the Forest Moon of Endor?
I guess that having locals who aren't capable of space flight is handy, but aren't there fully uninhabited planets hidden away in the Outer Rim, that would be just as defensible, and less well-known to the rest of the galaxy?
Apparently Endor is known for producing Ewok Jerky, so you'd imagine that many people would want more, take a trip, and notice the Death Star being built there.
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I was wondering why the Empire chose to build the second Death Star in orbit around the Forest Moon of Endor?
I guess that having locals who aren't capable of space flight is handy, but aren't there fully uninhabited planets hidden away in the Outer Rim, that would be just as defensible, and less well-known to the rest of the galaxy?
Apparently Endor is known for producing Ewok Jerky, so you'd imagine that many people would want more, take a trip, and notice the Death Star being built there.
star-wars death-star endor
edited 1 hour ago
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Longshanks
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I was wondering why the Empire chose to build the second Death Star in orbit around the Forest Moon of Endor?
I guess that having locals who aren't capable of space flight is handy, but aren't there fully uninhabited planets hidden away in the Outer Rim, that would be just as defensible, and less well-known to the rest of the galaxy?
Apparently Endor is known for producing Ewok Jerky, so you'd imagine that many people would want more, take a trip, and notice the Death Star being built there.
star-wars death-star endor
star-wars death-star endor
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Simply put, the Endor system was simultaneously incredibly remote (dramatically lowering the chances of anyone stumbling onto the project by accident) and highly accessible if you knew the secret navigational codes that were required to access the "Sanctuary Pipeline", a lengthy hyperspace route that led directly from Sullust to Endor.
Red lines appeared on the spiral arms—the great trade routes that connected the galaxy’s star systems. Ackbar gestured, and a red dot sprang into existence in a location Leia recognized: Sullust, the homeworld of Nien Nunb. Then another dot appeared, on the edge of the galaxy. A dotted blue line stretched between them.
“The Empire has used S-thread boosters to create and maintain a secret
hyperspace route running from Sullust all the way to the galactic
edge,†Ackbar said. “It’s called the Sanctuary Pipeline and is one of
the Empire’s most important military secrets. Fortunately, our agents
discovered the navigational data that will allow us to use it, too.â€Â
Star Wars: Moving Target
As to why Endor was chosen (over, say, another more accessible but still unexplored planet), that was down to the Emperor himself.
The shield generator could have been built in any of thousands of desolate, lifeless planetary systems. But the Emperor himself picked this spot from several suggested by Imperial engineers.
The engineers liked the idea of burning up the moon’s resources to fuel the shield.
And the Emperor liked the idea of crushing something beautiful.
Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side!
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Valorum
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Surely the "Sanctuary Pipeline" is not the only hyperspace route to Endor, merely the best one directly from Sullust. Otherwise how would "Ewok Jerky" be transported offworld?
– Null♦
1 hour ago
@Null - The "Absolutely Everything" guide doesn't specifically say that Endor is the only place you can get Ewoks from, just that they're hunted for food.
– Valorum
1 hour ago
Ewok jerky was known during the time of the Clone Wars (i.e. before the Empire charted the Sanctuary Pipeline). Since Ewoks are native to Endor someone must have been aware of an alternate route to Endor, even if only to transport a bunch of Ewoks offworld in order to hunt them for food elsewhere.
– Null♦
39 mins ago
@Null - All of the references I've read indicate that Endor is remote rather than inaccessible. Presumably that goes for double when Ewok meat smugglers are insta-killed as soon as they drop out of hyperspace into the middle of the Empire's most heavily guarded project
– Valorum
37 mins ago
Right, Endor should be accessible even if you don't know about the Sanctuary Pipeline since that's how people got to Endor before the Empire took over. And if that's the case then anyone -- rebels, Ewok hunters, etc. -- would know how to get to Endor. Yes, the Empire can kill anyone who enters the system but people are going to start to notice that no one ever comes back after traveling to the Endor system. That just brings us back to the original question: why didn't the Empire use a remote system that also wouldn't attract hunters of the native life?
– Null♦
28 mins ago
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Simply put, the Endor system was simultaneously incredibly remote (dramatically lowering the chances of anyone stumbling onto the project by accident) and highly accessible if you knew the secret navigational codes that were required to access the "Sanctuary Pipeline", a lengthy hyperspace route that led directly from Sullust to Endor.
Red lines appeared on the spiral arms—the great trade routes that connected the galaxy’s star systems. Ackbar gestured, and a red dot sprang into existence in a location Leia recognized: Sullust, the homeworld of Nien Nunb. Then another dot appeared, on the edge of the galaxy. A dotted blue line stretched between them.
