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Where do the Rebel and Imperial symbols appear onscreen in the Original Trilogy?
On an episode of the podcast Star Wars Minute, one of the hosts puts forward a tongue-in-cheek theory about the intent of the Rebel and Imperial emblems, summarized here:
Rebellion and Empire emblems
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Could C-3PO have sat in one of the Millenium Falcon's quad laser cannons and shot down pursuing TIE Fighters?
Could C-3PO have sat in one of the Millenium Falcon's quad laser cannons and shot down pursuing TIE Fighters?
This assumes of course that he could climb up/down a ladder.
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Was George Lucas directly involved in creating the non-human characters of Star Wars?
In the original trilogy there are a large number of aliens throughout the film. Now days, the process of creating these creatures is shared by the writers, director as well as art, costume and other ...
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Why did Luke use his left hand to shoot?
In A New Hope Detention Center Shoutout scene Luke is clearly shooting with his left hand. Later in this same video at 4:51 he makes a leftie shot more clearly.
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Did Obi-Wan ever lie to Luke? [duplicate]
In Ernest Cline's book 'Armada', the protagonist calls Obi-Wan a 'bold faced liar', referencing Obi-Wan's time on Tatooine watching over Luke as he grew up, and the training that Obi-Wan provided Luke ...
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Did Obi-Wan train Luke in between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back?
In my previous question, Have we ever seen an untrained Force-sensitive using Force powers?, I told you about an argument between me and my friend on whether or not it would have been possible for Rey ...
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How did Luke get his lightsaber back after A New Hope?
After Vader kills Obi-Wan on the Death Star, his lightsaber falls at Vader's feet. Luke witnesses from a distance and escapes on the Falcon. The rest of the movie plays out, but that's the last we see ...
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If Vader had not been Luke’s father, what would the plot of the Original Trilogy have been?
From the story in A New Hope (and from this other question), it seems quite clear that Darth Vader was originally not meant to be Luke’s father.
On the contrary, Vader seemed to be the primary ...
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What is the largest number of Star Destroyers shown on screen at the same time?
Watching some remixed trailers featuring The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, I noticed that as time went by, the number of Star Destroyers shown on screen gradually increased.
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Is it important for the plot that Leia is Luke's sister?
As everybody knows, Luke and Leia are Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader's children. The fact that Luke is his son is important plotwise:
Being Anakin's son, the Force is strong in Luke, making him a ...
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Why is the secret Rebel base so important?
Why is the Empire is so concerned with finding the Rebel base? If the Empire controls thousands or millions of planets, would one base with a few thousand Rebels matter even a little bit?
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