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Why did Darth Sidious start the Clone Wars instead of just attacking the Republic with Droids directly?
Conquering Coruscant (in Episode 1) wouldn't have been the decapitating move you think it is.
The planet has excellent planetary defences and should be all but impregnable to the sort of attack you'...
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Did Tyranus know that the Clones would be at the battle of Geonosis?
Yes, he did
The dialogue at the end of the film between Dooku (Tyranus) and Palpatine (Sidious) makes it explicit that their plans had been fulfilled:
DARTH TYRANUS: The Force is with us, my Master.
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Why didn't Jango Fett kill Obi Wan and Anakin?
There is, to my recollection, no canon answer as to why Jango did not kill Obi-Wan and Anakin (i.e. there is no material where Jango explicitly says why), but given the circumstances, a few ...
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Why is the clone army so...small?
The military term "unit" does not mean one individual. In fact, a single unit can contain several hundred soldiers. The relevant factor is the number of people in command.
For instance,
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Why were Luke and Leia split up and given to two different families?
This is addressed in the film's official novelisation. Obi-Wan suggests that they be split up as allowing the discovery of both (at the same time) would be an intolerable error on their part.
“We ...
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Why did Anakin and Dooku duel in the dark?
In-Universe
Anakin cut the lighting cable because it was in his way as he walked backwards. He had to step over it, and presumably felt that cutting it would clear the fighting area, removing a ...
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Is Jango Fett inept?
Inept is probably a bit too harsh, but Jango's attitude and actions certainly demonstrate a clear lack of competence and care.
He takes on dangerous assassination contracts despite being deeply ...
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How did a Jedi die during the Battle of Geonosis?
According to Dooku, the Jedi were outnumbered by a thousand battle droids to each Jedi. There's really no good reason to assume that he was exaggerating.
“I don’t think so,” Mace countered. “The ...
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Why were Luke and Leia split up and given to two different families?
In-movie logic: Darth Vader will be looking for twins, not single children, and splitting the pair makes it more likely that one would remain free in case Darth found the other.
What is less logical ...
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Why did Obi-Wan hand off his lightsaber to Anakin in the fight against Count Dooku?
It wasn't necessarily a question of more effectiveness, as of changing the tactics. Up till that point, Anakin was about to lose due to expending more Force energy than Dooku. 2-bladed fight would ...
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Is Jango Fett inept?
Jango Fett is actually extremely skilled in looking inept. His employers are Sith. And what do Sith really want? To kill Padme and free Anakin of attachments? To hide Kamino forever from the Jedi? To ...
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Why does Yoda need a walking stick when he is so skilled and agile with the lightsaber?
Essentially, it's because he is an "old man" by nature. His speed and agility during combat are the result of using the force. Ataru, Form IV and the lightsaber form that Yoda canonically used in ...
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Why does Yoda call it "The Clone War" immediately?
Based on the Star Wars: Attack of the Clones: Junior Novelisation (by Patricia Wrede) we can actually get a pretty good understanding of Yoda's thought process when he comes up with the name:
The war ...
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Why did Anakin and Dooku duel in the dark?
While the previous answer does address why it was dark, it doesn't do much to address why the two combatants were twirling their lightsabers around apparently for effect, so I'll cover that.
This is ...
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How did a Jedi die during the Battle of Geonosis?
In addition to being outnumbered, trapped, and in an open space where they don't work best....
All Lightsaber forms are not created equal
While it is true that we see the protagonists of our story ...
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In the Drew Struzan 'Attack of the Clones' artwork, why is Darth Tyranus missing?
Drew had been asked by Lucas to make the characters mimic the poster for the 1965 film Dr Zhivago (Emphasis mine):
For drew, this was the first time an art director got in the way of a design and ...
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Why is the clone army so...small?
Lama Su was likely referring to the number of units that could be deployed immediately.
Here is Lama Su's original dialogue to Obi-Wan Kenobi from Attack of the Clones.
And now to business. You ...
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Why did Darth Sidious start the Clone Wars instead of just attacking the Republic with Droids directly?
The attack on Naboo was to demonstrate that the Republic couldn't maintain the peace and protect its members, which would encourage dissension and conflict. Palpatine didn't want to win a battle right ...
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Why was Anakin allowed to wear black robes?
You do see a lot of brown robes in the Jedi Order, but there are several exceptions that no one seems bothered about. It seems like Anakin was just another exception that everyone was okay with.
The ...
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Why does Padme react this way after the Tusken incident?
She's overwhelmed by the situation
Padmé sat back a bit, too stunned to respond. She knew that Anakin
needed her to say something or do something, but she was paralyzed.
—Attack of the Clones (...
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Why does Yoda call it "The Clone War" immediately?
In answer to why Yoda felt that it was only the beginning of a long-term engagement (Richard gives an excellent answer as to why Yoda named it specifically after the clones), even though Yoda did ...
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Why did Mace Windu kill Jango Fett?
The Jedi have no qualms about killing people in combat. What's not "the Jedi way" is to kill someone who is no longer a threat. Dooku had been defeated and was no longer a threat when Anakin executed ...
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Why does Palpatine believe protection will be disruptive for Padmé?
Simply because security is disruptive to the principal protectee - security can prevent their protectee from certain activities that are deemed to be unsafe. Impromptu visits to anywhere are ...
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Why did Obi-Wan hand off his lightsaber to Anakin in the fight against Count Dooku?
Obi-Wan's idea is that Anakin (who has proven himself no match for Dooku in terms of classic lightsaber technique) should do something highly unconventional, fighting with a second blade in the hopes ...
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Why does the Republic use armor that is so similar to Mandalorian armor?
Because the clone army consists of clones of Jango Fett, and Jango Fett was Mandalorian and he was used to use Mandalorian armor
Wookieepedia says:
His [Fett's] influence over the clone army's ...
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Why does Cordé apologise to Padmé?
Neither the script, nor the Salvatore novelization offer any detail on why she thought she failed.
Being a part of the plot seems way too outlandish to pass Occam's Razor (and would have definitely ...
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Is Jango Fett inept?
Sidious' grand scheme included making sure the clone army was to be usable by the Republic at just the right moment when a war-caused state of emergency gave chancellor Palpatine full control over ...
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Why use centipedes to assassinate Padmé?
Jango thinks they're more subtle.
If Jango was having any similar thoughts about her, his helmet hid
them. “We’ll have to try something more subtle this time, Zam,” he
said without preamble as soon ...
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How does Obi-Wan reconcile the fact that the Separatists apparently commissioned the clone army for the Republic?
Obi-Wan did not know who Tyranus was at that point and neither did the Jedi Order.
In season 6, episode 10, of the Clone Wars, Obi-Wan finds out that Tyranus is Count Dooku.
He informs the Jedi ...
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Why was Anakin allowed to wear black robes?
The Jedi apparel was generally based on their almost monastic lifestyle, however there weren't guidelines to say what color this needed to be. From Padawan and above, they had the freedom to choose ...
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