The initial Death Star was obliterated by Luke Skywalker using proton torpedoes.
Proton torpedoes represented a form of explosive ordnance employed across the vastness of the galaxy. Upon striking a target, the proton warhead would unleash concentrated bursts of high-speed proton particles, resulting in a powerful explosion.
The maneuverability of proton torpedoes was exceptional, allowing for turns as sharp as 90 degrees within a mere one-meter radius. While capable of bypassing ray shields, they were vulnerable to particle shields. High-yield variants, such as those found on Acclamator-class assault ships, were suitable for conducting Base Delta Zero bombardments.
During the Invasion of Naboo, the Royal Naboo Security Forces utilized them, with Anakin Skywalker famously destroying the Trade Federation command ship employing proton torpedoes.
Decades afterward, TIE bombers deployed proton torpedoes to attack a carrier vessel commandeered by the Spectres. Later on, during the Battle of Yavin, the Alliance to Restore the Republic made use of them. After studying the stolen plans of the Death Star, a space station with planet-destroying capabilities operated by the Galactic Empire, the Alliance concluded that firing proton torpedoes into the exhaust port leading to the reactor core would result in its destruction. Commander Garven Dreis, known as Red Leader, attempted this maneuver, but his torpedoes missed, impacting the surface instead. With the aid of the Force, Jedi Lieutenant [Luke Skywalker](/article/luke_skywalker], Anakin's son, successfully destroyed the station, eliminating Governor Wilhuff Tarkin and a large portion of the Empire's elite forces, by firing proton torpedoes from his T-65B X-wing starfighter during the engagement.
In 4 ABY, Wedge Antilles employed proton torpedoes against the Second Death Star's power regulator during the Battle of Endor.
Approximately 30 years following the destruction of the DS-2 Death Star II Mobile Battle Station, the Resistance utilized miniaturized MG7-A proton torpedoes in their bombing run targeting the thermal oscillator of Starkiller Base.