In Empire Strikes Back, Yoda says to the spirit of Obi-Wan:     Obi-Wan: "that boy is our last hope"   Yoda: "There is another"   And in Return of the Jedi, they reveal that he was talking about Leia. That's all well and good in an in-universe sense.  But from the production perspective, Leia being Luke's sister was only put in when Return of the Jedi was being written because..    So who was supposed to be the other hope?    EDIT:  Just to be clear, I had read the question  before I posted mine. But while there the person is looking for an in-universe answer, I am asking more from the production and writing point of view.
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In the original trilogy Yoda refers to another hope:     Obi-Wan: "That boy is our last hope."   Yoda: "No...there is another..."   The assumption being after seeing Return of the Jedi (Episode VI) that the other was Leia.  If, however, you consider the prequel trilogy canon, then this assumption depends greatly on your point of view*. Obi Wan knows about Leia (and for unknown reasons has discounted her as a hope), so Yoda must be referring to someone or something else.  Is there any canonical source as to what Yoda meant, or was uncle George setting us up for Episode VII?  *as a wise man once said      you will find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on   our own point of view.   Just to add a bit of clarity: I was thinking about who Yoda was referring to when he was talking to Obi-Wan. When talking to Luke, it is obvious that Leia is the other (as he talks about a 'Skywalker'). It is not so obvious (after watching the prequel trilogy) that he means it when talking to Obi-Wan.
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In Episode II Anakin goes to the Lars homestead and meets his extended family. How would sending Luke there be "hidden" to Vader in any way? At least Leia had a random planet and family.
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In The Force Awakens, the following conversation takes place, on Starkiller Base:     Han Solo: People are counting on us. The galaxy is counting on us.      Finn: Solo, we'll figure it out. We'll use the Force.      Han Solo: That's not how the Force works!   Finn was willing to lead Han and Chewie behind the enemy lines, without really knowing what he was about going to do. At the site, he figured they'd use the Force – of which he was never even supposed to have heard of! Where did he get the idea the Force would help them? And in what way? As a Stormtrooper of the First Order, where did he get any thoughts regarding to the Force, and how it works?
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Back in the days of BBS's and Newsgroups - and before  (early 90's), there was lots of talk about Star Wars lore and theories of what the other episodes might include if they were ever made. One of the things that was always talked about as fact was that Anakin/Vader and Obi-Wan had dueled on a volcano and the fight resulted in Vader being "more machine than man".  This, of course, ended up being Vader/Obi-Wan fighting on the volcanic world of  in Episode 3.   I've spoken to a number of people and we can all remember hearing this often repeated over the years, but none of us can remember just where we heard this. It was never mentioned in the movies or novelizations. Nor was it mentioned in any of the Han Solo/Lando Calrissian books which served as sort-of-prequels at the time. For it to have been such a pervasive and universally accepted story, it must have had some somewhat-official origin (an interview, a back of a trading card, something).  Where did this "fact" originate?
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When Obi-Wan Kenobi first appears in Star Wars IV - A new Hope he scares a bunch of sand people away and then he proceeds to check Luke Skywalker, first by checking his pulse and then he sticks his hand on Luke's face as if he's checking something else. What was he doing?   Picture for added reference.
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After a second viewing of The Force Awakens, I noticed there are a number of scenes that cut away after one character or another asks a question about who Rey is, which made me wonder who, if anyone, knows (or seems to know) her origin, lineage, or history.   Do any of the characters recognize Rey or know of her origin, or is everyone as in the dark as the audience? Does Rey know her own origin?  For example, on Jakku,     Rey tells BB-8 that her origin, like his mission, is also "classified"   and later on Takodana,     Maz Kanata asks Han Solo who Rey is, followed by a cut. In the following scene, after Rey's lightsaber-induced vision, Maz comes down to find her and tells her that Rey "already knows the truth" that her family won't return, but that Luke Skywalker might.   and      During Kylo Ren's first tantrum, when the First Order official mentions "a girl" with Finn and BB-8 it makes Kylo Ren totally flip out, force-choking/dragging the official across the room in order to ask, "What girl?" followed by another cut.   Finally, if     Han does know her origin, and mentioned it to Leia offscreen, then that might explain Leia's reaction to Rey at their first meeting.
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In Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi we see Yoda, Obi Wan and Anakin reappear as a Force Ghost/Spirit.  The overall objective of the Sith was the achieve immortality, this was one of the reasons why they detached themselves from the Jedi Order.  Immortality seems achievable on the light side of the Force, yet not on the dark side, or at least in canon. Have there been any Sith who achieved this?
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From the movies we know that Obi-Wan Kenobi delivered Luke Skywalker to Owen and Beru Lars to raise on Tatooine shortly after Luke was born at the end of RotS (Episode 3).   The next think we know is Luke running into Ben Kenobi during A New Hope.   There seems to be a hint that there was at least SOME communication between Kenobi and Lars family based on him telling Luke:     Your father wanted you to have this when you were old enough, but your uncle wouldn't allow it.   (though it's possible that was referring to Kenobi offering to leave the lightsaber to Larses at the same time he dropped off Luke)  I was wondering if any details of what transpired between Kenobi and Larses in the years between RotS and ANH were noted in any canonical works (of any canon, including EU books/games/comics/etc...)?
