On Tatooine after the Jawa traders are attacked Luke mentions that it must have been sand people who had done it. Ben Kenobi corrects him by saying that they were only made to think it was sand people and mentions the accuracy of the laser blasts saying, "only Imperial storm troopers are so precise."  Yet, in several scenes after this it appears as though the storm troopers are terrible shots. For example, the scene where Luke and Leia are gearing up to swing to the other side of a chasm in the Death Star, they're being shot at by several storm troopers, all of whom miss Luke and Leia (while Leia manages to take out a couple of them). There's also the scene where Han charges into a large group of troopers, again, all of whom miss him as he runs away. If they're as highly trained as we're led to believe, then episode 4 would have been the last movie in the series due to the storm troopers dusting off all the heroes.  So was the accuracy they showed during the attack on the jawa traders just a fluke or were those small group of troopers just the best shots of all the storm troopers in the whole galaxy?  In summary, are there examples in the non-movie canon that shows how accurate storm troopers really are? It seems like they were made bumbling for the movie to make the heroes look better, as is often the case in films.
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In the Star Wars films we consistently witness just how poor soldiers stormtroopers are. They show very sub-par marksmanship, crappy house searching tactics, and are easily fooled and defeated by Ewoks and Rebels.   That being said, I remember reading a character guide that defined stormtroopers as the very best of the best (best marksman, above average intelligence, etc.). So, in the realm of the Expanded Universe, does the mold that the movies set continue to hold true or are they just the exceptions to the rule?
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I am wondering if a Star Destroyer has actually destroyed a sun/star before?   If so, then why was the Death Stars made so big to destroy planets if The Empire already had ships that destroy suns?  Is not then why are they named Star Destroyers if they haven't/can't destroy Suns?
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Towards the end of "The Empire Strikes Back", Luke escapes from Darth Vader by jumping down a chute... which opens up into open air, and leaves him dangling on a mast...  Why does Cloud City have these death traps in the first place?
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As the       Resistance ships are running away and the transports are being picked off one by one   the shots fired travel in what appears to be a parabolic trajectory, arcing “up”, then back “down” to hit their targets. But since in space there’s no up and down defined by a main gravitational force, why would the projectiles not simply travel in a straight line?  Cinematically the visual effect seems to be derived from something like a catapult or trebuchet. But why in the Star Wars world would a weapon behave like that? In-universe answers only, please.
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From  question about gunpowder in the Star Wars universe it is  that the shot from a  slug thrower is not completely deflectable by a lightsaber. This seems to be listed as an advantage (over blasters) against lightsabers and Jedi.     For example, during the days of the Galactic Republic, mercenaries fearing an intervention by Jedi Knights used rapid-fire slugthrowers that were impossible to completely deflect, unlike blaster bolts.   This doesn't make much sense though. A slug, while maybe not as deflectable should be just as ineffective against a lightsaber as a blaster shot is, due to the nature of a . That is, a blade made of plasma should simply vaporize the slug, should the slug manage to penetrate the containment field.     The weapon consisted of a blade of pure plasma emitted from the hilt and suspended in a force containment field. The field contained the immense heat of the plasma, protecting the wielder, and allowed the blade to keep its shape.   While a slug would seem to be more accurate than a blaster bolt (at least when used by a skilled marksman), I can't imagine that the slug would be faster than a bolt. Or if it is faster I wouldn't imagine it would be so fast that a Jedi would be unable to react with enough speed to block it, either with their saber or with the force. So what is the implied advantage of a slug thrower, versus a blaster, when used against a Jedi?
