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Why do folks have such short memories when it comes to the Jedi?
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00:00From arguably one of the most important personalities in the galaxy weirdly going
00:04missing during a key spell in the Skywalker saga, to the fact that many people within
00:09this sprawling galaxy appear to have particularly short memories. These are those Star Wars moments
00:14and scenarios that fans are still struggling to understand after all this time. Gareth here from
00:20WhatCultureStarWars and here are 10 things that still don't make sense in Star Wars.
00:24Number 10. What in the hell was Ahsoka Tano up to during the original trilogy?
00:28Getting the ball rolling with a puzzling reality that simply could not be avoided due to the
00:33character only being introduced to the Skywalker saga decades after the original trilogy first
00:38blast off into theatres, the whereabouts of one Ahsoka Tano throughout said galactic civil war
00:43has been a question buried within the minds of many for some time. Since it became clear that
00:48the former Jedi wasn't actually killed off by her former master whilst dueling within the Sith Temple
00:53on Malachor in Rebels, instead being saved from that fate by Ezra Bridger's world between
00:58world intervention, many wondered why Tano would have simply sat by and watched the galaxy
01:03rip itself apart throughout episodes 4 to 6. It has been suggested that Tano was actually
01:08residing on Malachor during the galactic civil war, embarking on a spiritual journey of sorts
01:13as she figured out a way to find a missing Ezra. But it's safe to say many will be looking
01:17for some concrete answers within the upcoming Ahsoka series as to what she was actually up to
01:22in the time before joining forces with Sabine Wren to search for the ghost crew member.
01:279. Nobody has a clue who Luke Skywalker is
01:30The folks within this galaxy far, far away aren't exactly boasting the strongest memories
01:35it must be said. Now sure, to assume that just about every single soul living and breathing
01:39throughout the aforementioned galactic civil war would have laid eyes on or even just heard
01:43of the iconic Jedi who helped topple the empire would be a bit foolish. The galaxy is a pretty
01:48huge, huge place after all. But the fact that folks as close to the fight as the likes of
01:52Cara Dune didn't even seem to be aware of who in the hell the New Republic hero Luke Skywalker was
01:57upon him meeting the Mando gang in season 2 makes for a rather baffling situation.
02:02Even if Dune hadn't crossed paths with the iconic Jedi before, there is a strong chance his face,
02:07or at the very least his physical description, would have been floated around by the folks he was
02:11once fighting with just a few short years before. And the fact Luke is praised as some sort of
02:16Jedi celebrity by the time of The Force Awakens, only makes the team's uncertainty over who in
02:21the hell he was at this point even more bizarre.
02:24Number 8. How did Leia end up with a new dress on Endor?
02:27Princess Leia Organa finds herself eventually sporting an earthy looking dress in the wake of
02:32being taken in by wickets W. Warwick and co. in Return of the Jedi. And while many found themselves
02:37questioning how the leading light managed to come into possession of said clothing after rocking up to
02:41the forest moon in camo gear, that part of the mystery was actually solved thanks to Star Wars
02:46Force of Destiny's Ewok Escape, an episode that explained that the dress was a gift for Leia's
02:51assistance in saving some Ewoks from a bunch of stormtroopers. The part that still hasn't been
02:56fully detailed however is how in the heck the fuzzy little rascals came into having possession of
03:01said dress in the first place. There is one disturbing fan theory that suggests the Ewoks as seen in their
03:06initial hostility towards Luke and Han could have actually just eaten another woman and taken her
03:11dress as a horrific prize. But it's still not been 100% confirmed in canon if this was how said
03:16clothing was freakishly obtained. Let's hope not, eh?
03:19Number 7. How did Jar Jar Binks become a senator?
