“The Anarchists are right in everything; in the negation of the existing order and in the assertion that, without Authority there could not be worse violence than that of Authority under existing conditions. They are mistaken only in thinking that anarchy can be instituted by a violent revolution… There can be only one permanent revolution — a moral one: the regeneration of the inner man. How is this revolution to take place? Nobody knows how it will take place in humanity, but every man feels it clearly in himself. And yet in our world everybody thinks of changing humanity, and nobody thinks of changing himself.”
― Leo Tolstoy
- Stormtrooper armour is far more effective than the films let on. The stormtroopers we see get shot and presume killed? In most cases, they’re only knocked senseless; after a couple minutes, they shake it off and get back up.
This happens in Rebels all the time.
Honestly my head canon after TLJ was that Luke didn’t really “die” from Force projecting himself, but confronting his greatest failure (Kylo Ren) and forgiving himself caused Luke to achieve enlightenment, and he just became one with the Force as the next step of his ascension.
No one’s ever really gone.
Honestly my head canon after TLJ was that Luke didn’t really “die” from Force projecting himself, but confronting his greatest failure (Kylo Ren) and forgiving himself caused Luke to achieve enlightenment, and he just became one with the Force as the next step of his ascension.
No one’s ever really gone.
*cue RLM video*
“The Anarchists are right in everything; in the negation of the existing order and in the assertion that, without Authority there could not be worse violence than that of Authority under existing conditions. They are mistaken only in thinking that anarchy can be instituted by a violent revolution… There can be only one permanent revolution — a moral one: the regeneration of the inner man. How is this revolution to take place? Nobody knows how it will take place in humanity, but every man feels it clearly in himself. And yet in our world everybody thinks of changing humanity, and nobody thinks of changing himself.”
― Leo Tolstoy
Honestly my head canon after TLJ was that Luke didn’t really “die” from Force projecting himself, but confronting his greatest failure (Kylo Ren) and forgiving himself caused Luke to achieve enlightenment, and he just became one with the Force as the next step of his ascension.
And that’s sort of how it plays anyway imo
reylo?
Yoda has a bad habit of abruptly dumping his under-performing apprentices on Jedi Knights he doesn’t like. Qui-gon only learned that he was getting Obi-wan as an apprentice when they were both sent to settle the trade dispute on Naboo. Needless to say, Qui-gon took the first opportunity to make Obi-wan a full Jedi and get him off of his hands.
You probably don’t recognize me because of the red arm.
Episode 9 Rewrite, The Starlight Project (Released!) and ANH Technicolor Project (Released!)
Battlefront: Renegade Squadron is a historically-inaccurate holodrama.
My head-canon is that The Star Wars happens in the same universe as the rest of the main saga, but it happens in a very, very distant future, possibly 500,000 years after the Battle of Endor. Which explains why a lot of things seem so different, while other names and concepts seem so familiar.
Given that names tend to repeat over time, it’s not crazy to assume that other people would be called Leia, or Luke, or Han over time. Just like there are several people called John, or Samuel, even with the same surnames as other people called John and Samuel.
Furthermore, it should also be taken into account that Shmi Skywalker was not the only Skywalker in existence. She had a father, like all normal humans, whose surname must have been Skywalker, too, given that he was her father, indeed. Now, they never explicitly stated that she didn’t have siblings, or that her own father didn’t have siblings. So, the branch of the Skywalker family that generated Anakin and Luke Skywalker might not be the only branch of the Skywalker family in existence. Therefore, it is possible that the Luke Skywalker we see in The Star Wars doesn’t even come from the same branch of the family from which the original Luke Skywalker comes. And even assuming that the Luke Skywalker we see in the comic is a descendant of Anakin and Luke from the movies, it would still make sense in my opinion. Because again, names tend to repeat over time, so it’s not impossible to conceive that, thousands of years after the movies, there could be another Skywalker called Luke.
The same can be said about the reptile version of Han Solo that we see in the comic. In fact, it is canonically established, in Legends, that Han Solo had a couple of cousins. Therefore, it is reasonable to assume that the branch of the Solo family that generated Jacen and Jaina might not be the only branch of the Solo family in existence. Therefore, it’s possible that the Han Solo from the comic does not even come from the same branch of the family from which the Solo children come. And even assuming that the Han Solo we see in The Star Wars is a descendant of Han Solo from the movies, it’s not crazy to imagine that some of Han’s descendants might be aliens. This happened in the Legends universe already, and inter-species relationships are perfectly possible in the Star Wars universe.
As for the character called “Darth Vader”, it’s not difficult to explain it either. Given that this story is supposed to be set 500,000 years after Return of the Jedi, I think that you can easily assume that what happened in the original Star Wars saga became kind of a myth in the Galaxy over time, like we see the Bible, or the homeric poems today. So, to give someone a “mythological” name is not so absurd. A lot of people give their children mythological names in real life, too. Moreover, we don’t even know if Darth Vader is the actual name of the character, or if it’s just an alias that he uses. Maybe, it is possible that his name is not even Darth Vader, but he started to call himself that way after reading some old text about ancient, mysterious mythological figures and events. And after identifying himself with this mythological figure called Darth Vader, he basically said: “Well, I will start to use that as my alias.”
And finally, Princess Leia from the comic is not even an Organa, so she’s probably just a random princess who happened to be called Leia. It’s not impossible. After all, how many princesses happened to have the same names during European history?
