This is for everyone who don’t know what star wars is about.
Setting:
The events depicted in Star Wars media take place in a fictional galaxy. Many species of alien creatures (often humanoid) are depicted. Robotic droids are also commonplace and are generally built to serve their owners. Space travel is common, and many planets in the galaxy are members of a Galactic Republic, later reorganized as the Galactic Empire.
One of the prominent elements of Star Wars is the “Force”, which is an omnipresent form of energy which can be harnessed by those with that ability.The Force allows users to perform a variety of supernatural feats (such as telekinesis, clairvoyance, precognition, and mind control) and also can amplify certain physical traits, such as speed and reflexes; these abilities can vary from user to user and can be improved through training. While the Force can be used for good, it has a dark side that, when pursued, imbues users with hatred, aggression, and malevolence. The six films feature the Jedi, who use the Force for good, and the Sith, who use the dark side for evil in an attempt to take over the galaxy.
Plot:
The prequel trilogy follows the upbringing of Anakin Skywalker, who is discovered by the Jedi Knight Qui-Gon Jinn. He is believed to be the “Chosen One” foretold by Jedi prophecy to bring balance to the Force. The Jedi Council, led by Yoda, sense that his future is clouded with fear, but reluctantly allows Qui-Gon’s apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi to train Anakin after Qui-Gon is killed by the Sith Lord Darth Maul. At the same time, the planet Naboo is under attack, and its ruler, Queen Padmé Amidala, seeks the assistance of the Jedi to repel the attack. The Sith Lord Darth Sidious secretly planned the attack to give his alias, Senator Palpatine, a pretense to overthrow the Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic. The remainder of the prequel trilogy chronicles Anakin’s fall to the dark side, as Sidious attempts to create an army to defeat the Jedi and lure Anakin to be his apprentice. Anakin and Padmé fall in love and secretly wed, and eventually Padme becomes pregnant. Anakin soon succumbs to his anger, becoming the Sith Lord Darth Vader. While Sidious re-organizes the Republic into the Galactic Empire, Vader participates in the extermination of the Jedi Order, culminating in a lightsaber battle between him and Obi-Wan. After defeating his former apprentice, Obi-Wan leaves Vader for dead. However, Sidious arrives shortly after to save him and put him into a suit of black armor that keeps him alive. At the same time, Padmé dies while giving birth to twins. The twins are hidden from Vader and are not told who their true parents are.
Tatooine has two suns, as it is in a binary star system. This shot from A New Hope remains one of the most famous scenes of the entire saga.
The original trilogy begins 19 years later as Vader nears completion of the massive Death Star space station which will allow him and Sidious, now the Emperor, to crush the rebellion which has formed against the evil empire. He captures Princess Leia Organa who has stolen the plans to the Death Star and hidden them in droid R2-D2. R2-D2, along with his counterpart C-3PO, escape to the planet Tatooine. There, the droids are purchased by Luke Skywalker, son of Anakin, and his step-uncle and aunt. While Luke is cleaning R2-D2, he accidentally triggers a message put into the robot by Leia, who asks for assistance from Obi-Wan. Luke later assists the droids in finding the Jedi Knight, who is now passing as an old hermit under the alias Ben Kenobi. Obi-Wan tells Luke of his father’s greatness, but says that he was killed by Vader. Obi-Wan and Luke hire the Corellian space pilot and smuggler Han Solo and his Wookiee co-pilot Chewbacca to take them to the rebels. Obi-Wan begins to teach Luke about the Force, but allows himself to be killed in a showdown with Vader during the rescue of Leia. His sacrifice allows the group to escape with the plans that allow the rebels to destroy the Death Star.
Vader continues to hunt down the rebels, and begins building a second Death Star. Luke travels to find Yoda to become trained as a Jedi, but is interrupted when Vader lures him into a trap by capturing Han and the others. Vader reveals that he is Luke’s father and attempts to turn him to the dark side. Luke escapes, and returns to his training with Yoda. He learns that he must face his father before he can become a Jedi, and that Leia is his twin sister. As the rebels attack the second Death Star, Luke confronts Vader under the watch of the Emperor. Instead of convincing Luke to join the dark side, the young Jedi defeats Vader in a lightsaber duel and is able to convince him that there is still some good in him. Vader kills the Emperor before succumbing to his own injuries, and the second Death Star is destroyed, restoring freedom to the galaxy.
