Star Wars: 10 Secrets Behind The Death Star You Didn't Know
4. It Needed 123 Hyperdrive Generators to Reach Lightspeed
A golf-ball the size of a planet needs a lot of power to move, so it's no wonder the Death Star required 123 of the most powerful engines in the galaxy to reach its top speed, on top of the thousands of ion engines for realspace movement.
Mentioned in the Star Wars Helmet Collection magazine of all places, they were known as Kuat Drive Yards sunlight engines, for those with a love for detail!
It was the reactor powering this huge generator that ultimately led to the Death Star's demise, and now that we know the scale, it's easy to see why!