Questions tagged [a-new-hope]
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977, first movie produced, originally just titled "Star Wars"). Obi-Wan Kenobi finds plans for the new Imperial weapon: The Death Star. He leads Luke Skywalker to join the Rebellion and follow the path of a Jedi. Use with the [star-wars] tag.
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Why is there so much similarity between Episodes IV and VII?
Having watched Episode VII, it can't escape anyone that it is very similar to Episode IV in terms of plot.
My question is, why is there such a similarity in the storylines?
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How does the Death Star gravity work?
As we all know the Death Star is spherical. I don't know if it generates gravity on its own or has a gravity generator, but that's not important.
I think we have basically two scenarios:
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What is this rectangular object on the underside of a star destroyer?
This question features a scene from A New Hope showing what appears to be a prominent rectangular shape near the rear of the Star Destroyer Devastator. It caught my attention as it adds significant ...
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What was C-3PO talking about when he said, “That’s funny, the damage doesn’t look as bad from out here.”
NOTE: Specifically looking for some in-universe explanation; canonical or “legends” is fine. Lots of discussion of this specific line exists online, but nothing seems to go past idle “armchair ...
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Did Obi-Wan ever pay Han Solo? If so, where did he get the money?
In Star Wars - Episode IV: A New Hope, Obi-Wan promises to pay Han 17,000 credits for taking himself, Luke, and the droids to Alderaan; part of the money intended to pay Han appears to come from the ...
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How have land speeder film techniques changed?
Rey rides a home made speeder in The Force Awakens, much like Luke Skywalker drove an old land speeder in the original film. We pretty clearly know that The Force Awakens was made with digital methods,...
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How is Rey's speeder different than Luke's speeder?
Rey uses a hovercraft 30+ years after we first see Luke Skywalker's hovercraft in the original trilogy. Given the circumstances of the characters, they were probably both old used vehicles, perhaps ...
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Why did Han own a training remote?
In Star Wars - Episode IV: A New Hope, Luke uses a training remote found onboard the Millennium Falcon as part of his lightsaber training. A picture on the Wookieepedia page for "Training ...
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Did Tarkin know Darth Vader's previous identity? [duplicate]
In A New Hope, Grand Moff Tarkin and Vader exchange the following words:
VADER Don't underestimate the Force.
TARKIN: The Jedi are extinct. Their fire has gone out of the universe. You, my friend, ...
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What was Palpatine doing during the events of Episode IV?
So, in preparation for The Force Awakens, I'm watching Episodes IV-VI (for the first time that I'm really old enough to get the story). I've just finished Episode IV tonight, and was wondering - The ...
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Why was the Millennium Falcon missing its Deflector Dish in this scene?
I noticed that during the "Hanger Bay" scenes in A New Hope, the Millennium Falcon is missing its deflector dish. Out of universe, I recall hearing that this occurred because only half of the actual ...
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What is the largest number of Star Destroyers shown on screen at the same time?
Watching some remixed trailers featuring The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, I noticed that as time went by, the number of Star Destroyers shown on screen gradually increased.
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Is it important for the plot that Leia is Luke's sister?
As everybody knows, Luke and Leia are Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader's children. The fact that Luke is his son is important plotwise:
Being Anakin's son, the Force is strong in Luke, making him a ...
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Can Greedo regenerate?
Is it possible that George Lucas's original intent when creating Star Wars (Ep. IV A New Hope) was that Greedo was of a race that can regenerate fairly quickly? Is it possible that Han-shot-first ...
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Why is the secret Rebel base so important?
Why is the Empire is so concerned with finding the Rebel base? If the Empire controls thousands or millions of planets, would one base with a few thousand Rebels matter even a little bit?
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In universe answer for Rebel uniforms in *Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope*?
In the opening scene of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, we see Rebel fighters dressed in those blue/black uniforms. Now I get why this is done from a storytelling perspective so we can immediately ...
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Which things/characters do “The Force Awakens” and “A New Hope” have in common?
