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What is the history between Q and Guinan?
In Q Who?, Q is introduced to Guinan in the Enterprise-D's Ten-Forward lounge.
He then says: "'Guinan' – is that your name now?" He claims that Guinan, "is not what she appears to be." As well, when Q reaches out his hand towards Guinan and offers…
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Why is EVE heavily armed and trigger-happy?
EVE robots are probes looking for fragile signs of returning life. Earth conditions are unknown but there is little reason to expect anyone hostile.
Why equip her with such a strong weapon (melts through rock, raises nuclear-like mushroom…
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Do we know where Ridley Scott got the idea for the xenomorph inner-mouth?
The xenomorph inner-mouth is pretty unique, I don't think I've ever seen it or anything similar in any real creature.
Do we know if Ridley Scott found inspiration for it anywhere in nature or did he think it up completely from scratch?
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Why does the terminator have genitalia?
The title pretty much says it all.
At the start of The Terminator we see him fully naked and fully equipped.
He doesn't need them, so why does he have them?
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Does the Wicked Witch of the West know she can be killed by water?
In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the Wicked Witch of the West lights the Scarecrow on fire. Dorothy picks up a bucket of water to douse him, but she splashes it on the Witch, who begins to melt.
It seems unusual to me that the Witch would allow a…
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Why did C-3PO not have a red arm at the end of The Force Awakens?
Towards the end of the movie, as the crew of the Falcon are taking off to follow the map, the Resistance gathers to wave goodbye. Taking the image from this question:
While this image doesn't show it well, after seeing the movie 3 times, I'm…
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What is the intended crew complement of the Millennium Falcon?
The Millennium Falcon has changed hands several times. In the Star Wars film saga, we mainly see it being used by small crews for clandestine purposes: smuggling, rescuing princesses, and destroying Death Stars.
In normal commercial operation, how…
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Why did Darth Vader choose to take shots from Han Solo?
In Episode V, in Cloud City, Lando Calrissian brings Han Solo, Princess Leia, and Chewbacca into an trap, where Darth Vader is sitting in a room. Han immediately takes his gun out and shoots at Vader.
Vader blocks the laser blast with his robotic…
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Is Kylo Ren a Sith?
Kylo Ren is obsessed with Darth Vader and vows to finish what he started.
He wields a red lightsaber.
He opposes the Jedi.
He fights for the Empire... err First Order
Does that mean he is a Sith?
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Why doesn't Buzz know he's a toy?
In the Toy Story films it seems like nearly all toys know that they are toys meant for children to play with. However Buzz Lightyear (and other Buzz Lightyear toys like him) thinks he's a real space ranger and nothing short of his own arm breaking…
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Why were the Imperials rude to Vader in the beginning of A New Hope?
It was my understanding that Vader was the second in command of the Emperor in the Empire.
However in the beginning of the movie one of the generals taunts Vader that his abilities in the Force have not been able to help him find out about the rebel…
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Did Indiana Jones affect the outcome of Raiders of the Lost Ark?
Amy in Big Bang Theory explains to Sheldon that:
The Nazis would have followed the same path to their failure with or
without Indiana's interference.
But is this really the case? It looks as though they may have struggled to find the ark without…
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Why was Tom Bombadil so unconcerned about the fate of Middle-earth?
I know he saves the hobbits from the barrow-wight and gives them weapons which affect the Nazgûl, Sauron's greatest servants. But I've always wondered why a high power, which Tom Bombadil obviously is, doesn't play a more significant part against…
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Is it C-3PO or C-3P0?
A lot of people will interchange an "o" for a zero when speaking them aloud, like with phone numbers and postal codes, so I'm thinking this is the same here, but with nicknames like "threepio", I'm not so sure.
I'm looking for the canon answer here.
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How big is the Death Star compared to the Executor
We know the size of the Death Star (2nd one) to be 160 km in diameter, and the length of the Executor Super Star Destroyer to be 19 km.
In ROTJ we see the Executor smash into the Death Star,
This is obviously way off scale.
What should this scene…
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