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00:00From the truth behind the identity of an original trilogy character,
00:04to why Disney are obsessed with one particular thing in their version of Star Wars,
00:10to what certain creatures actually look like.
00:14Here are all those questions that even passionate fans of the ever-growing galaxy far, far away
00:20still do not know the official answer to.
00:23So I'm Gareth, this is WhatCultureStarWars,
00:25and here are 9 Star Wars questions not even fans know the answer to.
00:30Number 9 is Rex the Soldier in Return of the Jedi.
00:34By the time the Star Wars Rebels animated show had reached its end,
00:38it had been all but confirmed that the bearded Rebel viewers saw fighting against the Empire on Endor
00:43in Episode 6 Return of the Jedi was actually none other than Captain Rex.
00:48They both did the same facial hair, costume, and it was even said that Rex ended up fighting
00:53in that aforementioned Battle of Endor in the show's series finale.
00:57I mean, it had to be him, right?
00:58Well, despite Dave Filoni feeling it would be cool to sneak the beloved clone into the classic movies,
01:04the creator of the animated show ultimately decided not to officially make Rex a part of the original trilogy.
01:11Instead, he left it up to the audience to decide whether Rex was actually Nick Sant,
01:15the name of that Rebel, or not.
01:16So in other words, there's no official answer when it comes to whether or not Rex was the person
01:21seen fighting alongside Han Solo, Leia Organa, and Chewbacca on the forest moon.
01:26All we know for sure is that he was there.
01:28Number 8 was George Lucas being serious about Starkiller's Darth name?
01:32Unquestionably one of the more badass names ever to pop up in the galaxy far, far away,
01:37and one that originally belonged to Luke Skywalker in early drafts of 1977's Star Wars,
01:43Starkiller was the Force Unleashed's ridiculously cool protagonist.
01:47There was a time there, though, when it looked like his name would have been anything but ridiculously cool.
01:52According to one of the game's developers, George Lucas suggested giving Starkiller the Darth names of Darth Icky and Darth Insanius.
02:01Yeah, that's right.
02:02Starkiller was simply to be his nickname, with his actual title being one of the aforementioned silly monikers,
02:08if Lucas seemingly had his way.
02:10If you're wondering whether this was just a joke suggestion from the mind behind the galaxy far, far away,
02:16well, the fact the reveal of those names was then reportedly followed by a big old pause before Lucas then moved on to something else,
02:23suggests he may have been serious.
02:25We'll never know for sure.
02:26And thanks to the team behind the game convincing Lucas that it was probably best to leave his Darth name for the sequel,
02:33the strange titles were ultimately dropped for that first game before then being forgotten about completely.
02:38Probably for the best.
02:39Number 7. Why did George Lucas love Darth Talon so much?
02:43Alongside not knowing if George Lucas was kidding when he proposed two rather dodgy Darth names,
02:49it's also not really clear what made the creator fall in love with the idea of another Darkseid user.
02:55Darth Talon was a character first designed for the legendary comic series.
02:59She'd go on to appear as a major villain throughout that series, and had become a fan favorite by the time it concluded in 2010.
03:06Lucas was similarly hooked, and even went as far as to suggest that she should be a part of the then-upcoming Redfly Studio Maul-led Battle of the Sith Lords video game.
03:17There was just one problem.
03:18You see, Lucas wanted Talon and Maul to work with each other in the game.
03:22He was said to have even told Redfly their friends when he met them for a meeting.
03:25But with Talon only appearing in the galaxy over 170 years after Maul, it would not have made sense for her to be in the game with him.
03:35Lucas' solution?
03:36He suggested making the main character of the game a clone or descendant of Maul instead.
03:42His fixation with Talon didn't end with that cancelled game, though.
03:46Lucas then decided he wanted to make Talon one of the central villains of his planned sequel trilogy.
03:51With the Twi'lek working with Maul once again in those movies, that also didn't happen in the end, of course.
03:57But Lucas was evidently Talon's number one fan for a while there.
04:01It has been said that Lucas just liked the design of the character.
04:04But for him to choose to pump so much energy into trying to make this cool-looking Force user a major player in video games and movies,
04:14there surely must have been more to it than that, right?
04:16For now, though, Lucas has refused to elaborate on his love for this Twi'lek.
04:20And while we're talking about the creator of this galaxy, I want to know right now,
04:24what is your favourite George Lucas story out there on the internet or just in the world?