Related to this: What are the things that “The Force Awakens” borrowed/parallel from “A New Hope?” (which asks which things the two films have in parallel/similarity):
Which things/characters do The ...
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What are the things that “The Force Awakens” borrowed/parallel from “A New Hope?”
The Internet is awash with criticisms (or is that praise) of how Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens borrows, steals, homages, references, archetype-uses or parallels from Star Wars Episode IV: A ...
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Why do the training drone's shots not bounce off the lightsaber?
In Star Wars, blaster shots always reflect off the lightsaber as seen in so many different scenes. In A New Hope, while Luke is using the training drone on the Falcon the training drone's lasers are ...
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How did Palpatine react to Obi-Wan's death?
When Darth Vader defeated and killed Obi-Wan, Obi-Wan simply disappeared into thin air, from Vader's point of view (we know Obi-Wan trained in exile to live on after death as a Force ghost, but the ...
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Out of universe, what's the origin of the name "The Force"?
We kind of take it for granted now after 35-odd years, but the name The Force really is quite brilliant.
What's the origin and story behind (I'm assuming) George Lucas coming up with it?
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Was "Death Star" an officially designated name?
In A New Hope, the Death Star is only referred to as such (in dialogue) on four separate occasions; three of which are the intercom at the rebel base on Yavin 4, so I'm not sure they count as truly ...
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In Star Wars: IV and Star Trek: III, are this guy and this guy the same guy?
In this answer to this question:
Is there a pair of alien species, one in Star Wars, one in Star Trek, that are too similar for coincidence?
@BenitoCiaro remembered these two characters:
One from ...
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Why don't bars in star wars allow droids? [duplicate]
In A New Hope Luke is told by the bartender at Mos Eisley that C3P0's kind were not served there
In Attack of the Clones while Anakin is taking Padme into hiding, they go into a bar and this time a ...
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Why did Vader run away when Death Star was destroyed in the Battle of Yavin?
In the Battle of Yavin, when Death Star was destroyed, Vader simply ran away. He was close to rebel base. Why didn't he simply land there to crush their throats?
I don't think rebels could stand a ...
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Is there evidence that Lucas intentionally introduced similarities between Episodes I and IV?
Is there evidence that Lucas intentionally introduced similarites between Episodes I and IV?
A Skywalker boy (Luke/Anakin) lives with his relatives in Tatooine, until he encounters a Jedi master (Obi ...
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Why did Biggs tell Porkins to eject during the Battle of Yavin?
In Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, the following exchange takes place:
PORKINS: I've got a problem here.
BIGGS: Eject.
I don't understand how ejecting would be preferable to being killed ...
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What is this rebel pilot's backstory?
Regarding the deleted scene in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope:
We see Luke reunited with Biggs Darklighter in the Rebel Hangar. A third pilot joins the ...
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How long did Luke know Obi-wan?
I just rewatched A New Hope and was bothered by the following two (!) lines after Obi-Wan dies:
LUKE I only wish Ben were here.
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LUKE I can't believe he's gone.
I felt like Luke ...
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Why did Tarkin say that Vader was the last of the religion of the Force? [duplicate]
In Episode IV, Tarkin says to Vader:
The Jedi are extinct, their fire has gone out of the universe. You, my friend, are all that's left of their religion
This struck me quite a bit, because the ...
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How was the destruction of Alderaan explained to the general populace of the galaxy?
After the destruction of Alderaan by the first Death Star, how was that world's disappearance (and the deaths of all the people on it at the time) explained to the general populace of the galaxy?
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How many (if any) survivors of the Yavin Death Star were there?
How many (if any) survivors were there from the Battle of Yavin Death Star explosion? It seems there should have been escape pods and/or other means of escape from such a massive military vehicle. ...
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Why doesn't C-3PO recognize his own home planet?
In the beginning of Star Wars IV. When C-3PO and R2D2 land on Tatooine, it seems like C-3PO doesn't know where he is?
Why doesn't C-3PO recognize his home planet?
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Why were the Imperials rude to Vader in the beginning of A New Hope?
