Emperor Palpatine’s return in the finale Star Wars the film has been criticized for years, but looking back, there is actually precedent for this return in one specific place. Star Wars has long been a series full of parallels and poetry in its narrative. In George Lucas’s original six films, the poetic structure of events is incredibly clear, with deliberate callbacks and subtler parallels. In the most recent Star Wars films, whether some fans liked it or not, this tradition continued. Luke Skywalker’s death poetically parallels that of Obi-Wan Kenobi. THE Millennium FalcaoExegol’s arrival parallels his arrival at the Death…
Author: Daniel Tinaglia
Grand Admiral Throne was a core part of the Star Wars universe since the 1990s, but one of its later storylines has been quite a bit goofy in one specific way: its secret base. Star Wars is pretty tonally consistent in all of his movies, with even the outliers like Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace And The empire strikes Back Still have a generally consistent amount of goofiness and seriousness. The novels Specter of the past And Vision of the future By Thrawn creator Timothy Zahn, however, introduce one of the silliest locations in Star Wars. During…
A key element of the plot of Ahsoka hinged on the mysterious ending of Star Wars Rebels – The disappearance of Ezra Bridger and Grand Admiral Thrawn. In the last two years before the Battle of Yavin, Phoenix Cell, the main group in RebelsCame into the sights of Thrawn and his forces. Phoenix Cell is originally from the planet Lothal, which at this point was occupied by the Empire. Shortly before the battle of Scarif, Phoenix Cell and other rebels decided that it was time to take back Lothal, culminating in a conflict with Grand Admiral Thrawn’s forces. Ezra played…
The Force is a source not only of life, but also in the vast Star Wars Galaxy. But one of the most iconic uses of its power is the Jedi’s ability to transcend life and death itself, preserving their consciousness and becoming Force Ghosts. But is there a way to achieve this through the use of the dark side of the Force? The dark side is a perversion of the light, not an equal set of powers, it is simply an imitation of true unity with the Force. One can tap into immense power through their anger and hatred using…
In a new book, Star Wars reconnected an important Jedi ritual from Star Wars: The Clone Warschanging the way fans will view lightsabers forever. Lightsabers are one of the most iconic images of all Star Warsand over the years, the stories explained them more and more. The new romance Mace Windu: The Glass Abyss by Steven Barnes, however, has just offered new information that undermines a previously held truth. Early Star Wars Stories have confirmed that lightsabers were powered by crystals, from Adegan crystals to synthetic ones. However, it was only in the prequel era that stories began to explore…
Key plot element Ahsoka depends on the mysterious ending Star Wars Rebels – the disappearance of Ezra Bridger and Grand Admiral Thrawn. In the last two years before the Battle of Yavin, the Phoenix Cell, the central group in Rebelscame to the attention of Thrawn and his troops. The Phoenix Cell was from the planet Lothal, which at that time was occupied by the Empire. Shortly before the Battle of Scarif, the Phoenix Group and other rebels decided that the time had come to retake Lothal, culminating in a conflict with Grand Admiral Thrawn’s forces. Ezra played a very important…
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is a favorite of many Star wars enthusiasts, but few noticed that this led to one surprising problem with the X-wings that persists to this day. 2016 Rogue One was monumental for many reasons, but the most important is that it was a triumphant return to the era of the original trilogy. Star wars in live action. It brought back so many things like the X-wing, AT-AT, Imperial stormtroopers and more, all done with modern technology. To bring back these familiar elements, Industrial Light & Magic had to make some necessary changes. Because all…
Star wars showed Darth Vader striving for one specific goal, which Emperor Palpatine ultimately achieves. As Sith master and apprentice, Vader and Palpatine have a very complex relationship. Since their Jedi apprenticeship under the Chancellor, their dynamic has constantly changed, but there has always been one constant. Darth Vader always sought the power that Sidious withheld from him. Vader’s initial motivation for following the path of the Sith in general was to save Padmé’s life, which is why he began to act so recklessly – even killing younglings. This was all a desperate attempt to prevent Padmé’s death, something Vader…
over the seat, Star Wars introduced the Acolytes of the Beyond – a dark side group that was prominent during the New Republic Era. The dark side, a perversion and twisting of the force to match one’s will, has many different obediences. The most prominent of these is the Sith Order, a group with a long and storied history that even uses the word “acolyte” in many cases, as exemplified in the series The acolyte. The Acolytes of the Beyond, however, have nothing to do with the TV series, because they existed over a century later and first came into…
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is a favorite of many Star Wars Enthusiasts, but few noticed that it introduced one surprising problem with X-wings that persists to this very day. 2016s Bug one was monumental for many reasons, but the biggest is that it was the triumphant return to the original trilogy era of Star Wars In live action. It brought so many things back, like X-Wings, AT-ATs, Imperial Storm, and more, all realized with modern technology. In bringing the familiar elements back, some necessary changes had to be made by Industrial Light & Magic. Because all of the…