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The origins of the massive stellar vessel known simply as the Planet Killer are a mystery to Naval authorities. It bears no
resemblance to any Imperial ship design and is assumed to have been constructed within the [[Eye of Terror]] by Abaddon’s
forces, just prior to the Gothic War – in fact several of the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] doubt whether its construction would have been physically possible outside of warp space. Only one Planet Killer is known to have been builtbut in the story Phobos Worked in Adamant, in the book #redirect [[ Planetkill]] a forge world is preparing for an attack from the planet killer and at the end of the story an imperial officer remarks that it hasn't been out of the eye of terror for decades. Although the date is unknown due to the officers knowledge of the Planet Killer it is likely to be a second model as the original has only been seen during the gothic wars in which it was destroyed, and thus he wouldn't have said that it hasn't left the eye in decades. Built around a central energy cannon of immeasurable magnitude, the Planet Killer is also studded with numerous long range lances, weapons batteries and torpedo launchers.
Well armoured and protected by a plethora of shield generators, the Planet Killer’s only weakness seemed to be its ponderous speed. It was this lack of pace which was to lead to its eventual downfall, as it was destroyed by salvo after salvo of torpedoes, fired at extreme range by the Lunar class cruisers of battle group Omega, shortly after the destruction of Kharlos II.
[[Image: planetkiller.jpg|thumb|center|300px|Abaddon's flagship '''Planet Killer'''.]]