It was my understanding that Vader was the second in command of the Emperor in the Empire.
However in the beginning of the movie one of the generals taunts Vader that his abilities in the Force have ...
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How long did it take the Millennium Falcon to get from Tatooine to the Death Star?
Despite the perception that Obi-Wan was Luke's mentor who taught him in the ways of the Force, it seems like they only had a minute of actual Jedi training. This was on the Millennium Falcon as it ...
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Why did Leia give the stolen version of the Death Star plans to R2-D2 instead of a copy?
In the first Star Wars film (“A New Hope”), Leia gives their only copy of the Death Star plans to R2-D2. Then later on, Darth Vader is informed that the plans are not on the computers of the Tantive ...
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Were the Death Star plans always in R2-D2?
In "A New Hope" we see Leia recording a message into R2-D2's memory before she sends him down to the surface. Vader's men inspect the computers on the Tantive but find nothing, suggesting that the ...
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What happened after Alderaan blew up in A New Hope?
In A New Hope, Princess Leia sends R2-D2 and C3PO to Obi-Wan who is supposed to take R2 to Alderaan where Leia's father is supposed to decode the Death Star blueprints out of R2's memory.
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Empire changed leadership and became more noticeably evil somehow?
In George Lucas's novel of A New Hope, Biggs tells Luke that the Empire was a paradise at first and then became dystopian. He says:
"The empire may have been great and beautiful once, but the ...
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Why did the stormtroopers care about hiding the fact that they killed the Jawas?
In Episode IV, why did the stormtroopers spend time making Bantha tracks and dropping gaffe sticks just to hide their killing of the Jawas?
I know that it shows off Obi-Wan's Sherlock Holmes wit but ...
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What upset Luke more: the death of his family or the death of Kenobi? [closed]
Why does Luke Skywalker seem as upset by Obi-Wan's death, as he is by the death of his uncle and aunt?
Especially considering he found them burnt to the bone (the people that raised him all his life ...
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Why didn't it ring a bell to Vader that the escape pod with the plans landed on Tatooine?
Why didn't it ring a bell to Vader that the escape pod with the plans landed on Tatooine?
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Elements of The Force in A New Hope
It occurred to me recently, having re-watched Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, that I didn't notice any occurences of the Force being used to physically manipulate anything throughout the movie. Obi-...
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Is the Death Star’s gravitational force strong enough to hold an atmosphere?
The Death Star is the size of a small moon. Endor being a moon (not sure if it's small or not) has a rich atmosphere.
Could the Death Star hold a nitrogen/oxygen based atmosphere with its gravity?
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Why did C-3P0 lie to Luke? [duplicate]
In the opening scene of Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope, as 3P0 and R2D2 are scuttling about the ship, 3P0 says:
"There'll be no escape for the Princess this time".
Obviously, he knows who ...
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Do the pilots shown match the ships flown?
In this screen capture from Star Wars, A New Hope, I counted 28 orange flight suits. I assume Luke Skywalker is in the lower right corner, so lets call it 29 pilots give or take. Now my question is ...
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Why did Obi-Wan use his lightsaber in the Mos Eisley Cantina?
In the Mos Eisley Cantina, Obi-Wan uses his light saber to protect Luke from a patron attacking him. Jedi (and I would assume, lightsabers) are very uncommon, so I would imagine Kenobi's attack would ...
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Why did Greedo shoot first?
Was there ever an explanation given by George Lucas or the studios for changing the cantina scene to Greedo firing before Han did?
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Is there a script that contains Chewbacca's/Peter Mayhew's dialogue (in English)?
Most Star Wars fanatics probably already know about the clip below. In a nutshell, the scene is from A New Hope. Luke, Han, Chewie, and the droids are in the hangar control room on the Death Star, ...
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In the medal ceremony in Star Wars: A New Hope, is Chewbacca giving orders?
Chewbacca, Han, and Luke walk down the aisle. The rebels are standing at attention in parade formation on either side, facing the aisle. Chewbacca howls. The rebels stamp their heels and turn to ...
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