Top 10 Smartest Decisions in Star Wars

[@WatchMojo]

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[@Dad-Says-Jokes]

Why do doctors make good Jedis? Because a Jedi must have patients.

[@CandiceVidito]

@@Dad-Says-Jokes Not funny

[@mysticDchimp]

My favorite moment was watching all my favorite characters dying one by one in the new trilogy. That was great.

[@uneasingcoma5652]

0:25 Guys messed up its R2 not artoo

[@SQU1DWAR4]

Top 20 reasons mr krabs should of been arrested.

[@gqquitoriano6455]

Where is Order 66? I think this was Palpatine's best plan.

[@gamleskalle1]

Order 69,the porn parody 😂

[@autumbreeze1129]

Would gladly have taken that over any of the sequels places on this list for sure

[@LoganWalker2013]

Order 66 wasn’t really a decision tho it was more of a plan

[@Shuichisaihara5499]

It would have…. If some Jedi hadn’t survived

[@frglrk]

@@Shuichisaihara5499that doesn’t mean it wasn’t the best - after all, it allowed him to usher in / cement his empire and removed dissidents (until the pesky rebellion came along)

[@timothymarra6572]

Rex using a Commando Droid's head to get them to open the door to Rishi Outpost (TCW S1E5 "Rookies") should've been an honorable mention.

[@kamentrainerhorn2073]

Roger-roger.

[@SorenDaein]

I agree. The move was a gamble, however. What allowed it to work was droid intelligence being on the low side.

[@jamiewalsh3349]

Once we ridiculed the Death Star's weakness as a stupid oversight and then we realised that it was intentional.

[@Jeremiah_Rivers76]

Galen Erso knew what he was doing when installing the Death Star’s fatal flaw.

[@setokaiba3458]

Yeah that’s completely the point lol

[@trinaq]

Happy Star Wars Day, Watchmojo, May the 4th be with you! I always anticipate your Star Wars themed lists.

[@veronicaingram1060]

The decision to hide Padme's twins from Vader ranks up there to me.

[@Trailbreaker3966]

I think both Ashoka saving Rex and Anakin saving R2-D2 were also decisions that should’ve at least made the honorable mentions. Ashoka never would have survived order 66 without Rex and Anakin would be long dead before Revenge of the Sith if it wasn’t for R2-D2

[@滋榎本]

Luke Deciding To Go With Obi-Wan Saved His Life Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope There are many important planets in Star Wars but none seem so out of place as Tatooine. The desert world hosted many pivotal galactic events, but the most important thing about it was being the home to Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi. Kenobi watched over the boy, who would seek him out looking for the new R2 unit his Uncle Owen had bought. This led to Kenobi revealing some truths to Luke. Luke cleverly chose to go to Alderaan with Obi-Wan. This event changed everything, as it led directly to the destruction of the Empire.

[@justynchris2159]

What about Obi-wan sneaking onto Padme's ship to find Anakin?

[@ZlothZloth]

I was going to up-vote this, but didn't Anakin's anger at that happening lead to Padme's death?

[@ItsTundrian]

Bad idea. I feel like padme coulda swayed anakin back to the light side. Obi wan existence there led to their fight and padme death

[@ewok40k]

Finn: "fuck this SITH im out!" re: Battle of Endor... I think the smartest move was Lando realising shield is up - and Ackbar acting on the info to cjange course. Otherwise it would be really shortest offensive in history.

[@matthewchelette9088]

May the 4th be with you. There was also Obi-wan separating himself from the group. Knowing he was the person Darth Vader wanted to to go after. He makes sure Leia would get home safe and he manages to defeat Darth Vader.

[@G1Grimlock94]

Ezra outsmarting Thrawn

[@kidz4p509]

7:12

[@oldscoolgaming6700]

The smartest decision ever made in Star Wars was when Anakin threw Palpatine into the Death Star’s reactor in RotJ.

