Talk:Shadow Planet Killer

If I recall correctly, we actually see the SPK shattering a planet into fragments. The warheads are described as detonating inside the planet. It's the Vorlon planet killer that has never been actually shown destroying planets. Stargazer 05:02, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

The warheads detonate beneath the surface, but they don't deliver anywhere near enough energy to scatter the planet's mass. The Rangers observing the event noted that "Within a few hours, there'll be nothing alive down there", not "within a few hours, the planet will be gone." Basically the SPK just turns and mixes the surface into a radioactive mess. In "A Call to Arms", Sheridan actually walked on the surface of a planet that had been hit by an SPK. They seem to do a more thorough job than the VPK, but they're still not planet destroyers. --Ted C 13:33, 15 October 2010 (UTC)