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On Coruscant, a lot of fans notice the giant dome in the background and assume it must be some separate mystery building behind the Senate. But the real confusion may be much simpler than that. The shot is probably mixing up the Senate Building with the nearby Senate Office / Executive Building, which makes the …

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One thing I’ve always wondered about in The Force Awakens is how Kylo Ren actually got Darth Vader’s helmet. When we first see it, he already has it and already treats it like something deeply personal, almost sacred. But that only makes the mystery more interesting.  The helmet had to survive, someone had to recover …

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If you watch AT-TEs across Star Wars, one thing starts to look a little odd. These walkers carry a huge amount of firepower, but in plenty of scenes, you do not actually see clones operating most of those weapons. For a vehicle like this, that makes it feel like something is missing. So why do …

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Throughout the prequel trilogy, the Jedi speak of the prophecy that foretells someone who will bring balance to the Force. They clearly see that balance as a good thing, yet they are far less certain that Anakin Skywalker is the one meant to bring it. At the same time, the galaxy does not look obviously …

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During the Clone Wars, the Republic’s entire military strength came from one place: Kamino. Millions of clone troopers were grown there, trained there, and sent out across the galaxy to fight the Separatists. But behind that massive army was something surprisingly simple, one man’s DNA. Every clone trooper in the Republic army was created from …

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Some people collect Star Wars merch. Some people collect Star Wars tattoos. And then there are biologists who get to name a brand-new species and decide to make that name a Star Wars reference… permanently. That’s how you end up with real animals officially carrying names like Chewbacca, Leia, Obi-Wan, and even Stormtrooper. Sometimes there’s …

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The Empire built two Death Stars, and both were destroyed. The first was lost at Yavin, and the second fell at Endor. Because of that, they’re often remembered the same was, as identical failures. But the Empire didn’t build the second Death Star just to repeat the first. It was constructed after a catastrophic loss, …

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Jedi starfighters needed hyperdrive rings to travel long distances, but once the jump was over, the ring would detach and the Jedi would continue on in the smaller fighter. That leaves a pretty obvious question: where did those hyperdrive rings actually go afterward? Were they left floating in orbit, picked up later by Republic forces, …

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