Destroying Starkiller - LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Guide - IGN (2024)

Destroying Starkiller is the ninth story mission in LEGO Star Wars The Skywalker Saga's Episode VII: The Force Awakens. This Destroying Starkiller walkthrough covers how to complete each of its three Level Challenges, collect all five Minikits (with the use of Free Play), and earn True Jedi Rank to 100% the story mission.

Destroying Starkiller Objectives

Complete the following to 100% the Destroying Starkiller Mission:

• Level Challenges:
  
  • Challenge #1: Heck of a Pilot! - Break out of 3 enemy lock ons.
  • Challenge #2: Keeping a Cool Head - Shoot the helmets off 5 Snowtroopers.
  • Challenge #3: Snow Joke - Make a Snowman out of Kylo.
• Collect all 5 Minikits
• Earn True Jedi Rank by collecting 80,000 Studs

Follow the walkthrough to learn how to do each of these in the order they appear.

Destroying Starkiller Story Walkthrough

Opening Sequence

Time to destroy Starkiller Base. You will start the mission as Poe Dameron, flying his X-wing. It is important to focus on collecting studs throughout the entire story mission to earn enough for the True Jedi Rank. This means destroying every bit of the destructible environment/scenery. Keep this in mind as you progress forward as there are many destructible boxes, vegetation, and more all around you.

Challenge #1: Heck of a Pilot!

To earn Heck of a Pilot, you need to break out of 3 enemy lock ons. To start, your objective is to destroy 10 TIE Fighters, 15 of Starkiller’s turrets, and 15 antennas. There is plenty going on and a lot of enemies to fight. Enemy TIE Fighters will lock on to you during this section. Avoid their lock ons by pressing the prompt on screen three times during this section to complete this challenge.

Minikit 1/5

After defeating the required enemies, turrets, and antennas in the first section, you will begin a trench run. There are white turrets along the left and right side of the trench. Destroying 10 of these turrets will award you with your first Minikit. There are more than 10 of them, so don’t worry if you miss a couple.

Minikit 2/5

Just before the end of the trench run, your second Minikit can be found close to the ground. Be sure to go for it quickly as this section will end just after this Minikit, so it is very easy to pass right by this one.

Minikit 3/5

After the trench run, your party will switch to Rey and Finn on foot in the forest. You’ll immediately be thrown into the first phase of a boss fight against Kylo Ren. Focus on whacking him down with Finn’s lightsaber and avoiding his attacks, which are denoted by red markings on the ground.

At the end of this first phase, Kylo will run off, cutting down some trees to block your path. Destroy the trees and follow the linear path through the forest. Some stormtroopers will stand in your way, but don’t worry too much about them. As you get close, they will be thrown into a pit of lava. Follow the path around the lava pit to resume your fight with Kylo Ren.

This second phase is just like the first. Whack him down with your lightsaber and avoid his telegraphed attacks. At the end of this phase, Rey will realize her force abilities and steal back the lightsaber, before Kylo runs off again.

Chase Kylo up the broken TIE Fighter wing and a bunch of stormtroopers will attack. Ignore them for now and look at the rock formation to your left. You should notice a Minikit on top of it. Jump up the rocks to collect your third Minikit.

Minikit 4/5

Opposite those rocks is a breakable wall. Use Rey’s Breaker Blaster to destroy the wall, revealing your fourth Minikit.

Challenge #2: Keeping a Cool Head

To earn Keeping a Cool head, you need to shoot the helmets off 5 Snowtroopers. So now focus on the snowtroopers as Finn. Shoot them, making sure to aim for their heads to knock off their helmets. Do this 5 times to complete this challenge.

Defeat Kylo Ren…. For Now

After defeating his snowtroopers, Kylo will run one last time. Use Rey’s Net launcher to create a climbable surface. This way Rey and Finn can climb up the cliff to continue pursuing Kylo.

Defeat any additional snowtroopers in this area and then focus on Kylo Ren. Rey is now in possession of the lightsaber, so switch to Rey and focus on whacking down Kylo. Again this phase of the fight is the same as the last two. A QTE will play out to conclude the fight and mission.

You can return to this mission in free play through the holoprojector menu and follow along with the rest of this page’s walkthrough to earn 100% completion. Otherwise, continue to the next story mission, Piece of the Resistance.

Destroying Starkiller Free Play Walkthrough

In order to obtain the following Minikit in Free Play, you will need to have access to the following character types.

Challenge #3: Snow Joke

During the second phase of Kylo Ren’s boss fight, destroy the two large rocks to the left of Kylo’s starting position. These will reveal buildable pieces, which you can use to build a giant snowman.

To earn Snow Joke, you need to make a snowman out of Kylo. So switch to a Jedi/Dark Side character and pick up the giant snowman. Then throw it at Kylo to complete this challenge.

Minikit 5/5

In the same area as Challenge #3, there are some boxes off to the right side of the battle area. Use a Jedi/Dark Side character to lift and stack these boxes in order to reach the final Minikit.

You have now collected everything in this story mission. Continue this Walkthrough with the next story mission, Piece of the Resistance.