When you think of Darth Vader, you most likely conjure up an image of his menacing presence along with his famous red lightsaber in his hand. He always seemed poised and ready for battle. Yet, Vader is not always holding his lightsaber. So, how does he carry it? Not many scenes in the Star Wars …
Todd Wahlstrom
Yoda is known as a small, but mighty Jedi Master. He was born about 900 years before the climactic Battle of Endor in Star Wars Episode 6: Return of the Jedi. Yoda became a Jedi Master at the time of the Galactic Republic, when the Jedi reigned supreme. He was short in stature, but tall …
In Star Wars Episode 6: Return of the Jedi, Darth Vader asks his son, Luke Skywalker, to remove his mask. Luke replies, “But you’ll die.” Darth Vader wants him to do it anyway. Vader wants to see his son “through his own eyes.” Darth Vader does die soon afterwards, but was it from removing his …
The Sith are known for living a usually long time. Some Sith may have even become immortal. So, how long can a Sith live? On average, a Sith lives about 200 years. Yet the age range varies quite a bit. To answer how long a Sith can live, we need to look at the average, …
In Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Chancellor Palpatine tells Anakin Skywalker an interesting story about Darth Plagueis. A Sith Lord that arose before the Clone Wars, Darth Plagueis is said to have held the power to escape death. Could this be true? Can the Sith Prevent Death? Some Sith do have the …
In the Star Wars universe, the Jedi can do amazing things. They can levitate massive objects by using Force. Yoda does this with Luke’s X-Wing Fighter in Stars Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. By using the Force, Yoda lifts this enormous fighter out of the Dagobah swamp and onto land. Jedi-turned-Sith Lords can …
In the final episode of Season 2 of The Mandalorian, the star character Din Djarin won the Darksaber from his opponent Moff Gideon. When the Mandalorian, or Din Djarin, returned in The Book of Boba Fett, he had that very Darksaber with him. But does the Mandalorian actually own the Darksaber? Yes and no. He …
Ever since the first Star Wars movie, it appears that some Jedi can become immortal. In Episode IV: A New Hope, Obi-Wan Kenobi famously says to Darth Vader, “If you strike me down, I will become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.” He seems to indicate that he will live on even after dying …
A Jedi can jump far and sometimes an incredible distance. Starting with Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, we see Luke Skywalker jump clear out of the carbon freeze chamber. Then, with the prequel movies, Star Wars fans were greeted with numerous far jumps. The Jedi are known for defying the laws of …
In the original Star Wars movies, the Jedi seem to come and go across the galaxy. They are either hiding from the Empire or engaged in some battle to save the Rebellion. In the prequel movies, the Jedi do have a more fixed home, but they are still on the move quite often and ultimately …