Questions tagged [star-wars]
For questions about the 'Star Wars' universe created by George Lucas. By default, this tag is for questions about canon works in the 'Star Wars' universe. Indicate that works in the Legends continuity are acceptable and/or desired by using the [star-wars-legends] tag.
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Why did E.T. say “Home.. Home” after seeing Yoda? [duplicate]
At Halloween, when a guy came in Yoda costume, E.T. got attracted towards him and said, “Home.. Home”.
Why did E.T. behave like that? Is Star Wars universe somehow connected with E.T.’s?
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Did the Star Wars galaxy have n-body computing capabilities? [closed]
In the Empire Strikes Back movie, when chasing the Millennium Falcon, Vader instructs his officers to “Calculate every possible destination along their last known trajectory”
This may seem like an ...
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How can EV9D9 torture droids?
In Return of the Jedi (1983) the droid EV-9D9 is shown torturing a droid but should that even be possible? I don't see how unless the droid was assembled with built in pain receptors, and why would a ...
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Did the success of "Star Wars" contribute to the decision to make "Strangers" starring Don Henderson?
British actor Don Henderson's two best known role were General Tagge in Star Wars and George Bulman, who he played in three successive crime shows from 1976 to 1987: The XYY Man, Strangers, and ...
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At the time of the prequels, was everyone who worked in the Jedi Temple on Coruscant a Jedi?
There are some very background characters, such as the librarian in Attack of the Clones, who appear to be wearing Jedi robes. It got me thinking. Since the temple itself is quite large and clearly ...
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Were the Aniseya coven dark side users?
In Star Wars: The Acolyte, the protagonist comes from a coven of Force-using witches.
At first, I thought they were Nightsisters, thus far the most prominent group of Force witches seen in the story, ...
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Why couldn't a Force-sensitive user learn both sides?
In the typical storyline, there are only three "career paths":
Guy starts as a dark side user (like Palpatine). He does not ever learn the light side.
Guy starts as a light side user, then ...
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How Can an Ancient Star Map Predict Thrawn’s Location?
At the end of Star Wars Rebels, Ezra Bridger and Grand Admiral Thrawn are transported by purrgil to an unknown location. Since Ahsoka takes place about a decade later, why would the ancient star map, ...
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Why were the B1 battle droids less talkative in the Star Wars: Republic comics?
In the Star Wars: Republic comics, B1 battle droids didn't talk as much as they do everywhere else. I think I only saw one talk in Issue 50. Why weren't they very talkative in this case?
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Why do B2 Super Battle Droids rarely talk in Star Wars?
I'm really curious, but why do B2 Super Battle Droids rarely talk in Star Wars? I know they do talk a lot in the Star Wars Jedi: Survivor game, where they have several conversations with other droids ...
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Was there any music during the medals ceremony on Yavin IV?
You may have seen this video where the Throne Room march, which underscores the medals ceremony in the film, is removed.
Besides highlighting how crucial composer John ...
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Doesn't Leia know about the Death Star's weakness already?
In Star Wars: A New Hope, when discussing the Death Star plans, Princess Leia says
I only hope that when the data's analyzed a weakness can be found.
But doesn't she and the Rebellion know that ...
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Help identifying Star Wars fan film from early 2000’s
There was a Star Wars film I used to enjoy watching ~20 years ago (so 2005-ish). I’m fairly certain it’s older than that, so maybe 2000-2005?
For the time there were remarkably good CGI backgrounds.
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Did Palpatine use the Force to raise the fleet out of the ice?
In Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker we see Palpatine raise his hands slightly. Then we cut to the Final Order ships emerging from the ice.
I always took this as Palpatine giving them signal and the ...
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How was Luke Skywalker meant to succeed in his trial in the cave?
The following exchange happens at the beginning of the finale of Episode V as Luke is departing to save his friends:
LUKE: But I can help them! I feel the Force!
BEN: But you cannot control it. This ...
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Why would lying take more energy for B2EMO?
In the Andor episode "Kassa" (S01E01), we see Cassian discussing plans and what other people need to be told after the events on Morlana One with the following exchange taking place;
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Why did R2-D2 think there were settlements across the rocks?
