C-3PO has, in the words of  and  related question, a "fussy and worry-prone personality". He reacts poorly to dangerous situations, usually exclaiming some variation of "we're all going to die!" For example, the very first line spoken in all of Star Wars:     Did you hear that? They've shut down the main reactor. We'll be destroyed for sure.   In the top answer to the linked question, Null  C-3PO's personality is (mostly) that of a standard protocol droid, and it is natural for one to become anxious in dangerous situations.  A  often serves diplomatic functions. Negotiations and other diplomatic relations are potentially tense and stressful, and I think that you would want the people and droids involved to be able to stay calm.  While some of the situations in which we see Threepio&mdash;like actual battles&mdash;are probably outside normal operating parameters, he should still be able to deal with some level of stress. However, he even seems uncomfortable when working for Jabba the Hutt, even though that is exactly the sort of work protocol droids are supposed to do. Even in the more extreme situations, I can't think of any advantage to a diplomat or interpreter showing such visible fear and anxiety.  What reason is there for a protocol droid, like C-3PO, to be so anxious in stressful situations?
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Droids . Purging the memory should clear the personality, too. Unfortunately, this didn't work on C-3PO. It looks like this personality is hardwired to him. In the prequel trilogy, he was fussy and worry-prone. In the original trilogy, he was again fussy and worry-prone despite having memory wipe.  If you look at the first version of C-3PO, you'll find that he had the same personality even that time. This brings the question: From where did kid Anakin get this fussy and worry-prone personality data to burn it as fail-safe default of C-3PO?
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The resistance is attacks the Starkiller Base with what appears to be pretty small time ammunition even by modern earth missiles, which requires a long running sequence of repeated flybys.  The objective, IIRC was to destroy a critical piece of machinery on the surface which would then destabilize the entire planet/weapon (feel free to correct in edit if I remember incorrectly).  OK cool, but then why the force wouldn't they just drop a nuclear bomb on it?  Have nuclear weapons been used any other time in Star Wars (including EU), or, like smart phones, have they just not been invented in that world?
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(Last Jedi spoilers ahead, if you haven't seen the movie, please don't read on.)  So, fridge logic moment for me:      If Vice Admiral Holdo had told Poe Dameron about the plan to just hold on long enough to make a covert run to Krait, then Poe wouldn't have felt the need to send Finn and Rose on their little side-trip, and the code-breaker wouldn't have overheard anything nor sold them out, and the First Order would've had no reason to notice the cloaked ships.   I do understand that there's a lesson in there about following orders, even if said orders come from a pretty face in a pretty dress, but that's kind of an out-of-universe reason. What was Holdo's reasoning? Surely she knew enough about Poe to realize that treating him like a mushroom1 would not result in anything good.  1 "kept in the dark and fed shit"
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Preface: I am aware that there are other threads that discuss the Jedi/Sith aspects of common knowledge in the Star Wars universe such as ,  and . My question is not about knowledge of the Jedi/Sith stuff as much as the “wars” of Star Wars itself. To me it seems as if the general population of the galaxy knows they are oppressed, but are not really aware there is an active war to end that oppression regardless of the “religious” aspect that seems to have started it all.    So the some of the trailers for the new film, Star Wars: The Force Awakens have a key scene where Han Solo states:     It’s true. All of it. The Dark Side. The Jedi. They’re real.   Okay, so I understand how the whole mystical concept of “The Force” might have been lost by the sands of time. But what about the rest of it? Objectively thinking of how the original trilogy was presented it seems everything was secretive or clandestine in many ways:   Star Wars: The mission to recover the Death Star plans from the Rebels was carried out by one Star Destroyer lead by Darth Vader. When the idea the plans were jettisoned to Tatooine in an escape pod, Stormtroopers are sent to the planet, but everything is somewhat secretive. Even the massacre of the Jawas was done in a way to make it seem as if Tusken Raiders (aka: Sand People) carried out the attack. The rest of the film follows the same notes including the attack on Yavin moon that contained the secret rebel base. The Empire Strikes Back: Again, Darth Vader is hunting down Rebels and they are hiding on an ice planet seemingly as far away from everything as possible. The trip to see Yoda on Dagobah was not shared by Luke with anyone, and when Han Solo heads to Bespin, it’s to seek refuge. And heck, even Lando Calrissian brags about how his operation in Cloud City is small enough to not attract the attention of the Empire. So everything that happens there is known only to the parties involved it seems. Return of the Jedi: The rescue of Han Solo from Tatooine is yet another clandestine operation carried out by a small group of friends trying to save the life of a fellow friend. When Jabba dies and his ships are destroyed, who cares and who knows what happened outside of that group? Jabba’s just a huge crime lord and his death would not mean much to other criminals let alone raise an eyebrow by others. Then the whole Death Star II operation on Endor is yet again, a secret operation.   And there we go. It seems that everything that transpires in the the original trilogy are all special operations and “need to know” operations at best carried out by two opposing sides who might be fighting for larger power, but it’s not like—for example—a World War II struggle it seems. It all seems like small scale operations in a lager conflict much like action films such as  or .  So in this context, what exactly did the “wars” in the Star Wars actually mean as far as awareness goes throughout the galaxy? My desire for “canon” extends into  the modern definition of Star Wars canon which means Disney canon as well; no fan-fiction or wild guesses please.  Again, it seems the new series of films will you touch on how “legendary” yet not real these events seem to contemporary residents in the Star Wars universe goes. But is there an canonical material that explicitly states something like, “The war against the Empire was important, yet not directly known by most inhabitants in the galaxy/universe of Star Wars.”  PS: FWIW, this all seems odd to me because to my knowledge—in the context of our own conflicts on Earth—even in pre-Internet/pre-modern communication times, wars and conflicts were known or conveyed in some way to even the most menial people in society. You talk to someone about the Crusades, the Civil War or even World War I nowadays people at least know that some kind of war happened even if they do not know any specifics of the conflict. But in the Star Wars universe, average citizens seem fairly clueless despite having apparently better technology and communication methods.
