List of planet killers

In science fiction, a planet killer, planet buster, planet cracker, planet glassing or similar variations on that meaning, is a fictional object or device capable of either destroying an entire planet or otherwise rendering it uninhabitable by a civilized species – a variety of a doomsday device.Examples of such devices include the Death Star from the Star Wars film franchise, the "Doomsday Machine" seen in the original Star Trek television series (though in both franchises ordinary spaceships like Imperial Star Destroyers and the Enterprise were also capable of killing a planet) or the atomic-powered stone burners from Frank Herbert's Dune franchise.

List of planet killers

In science fiction, a planet killer, planet buster, planet cracker, planet glassing or similar variations on that meaning, is a fictional object or device capable of either destroying an entire planet or otherwise rendering it uninhabitable by a civilized species – a variety of a doomsday device.Examples of such devices include the Death Star from the Star Wars film franchise, the "Doomsday Machine" seen in the original Star Trek television series (though in both franchises ordinary spaceships like Imperial Star Destroyers and the Enterprise were also capable of killing a planet) or the atomic-powered stone burners from Frank Herbert's Dune franchise.