Planetary Energy Harvester

The Planetary Energy Harvester, or P.E.H., was a superweapon that was capable of wielding a superlaser that could make a large enough disruption on a planet to wipe out all life on it. The P.E.H. was a large battle-oriented ecumenopolis built on the planet Mustafar.

Details
The Planetary Energy Harvester was not complete by the time of the battle that ended in its destruction. The immense battle station covered most of the planet, however, and was created by a reprogrammed system of EnHar Droids under the CIS II's command. The terraformed planet contained millions of turbolaser turrets, hundreds of thousands of huge booster engines and hyperdrives, and was covered in factories and stations that harness the planet's energy. Anti-orbital cannons, missile tubes, and large ion cannons numbering in the thousands also were placed on the surface. Hundreds of planetary shield generators also were found on the surface of the P.E.H.

The many factories on the planet harnessed raw minerals and other materials from the lava and magma, as well as heat energy that provided power for the entire planetary battlestation, also produced battle droids and different EnHar variants. EnHar Droids were made as a primary commodity, as they were the main units that maintained and constructed the superstructure, and still were able to have defense capabilities. Many other units, such as Vulture Droids, Droid Tri-fighters, and more modern designs such as the Universal-class Battlemech Droid were produced in the thousands of factories. The Mustafarians and planetary colonists that inhabited the planet before the Second Clone War were paid to work in different fields, or jailed. The EnHar Droids were produced in massive quantities when the CIS II took over Mustafar, and numbered approxomately 500,000,000 when the P.E.H. was destroyed.

Prototype
The idea of a planetary energy harvester based on a volcanic planet originated with Darth Lucifer himself. He sent his apprentice, Darth Monarchist, to use the remote Volcanic Moon of Endor as a scaled prototype that could prove the concept possible. Darth Monarchist moved a massive amount of forces to the moon to begin construction, and the Sith Lord monitored all activity. In his spare time, which Darth Monarchist had plenty of, he modified an astromech droid to use the Midi-Chlorian Mix and wield a lightsaber, which he originally coded "R2-DARTH," and later reversed to Darth Artoo. Darth Artoo was to be controlled directly by Darth Monarchist and be a co-monitor of the actual Planetary Energy Harvester project.

The massive activity was noticed by a Jedi in a freighter who took a detour to the Endor System, and reported the amounts of activity to the Jedi Order. Jacen Solo and Tenel Ka were sent to investigate the matter, complemented with a large force of Clone pilots in ARC-270s and Justice-class Assault Ships. The Jedi were shot down, but the prototype, which had only recently been completed and tested, was rendered useless in the battle. The Separatist forces relocated to an unknown location and reorganized to lead a massive invasion on Mustafar.

Invasion of Mustafar
The Confederate forces, strengthened, fresh, and led by the Darth Monarchist/Darth Artoo team, invaded Mustafar, which was well-defended by legions of EnHar Droids. However, Darth Artoo transmitted a virus that was programmed to spread through the massive telecommunications network of the EnHar Droids and shut each and every one down. The battle, at first, was intense, but as the Mustafarian forces were infected, the occupation of the planet became overwhelming.

The EnHar Droids were reactivated and reprogrammed to construct an immense superstructure, intent on terraforming the planet to become a superweapon/ecumenopolis battlestation, to make an ultimate weapon for the Second Separatist Movement. The EnHar Droids were programmed with designs and coordinates, and they automatically reorganized themselves and built what they were instructed to build.

Beginning Process of Construction
The main goal of preliminary construction was to build many factories that could produce several hundred EnHar Droids every day. The swarms of EnHar Droids then started construction on the many engine tubes that would lead to the center of the planet to tame the volcanic structures of the planet. In the meantime, EnHar variants were produced and many parts of the planet-wide battlestation started to be constructed. With the easily accessed raw materials and a means of quick production, the planet showed signs of change within weeks.

Jedi Strike Team
A large strike force, containing the entire available Master's Council and nearly three dozen Jedi Knights, was led by Luke Skywalker, Mi-Gaul Jinn, and Medicio Kindoo to investigate the Separatist's plans. They came in a cargo hauler that was disguised as a Separatist vehicle, and were allowed past the planetary shield generators and were granted permission to land. When the Jedi, the Clone Troopers, and the Republic commandos descended the boarding ramp, however, they were met by dozens of EnHar variants that attacked them immediately.

The Jedi fought past the EnHar warrior droids, and broke their way into an EnHar control center. Luke Skywalker, Mi-Gaul Jinn, and Jacen Solo ended up finding Darth Artoo, which caused Jacen to warn the Jedi Masters. The Masters thought this was one of his jokes, but were taken aback when Darth Artoo used Force-lightning on them and activated its lightsaber. Mi-Gaul Force-pushed the astromech droid off the catwalk and Jacen followed, battling it to the death.

The Jedi strike force made their way into the EnHar control center and used R2-D2 to download information on the full layout of the planned superweapon. After a prolonged download time of the many contents of the extensive file, the Jedi made their way back to the freighter, which was being defended by clone troopers, New Republic commandos, and an assortment of Jedi. Jacen Solo, after a climactic duel with Darth Artoo, was able to defeat the droid by pushing it into a pyroclastic flow, and made his way back to the ship.

The Jedi took off, using the freighter's speed capabilities to evade the turbolaser fire that bomboarded the craft.