[@elphiegleason3899]

Yup the sequels do not exist I adore some Filoni stuff but those 3 movies are absolute shit

[@sorahearts3317]

​@@elphiegleason3899Force Awakens was good but it seemed to go REALLY downhill after that for The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker. I guarantee they brought Palpatine back because they had no other ideas

[@elphiegleason3899]

@@sorahearts3317 I loved the Force Awakens I’m not knocking that one at all

[@elphiegleason3899]

@@sorahearts3317 they should have used the Extended Universe now called Legends as canon. The material going on w Filoni now is canon. Disney shouldn’t have dumped it

[@crimsonvoid1595]

I notice that killing Jabba isn’t on the list. That was a smart move. If Jabba had survived it would’ve caused many issues later down the line. Another smart move took place in The Force Unleashed where Vader and Palpatine use StarKiller to root out the Rebel leaders but Starkiller ends up giving the Rebels hope when he rescues the Rebel leaders. And the final smart move that I noticed in the extended universe was when the Empire was getting on its feet several of the clones that were still in circulation were training the new drafted soldiers, one of them was Gregor who was a little unhinged after the war ended. He’s the primary reason why the Stormtrooper’s aim is so bad.

[@ryananggara01]

where’s the count dooku plan to kidnap chancellor palpatine with the band of bounty hunters in clone wars ?

[@CharlieHepp]

I think both Ashoka saving Rex and Anakin saving R2-D2 were also decisions that should’ve at least made the honorable mentions. Ashoka never would have survived Order 66 without Rex and Anakin would be long dead before Revenge of the Sith if it wasn’t for R2-D2 Luke Deciding To Go With Obi-Wan Saved His Life Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope There are many important planets in Star Wars but none seem so out of place as Tatooine. The desert world hosted many pivotal galactic events, but the most important thing about it was being the home to Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi. Kenobi watched over the boy, who would seek him out looking for the new R2 unit his Uncle Owen had bought. This led to Kenobi revealing some truths to Luke. Luke cleverly chose to go to Alderaan with Obi-Wan. This event changed everything, as it led directly to the destruction of the Empire. I notice that killing Jabba isn’t on the list. That was a smart move. If Jabba had survived it would’ve caused many issues later down the line. Another smart move took place in The Force Unleashed where Vader and Palpatine use StarKiller to root out the Rebel leaders but Starkiller ends up giving the Rebels hope when he rescues the Rebel leaders. The final smart move that I noticed in the extended universe was when the Empire was getting on its feet several of the clones that were still in circulation were training the newly drafted soldiers, one of them was Gregor who was a little unhinged after the war ended. He’s the primary reason why the Stormtrooper’s aim is so bad. The smartest decision was splitting up the twins to hide them, and hiding Luke in a place Darth Vader absolutely despised. Honorable mention, Yoda hiding in a place so strong with the dark side that it would completely mask him. The decision to give R2 the Death Star plans was brilliant at the time, when there was only the original trilogy as droids were basically ignored by the wider galaxy, then with the prequels and the Clone Wars' next ending that series is Rogue One was working in the The Empire Strikes Back was almost done in the episode 2 expanding on R2’s character and making him, even more, a great choice to have the plans, given he would do whatever was necessary to complete the mission. He’s such a great character and Star Wars would not be the same without him. Massive thanks to Kenny Baker for bringing him to life. #7 and #4 actually bring Luke’s final act in TLJ into a whole new light. When you think about it, Luke really was doing what Obi-Wan did for him and his friends in ANH! A real full-circle kind of moment! Empire's downfall: when you're in space in Vietnam and the trees start speaking teddy bear This man is really trying to tell me that Galen Erso didn't pull off the smartest of moves by installing an exhaust port that led directly to the core. He knew exactly what he was doing. Give him credit. Obi-Wan taking High Ground. Where’s that? Artoo lol? Hiding in the trash to catch Han hiding on the ship. Order 66. Both are smart ideas. Starting a civil war, to begin with when the galaxy was at peace. Do a video called Failed Radio Pilots The Bad Batch blew up Mount Tantis and set Project Necromancer back by at least 30 years. Tup outsmarting general krell. Disney’s sequel trilogy might have destroyed everything George Lucas did in the original trilogy, but you gotta give them credit for really building the universe and having projects like Rogue One improve George’s story Yeah the force is strong with this one Hiding in an asteroid field is the smartest decision. You could also say R2 was responsible for the death May the fourth be with you. But beware, Revenge of the sixth is coming. I'm still waiting for a Top 10 Greatest Star Wars Villains Of All Time even if we know who Number 1 is All picks in these are great live-action Ahsoka and Anakin Moments WatchMojo.com Now playing Important Star Wars Questions ANSWERED in Ahsoka Kamala Harris Favored to Win Presidential Election, Elon Musk Interviews Trump Live on X The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Top 3 Most POWERFUL Star Wars new Characters Ever The Average Day of a Stormtrooper is soul-crushing in Tech kill it well done you nailed it was a fake photo was not good non-stop talking was running too much was driving is worst they were talking too much was not in my age was my old teacher was there on live lying to him to her Babe Ruth's legendary "called shot" jersey expected to break records at auction CBS Mornings The Graham Norton Show S24E06 Kurt Russell, Claire Foy, David Walliams, Lee Evans, Mumford & Sons Mustafa Durmuş It Ends With Us: Top 10 Differences Between the Book & Movie Does Gen Z Know These Iconic Under 20s Songs? (Beastie Boys, Foo Fighters, Alanis Morissette) Star Wars REWRITE - The Sequel Trilogy That should have been! I hate to make you sick okay.

