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What If There Was No Jedi Present When Order 66 Was Given?
The Bad Batch has been giving us an in-depth look at the inhibitor chips, Order 66, and most importantly, the aftermath of said order. The season appears to be halfway over, and it is still raising several questions in the best, most intriguing way possible. Throughout the season we have also been introduced to a slew of familiar characters from The Clone Wars, and in the latest episode, characters from Rebels. In this episode, we also see more clone troopers that do not behave like the clones we have seen in the previous episodes. It has given rise to quite a few fan theories as well. Before I go any further, I will say that this will contain SPOILERS for The Bad Batch, especially Episode 11.
By Culture Slate3 years ago in Futurism
The Most Successful Sith Lord
The Sith had been the great enemy of the Jedi for thousands of years. Many had done dark and terrible things, conquering planets, building empires, and delving deep into the very nature of the Dark Side of the Force. However most Sith Lords we have seen in the Star Wars universe were always defeated by the Jedi and agents of the Light Side of the Force. Even when they had moments of victory, they would always end up vanquished in the end. What if there was a successful Sith Lord who managed to rule his Empire, lived a very long life, and died peacefully in his bed without an apprentice killing him? Well there was such a Sith Lord who managed to gain such power that he could fall asleep in peace and die. That Sith was none other than Marka Ragnos, greatest of the Dark Lords of the Original Sith Empire.
By Culture Slate3 years ago in Futurism
How A Force-Sensitive Droid Saved The Galaxy
While many fans know the Star Wars movies by heart, plenty of minor details, side quests, and other supplemental parts of the story show up only in comics or books. These aspects are used to enrich the canonical core films, with varying results. While many have been placed into the Legends category, signifying their exclusion from canon while still stocking comic book store shelves, the High Republic line of comics seeks to show the Jedi at their canonical peak. However, here we will be discussing a Legends comic (that itself was considered non-canon even back then) that tells the tale of an unsung hero of the Rebellion and how a bad motivator saved the galaxy and set Luke Skywalker on the path to Jedi Knight.
By Culture Slate3 years ago in Futurism
Why Leslye Headland Hired A Writer Who Has Not Seen 'Star Wars' For 'The Acolyte'
Star Wars seems to have no end in sight. And as long as the franchise explores new eras, fleshes out new characters, and really tries to innovate, that is a good thing. A far away as it seems, one of the upcoming shows in development, The Acolyte, seems like it may tick these boxes. With Leslye Headland helming the show, we are sure to see more diverse storytelling, one of the reasons being that she hired a writer who had never seen Star Wars before.
By Culture Slate3 years ago in Futurism
How The High Republic Affects Our View Of The New Republic
In the second issue of The Rise of Kylo Ren, Lor San Tekka traveled to the world of Elphrona in the Outer Rim together with Luke Skywalker and his nephew Ben Solo, roughly a decade after Return of The Jedi. They were searching for the Jedi Outpost from the time of the High Republic. To date, this is the most direct connection between the High Republic and the New Republic. The time gap between these two eras of Star Wars may only be a little over 300 years, only a blink in the overall timeline. At first glance it appeared that the High Republic and the New Republic could not be further apart. On one hand, we had a galaxy at its peak, growing and prospering, with thousands of Jedi available to protect it. On the other hand, we had a galaxy that had been living under the tyranny of an evil Empire with its gigantic war machine, ruled by two merciless Sith Lords who would not hesitate to wipe out entire planets. Now that this Empire had been defeated and the Sith seemingly gone, those who survived the Galactic Civil War struggled to rebuild democracy and peace.
By Culture Slate3 years ago in Futurism
George Lucas' Sequel Trilogy We Never Got
Although Disney's sequel trilogy continued the story of characters we have grown up with and loved over the last few decades, many fans were left disappointed, and this created a divide amongst the fan base. However, with tie-in books such as Star Wars: Fascinating Facts by Pablo Hidalgo and The Star Wars Archives: 1999-2005 by Paul Duncan, salt seems to have been added to the wounds as we learned more about George Lucas' plans for his own sequel trilogy, had he not sold it all to Disney. Today, we are going to look at what he originally had planned.
