Motti’s ambitions, which grew in the wake of the battle station’s completion, were short-lived, however. The Rebel Alliance, who had obtained a copy of the Death Star plans during the Battle of Scarif, discovered a weak spot in the station’s thermal exhaust port and successfully exploited it, leading to the destruction of the battle station along with the deaths of everyone onboard, Motti included.
He survived
Not for long, though:
Yo spoilers! Wow.
I feel that if you are browsing !starwarsmemes@lemmy.world, spoilers for at least the original trilogy should be par for the course :)