The 12 DEADLIEST Battles in Star Wars Lore

Two hundred and twelve Jedi walked into an arena on Geonosis. Fewer than thirty walked out. Most Star Wars rankings measure battles by fleet size or firepower, but the twelve engagements in this video earned their place by survival rate, meaning how few people walked away compared to how many went in. Every one of them became a graveyard because a commander looked at the cost and decided it was acceptable. Across Canon and Legends, from the Old Republic to the Yuuzhan Vong War, these are the deadliest battles in Star Wars history, and in almost every case the person who chose the body count knew the number before the shooting started. This Star Wars lore breakdown covers the First Battle of Geonosis and the ten percent Jedi casualty rate of a single afternoon, Jabiim and the mud that killed more Padawans than the enemy did, the Star Forge building warships faster than the Republic could destroy them, and Belth Allusis holding Bothawui with four thousand soldiers against fifty thousand Sith. It covers the Centerpoint Station beam that destroyed the Hapan fleet, Tsavong Lah at Duro, Malachor V, the thought bomb at Ruusan, Wedge Antilles at Borleias, Ackbar's trap at Ebaq 9, and Borsk Fey'lya's proton bomb under the Imperial Palace. If you want the full case for why each battle killed more than any other of its era, and whose decision made it happen, this is the one to watch. Canon Sources: Attack of the Clones (2002 film) The Clone Wars Season 2, Episodes 5-6: Landing at Point Rain, Weapons Factory On the Front Lines by Daniel Wallace (2017 reference book) Legends Sources: Star Wars: Republic #55-58, The Battle of Jabiim (2003 comic arc) Knights of the Old Republic (2003 game) Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (2004 game) SWTOR Timeline 5: The Battle of Bothawui Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse by James Luceno (2000 novel) Balance Point by Kathy Tyers (2000 novel) The Essential Guide to Warfare by Jason Fry and Paul R. Urquhart (2012 reference book) Star by Star by Troy Denning (2001 novel) Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream by Aaron Allston (2002 novel) Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand by Aaron Allston (2002 novel) Destiny's Way by Walter Jon Williams (2002 novel) The Unifying Force by James Luceno (2003 novel) Darth Bane: Path of Destruction by Drew Karpyshyn (2006 novel) Darth Bane: Rule of Two by Drew Karpyshyn (2007 novel)