04:29You let me know in the comments section down below.
04:31Number 6, what do Jawas look like under the hood?
04:34Despite being one of the very first alien species viewers were ever introduced to in the galaxy far, far away,
04:40it's still not known precisely what the Jawas actually, you know, look like.
04:45Ever since they popped up in 1977's Star Wars, these aliens native to Tatooine have refused to pull down their little hoods
04:53and reveal their faces on screen, with only their glowing yellow eyes being visible underneath their robes.
04:59Hilariously, it's not just fans of this franchise that have spent years debating what they think these mysterious creatures look like, either.
05:06The characters living in this galaxy also aren't exactly sure.
05:09Some claim that they're large, rodent-like beings, others have called them deformed humanoids.
05:16And Peli Motto, who apparently dated one, even stated in the Book of Boba Fett that they were quite furry.
05:22Away from these rumours and throwaway comments, though,
05:25Star Wars has still yet to really show off these scavengers' bodies or faces.
05:29After almost 50 years without a definitive answer, it may be wise to just let this remain one of the galaxy's great mysteries,
05:37and allow fans to keep using their own imaginations to fill in the Jawa blanks.
05:41Cheers for stopping by to check out this WhatCultureStarWars list today.
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05:53Number 5. Who is the most powerful Force user in Star Wars?
05:57Ask a number of Star Wars fans that very question, and you will likely get a different answer from each.
06:03Some will quickly jump to Anakin Skywalker.
06:06He was the chosen one, after all, and someone who boasted a higher midichlorian count than Master Yoda.
06:12Frequent Star Wars creator Dave Filoni even called him the greatest Jedi of all time.
06:17Others would claim it was actually his son, Luke, due to him technically defeating his father on the second Death Star.
06:23You could also argue that the likes of the aforementioned Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Sidious, Mace Windu, Bendu, or Rey are the undisputed strongest.
06:33Well, the truth is, there's no clear answer out there, really.
06:37Each of those names that I've mentioned have all had their moments when they've displayed insane levels of power or ability,
06:43defeating skilled Sith Lords, Jedi Masters, and unleashing frightening amounts of Force energy.
06:48However, at time of recording, it's still never been confirmed in canon who the undisputed strongest in the galaxy actually is,
06:56with this likely remaining a fascinating question without an official answer for many more years to come.
07:024. What does balance to the Force actually mean?
07:05Now, this one is a little bit different to the rest of the entries on this list,
07:09as it focuses on a question that a decent amount of Star Wars fans do actually know something close to the official answer to.
07:16However, there are still a great many out there who believe bringing balance to the Force means something else entirely.
07:22Throughout the Skywalker saga in particular, the Jedi were looking to restore balance to the Force by getting rid of the Sith.
07:29But many have argued that this wouldn't actually be balance at all.
07:32It would mean there would only be light in the galaxy without any darkness.
07:36So wouldn't true balance involve equal members of the dark side and light side?
07:41Well, in a word, no.
07:43According to George Lucas, at least, he claimed that going to the dark side results in the Force going out of balance,
07:50as people give in to selfish urges, fear, and hatred.
07:55Things are then balanced when you're on the light side, living a more selfless life and trying to help others, not just yourself.
08:01Bringing balance to the Force in Star Wars, then, in Lucas' mind, means destroying the Sith and all remnants of the dark side.
08:09This is an idea that is still somewhat open to interpretation all these years later, though,
08:14with many simply choosing to believe in their own version of what bringing balance to the Force actually looks like.
08:20Or perhaps just not being aware of Lucas' concepts of balance in the first place.
08:25Number 3.
08:25Did Mace Windu really defeat Palpatine?
08:28Moments before he was blasted out of a Coruscant window and seemingly killed by Darth Sidious,
08:33with a big ol' assist from Anakin Skywalker, it did appear that Mace Windu had genuinely gotten the better of the Sith Lord in Episode 3, Revenge of the Sith?
08:41Or did she, Palpatine, actually purposely lose this duel between two powerful Force users to bring Skywalker one step closer to the dark side?
08:51Hmm.
08:51Many, understandably, believe the latter to be true, with Skywalker's emotional reaction to Windu threatening to kill Sidious there and then,
09:00you know, chopping his arm off, finally cementing his fall.