In the beginning of A New Hope, R2-D2 and C-3PO get in an argument over which way to walk towards civilization, with R2-D2 being adamant that settlements exist across the rocks. C-3PO takes the easier ...
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Suggested order for newcomers to watch "Star Wars" after "Andor" season 2?
I’m not sure what the recommended viewing order was before. I usually suggested watching in order of release date. I’ve also seen a post with a great image that shows a recommended viewing order.
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Andor S2E10: Why does Luthen do this?
In season 2, episode 10 of Andor, Luthen Rael meets with his agent within the ISB, Lonni Jung. Jung tips him off that the ISB are onto Luthen, and also tells him about the plans for the Death Star.
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Was Ghorman Strip Mined
One of the key story threads of Andor are the events on Ghorman, with it being explained that Krenic wanted to strip mine the planet to the point of destruction in order to gather resources (seemingly ...
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Was Saw Gerrera breathing Rhydonium in Rogue One?
Saw Gerrera is seen utilizing a breathing apparatus in the film "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" (2016). The reasons for his use of this device are not explicitly stated in the film, but ...
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How did the Japanese Return of the Jedi movie poster end up with a green lightsaber when other versions used blue?
How did the Japanese version of the Return of the Jedi movie poster (July 2nd, 1983) end up with a green lightsaber when other posters show it as blue?
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How or why did the Millennium Falcon crash on Kef Bir?
In The Rise of Skywalker, as the Millennium Falcon approaches Kef Bir, Poe and Chewbacca have a conversation in the cockpit:
CHEWBACCA: [grunts]
POE: Landing gear's busted? How busted?
There's a cut ...
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Where did the Separatist emblem first appear?
Wookieepedia claims that the "Separatist hex icon", the emblem of the CIS/Separatists, first appeared in Attack of the Clones. However, I can't remember seeing it appear anywhere in the film,...
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Why does C-3PO speak Huttese only haltingly?
In Return of the Jedi, C-3PO speaks in Huttese to the entry droid at Jabba's Palace, explaining who he and R2-D2 are. From the script:
A small hatch in the middle of the door opens and a spidery ...
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Why did R2-D2 speak after Luke when reporting at the battle of Yavin?
In preparation for the Battle of Yavin, Red Squadron is given orders for...
"all wings report in"
We then see several pilots sound off with their callsign, however when it gets to Luke's ...
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Are there any jobs that are "safe" from droids in the Star Wars galaxy? [closed]
In many Star Wars sources, there are many comments on how droid labor can often be unreliable and organics still tend to do things better than robots, and droids are often seen as a cheaper or (...
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How was the Tantive IV tracked down to Tatooine in the EU?
In the Disney canon, the Tantive IV was pursued from the Battle of Scarif, where the Death Star plans were stolen.
But in the old extended universe (now referred to as Legends), the Battle of Scarif ...
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Why do the Neimoidians build the 'Bridge Cities'?
(Based on this answer to another question.)
The Neimoidians have built colossal Bridge Cities on their home planet, suspended between two massive rock formations.
My first assumption would be that ...
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What is this Ringworld seen in Revenge of the Sith?
One of the clone pilots shoots down a Jedi over what looks like something from Larry Niven's ringworld novels - what is this place?
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Do lightsabers have internal cooling cells? [duplicate]
In Legends or Canon lore and/or reference books, do they ever mention how lightsaber hilts are safe enough to hold as the blades are canonically plasma and plasma generates massive amounts of heat.
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Did the chess scene in Futureworld influence the Dejarik scene in Star Wars?
I just watched the 1976 movie Futureworld and saw how in the chess scene that the pieces are represented by miniature holograms that do battle when they take over a square. Now consider the Dejarik ...
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Was the overarching plot of the Star Wars prequels influenced by House of Cards?
While writing a recent answer, I was reminded of a similarity that I had noticed before but not thought much about. Given the success of a similar question that I asked a while back, I thought I ...
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Why didn't Zam shapeshift?