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I ask this because at the end of the movie, you see Luke on Tatooine, Leia with Bail Organa, and then a decent portion of the Death Star already done as Palpatine &amp; Vader look on. So it seems the station was already under construction during the Republic. Or was there just some random time gap between these scenes?  Here is the scene in question:
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After Anakin told Windu that Palpatine was a Sith, Windu made a plan on the fly to assassinate Palpatine with few Jedi present.   Why didn't he contact Yoda and other Jedi Masters who were in the battlefield before going after Palpatine?   They could have even reached the conclusion that the Clone Wars was a deceit (Dooku was on Separatists' side, so reaching this conclusion shouldn't have been difficult) and they could have returned to Coruscant. Or maybe, Yoda could have said, "Powerful may be, the Dark Lord. Wait for me, you must."
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At the start of A New Hope, when the corvette is being attacked, C3PO says something to the effect of:     There'll be no escape for the princess this time.   But when Luke stumbles onto Leia's message in R2D2, C3PO seems to not know who the figure in the message is:     I'm afraid I'm not quite sure, sir. I think she was a passenger on our last voyage. A person of some importance, sir - I believe.   Is C3PO feigning ignorance to protect her, or does he really not recognize her?
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If you've seen the premiere episode of Rebels, you will have seen Obi-Wan's warning message that he broadcast to Jedi throughout the galaxy in RotS. In this message he speaks cryptically &amp; warns of a "dark shadow" falling &amp; to avoid the temple &amp; await a "new hope".   Wouldn't it have been useful to inform the Jedi that their mortal enemy the Sith had returned? And specifically that Palpatine himself was a Sith? You'd assume that the majority of the Jedi who were not in the loop of the Council would be unaware of the existence of the Sith. Yoda mentions a few times that they should keep it under wraps. I think now would've been the time to reveal the truth. The more info the surviving Jedi have the better. Who knows if the likes of Kanan knows anything about the Sith's return! I find Obi-Wan's omission of this information bizarre.
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One thing that's always confused me during Star Wars was the fact that NO ONE freed or even did anything to help Shmi. I mean, this is the mother of the Chosen One. Why didn't the Jedi do anything? I know that they aren't supposed to interact with their original family but they couldn't have at least sent some credits or at least have done something. For that matter, why didn't one of Anakin's AMAZING connections/friends do anything either. One of his mentors was the Chancellor of the Galactic Republic. Padme, the Queen of Naboo saw for herself the pitiful condition of her friend's former life. I don't understand. Why didn't anyone do anything?
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I watched Star Wars, Episode IV: A New Hope for the first time in a while a few days ago (the first step in taking my Daughter through the Machete Order). One thing that stood out was the pre-duel smack talk between Vader and Obi-Wan:     Vader: When I left you, I was but the learner; now, I am the master.   Obi-Wan: Only a master of evil, Darth.   From memory, this is the only example I can think of where 'Darth' is used as if is was Vader's first name, as opposed to the title that we (eventually) learn that it is, once we meet other Darths.   I wonder when Lucas decided that Darth would be a title for dark side Jedi (not called 'Sith' until the prequel trilogy)? In Empire and Jedi, Darth Sidious is referred to only as 'The Emperor', but 'Darth Vader' ceases to be called Darth if only one word is used; e.g. Yoda's "Vader, you must face Vader".  Is this just an example of Lucas making stuff up as he went along, rather than having it all planned out from the start (not actually all that unreasonable)? Or is there some reason that Obi-Wan used 'Darth' instead of 'Vader'? On previous viewings (i.e. before the prequels existed) I'd interpreted this as Obi-Wan being informal with his old student by using his first name, rather than his last. However, the reverse interpretation could be true once you know that Darth is a title, i.e. that Obi-Wan is using his title rather than his name in order to be as cold and impersonal as possible (i.e. replace 'Darth' with 'Sir' and put Bastard swords in their hands instead of light sabers).
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Did The Last Jedi (or any script, novelization once that becomes available, etc) shed any new light on Snoke?    I do mean that in a pretty general sense in that I'm not after a particular piece of information, but rather, what were his goals, where was he from, who actually was he, etc...    After the events at the end of the movie, it seems a little strange to me that        they would just kill off Snoke like that, basically just being a means for Ren to draw even further to the dark side and becoming the new Supreme Leader (which in itself is a fine reason, but still... I [wrongly] expected him to play a further role in the SW universe).
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So far, is there any suggestion, or speculation as to the reason for the name 'Rogue One' for the next Star Wars film?   To me, the name seems very close to the Rogue Squadron, most known from Hoth (their leader Luke Skywalker), especially the number following Rogue like a callsign.   However as far as I know, they were formed after the first Death Star destruction. So why Rogue One?
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I had always assumed the Jedi in the title of Return of the Jedi referred to Luke Skywalker's return from defeat. But Jedi is its own plural -- could it be referring to the rebuilding of the organization/movement/religion that presumably occurs after the Empire is defeated? Or maybe even to the return of Anakin's good side?  Yes, the title was originally Revenge of the Jedi, but that doesn't make it much clearer. It could still be either Luke's revenge, or the Jedi's revenge over the Sith, or even something else.  Did Lucas ever say exactly what it was he intended?