Why did Palpatine need the Death Star?

The Death Star, whose concept had been explored even before the Clone Wars, was the first in a long series of superweapons developed to execute the Tarkin Doctrine. The Death Star was designed to allow Emperor Palpatine to more directly control the Galactic Empire through fear.

Was Palpatine blew up on the Death Star?

Update: The novel of the Rise of Skywalker has been pre-released in Chicago and CONFIRMS that Palpatine did NOT SURVIVE the Death Star explosion, it was as I wrote above that his Spirit survived and managed to make his way into one of his clone bodies.

How much would it cost to build the Death Star?

At $2.2 billion in 1945 dollars for the WW2 super project, Feinstein estimates the 20-year cost to complete the Death Star at more than $192 quintillion (that’s 18 zeros). While $192,000,000,000,000,000,000 looks like a lot, keep in mind The Evil Empire spanned hundreds of solar systems.

Would the Empire have survived without the death stars?

I believe that the Empire would’ve survived a lot longer and faced less resistance without the Death Stars. The Death Star project was a huge financial sink for the Empire on the belief in the Tarkin Doctrine, which was to use fear of retaliation to keep star systems in line.

Why were the Empire the Good Guys of Star Wars?

20 Reasons Why The Empire Were Actually The Good Guys Of Star Wars. 1. The Rebellion sees alien species as expendable. 2. The morality of the Jedi creates villains. 3. The Empire coexists peacefully with aliens. 4. The Rebellion didn’t have galaxy-wide support. 5. The Empire brought about a

How many Star Destroyers did the Empire have?

Per Wookieepedia, at the height of the Galactic Empire, the Imperial Navy’s fleet would have consisted of 25,000 Imperial-class Star Destroyers alone, not to mention the countless interdiction frigates, cruisers, and support vessels.

Is a Jedi stronger than a Death Star?

That means a Jedi is at least an equal threat to a Death Star. Sacrificing a Death Star to kill a more powerful Jedi than Luke is a strategically sound trade. The endangerment of Death Star II similarly was a ploy to force Luke Skywalker out of hiding before he could complete his Jedi training.