Questions tagged [star-wars]
An epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. Use this tag when asking questions about Star Wars. If you're asking about a particular movie, also tag the question with the tag for that movie (for example [a-new-hope] or [the-empire-strikes-back] etc)
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When is Star Wars set?
I am wondering, when we say "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away'', is there anything in the movies or in the canon, or in the comics that suggests when that is.
4 billion years ago, 300 ...
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In what order should a newcomer watch all of the Star Wars media?
This question was asked in 2012. And all of its responses consider only episodes I - VI.
But what about episodes VII - IX? And Rogue One? And Solo?
And then you have the short-format series: The ...
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Was Ahsoka Tano ever granted citizenship in the Galactic Republic?
Ahsoka hails from a non-Republic planet, but she (through the Jedi) becomes a commander in the Republic army and otherwise seems to make a life in the Republic (specifically Coruscant).
In the US, any ...
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What is the language the kids are speaking at the end of Star Wars: The Last Jedi (conlang or real?)
What is the language the kids are speaking at the end of Star Wars: The Last Jedi? Is it a real language, or a conlang, and if a conlang, is it "based" on a real language?
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Was "Star Wars" influenced by "The Six Million Dollar Man"?
I recently started to rewatch episodes of The Six Million Dollar Man which was a favorite of mine as a kid in the 70s. It has been a while since I've seen it so I sought out some of the more iconic ...
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In Ahsoka what type of the communication hologram was that?
I just saw Ahsoka S1E2 and was wondering what kind of holographic communication was being used in the end?
It was very different to the normal, mechanical versions of holograms often seen in Star Wars....
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Is George Lucas (via Lucasfilm Ltd.) still getting paid for new Star Wars movies and TV shows made by Disney?
After the Star Wars movies made by George Lucas, Disney started producing Star Wars movies and TV shows related to Star Wars characters.
I know that George Lucas sold his Star Wars rights to Disney, ...
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Is Obi-Wan wearing the Skywalker lightsaber in the duel of Revenge of the Sith?
While watching again, after a long time the duel between Obi-Wan and Anakin in the Revenge of the Sith, I noticed that, for some scene Obi-Wan seems to be using Anakin's lightsaber.
For instance, the ...
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Why couldn't the Jedi sense something was up with senator Palpatine?
Why couldn't the Jedi throughout the Star Wars prequel trilogy sense that Senator Palpatine was a Sith lord given their regular interactions with him?
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Circuit Board on Grogu's Rondel
In Mandalorian Season 3 episode 4 we see the armorer present Grogu with a Baskar rondel. When the armorer is making the piece, she appears to solder some circuitry to the back of it. Do we know what ...
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What is the full story behind the crashed ship in Andor?
During the first three episodes of the Disney+ episodic release Andor, the title character sees a ship crashing during his childhood, and goes on to explore its interior.
What is the background story ...
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Star Wars reference in Mosquito Coast?
In season 1 of the show Mosquito Coast (2021) S01E02 "Foxes and Coyotes", the Fox family hire two coyotes to smuggle them across the border into Mexico. The driver, named Juan, makes a ...
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Vader is immune to laser beams?
Ok, I just noticed this: Han Solo shoots laser beams at Darth Vader who apparently is completely immune. Ok, so if Jedi are immune to laser beams, why even bother to deflect them with a light saber? ...
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Is Obi-Wan a chiseler?
In the first episode of Obi Wan Kenobi we see several different scenes of Kenobi working his daily job. It appears to be filleting some kind of meat. And, as his shift ends, he always slices some ...
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Why are the Sith Inquisitors allowed to be Sith lords?
I mean, maybe they're not called "Lords". But in the new Obi-Wan Kenobi TV series, they walk around doing Sith/Jedi tricks in the middle of cities in plain sight while serving as commanders ...
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