03:22After spending pretty much the entirety of his screen time bumbling through the Phantom Menace,
03:26it's safe to say that seeing Jar Jar Binks don't a set of robes and strut into the Galactic Senate
03:31caught just about everybody off guard in Attack of the Clones. Admittedly, rewarding the slapstick fool,
03:36with a cushy Gungan role for his less-than-competent displays during the battle against the Trade
03:40Federation's droid army on Naboo made a bit of sense. But having him act as the Gungan's ambassador
03:46to Thede, before eventually stepping into the high-pressure position of Naboo's associate
03:50planetary representative whenever Padme Amidala wasn't available, was a pretty difficult pill to
03:55swallow for those who had last seen Jar Jar make a meal out of, well, something as simple as a meal
03:59in Episode 1. Sure enough, it didn't take all that much effort to manipulate the eternally clumsy
04:04and dangerously innocent politician into suggesting the Senate give emergency powers
04:08to Chancellor Palpatine in order to forge a grand army of the Republic in Attack of the Clones,
04:13begging the question why so many ignorantly allowed the likes of Palpatine to humor him
04:18into this highly influential spot in the first place.
04:216. How Could the Jedi Be Forgotten About So Damn Quickly?
04:24The fact that figures such as Han Solo refer to the Jedi Way as little more than a hokey religion
04:29during his early appearances in A New Hope just doesn't seem to add up upon assessing
04:33the timeline. Some 20 years on from Order 66 all but obliterating the Jedi from existence,
04:39the fact many were so quick to forget about this particular aspect of the massive war between
04:43a Jedi-boasting Republic and the Separatists that ultimately birthed the Galactic Empire never
04:48really made sense, with the eventual likes of the Rebels and Obi-Wan Kenobi series both suggesting
04:53that many a Jedi did still find a way to pop up and cause a fuss on occasion over the years.
04:58Sure, the Emperor definitely went out of his way to bury and destroy any remnants of the
05:02religion, which does partially explain why some corners of the galaxy either opted to
05:06ignore the Jedi, or simply had their brains washed into thinking they were little more
05:10than a myth. But when folks like Han Solo specifically, who was revealed to have actually
05:14been a member of the Imperial Navy earlier in his life, and must have surely come across
05:18the odd Jedi straggler, act as if the existence of the one-time Force-wielding heroes is laughable,
05:24this particular opinion slash reaction feels increasingly harder.
05:275. Why didn't General Grievous just blast Kenobi to smithereens?
05:31Many, quite rightly, were all too happy to discard all logic when it came to one particularly
05:36strange tactical choice from one of the galaxy's most cunning generals during Revenge of the
05:41Sith. That's because, had General Grievous done the intelligent thing during his showdown
05:44with Obi-Wan Kenobi on Utapau, there's a solid chance fans would have been gifted with
05:48a bit of an anticlimactic response to Ewan McGregor's immortal utterance of hello there.
05:53In reality though, what was stopping Grievous from simply lowering one of his bionic arms,
05:57and commanding the room full of droids to open fire on the stubborn Jedi Master?
06:01His own ego? Yeah, perhaps.
06:03But a strategic bastard like this cyborg likely should have realised that his odds of claiming
06:07another lightsaber for his collection would have been greater had he opted to instead
06:11allow his army to do his dirty work for him.
06:13Maybe Grievous simply felt his robot allies, no matter their superior numbers, weren't
06:17capable of besting a Jedi of Kenobi's talents. But it does feel like the General missed a
06:21bit of a trick in not at least testing Obi-Wan's deflecting capabilities against a few hundred
06:26blasters.
06:274. Why did nobody use Force Speed more often?
06:30While there are a ton of Force abilities out there in the Legends and Canon universe that
06:35weren't actually fully explored within the live-action Skywalker saga on the big screen,
06:39one undoubtedly useful and rare talent was actually given a run-out during the Phantom Menace's
06:44opening stages, only to pretty much completely disappear from there on out.
06:49I'm talking about that moment Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn utilised good ol' Force Speed
06:53to get out of Droideka Dodge on a Trade Federation ship.
06:57But far from opening the door for the Jedi to form this massively useful talent from there on out
07:02in the prequels in particular, the ability seems to go oddly missing shortly after.
07:06Mace Windu would tease the use of Force Speed a touch during the animated
07:09Clone Wars series, Battle of Dantooine, and once again boasts a slight increase in speed
07:14during his duel with Palpatine, with the odd other Jedi being able to dodge particularly
07:18rapidly within the animated sphere too.
