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By the time of Star Wars: A New Hope, why was Leia familiar with Tarkin?
Leia has known about Tarkin from early childhood, and encountered him before she became a Senator.
Canon
The very first thing Leia’s father had ever told her about Grand Moff
Wilhuff Tarkin was that ...
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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 ...
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Are clone trooper's Kama "battle skirts" based on any real-world armor or clothing?
Armored skirts were used in medieval armor
A (divided) front skirt was knows as "faulds", while a rear skirt was known as "culet". The faulds were often extended with "tassets&...
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Which Abednedo are named after Beastie Boys titles?
Named after Beastie Boys titles
Awls Ooteek, after the album Paul's Boutique
Brasmon Kee, after the song "Brass Monkey" from Licensed to Ill
Ello Asty, after the album Hello Nasty
Ilco ...
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What was in the weak spot on the dreadnought?
The bomber was targeting the Fulminatrix's reactor:
BATTLE OF D'QAR
Poe Dameron leads the attack to disable the First Order dreadnought, an unmistakable fleet killer bristling with huge cannons. He ...
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How do Human-Twi'lek hybrids work in Star Wars?
Short Answer: Unknown. The ins and outs of such genetic combinations in Star Wars is never directly addressed.
Rather Longer Answer: Star Wars isn't sci-fi, nor is it meant to be. It's a space fantasy ...
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Were high quality reproductions of the Star Wars matte paintings ever produced?
While primarily focused on concept art, the "Art of Star Wars" series of books includes many of the matte paintings used in the Original Trilogy:
The Art of Star Wars (A New Hope)
Tatooine ...
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How did the First Order become so powerful in secret when there was a ruling body in place?
The Senate was aware of the First Order, but didn't act on it due to a combination of factors:
Leia had been personally discredited
In Canon, Leia had made the decision to hide her parentage from the ...
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What is the source/inspiration behind the Tusken Raiders' grunting language, out-of-universe?
The calls used by the Tusken Raiders in the episode when drawing out the Krayt Dragon sound like reuses or recreations of the Tusken calls from the original film.
This is supported by an interview on ...
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Was Count Dooku trying to win the war?
Legends: No
In the novelization of Revenge of the Sith, Dooku reflects on the plan for his defeat and capture at Anakin's hands:
Again, Dooku sighed. Today he felt every hour of his eighty-three ...
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What was Bothan involvement with the Rebellion according to Disney canon?
In current Canon, separate teams of Bothans apparently retrieved the Death Star II plans and the Emperor's schedule, with at least the latter dying in the process. In From a Certain Point of View: ...
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Why is the Starkiller Base a snow planet?
It originally didn't get much sunlight
Later materials identify Starkiller Base as having been built out of the planet Ilum, the planet used by the Jedi for their lightsaber crystals, which had ...
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Who were Han Solo's parents?
In Disney canon, according to Han Solo & Chewbacca 1, his father was named Ovan, and worked in the Corellian Engineering Corporation shipyards. It's been established that he abandoned Han, and ...
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Are clone trooper's Kama "battle skirts" based on any real-world armor or clothing?
The answer can be found within the question itself; the very same Samurai armour that inspired Vader's costume design often featured Haidate (or "Cuisse" in European nomenclature). The ...
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Did Luke Skywalker rebuild the Jedi Order?
As of 2023, we have more details on Luke's new Jedi Order in Canon, including the planet he built his temple on and the minimum number of students he had.
Luke's temple is first seen on Ossus in an ...
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Were Red Four and Red Eight present at the Battle of Yavin?
Red Four, yes; Red Eight, yes, but …
Red Four and Red Eight each have entries in Wookiepedia.
In the movie, Red Four is credited as “Jack Klaff - Red Four (John D.)” and was the first Rebel pilot ...
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Were Red Four and Red Eight present at the Battle of Yavin?
According to the short story 'Duty Roster' in the 'Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View' anthology; Branon and Zal flew as Red Four and Eight respectively.
As for why you didn't hear them sign in: ...
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Why Isn't "Balance to the Force" Everlasting?
One must consider both the Watsonian and the Doylist explanation for the subject.
Presumably, the Watsonian explanation must be that the Star Wars franchise, as I have theorised multiple times before, ...
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How many Sith Star Destroyers were left at the end of Rise of Skywalker?
It seems that they were all destroyed:
With Palpatine dead the Resistance could not be stopped. The Final Order fleet fell into disarray as the Resistance systematically destroyed each Star Destroyer....
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Other than the ones we have seen on-screen, did any Dark Jedi or Sith fight alongside the Separatists in the Clone Wars?
Legends: there were a lot
There were many more dark siders on the side of the Separatists in Legends than have appeared so far in Canon. Wookieepedia identifies them as "Dark Acolytes", ...
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