The Galaxy Gun was a fictional superweapon from the Star Wars universe. It appears in the Dark Empire 2 portion of the Expanded Universe. The Three Graces, here in a painting by Sandro Botticelli, were the goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity and fertility in Greek mythology. ... A superweapon is a weapon that is extremely powerful by the standards of its time. ... 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. ...

The Galaxy Gun was just one of several superweapons built by the Galactic Empire. The Galaxy Gun was a long tube that could fire large projectiles. Each projectile was designed to destroy an entire planet; however, there were low power settings allowing them to destroy selected cities and military bases. As an added measure, the projectiles were capable of traveling through hyperspace with a speed nearly as fast as the Millennium Falcon, allowing for quick traversal of interstellar distances and difficulty in detecting them until they struck. It could easily have been a deterrent that would frighten star systems. Form of Government Empire Official language Galactic Basic Capital Coruscant (Imperial Center) Head of State Emperor Palpatine Military Executor/Supreme Commander of the Imperial Navy Darth Vader Head of Government Grand Vizier Sate Pestage Executive Branch Imperial Inner Circle Legislative Branch Imperial Senate, Council of Moffs Establishment 19 BBY Fragmentation... In physics, hyperspace is a theoretical entity. ... The Millennium Falcon takes off from Tatooine The Millennium Falcon is a starship in the fictional Star Wars universe, piloted by Han Solo and Chewbacca after Solo apparently won it from Lando Calrissian in a high-stakes game of sabacc. ... Deterrence is the method manipulating a persons action by negative motivational influences. ... A star system or stellar system is a group of stars (and possibly smaller bodies such as planets or asteroids) that orbit one another (a system with planetary bodies orbiting stars, are referred to as solar systems or planetary systems). ...

The Galaxy Gun was destroyed above the planet Byss. Shortly after the Emperor's death, the astromech droid R2-D2, who had taken control of the Eclipse II's computer banks, set the ship on a collision course with the Galaxy Gun. The explosion destroyed both ships. However, one last projectile exited the firing tube just before its destruction. The unguided missile was pulled in by Byss's gravitational field and drifted toward it. The missile then destroyed Byss in a major blow against the Empire, which had used the planet as its new base of operations. The following are fictional planets set in the Star Wars universe. ... Palpatine (circa 84 BBY - 11 ABY), also known as Darth Sidious, Dark Lord of the Sith, is the major villain of the Star Wars universe. ... ... R2-D2 (also spelled Artoo-Detoo, called R2 for short), is an astromech droid and colleague of C-3PO in the fictional Star Wars universe. ... An Executor-class Star Dreadnought and several escorting Star Destroyers A Star Destroyer is any of a broad type of fictional starship from the Star Wars universe. ...

Years later, Luke Skywalker regretted destroying the Galaxy Gun, as it could have helped the New Republic wipe out hundreds of Yuuzhan Vong world ships. Luke Skywalker (born 19 BBY) is a fictional character of the Star Wars universe, a Jedi Knight, who plays a major role in the series of films. ... - Chief of State Leia Organa Solo The New Republic is a fictional government from the Star Wars Expanded Universe. ... The Yuuzhan Vong are a fictional race of sentient beings that rise as a threat to the New Republic in the Star Wars New Jedi Order series of novels. ...