“The Empire has used S-thread boosters to create and maintain a secret
hyperspace route running from Sullust all the way to the galactic
edge,†Ackbar said. “It’s called the Sanctuary Pipeline and is one of
the Empire’s most important military secrets. Fortunately, our agents
discovered the navigational data that will allow us to use it, too.â€Â
Star Wars: Moving Target
As to why Endor was chosen (over, say, another more accessible but still unexplored planet), that was down to the Emperor himself.
The shield generator could have been built in any of thousands of desolate, lifeless planetary systems. But the Emperor himself picked this spot from several suggested by Imperial engineers.
The engineers liked the idea of burning up the moon’s resources to fuel the shield.
And the Emperor liked the idea of crushing something beautiful.
Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side!
answered 1 hour ago
Valorum
379k9927582986
Surely the "Sanctuary Pipeline" is not the only hyperspace route to Endor, merely the best one directly from Sullust. Otherwise how would "Ewok Jerky" be transported offworld?
– Null♦
1 hour ago
@Null - The "Absolutely Everything" guide doesn't specifically say that Endor is the only place you can get Ewoks from, just that they're hunted for food.
– Valorum
1 hour ago
Ewok jerky was known during the time of the Clone Wars (i.e. before the Empire charted the Sanctuary Pipeline). Since Ewoks are native to Endor someone must have been aware of an alternate route to Endor, even if only to transport a bunch of Ewoks offworld in order to hunt them for food elsewhere.
– Null♦
39 mins ago
@Null - All of the references I've read indicate that Endor is remote rather than inaccessible. Presumably that goes for double when Ewok meat smugglers are insta-killed as soon as they drop out of hyperspace into the middle of the Empire's most heavily guarded project
– Valorum
37 mins ago
Right, Endor should be accessible even if you don't know about the Sanctuary Pipeline since that's how people got to Endor before the Empire took over. And if that's the case then anyone -- rebels, Ewok hunters, etc. -- would know how to get to Endor. Yes, the Empire can kill anyone who enters the system but people are going to start to notice that no one ever comes back after traveling to the Endor system. That just brings us back to the original question: why didn't the Empire use a remote system that also wouldn't attract hunters of the native life?
– Null♦
28 mins ago
 |Â
show 4 more comments
up vote
5
down vote
Simply put, the Endor system was simultaneously incredibly remote (dramatically lowering the chances of anyone stumbling onto the project by accident) and highly accessible if you knew the secret navigational codes that were required to access the "Sanctuary Pipeline", a lengthy hyperspace route that led directly from Sullust to Endor.
Red lines appeared on the spiral arms—the great trade routes that connected the galaxy’s star systems. Ackbar gestured, and a red dot sprang into existence in a location Leia recognized: Sullust, the homeworld of Nien Nunb. Then another dot appeared, on the edge of the galaxy. A dotted blue line stretched between them.
“The Empire has used S-thread boosters to create and maintain a secret
hyperspace route running from Sullust all the way to the galactic
edge,†Ackbar said. “It’s called the Sanctuary Pipeline and is one of
the Empire’s most important military secrets. Fortunately, our agents
discovered the navigational data that will allow us to use it, too.â€Â
Star Wars: Moving Target
As to why Endor was chosen (over, say, another more accessible but still unexplored planet), that was down to the Emperor himself.
The shield generator could have been built in any of thousands of desolate, lifeless planetary systems. But the Emperor himself picked this spot from several suggested by Imperial engineers.
The engineers liked the idea of burning up the moon’s resources to fuel the shield.
And the Emperor liked the idea of crushing something beautiful.
Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side!
answered 1 hour ago
Valorum
379k9927582986
Surely the "Sanctuary Pipeline" is not the only hyperspace route to Endor, merely the best one directly from Sullust. Otherwise how would "Ewok Jerky" be transported offworld?
– Null♦
1 hour ago
@Null - The "Absolutely Everything" guide doesn't specifically say that Endor is the only place you can get Ewoks from, just that they're hunted for food.
– Valorum
1 hour ago
Ewok jerky was known during the time of the Clone Wars (i.e. before the Empire charted the Sanctuary Pipeline). Since Ewoks are native to Endor someone must have been aware of an alternate route to Endor, even if only to transport a bunch of Ewoks offworld in order to hunt them for food elsewhere.