[@ARIXANDRE]

Obi Wan kept the high ground. It was like 2 meters but that's higher than 0.

[@aymericdeascalon4590]

Smartest decision was splitting up the twins to hide them, and hiding Luke in a place Darth Vader absolutely despised.

[@harryboyes2812]

Actually, decisions #6 and #2 were pretty stupid. In both cases, Palpatine sowed the seeds of his own destruction. Luke points out to him that his overconfidence is his weakness. Luke was right. By the way, Han shot first. And that was smart. 😀

[@k3556io]

No, Anakin was crucial to order 66

[@the_only_lonely]

Han actually didn‘t shoot first if you look closely, greedo just can‘t aim

[@kamentrainerhorn2073]

As far as Solo shooting first… Episode 4 was not the first time he did this, since his origin movie exists.

[@CelebrityGamerTV]

1:27 Was Finn’s FN2187 number from episode IV A New Hope? 2187 was Princess Leia’s cell number.

[@luckycharms9]

I think Luke turning himself in and confronting vader in rotj has to be on there and high up there

[@andromeda331]

ROTJ Lando insisting they given Han and Leia more time down on the Endor moon when Ackbar wanted to leave after seeing all the Empire ships and the Death Star was operational.

[@tyleroutland435]

Happy Star Wars day

[@MatthewCraig0706]

#7 and #4 actually bring Luke’s final act in TLJ into a whole new light. When you think about it, Luke really was doing what Obi-Wan did for him and his friends in ANH! A real full circle kind of moment! 🤯

[@stevennorland5250]

If you think about it. The scene from Empire where Luke goes to save his friends was a actually a good decision. Despite Yoda telling him not to. Sure he lost his hand but at least he got to know who his father was. Which he used to turn Vader on the Emperor

[@johnseelinger9803]

One other smart decision that should have been on the list was Luke giving his new lightsaber to R2-D2 before coming to Jabba's palace in "Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi." After Luke made his new lightsaber, he gave it to R2 for safekeeping before either of them went to Jabba's Palace. That way when Luke entered Jabba's palace, the guards would not be able to confiscate his lightsaber since he didn't have it on him, and nobody in Jabba's palace suspected that a droid like R2-D2 would have it, and R2 would be able to give Luke his lightsaber when he really needed it.

[@elphiegleason3899]

I’d also add Anakin inadvertently prepping Asoka to survive Order 66

[@ChicagoIrishman]

I've seen everything - but Rogue One was the best "movie in a series" ever, closely followed by Godfather II. But it was seamless into A New Hope. Love this.

[@aymericdeascalon4590]

Honorable mention, Yoda hiding in a place so strong with the dark side that it would completely mask him.

[@ZaneTruesdale007]

Placing a hidden weakness inside the Death Star.

[@shanep2760]

Twice? The second Death Star didn't have that same flaw. It was still under construction, that's how they got inside.

