Star Wars is an American epic space opera franchise conceived by George Lucas. It is one of the highest-grossing film series in the United States. The Star Wars film series has spawned other media including books, television series, video games, and comic books. There are 6 movies in the series. In ...
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Difference between a blaster, photon gun and phaser?
Since these are 3 completely different weapons, the blaster, photon gun and a phaser... they all go "pew pew" and shoot out a laser, so what is the difference between them? Is there any advantage to ...
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What happened to Mara Jade's lightsaber?
In Timothy Zahn's novel Allegiance, Mara Jade, still as Emperor's Hand, uses (violet-colored) lightsaber. In (Timothy Zahn's, again) Hier to the Empire and other parts of that trilogy she already ...
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What happens to the mind of a recipient of a Jedi mind trick?
I was reading about Jedi mind tricks and am curious to know what happens to the mind of the trickee afterward. On Wookiepedia it says:
Should the trick succeed, he or she then agreed to whatever ...
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Who named Luke Skywalker?
Who named Luke Skywalker "Luke" according to canon?
Padme before death?
Bail Organa after birth?
Obi-Wan before giving to Larses?
Larses?
Some other option I missed?
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How long, in-universe, were each of the Star Wars movies?
Inspired by this question:
Why Luke named his son Ben and not Obi-wan?
Currently, the only answer there addresses the fact that the "names you first know someone by are hard to shake". However, ...
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Why do the Jedi say “May the Force be with you”?
May the Force be with you is the catch phrase of Star-Wars, but does it make any sense?
Obi-Wan himself explains the force like this:
LUKE: The Force?
BEN: Well, the Force is what gives a ...
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Why did Luke name his son Ben and not Obi-wan?
When Luke had a son, he called him Ben, in honor of his old master. But his master's real name was Obi-Wan. Why did he use the false identity of his master to name his son? After all, he barely knew ...
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Was R2D2 inspired by Daleks?
I know this is a potentially silly question but thinking about how both can fly in the newer versions of their respective franchises (and this animation from the official Doctor Who tumblr), I just ...
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Has there ever been a good Sith?
The Sith order doesn't literally require its members to be evil; It merely states how they access and use the Force. This raises the question if there are any Sith that can be described as ...
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What was the Star Wars parody trailer — was it “Trash Wars?”
In the late 90's, when Star Wars was re-released, I remember seeing a parody Star Wars trailer before the movie that was called something like "Trash Wars" that had all the characters looking like ...
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Was Luke turning into a Sith?
In episodes 4-6, is Luke becoming a Sith? He starts out wanting to become an imperial pilot and is initially reluctant to get involved with the rebellion. In his training with Obi Wan and later Yoda ...
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Can a force sensitive use force to communicate with other force sensitive?
Apart from being a force ghost, the power one can achieve only after a death. But can one use the force to "communicate" with the other force sensitive?
Imagine one scenario where Anakin and Obi-van ...
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Did George Lucas use any of the expanded universe material in the prequel trilogy?
One of my friend says the name 'Coruscant' was first used by Timothy Zahn in his Thawn trilogy series. Lucas liked the idea so much that he used this name for the galactic capital.
Is this true?
Is ...
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Did JKR intend any parallels between Wormtail's sacrificed/artificial hand and Darth Vader?
While it's pretty obvious that there's no direct analogy, it seems that there are plenty of parallels between Darth Vader's mechanical hand and Wormtail's artifical silver hand given by Voldemort:
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How did Luke become the leader in the group that destroyed the first Death Star?
Other than Biggs telling the commanding officer that Luke the "best bush pilot in the outer rim", what other qualifications did he have to lead the fighter group that took out the Death Star? Both ...
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Is stormtrooper armor not very strong or were the rebel guns just that powerful?
When stormtroopers get into fire fights with the rebels, I noticed that a few are killed after a single shot to the chest. Is their armor not really armor or are the rebels guns just that powerful? In ...