09:03With Sidious putting the strings so masterfully throughout the prequel trilogy,
09:07you wouldn't put it past him planning all of the events that ultimately unfolded in that office.
09:11But according to George Lucas in the movie's DVD commentary, Windu did actually very much overpower Sidious,
09:18meaning that he technically won the duel, right?
09:20However, when the Sith Lord was claiming to be weak after having his Force lightning shot back at him,
09:26he was apparently pretending.
09:27Despite Windu apparently being the clear winner of the duel in Lucas' mind, though,
09:32Sidious actor Ian McDiarmid has actually suggested that he indeed lost on purpose,
09:37telling Star Wars Celebration 2023,
09:40he wanted to compromise Anakin in another way, which he did, and destroy Mace at the same time.
09:46Put simply, it's still not completely clear what the truth actually is here.
09:50It's just an iconic scene that Star Wars fans will seemingly forever be debating.
09:54Number two, what is the correct way to pronounce certain names in the galaxy?
09:59If this list has shown you one thing, it's that Star Wars fans have a habit of not being able to agree on things.
10:04One of said things is the way to correctly pronounce a whole host of different characters,
10:10beings, and other things found in this galaxy far, far away.
10:13For example, the giant walkers seen stopping their way through the Hoth snow.
10:18Well, some are quick to pronounce their name as At-At,
10:21while others spell out their AT-AT title.
10:24I fall in the latter camp.
10:25Certain species, such as the Twi'leks,
10:28names like Leia and Han,
10:30and a number of other things found walking around the various planets within the Star Wars franchise,
10:35have all been pronounced differently by folks both inside and outside of the movies and shows too.
10:40So what is the right way to say all of the things I've just said and more?
10:45Well, according to that man again, George Lucas, there isn't one.
10:48He'd tell actor Mark Hamill that he did not care how the actors pronounce these places, species, or other Star Wars names.
10:55Why?
10:56Because the various places in the galaxy would obviously pronounce things differently.
11:00Duh.
11:00In other words, there is no right answer to the question of how do you correctly pronounce, insert Star Wars name here.
11:06You do you folks.
11:07Nobody can tell you differently.
11:08Number one, why are Disney obsessed with blue lightsabers?
11:12Ending on a question that may not have even crossed your mind before,
11:16but one you will still likely struggle to find an answer for,
11:20why on earth is the House of Mouse so into those blue lightsabers and its projects, eh?
11:25Really think about it.
11:26Ever since Disney bought Lucasfilm back in 2012,
11:29how many times have viewers seen a Jedi or hero fighting with a sky-colored laser sword?
11:35An awful lot, particularly in the sequels.
11:37Rey and Finn obviously used the Skywalker family weapon during Episode 7, The Force Awakens.
11:42Luke Skywalker didn't really pull out his old green lightsaber during Episodes 8 or 9 outside of flashback sequences.
11:49The latter debuted Leia's lightsaber on the big screen, yep, blue again.
11:53And then Episode 9 only really gave us a small glimpse at Rey's yellow one before the credits rolled.
11:58Characters who have been known to use other lightsaber colors have also had their blades changed in various projects.
12:06Ahsoka was given a blue lightsaber makeover in The Clone Wars,
12:10while the green lightsaber sporting Depa Bilaba and Seer Junda were given blue blades in The Bad Batch and Jedi Survivor TV show and game, respectively.
12:20Carl Kestis, the lead protagonist of that series, has also been canonized with a blue lightsaber,
12:26despite players being able to choose what blade he wields in the games themselves.
12:30I would always go purple.
12:31Despite the Jedi being known to use a number of different colored kyber crystals in their weapons,
12:37Disney just seems to be obsessed with the color first seen being used by Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi all the way back in 1977.
12:44Now sure, the acolyte gave viewers a few other colors for a somewhat refreshing change,
12:50with the odd green and yellow one and even a purple white whip being used.
12:54Oh, we were spoilt.
12:55But then Master Saul, the lead Jedi in the project, still boasted a blue one.
12:59And away from that show, it's been a blue life for so many of the Jedi in the Disney era.
13:04But why?
13:05Is Disney just afraid of experimenting more with the colors their heroes use in their galaxy far, far away?
13:12They just think blue is the color that represents the light side best when clashing against a Sith lightsaber.
13:18Who knows?
13:19But hopefully they mix things up a little more in the future, eh?
13:21I'm getting bored.
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