CanonSourcedRise of the First Order, 34–35 ABY

Destruction of Kijimi

35 ABYExact dateLast checked: 23 October 2026

On Darth Sidious's orders, the Star Destroyer Derriphan of the Sith Eternal fleet fired on the planet Kijimi, demonstrating the power of the Final Order to the galaxy.

Description

After the Resistance team managed to escape from Kijimi and from aboard the Steadfast, Darth Sidious ordered the planet destroyed. The order was given to Allegiant General Enric Pryde and to the Sith Eternal, the community that maintained the fleet secretly built on Exegol. The planet was fired upon by a Star Destroyer that had arrived from Exegol. Its guns were designed to destroy entire worlds, and Kijimi ceased to exist. The demonstrative nature of the strike was obvious: it confirmed that every ship of the hidden fleet was equipped with such weaponry. This was precisely the conclusion drawn by the Resistance as it watched the planet's destruction: if the Emperor was capable of destroying worlds with an entire fleet, the war ceased to be a confrontation between armies. The destruction of Kijimi became an argument for an immediate strike against Exegol before the fleet left the hidden world.

Source: Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker

Participants

  • Enric PrydeCharacter
  • First OrderFaction
  • Jedi OrderFaction

Source: Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker

Locations

  • Kijimi

Source: Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker

Works

  • Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of SkywalkerFilmСобытие показано в этом произведении.

Source: Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker

Causes

  • Return of the Emperor35 ABYA cause of this eventExplanation hidden: it reveals the plot of the related event.

Source: Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker

Consequences

  • Battle of Exegol35 ABYThis event contributed to itExplanation hidden: it reveals the plot of the related event.

Source: Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker

Meanwhile

No parallel events confirmed yet.

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Other connections

  • Mission to Kijimi35 ABYThis event references itThe planet that was fired upon is the very one where the heroes had shortly before searched for the Emperor's trail.

Source: Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker

Causes on the left, the current event in the centre, consequences on the right.
  • Return of the Emperor → Destruction of KijimiReturn of the EmperorA cause of this event. Explanation hidden: it reveals the plot of the related event.
  • Destruction of Kijimi → Battle of ExegolBattle of ExegolThis event contributed to it. Explanation hidden: it reveals the plot of the related event.

Sources

  • The film The Rise of Skywalker shows how, at the direction of Darth Sidious and on the order of Allegiant General Enric Pryde, the ship Derriphan destroyed the planet Kijimi with a blast from its axial superlaser.

    Primary work · Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker · Checked: 23 October 2026

Source: Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker