"Star Wars Explained" Answers Star Wars Questions From Twitter

@J3diMasterRey asks, if you could meet one character

from the Star Wars universe and ask them one question,

who would you pick and what would you ask?

I think I would go with Rey.

Honestly, just because I wanna know if she's happy.

I wanna know if she's doing okay.

I mean, I would have to go

with my favorite character ever, Biggs Darklighter.

I would ask him

how he made such a glorious mustache.

It's something that I just did for the first time.

I grew my very first mustache and it was itchy.

I didn't really care for it.

I wanna know how he felt about his mustache.

Hi, I'm Alex Damon.

And I'm Mollie Damon.

And this is Star Wars Support.

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@andykeetch asks, when did it become bad for Mandalorians

to remove their helmets in front of people?

Jango Fett is often without his helmet,

and in the Clone Wars you see Mandalorians without them.

This was pretty definitively answered in Chapter 11

of The Mandalorian, where we see Bo-Katan,

one of those Mandalorians from the Clone Wars.

She shows up, she takes her helmet off.

Our Mandalorian, the hero of the show is all aghast.

[laughs]

And then we learned that he has been raised

in basically a cult of the Mandalorian people.

I assume the Children of the Watch is related to Death Watch

because we saw Den get rescued by members of Death Watch

in season one.

Kind of an extremist version of Mandalore culture.

Exactly that.

So it's okay for most Mandalorians

to take their helmets off.

It's just that this one sec, the Children of The Watch,

demand that you leave your helmet on.

@Sara_wolffuchs, maybe something I shouldn't say out loud,

says, quick question,

if I wanna start watching Star Wars,

in which order should I watch the movies?

I'm always a big proponent of just release order.

Yeah, me too [chuckles].

The reason I think that is because every movie builds

on what came before it,

even if they chronologically take place earlier.

So yeah, they're, the prequels, I think,

are better viewed having seen the original trilogy.

Even small things like Rogue One kind of has a hint

for The Last Jedi, a small little Easter egg

that you can catch.

And everything just does this little story-building thing

if you watch it in release order

There's really no wrong way or wrong order

to watch the Star Wars movies in.

But yeah, I think we prefer just release order date.

For a first-time viewer,

I would say watch them in the order that they were released.

Stuart Webb asks, oh, now here's another question

for the real Star Wars nerds.

Are all the characters that look like humans

the same species that have colonized lots of planets,

or is it a Star Trek parallel evolution thing

and Han and Leia are different types of aliens.

I am not familiar enough with Star Trek, surprise,

surprise, to know exactly what

the parallel evolution thing is.

I would guess that humans are the same across the board,

at least in legends, that Corusant was their home world.

And then they spread out.

I think it's probably something similar here that humanity

probably had a home world and then colonized other planets.

Yeah, as far as Star Wars goes and their species,

a lot of them are just described as human or every once in a

while, for instance, Dryden Vos is described as humanoid.

Or yeah. Or in near human even.

It definitely sounds like maybe sometimes interbreeding

has created near human species.

But for the most part,

I would say that like Han and Leia are the same.

Eric Michael Garcia says binge watching Clone Wars

and I have an important question.

Did Obi-Wan know about Anakin and pad Padme?

[laughs]

I think 100% there's that scene where Anakin has a

hollow call with Padme and Rex is kind of guarding the

door because he knows what's going on.

And then he's trying to keep Obi-Wan out of that room.

And then Obi-Wan later says to Anakin and something like,

I hope you at least said hi to Padme for me.

Like he knows.

And there's that moment in revenge of the Sith

when Obi-Wan basically deduces that Padme's child

as Anakins.

Ken Collins says, I have a question

for all the Star Wars Legends fans.

Havoc Squadron versus Delta Squadron who would win.

[chuckles]

So Havoc and Delta Squadrons were basically

Republic Commando Units.

They were very elite squads of clone troopers.

We actually see Delta squadron in the clone Wars episode,

Witches of the Mist.

So they are Cannon, Havoc has yet to be mentioned in Cannon

as far as I know.

I like Delta squadron more.

I had more experience with them.

I'm mostly just choosing them over my own

connection with them.

