The Darksaber was a fictional weapon from the Star Wars Expanded Universe. For the missile defense program, see Strategic Defense Initiative. ... 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. ...

Built by the Hutts during the New Republic era (primarily by Lord Durga the Hutt), it was essentially a very stripped down Death Star- minus the vast hangars, living quarters, military emplacments etc. that made the Death Stars so enourmously big. All that was left was the superlaser with a cylindrical spaceframe, and a bridge. One of the Death Star's designers, Bevel Lemelisk, was contracted to design the weapon, and minimalize it since even the fabulously wealthy Hutt crime lords would be seriously drained by such a project; though the potential returns from protection rackets, mining, and warfare were equally staggering. The Darksaber was designed based on the concept of Jedi lightsabers, hence the name "Darksaber" was a bit of a pun. Hutt can mean: New Zealands Hutt River, which flows through the Hutt Valley, and the cities of Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt situated on its banks. ... - Chief of State Leia Organa Solo The New Republic is a fictional government from the Star Wars Expanded Universe. ... Durga th hut was Jaba the hut big sister ... The First Imperial Death Star The Death Star is a giant military space station in the fictional Star Wars universe. ... The First Imperial Death Star The Death Star is a giant military space station in the fictional Star Wars universe. ... 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. ...

Due to shoddy construction by the Taurill (a hive-minded race), a small commando team lead by General Crix Madine was able to infiltrate the weapon's interior and sabotage it, though Madine's life would be ended by Durga. When a New Republic task force arrived, the Darksaber was chased into Hoth's asteroid belt where the ore to construct it was being mined. As the asteroids got bigger and closer, the Darksber was forced to use its superlaser to destroy the moon-sized rocks-- or at least try. The superlaser malfunctioned, and two large asteroids crushed the Darksaber, ending the lives of the few on board. Crix Madine is a fictional general from Star Wars, portrayed by Dermot Crowley. ... In the fictional universe of Star Wars, Hoth is the sixth planet of a remote system. ...

References

• Star Wars: Darksaber, 1st edition, 1995. Kevin J. Anderson, ISBN 0-553-57611-9