[@ZaneTruesdale007]

@@shanep2760 oh yeah . Dear god its been a while since i watched all the star wars movies.

[@ZlothZloth]

@@ZaneTruesdale007 Well, it's a good day to correct that!

[@ROCKONplaceboforever]

Awesome list 👌🖤 ♥️

[@adamchavez7095]

Empire's downfall: when you're in space Vietnam and the trees start speaking teddy bear

[@jacobdrolet4262]

Amazing video watch mojo.

[@hayeonkim7838]

Thanks for meaningful and valuable video as always ❤❤❤

[@BacontheDarkSaviour308]

The decision to give R2 the Death Star plans was brilliant at the time, when there was only the original trilogy as droids were basically ignored by the wider galaxy, then with the prequels and the clone wars series expands on R2’s character and makes him even more a great choice to have the plans, given he would do whatever was necessary to complete the mission. He’s such a great character and Star Wars would not be the same without him. Massive thanks to Kenny baker for bringing him to life.

[@SorenDaein]

A decision that was woefully omitted from even the honorable mentions was Obi-Wan "gaining the high ground" in Revenge of the Sith. That allowed him an advantage when Vader tried to finish him on Mustafar.

[@DustinGuidroz]

Number 1 should have been when Steven Spielberg made a bet with George Lucas and earned royalties from Star Wars for life.

[@turtlesnail9824]

Doesn’t Spielberg still get that percentage for every Star Wars movie to this day?

[@DustinGuidroz]

@@turtlesnail9824 I’m pretty sure that he does.

[@miroslavtomic7038]

The revelation that Palpatine gave away information about shield generator to Rebels was actually easy to guess right from the moment any information ever came to Rebels in the first place. There is no way they could have found out about something so crucial without it coming from someone who was at or near the top of Empire as it was kept a top secret. It was kinda easy to guess they were going into a trap set by someone very powerful in the Empire. Palpatine was the natural guess.

[@kevbrix9686]

Number one is actually Obi-Wan decided to take The High Ground.

[@khemanig2]

Things missing all orchestrated by Palpatine: 1.Order 66, 2. creating a Clone army that no one knew about and was made under suspicious circumstances and making the Jedi serve as generals when they are supposed to be peace keepers, 3. creating a galatic civil war where he controlled both sides to sow chaos and enable his rise as emepror

[@kamentrainerhorn2073]

There’s also Skyguy training Ahsoka to hold her own against human shooters. If not for that, she wouldn’t have survived Order 66, and the rebellion would have been less successful. And, Kenobi, Yoda, and Organa deciding to split up Luke and Leia before hiding them from the Empire. Not even Vader suspected he had another heir until the last second. And, there’s Echo (amongst others) hiding in plain sight by disguising himself as a Stormtrooper while rescuing Omega and the other Clones from Hemlock. And, there’s Kenobi replacing the trap message at the Jedi Temple with his own warning to keep the Jedi from coming home. Supposedly, it took the Clones a while for them to realize it was there.

[@porpetassassina7]

Boba Fett realizing the Millenium Falcon was attached to the star destroyer

[@epa316]

Ahsoka leaving the Jedi order. They failed her by not helping her when she needed them the most. So, she left them, and therefore didn’t share their fate.

[@AirbenderHawk]

Using the brains and the force is the best combo, and that is well demonstrated in this video.

[@CircHistory]

I think a lot of people don't realize that until 1999, a new hope was episode 1.

[@darkarachne4718]

Happy Star Wars Day!

[@JoyBoy-destroy]

3:18 is the dumbest idea I've ever seen. Why didn't he actually just go there he would have gone down as a hero.

[@8ojack]

The problem is the entire story leading up to that point to give the dillusional impression that what he was doing was heroic. Half the fanbase is so gullible. I wouldn’t be surprised if behind the scenes Rian enjoyed pissing all over our favorite series thinking we’d still love it 😤

[@miroslavtomic7038]

Ian McDiarmid is the only actor in history who first played an older version of the character and than almost 20 years later played the younger version of the character.

[@mauricesmithjr4050]

0:23 misspelled R2

[@CelebrityGamerTV]

I never liked “Artoo”

[@mauricesmithjr4050]

Why

[@mojo3318]

I had no idea there were decisions that were the smartest. It's a good thing characters made these decisions.

