When Yoda confronted Darth Sidious inside the Galactic Senate, the two most powerful Force-users of their era appeared almost evenly matched. Yoda survived everything Sidious threw at him. He deflected the Sith Lord’s lightning, avoided the Senate pods hurled toward him and forced Sidious to defend himself throughout the duel. Their final clash sent both …

When The Phantom Menace was released in 1999, it became one of the most heavily criticized movies in Star Wars history. Fans attacked its dialogue, its politics and especially Jar Jar Binks, while some of the actors involved later spoke openly about how difficult the backlash became. Liam Neeson, however, has never turned against the …

During his duel with Darth Vader aboard the Death Star, Obi-Wan Kenobi suddenly lowers his lightsaber and allows his former apprentice to strike him down. His body disappears, but Obi-Wan’s voice soon returns to guide Luke during the attack on the Death Star. The moment became one of the most important scenes in the original …

When Darth Vader throws Emperor Palpatine into the Death Star II’s reactor shaft, the battle station is already under attack. Rebel forces have destroyed the shield generator on Endor, and Lando Calrissian is leading starfighters directly into the station’s unfinished superstructure. Even if Vader had remained loyal and allowed Palpatine to kill Luke, the Death …

When Queen Amidala’s ship was damaged while escaping Naboo, Qui-Gon Jinn landed on Tatooine to purchase a replacement hyperdrive generator. Watto possessed the exact part they needed, but he refused Qui-Gon’s offer of 20,000 Republic dataries. “Republic credits? Republic credits are no good out here. I need something more real.” Qui-Gon tried using a Jedi …

When Leia entered Jabba’s palace disguised as the bounty hunter Boushh, she delivered Chewbacca as her prisoner. In the movie, Jabba initially offered 25,000 credits. Leia immediately demanded twice that amount: “Fifty thousand. No less.” When Jabba questioned why he should pay so much, C-3PO revealed the reason: “Because he’s holding a thermal detonator!” They …

Clone commandos were rarely placed in ordinary infantry units because they had been trained for a completely different kind of warfare. Regular clone troopers fought in large formations, captured territory, and held the front lines, while commandos operated in small teams behind enemy lines. But if they were among the Republic’s most elite soldiers, why …

Luke Skywalker survived far longer in the Legends timeline than he did in the current canon. He rebuilt the Jedi Order, fought through the Yuuzhan Vong War, lost his wife Mara Jade, watched Jacen Solo become Darth Caedus and later faced theen Solo ancient dark-side entity Abeloth. The stories eventually show Luke as a Force …

Luke Skywalker never met Mace Windu. He was born during the final days of the Clone Wars, shortly before Mace was killed and the Jedi Order was destroyed. Everything Luke knew about him came from the records and histories he later collected while studying the Jedi who came before him. In the canon reference book …

When Luke enters Jabba’s palace in Return of the Jedi, two Gamorrean guards block his path. Luke raises his hand, and both guards suddenly reach toward their throats before collapsing backward. The movement looks almost identical to Darth Vader’s signature Force choke. Luke had returned wearing black, speaking more aggressively and displaying abilities he had …