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00:00From iconic, spur-of-the-moment one-liners being anything but that,
00:03to certain supposed character inspirations being far from the actual truth,
00:08it's time to uncover just how valid these Star Wars facts actually are.
00:13I'm Gareth from WhatCultureStarWars and here are 10 lies about Star Wars You Probably Believe.
00:1910. Jedi Knights Are Celibate
00:21Largely framed as monk-like figures for the most part,
00:25it's not hard to see why most Star Wars fans would assume the galaxy's supposed
00:29forces of good were very much sworn to celibacy from the second they decided to follow the path
00:33of the Jedi. However, as George Lucas would later reveal to the BBC around the time of Attack of
00:38the Clones, it turns out that the likes of Anakin Skywalker bumping uglies with another isn't as
00:43off-limits as you initially expected. As Lucas put it, Jedi Knights aren't celibate. The thing
00:49that is forbidden is attachments and possessive relationships. So in other words, settling
00:54down to start a family with someone you're very much in love with, that's a big no-no.
00:58Feeling that the Force is particularly strong with someone else for one night only,
01:02no strings attached, however, that's apparently all good according to the Jedi Order's questionable
01:06rulebook. 9. Lando Calrissian
01:10Was Designed Purely as a Han Solo Replacement
01:13Not for the last time on this collection of supposed Star Wars truths, I direct you to an
01:18intriguing Twitter thread created by Lucasfilm creative art manager Phil Sjostak back in August
01:232019. Going out of his way to reveal whether a number of intergalactic myths were right on the
01:28money or drastically far from the truth, one of the most notable facts so stark targeted with a
01:33social media proton torpedo came in the form of the truth behind why Lando Calrissian came into being
01:38in the first place. According to a popular urban legend, Billy Dee Williams' character was only
01:43unleashed into this galaxy far, far away as a way of replacing Han Solo, with Harrison Ford not being
01:49nailed on to return for either The Empire Strikes Back or Return of the Jedi before the sequels were
01:54written. Yet after happily resigning to appear in Episode 5 and eventually Episode 6, the fact
01:59Lando wasn't swiftly brushed to one side all but confirmed that, while still possibly being a fallback
02:04should Ford's character be permanently frozen in carbonite, the smuggler was much more than a
02:08simple solo substitute.
02:118. Ralph McQuarrie's Artwork Convinced 20th Century Fox on Star Wars
02:16Sticking with Lucasfilm creative arts manager Phil Sostak's intriguing Twitter revelations now,
02:22and to what many felt was a supposed deal-breaker when it came to 20th Century Fox giving this
02:26galaxy far, far away the all-important green light. According to some corners of the old
02:31interweb, prolific Star Wars concept artist Ralph McQuarrie was the one responsible for blowing
02:36the minds of the various directors on the Fox board, to the point of simply having to pump
02:41money into this game-changing endeavor. But as Sostak would reveal in said thread, despite being handed
02:46various pieces of compelling artwork in an attempt to pitch and sell this sprawling tale to the
02:51studio, this still wasn't enough to entirely convince Fox to commit to the project.
02:55In the end, it was actually George Lucas' relationship with Fox executive Alan Ladd Jr.
03:00which helped seal the deal for the incoming flick, with it being noted in the making of
03:04Star Wars book that Ladd's backing was the key.
03:087. Mark Hamill Said Carrie After Destroying the Death Star
03:11Never want to muffle his freakishly talented voice should the opportunity arise to sprinkle
03:16some additional Star Wars details onto his Twitter feed, Mark Hamill was at it again back in 2019,
03:22when he was confronted with an age-old myth about what actually tumbled out of Luke Skywalker's
03:27mouth upon greeting his pals post-Death Star destruction in A New Hope. To many, it's clear that
03:32the rebel hero was accidentally blurting out the real-life name of his co-star, Carrie Fisher,
03:37when gleefully greeted by Leia Organa and Han Solo in the hangar.
03:44But Hamill has consistently denied this to be the case, with his most recent debunking of the
03:49theory coming on his Twitter account in a reply to a curious fan. As the actor behind the iconic
03:54Jedi Master put it, no matter how often this is debunked, it still comes back. The entire scene was
04:00dubbed, I said, there she, as in there she is, when I saw her. George would have never allowed
04:05me to say Carrie, even if I wanted to, as a joke, which I didn't, it makes no sense.
04:10While some Star Wars moments are most definitely open for interpretation,
04:14Hamill himself draws the line at a piece of dialogue that he feels just makes no sense in
04:19the grand scheme of things. 6. Chewbacca's Name Had Russian Origins
04:24It's been well documented how a number of intriguing sources were used as inspiration for the fiery,
04:29wookie sidekick by the name of Chewbacca. Away from George Lucas' dog, Indiana, giving the
04:34director the initial idea for a big furry side character in Star Wars, though, another widely
04:39circulated rumor isn't actually as valid as his canine origins. Again uncovered during Phil
04:44Solstack's Twitter thread of force-sensitive goodness, the idea of Chewbacca's name deriving
04:48from the Russian words Shudov, Shiai, and Sobacca, yes, I'm terrible at Russian, meaning monster
04:53and dog, respectively, was thoroughly dissected by the Lucasfilm creative arts manager.
04:58As Solstack noted, Lucas himself went on record in the making of Star Wars books to admit that
05:03the likes of Chewbacca and other wookie names were created by simply changing words around,
05:08as you do, with there being zero mention of the aforementioned Russian inspirations.