– Null♦
39 mins ago
@Null - All of the references I've read indicate that Endor is remote rather than inaccessible. Presumably that goes for double when Ewok meat smugglers are insta-killed as soon as they drop out of hyperspace into the middle of the Empire's most heavily guarded project
– Valorum
37 mins ago
Right, Endor should be accessible even if you don't know about the Sanctuary Pipeline since that's how people got to Endor before the Empire took over. And if that's the case then anyone -- rebels, Ewok hunters, etc. -- would know how to get to Endor. Yes, the Empire can kill anyone who enters the system but people are going to start to notice that no one ever comes back after traveling to the Endor system. That just brings us back to the original question: why didn't the Empire use a remote system that also wouldn't attract hunters of the native life?
– Null♦
28 mins ago
 |Â
show 4 more comments
up vote
5
down vote
up vote
5
down vote
Simply put, the Endor system was simultaneously incredibly remote (dramatically lowering the chances of anyone stumbling onto the project by accident) and highly accessible if you knew the secret navigational codes that were required to access the "Sanctuary Pipeline", a lengthy hyperspace route that led directly from Sullust to Endor.
Red lines appeared on the spiral arms—the great trade routes that connected the galaxy’s star systems. Ackbar gestured, and a red dot sprang into existence in a location Leia recognized: Sullust, the homeworld of Nien Nunb. Then another dot appeared, on the edge of the galaxy. A dotted blue line stretched between them.
“The Empire has used S-thread boosters to create and maintain a secret
hyperspace route running from Sullust all the way to the galactic
edge,†Ackbar said. “It’s called the Sanctuary Pipeline and is one of
the Empire’s most important military secrets. Fortunately, our agents
discovered the navigational data that will allow us to use it, too.â€Â
Star Wars: Moving Target
As to why Endor was chosen (over, say, another more accessible but still unexplored planet), that was down to the Emperor himself.
The shield generator could have been built in any of thousands of desolate, lifeless planetary systems. But the Emperor himself picked this spot from several suggested by Imperial engineers.
The engineers liked the idea of burning up the moon’s resources to fuel the shield.
And the Emperor liked the idea of crushing something beautiful.
Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side!
answered 1 hour ago
Valorum
379k9927582986
Simply put, the Endor system was simultaneously incredibly remote (dramatically lowering the chances of anyone stumbling onto the project by accident) and highly accessible if you knew the secret navigational codes that were required to access the "Sanctuary Pipeline", a lengthy hyperspace route that led directly from Sullust to Endor.
Red lines appeared on the spiral arms—the great trade routes that connected the galaxy’s star systems. Ackbar gestured, and a red dot sprang into existence in a location Leia recognized: Sullust, the homeworld of Nien Nunb. Then another dot appeared, on the edge of the galaxy. A dotted blue line stretched between them.
“The Empire has used S-thread boosters to create and maintain a secret
hyperspace route running from Sullust all the way to the galactic
edge,†Ackbar said. “It’s called the Sanctuary Pipeline and is one of
the Empire’s most important military secrets. Fortunately, our agents
discovered the navigational data that will allow us to use it, too.â€Â
Star Wars: Moving Target
As to why Endor was chosen (over, say, another more accessible but still unexplored planet), that was down to the Emperor himself.
The shield generator could have been built in any of thousands of desolate, lifeless planetary systems. But the Emperor himself picked this spot from several suggested by Imperial engineers.
The engineers liked the idea of burning up the moon’s resources to fuel the shield.
And the Emperor liked the idea of crushing something beautiful.
Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side!
answered 1 hour ago
Valorum
379k9927582986
edited 1 hour ago
answered 1 hour ago
Valorum
379k9927582986
answered 1 hour ago
Valorum
379k9927582986
answered 1 hour ago
Valorum
379k9927582986
379k9927582986
Surely the "Sanctuary Pipeline" is not the only hyperspace route to Endor, merely the best one directly from Sullust. Otherwise how would "Ewok Jerky" be transported offworld?
– Null♦
1 hour ago
@Null - The "Absolutely Everything" guide doesn't specifically say that Endor is the only place you can get Ewoks from, just that they're hunted for food.
– Valorum
1 hour ago
Ewok jerky was known during the time of the Clone Wars (i.e. before the Empire charted the Sanctuary Pipeline). Since Ewoks are native to Endor someone must have been aware of an alternate route to Endor, even if only to transport a bunch of Ewoks offworld in order to hunt them for food elsewhere.
– Null♦
39 mins ago
@Null - All of the references I've read indicate that Endor is remote rather than inaccessible. Presumably that goes for double when Ewok meat smugglers are insta-killed as soon as they drop out of hyperspace into the middle of the Empire's most heavily guarded project
– Valorum
37 mins ago
Right, Endor should be accessible even if you don't know about the Sanctuary Pipeline since that's how people got to Endor before the Empire took over. And if that's the case then anyone -- rebels, Ewok hunters, etc. -- would know how to get to Endor. Yes, the Empire can kill anyone who enters the system but people are going to start to notice that no one ever comes back after traveling to the Endor system. That just brings us back to the original question: why didn't the Empire use a remote system that also wouldn't attract hunters of the native life?