Characters:
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Aayla Secura
- Aayla Secura was a female Twi’lek Jedi Knight who was killed during the Clone attack of the Jedi on Felucia.
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501st Legion
- The 501st Legion was Palpatine’s army of clone troopers, which later became Darth Vader’s personal stormtroopers.
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- Adi Gallia was a female member of the Jedi High Council from Coruscant. She was killed by General Grievous.
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- Admiral Ackbar was the commander of the Rebel fleet.
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- Agen Kolar was a Zabrak lightsaber Jedi Master.
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- General Airen Cracken is an Alliance spy and scout, who manned the Millennium Falcon’s upper laser cannon during the Battle of Endor.
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- An Aiwha is a domesticated species, that can both fly and swim, used for transportation by the Kaminoans.
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- Anakin Skywalker grew up as a child-slave in the planet Tatooine, where he was the only known human capable of competing against aliens in Podracing. He was discovered by Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and later became Obi-Wan Kenobi’s Padawan learner. He eventually crossed over to the dark side as Darth Vader.
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- Anakin Solo was Anakin Skywalker’s grandson. Like his grandfather, Anakin Solo had many Force talents.
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- An army of battle droids were used by the Trade Federation during their attempt at invading the peaceful planet of Naboo. These battle droids are mindless and merciless, using battle droid blasters for killing.
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- Named after his father’s mentor Obi-Wan “Ben” Kenobi, Ben Skywalker is the son of Mara Jade and Luke Skywalker.
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- Bib Fortuna is a Twi’lek that serves Jabba the Hutt as supervisor of his desert palace and Mos Eisley mansion.
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- Biggs Darklighter was Luke Skywalker’s best friend who left Tatooine to join the Academy. Biggs and Luke reunited on the flight deck of the Rebel base.
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- Boba Fett is a clone of his “father,” Jango Fett, and was a highly regarded bounty hunter. He was hired by Darth Vader to find the Millennium Falcon.
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- Boss Nass was a ruler of Otoh Gunga located in the underwater on Naboo.
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- C-3P0 was a finicky protocol droid put together by a young Anakin Skywalker. Threepio, along with R2-D2, was instrumental in saving Princess Leia from the Death Star. He also helped the princess and Han Solo escape from the evil Jabba the Hutt.
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- Captain Tarpals was a Gungan patrol chief in Otoh Gunga. His main job was to protect the Gungan people and the Otoh Gunga perimeter.
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- Chewbacca was a Wookiee warrior from the planet Kashyyyk. He was Han Solo’s partner in crime. When the duo received ownership of the Millennium Falcon, Chewy became the ship’s co-pilot and main repairman.
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- The Clone Army was created on Kamino under the mysterious request of Sifo-Dyas. They are used by Yoda and the CIS until Palpatine gives the deadly Order 66, turning the army to murder the Jedi.
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- Count Dooku was Yoda’s apprentice before he defied the Jedi Council and built a Separatist movement to split the Republic. He was also part of the Lost Twenty, falling to the dark side and adopting the Sith name Darth Tyranus.
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- Darth Maul’s Sith training began at a very young age under the guidance of Darth Sidious. Over the years, Sidious used Maul in various assassination missions, until Maul was finally killed by Obi-Wan Kenobi.
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- Darth Vader was the master of the dark side and the Dark Lord of the Sith. Before he crossed over to the dark side, he was known as Anakin Skywalker. He was one of the Emperor’s most loyal servants before he died.
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- Dexter Jettster was a four-armed Besalisk and owner of Dexter’s Diner, a restaurant formally known for its ties to crime in the area.
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- Droidekas are illegal combat droids used by the Trade Federation. They are heavy-duty killing machines that maneuver around in wheel form, rolling from one place to another.
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- An Ewok is a small furry creature that lives in the forests of Endor.
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- The Galactic Republic (otherwise known as the Old Republic or simply The Republic) was the democratic galactic government in charge before the Empire took power.
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- The Galactic Senate is the democratic governing body of the Galactic Republic.
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- General Grievous was a military leader of the Confederacy. He was a living matter that was resurrected as a cyborg and had an artificial body. He was killed by Obi-Wan Kenobi.