05:13On top of this, the site that originated this particular myth did not come equipped with a
05:17source for said information either, again suggesting that its validity is questionable at best.
05:22Much like my terrible Russian pronunciations.
05:255. George Lucas had 9-12 movies mapped out from the start
05:30The creator of Skywalkers and Solos alike has often been cited for having a whopping 9-12 Star
05:36Wars features bubbling over in his mind from the very beginning. But the game changer himself has
05:41gone on record to reveal that this wasn't actually entirely the case. Regardless of Mark Hamill once
05:46noting how the creator told him, it was four trilogies during the filming of that first cinematic trip
05:50into space. While it would undoubtedly take on a life of its own in the decades that would follow
05:55a new hope, George Lucas once told MTV that this was never planned as a nine-episode work.
06:00Going further, the father of Star Wars would add,
06:03The media pounced when I made an offhand comment. It might be fun to come back when everyone's 80 and
06:08do another one of these, but I never had any intention of doing that.
06:11Despite eventually committing to crafting some sequel trilogy treatments later down the road,
06:16Disney opted to go down their own route for episode 7 onwards, and steered mostly clear of
06:21Lucas' intriguing, layer-led new trilogy concept.
06:254. The Millennium Falcon Was Inspired By A Hamburger
06:28Han Solo and Chewbacca's Millennium Falcon has long come equipped with a rather bizarre origin story
06:34of sorts, with George Lucas himself once noting how he cited a hamburger as an early design idea for the
06:40ship. However, as Phil Sostak would again unpack in his compelling Twitter mission to uncover the
06:45truth behind many of Star Wars' often-debated facts, this half-bitten burger-with-an-olive-on-the-side
06:50concept may not have actually been the source of inspiration for the finished article.
06:54As Falcon designer Joe Johnston would note later down the road,
06:58Lucas may have said that it could have the essence of a flying saucer,
07:01and that the designer landed on the disc-shaped hull after a series of very rough sketches.
07:06And adding further weight to the claims of the visual of a hamburger with an olive on the side
07:10providing the foundations for this eventual pop culture icon being all false,
07:15Johnston would also call the facts little more than an urban myth in a Facebook post too.
07:213. One Specific C-3PO Trading Card Is Worth A Fortune
07:25As seen in the likes of one particular NBA legend LeBron James sporting piece of cardboard,
07:30being put up for grabs for around $6 million recently, highly exclusive trading cards have a habit
07:36of being quite valuable from time to time. And in the case of one specific Star Wars trading card
07:41that first reared its head in the midst of 1978's top Star Wars collection, fans had long believed
07:47that a certain enhanced edition of a C-3PO card had substantial market value should you get your lucky
07:52paws on it. As uncovered by Snopes.com though, the 207 trading card which depicted Anthony Daniels
07:58hapless robot sporting a rather well-upgraded apparatus was initially thought to be extremely rare
08:03and therefore rather valuable. Yet in reality, the same number of cards were printed of this
08:08obscene 3PO as any other of the top's collection before the card was reprinted without the additional
08:14length. Meaning that if you do just so happen to stumble upon a well-endowed protocol droid,
08:19you're likely not going to fetch LeBron levels of cash for the risky bot.
08:242. Harrison Ford Improvised The I Know Line In The Moment
08:28Far from being a spur-of-the-moment outburst from Harrison Ford upon hearing Carrie Fisher's
08:33Princess Leia confess her love for the defiant smuggler. It turns out that the actor actually
08:37forged this plan sometime before the cameras rolled on that Cloud City set. As revealed in
08:42journalist Alan Arnold's transcription of a spot of brainstorming between Ford and director Irving
08:47Kirchner on the day of shooting, the actor pitched,
08:50If she says I love you and I say I know, that's beautiful and acceptable and funny!
08:55It was still entirely Ford's idea but one that was discussed and negotiated, admittedly without a
09:00frustrated Fisher's input before the director had ever called action.
09:051. The Wampus Scene Was Written In Specifically For Mark Hamill's Injuries
09:09An awful lot was made out of the evident change of appearance Luke Skywalker and the star behind
09:14the lightsaber Mark Hamill underwent in the time between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back.
09:19With Hamill being involved in a car accident in 1977 and sustaining significant facial injuries
09:24that required doctors to take cartilage from his ear to mend his nose,
09:28A rumour would eventually snowball into a full-blown myth involving George Lucas writing
09:32in a specific scene to explain away his leading man's change of appearance.
09:37And while Skywalker's mauling at the hands of a womper early in the episode 5 day
09:41did partially help keep the real-life injuries from distracting away from the story being told,
09:45Lucas has since noted in Empire's Blu-ray commentary,
09:48There's a scene in the film where Mark gets beat up by the monster,
09:51which helps even more but that wasn't really the meaning of why we wrote the monster in the beginning.
09:56We needed something to keep the film suspenseful at the beginning while the Empire is looking for them,
10:01while admittedly giving the folks behind the feature a way of utilising a terrible and
10:05unfortunate situation for the Skywalker star.
10:07It's clear there was so much more to this particularly gnarly opening sequence
10:11than merely acting as a cover job for Hamill's mishap.
10:15And that's our list.
10:16Know of any other lies about Star Wars people probably believe?
10:19Let us know all about them in the comments section right down below
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10:26I have been Gareth from WhatCultureStarWars.
10:28Thank you as always for clicking on this video today
10:30and I'm sure I'll see you very, very soon.
10:33Bye-bye!
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