Destruction of the Hosnian System

The Destruction of the Hosnian System was an event that happened immediately prior to the Battle on Takodana and approximately thirty years after the Battle of Endor. This was the first use of Starkiller Base's superweapon.

The First Order decided that to test the power of their solar-charged superweapon, they would use it on the Hosnian System, which was home to Hosnian Prime, the capital of the New Republic. After a speech from General Hux, Starkiller Base charged up and fired. The outcome was successful for the First Order, with all the planets in the Hosnian System being destroyed, and the New Republic being obliterated.