When Grant Imahara passed away in 2020, the world mourned the loss of a brilliant MythBusters engineer. But before he became a TV personality, Grant spent nearly a decade at Industrial Light & Magic, living every Star Wars fan’s dream—he literally brought R2-D2 to life. His contributions to the galaxy far, far away went beyond …
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So we all know how Return of the Jedi ends, right? Darth Vader turns back to the light, saves Luke, and dies in his arms. Then we see him as a Force ghost alongside Obi-Wan and Yoda at the celebration on Endor. But here’s the thing – how exactly did Anakin become a Force ghost? …
I’ve always found it a bit strange how we talk about the Death Stars mostly as giant weapons, but rarely stop to think about the people who were actually on board when they blew up. Recently, I went down a rabbit hole looking into the official numbers, and the scale of the loss is pretty …
When I first saw The Duel from Star Wars: Visions, I couldn’t stop thinking about that spinning lightsaber umbrella. It looked absolutely wild. But the cool part is—it’s not just there to look flashy. The novel Ronin by Emma Candon actually explains how this thing works, and it’s way more clever than I expected. It’s …
If you’ve watched Revenge of the Sith or The Clone Wars, you probably remember that unmistakable sound – General Grievous’s harsh, mechanical cough. It’s one of his defining traits, and it always adds this eerie, unsettling layer to his already terrifying presence. But why exactly does he cough like that? It turns out, there’s more …
If you’ve ever watched Star Wars: The Clone Wars or Revenge of the Sith, you might have wondered: why didn’t General Grievous use red lightsabers? After all, he worked for the Sith and fought Jedi all the time. You’d expect him to have red blades, right? Well, it turns out there’s a very specific reason—and …
It might sound like the plot of a spy thriller, or even something out of the Star Wars galaxy itself, but during the 2000s, the CIA was running actual fan sites as part of their secret operations. The idea was simple: what looks more harmless than a Star Wars fan site, filled with game news, …
Have you ever stopped and wondered why Palpatine just let Yoda go after Revenge of the Sith? I mean, the guy wiped out pretty much the entire Jedi Order, and yet he didn’t even bother sending out a galaxy-wide manhunt for the Grand Master himself. It’s one of those Star Wars details that always made …
You know that scene, Mace Windu storming into Palpatine’s office, the Chancellor playing the “I’m just a weak old man” card, then BAM, he pulls out a red lightsaber and the duel begins. Classic. Except… that wasn’t always the plan. Turns out, in the original drafts and early shots of Revenge of the Sith, Palpatine …
In Rogue One, Cassian took on the mission to assassinate Galen Erso but chose not to carry it out. This pivot moment crystalizes the team that will travel to Scarif to steal the Death Star plans. Yet, Cassian had a chance to shoot Director Krennic back on Eadu. Why didn’t he carry that out? Two …