– Null♦
28 mins ago
 |Â
show 4 more comments
Surely the "Sanctuary Pipeline" is not the only hyperspace route to Endor, merely the best one directly from Sullust. Otherwise how would "Ewok Jerky" be transported offworld?
– Null♦
1 hour ago
@Null - The "Absolutely Everything" guide doesn't specifically say that Endor is the only place you can get Ewoks from, just that they're hunted for food.
– Valorum
1 hour ago
Ewok jerky was known during the time of the Clone Wars (i.e. before the Empire charted the Sanctuary Pipeline). Since Ewoks are native to Endor someone must have been aware of an alternate route to Endor, even if only to transport a bunch of Ewoks offworld in order to hunt them for food elsewhere.
– Null♦
39 mins ago
@Null - All of the references I've read indicate that Endor is remote rather than inaccessible. Presumably that goes for double when Ewok meat smugglers are insta-killed as soon as they drop out of hyperspace into the middle of the Empire's most heavily guarded project
– Valorum
37 mins ago
Right, Endor should be accessible even if you don't know about the Sanctuary Pipeline since that's how people got to Endor before the Empire took over. And if that's the case then anyone -- rebels, Ewok hunters, etc. -- would know how to get to Endor. Yes, the Empire can kill anyone who enters the system but people are going to start to notice that no one ever comes back after traveling to the Endor system. That just brings us back to the original question: why didn't the Empire use a remote system that also wouldn't attract hunters of the native life?
– Null♦
28 mins ago
Surely the "Sanctuary Pipeline" is not the only hyperspace route to Endor, merely the best one directly from Sullust. Otherwise how would "Ewok Jerky" be transported offworld?
– Null♦
1 hour ago
Surely the "Sanctuary Pipeline" is not the only hyperspace route to Endor, merely the best one directly from Sullust. Otherwise how would "Ewok Jerky" be transported offworld?
– Null♦
1 hour ago
@Null - The "Absolutely Everything" guide doesn't specifically say that Endor is the only place you can get Ewoks from, just that they're hunted for food.
– Valorum
1 hour ago
@Null - The "Absolutely Everything" guide doesn't specifically say that Endor is the only place you can get Ewoks from, just that they're hunted for food.
– Valorum
1 hour ago
Ewok jerky was known during the time of the Clone Wars (i.e. before the Empire charted the Sanctuary Pipeline). Since Ewoks are native to Endor someone must have been aware of an alternate route to Endor, even if only to transport a bunch of Ewoks offworld in order to hunt them for food elsewhere.
– Null♦
39 mins ago
Ewok jerky was known during the time of the Clone Wars (i.e. before the Empire charted the Sanctuary Pipeline). Since Ewoks are native to Endor someone must have been aware of an alternate route to Endor, even if only to transport a bunch of Ewoks offworld in order to hunt them for food elsewhere.
– Null♦
39 mins ago
@Null - All of the references I've read indicate that Endor is remote rather than inaccessible. Presumably that goes for double when Ewok meat smugglers are insta-killed as soon as they drop out of hyperspace into the middle of the Empire's most heavily guarded project
– Valorum
37 mins ago
@Null - All of the references I've read indicate that Endor is remote rather than inaccessible. Presumably that goes for double when Ewok meat smugglers are insta-killed as soon as they drop out of hyperspace into the middle of the Empire's most heavily guarded project
– Valorum
37 mins ago
Right, Endor should be accessible even if you don't know about the Sanctuary Pipeline since that's how people got to Endor before the Empire took over. And if that's the case then anyone -- rebels, Ewok hunters, etc. -- would know how to get to Endor. Yes, the Empire can kill anyone who enters the system but people are going to start to notice that no one ever comes back after traveling to the Endor system. That just brings us back to the original question: why didn't the Empire use a remote system that also wouldn't attract hunters of the native life?
– Null♦
28 mins ago
Right, Endor should be accessible even if you don't know about the Sanctuary Pipeline since that's how people got to Endor before the Empire took over. And if that's the case then anyone -- rebels, Ewok hunters, etc. -- would know how to get to Endor. Yes, the Empire can kill anyone who enters the system but people are going to start to notice that no one ever comes back after traveling to the Endor system. That just brings us back to the original question: why didn't the Empire use a remote system that also wouldn't attract hunters of the native life?
– Null♦
28 mins ago
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