The planet Ilum, once a safe-haven and sacred planet for the Jedi Order, was turned into a superweapon by the nefarious First Order. The stored stellar energy then expanded, causing the planet to turn into a star. The base and planet were ultimately destroyed by a Resistance attack due to a weak point exploited by pilot Poe Dameron, causing the implosion of the entire planet as the superweapon was firing upon the Resistance base on D'Qar. The First Order viewed this ability as an evolution of the planet-destroying capabilities of the Galactic Empire's Death Star designs, with the weapon serving as the ultimate culmination of old Imperial research into dark energy translations and hyperspace tunneling. Commanded by an unofficial triumvirate of General Armitage Hux, Kylo Ren, and Captain Phasma, it was armed with a superweapon capable of destroying entire star systems halfway across the galaxy. The base served as a stronghold of the First Order thirty years after the Battle of Endor. Starkiller Base was a military base located on the ice planet of Ilum in the Unknown Regions. " This fierce machine which you have built, upon which we stand, will bring an end to the Senate! To their cherished fleet! All remaining systems will bow to the First Order! And will remember this… as the last day of the Republic!" ―General Armitage Hux
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