I’ve always thought Mustafar has this strange way of staying alive, even when everything on it seems dead. The heat, the lava rivers, the ash — all of it feels like the planet is constantly trying to breathe through fire. And somewhere on that burning world stood Vader’s Castle, a black fortress, where he spent …
Anh Pham
There’s a lesser-known story in Star Wars Legends where a young Anakin Skywalker gets caught in one of the most embarrassing moments of his Padawan years. Before the Clone Wars and before Attack of the Clones, he and Obi-Wan Kenobi went on what seemed like a simple diplomatic mission. Things didn’t exactly go as planned. …
If you ask how much a Rebel foot soldier really knew about Darth Vader, the answer is surprisingly simple: not much. The galaxy may have whispered his name, but for most people, he was more rumor than reality — a terrifying story that only became real for the few unlucky enough to face him. Let’s …
There’s a lot more to the Jedi Order than lightsabers and mind tricks. The Order ran like an entire galaxy-spanning organization, with ranks, schools, and hundreds of specialists. I’ll walk you through how the hierarchy worked, from the smallest younglings to the Grand Masters, and all the different paths a Jedi could follow once they …
When Boba Fett storms Jabba’s Palace and kills Bib Fortuna, he calls him “that bloated pig who double-crossed me.” The show never explains what that betrayal was — but there’s a story behind it. It goes back to the days before Return of the Jedi, when deals, power, and loyalty inside Jabba’s court started to …
When the Emperor gave his final orders “Guards, leave us”, two Imperial Royal Guards stepped out of the throne room with flawless discipline. They stood watch at the entrance, motionless but alert, their minds racing beneath the calm exterior. Few in the galaxy understood the Emperor’s true nature, yet these guards did. They served a …
Some moments in Star Wars stay with you long after you see them, not because of a big battle or explosion, but because of the silence that follows. In Darth Vader (2015) #6, there’s a scene where Vader learns something that shakes his entire existence—the moment he discovers he has a son. The Emperor’s Game …
When Count Dooku sliced off Anakin Skywalker’s arm in Attack of the Clones, the scene was brutal but quick. One second, the Padawan charged in full of arrogance and rage; the next, half his arm flew across the Geonosian hangar floor. For such an iconic injury, Star Wars fans have spent years wondering — what …
I’ve always found it strange how little we actually know about what bounty hunters do when the blasters cool down. Everyone talks about Boba Fett’s kills, his armor, his reputation—but I got curious about what he did when no one was paying him. That question sent me down a long rabbit hole of Legends books …
The Battle of the Barge scene in Return of the Jedi is one of the most celebrated. It provided a pivotal early moment in the film that set up the trajectory of Luke as a mature Jedi. Among the details about it is one that concerns how Boba Fett held his weapon in his encounter …