re: #876 Varek Raith

My new Deathstar as an Awesome targeting computers that can hit snub fighters with the super laser.
Muhahaha, waste of firepower but, So. Worth. It.
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My question is, why didn’t Grand Moff Tarkin just blow up the gas giant Yavin? Why did he wait for the moon to get into view? Seems to me blowing up a planet would cause its moons to be destroyed or at least hurled thru space, destroying all life on them.