Star Wars Theory

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Why Didn't Count Dooku Expose Palpatine in Revenge of the Sith? Star Wars Explained Aug 04, 2023

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In Star Wars Revenge of the Sith, we have the fate changing scene of Anakin giving in to his anger and for the first time obeying Palpatine’s command to kill someone. I always wondered, with that long pause between Palpatine, Dooku, and Anakin, there was plenty of time for him to expose who really was sitting in that chair....

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Why Did Anakin Think the Jedi Were Evil in Revenge of the Sith? Star Wars Explained Aug 04, 2023

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At the end of Revenge of the Sith amidst their duel on Mustafar,, Anakin tells Obi-Wan that from his point of view the Jedi are evil...Why? There must be a reason other than "Anakin's crazy and power hungry." If we examine his point of view while observing Vader's thoughts in the non-canon book Dark Lord, then we can have a much better understanding of HOW he could even think the Jedi were evil...especially after killing Younglings.

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Why Did Darth Vader Stop Luke From Killing the Emperor in Return of the Jedi? Star Wars Explained Aug 04, 2023

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In Star Wars Return of the Jedi, why does Darth Vader stop Luke Skywalker from striking down the Emperor? This could have changed the galaxy

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Why Didn't Chewbacca's Blaster Kill Kylo Ren in The Force Awakens? - Star Wars Theory Explained Aug 04, 2023

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In Star Wars The Force Awakens, why didn't Chewie's Bowcaster kill Kylo Ren after he kiled his father? We will use science, math, and Sith Lore to understand the reason.

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Why Didn't Obi-Wan Help Luke Fight Darth Vader On Bespin? - Star Wars Explained Aug 04, 2023

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In Star Wars the Empire Strikes Back, why does Obi-Wan tell Luke that he can't help him fight Darth Vader on Bespin (Cloud City)? This episode takes the original screenplay of Return of the Jedi (Revenge back then) and explains just why he couldn't, as well as my theory, too.

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Why Did Obi-Wan Leave Anakin on Mustafar in Revenge of the Sith? - Star Wars Explained Aug 04, 2023

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In Star Wars Revenge of the Sith, why did Obi-Wan just leave Anakin Skywalker to die like that? What were his reasons? Did he know Palpatine was coming? Did he feel merciful?

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Why Did Qui-Gon Jinn Advance Against Darth Maul Without Obi Wan? - Star Wars Explained Aug 04, 2023

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In Star Wars The Phantom Menace, why did Qui-Gon Jinn not wait for Obi-Wan to rejoin the fight against Darth Maul? Instead, he continued full force against the Sith Lord. What would have happened if he waited? What was his reason for not waiting?

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Why Did The Sith Obey The Rule of Two? - Star Wars Explained Aug 04, 2023

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All throughout Star Wars (the Phantom Menace to Revenge of the Sith and into Return of the Jedi) we have seen only one Sith Master and one Sith Apprentice. Thousands of years ago, the rule of two was created. In this episode we will go in depth as to WHY the rule existed and why Sith continued to obey and respect it.

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Why Didn't Darth Vader Remember C-3PO in The Empire Strikes Back? Star Wars Explained (Legends) Aug 04, 2023

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In Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back, on Cloud City with Han Solo, R2D2, Chewbacca, Leia, and the mangled C-3PO, why didn't Darth Vader remember the droid he made as Anakin Skywalker on Tatooine all those years ago?

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Why Did Plagueis Choose Shmi to Be Anakin's Mother? Star Wars Explained Aug 04, 2023

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In Star Wars Revenge of the Sith we are led to believe that Darth Plagueis the Wise created Anakin. However, in the novel Darth Plagueis, the story goes quite differently than most may assume. This episode covers why Shmi was/was not chosen and of all places, why Tatooine?

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