In Attack of the Clones, Obi-Wan and Anakin are pursuing Zam Wesell into a crowded nightclub, which she's run into in order to hide. During the chase, Anakin had managed to get a close look at her, ...
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How did Sidious "betray" Nute Gunray?
In Attack of the Clones, when Dooku has Obi-Wan captured, he dangles a bit of information to try and recruit Obi-Wan to the cause:
DOOKU: What if I told you that the Republic was now under the ...
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What did Jango know about the plan for the clone army?
In Attack of the Clones, we learn that Jango Fett was hired as the source for the Clone Army ten years earlier by "Tyranus" (aka Count Dooku). Lama Su mentions that Jango lives on Kamino and ...
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Why do Iridonian Zabraks look more human when Dathomirian Zabraks are human hybrid?
Why do Iridonian Zabraks look more human when Dathomirian Zabraks are human-hybrid? Shouldn't the subspecies with human DNA look more human?
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Was the Tantive IV filming model bigger than the Star Destroyer model?
In the famous opening shot of Star Wars, the diminutive Tantive IV is pursued by the much larger Imperial Star Destroyer.
I was building the Lego Tantive IV model with my son this evening and ...
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Trying to understand the difference between physical and electronic currency in Star Wars?
Spinning off of this question about Republic credits being "no good" on Tatooine, I've found it interesting that there seems to be a great amount of physical coinage in such a ...
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What does the “pirate code” consist of in “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew?”
In the Disney+ series, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew the kids (and others) are constantly regaled by their companion droid SM-33 about the “pirate code.”
I assume this is the classic, “honor among thieves” ...
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Can a Force spirit travel through time?
When one becomes a Force ghost it is said that they become more powerful than possibly imagined. We’ve seen Force ghosts in both Canon and Legends appear anywhere (including other galaxies), in Canon ...
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What Star Wars audio book had a pilot providing a password for a restricted region of space?
Years ago I listened to an audio book of one of the many Star Wars-verse stories, where a female pilot approaches a restricted region in her spaceship, repeating over the communicator a — from my ...
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What happened to Obi-wan's lightsaber? [duplicate]
In Star Wars Episode IV we see Vader seemingly kill Obi-wan Kenobi. His saber drops onto his cloak.
Light sabers are considered significant artefacts. Do we know if Kenobi's saber survived the ...
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When did Stormtroopers stop being clones?
I'm very certain when I was younger stormtroopers were supposed to be clones. I remember they all had the same voice, build, and height (Leia asking Luke "aren't you a little short to be a ...
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Why are droidekas found on Geonosis and at the Baktoid Combat Automata factory?
If droidekas or destroyer droids are made by the Colicoids on their home planet of Colla IV, why are there some on Geonosis and why are they in the factories of Baktoid Combat Automata when they were ...
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Why in Star Wars are cybernetics being used instead of limb regeneration? [duplicate]
In the Star Wars universe, notably in the original and prequel trilogy, when someone lost his limb(s), typically in a lightsaber duel, the missing limb was replaced with a cybernetic limb (e.g. Luke ...
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Which "heroes on both sides" were intended to be referenced in "Revenge of the Sith"?
The opening crawl of Revenge of the Sith begins as follows:
War! The Republic is crumbling under attack by the ruthless Sith Lord, Count Dooku. There are heroes on both sides. Evil is everywhere.
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Why is Darth Vader almost never addressed as "Darth Vader"?
In continuation to Why was Darth Vader called Lord Vader? and The use of 'Darth' as Vader's name, not title, in Star Wars I ask why in almost all instances (mainly the films) Vader is ...
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Do non-lethal 'practice' lightsabers exist? [duplicate]
By 'practice lightsabers' I mean a kind that, on striking a student would be felt and maybe even cause a bruise but not actually maim or kill (the same principle as wooden 'dummy-blades' that were ...
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Did Queen (or Freddie Mercury) really not like Star Wars?
The song "Bicycle Race" by Queen has the following lyrics;
You say black, I say white
You say bark, I say bite
You say shark, I say hey man
Jaws was never my scene
And I don't like Star ...