As for the names of the planets, I don’t think it’s an impossible task to reconcile it with the original Star Wars saga. Planets and places just change their names over time. Therefore, it’s not so absurd to assume that certain planets changed their names. For example, Alderaan from the comic can actually be another planet, that people started to call Alderaan over time, even though the original planet was destroyed by the Death Star. I mean, things tend to change a lot during the course of 500,000 years, you know.
I’m sure that more than one person is probably thinking: “Okay, all of this makes sort of sense. But how can you explain the fact that the technology is pretty similar to what we can see in the movies? If the story is supposed to be set 500,000 years after Return of the Jedi, how is it possible that the technology is very similar to what we see in the Original Trilogy itself?”
Well, I don’t think the technology is a real problem. In the comic it is implied that the Empire controls the entire Galaxy, and in the background of some scenes, you can even see aliens that resemble the Chiss. So, you can assume that the Unknown Regions were completely conquered, discovered and peacified, which is a great advancement compared with the original Star Wars saga. Not to mention, astro-droids have the ability to speak like normal droids in the comic, which also is a great advancement compared with the original Star Wars saga. Furthermore, more than once the comic gives you the impression that hyperspace travel is much faster than in the original Star Wars saga, so you can reasonably assume that hyperspace technology and travel advanced a lot, and that hyperspace travel is even faster than before. Therefore, even though some of the technology remains the same, a lot of other stuff is more advanced. I don’t think it’s really a problem anyway, because the advancement of technology in the Star Wars Universe has always been irregular and incoherent.
“Sometimes we must let go of our pride, and do what is requested to us.”
–Anakin Skywalker, Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones
The Force isn’t passed down through blood relations.
Rather, it is faith alone that allows a person to gain power in the Force. Allowing Luke to assume that Force ability is passed down from his powerful Jedi father is merely a sneaky method that Obi-wan uses to jump-start Luke’s abilities. Notice that there is no obvious sign of Force sensitivity in Luke other than being a good pilot until the events of ANH.
Similarly, when it appears that Luke will be killed in a foolish quest to save his friends, Yoda implies to Obi-wan that they hedge their bets with a new Skywalker, one invented from whole cloth. Yoda tells Luke that there is another Skywalker, and Obi-wan feeds the lie by suggesting that it is a twin sister, and Luke fills in the rest with his own now certain belief. It is Luke’s belief that Leia is related to him, already knowing that she was adopted, which will allow her to gain certainty in Force abilities that were nonexistent until the blood relationship was invented.
You probably don’t recognize me because of the red arm.
Episode 9 Rewrite, The Starlight Project (Released!) and ANH Technicolor Project (Released!)
From what I understand, the Force is not always passed through the blood. Yes, a person who is strong in the Force is more likely to have children who are strong in the Force, but that’s not a hard and fast rule. It can also happen that a person who is not strong in the Force gives birth to a person who has a large amount of midi-chlorians. This is true in both Canon and Legends.
“Sometimes we must let go of our pride, and do what is requested to us.”
–Anakin Skywalker, Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Sure, Force descendants don’t always happen, but I am saying that they never happen, or at least there is absolutely no causal mechanism (and certainly no Midichlorians to be passed down). For me, the Force is either present mysteriously in a person, perhaps for them to fulfill some feat or destiny, or they have dedicated their lives to cultivating it in themselves and/or have an unshakeable faith in the Force which gives them their power.
It often happens that a person can temporarily gain ability in the Force to do something usually beyond their abilities, and this is where ‘May the Force be with you’ comes from in common parlance. In these cases, the Force doesn’t necessarily persist in that person once their destiny has been fulfilled.
You probably don’t recognize me because of the red arm.
Episode 9 Rewrite, The Starlight Project (Released!) and ANH Technicolor Project (Released!)
Ignoring the prequels+, I run with the idea that Force-sensitivity is much like immortality in the Highlander franchise; some people are just born different with no obvious rhyme or reason why. Force-sensitivity can be passed on matrilineally (in the case of species where females bear young; different terminology would apply to hermaphroditic/asexual species, obviously), but this is due to the fetus developing in the Force-rich aura of their parent, not genetics.
“The Anarchists are right in everything; in the negation of the existing order and in the assertion that, without Authority there could not be worse violence than that of Authority under existing conditions. They are mistaken only in thinking that anarchy can be instituted by a violent revolution… There can be only one permanent revolution — a moral one: the regeneration of the inner man. How is this revolution to take place? Nobody knows how it will take place in humanity, but every man feels it clearly in himself. And yet in our world everybody thinks of changing humanity, and nobody thinks of changing himself.”
― Leo Tolstoy
Darth Vader was the Dark Lord of the Sith. Under him were six Knights of the Sith. Why only six? Palps probably put a cap on how many Sith Vader could train, just to fuck Vader over. His First Knight was Jerec from the Dark Forces books/games. After Vader kicked the bucket, Jerec became the new Dark Lord. What became of the Second-through-Sixth Knights, I can’t say. Maybe they all died/defected/didn’t get along with Jerec. Whatever the case, he was gonna continue the “Rule of Seven” with knights of his own choosing. Then Kyle Katarn kicked all their asses.
This pertains to the pre-1999 SW Universe, BTW.
“The Anarchists are right in everything; in the negation of the existing order and in the assertion that, without Authority there could not be worse violence than that of Authority under existing conditions. They are mistaken only in thinking that anarchy can be instituted by a violent revolution… There can be only one permanent revolution — a moral one: the regeneration of the inner man. How is this revolution to take place? Nobody knows how it will take place in humanity, but every man feels it clearly in himself. And yet in our world everybody thinks of changing humanity, and nobody thinks of changing himself.”
― Leo Tolstoy