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I know that there is a sort of similar question about how Princess Leia knew about Obi-Wan , but I'm curious as to why and how Princess Leia thought an aging Obi-Wan Kenobi would be of any help to the Rebellion worth risking herself and her crew in addition to the stolen Death Star plans (which apparently the Rebellion only had stored on R2-D2 physically, and no other copies)?   See  for the scene in question.  Things to consider:   Obi-Wan as a resource to the Rebellion didn't even have his own ship or own resources to contribute (not even enough to pay for passage for a smuggler to transport him). Obi-Wan as a fighter did not do any extensive amount of fighting in A New Hope (he cut off a guy's arm in a bar, and sacrificed himself vs Darth Vader, that's it) Obi-Wan as a Jedi didn't have an apprentice yet, and was probably not going to have a shot at taking on Darth Vader or the Emperor. Princess Leia risked near everything just to visit in person the place where she thought Obi-Wan still lived (he could have been dead for years assuming that she said "years ago" in her message to Obi-Wan regarding how she knew of him). She risked herself, her ship, her crew, her cause (if she had been tortured into giving up the Rebellion) and the stolen plans themselves (next time stormtroopers, shoot down the empty escape pod, if for no other reason than to improve your atrocious aim and shooting during the original trilogy), just to see if Obi-Wan might be interested if still alive to maybe (somehow) help the Rebellion.   Possible answers I've considered (I'm curious for more though):   Obi-Wan might have some sort of wisdom or knowledge about attacking the Death Star and he may have been able to analyze the stolen Death Star plans for weaknesses (but the Rebels did a good job of this anyway). Obi-Wan would have been exceptional at espionage and infiltration (took out the tractor beam on the Death Star, successfully avoided almost every stormtrooper he encountered, and Jedi mind tricked the ones he couldn't avoid -- think "these aren't the droids you're looking for"), although Obi-Wan's stealth would not have been needed inside the Death Star had Leia not gotten herself captured and in need of a rescue from the Death Star in the first place, which happened as a result of trying to visit Obi-Wan.
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In Episode 3 Yoda fought Sidious and in the end, ran away. Why?  Did he realize that Sidious is stronger than him OR did he realize he is not meant to defeat him?  Wasn't Yoda able to tell how strong his enemies are, or more tell how strong the Force is?
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Obi-Wan Kenobi's biography on starwars.com states that he chose to live on Tatooine specifically to watch Luke as if he had always intended to train Luke and not Leia. It seems that Luke had the advantage as he lived only miles away from Obi-Wan while Leia lived in an entirely different star system.  Like some say, it could just be a coincidence that Obi-Wan happened to live on the same planet as Luke, but Yoda got an entire planet to himself. Surely, Obi-Wan could find a better planet to hide out than Tatooine. Preferably, a planet between Tatooine and Alderaan, so Luke and Leia could have an equal chance of crossing paths with him.  All signs point to the fact that Obi-Wan must have preferred Luke in some way when he decided to live on Tatooine and not bother with Leia on Alderaan. Maybe Obi-Wan could sense the Force was stronger with Luke at birth (they were fraternal twins and not identical twins), and that is why he did not care as much about Leia. The fact that he allowed Leia to be adopted by such a high-profile family as the Organas but took Luke to a remote planet such as Tatooine where he would be under the protection of a Jedi Knight further proves my point.  To me it seems like Luke was chosen to become a Jedi from the start, but what do you think? Was the fact that Obi-Wan chose to live on Tatooine and watch over Luke as opposed to Leia on Alderaan proof that he preferred Luke for some reason, or is it just a painful coincidence?  EDIT: Was Luke really only trained to go with Obi-Wan to Alderaan, or was that just an excuse to commence Luke's training because it is really hard to believe that Luke needed the Force just to travel in a space ship to Alderaan.
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Multiple times in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, people refer to trooper FN-2187 by that specific correct name, while he is in armor.  But the armor is largely identical (some have little accessories like shoulder pads, or different weapon loadouts, but FN-2187 lacks these), which makes me wonder how do First Order (or even the old Imperials) identify who they're talking to?  How are Stormtroopers correctly identified while they're in armor?
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I know what the  is, but I haven't found a lot of information as to their nature, such as where they came from, what they're capable of, or, most importantly, what they actually are.  Are they deities, or are they the pinnacle of being connected to the Force, or are they the next (or final) step for those who become Force ghosts?  Are they Force itself?  I've oft-heard people refer to the "will of the Force," so that makes me curious if it's actually their will.  ** I feel that it is important to mention that there is a common misconception that Yoda is a Whill.  George Lucas has strongly denied this.  Yoda's race is a mystery to fans, as far as I am aware, as Lucas has not revealed it yet.
