10 Star Wars Planets That Were Destroyed

10. Kijimi

This world only stayed part of the Star Wars universe for a cup of coffee, but some big story implications took place before we lost it.

This black-market planet was home to spice runners, back alley droid merchants, and thieves, all of whom took over Kijimi during the formation of the New Republic, who couldn't control the crime-ridden planets. When the First Order took control, they imposed full lockdown of the planet and began kidnapping children to turn them into Stormtroopers.

During the events of The Rise of Skywalker, Rey and her team uncovered the secrets of a Sith dagger with the help of Zorri Bliss, C-3P0 and Babu Frik. Rey and Kylo Ren battled through the Force, and she learned that her grandfather was Emperor Palpatine.

After the Emperor "somehow" returned to the galaxy, he decided to show off his new starships fitted with planet-killing lasers by using Kijimi as an unwilling volunteer. This resulted in one of the more unnerving destructions in the franchise. Rather than just suddenly going boom, the process is slower, showing massive portions of the planet coming away before eventually being engulfed in flame.