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Did the sensors in Star Wars universe not have the ability to scan for droids?
In Star Wars, when R2-D2 and C-3PO leave in the escape pod, the star destroyer operator says no life forms were detected. Given the technology in the Star Wars universe, I'm surprised they couldn't ...
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Why does Palpatine refer to Luke's father as Anakin?
During The Empire Strikes Back, Palpatine refers to the father of Luke as Anakin.
Darth Vader: What is thy bidding, my master?
Emperor: There is a great disturbance in the Force.
Darth ...
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Why did Emperor fail to foresee his own death by Vader?
The Emperor was a very powerful force user when it came to foreseeing the future. He had foreseen that Anakin would be defeated by Kenobi. He had foreseen that Luke would came to Vader by himself. ...
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Do characters in Star Wars & Star Trek even address how odd it is the universe is filled with humanoids?
In Star Trek, basically everyone is a human with facial make-up, and in Star Wars, even Ewoks and Chewbacca and really basically even the Hutt (Jabba et al.) are humanoid; is there an attempt at an ...
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If the Emperor and Vader agree to recruit Luke, doesn't that violate the rule of 2?
I understand the rule of two, there's always a master and an apprentice. But if thats true, then there should be exactly 2 sith at any give time. In Empire Strikes Back, Vader and the Emperor agree to ...
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Why Does Vader say “No disintegration” to Boba Fett?
In Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, Darth Vader instructs a group of Bounty hunters :
VADER: ...there will be a substantial reward for the one who finds
the Millennium Falcon. You ...
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Was Obi-wan ever taught by Yoda?
I found a quote whilst researching my previous question about Force Ghosts, about how Obi-Wan was trained by Yoda:
Yoda: [Looking away from Luke] I cannot teach him. The boy has no patience.
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Why or how did Agen Kolar and Saesee Tiin seem to die so easily without any resistance?
When Mace Windu and the 3 other Jedi Masters confront Chancellor Palpatine as the Sith Lord.
Darth Sidious unveils himself and attacks the jedi and in one move he takes out Agen Kolar who wasn't even ...
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Is there an in-universe reason for Anakin changing eye colour when turned to the Dark Side?
Is there an in-universe reason for Anakin changing eye colour when turned to the Dark Side, or is there only an out-of-universe reason, i.e. it looks cool, and dark?
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Does being a force ghost inherently make you more powerful?
The default answer among most people to my previous question seems to be that Obi-Wan was referring to becoming a force ghost. Now whilst this seems pretty cool, you are now hindered into well Kyle ...
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Did obi-wan ever become more powerful?
In Star wars: IV A New Hope, Obi-Wan says to Darth Vader:
You can't win, Darth. If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine.
What did he mean by this? ...
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Did Qordis really know of Bane's secret training?
While Bane was training at the Sith academy he lost his connection to the force, after being beaten by Sirak, and began training secretly with Githany and Kas'im.
Later on, Qordis said he knew about ...
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Why couldn't the Jedi detect Senator Palpatine as having powers?
In Return of the Jedi, when trying to sneak into the base on a shuttle, Luke said he senses Darth Vader's presence and said he shouldn't have come less he jeopardize the mission. Darth Vader also ...
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When & How did Yoda come to know about rule of two?
At the very end of Star Wars Episode 1 : The Phantom Menace, Mace Windu and Yoda had this discussion:
Mace Windu: There is no doubt. The mysterious warrior was a Sith.
Yoda: Always two there ...
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Why did Palpatine order Anakin to kill Count Dooku when Anakin was not yet turned to the Dark Side?
This follows from this question: Does the Rule of Two Serve any Actual Purpose? , Darth Bane came up with the Rule of Two to ensure the survival of the Sith. The answer to that question says:
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Can Laser Weapons Work Under Water?
Can a laser or laser beam travel through water? I saw a battle scene in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, season 4, episodes 1 and 2 where they are exchanging laser blasters. Though I don't know anything ...