[@railsandrollercoasters]

This man is really trying to tell me that Galen Erso didn't pull off the smartest of moves by installing an exhaust port that lead directly to the core. He knew exactly what he was doing. Give him credit.

[@jackrodakthemovieguy1726]

Obi Wan taking High Ground. Where’s that?

[@Dad-Says-Jokes]

What do you call Chewbacca when he gets chocolate in his fur? A chocolate chip Wookie!

[@DIOPSIDE7995]

datum tsssh

[@CandiceVidito]

You and your jokes are not funny and they never will be

[@DIOPSIDE7995]

@@CandiceVidito harsh

[@CandiceVidito]

@@DIOPSIDE7995 All he does is spam copied and paste jokes without coming up with any of his own

[@DIOPSIDE7995]

@@CandiceVidito Oh so he's your arch nemesis or something

[@CloneScavengerVulpin8389]

Tup outsmarting general krell.

[@sherrys2143]

Dogma shooting Krell

[@CloneScavengerVulpin8389]

@@sherrys2143 that too.

[@msoi215]

How about Darth Vader eliminating the emperor just the keep him from killing his son?

[@agorak]

Hiding in an asteroid field is the smartest decision. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@sherrys2143]

The Bad Batch blowing up Mount Tantis and setting Project Necromancer back by at least 30 years.

[@dicksonfranssen]

Poe's flying, being a smart ass & his believable escape all helped the movie. Better yet would be seeing "metal-heads" brain splattered everywhere as promised. All that technology & no one could foresee what a brat *Anakin Skywalker* would be? My smartest decision? Not paying for anything after #3 (or whatever number it is) except for for Force Awakens. Also enjoyed *Leai's little poo stain* after Luke swings her to safety. Death Star had no washrooms?

[@adamb89]

Considering how Palpatine's master plan lead to the destruction of not one but two death stars, his own apprentice, his own life, and the entire Sith order...I'd say it's safe to say ultimately all of his decisions were pretty dumb.

[@JamesDavy2009]

Reading this reminded me of the opening of the third _Robot Chicken Star Wars_ episode with Palpatine's opening monologue.

[@ItsTa7a]

Smartest WatchMojo decision 😂

[@rmannayr2129]

WELL THAT WAS SMART!

[@TheRManProds]

MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU!

[@kidz4p509]

Honorable Mention: Tenn Graneet was a Human male Imperial gunner who was master chief gunnery officer in the Imperial Navy during the Galactic Civil War. He was assigned the role of pulling the firing switch on the Death Star's superlaser. However, he thought it was only meant for intimidation purposes. But then, he pulled the trigger on Alderaan. In the aftermath, his conscience got the better of him, having seen that he committed mass murder. During the Battle of Yavin, he decided to purposely repeat the words “Stand by” to give the Rebel Alliance enough time to destroy the Death Star before he could pull the trigger on Yavin IV. While he did perish in the Death Star, he perished knowing that he redeemed himself.

[@lulukomadori9651]

Number 7 doesnt make sense cause ep 9 showed us that luke x-wing worked meaning he could of came to help but rian made sure ep 9 will have nothing. And number 1 isnt the "smartest" choice, it lucky that the deathstar has an fatal flaw but im pretty it wasnt the empire wise decision to have it

[@wwb16]

in the novelizaton of TROS its stated that rey had to reattach the wing that was the door to luke's hut and a few other things. I only wish they had shown this in the movie

[@lulukomadori9651]

@@wwb16 that the major issue of the disney movies/tv shows, SO MUCH it reliant of outside media/books just because the person in charge want their story told in their way. Like does the TROS even explain Snoke and such, ep 9 wanted actions/mystery boxes, not character development/story

[@wwb16]

@@lulukomadori9651 it goes back to prequels as well

[@lulukomadori9651]

@@wwb16 not really, george had his story to tell, sure the goverments and politics were very weird choices - specially his stance on the movies being for kids - but they all connect more even with ep 2 being bad - tho not as bad as ep 8/9 -

[@wwb16]

@lulukomadori9651 I meant things like general grievous' cough or more about the jedi code and their views on attachments. Also the history of the sith is only explained in books and not in the movies really

[@Jonolson38]

Too many more to list, but a couple that came to mind for me are: Ahsoka leaving the Jedi order. The decision to separate and hide Luke and Leia from Vader and the emperor.

