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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 did an X-wing pilot scream something that sounded like "Yes!" during the Battle of Yavin?

Why is this explosion so important that it warrants a change of music? The strategy for the attack on The Death Star in this battle was that the fighters would break into groups of three. The lea …
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Why was firing the superlaser put on standby shortly before the DS-1 explodes?

When they said “stand by” they were not putting the firing of the laser on standby. Note that “stand by” is two words and “standby” is one word. The phrase “stand by” does not mean “put on standby”. “ …
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By the time of Star Wars: A New Hope, why was Leia familiar with Tarkin?

He is a regional Governor of “numerous outlying Imperial territories”1. They are politicians who have served in the same government, more or less. I suspect it’s similar to a federal legislator knowin …
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What was C-3PO talking about when he said, “That’s funny, the damage doesn’t look as bad fro...

I've always seen this line as a joke, by the way, playing off of C-3PO's relative ignorance of space vessels and technology in general. The damage in question is almost certainly the damage that Tanti …
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