The whole Star Wars Saga is built around the idea of hope. Without hope, we have nothing. George Lucas wanted his intergalactic saga of battle and betrayal, family and loss, and good and bad to reflect this. So when it came to retitling the first movie that fit into the gargantuan DVD box it was eventually part of, he subtitled it Episode IV: A New Hope.
A referring topic over the original Star Wars Movie is hope. Since the prequel trilogy ends with a loss of hope, the original trilogy follows it up with "A New Hope." This theme continues to permeate the rest of the Skywalker saga, and now it has spread its reach to various others. Star Wars Properties. Here are 15 quotes that really carry the central hope theme of Star Wars Home.
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"I am a Jedi, like my father before me."
Luke Skywalker • Return of the Jedi
In the Emperor's throne room at the end of Return of the JediLuke Skywalker was briefly tempted by the dark side. After initially refusing to fight his father, the Emperor talks him into taking his lightsaber and engaging in a duel. After his defeat at Vader's hands in The empire strikes backLuke manages to defeat his father the second time around. But he wants to join the Emperor, instead insisting that "I am a Jedi, like my father before me."
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"Now live in you a thousand generations. But this is your fight."
Luke Skywalker • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
The point of Star Wars: The Last Jedi It seems Rey isn't the last Jedi after all, as the final scene teased a new generation of Force users inspired by the mythos of Luke Skywalker. However, JJ Abrams made sure that Rey is actually the last jedi Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. As Luke's Force ghost explains to her, She is now a vessel for the spirits of every Jedi Knight who ever lived. Before her confrontation with Palpatine, Luke tells Rey, “A thousand generations live in you now. But this is your fight."
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"I choose to live."
Ahsoka Tano • Ahsoka
After nearly being killed by Baylan Skoll, Ahsoka Tano ends up in the World Between Worlds, where she is reunited with her former Jedi master, Anakin Skywalker. Her master is looking for her to learn one last lesson and gives a very simple premise: live or die. After revisiting moments from her past, particularly battles during the Clone Wars, Ahsoka still struggles to leave behind the pain and darkness of her child-soldier past. After fighting Anakin, however, Ahsoka makes the choice to live, to which Anakin insists.There's hope for you yet" - because she was chosen hope for a better life.
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"Never be afraid of who you are."
Princess Leia Organa • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
It's a shame that Rey and Leia didn't develop a real connection on screen until after Leia's scenes had to be hashed together with deleted scenes from before Carrie Fisher's death, because the two have a great dynamic in The Rise of Skywalker. When Rey begins to worry about her bloodline, Leia delivers some timeless wisdom: "Ray, never be afraid of who you are.As the biological daughter of Darth Vader, Leia knows this feeling all too well, and she does what she can to encourage Rey as she takes her next steps.
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"We have each other. That's how we won."
Lando Calrissian • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
When the Resistance finds itself hopelessly outmatched by the final order in The Rise of SkywalkerPoe wonders how the Rebel Alliance was able to overthrow the Galactic Empire with similar threadbare resources in the original trilogy. Lando tells him, "We had each other. That's how we won."He ignores the Ewoks' contributions to the Battle of Endor, possibly because he was in space and missed their contributions, but the message is delightfully sentimental.
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"We will rebuild it. Isn't that our story?"
Dean Dzarin • The Mandalorian
As a man of very few words, everything that Dean Jirin says counts, and he proves this in the conversation with Bu-Ktan Krize. Both with the memory of her role in the destruction of her people during the night of a thousand tears, and with the challenge of bringing together all the different groups and sects, Dean gives her encouragement. He refers to their people's history, reminding you that Their people have survived for thousands of years despite being on the verge of extinction. This gives her the hope she needs to lead the Mandalorians into battle once again.
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"Good men will fight if we lead them."
Poe Dameron • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Before the climactic battle in The Rise of SkywalkerThe resistance is at one of its lowest points. With Leia's passing and impossible odds, Poe is the one they look to for leadership. Poe gives a rousing speech to the Resistance pilots to rally their courage, saying: "Good people will fight if we lead them. Leah never gave up. And neither do we. We are going to show them that we are not afraid. What our mothers and fathers fought for, we will not let die. Not today. Today, we make our last stand. For the galaxy. For Leah. For everyone we have lost."