[@nathanlewis2681]

I think Han Solo's genius fancy evasion flying trick of turning left should have been in the top ten.

[@jimcecil4558]

Hiding in the trash to catch han hiding on the ship. Order 66. Both smart ideas. Starting a civil war to begun with when the galaxy was at peace.

[@seancollins7447]

Nothing more scary than a smart villain

[@AllCoversFan2]

You could also say R2 was responsible for the death of Luke's aunt and uncle

[@JamesDavy2009]

Facts-Luke figured out that the Jawas told the Stormtroopers who they sold R2-D2 to. If R2-D2 hadn't fled that night Luke would have joined his aunt and uncle.

[@JonBecker81]

I knew it! Palpatine is a lizard 0:16

[@JoshKoahou]

I remember the audible gasp and applause when Luke disappeared in TLJ.

[@Spiralredd]

Proof that the last Jedi is unfairly judged

[@Kat_650]

Han going out into the storm on Hoth to find Luke.

[@TheRManProds]

USE THE FORCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Animeguy300]

Happy May the 4th

[@BasicallyVader]

Order 66 was literally the smartest thing in Star Wars?

[@IMysticCobaltI]

All picks in these are great

[@jonasbrothersrockist]

Happy belated Star Wars Day!

[@sanvibanerjee8538]

Ahsoka leaving the jedi order should be on here ;)) She would have never known what the republican citizens were truly going through, making her less open-minded than she turned out to be.

[@maakkii1368]

The smartest decision was definitely the famous: "Somehow Palpatine returned"🎉

[@Batmetal8979]

Should of had the scene with Han putting Luke in the TaunTaun body to stay warm

[@CircHistory]

I don't know why order 66 wasn't on the list. I'd say it's actually number one, probably the most ingenious decision in Star Wars.

[@AK-qc2uw]

Separating Luke and leia if the emperor ever found out if they were the offspring of anakin the story would be completely different

[@lplt]

1-10 everything Sidious did

[@냥과보드게임냥과하루]

May the 4th be with you😃

[@PhilBowes]

Do a video called failed radio pilots

[@nardar421]

Han going with Unrefined Coaxium? If he didn't do that Han is likely dead.

[@turtlesnail9824]

Shooting first if taken seriously could still deserve #1. If Han had died they probably wouldn’t have gone, never saved the princess, and would have never had the falcon save Luke at the last minute

[@saricubra2867]

Order 66 is the highest IQ move in the entire Star Wars lore (or Palpatine's plans after death both in the EU and Disney canon).

[@maxwaite8054]

Where was the fact that Palpatine turned the entire galaxy against each other

[@RandomRET-hv9pn]

Artoo not r2 what?

[@Spiralredd]

That's actually how it's spelled.

[@MatthewERyan]

Disney’s sequel trilogy might have destroyed everything George Lucas did in the original trilogy, but you gotta give them credit for really building the universe and having projects like Rogue One improve George’s story

[@davidalfaro1429]

Yeah ❤ the force is strong with this one 🥳

[@RobertEdwards-x4d]

Well here's an even smarter decision: Anakin kills Palpatine when he finds out that he's the Sith Lord!

[@davidchism6081]

You need a pilot? I need a pilot...

[@OrrinShawl46]

Hiding Luke and Leia from the Sith right after birth.

[@andyveres6245]

Artoo? Seriously? On May the 4th? 😮

[@Jeremiah_Rivers76]

That’s how people phonetically spell it. It’s even in the storybook retellings of the Original Trilogy my father had when he was a kid.

[@Cap10Zach]

I'm still waiting for a Top 10 Greatest Star Wars Villains Of All Time even if we know who Number 1 is

[@NotMeta1738]

Artoo lol?

[@CymonTempler]

May the fourth be with you. But beware, Revenge of the sixth is coming.