By Culture Slate3 years ago in Futurism
Dave Filoni Gets His Own 'Star Wars' Action Figure
How do you know if you have made it in a certain science fiction franchise? It is when you are immortalized as an action figure. Of course, it is no surprise that characters like Luke Skywalker, Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Vader, Rey, and Kylo Ren would have action figures and toys made of them as soon as they appear on screen (and sometimes even before!). So when the good people behind the camera lens who brought the magic on screen get their own action figures, it is a special treat indeed. Imagine the excitement when Hasbro first announced its Star Wars fall 2021 lineup.
By Culture Slate3 years ago in Futurism
Should Jedi Be Held Accountable By Something Other Than The Force?
For over a thousand generations the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic. However, tying themselves so close to a galactic government brings about their downfall. Why did they do that in the first place? Why did the Jedi not remain an independent organization free from any government organization? What would have happened had they remained independent, and how would they have used their powers without being tied to a non-Force user government? It bears the question of how the Jedi are accountable, too. Are they held accountable by the Republic, themselves, or the Force? After all, if there was an organized group of powerful people, many non-powerful people without those powers would be wary of them. So by whom should the Jedi be held accountable?
By Culture Slate3 years ago in Futurism
What 'Star Wars' Would Have Looked Like If Qui-Gon Had Lived
Dave Filoni once described the final duel in The Phantom Menace as the duel that determined the fate of the galaxy, and in many aspects it was. The most important of these outcomes was the death of Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn. His death was the catalyst for so many of the events that happened in the prequel and original trilogies. The fate of Anakin Skywalker was decided on that day as he was left in the hands of Obi-Wan Kenobi. Young and inexperienced, the young Jedi knight tried his best to train the boy upon his late master's request. Sadly he was never the good fit for Anakin. Anakin needed a master like Qui-Gon, someone who was a maverick enough, and flexible enough to train an unconventional Jedi apprentice. Unlike other Jedi younglings, Anakin was old enough to have developed feelings for his family and his heritage. So the real questions in all of this are what if Qui-Gon had lived, and how would he change the Star Wars galaxy?
By Culture Slate3 years ago in Futurism
Temuera Morrison Reveals Directors For 'The Book Of Boba Fett'
When fans last saw Boba Fett in Return of the Jedi, things weren’t going well for the once proud bounty hunter. Despite beating out his competition and claiming the bounty on the infamous Han Solo, a lucky strike from the visually impaired smuggler damaged Boba’s jetpack. This damage resulted in his plummeting to what would surely be his doom into the waiting jaws of the vicious sarlacc pit. It didn’t take long for his life to be spared in the Legends expanded universe, but in the new cano,n it seemed like he had met his end. As the years went by, the bounty hunter's absence for the new supplementary material set post-Return of the Jedi was sorely noticed.
By Culture Slate3 years ago in Futurism
5 Ways Star Wars Legends Influenced The Current Canon
There is always a bit of truth in Legends. The old Expanded Universe was one of the tentpoles of the Star Wars franchise for decades. While not considered part of his own personal universe, George Lucas did allow for various authors and storytellers to tell whatever story they wanted more or less in his sandbox. As it grew over the years, it created a dedicated following of fans, expanding on the mythology and lore of Star Wars. While it is mostly discontinued (a current exception being The Old Republic MMORPG), it continues to have great influence even in today’s current canon. Here are five examples of such influence.
By Culture Slate3 years ago in Futurism
Why Leia Is The Most Important Skywalker
Leia Organa Solo held many titles in her lifetime: Princess of Alderaan, daughter of Bail, Breha, Anakin and Padme, sister to Luke, wife to Han, leader of the Rebellion and the Resistance, senator of the New Republic, and of course, Jedi. Her fighting spirit never wavered during her long and adventurous life. For years she has fought against the forces of tyranny and evil, and inspired millions. Her role in the Star Wars saga was quite frankly crucial to many of the events that we see both in the films and in the Expanded Universe.
By Culture Slate3 years ago in Futurism