I’ve always thought the First Order didn’t need another Death Star. We already had two of those, and both got blown up. So when The Force Awakens dropped Starkiller Base, basically a Death Star on steroids, it kind of felt like recycled ideas with a bigger laser.
But then The Last Jedi showed us The Supremacy, and suddenly I was thinking… wait, this is the real superweapon. It’s a flying fortress the size of a continent, capable of launching entire invasions, building ships, and housing the entire First Order command. That thing should’ve been the center of fear, not some sun-sucking ice planet that was destroyed in one movie.
Let’s talk about why The Supremacy was the better (and smarter) choice all along.
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1. Starkiller Base Was Just Lazy Nostalgia
Starkiller Base was basically the Death Star all over again, just bigger and colder. It didn’t bring anything new to the table. We’d already seen superweapons destroy planets in A New Hope and Return of the Jedi, and doing it again in The Force Awakens felt like recycled storytelling. It looked impressive, but the idea was tired.
On the other hand, The Supremacy had real potential. It wasn’t just massive, it was the First Order’s command hub, shipyard, and capital all in one. Instead of a single-shot weapon, it represented an ongoing threat, one that could project power, build fleets, and serve as the ultimate symbol of oppression. That’s far more terrifying than a planet-killer you can blow up in one movie.
If the Supremacy had been the First Order’s superweapon, the trilogy might have felt fresh and more strategic. It could’ve added depth to the conflict, how do you stop a mobile war factory, not just destroy another weak point? That shift in approach would’ve made the story feel less like a retread and more like the next step in the saga.
Instead, we got another big boom and moved on. The Supremacy deserved better.
2. The Supremacy Was the Perfect Long-Term Threat, and We Wasted It
The Supremacy wasn’t just another big ship—it was the backbone of the entire First Order. According to Star Wars – The Rise Of Skywalker The Visual Dictionary With Exclusive Cross Sections, this beast was 60 kilometers long, making it over 13 times longer than the original Executor-class Super Star Destroyer. That’s not just a flagship—that’s a mobile war machine, a capital, a shipyard, a fleet carrier, and a throne room all rolled into one. It could jump across the galaxy and carry an entire navy with it. The kind of power projection this thing had was terrifying.
Just imagine if the sequel trilogy treated The Supremacy like the slow-burning threat it deserved to be. Instead of blowing up planets with Starkiller Base, what if the First Order used this massive dreadnought to slowly overtake the galaxy piece by piece?
In The Force Awakens, the Resistance could’ve discovered it was being constructed. In The Last Jedi, they’d be on the run as The Supremacy crept across systems, launching fleets, choking out the last lights of rebellion. It would’ve been this ever-present force closing in, suffocating hope, not with a flash of superlaser fire, but through sheer overwhelming presence.
And the best part? It wouldn’t have exploded after one weak spot got hit. The Supremacy was meant to last. It was built for longevity, domination, and constant pursuit. That’s so much more practical—and honestly way scarier—than a giant space gun that eats a star and blows itself up after one bad day.
But instead, it barely got any screen time and was taken out in a moment that looked cool but didn’t mean much in the grand scheme. A ship this important should’ve shaped the entire trilogy.
3. Why Making The Supremacy the Superweapon Would’ve Worked Better
What really makes me think The Supremacy should’ve been the First Order’s main weapon is the state of the galaxy at the time. The New Republic was rising strong after the fall of the Empire—and they weren’t playing around. We’ve seen it in The Mandalorian, too. They were hunting down the last bits of the Imperial Remnant wherever they could find them.
That’s why The Supremacy made perfect sense. It wasn’t just a cool-looking dreadnought, it was the First Order’s survival plan. Instead of hiding in scattered outposts like the old Empire did, they pulled everything—shipyard, command center, war machine- into one massive, mobile platform. They could move around, hit hard, steal what they needed, and stay just out of reach. It wasn’t just Snoke’s throne. It was their city, their factory, their future.
Now compare that to Starkiller Base. That thing sucked up an entire star just to fire one shot. One weak point and boom—years of effort gone. The Supremacy, on the other hand, was built for the long haul. You can’t destroy a planet every time someone steps out of line. But you can show up with a 60-kilometer monster and wipe them out the old-fashioned way.
It wasn’t flashy, but it was smarter, scarier, and honestly, more believable.