Summary
- The Jedi created a superweapon that had the potential to destroy all life in the galaxy, but it backfired and nearly destroyed the Jedi themselves.
- The weapon was built to seek out and eradicate darkness in the Force, but every being has darkness within them, causing the weapon to be uncontrollable and dangerous.
- Darth Maul acquired the superweapon, but its fate remains unknown after he received it from Qi'ra.
Star Wars has revealed the Jedi created a superweapon more dangerous than any Death Star, one with the potential to destroy all life in the galaxy. In Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Master Yoda warned that long ago there were countless superweapons, most created by the Sith, many powered by kyber. He never imagined the dawn of a new age of superweapons, as Darth Sidious' agents rediscovered the secret of tapping into kyber to create superweapons like the Death Star.