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In The Force Awakens, after the First Order are alerted to BB-8, Rey, and Finn's presence at the cantina, an aerial bombardment of the compound begins. They also deploy ground troops.  Wouldn't it have been better to not have an aerial bombardment and simply have the troops surround the cantina, keeping as many people as possible bottled up inside it while they searched both the interior and surrounding area for BB-8?  Instead of a surgical extraction, the strategy that they chose seemed to create chaos and even risked destroying BB-8.  Perhaps this was a sign of the inexperience and emotionally-charged state of Kylo Ren, but General Hux seemed to have more direct authority over the deployment of troops and fighters.  So what was the strategy behind these tactics?
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Star Wars Legends (formally the Star Wars Expanded Universe) already had lots of events set after Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi.  Did Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens explicitly contradict any of those events? If yes (most likely), what are they?    NOTE: some of the suggested events were NOT explicitly contradicted by canon.   Imperial Remnant could still have happened. Mara Jade could still have happened (that might change by Episode VIII of course). Even Han and Leia having twins is NOT directly contradicted by new canon — nowhere does it say Ben didn't have a twin (we know Rey isn't that twin as she is 10 years younger)
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At the end of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, there's a curious rock jutting out at the feet of       Luke Skywalker     To my eye the rock suggests a hand reaching up from the earth - I couldn't place such a reference, but I wondered if it had some significance.  My six year old had been whispering to me "look for the hand" for the last fifteen minutes or so, as I hadn't noticed this character's actual hand on the first viewing. So ... I was probably wired for hand-shaped things at this point. It does look a strange rock shape though, and incongruous to the other rocks in the scene IMO.
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Clearly, Dooku / Tyrannus was not being completely honest about his motives. Clearly he desired power, and was willing to kill to get it. But several instances hint at a deeper motivation:   His attempted seduction of Obi-Wan on Geonosis, His reaction to Anakin's defeat in the duel, the fact that he was a profoundly respected Jedi before he turned to the dark side.   The reaction scene is inexplicable otherwise (unless, of course, you have an explanation). And it seems to me that Christopher Lee was playing it this way regardless...  Thoughts? Anything in extended universe or production info?
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, the the props are made of wood.     Also, due to the brittleness of the stunt blades used during this fight, which were little more than wooden dowels, Diamond was forced to instruct Alec Guinness and David Prowse to stop their blades before contact due to their fragility.   If there isn't any particularly special feature about the props to separate them from the rest of the image, were they done manually?  How were the lightsaber effects accomplished?    I'm interested in all the movies, but mainly episode IV/original trilogy.
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At approximately 1:23:55 in Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back, Yoda is trying to convince Luke to stay and continue his training, and then implores Luke to     Remember your failure at the cave!   The exact script quote is . Which failure is he referring to?  From my understanding, Luke killed a "fake" Vader in the cave, and then sees his own face behind Vader's helmet.  The fact that he missed that this Vader was not the real one could be interpreted as a failure for a Jedi as he did not stay calm enough to detect the real danger.  Is this correct?
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During the     attack on Starkiller Base,   Mon Calamari cruisers, Star Destroyers and all the other capital ships were conspicuously absent. In fact, the only spaceships I saw in that scene were X-wings and TIE fighters.  I understand that the Resistance is underfunded, but are they really so poor they can't afford a corvette or something? Or at least a few Y-wing bombers to     take out the oscillator?   For a major military installation,     Starkiller Base seems very poorly defended as well. Is the Finalizer the only star destroyer the First Order has left? If the Order can turn an entire planet into a weapons platform, they must be able to crank out something better than TIE fighters.   TFA fighters are significantly improved over their OT equivalents, but the lack of bomber cover, capital ships or light cruisers are highly unusual.  Does the novelization/other sources clarify this?