At the end of Episode III, Palpatine told Vader the one thing that finally broke him. “In your anger, you killed her.” And at the time, we believed it too. Padmé collapsed on Mustafar right after Vader choked her. She died not long after. It felt like the last consequence of everything he had done. …

After Titanic, Leonardo DiCaprio was one of the most in-demand actors in the world. And for a brief moment, he nearly became Anakin Skywalker. This isn’t just a fan theory or casting rumor. DiCaprio himself confirmed that he met with George Lucas to talk about playing the young Jedi who would eventually fall and become …

The Star Wars galaxy is home to thousands of species—but not all of them are treated equally. Some carry the weight of history, war, betrayal, or just centuries of cultural resentment. Sometimes it’s justified. Sometimes it’s pure fear or prejudice. But whether it comes from the Empire, the Hutts, or the average citizen on the …

I always thought the Knights of Ren were supposed to be this terrifying dark-side crew hanging in the background of the sequels, but we never really see what they can do. The funny thing is, there’s a comic that actually answers a different question instead: what happens when they run into Luke Skywalker at full …

During the Clone Wars, we learn that Maul didn’t just survive, he came back with a mission. He rebuilt himself in the shadows, gathered power, and made a clear play to get back into Darth Sidious’s orbit. And when Sidious finally tracks him down on Mandalore, Maul doesn’t even pretend otherwise. He puts it out …

In Obi-Wan Kenobi, we get a quick but disturbing look inside Fortress Inquisitorius: Jedi and younglings suspended in amber, lined up like a hidden museum of the Purge. Obi-Wan calls it a tomb, and then the episode moves on. In this article, I want to slow that down and answer one simple question: why are …

We all know the scene: Tarkin says “Fire,” Alderaan explodes, Obi-Wan feels “millions of voices” cry out… and then the story moves on. For a Core World that important, it always raises the same question for me and probably for you too: what did everyone else do when that happened? How Ordinary People Reacted When …

Luke’s jump in The Empire Strikes Back is one of those moments that can look confusing if you watch it like a normal “escape move.” He’s injured, cornered, and Vader is literally offering him a hand… and Luke chooses the drop. At first glance, it looks like Luke just gives up. But that’s not what …

Last time, we talked about the way the Empire tried to pin a fake “crime” on Jedi Master Plo Koon—claiming he attacked a Neimoidian grub-nursery near the end of the Clone Wars. It’s one of those propaganda lines that tells you everything about how the Empire operated: don’t just wipe the Jedi out, make sure …

We all grew up with farmboy Luke, then the black-clad Jedi Knight in Return of the Jedi—but Legends doesn’t leave him there. By the time he’s Grand Master of the New Jedi Order, Luke is doing things with the Force that make his movie-era self look almost grounded. In this article, I don’t want to …