We all remember the moment: Anakin Skywalker, now Darth Vader, cut down by Obi-Wan Kenobi on the lava shores of Mustafar. Burned, broken, left for dead—until Palpatine arrives. For years, fans have debated how exactly Obi-Wan managed to defeat the most powerful Jedi of his generation. But in the novel Dark Lord: The Rise of …
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I’ve always treated the Hutts as background crime bosses—big slugs on thrones, feeding people to rancors and making threats. But when you start looking at what their clans and cartels actually do every day, it’s a lot worse than one slimy gangster on Tatooine. Slavery, spice, piracy, gunrunning, death sports, extortion—most of the really ugly …
When people ask “Who were the first Jedi?” they usually mean it literally. They want a founder. A first Grand Master. Somebody you can point to and say, that’s where it started. So instead of guessing, here’s what we actually know so far about the very beginning of the Jedi Order in canon. The First …
Most fans know Darth Vader as Luke Skywalker’s father. But that wasn’t the plan when George Lucas first started writing. In the early versions of Star Wars, Vader and Anakin were two different characters. Luke’s father was a fallen Jedi. Vader was just the enemy. The twist didn’t exist yet—and the backstory looked very different …
The Clone Army is one of the biggest purchases in galactic history, and the wild part is it happens in secret. Long before the Senate debates a budget, long before the Jedi even realize what’s been set in motion, Kamino is already growing soldiers by the millions. So the real mystery isn’t just who placed …
Since Snoke appeared in the first two sequels, he caused a commotion over who he actually was. Especially after his larger role in The Last Jedi in 2017, fans discussed many possibilities for this supposed Sidious creation. While we may not agree with these 5 theories, we can find some credibility in them alongside their …
Long-time fans readily remember when Vader choked Admiral Motti in A New Hope. The Imperial meeting scene has become legendary for Vader’s Force choking skills. Motti comes off as confident about the Death Star and defiant of Vader before he was choked. Was he crazy or stupid to act this way? Not really, he had …
Boba Fett is one of those Star Wars characters who feels like a single, iconic person… even though he’s actually been built by a whole lineup of performers. Throughout the saga, we only see one Boba Fett on screen—but did you know eight different actors have played him in some form, whether that’s in the …
I always had the feeling Luke never really got a straight answer about why his father became Darth Vader. In the original trilogy, Obi-Wan just tells him Anakin was “seduced by the dark side,” and that’s all Luke has to work with, while we only see the full tragedy years later in Revenge of the …
The throne room duel in Return of the Jedi is one of the most iconic scenes in Star Wars. It’s not just Luke Skywalker against Darth Vader—it’s father against son, with the Emperor watching, manipulating, waiting to turn the last Skywalker to the dark side. What’s less known is how hard it was for George …