Mielr said:
When I first saw the promotional photos that came out prior to the release of ROTJ, I thought that the new death star was just what was left of the SW ds after being blown up.......yup.
I can top that. For years after having seen the movie, I was under the impression that they were just rebuilding the old one, and the giant hunk missing is all the damage you could expect from a mere explosion caused by the chain reaction of a small, thermal exhaust port.