If the entire hyperpace trip from Alderaan to Yavin takes less than a day, obviously preparing to and jumping into hyperspace takes less than a day for the Death Star.īut nobody knows how much shorter than a day is needed for the Death Star to prepare and jump. "This day has seen the end of Kenobie and it will see the end of the rebellion."
The only clue as to the Death Star's speed of jumping into hyperspace is Vader's statement. Obviously the Death Star must have hyperdrive capability in order to be an effective weapon in a galactic civil war. "Did you sleep in your ancient history classes? Alderaan was the first planet to revolt against the First Galactic Empire, and now the Death Star has finally reached us after all those millennia." What does some relic of the first one have to do with us?" "The First? Why, the Fourth Galactic Empire ended five Thousand years ago. "The ultimate weapon of the First Galactic Empire. "The Death Star has just entered our star system!" Of course the Death Star always had hyperdrive: So if someone asks George Lucas why didn't the Death Star jump into hyperpspace he can always pretend that they thought about of it while making Star Wars but the Death Star takes hours to program and jump into hyperspace. Short answer, nobody knows if the Death Star can jump into hyperspace fast enough for it to be useful at the Battle of Yavin.
#VOX CROSSWORD MOVIE#
Remember, Leia gave up the Yavin base BEFORE Luke and the gang were even on board so the navigators had practically the whole movie to plot a course. Tarkin may have hoped to jump into the system on the heels of the Millennium Falcon and cut the rebels lead time significantly. The rebels had to get the stolen plans, analyze them, find the weakness (which was probably not labelled doomsday device weak point), organize and launch an attack. While moving the Death Star is probably cumbersome, it's clear that it can move rather quickly (for a moon sized space station). I don't think it was ever outright stated on screen but I always got the idea that Tarkin and Vader planned to destroy the entire moon and not employ "single reactor mode." They wanted to make a statement to the entire galaxy and they couldn't do that with Star Destroyers.Ĥ. They were able to hide their base there.in the jungle. Remember, the rebellion chose Yavin IV for a reason. In order to be successful, the rebellion had to pilot it's way down the trench, fend off squadrons of TIE fighters, dodge turbolasers AND hit a small target while moving remarkably fast.ģ.
#VOX CROSSWORD FULL#
As previously mentioned, Tarkin, was unwilling to quietly slip out on his own-it's doubtful he would be ok with a full scale retreat considering what he was up against (enormous ball of death vs itty bitty starfighters).Ģ. The optics of bringing a superweapon to the fight and then leaving. There are several factors to consider here.ġ. In the quoted scene, Bast is speaking in a low tone even in private conversation, indicating that even a small-scale evacuation of high-ranking personnel would be embarrassing, so presumably a full retreat would be out of the question altogether. Why does Chief Bast suggest evacuation instead of retreat? We know from A New Hope that the Death Star was always supposed to be able to travel at interplanetary speeds at the very least, which is how it travels from Alderaan to the Yavin system, so this doesn't seem to be much of a retcon on Rogue One's part. This is apparently due to a combination of doubt that the Rebels could successfully hit the small target, and overconfidence in the invincibility of the Death Star. So, the Death Star didn't jump to hyperspace because Tarkin and others in charge still didn't think the Rebel fighters were a threat, even once they figured out what the Rebels were trying to do in the trench. Tarkin: Evacuate? In our moment of triumph? I think you overestimate their chances. One officer does point out the risk to Tarkin, who dismisses his concerns:Ĭhief Bast: We've analyzed their attack, sir, and there is a danger. At the end of A New Hope, the Empire is making an attempt to destroy the Rebel base on Yavin 4 and end the Rebellion once and for all, and going to hyperspace would prevent that.
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