21 Questions And Strange Lore About 'Star Wars'

From Tatooine to the jungle moons of Endor,  from Jar Jar to Jawas--the mythical cosmos of the Star Wars universe is truly vast, strange and diverse. Many of these come from the realm of Star Wars canon, commonly known as the "Expanded Universe" and much more recently as "Legends," which might be considered "semi-canon" in the sense that they're being utilized as motivation for future Star Wars storylines but may not be carved in stone.

Most of these are not, however, simply fan fiction. Some stories were written by someone who was paid a lot of money by George Lucas. In many situations, they would've been better off purchasing the copyright to the greatest fan fiction ever.

Back in the days of the Original Trilogy, the Star Wars universe's basic logic was impenetrable. It's impossible to take apart the scientific inconsistencies of a cosmos populated by space samurai wizards and psychic puppets.

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DOES THE GALAXY RECORD NO HISTORY? DO THEY EVEN HAVE ANY BOOKS? Admiral Motti dismisses the Force as ancient magic, though Jedi ran the clone amy 19 yFor details, read 6 Dark Details Of The Star Wars Universe (You Never Noticed)

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STAR WARS HAD A CONTINGENCY SEQUEL. LOW-BUDGETED, IF STAR WARS FLOPPED. That meant no Han Solo and no lasers. But it did have Luke slapping Leia to foFor details, read 6 WTF Star Wars Moments (You Totally Forgot Happened)

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1G-88 IS VADER'S BOUNTY HUNTER. THEN HE BECOMES THE DEATH STAR. Between Empire and Jedi, he uploads his consciousness to a flash drive that's then pluFor details, read 6 Star Wars Characters Whose Backstories Are Total Madness

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THE DARK SIDE ALWAYS TEMPTS LUKE. IN ExT TESA BLITI EALLLP ONVEOR TIRE AFTILEN CAINOE ONVOREV THE TUM POWN WE GHUT TWO AND LIGHTS ONLY CONVEYOK THESE For details, read 6 WTF Star Wars Moments (You Totally Forgot Happened)

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A SHORT STORY MAKES GREEDO A DRINK. MEANING, MAKES HIM INTO A DRINK.. In 1995's Be Still My Heart: The Bartender's Tale' the Cantina bamman wants toFor details, read 6 Star Wars Characters Whose Backstories Are Total Madness

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SIX DECADES AFTER THE PREQUELS IW O. THEY USE THE SAME BLINKY-LIGHT PANELS. 60 years ago, we had punch cards and switchboards, and now we have touch sFor details, read 6 Dark Details Of The Star Wars Universe (You Never Noticed)

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DID YOU HEAR THE TRAGEDY OF RUNT? IT'S NOT A STORY THE JEDI WOULD TELL YOU. Runt is a Thakwaash, a sentient horse-faced being in the book X-Wing: WraiFor details, read 5 Shockingly Insane Scenes From Star Wars Expanded Universe

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A DROID BLOWS UP IN THE FIRST FILM. RD2 SECRETLY MURDERED HIM. The first droid Luke and Owen select blows up, and this looks like happenstance in the For details, read 6 WTF Star Wars Moments (You Totally Forgot Happened)

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JABBA'S WEIRD PET FROG-DOG? IT SURVIVES. YOU'D NEVER GUESS HOW. The books reveal Bubo to be a genius Who has long philosophical conversations with psyFor details, read 6 Star Wars Characters Whose Backstories Are Total Madness

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THE DEATH STAR SHOOT'S LASERS. BUT WHAT ABOUT ALL THE POOP? Lore puts the Death Star population at a little over a million. Even if it's half that, thFor details, read 6 Dark Details Of The Star Wars Universe (You Never Noticed)

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SO MANY HUMANOID SENTIENT SPECES! WHAT ARE THE CHANCES? For perspective, human life has existed for only 190,000 out of the 4.5 billion years that EarFor details, read 6 Dark Details Of The Star Wars Universe (You Never Noticed)

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LEIA ONCE DID A MUSICAL STRIP TEASE. COME On, BABY! SING IT! TO STOP 'ALIENS FROM HITTING PUBERTY. In a book set between Episodes y and VI, aliens calFor details, read 5 Shockingly Insane Scenes From Star Wars Expanded Universe

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LUKE HAS SEX WTH A PADAWAN. ONLY PROBLEM: SHE'S ALREADY DEAD. In the book Children Of The Jedi, a ghost possesses the corpse of Luke's dead padawan. SFor details, read 5 Shockingly Insane Scenes From Star Wars Expanded Universe

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THAT TRASH COMPACTOR SOUID? SHE HAS HER OWN NOBLE IBACKSTORY. Omi was kidnapped by slavers and then bought by the Empire to help their garbage dispoFor details, read 6 Star Wars Characters Whose Backstories Are Total Madness

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IN ONE COMIC, HAN FLIES TO MOS EISLEY. HE DISCOVERS HIS FUNDS ARE FROZEN! In carbonite, by Darth Vader. Think about that. Some writer got the opportunFor details, read 5 Shockingly Insane Scenes From Star Wars Expanded Universe