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Destruction of Alderaan

Eventcanon

Also known as Disaster · The Disaster

Facts

Date
1 BBY
Outcome
The Galactic Empire utilises the Death Star superlaser to annihilate Alderaan Billions of deaths The Empire begins a purge of surviving Alderaanians to "complete" the destruction of Alderaan

Connections

Part of
Galactic Civil War

Appearances

222 Star Wars works, first in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (1977).

  • Reference books 65
  • Comics 56
  • Novels 39
  • Short stories 36
  • Games 7
  • TV episodes 6
  • Activity books 5
  • Comic stories 2
  • Comic series 2
  • Web 2
  • Films 1
  • Audio 1

Films

TV episodes

Comics

Comic stories

  • Shu-Torun Lives (2018)
  • A Matter Of Perception (2019)

Comic series

Novels

Short stories

  • One Thousand Levels Down (2014)
  • A Bad Feeling About This (2015)
  • An Incident Report (2017)
  • By Whatever Sun (2017)
  • Change of Heart (2017)
  • Contingency Plan (2017)
  • Desert Son (2017)
  • Eclipse (short story) (2017)
  • Grounded (2017)
  • Of MSE-6 and Men (2017)
  • Palpatine (short story) (2017)
  • Sparks (short story) (2017)
  • The Angle (2017)
  • The Trigger (2017)
  • Time of Death (2017)
  • Verge of Greatness (2017)
  • Hear Nothing, See Nothing, Say Nothing (2017)
  • Rules of the Game (2017)
  • The Ride (2017)
  • Leia Charts Her Own Course (2018)
  • The Sleeping Eye (2020)
  • A Naturalist on Hoth (2020)
  • Beyond Hope (2020)
  • But What Does He Eat? (2020)
  • Heroes of the Rebellion (2020)
  • Into the Clouds (2020)
  • Lord Vader Will See You Now (2020)
  • Rogue Two (short story) (2020)
  • STET! (2020)
  • Standard Imperial Procedure (2020)
  • The Witness (2020)
  • The Song of Winter's Heart (2021)
  • Ending Protocol (2023)
  • The Chronicler (2023)
  • Trooper Trouble (2023)
  • Galactic Tales: The Crimson Corsair and the Sinister Secret of the Binary Star (2025)

Games

  • Star Wars: Card Trader (2015)
  • Star Wars: Heroes Path (2015)
  • Star Wars: Uprising (2015)
  • Awakenings (2016)
  • Star Wars Battlefront II (2017)
  • Star Wars: Squadrons (2020)
  • Star Wars Outlaws (2024)

Audio

  • Doctor Aphra: An Audiobook Original (2020)

Activity books

  • Star Wars: A New Hope: Activity Book (2015)
  • Star Wars Day-at-a-Time Calendar 2021 (2020)
  • Star Wars: Scratch Artist (2021)
  • Star Wars Crossword Puzzles: And Other Word Games from a Galaxy Far, Far Away. . . . (2024)
  • Star Wars Day-at-a-Time Calendar 2026 (2025)

Web

  • Entertainment Weekly's Ultimate Guide to Rogue One (2016)
  • Crime and Punishment (2022)

Reference books

  • Star Wars: A Galaxy at War (2014)
  • Star Wars Helmet Collection 1 (2014)
  • Star Wars Helmet Collection 13 (2015)
  • Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know (2015)
  • Star Wars Helmet Collection 35 (2015)
  • Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded (2016)
  • Forged in Battle (2016)
  • Star Wars Helmet Collection 50 (2016)
  • Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy (2016)
  • Star Wars: Galactic Atlas (2016)
  • Princess Leia: Royal Rebel (2016)
  • Darth Vader: Sith Lord (2017)
  • Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia (2017)
  • Star Wars Super Graphic: A Visual Guide to a Galaxy Far, Far Away (2017)
  • Star Wars: On the Front Lines (2017)
  • Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded (2017)
  • Star Wars Helmet Collection 67 (2017)
  • Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z (2017)
  • Star Wars: The Rebel Files (2017)
  • Star Wars: Complete Vehicles (2018) (2018)
  • Star Wars Bust Collection 1 (2018)
  • Fully Operational (sourcebook) (2018)
  • Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition (2018)
  • Star Wars: Scum and Villainy: Case Files on the Galaxy's Most Notorious (2018)
  • Star Wars: Smuggler's Guide (2018)
  • Star Wars: The Dark Side (2018)
  • Allies and Adversaries (2019)
  • Star Wars: How Not to Get Eaten by Ewoks and Other Galactic Survival Skills (2019)
  • Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition (2019)
  • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary (2019)
  • R2-D2 (reference book) (2020)
  • The Star Wars Book (2020)
  • Star Wars: Fascinating Facts (2020)
  • The Battle of Hoth and the Second Death Star (2020)
  • Star Wars: The Mandalorian: Guide to Season One (2021)
  • Star Wars: The Secrets of the Sith (2021)
  • Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy (2021)
  • Star Wars: Character Encyclopedia, Updated and Expanded Edition (2021)
  • Star Wars: The Mandalorian Handbook (2021)
  • Star Wars: The Life Day Cookbook (2021)
  • Star Wars: Timelines (2023)
  • Star Wars: The Ultimate Cookbook (2023)
  • Star Wars: Dawn of Rebellion: The Visual Guide (2023)
  • Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire (2024)
  • Star Wars Bestiary, Vol. 1: Creatures of the Galaxy (2024)
  • Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy (2024)
  • Star Wars: Complete Locations, New Edition (2025)
  • Star Wars: The Mandalorian Visual Guide (2026)
  • Chikyu no Arukikata Sutā Wōzu (2026)
  • Star Wars: Star Pilots (2026)
  • +15 more

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