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Clone commandos were rarely placed in ordinary infantry units because they had been trained for a completely different kind of warfare. Regular clone troopers fought in large formations, captured territory, and held the front lines, while commandos operated in small teams behind enemy lines. But if they were among the Republic’s most elite soldiers, why …

Luke Skywalker survived far longer in the Legends timeline than he did in the current canon. He rebuilt the Jedi Order, fought through the Yuuzhan Vong War, lost his wife Mara Jade, watched Jacen Solo become Darth Caedus and later faced theen Solo ancient dark-side entity Abeloth. The stories eventually show Luke as a Force …

Luke Skywalker never met Mace Windu. He was born during the final days of the Clone Wars, shortly before Mace was killed and the Jedi Order was destroyed. Everything Luke knew about him came from the records and histories he later collected while studying the Jedi who came before him. In the canon reference book …

When Luke enters Jabba’s palace in Return of the Jedi, two Gamorrean guards block his path. Luke raises his hand, and both guards suddenly reach toward their throats before collapsing backward. The movement looks almost identical to Darth Vader’s signature Force choke. Luke had returned wearing black, speaking more aggressively and displaying abilities he had …

Mark Hamill just gave Star Wars fans one of those quotes that instantly reopens an old wound. During a Hollywood Reporter actors roundtable, Hamill was asked a rapid-fire question about a living actor he had never worked with and would still like to work with. His answer was not some random dream co-star. It was …

Maul had been trained from childhood to hate the Jedi. He killed Qui-Gon Jinn, hunted Obi-Wan Kenobi for years and tried to turn Ezra Bridger against his own Master. However, after Order 66 destroyed the Jedi Order and replaced the Republic with Palpatine’s Empire, Maul began looking at his former enemies differently. The Inquisitors carried …

In Andor Season 1, Luthen repeatedly tries to convince scattered rebel groups that they cannot defeat the Empire alone. He asks Saw Gerrera to support Anto Kreegyr’s attack and insists that the different factions must begin working together. Season 2 then shows Luthen remaining outside the Alliance forming on Yavin, while Kleya openly despises the …

In Revenge of the Sith, Obi-Wan watches the Jedi Temple recordings and discovers that Anakin led the attack during Order 66. The film shows his horror, but Matthew Stover’s Revenge of the Sith novelization describes what happened in far greater detail. Obi-Wan did not respond with anger first. He collapsed, blamed himself for Anakin’s fall …

After defeating Darth Malak and destroying the Star Forge, Revan returned to the Republic as a hero. His redemption became known throughout the galaxy, but within the Jedi Order, not everyone believed that destroying his former apprentice had erased everything Darth Revan had done. The Legends novel The Old Republic: Revan reveals that some members …

After Anakin defeats Count Dooku aboard the Invisible Hand in Revenge of the Sith, Palpatine tells him to execute the defeated Sith Lord. Anakin hesitates because Dooku is unarmed and no longer capable of defending himself. Palpatine then drops the calm voice he normally uses as Chancellor and gives the order in a much deeper …

For decades, fans have argued over whether Han Solo or Greedo fired first inside the Mos Eisley cantina. George Lucas eventually gave a direct answer, and according to him, Greedo was always supposed to shoot first. In a 2012 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Lucas claimed that the original 1977 scene had been misunderstood because …