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Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker (2019, ninth movie produced) The Sith return to build a new Empire under Darth Sidious, who seeks to make Rey a Sith. Use with the [star-wars] tag.

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Is it common for protocol droids to be disallowed to translate the Sith language?

A plot point in The Rise of Skywalker is C-3PO's insistence that while he can read text written in the Sith language, his programming forbids him from translating it for others. Is this restriction a ...
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Somehow Palpatine returned, but how, and why then?

Firstly I think I should come clean, that I have never watched the Rise of Skywalker completely, and probably never will. But, I have watched a lot of clips online, as well as a lot of reviews on ...
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What does Rey mean by this statement?

Rey says to Kylo Ren, after healing him: Rey: I did want to take your hand, Ben's Hand. What does Rey mean by this statement?
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How could Rey be Palpatine's grandchild if her father was not Force-sensitive?

Kylo says to Rey, "My mother was the daughter of Vader, your father was the son of the Emperor." But Leia was Force-sensitive, and therefore the Force lineage Vader → Leia → Kylo makes sense....
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Why didn’t Palpatine just stop his own lightning?

On several occasions Palpatine’s extended use of Force lightning has bounced back on him. In each situation he has carried on firing lightning from his hands even when it was harming himself instead ...
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How many Star Destroyers were on Exegol?

In The Rise of Skywalker, we see a massive fleet of Star Destroyers, which, for all intents and purposes, I will call the Exegol Fleet, due to the fact that they are seen on Exegol. One shot near the ...
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How many Sith Star Destroyers were left at the end of Rise of Skywalker?

I was just wondering if all of the Sith Star Destroyers from The Rise of Skywalker were destroyed in the Rebel fleet's attack or if there are some that survived, possibly beneath the surface of the ...
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What are the corresponding easter eggs for John Williams' 52 Oscar Nominations?

Not only does legendary composer John Williams have a cameo in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, but director J.J. Abrams states that every single item in that scene has been very purposefully chosen ...
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Who was Rey's grandmother?

In Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker we learn that Rey's grandfather was Who was the grandmother?
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How much time passes from the battle to the end of The Rise of Skywalker?

At the very end of The Rise of Skywalker Obviously some time has passed from the end of the final battle as we see How much time passed?
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When was the 1st time in the Star Wars movies that a character has confirmed Anakin over Luke as the chosen one? [duplicate]

To address comments: 1 TheLethalCarrot♦: I might be missing something to what you're asking but isn't TPM full of Qui-Gon Jinn talking about Anakin being the Chosen One. Me: I thought Qui-Gon thought ...
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How can the prophecy of the Chosen One be re-interpreted in light of Palpatine's return in the Disney canon?

The explanation I usually hear for Rey playing an equally, if not more, dramatic role in defeating Palpatine compared to Anakin's (while still not formally replacing him as the Chosen One) is that the ...
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Who is Palpatine's Wife?

In The Rise of Skywalker, it is revealed Then who would be Palpatine's wife? I have watched all of the movies and have never heard anything about this.
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Why did Kylo Ren drag his TIE fighter on the ground?

In The Rise of Skywalker, in a scene first shown in the trailer and taking place on Pasaana in the final film, Kylo makes the strange choice to fly his TIE whisper directly at Rey on the ground: This ...
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What's the meaning of "I think dead, too"?

C-3PO and Poe finds a speeder in the caves: C-3PO: Perhaps we will find the driver. (BB-8 Chirps alien language) Poe: Yep, BB-8, I think dead, too. What's the meaning of "I think dead, too"...

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