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I already know that using trip as an AoO against a foe while they're trying to stand up doesn't cancel their standing-up action, they still make it to their feet.  However, Greater Trip permits an AoO when you make a successful trip, not when an opponent falls prone from standing.  The developers have  very specifically stating that these are separate events - separate enough to permit two AoOs against the same target if the tripper has both Greater Trip and Vicious Stomp.  If they're that dissimilar, and nothing in either the  nor the  descriptions say otherwise, then a trip can be successful (and thus proc an AoO from Greater Trip, though not Vicious Stomp) even if the foe is already prone, right?   I'm building a character with a class from a third-party book that gains an animal companion and can select class features to give their companion access to all their own Combat feats, which means I can get Greater Trip onto my wolf companion despite the Int requirement.  I also have a combo in mind that uses the same principle of successful trips against prone targets using Relentless Shot to allow me more battlefield control, since I'm not exactly a damage dealer.
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Spaceship crashes on beautiful, remote planet. The pilot survives and lives quite well on the beautiful "island paradise" world amongst friendly, good-natured people... but, one day (while relaxing in a hammock near a beach) he "realized he was dying" (actually, that he would eventually die, then being unable to help the people he had come to love). He fears future "discovery" of his adopted world and the inevitable plundering of the resources and people by "developers"... so he devises... "a plan" "convinced island elders to support his plan" "his students taught others" "achieved 80% literacy... a remarkable feat" "established world government" "more generous than developer expected" "successfully argued for independent status" "established 100% taxation rate" "finished resort buildings converted to school" "developer hired to build resort in isolated area"  ...'not having luck finding it... my recollection of the story is good, but apparently not EXACT/searchable phrases
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Okay, obviously beyond Data and the Soong-type androids. But seriously, we have more robots in our daily life now than there apparently are on Trek. Is there a canon answer why not? It seems like Star Wars is more on the nose in this regard - it’s unclear why all dirty/dangerous/boring work wouldn’t be done by robots (anthropomorphic or not).
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Given that , I wonder if every intelligent biological species is capable of producing beings that are Force-Sensitive?   Or are there some species characteristics that can make it 100% impossible for them ever to produce a Force-sensitive individual.  NOTE: Let's exclude - if they exist in EU - things like random new-species-creating mutations - e.g. the individual should be 100% the same species, able to interbreed.
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I understand why the Empire would want to start using more than one genetic template to create clone troopers, but why did it start using non-clone troopers instead of just continuing the cloning program?  It seems that with cloning they were able to use a training program (and genetic manipulation) that gave them completely loyalty (other than when the Kaminoan rebellion, where the Kaminoans had sabotaged the training programs).  Why stop using such troops and start using people that might question orders or aren't as easily controlled as clones were?
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Why didn't the IF want Peter Wiggin?  Ender's Game implies that they didn't want him for being too violent/aggressive (I believe the quote from Graff was something like "doesn't know half the time if he wants to be a human or a jackal").  But this seems to be contradicted by two facts:   They already have specimens like that in school. Bonzo Madrid, for one, is the same except dumber.  Or Bernard, of who Alai said "I'm not Bernard, I never tortured cats for fun.". If you recall, the main signal that Peter was dangerous was his torturing small animals. Less importantly, Peter turned out way non-jackaly. We can write that off on faulty analysis during early years.   I'd prefer answers based on book sources or Card's statements if any are available. Please don't quote Graf's original statement from beginning of Ender's game as an answer - that's what I'm questioning.   IMPORTANT: Any answers that cite Peter as being a possible impediment to Ender should take into account the fact that Peter was rejected before Ender was even authorized to be born.    P.S. Just to clarify - I didn't ask why IF didn't think Peter Wigging was as genius of a commander as Ender. I am asking why he wasn't taken to the School like all the other talented bullies were. They took plenty of other kids who weren't Ender, so why wasn't Peter among them?
