It makes perfect sense, the dark empire was trying to destory the worlds ecosystem by changing the saltwater of the ocean into pure water, thus ruining the global climate....but after pooling money into not one, but two deathstars, they were a bit low on budget.
Welcome one and All to the Jesters Carnival, where the prizes are greater than your wildest dreams, but the nightmares here shall silence you before you can even scream.