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I have some questions about the Jedi, the Force and Star Wars in general and was wondering if those on the forum could help me out.
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Can Force users sense each other like immortals do in the Highlander series? I’d imagine so, because their Force sensitive, right? That’s how Obi-wan sensed that a pre-Jedi trained Anakin had a connection to the Force.
But if that’s the case, does that mean that a Force could never hide from another Force user? Like as far as being in a crowd, or laying in wait for a surprise attack?
In the prequels it’s implied that Force users can just hide their connection to the Force from other Force sensitives, like in the case of Palpatine. Even in-story that seems kind of far fetched (yeah, space wizards…). I mean, the Jedi are in-tuned to all this stuff. I find it hard to believe this Sith Lord was under their nose the whole time, around various Jedi constantly, and he never slipped up once. Not once did a Jedi get near Palpatine and feel some kind of bad vibes within the Force?
If that’s the case, why didn’t Obi-wan hide his Force “presence” when entering the Death Star?
Prior to the prequels was their an explanation or details on the parameters of how they could sense each other? -
What are the rules for Force abilities? Is it open ended to whatever Disney comes up with? Were there rules and limitations prior to Disney, and/or prior to the Prequels?
Up until then it was just telekinesis, limited telepathic communication (Luke crying out for Leia and her “hearing” it), and shooting lightning.
But now they can have in-depth telepathic communication, and even extract secrets from the minds of people. That’s what Kylo was trying to do to Rey first time they met right? Does that mean that Force users can read people’s minds? That sounds like it makes them a little too powerful and knowing.
I mean, does that mean Jedi or Force users would always know when someone’s lying? If they wanted, they could just scan the persons mind for secrets? -
Where do humans come from, and why is the Empire made up only of humans? The Republic was made up of different star systems within the galaxy. So…why all humans? Is there a reason for it?
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A “Galactic Empire.” A galaxy is made up of hundreds of billions of stars, all with their own planets. The Republic, and later Empire, was governing and controlling all that? Really? I like the SW universe to feel vast, unlike the small world that the prequels made it to be, what with every thing connected (little Greedo for example). Were there other galaxies they knew of or came into contact with, or does everything in SW, expanded universe and films, limited to being within one galaxy?
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If there are all hundreds of billions of star systems within the Republic, what are the planets like? Star Wars is pretty unique, in that every planet is all one thing. Like there’s an ice planet (Hoth), a forest planet (Endor), a water planet (Kamino), a lava planet, a desert planet (Tattooine), and a gas planet with just clouds (Bespin).
But damn, if you try to expand the universe, you kind of run out of all-one-thing planets. I think SW ended up reusing a desert planet already, twice: Geonosis and Jakku. The salt planet was obviously a heat to redo Hoth.
Would it be weird and un-Star Wars-like if you had more diverse planets? Like Earth for example? -
Are there rules to Droids? Like Asimov’s the Three Laws? Can’t be 'cause they had a whole army of people-killing droids in Phantom Menace. What about prior to that? Was it assumed that all droids were just servants. Do Droids have their own place to chill? Are there planets or societies of free Droids? 3PO has pretty limited movement for a humanoid looking droid. He doesn’t even have a moving mouth. Does this mean that Droids haven’t been around that long?
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How does technology work? Time-wise I mean. I’m sure at some point there were no servant droids, as the technology wasn’t there yet. How many generations back before droids could walk and talk and have sentience?
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If there’s clone technology, how come we never see it in the original films, or in the new Disney ones? That sounds like some ground breaking stuff? Wouldn’t people want to clone their loved ones if they died? What are the ramifications of this? Why wouldn’t everyone have a clone army? Or make clone servants and slaves? Clone themselves?
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Cyborgs. How common is it supposed to be? I never saw one metal-arm-type people in Star Wars. I’m assuming having a cybernetic arm, foot, or leg is pretty common, as well as it being undetectable, like Luke’s hand. Darth Vader aside, how far does that go? Could there be someone with just a human head, and have a total cybernetic body? Do you have to be rich to have it done? Are there sketchy cybernetic doctors out there, like maybe on Tattooine? And does that mean you get some people with malfunctioning limbs, or hands where they have bad skin jobs and there’s discoloration, or the metal is showing through? I have to admit, that feels less Star Wars-like, and more cyber punk.
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Are there other religions in Star Wars? The Force is referred to as an ancient superstition or religion. So are there others? Does that mean the majority of the Republic/Empire are atheists? But they have a Hell, because Han says “if not I’ll see you in Hell.” A non-Christian Hell I suppose, but from what belief system then?
If anyone can answer these thanks!