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"We are the spark that will ignite the fire that will burn the First Order down."
Poe Dameron • Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Based on this quote and a paraphrasing of it used in the opening crawl of The Last JediSome audience thought that the title of Episode IX would be revealed to be The spark of hope. Of course, it didn't, but that doesn't make Poe Dameron's quote any less iconic. It might be the most memorable quote from the sequel trilogy, because it sums up the Star Wars Saga's core belief. The number of the resistance may have dwindled, however What they do still matters, because it will have a ripple effect of hope and inspiration. Without them, nothing would happen.
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"We have hope. Rebellions are built on hope!"
Jyn Erso • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Jyn Erso is as great a beacon of hope as we've seen in the Star Wars Saga. She may have just appeared in a side story "anthology" movie, but what she did in the movie was integral to the Rebel Alliance's quest to destroy the Empire. She was responsible for extracting the Death Star blueprints and getting them to the Rebels. It was because she had the courage to follow through on the plans even when you said no to, taking a page from Cassian Andor's book by quoting his earlier words to her:Rebellions are built on hope!"
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"When I'm gone, the last of the Jedi will be you. The Force runs strong in your family. Pass on what you've learned."
Yoda • Return of the Jedi
Yoda is not sad to die in Return of the Jedi. He just told Luke, "When I'm gone, the last of the Jedi will be you. The force runs strong in your family. Review what you have learned."These are the last words of a hopeless character. Yoda is not upset with the state of the galaxy as he is leaving it because He knows that he can trust the strong-willed child that he only trained to set the right.
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When bad things happen again and Luke becomes an old man on his deathbed while the galaxy is in bad shape again, he can teach the next generation of Jedi to fix it, just like Yoda. It's the circle of life, and it's Yoda's time. He hopes that, in death, he will become a Force ghost and enjoy eternal life.
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"That's how we will win. Not fighting what we hate, saving what we love."
Rose Tico • Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Although not fighting what you hate and saving what you love instead is the worst way to win a war, the ethos behind Rose Tico's closing words in The Last Jedi Is in keeping with the hopes ideology of the Star Wars Franchise. You really have to fight what you hate, because that's literally what war is - but you have to do it at the same time as saving what you love, with the latter taking priority over the former. If you do not protect those who are close to you, the enemy will get them while your back is turned.
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"Live to fight another day."
Hardcase • Star Wars: The Clone Wars
The history of the clones is one of both heroism and tragedy, with the Galactic Republic's clone army constantly, and willingly, sacrificing their lives for the cause they were quite literally created for. The clone hardcase showcases this bravery on Umbara in Star Wars: The Clone Wars Yet his plan with Fives and Jesse goes awry. Hardcase gives his life to manually destroy a ship that wins them a crucial and brutal battle, and as he encourages his brothers to escape with their lives, he urges them to “Live to fight another day, boys. Live to fight another day."
The idea of fighting to live another day truly underscores the core essence of hope, in that the current fight ultimately leads to a better tomorrow.
These words were repeated many years later by Echo in Star Wars: The Bad Batch How he encourages Senator Avi Singh to escape Raxus. The senator, devastated by the thought of leaving his people behind in the midst of an Imperial occupation on his world, debates staying, but Echo uses the words to convince him to go. His people need him alive, and because of that, the senator must choose to live by getting to safety. The idea of fighting to live another day truly underscores the core essence of hope, in that the current fight ultimately leads to a better tomorrow.
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"Obi-Wan? There is good in him."
Padmé Amidala • Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Padmé Amidala is yet another tragic story in Star WarsHer death is the result of Anakin Skywalker's self-fulfilling prophecy in his quest to prevent it from ever happening. Regardless of Anakin's fall to the dark side and the role it had in Padmé's death, she uses her final moments to reassure Obi-Wan that there is still good in him. While Obi-Wan, and most of the galaxy, thought that Anakin was dead at this time, Padmé kept this hope in her husband that would finally come to fruition many years laterThanks to Luke Skywalker.