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- Han Solo was a first-class smuggler using the Millennium Falcon as a freight ship. He worked with Chewbacca the Wookiee warrior. He became close friends with Luke Skywalker and fell in love with Princess Leia
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- Jabba the Hutt was the kingpin of a crime syndicate that ruled the Outer Rim Territories. Based out of Tatooine, he was the gangster that put Han Solo in carbonite and held Princess Leia as a slave.
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- Jacen Solo was the son of Han Solo and Princess Leia Organa Solo. He was also the twin sister to Jaina Solo. Trained as a Jedi, Jacen Solo betrayed the Jedi Order by becoming a Sith Lord, Darth Caedus.
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- Jaina Solo is Jacen Solo’s twin sister, older sister of Anakin Solo, and the daughter of Han Solo and Princess Leia. She spent her early teen years living and training at the Jedi Academy located on the moon Yavin 4. She was 16 when the Yuuzhan Vong invasion began. In this time she notably flew for the infamous Rogue Squadron as Rogue Eleven, and later took command of a squadron called Twin Suns Squadron. When she received her rank ofedi Knight, Luke Skywalker pronounced her to be The Sword of the Jedi.
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- Jango Fett was heralded as the best bounty hunter in the galaxy. He was Boba Fett’s “father” and was used as the template for the clone army.
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- Ki-Adi-Mundi is a Jedi Knight from the world of Cerea. He is a member of the Jedi High Council with a second heart and a high-domed head that holds a large binary brain.
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- Kit Fisto is an amphibian Nautolan master Jedi Knight, native to Glee Anselm.
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- Luke grew up as a simple farm boy in Tatooine before becoming a commander in the Alliance military and a Jedi Knight. He helped free Princess Leia from the clutches of the Empire. He is Anakin Skywalker’s son.
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- Mace Windu was a senior member of the Jedi Council. He led the Jedi order in defeating the enemies during the Clone Wars.
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- A four-eyed beast that uses his wide mouth full of sharp teeth to clamp down and shake its prey to death.
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- Obi-Wan Kenobi was apprenticed to Jedi Master Qui-Gonn Jin and later guided a young Anakin Skywalker into becoming a Jedi Knight. After the Jedi order was obliterated by the Empire , Obi-Wan retreated to Tatooine, changed his name to Ben Kenobi, and taught a young Luke Skywalker the ways of the Jedi.
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- A Padawan is a student (or Jedi Learner) that is mentored by a member of the Jedi Order.
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- Senator Padmé Amidala is the former queen of Naboo who left her royal position to represent Naboo in the Senate. She was formally known as Queen Amidala.
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- Palpatine (AKA Darth Sidious) began his rise to power as an ambitious Senator in the Galactic Republic. He convinced Anakin Skywalker to turn to the dark side and become Darth Vader. He later took control as the ruler of the most feared tyrannical regime in the galaxy, with Darth Vader as his right-hand man.
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- Princess Leia is a member of the Royal Family of Alderaan, a leader in the Alliance, and a former member of the Imperial Senate. She was one of the leaders of the Echo Base in Hoth. She’s the daughter of Anakin Skywalker and Queen Amidala. She is the twin sister of Luke Skywalker.
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- Queen of Naboo after Queen Amidala steps down from her throne.
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- A Jedi Knight and Jedi Master who served the High Council and is relied on for many challenging missions. Qui-Gon discovered Anakin Skywalker and trained his Padawan apprentice, Obi-Wan Kenobi.
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- Quinlan Vos was both a Jedi Master and a General in the Grand Army of the Republic.
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- R2-D2 (Artoo Detoo) is a quick-witted astromech droid, who helped save countless lives with his mechanical skills and computer know-how. Artoo was crucial in saving Princess Leia and Han Solo from the evil Jabba the Hutt. He was also the onboard astromech to both Anakin and Luke Skywalker.
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- Wicket W. Warrick is an Ewok who befriends Leia.
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- Yoda was a Jedi Master who lived to be 900 years old and trained Jedi for eight centuries. He taught Luke Skywalker the ways of the Force and was a senior member of the Jedi Council. He lived his final years on the planet Dagobah.
By Riccardo
