: Where are all the other Knights of Ren?

: Why...

: oh don't get me started ;-)

Why didn't it take the shots fired by Starkiller base hundreds of years to reach the Republic worlds? And don't give me any of this "Superluminal laser" nonsense, the visuals clearly do not support such an interpretation.

Lol. That would have been funnier if the Starkiller beam was limited to lightspeed. Could you imagine the emergency meeting between the Rebels and the Republic?

"Chancellor, Rebel intelligence sources indicate that the First Order has constructed a new superweapon. It's a monster, built from the husk of a hollow planet, and the destructive potential of its main weapon exceeds that of the superlaser that destroyed Alderaan."

"My god. What can we do?"

"Nothing, ma'am. They already fired it at the Republic's capitol."

"... but we're not dead yet."

"Oh, no, of course not. Starkiller Base is stationed over in the Sacul sector. It'll take at least 800 years for the beam to reach us."

"Should we... evacuate?"

"Maybe. I don't see any reason to hurry."

"Elections are next year, ma'am. I think we can leave it to the next administration."

"When this meeting is done, remind me to call my broker and have him sell the house before the property values tank."