07:20But outside of these few quick beats, was the power kept mostly secret from those learning
07:24to wield the power of the Force on the big screen?
07:26You know, it may have just come in handy when trying to evade mind-controlled clone troopers,
07:30just a thought.
07:313. How Obi-Wan Kenobi aged so damn quickly?
07:35One of the key happenings fans were hoping to see addressed over the course of Disney Plus's
07:39recent Obi-Wan Kenobi series came in the form of what in the holy hell happened to the titular
07:44Jedi Master to make him go from luscious brunette lock-boasting space stud to white-haired wizard
07:49in just under two decades.
07:51Instead of shedding some light on how the Jedi, who appeared to be in his mid-30s during Revenge
07:55of the Sith, ended up resembling a dude edging towards his late 60s in A New Hope, the series
08:00reached its conclusion, for now at least, with Kenobi still boasting a mane without even
08:04a flicker of grey.
08:06Some have been quick to suggest that Ben's swift aging may come about due to the character
08:10eventually being on the receiving end of a life-draining Force power, similarly to how
08:14Palpatine wound up resembling a battered vegetable after having his own Force lightning deflected
08:19down to him in Revenge of the Sith.
08:20Until said grey hair creating trauma makes itself known, however, this rapid aging will
08:25continue to be filed in the strange Star Wars mystery category.
08:292.
08:29Anakin returning as Hayden Christensen via Force Ghost
08:32In another case of George Lucas attempting to sell fans on an odd scenario that just about
08:36nobody honestly bought or has any intention of buying some years later, the reveal of Hayden
08:41Christensen's version of Anakin Skywalker slash Darth Vader being swapped into the again-tinkered-with
08:46original trilogy in the 2004 DVD re-release of Return of the Jedi inspired an understandable
08:51amount of confusion.
08:52Far from quickly offering a wise and logical response though, Lucas claimed in the film's
08:57DVD commentary that the idea was that your inner person would go back to where we left
09:01it off when it turned to the dark side.
09:03But this retcon pretty much negates the powerful beat that had seen Vader redeem himself and
09:07seemingly wander back towards the light side of the Force in the moments before Sebastian
09:11Shaw's version of the character's demise in his son's arms.
09:15In truth, Christensen being thrown into the original trilogy mix was likely little more
09:19than a way of connecting the OG flicks and the prequels, whether it made any actual sense
09:23or not.
09:241.
09:24How did Anakin not clock his wife was pregnant with twins?
09:28While at a glance expecting someone to be aware of the fact their partner is carrying
09:31not only one but two babies within them, when the mother herself seemingly isn't even
09:36privy to the knowledge of housing a set of twins, may seem a bit odd, Anakin Skywalker
09:40wasn't any old average Joe, was he?
09:42After all, it's demonstrated time and time again that Force users possess the ability
09:46to sense the lives of others from halfway across the galaxy, seen in Palpatine sensing
09:51his new apprentice is in danger from Coruscant when Lord Vader is battling with his one-time
09:55master on Mustafar.
09:57So would it have been too much of a stretch for Anakin to clock the fact that his beloved
10:00Padme was actually set to give birth to a couple of little Skywalkers when she was
10:04literally stood right in front of him?
10:06Vader even went on record to admit that he could feel that Amidala was alive before her untimely
10:11end, so why couldn't he feel the two lifeforms within her too?
10:14And the fact Yoda and Obi-Wan were also unable to sense there were two babies on board, until
10:19being told moments before their birth seems to suggest this lot weren't as connected to
10:24the living force as they thought.
10:26And that's our list, know of any other things that still don't make sense in Star Wars?
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10:39more incredible lists just like the one this video you're watching right now is based on.
10:43I would know because I wrote it.
10:46I've been Gareth from WhatCulture Star Wars.
10:47Thank you as always for clicking on this fantastic video today.
10:50Hopefully I'll see your faces very, very soon, but in the meantime, may the force be with
10:54you and I'll see you soon.
10:55Bye-bye!
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