CanonSourcedRise of the First Order, 34–35 ABY

Battle of Starkiller Base

c. 34 ABYApproximate dateLast checked: 23 October 2026

Warning: this entry reveals minor plot details.

The Resistance found the weak point of the weapon planet and destroyed it before it could fire again.

Description

The Resistance began the assault with twelve starfighters and one light freighter against a garrison, interceptor squadrons, and planetary turbolasers. The plan, laid out by Poe Dameron, consisted of three steps: take down the shield, breach the thermal oscillator, and destroy the main weapon before it finished charging. The Millennium Falcon passed through the shield at lightspeed and landed near a cliff. Han Solo, Chewbacca, and Finn captured Captain Phasma and forced her to disable the defenses, after which they planted charges. The squadrons' first run at the oscillator produced no result: ten minutes before the weapon was fully charged, the Resistance had lost half its fighters, among the dead Ello Asty and Sarah Bel-Sun. The detonation of the explosives, set off by Chewbacca, opened a breach, into which Dameron's strike went. The planet's core lost stability, and the base perished along with Ilum. Kylo Ren and General Armitage Hux managed to leave the world; Rey, who had discovered her Force sensitivity, left together with the survivors.

Source: Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens

Participants

  • Armitage HuxCharacter
  • Captain PhasmaCharacter
  • ChewbaccaCharacter
  • FinnCharacter
  • First OrderFaction
  • Han SoloCharacter
  • ResistanceFaction
  • ReyCharacter

Source: Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens

Locations

  • Ilum

Source: Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens

Works

  • Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force AwakensFilmСобытие показано в этом произведении.

Source: Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens

Causes

  • Founding of the Resistance29 ABYContributed to this eventThe forces gathered by Alliance veterans were the ones that struck the First Order's weapon planet.

Source: Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens

Consequences

Source: Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens

Meanwhile

Source: Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens

Other connections

Source: Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens

Causes on the left, the current event in the centre, consequences on the right.
  • Founding of the Resistance → Battle of Starkiller BaseFounding of the ResistanceContributed to this event. The forces gathered by Alliance veterans were the ones that struck the First Order's weapon planet.
  • Battle of Starkiller Base → Evacuation of D'Qar and destruction of the FulminatrixEvacuation of D'Qar and destruction of the FulminatrixThis event contributed to it. After the loss of its superweapon, the First Order tracked down the Resistance base and forced a hasty evacuation.

Sources

  • The film The Force Awakens shows the assault on and destruction of Starkiller Base by the Resistance.

    Primary work · Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens · Checked: 23 October 2026

Source: Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens