Return of the Jedi - The Most Frequently Asked Questions ANSWERED

After nearly ten years of running this channel, I have seen the same questions over and over again. Today I'm answering FORTY of the most frequently asked questions I've seen about Return of the Jedi!
0:00 Intro
0:20 How was the second Death Star built so fast?
1:17 How was the second Death Star different?
2:33 Who were the B'ommar monks?
3:11 Why did Boba Fett stay at Jabba's palace for a year?
4:07 Where did Leia get her disguise?
4:39 Did Max Rebo have arms?
5:19 Did Luke Force choke Jabba's guards?
6:25 What was the plan to save Han?
7:30 Where did Luke get his green lightsaber?
8:24 Who survived the sail barge explosion?
9:12 Who were the Emperor's advisors?
10:07 Did Yoda really teach Jedi for 800 years?
11:05 Was Luke really the last Jedi?
12:11 When did the Mon Calamari join the Rebellion?
12:59 What was the Battle of Taanab?
13:47 How did the Rebellion learn about the second Death Star?
14:30 What did the Bothans really die for?
15:28 How did the Rebels steal the Imperial shuttle?
16:27 What else is in the Emperor's throne room?
17:14 Why did the Ewoks worship C-3PO?
17:59 Why did the Ewoks have a dress for Leia?
18:45 How did Leia remember her mother?
19:30 Is Captain Rex in the movie?
20:32 Where is Rogue Squadron?
21:22 Why don't we see many B-Wings?
22:02 How did the B-Wing get its name?
22:37 Why does Darth Vader stop Luke from killing the Emperor?
23:32 Why do the Ewoks have log traps?
24:15 Did Palpatine know Yoda trained Luke?
24:54 Could Darth Vader use Force lightning?
25:57 Does the Emperor's death foreshadow his return?
26:41 What happened to the Death Star's debris?
27:25 How did Han react to learning Luke was Leia's brother?
27:59 Was the Battle of Jakku the end of the Galactic Civil War?
28:46 What happened to Cloud City?
29:18 What happened to Coruscant?
29:56 Did Ewoks eat humans?
30:37 Why did Anakin get to be a Force ghost?
31:45 Why does Anakin's Force ghost look younger?
32:39 Could Sith become Force ghosts?
33:26 Why are there only three dots in the crawl?
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[@myriadmediamusings]

The biggest ROTJ question: Who was Manny Bothans, and why was this individual so important that he warranted mention by Mon Mothma about his singular, lone exploits?

[@PrincessOzaline]

Mild audio processing hear, for years I thought it was Benny Bothans.

[@shahzebhasan9995]

Ahhh, A fellow Tag and Bink fan!

[@featgorgon3985]

My favorite glup shitto, manny bothans

[@roballen3939]

She meant Many as in a lot Bothans (racial term) died ...

[@shahzebhasan9995]

@@roballen3939 Its a joke...looks like somebody needs to read The Return of Tag and Bink! (Seriously, the Tag and Bink comics are great, you should read them if they are available to you).

[@nicksmith9020]

For me, Endor is like Yorktown. The American Revolution didn’t officially end until 1783, but the final decisive victory that everyone remembers was at Yorktown in 1781.

[@TCBoggs]

Yes, except the Colonials didn't eat the Red Coats 😂

[@sasamichan]

I always felt that the 2nd Death star's bad infostructure was a result of "It's not completed yet"

[@jekw23]

Ha, yes. It’s infrastructure is only half there. I always figured that was a pretty big weakness. At least they sorted out the exhaust port!!!!!

[@chrispq12]

Maybe they couldnt spell it so they left it the way it was.

[@Luis-Sosa]

31:45 I'd like to remind everyone that both young and old Obi Wan's voice talked to Rey

[@ariesstorm9577]

When I first heard Old Ben say Rey I knew they got that from when he says “don’t be afraid” in ANH

[@Luis-Sosa]

@@ariesstorm9577 I know that

[@gustavouchida1]

I'd like to remind you: FAN SERVICE WITHOUT ANY BASIC COMMITMENT TO FURTHER JUSTIFICATION. Same thing with the original saber on Ep. VII: "a good question for another time" isn't quite an explanation.

[@Luis-Sosa]

@@gustavouchida1 Okay then

[@A-G-F-]

The only scene i still rember from the last Movie 😅

[@Gabrigattin]

It's hilarious that Alex's fan-edit of Return of the Jedi would consist of no major changes at all but just adding that fourth dot at the end of the opening crawl.

[@Trebor74]

Nik Sant,or as his military ID states "Sant Nik" was so traumatised by endor he became a toymaker and delivered presents to the good girls and boys on Dec 25th.

[@straybardart]

This gave me a good chuckle ^^

[@seancrowley3142]

Sidious died on Death Star II…

[@benobrien7920]

I really hate how there's no timeline in which he did

[@MFrederickM]

I feel like the work-around for Luke "force-choking" the Gamorrean guards is that he only makes them think they're choking, without any pressure being applied to their throat. They're in no danger of actually dying but they don't know that and so they react accordingly.

[@ReiHerandez]

This is my thought as well!

[@k1ngk4gl3]

I have no qualms with him actually choking. & typically I find this kind of stretch silly & pointless. _HOWEVER_ ... I like this one. I'm keeping it lol

[@MFrederickM]

@@k1ngk4gl3 It's the kind of morally grey unnecessary step the Jedi were known for.

[@HyugaBlood881]

I always figured that too amd plus given how....unintelligent they are it's not too much of a stretch that a mind trick would do that to them

[@nickywags0712]

@@k1ngk4gl3haha i mean either way Luke later considers even mind tricks like that to be too far for a Jedi. He gets a better balance about it after some development. But there’s still a moment when he looks with regret back on all the times he manipulated the minds of individuals. I think I rememebr lines about it in the Hand of Thrawn Duology

[@ReikoAyanamiCh]

Personally like the idea of Rex fighting alongside Anakin's kids, so to me that character on Endor will always be Rex.

[@CSNA_Gaming]

If they make that canon I'll forgive them a little more.

[@ariesstorm9577]

Me too. Although one way to look at it is he can be either of those characters, and the other one is simply offscreen. Both exist but which one you see onscreen is entirely up to you, the individual viewer.

[@jayo1212]

And Jabba's slave will be Hera!

[@HeyMalan]

really agree with that the original character wasn't really a character in legends anyway just a Santa Claus joke I would rather believe that is rex and nik could still be a character plus rex being there and knowing its him makes me more happy

[@LeviDerringer]

Whenever I rewatch ROTJ and get to the scene, its headcanon to me that its Rex!

[@CascadianRanger]

Han and Luke both remembering that kiss and agreeing to never bring it up again is great, going in as a scene in my mind everytime i watch the movie now. These videos legit make the movies even BETTER and are good to have when a friend asks any of these questions

[@krispalermo8133]

I am 46years old, over the past 16 or so years I come across of a new edit of Luke & Leia kissing over the movies and deleted film cuts. Then show the scene where Luke is talking to Kenobi realizing Leia is his sister. Just the look on Mark's face. Then of the voice over of Vader, realizing Luke has a sister. " .. WHAT .. !?! "

[@luden144]

looking forward to the top 40 questions about Caravan of Courage!

[@ChloeSarai66]

Yes, my favorite Star Wars movie! Your hard work and research definitely payed off. Now I have all my questions answered in one place. Thank you!

[@Bad_Wolf_Media]

26:20 - I'm mildly disappointed Alex didn't say "But we know now that somehow, Palpatine returned." It was right there for the taking!

[@andrewabraham7455]

I find it funny how so many people get hung up on details that could be answered by “they were lying/exaggerating/incorrect”. Do you always give details correctly when speaking? No one does, so why expect character in movies to do so?

[@tooslow4065]

if you're not actively trying to lie,yes, you give as accurate of an account as you're able or need to. otherwise, you're a liar.

[@andrewabraham7455]

@@tooslow4065 that’s kinda my point. Not everything that everyone says in Star Wars is true, whether it’s on purpose or not. People shouldn’t take it to be.

[@txlyons2937]

The characters in the Star Wars galaxy are nowhere near as literal-minded as many of their fans.

[@kylewinward8847]

​@@txlyons2937underrated take/comment!

[@IrisIrisIris29]

On the topic of Leia remembering Padmé - a novelization of Revenge of the Sith I had when I was younger went out of it's way to describe Leia's eyes being open at birth, which I assume was an attempt to explain her having vague memories of her mother's face. Obviously novelisations are dubiously canon (and it was released before the Disney aquisition so it's even "less" canon) , but I thought it was a neat way to justify the line in ROTJ.

[@Compucles]

Luke: Let my smuggler buddy go! Jabba: No. Leia: Plague of chains!

[@crazyjedi5994]

I’m surprised that they didn’t add any CGI B-wings in the special edition.

[@jayo1212]

They really should have added them in the Blu-ray or Disney + releases...

[@A-G-F-]

Yeah, kinda weird

[@JonBerry555]

I like to think that Rex and Nik Sant are close friends by the time of ROTJ and occasional switched uniforms to mess with new recruits to the Rebellion, sometimes even on the battlefront.

[@Trebor74]

Nik Sant is Sant Nik. Better known as st Nicholas. Santa clause fought in endor.

[@JonBerry555]

@@Trebor74hence why I want him and Rex to be friends

[@Compucles]

...or maybe Nik Sant was a different character who didn't actually fight on Endor but was known as Fake Rex.

[@ArcherJLady]

​​@@Compucles You mean like fake Wedge in episode 4?

[@gustavouchida1]

Oh my god, I'd never seen the bearded guy there, what a genius backstory!

[@ReiHerandez]

I don't have a question, I just wanted to say RotJ is my favorite. Thanks for making this!

[@StuartLugsden]

I'm glad they used the novel to confirms Sate Pestage was one of the advisors.

[@hargibson18]

Yay! Finally, my favorite SW movie.

[@biostemm]

Regarding the force choke thing - we don't see Luke making the choking/pinching gesture that Vader did - maybe it's a mind trick to make them think they're choking, thus why they react that way, without their airways being restricted like Vader's force chokes behave...

[@garrettbuell3172]

THANK YOU FOR ASKING ABOUT THE DOTS! I host an annual Star Wars Marathon and one of our traditions is reading every crawl aloud - including punctuation. So we’ve noticed it for years but have yet to figure out why it was like that in the first place

[@deeahCHURofWyldeWoodStudios]

Ellipsis points are periods in groups of usually three ( ... ) , or sometimes four ( .... ). They signal either that something has been omitted from quoted text, or that a speaker or writer has paused or trailed off in speech or thought, or as a replacement for an omitted word, sentence, or section. A four-dot ellipsis is used when two or more sentences are omitted from a quote or thought. An ellipsis consisting of three evenly spaced periods is used to indicate the omission of words or suggest an incomplete thought. Given these English grammatical uses, Episode crawls presenting the four-dot ellipsis may indicate the (rest of the movie) is filling in the completed thought or part of the story, which are also amidst the story itself. With Return of the Jedi intending to be the theatrical ... conclusion ... to the IV - VI section of what is now the Skywalker Saga, the three-dot ellipsis may indicate the (rest of the movie) concludes the thought or story section/Second Act of what we could now consider a three-act completed story/saga.

[@moonscar119]

​@@deeahCHURofWyldeWoodStudioshey, an writing exercize i didnt want to punch the commentator about. That was insightful. Thank you for that information

[@thekraytdragon5131]

It’s funny how this is actually addressed in the Whills story of FACPOV ROTJ

[@jedisenshi5510]

How did Leia react when she realized that she snogged her twin brother?

[@lukelee7967]

I'm going to guess she was cool with it. She said that in a way she had always known.

[@hallowwolf3599]

Since I tend to interpret the kiss scene in ESB as more about Leia trying to spite Han rather than about feelings for Luke, it's entirely possible she doesn't think about that much now.

[@lukelee7967]

@@hallowwolf3599 You know, now that you mention it that way. I'm going to suspect that the only time she did think about it is when she decides to bring it up herself in order to mess with Luke and Han.

[@martezberry3164]

Ask Marty McFly's Mom 😻

[@slim420MM]

They came from the same egg so she just wanted them to be one again.

[@JosefFerguson]

I've seen Jedi probably fifty times now, and I've never noticed the three dot thing before. Damn you.

[@jeffc3659]

23:24 an act of compassion AND picking him up and throwing him 😂

[@muticere]

This really highlights for me how uncritically I’ve watched and enjoyed ROTJ over the years that so many of these concerns never occurred to me. We’re so critical and hyper focused on every detail about the sequel trilogy, but so many of the same details can be seen in the original films.

[@84gssteve]

Ewoks to Leia, "Hey, we ate this woman but here, wear her dress we kept!"

[@diegovitteri]

In the novellization Vader stopped Luke to kill the emperor because was "too soon", he could return to the light and his friends, so first he needed to be trained and corrupted by Vader and Sidious, and once he "freely" join the dark side... then let him kill the emperor and reign the falaxy with his father.

[@TrekMTBikeRider]

8:49 I’m sorry but I consider Max Rebo’s story as told by Robot Chicken as more canon than any ol’ silly book!

[@walnzell9328]

I'd love to see a version of this explained series but solely with Legends material.

[@jahmd8377]

The Ewoks totally ate stormtroopers after the Battle of Endor. These are creatures that probably had to hunt for their food, and here they are being given a buffet.

[@woody6092]

How did Jabba know that Boushe was not who he said he was? Cannon wise we don’t know, but in legends it’s explained that Bib told Jabba the he died some time ago.

[@Compucles]

Who says Jabba knew in advance? He didn't catch "him" until after Leia had freed Han and ditched her disguise, after all.

[@woody6092]

@@Compucles He had to have known in advance though! Threepio’s mouth was covered by one of the goons of the palace. To prevent him from speaking out, also the were all waiting for them. Which begs the question, how did he know.

[@Compucles]

@@woody6092 Yeah, they were covering C-3POs mouth after they had already figured out what was going on. Meanwhile, it was his throne room. It's not hard to see Jabba and a bunch of his entourage always choosing to sleep there.

[@woody6092]

@@Compucles Threepio’s mouth was covered all the way up until the curtains moved. Implying that they were waiting for them. I’m just curious as to how they knew Boushe wasn’t who “he” said he was.

[@Compucles]

@@woody6092 Jabba had already realized what was happening before he moved the curtain. Otherwise, he wouldn't have had a reason to move it in the first place.

[@mitwhitgaming7722]

I hope we get a Rogue One for the many Bothans who died to bring the intel on the Second Death Star.

[@ches2]

Manny Bothans* The hero.

[@androognoix1685]

Pointless since it was orchestrated

[@mitwhitgaming7722]

@@androognoix1685 So was the entire Clone Wars, but that doesn't make it any less compelling

[@androognoix1685]

@@mitwhitgaming7722 it would also be repeating rogue one

[@mitwhitgaming7722]

@@androognoix1685 I mean, if you wanna make that argument then pretty much all Star Wars media is the same because they recycle a lot of the same ideas.

[@jeffgoblue]

Here’s the actual scene in the novelization between Sidious and Luke regarding Yoda. It’s clear that unlike what the video said, Sidious clearly knew who Yoda was, and may have even been mocking Yoda’s speech pattern: The Emperor tapped his fingers on the arm of the throne, recalling. 'There was one called... Yoda. An aged Master Jedi... Ah, I see by your countenance I have hit a chord, a resonant chord indeed. Yoda, then.' [...] 'This Yoda,' the Emperor mused. 'Lives he still?' Luke focused on the emptiness of space beyond the window behind the Emperor's chair. The deep void, where nothing was. Nothing. He filled his mind with this black nothing. Opaque, save for the occasional flickering of starlight that filtered through the ether. 'Ah,' cried Emperor Palpatine. 'He lives not. Very good, young Skywalker, you almost hid this from me. But you could not.

[@burningflamesofdivinedragon]

Thank you so much for this it says a lot with so little about Return of the Jedi. I love your question about the dots at the end there as it made me smile.

[@jermaynec]

24:54 In the novelization of Revenge of the Sith (either the Matt Stover or Patricia Wrede version, I can't remember) Emperor Palatine sees Vader with no arms and thinks "He'll never be able to use lightening" but makes a suit to make him look very intimidating.

[@yhctower]

Been enjoying this series of videos so much! Thank you for all the time and effort you are putting into this series!

[@VitasVarnas]

I hope you'll do these FAQ videos not just for the films but also for the video games and perhaps some Legends stuff like Shadows of the Empire or the Force Unleashed.

[@henryyoung372]

I love that the first point is about Max Rebo

[@JoeyPeligro69]

Man this is why I love Star Wars

[@Crackmiser]

In legends and in canon sith have been shown multiple times to be able to survive after death but they are almost always BOUND to a place or object. Momin, the grand inquisitor, Sith ghosts in swtor. Plenty of examples.

[@danielbyrne5402]

I think the biggest question now is, who set up the bouncy castle at the bottom of the D star that palatine so clearly landed on according to recent movies 😅

[@harryindeed9006]

The idea of those scary ass monsters walking around Endor is genuinely so frightening. Imagine being one of those left behind Stormtroopers and hearing massive thumping footsteps in the dark. Damn.

[@morcbus123]

The Tales of Jedi and Sith confirmed to us that Palpatine knew Yoda died in this film. He directly met Yoda’s Force ghost, and if I remember right, celebrated Yoda’s death on the eve of his ultimate victory.

[@joshualittle877]

We see that Grogu was training by 50-51. So lets assume Yoda also began training around the same time. So by 100 he could have been well into being a Jedi knight and maybe teaching a Padawan. He is 900 yo so that would mean he did indeed teach Jedi for 800 years.

[@PrincessOzaline]

Would the Emperor have actually been killed by Luke if Vader hadn't blocked the strike? Is the Emperor willing to let himself be killed to let a more powerful Dark Lord take the stage, did he have a trick up his sleeve? Is that trick Exegol? Would he have died in body? What was the endgame?

[@369frequencyandvibration]

Somehow, Palpatine has returned.

[@sarlacc_salesman_99]

I'm with you -- I never believed that the Emperor would have allowed himself to die. TROS only confirmed my long-term hunch about his character. For all of his posturing about the rule of two, Palpatine only truly cares about his power and self-preservation. I think he was merely goading Luke, he had no intention of letting Luke actually "strike him down"

[@Benjamin0119]

Great video. Thanks. I always wondered if Leia saw the Force Ghosts at the end of Return of the Jedi.

[@TonksMoriarty]

I like that Sith immortality is a materialistic immortality. They need to bind their essence to their body or objects in order to survive. My headcanon is that the process eternally severs them from the Cosmic Force meaning if their body dies or the object is broken their soul is obliterated. They cease to be luminous beings and become nothing more than crude matter.

[@jasonstephens6109]

3 dots vs 4 dots. That's the most impressive display of observation in this entire series haha. Now it will bother me forever

[@joppadoni]

Brilliant! Thank you, glad i found your channel

[@MrGMoney2024]

According to the Thrawn trilogy, Mara Jade also survived Jabba’s barge explosion

[@robproductionsgames]

I love these videos, keep it up!

[@ziggyspacedust7813]

I love these FAQ's!!!! Nice job, Alex 😊

[@Flettwin]

This such a great video format! I’m looking forward to the Sequel ones as Lucasfilm have done a really good job answering questions and fleshing out that era in the books.

[@Phatooine]

Actually I saw an interview with Lucas on why he changed the scene from Sabastian Shaw to Hayden Christensen. It's because when Anakin became Vader, that is when he died... as a young man. This was from like 2004 or 2005.

[@belgeode]

You know, given how many dozens of times (or let's face it, more than that) i have watched the OT since the 80s, i am genuinely SHOCKED that I NEVER EVEN NOTICED that ROTJ only had three dots... 😮 Mind. Blown. 🤯 i can recite dang near every line. Totally missed the missing dot. 😢

[@deeahCHURofWyldeWoodStudios]

Is it missing, though? See my post on another comment for more.

[@biggestnerdalive8476]

I’m really loving this series, I hope to see more

[@phexpats]

Grogu has to be Yoda and Yaddle's son. That has to be the big twist at the end of the Mando series.

[@No-One-of-Consequence]

When I was a very young kid I got the Luke Skywalker 12" action figure, and it came with a yellow light saber. (The smaller figures also came with yellow blades in Luke's saber, but my mother wrote a letter to Hasbro and got them to send her a package of replacement blasters and sabers, so we replaced Luke's yellow saber with a blue one. we were sticklers for the details even then.) I always wondered what that yellow blade meant, but it didn't mean anything back then. But my uncle knew were were talking about it, and he shoplifted a blue saber from a 12" Obiwan, and gave it to us for Luke. We had no idea he had stolen it. That was kind of shitty. He was a jackass.

[@trainingday1356]

This was absolutely brilliant !

[@GrendelNin]

The missing dot was an easter egg spoiler for Episode VII, "Return of the Dot".

[@livliveart]

Loving these videos!! I hope you do the Clone Wars movie too someday, once the live-action movies are done 🥰

[@DanBen07]

I remember watching Star Wars explained once and he didn't know that there was a novelisation of that movie I'm not sure he ever read it since then.

[@delarkaBCN]

17:00 knowing george loves Dune, i just realize C3p0 was pulling a Muab'Dib. ive been watching the OT since 30 years ago lol (and i read dune at the early 00s)

[@paulzon3269]

Around 26:00 minutes when they talk about the blue energy that erupted when Palpatine was thrown down the reactor I think something similar happened when the Sith artifacts were tossed down the reactor in Empires End in the Aftermath books. Basically showing a release of Darkside energy.

[@nerdynaturalists2928]

Keep slaying it man! My favorite channel.

[@oneannoyingwhiteguy]

To address the Endor vs Jaaku question. I see it like the difference between the Battle of the Bulge and the Battle of Berlin in WW2. One was a major decisive fight that spelled out the outcome of the war, and one was a desperate last stand.

[@Pocketrocket-pj1us]

22:00 In re. B. Wings As a kid, (7 when Jedi premiered) I was a member of the SW fan club. I beleive that is where I got this poster. I might still have it but for now, I'm going off of memory. This was a drawn poster, showing the Attack on the Death Star at the top and the Endor moon at the bottom. (No credits, or even movie title. Possibly, it was drawn before the movie, as a teaser, like we needed one! LoL I never had a Kenner B-Wing and this poster had one. I'm guessing it was a trick of the angle but it made the Bottom of the B-wing, rolling on the End or moon, while the Upper portion of the ship was in outer space, giving the impression of a ship thousands of miles long! Since we could only watch the film on a t.v. / VCR, I never even saw the ship in the battle, which added to the confusion. I'm not saying anything besides, obviously that artwork was strange and impossible but does anyone remember this acid trip of a poster?? Would love to finally figure this out. Cheers

[@AStupidID]

Great video as always :).

[@rrgale55]

I learned a lot of new facts!! Great video!!

[@joshmitchell2262]

If it’s alright I want to ask my own 40 questions about The Phantom Menace. But if it’s not alright and too late here is my non-summarized question. On the Trade Federation ship there is clearly a communication ability to talk to Palpatine on Courasant. So if a Republic ship and entourage went to force a settlement how would the Republic and especially Chancellor Vilorim who informed Queen Amidala that the Jedi had arrived, not view the loss of two Jedi, two ship captains and a republic ship as an immediate act of war… and on top of that sending a senate to investigate the claims. There is no need to send it would all be documented when the Republic ship was blown away.

[@Pocketrocket-pj1us]

18:05 Okay, I'll buy the 'Ewoks sewed the dress reasoning but the sandals? Come on, there were shoe makers that went through a multi year apprenticeship, back in the middle ages. And yes I'm getting some of that info from a Riffed short film, by Rifftrax!! LoL

[@demetrinight5924]

My question is still what a New Canon Bothan looks like? I sort of want a Rogue One style movie showing the events of the Bothan Spynet getting the information for the Rebel Alliance.

[@janmelantu7490]

I’ve always imagined that Vader could channel Force Lightning thru his arm stumps, but if he had done it while wearing electronic prosthetics it would’ve destroyed the electronics. Perhaps if Vader was using purely mechanical arms (like many current prosthetics) he would be using Force Lightning all the time

[@Cheetowitcheese]

I love these videos! Don’t stop making them. 🤪

[@dansokulski4039]

I was skeptical this would be a bunch of obvious stuff, like “who played Wicket?”, etc. But as a 48-yr old lifelong SW fan (since 1978-79 at least), I learned a lot watching this. It’s entertaining as well, like SW Expl normally is…

[@IgorValar]

i almost heard "luke used the force to fondle the guards" almost choked in my water glass xxxD

[@jonathanmellette8541]

This is such a great series. I hope you'll do the other 6, even though, you know...even though.

[@KAZVorpal]

The four dots was functional illiteracy. By Return of the Jedi, someone had pointed out that an ellipsis is three dots. They fixed it...but later decided that it's better to pretend they'd done four dots on purpose, not out of ignorance, so they went back to four.

[@DDuffy143]

The silly hat store advisors are my favorite.

[@mrheroprimes]

I also think that Palpatine master plan to lure the rebellion in to wipe it out probably also involve the star destroyer fleet that was being equipped with miniature death star lasers on exgal But due to the actions of Crimson Dawn the second death star's exterior wasn't completed creating massive vulnerabilities once the shield was knocked out

[@torkelsvenson6411]

I've heard two other explanations about Darth Vader stopping Luke from killing the Emperor. One is that he suspected that the Emperor wouldn't take the risk of simply counting on Vader to stop Luke and probably had some trick up his sleeve, thus he stopped him so they could take him out later when Luke had grown stronger. The other is that he wasn't convinced that Luke would simply fall down the path of the Dark Side by killing the Emperor at that particular moment and wanted to make sure Luke was fully turned before attempting to take him out.

[@siloclay6193]

Choking problem. Luke used a mind trick to make the guards THINK they were choking. He dosnt use the thumb and finger choking gesture. Luke isn't above using a dirty trick even if he is above actually choking them.

[@DanBen07]

The Battle of Teth is also Mentioned in the Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z canon reference book released 2018. Little golden book I am a clone trooper shows the Battle of Endor with person in question in the picture and says "Years later, Rex and other clones joined the Rebellion to fight the Empire." There's going to be a new Canon book which is taken from The Princess and the scoundrel and it's going to have pictures of the wedding.

[@a.j.wilkes6352]

I really enjoy these videos!

[@millertimedroid]

A construction job of that magnitude would require a helluva lot more manpower than the Imperial army had to offer. I'll bet there were independent contractors working on that thing: plumbers, aluminum siders, roofers.

[@walnzell9328]

In Legends, Luke did question if he was really the last of the Jedi. Obi-Wan's ghost appeared to him and said, "Not the last of the old, the first of the new." Though he wasn't being exactly literal. When he said "Not the last of the old" he meant that Luke was not the final Jedi who would ever exist. When he was trained, he was expected to be the last student of the old Jedi Order, and thus the last Jedi of that order's ways. The last of the old flawed way that was doomed to fail. He was expected to be the beginning of a new Jedi Order with a new code and traditions. One that would be better than the one who trained him. "The first of the new." I also feel Luke was the only Jedi who could truly defeat Vader and Palpatine. Thus, he needed to hear that he was the last of the Jedi. That he was the galaxy's last hope. Now it's true Leia, by Yoda's admission, was also a potential Jedi. But she didn't have the same mindset as Luke. She could have been trained and could potentially kill Vader, but she could never bring back Anakin Skywalker like Luke could. Luke always had hope that he could bring his father back to the light. It was Luke reaching out to his father that brought Anakin out of Vader which would end with Anakin killing Palpatine. Leia and Luke both would've died if they had tried to fight Palpatine. Only Anakin could kill him. In Legends, Leia talked about how she could've never forgiven Vader like Luke could. He tortured her and stood by as the Death Star destroyed Alderaan. Anakin didn't know Leia was his daughter until he had become a Force ghost. All he knew was that he had a daughter. So he couldn't apologize for anything he did to Leia in his last moments. Only ask Luke to tell his sister that there was good in him.

[@drhibas]

Owen being Obi-Wans brother makes a lot more sense.

[@jeffbegue970]

Can you do the same for the prequel as well? Would love to know how the jedi learn about the rules of two in ep1 since it was created after the destruction of the sith by bane

[@walnzell9328]

I believe the blue energy that shot out of the reactor shaft was both Palpatine's released Force energy and his soul. In Dark Empire, the reborn Palpatine can conjure massive Force storms that sort of resemble that blue flaming energy seen in Return of the Jedi.

[@jamesallen17592]

I always liked the idea that Red Leader, Gray Leader and Green Leader are not squadron leaders but wing leaders- i.e. Red Wing contains multiple squadrons including Rogue.

[@alfi1139]

24:45 emperor felt yoda's death, there's short story about it. It was in the "Stories of Jedi and the sith"

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thank you, Alex! 🎆

[@BflyBricks]

Would love to see a 18+ slasher movie with Ewoks hunting imperials like the Predator, and eating their victims 😂 I truly never thought about them eating humans until you pointed it out. As a kid it never occurred to me that Han, Like etc were actually going to be dinner that night for the tribe...pretty grim 😮

[@polatiger4765]

I know the answer to the 3 periods question! It was a coffee print. The guy digitalizing the preplot-text was too messy with his coffee and misread the dirty page.

[@jayo1212]

@0:27 My long held belief was that they actually started building the second Death Star before A New Hope, as a backup in case the first one was destroyed as well as to do more damage using two such stations... @7:35 My headcanon answer is that he went to one of the old Jedi temples where Ahsoka spoke to him and gave him his crystal, similar to how Yoda gave Ezra his... @18:46 A. She was born second. B. It's a girl thing. @20:23 If that is Rex, then Jabba's slave, "Oola", is actually Hera Syndulla!

[@evol_si_dog]

The use of three dots instead of four dots was intentional. Three dots is an ellipsis. The fourth dots indicate a period (end of statement/sentence. 1. “Use a four‐dot ellipsis if you are omitting the last part of a quoted sentence that ends in a period, but the remaining words are still a complete thought. The first dot comes immediately after the sentence and functions as a period. The following three dots are spaced and indicate that material has been omitted.” 2. “Ellipses for omitted material spanning two or more sentences When quoted material is presented as multiple sentences, four dots should be used for omissions between two or more original sentences; three dots should be used for omissions within a single original sentence.”

[@lukelee7967]

How do you know that Mon Mothma wasn't talking about her friend Emmanuel Both Hans, called Manny by his friends.

[@BurritosAndSnow190]

In my head canon Palpatine used the first Death Star to eliminate high ranking military officials that could potentially usurp him. It wasnt its sole purpose but it definitely became a convenient tool for him to further secure his power. The second Death Star was built so fast because it was already being constructed in secret roughly the same time as DS1.

[@AntiTheory]

I like to think that the force choking of the Gammorean guards was just Luke using a mind trick on them to make them believe they were suffocating, but didn't actually do any harm to them.