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The default answer among most people to my previous  seems to be that Obi-Wan was referring to becoming a force ghost. Now whilst this seems pretty cool, you are now hindered into well Kyle Jones says it best     Force Immortality seems like a bust to me. Obi-Wan could get around the galaxy without a starship, true, but the fine print of the immortality contract restricted him to visiting only a few close friends. Seems like being alive with a good galactic cellphone plan would be an all-around better deal. And of course there were the women... – Kyle Jones    So what gives? Are you inherently more powerful as a force ghost?
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Why are planetary blockades confined to a single point of a planet instead of being sphere shell shaped around the planet? (I know, it would take an awful lot of spaceships.)  Also, when a rebel ship wants to escape from a planet and there is a single star destroyer hovering in the atmosphere (or some more of them further up, like in the Empire Strikes Back) how come it's not a viable maneuver to fly low altitude for a couple of hundred kilometers horizontally (they would be out of the single-point blockade), then make a vertical dash upwards?
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Obviously, Emperor Palpatine isn't likely to send Darth Vader on sensitivity training for his casual killing of several Imperial military leaders, and he is deeply feared himself (see Moff Jerjerrod's reaction to his planned appearance on the Second Death Star). But in the novelisations, or anywhere else, is there any evidence of his opinion?   Does he approve? Does he scowl at the murder of his most experienced tactical officers? Does he even know?
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I know there are similar questions out there, but from what I know the new Princess Leia comic deals IMMEDIATELY after the award ceremony and the ensuing evacuation.  My question:   Why not before?  (I know the real-world answer) they knew the planet was going to get destroyed.  Could it have been an act of loyalty to rebel high command?  Were they worried the Death Star would feint using it's super laser and try a ground assault (so they needed the troops)?  Or is there room for us simply to assume they did a partial evacuation, and then either just had the ceremony with the , or the evacuees returned to help break down the equipment?
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At the end of his speech, the Architect explicitly states that Trinity is going to die and there is nothing Neo can do to prevent this.  The door to your right leads to the Source, and the salvation of Zion. The door to the left leads back to the Matrix, to her, and to the end of your species. As you adequately put, the problem is choice. But we already know what you're going to do, don't we? Already I can see the chain reaction, the chemical precursors that signal the onset of emotion, designed specifically to overwhelm logic, and reason. An emotion that is already blinding you from the simple, and obvious truth: she is going to die, and there is nothing that you can do to stop it.  Even though Neo saves Trinity at that instant, she dies only the next day, and Neo returns to the Source and to the salvation of Zion. The only difference is that Neo rejected choosing 16 females and 7 males to construct a new Zion. The Architect has full knowledge of everything that is going to happen within the Matrix. His knowledge includes emotions as well, in spite of his inability to understand them. Thus, there is no way he cannot know Neo is going to save Trinity, yet he still states she is going to die. One assumption might be him bluffing to goad Neo to go to the Source, however, he also states he is incapable of lies and deceptions as well.  I have your word? What do you think I am? Human?  So, my question is, how did the Architect know that Trinity will die outside the Matrix?
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Just before confrontations with the "boss" of a dungeon or adventure, I often like to ham it up a bit and let the BBEG-of-the-week gloat a bit about how brilliant their plan is, or what a thorn in the side the PCs have been, or about how the PCs will never win, etc. Usually this is pretty brief, but it sets the tone of the encounter, and generally allows the players a window to say anything they wanted to say before we start the final combat. It also gives the players a chance to ask questions in case they missed something about the plot and they'd like it cleared up in-game.  Usually this goes just fine, and the players seem to generally like it, but sometimes a player who doesn't quite fit the narrative-focused mindset of the rest of the party gets a little restless and throws the first punch. Again, usually this doesn't happen, but occasionally it does.  If a player decides to do this in a given speech, how should I respond? I've defaulted to making everyone roll initiative when a player says they attack in a situation like this. After all, I don't really want to reward the players for attacking in the middle of dialogue, since I (and most of the players) find the dialogue to be really fun, and it mostly exists for the players' benefit, anyway. Besides, when the villain finally attacks, they don't get a surprise round -- their attack just means everyone has to roll initiative.  On the other hand, I feel like the player who threw the first punch might feel a little cheated in not getting a free shot off. They might be trying to have a cool moment of emulating Han Solo, blasting the enemy when they're caught off-guard gloating. Since I make them roll initiative, though, I rob them of this moment and Greedo might get the first shot off, anyway.  So, in this situation, should the player who fires first get a surprise round, or am I handling it correctly in making everyone roll initiative?  5e is the relevant edition, here. Quoting the rules is nice, but I'll take a well-reasoned argument for one way of playing or the other over a strictly RAW answer.
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So I've watched pretty much all the Star Treks and from what I've seen, Star Trek officers don't wear any protective gear! Why don't they wear any kind of armor like the Klingons? Is it because the weapons are so powerful that it doesn't matter if you wear armor or not? Ex: You're shooting antimatter so it doesn't matter if you have matter type armor?  But then again, the Borg. They have personal shields, but everyone else doesn't for some reason. Why can't Geordi or Data figure out how to create portable force fields by putting down things similar to those power poles placed in a triangular formation when they need to teleport into an "interfering" atmosphere?