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[Star Wars TFA] Is it energy efficient for the Starkiller Base to harness the power of a star to destroy planets?

Wouldn't the process of absorbing, storing and firing the energy of a star require more energy than is actually stored in the star itself?  If you've got all the energy it takes to weaponize a star, shouldn't you already have more than enough energy to destroy planets? 


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Crappy math example:
The star has 10 joules of energy and it takes 15 joules of energy to weaponize the star, wouldn't it be deadlier to use the 15 joules directly for the weapon instead of losing 5 in the star weaponization process?
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It may not be the most energy efficient, but with this they can destroy multiple planets from half the galaxy away. That way they don't need to be in orbit of the planet they want to destroy and don't need to deal with any defense forces that planet may have.

Also, the New Order (like the Empire) is probably all about the scare factor in their weapons. They can harness the power of an ENTIRE STAR and destroy planets parsecs away. That's some serious intimidation right there.