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"In every corner of the galaxy, the downtrodden and oppressed know our symbol and they put their hope in it."
Vice Admiral Holdo • Star Wars: The Last Jedi
This is Vice Admiral Holdo's take on Poe Dameron's classic "Ignite" quote, as mentioned earlier. She rejects his concession at first and simply demands that he follow her orders, but later catches the bug of his fearless determination and clearly sees that they are a "spark." She says, "In every corner of the galaxy, the Dathrodan and Oppressed know our symbol and they put their hope in it. We are the spark that will ignite the fire that will restore the Republic. The spark, the resistance, must survive."
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"This is a new day, a new beginning."
Ahsoka Tano • Star Wars Rebels
In some cases, the animated Star Wars TV shows have been more interesting and insightful than the movies, and this Ahsoka Tano quote proves that. In regard to hope, this quote has it down, because that is what hope is all about. It's about looking forward, not looking back. Whatever terrible thing happened yesterday—whether the enemy defeated the heroes in battle or a planet was destroyed by a space station (or your father took your hand off)—it doesn't matter, because Today is a new day, and with it comes a new beginning.
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"There is one way out."
Kino Levi • Andor
Now considered one of the greatest moments in Star Wars History, Kino Loy's monologue to the prisoners on Narkina 5 in Andr is charged with a breathtaking amount of hope. After gaining control of the prison they are trapped in, despite the Empire's attempts to tighten their fist, Kino encourages the prisoners to make their escape by fighting, climbing and helping one another to the only way out. These words are sung when the prisoners reach the upper level and earn their freedom, all encouraged by a man who knew that he would not be able to survive his own escape.
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"Never tell me the odds."
Han Solo • The Empire Strikes Back
Han Solo isn't interested in the odds. If there is a percent chance of survival, he doesn't want to know about it. He just wants to go in there, do what he has to do, and hope for the best outcome - and that's just that: hope. This is the driving force behind everything Han does.
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This is why he can relate to people like Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi without believing in the Force; They all believe in hope. In Luke and Obi-Wan's case, it's the hope that balance can be restored to the galaxy. In Hans' case, the hope is that he will come out of whatever situation he got himself into alive. It works on both counts.
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"What is it they have sent us?" "Hope."
Princess Leia Organa • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
at the end of Bug oneAll the new characters we've come to know and love are wiped out in a catastrophic effort by the Empire to stop the Death Star plans to get to Princess Leia on the Tantive IV. By then, however, it is too late. They complete their mission and Leia is superior to Scarif, receiving the plans on her ship.
Captain Raymus Antilles tells Leia, “Your Highness, the transmission we received." He relays the Death Star plans that have come through to Leia. He then asks her:What is it they have sent us?- Lia answers,hope“This leads directly into the opening of A new hopeMaking for a perfect transition between the two Star Wars stories - all while driving the core theme of the franchise home.
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"Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi, you are my only hope!"
Princess Leia Organa • A New Hope
This is the iconic message that Princess Leia records on R2-D2's hard drive before sending him to an escape pod with C-3PO and being captured by storm troopers. Artoo and Threepio end up landing on Tatooine and fall into the hands of a farm boy who happens to be friends with Obi-Wan Kenobi. Most of the plot of the original Star Wars Movie relies on sheer coincidence, but then again, that's what hope is all about. Leia records the message in the hope that it will make its way to Obi-Wan - and miraculously, through the Force, it does.
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"The force will be with you, always."
Obi-Wan Kenobi • A New Hope
The force is a feeling, a spiritual thought that surrounds everyone in the galaxy. It is something that can be used for good to bring peace, as the Jedi did, or used for evil to create destruction and disorder, as the Sith did. Maintaining the balance of the Force is an uphill battle, and one that is never fully won, as Luke Skywalker learned the hard way. Rather than give up, however, the Jedi and their allies continue to rely on the Force for strength, guidance and, above all, in the true spirit of Star Wars - Hope.
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