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The Tantive IV escapes from Raltiir to Toprawa, as shown in Empire #5. Biggs Darklighter retrieves the information, and successfully transmits it to the Tantive IV, which escapes to the planet Toprawa before it can be discovered by the Imperials. ( Star Wars: Battlefront II, video game)ДЄ Rebel spy satellite picks up information including schematics for the Death Star. ( Star Wars: Empire at War, video game)ДЄn uprising of Rebel dissidents held prisoner on the Death Star successfully manages to transmit a copy of the plans to a Rebel cell on Polis Massa - the place PadmГ© gives birth on in Revenge of the Sith - before being quelled by Darth VaderвЂ™s 501st Legion.

HereвЂ™s a brief breakdown of all the missions relating to the discovery of the Death Star and its technical plans that occur in that two-year period:Д¬aptain Antilles - with the help of Han Solo, because of course he had to show up somewhere in this - leads a raid on a disabled Imperial Research station that also leads to the rescue of not-quite-yet-Admiral Ackbar and confirmation of the Death StarвЂ™s capabilities, but no technical plans. There was no singular вЂњstriking from a hidden baseвЂќ moment, as A New Hope describes it the Rebels had to piece the whole schematic together, bit by bit. They were spread out in tiny shards - ostensibly to protect the confidential data they held - that were eventually acquired over a ton of different Rebel engagements. Alderaan will never heal, of course, but that may be the only way its fate is worse than ScarifвЂ™s.Kyle Katarn is briefed by a wonderfully pixellated Crix Madine and Mon Mothma in the opening of Dark Forces.ДЄlso unlike Rogue One, the Death Star plans in the EU were not a single, convenient chunk of data. The callousness with which the deed is inflicted speaks volumes about the Empire, and the Star Wars saga hasВ gone to great lengthsВ to reflect planetary devastation like what happened on Scarif before, mostВ notably with Mustafar, which appeared to be healing from the ecological damage present in the sequels in The Rise of Skywalker. To him, everyone on Scarif had outlived their usefulness, including Orson Krennic, a fierce rival whom he was conveniently able to eliminate with the blast as well. Grand Moff Tarkin did this to prevent the transmission of the Death Star plans, but he makes the order to turn the weapon on the EmpireвЂ™s own forces without a hint of hesitation or remorse. Over and above the direct loss of Imperial personnel in the attack, the Tower itself was utterly lost and all of the data on it destroyed. Scarif, on the other hand, belonged to the Imperials, and the Citadel Tower was an incredibly valuable locale. RELATED: Star Wars: Two Massive Enemies Just Teamed Up Against the Republic While Jedha City was a sacred site to the Jedi and Alderaan housed Rebel sympathizers, both sites were enemies of the Empire, meaning an attack on them, while horrifying, at least made logistical sense. The Citadel Tower destroyed in the attack was an Imperial facility, staffed by Imperial personnel and manned by Imperial troops, who were all presumably killed as well. And unlike Alderaan, which was destroyed in a matter of seconds, the damage would play out over decades, turning a near-paradise into a wasteland.ДЄnd that's only the tip of the iceberg. The devastation would also destroy the planet's ecology - not only the flora and fauna, but also any human settlements. Scarif consisted of shallow seas and islands, and the blast unleashed by the Death Star boiled the oceans and unleashed a tsunami thatВ likely wiped out the nearby facility. However,В given the nature of the assault, the attack onВ Scarif may even be worse than the obliteration of Alderaan. RELATED: Star Wars: An Obscure Bounty Hunter Proved She's as Dangerous as a Mandalorian In response, the Death Star launched a larger attack against the planet's massive facility, destroying it and the surrounding territory without totally obliterating the planet. The first entailed the destruction of Jedha City, while the second was a similarly focused strike on Scarif, where the heroes ultimately succeeded in stealing the Death StarвЂ™s plans and transmitting them to Princess Leia. That meant Rogue One couldnвЂ™t show it destroying a planet, and yet, the protagonists had to understand the magnitude of what they were dealing with in order to motivate them to act.Дirector Gareth Edwards limited the Death StarвЂ™s use to twoincidents, both designed as smaller tests so as to avoid stealing AlderaanвЂ™s thunder.

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Use of the Death Star, in particular, needed to be addressed with care, because canonically, Alderaan was the first test of the battle stationвЂ™s full destructive capacity.

As a prequel, Rogue Oneneeded to skirt carefully around the existing Star Wars canon, which was no small task considering the film directly led to the events of A New Hope.