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What “Earth-Origin” animals exist in the canon Star Wars universe?
When I was a young teen, I really got into reading the few Star Wars novels that existed at that time. After I exhausted the then current run of books (there were only about 5 or 6 of them), I ...
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How long was Luke Skywalker's training with Yoda?
From the answer to the question Is the Han/Leia vs Luke/Yoda timeline in The Empire Strikes Back broken? :
We also don't know how much time Luke spent training.
I tried to check some references ...
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How did Han modify his weapon?
Han Solo supposedly illegally modified his blaster. I can't find a reference on the web for this. If he did, how did he modify it and why was it illegal to do so?
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Why are blaster bolts in Star Wars moving slower than speed-of-light?
Is there a canon explanation (based on how Star Wars blasters work) for why the blaster bolts are so slow? Intuitively, one would expect them to be like lasers, speed-of-light.
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Is there an explicit canon answer for the exact speed of blaster bolts in Star Wars?
It's known that blaster bolts in Star Wars aren't instantaneous/speed-of-light - they are actually pretty slow (supposedly, slower than a high-velocity bullet).
Is there an official canon speed for ...
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Why would a slug thrower be more effective against a lightsaber/Jedi than a blaster?
From this question about gunpowder in the Star Wars universe it is quoted that the shot from a slug thrower is not completely deflectable by a lightsaber. This seems to be listed as an advantage ...
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Why don't they use gunpowder in the Star Wars universe?
Especially in the Republic era when the use of the lightsaber was more common, why didn't anybody use chemical propellants (real life modern guns)? A modern-day assault rifle has at least 10 times the ...
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How did C-3PO become Padme's Droid?
After Anakin and Padme leave Tatooine, C-3PO appears to be in her service. I didn't think I saw either of them trade or pay Cliegg. Given the conditions on Tatooine, I'd assume they'd off him ...
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What's the name for the people in red in Return of the Jedi?
I'm watching Star Wars VI : Return of the Jedi on television. Approximately forty minutes into the movie, Lord Vader lands for the second time on a spaceship. Some beings wearing totally red clothing ...
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Star Wars fan website with false claims
I recall around 2001-2003 time period there was a fan-created Star Wars website that made a lot of claims about the Star Wars universe, supposedly through insider knowledge/sources. The site opened ...
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What level of canon is the lore in Star Wars: The Old Republic?
I was wondering: there is a lot of lore in Star Wars: The Old Republic, and some events could be seen as contradictions. What level of canon is given to this game?
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How did all the Yuuzhan Vong fit on Zonoma Sekot?
At the end of the New Jedi Order series of novels, it seems that the entire Yuuzhan Vong population was rehabilitated as settlers on Zonoma Sekot. But the Yuuzhan Vong population formerly occupied an ...
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Star Wars referencing Star Trek or vice-versa?
Is there anything in the Star Wars universe that either directly copies, references or pays tribute to the Star Trek universe or vice-versa?
I'm looking for obvious examples not a comparison of the ...
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What's the minimum age required to be a Jedi?
I'm clueless about the Jedi, and I wanted to know - can you be a Jedi at fifteen? When you started training at five? If your midichlorian count is 13,200? How old do you at least have to be to be a ...
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Are the magnetic fields of a lightsabre Canon?
One widely held explanation of how lightsabres work is that they are a sword shaped line of plasma confined by a strong magnetic field. Is this theory founded in anything form the Star wars EU? And if ...
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Where to apply to become a Jedi knight?
Can you become a Jedi knight if you wanted to? Will the academy accept applications or they only choose for themselves?
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Who built the Republic Star Destroyers?
At the end of Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones we see hundreds of already built star destroyers.
Did the Kaminoans build them as well as cloning the troopers or did the Republic source ...
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What is on the back of a stormtrooper's armor?
What do the letters/symbols on the back of a stormtrooper's armor represent or stand for? As the image below shows, it looks like a zero and two ones, or the letter O and two lines? I originally ...