I would prefer that they win.

I really liked the Republic Commando Game.

Yeah, I'll go with Delta squadron.

I mean, based off the name alone,

I wanna pick Havoc Squadron.

Okay a house divided.

@tailsteak says Star Wars lore question.

The Jedi are a religion, right?

Do you have to be force-sensitive to practice the religion?

If someone is born without force-sensitivity

but still adheres to the teachings,

would they be recognized as a non force using Jedi?

In cannon we don't really know a whole lot about

the history of the Jedi.

In legends there was a whole thing with the Tho Yor

and like basically a bunch of people around the galaxy,

like felt the calling of the Force and it brought them all

to this one place where they started the Jedi religion,

and that evolved into the Jedi.

For Cannon, we don't really know how the first Jedi were

on Octo.

We don't know if they were all force-sensitive or if they

were just trying to access whatever they were the Force at

that time,

if they knew there was something to their galaxy that they

could tap into it.

It's possible that they were all just a bunch of dudes

that figured it out.

Yeah, there's that mosaic on Octo of what they called

The Prime Jedi.

But I think that's more of an example of what a prime Jedi

is perfectly balanced, yin and yang.

There is something called The Church of the Force,

Laura San Teka and the Force awakens was a member of that.

So there are definitely people who believe in the Force,

but might not be able to touch it in the same way that the

Jedi do.

I would guess that at least the Jedi of the prequel era

would not recognize anyone that couldn't use the Force.

They are very strict, rule-based rigid.

So I don't think that they would be like, Oh,

well you can't use the Force,

but you still wanna be one of us like come on in.

I don't see them trying to nurture anyone in that way.

Yeah, I don't they would be considered

Jedi think they would be considered Jedi in that case,

the first person that came to my mind was Maz Kanata.

It seems like she has some connection to the Force,

but she wouldn't consider herself a Jedi.

Every living being does have some connection to the Force.

It's like whether or not you tap into that.

I personally believe that anyone in the star Wars Galaxy

has the

capability to

use the Force.

They just need to be taught how, I mean,

Luke went from not knowing what it was to blowing up the

Death Star and like a day.

I think that it's on purpose that in the prequel era,

we see the Jedi like testing Anakin's blood to be like,

well, what's his midichlorian Orien count like and

is it worth it to bring him in?

And I actually think that is like a fault of the Jedi is

that they're testing potential instead of like passion,

if someone is like, I wanna become a Jedi and it's like,

I wanna learn this stuff.

And they're like, well, we don't think

it's worth the time to train you.

I kind of think that's what the pre-quale Era Jedi,

what George was trying to say with them.

@tavenorcd says it's time to bring back

philosophy Friday with a Star Wars twist.

Answer the question was Luke Skywalker, correct

in his assessment of the Jedi during the last Jedi?

Are the Jedi fundamentally flawed in how they approach

the Force?

His first sort of lesson that he gives to Rey

in the last Jedi is that the Force

does not belong to the Jedi.

And he talks about how flawed they were in their teachings.

Like yeah, I think that was pretty spot on.

I think that the Jedi of the prequel era

have lost their way.

I absolutely think that that was George Lucas's intent in

the prequel trilogy.

They were very different from the way many of us imagine

them to be when we just saw the original trilogy.

And then I think he doubled down on that one

when you get into the Clone Wars series.

@Rebecca_Brinker says, quick question for Star Wars fans.

Think Vader ever fell asleep at a meeting

that should have been an email?

I mean, he's got the helmet on so who would know?

[laughs]

Yes, I want that to be true very badly now.

[laughs]

It would depend on his breathing

whether or not people would notice, I guess.

I Snoring sounds like with that helmet on.

I don't know.

Yeah, I guess if he maybe just started to slump over

[laughs]

people would be like, hey, Vader.

[fingers snapping]

I'm awake.

[laughs]

I'm trying to think of an excuse,

he could give in a situation like this.

Like, oh, I had a firmware update.

[laughs]

@Rabidsola has a question for any Star Wars nerd,.

that would be us.

What is an extremely expensive/precious material

in the galaxy far far away that would be equivalent to

gold or diamonds to us?

kyber, beskar.

