A renowned smuggler and Rebel leader, Han Solo has been central to the Star Wars movies. As a reckless character, he could have died on many occasions. In Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, for example, Han could have died when battling a group of stormtroopers on the Death Star. Or, in Episode VII: …
Todd Wahlstrom
From the prequel Star Wars movies, we became familiar with clone troopers. They originally served as soldiers for the Galactic Republic. From the original movies, we came to know the stormtroopers that replaced the clone troopers once the Empire formed. If we compare the armor that each wore, clone armor vs. stormtrooper armor, which would …
From the first Star Wars movie, we became captivated by the Death Star. The ability to blast planets away with the push of a button helped define the power of the Empire. Then with the sequel movies, we came to know the Starkiller Base and its even greater destructive capabilities. If we compare both mobile …
Jabba the Hutt and his extended family of Hutts are known as powerful crime lords. Jabba controlled the illegal activities of Tatooine and surrounding Outer Rim areas, while other Hutts held similar reigns of wealth and power. How did the Hutts get so powerful, rich, and protected? Criminal activities are partially responsible, but manipulation and …
The famous Star Wars opening crawl, “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…” conjures up a distant fantasy world setting. We may assume the story takes place in a different, very far-off galaxy from our own, perhaps billions of years ago. Yet, the Star Wars galaxy could be closer to us than …
The Death Star was one of the most innovative aspects of the first Star Wars movie. Its immense size made it as large as a moon. That’s what Han Solo thought it was until Obi-Wan Kenobi corrected him and said, “That’s no moon.” Audiences were greeted with a second Death Star in Star Wars Episode …
In a central scene from Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Obi-Wan Kenobi negotiates with Han Solo for a flight on the Millenium Falcon from Tatooine to Alderaan. The cost shifts between 10,000 and 17,000 credits. As Luke Skywalker protests, the first figure is enough to buy his own spaceship. Star Wars thus uses …
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens introduced a new deadly weapon. The Starkiller base is capable of destroying entire planets. Sounds like the Death Star, but the Starkiller base can wipe out entire star systems. The first Death Star from Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope destroyed the planet Alderaan. The Starkiller base …
Star Wars often uses abbreviations. R2-D2 and C-3PO, for example, are abbreviated names for models of droids. Stormtroopers also use letters and numbers for their names. For example, TK-5331 is a stormtrooper who was stationed on the planet Lothal and part of Squad Five. Later films used the reference FN for stormtroopers. What do TK …
In the Star Wars universe, Darth Vader can do incredible things. By using the Force, he can levitate huge objects. He can even keep starships from flying away, as he did in the final episode of the Obi-Wan Kenobi television series With all these powers, can Darth Vader fly? Vader seems to be able to …