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Sion Fawkes

Sion Fawkes has been covering Star Wars since January 2022, expanding his expertise in both Star Wars Canon and Legends. When not writing, you can find Sion in the gym or running trails. He also likes watching sports and listening to audiobooks.

Yoda was one of the smallest Force-sensitive beings in Star Wars. But he was also among the strongest, demonstrating a connection to the Force no other Jedi in the saga reached. A model Jedi, Yoda proved that “size matters not.”  Yoda was so strong with the Force that he absorbed Force lightning with his bare …

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If Star Wars Legends and the Skywalker Saga shared a common denominator, it’s that Sith Apprentices like killing. Or at least plotting to kill their Masters. However, Sith Masters have killed their Apprentices, so perhaps this is a two-way street.  Some believe Sith Lords cared about their Apprentices, but it only seems to be the …

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If the Jedi were so Force-sensitive, couldn’t they have figured out Palpatine before he issued Order 66 and ended the Jedi Order? Logistically, they could, but Palpatine had tricks up his sleeve the Jedi were unaware of, and it allowed him to hide his true identity.  Palpatine used Force stealth, among other tricks, to conceal …

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The Jedi Temple is located on Coruscant and the Jedi have made their home on the planet for five millennia. But there is a dark reason the Jedi built the Temple here, and it goes far beyond Coruscant’s status as the Galactic Republic’s capital.  The Jedi built the Temple on Coruscant for two primary reasons: …

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Some Jedi start training when they’re infants, and it was rare to see any beginning beyond five years of age. For the Jedi Order, the younger one began training, the better, as it allowed them to understand and master the Jedi Code.  The Jedi believed that those who started training later were often more prone …

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