Those were the first two that popped into my mind.

[laughs]

I think beskar is pretty close because it seems like

everyone Mando comes across and they realize what his outfit

is made out of.

They want to immediately steal it because it's worth a lot

of money.

Beskar is what Mandalorian armor is made out of.

It's very durable,

it's nearly blaster proof.

The only thing we've really seen truly destroy beskar

armor is a mud horn so far.

[chuckles]

But yeah, it's a very precious metal.

a rare metal that Mandalorian armor is made out of,

but also it can be used as currency.

Kyber crystals are the crystals

that power a Jedi Lightsaber.

They were also used to power The Death Stars.

Super laser they are called Living Crystals.

They have a connection to the Force.

They would call out to Jedi and that's how they would find

their Lightsaber crystal.

I would guess that maybe Kyber crystals are even more rare

with the Jedi, not around.

I mean, even when the Jedi were around,

like Lightsabers on the black market were highly prized.

So yeah, I think you hit the nail on the head

with both of those.

I know that there are things that the comics recently

brought back in like Ruby sapphires and the same precious

gemstones that we have in the real world exist out there.

But I mean, Kyber crystals and beskar still seem to be more

rare and valuable.

General Clanker says sometimes before death,

the separatists battle droids of the Star Wars prequels

yell Oh my God. so that begs the question

who introduced them to religion?

Were they programmed with religious beliefs

and who is the Droid God.

Well, I do think that they have some sort of belief system.

I mean, it might just be something they say,

but 3PO says, Thank the Maker.

Yeah, I was gonna bring up the idea of the Maker

and I assume that's just who created them,

is 3PO thanking an Anakin in that sense?

It might just be kind of a thing that they say like,

thank the person that gave me life,

but there is definitely an argument to be had that Droids

are Sentient. I mean, L337 I think proves that.

So I, I don't know that the battle Droids were programmed

to have religion, but I do think that it's possible for them

to just develop it on their own

without a constant memory wipes.

@ey@studios says very important question from

@blockbustedpod.

Is this the first sweater in star Wars?

Well, I mean, everyone kind of went nuts for Ben solos

good boy sweater and the rise of Skywalker.

Very good boy, this might be the first

fishermen's sweater though.

Like the first cable knit sweater, I'd say.

Off the top of my head, I can't think of anyone on Hoth

wearing one that that feels like the place you'd see one.

Galen Erso kind of has one on Lam'hu.

Did they wear them in the holiday special than

the original one?

No, but you, you are right about the,

the new Lego one Vader wears a Christmas sweater.

[chuckles]

Yeah, it's a Lego sweater, but it's still,

it's still meant to be a sweater.

My question with this Mon Calamari sweater man though.

How does he get it on and off without stretching

the neck hole out and not to mention their arms,

their forearms are huge.

So how do you get like your sleeves on

they would rip that sweater apart?

Maybe in the back is just covered in buttons and it's,

they just have to button it up front to back.

[chuckles]

Hector Roman says Bo-Katan has been alive since the first

six movies and she still looks good.

Question: How old is she?

Bo-Katan is the sister of Duchess Satine Kryze

who used to be in charge of all of Mandalore.

She ruled Mandalore space.

She was kind of a controversial leader because she was

trying to make Mandalorians more pacifist.

They used to be hardcore conquerers and very aggressive,

violent people.

And she was trying to help her people evolve beyond that.

Bo-Katan was a member of a group called Death Watch

that opposed the pacifism.

So Bo-Katan was actually a Mandalorian terrorist

for while, but she has since kind of come around.

She tried to save her sister's life and failed.

And since then has been fighting,

what I would say is the good fight.

I think there's still some darkness in her.

And I hope the series continues to explore that.

My best guess is 50, 55.

I would say that she could be like 20 at the very youngest

in the Clone Wars.

And then you're adding about 30 years onto that for the time

of the Mandalorian.

Yeah.

We discussed this a little bit after seeing this amazing

episode of the Mandalorian.

And I decided that because Mandalorians were helmets most of

the time, she just hadn't, hasn't gotten a lot of

sun damage, so yeah, she looks great.

