Bevel Lemelisk is a character in the Star Wars Expanded Universe who is credited in several sources with being the inventor and primary designer of the Death Star. Lemelisk's role in the Death Star construction is apparently contradicted, however, in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones when the Death Star is shown to have been created by the Geonosians. The Expanded Universe (or EU for short) is a collection of fictional background material from the Star Wars universe that is derived from official novels, comic books, and various other media besides the movies themselves. ... The First Imperial Death Star The Death Star is a giant military space station in the fictional Star Wars universe. ... Film poster for Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002) is the fifth Star Wars science fiction movie released and the second part of the prequel trilogy which began with Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. ... ...

Some Star Wars sources, however, have attempted to explain Lemelisk's role, even with the Genosian contradiction. As it is not made clear what was the exact role of the Geonosians in the Death Star design and construction, this leaves some space for the speculation on where Lemelisk did participate. Lemelisk could have had relations with the Geonosians and possibly had worked together on the plans, supervised them, or even had ordered them to complete his initial designs.

Lemelisk appeared in the novel Darksaber, where he created an adaption of the Death Star superlaser with the same name as the book. The Darksaber was a fictional weapon from the Star Wars Expanded Universe. ...

In Darksaber, it is revealed that Emperor Palpatine had Lemelisk executed numerous times, usually in very painful circumstances, but continually made clones of the scientist, and used The Force to shove Lemelisk's soul into this cloned body before he would have died. Palpatine does this after every failure by the Death Star (i.e., the vent design flaw that allowed it to be destroyed at the Battle of Yavin). Palpatine, (84 BBY - 4 ABY, spirit destroyed 11 ABY) is a fictional character of the Star Wars universe. ... The Force in George Lucas Star Wars films is a (fictional) mystical power which is the object of the Jedi and Sith monastic orders. ... The soul according to many religious and philosophical traditions, is the ethereal substance — spirit (Hebrew:rooah or nefesh) — particular to a unique living being. ... The Battle of Yavin was a major battle set in the fictional Star Wars universe, during the Galactic Civil War. ...

At the end of the novel, Lemelisk is captured by Wedge Antilles, who informs him that he will probably be sentenced to death by the New Republic for his actions. When informed of this, Lemelisk's only reaction is to ask them to "get it right" this time, so that he'll stay dead. Wedge Antilles is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. ... New Republic can be: The New Republic, an American magazine. ...