John Carle says, not a critique but a genuine question

prior to the Rey trilogy was Astral

Projection ever established in Star Wars,

either in Canon or Legends.

I can't remember seeing it before this trilogy for the life

of me.

This book, the Jedi path is technically a legends book,

but page one 132 talks about a power called doppelganger,

which is exactly what Luke does.

And the last Jedi, also you can do it in

one of the old dark forces games where you

play Mary Jade,

you can make a doppelganger to confuse your enemies.

And like basically just have another copy of you running

around fighting.

Alex Geyer says Star Wars question.

Why do they call it an X-Wing when the in-universe

standard language the letter for X looks like a triangle.

So yes, our Aurebesh is the most prominent alphabet

within star Wars, but it's not the only alphabet

there exists a, I think it's called the High Galactic

Alphabet and that is our own.

So there is an A, a B, a C and an X in Star Wars.

And I guess the people that make those ships just preferred

that alphabet.

Hayes Brown has a question.

How does being strong in the Force run in families,

if Jedi in theory, the most in tune aren't

allowed to have families.

I think that the Skywalker blood

was kind of a special case.

That's definitely how it started. It was a special case.

The chosen one.

prophecy all that stuff. He was literally like,

Anakin was born of the Force

Yes.

And it seems like, yeah, any offspring he had

in his line would also just be very strong in the Force.

But that is not like a tried and true definite

Yes, every Jedi is gonna have a force-sensitive child.

If you go back to some legend stuff,

the older public era Revan and Bastila,

they were two very powerful Jedi.

And they did have some children who were force-sensitive,

but if you go down the line their descendant Satine

had a son Theron and he was not force-sensitive at all.

So it's not like a given that a two Jedi or one Jedi

are going to have force-sensitive children.

What a bummer that would be to be the only

non force-sensitive sibling.

Oh, he definitely had like a complex about it.

Yeah.

Alexander Yarde says, good morning.

Here's the question for my star Wars geeks.

What Sabacc Han Solo holding when he won the

Falcon from Lando?

They didn't reveal that in Solo.

I'm gonna go idiots array.

[laughs]

That's that's the hardest hand to get.

I mean, it's gotta be either that or Folsom Buck.

Those are the two big winning hands, correct?

Idiots array is unbeatable Folsom Buck is the one that

Lando was probably trying to go Force us and see was trying,

He wanna that little Green Psylocke.

Yeah. I'm gonna assume it was Folsom Buck,

but I think there's also different versions of Sabacc that

you can play.

There are, yes.

And even they were said to be playing the Numidian prime

rules while they were there.

And yet Han's Gold Dice supposed to be,

this is something I was hoping to see because the visual

dictionary say that his gold dice were used for him to win

the Millennium Falcon in a version of the game called

Corellian Spike that we we didn't see that happen.

so that probably isn't true, that visual dictionary

bit got overwritten, that

He never revealed his hands so we don't know.

@DrSeekersDays here's the real question. Does Batuu

celebrate Christmas because I'd love to see how

black Spire does the holidays.

That's a good question. I, you know,

with all the actual spires,

I think it would be neat to have all those decorated with

lights.

I bet they celebrate Life Day.

Life Day is the star Wars equivalent of the holidays,

Christmas or whatever you wanna call it.

And it's traditionally a Wookiee celebration.

Them just celebrating life on their home world of Kashyyyk.

But it seems like it has spread throughout the galaxy

a little bit more and it is usually held on November 17th.

Life Day comes from

the notorious original

1978

Star Wars holiday special that George Lucas has since

described as wishing he could hunt down every copy and

destroy it with a hammer.

It's a rough watch, frankly.

It's a little trippy, but they did recently

revise it

and made a Lego holiday special

just came out a couple of days ago, actually.

And it's, it was just a ball of fun.

If we're talking strictly the bot to that we see at Galaxy's

edge and Disneyland and Disney world.

I have to imagine they're going to decorate it during the

holidays.

Maybe we'd see Chui's family.

They're just walking around the park, but yeah,

I have to imagine Batuu celebrates Life Day

or some form of it.

Thank you all so much for your Star Wars.

This has been Star Wars support.