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Why was Vader surprised that Obi-Wan's body disappeared?
OK, I understand that Obi-Wan turned into a force ghost when Vader struck him down, but why was Vader surprised by the lack of a body? It's not the transition into a force ghost but Vader's reaction that bugs me.
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What is Darth Vader holding on the cover of the original Star Wars novelization?
On the cover of some versions of Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader is holding something in his hand.
It seems to be comprised of some strings with multicolored objects hanging off of them. Do we know what it's supposed…
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Did Obi-Wan Kenobi ever become more powerful?
In Star wars: IV A New Hope, Obi-Wan says to Darth Vader:
You can't win, Darth. If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine.
What did he mean by this? Was he bluffing? Was he alluding to him being able to…
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First appearance of the "wake up from a coma, discover the world has ended" trope?
In The Walking Dead, Rick is shot, goes into a coma, and wakes up to find that the world has ended:
In 28 Days Later, Jim is in an accident, goes into a coma, and wakes up to find that the world Britain has ended:
What was the first appearance…
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Why doesn't Captain America accept the need for checks & balances on superheroes?
Captain America is a champion of democracy, of which the existence and use of checks and balances is a core pillar. Why, then, is he so averse to being subject to checks and balances on his own power?
He claimed said checks are vulnerable to being…
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Did Tywin Lannister know Arya is not a commoner?
While Arya was at Harrenhal with Tywin Lannister, he once corrected her about which people say "my lord", "m'lord" and/or "milord". As part of the discussion in this question, there seems to be a common consensus, that Tywin (easily) figured out…
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How did C3PO know the Ewok Language?
After writing an answer for this question Does the galactic civilisation in Star Wars have a policy towards primitive races? it was brought to my attention that it is possible the Ewoks were known about prior to the Imperial Base being installed on…
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What is the picture that the pilots touch in BSG?
There is a certain picture in Battlestar Galactica that, whenever we see it, someone is touching it in some way, like they are showing respect. What is that picture?
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What actually is Arithmancy?
A subject taken by some students at Hogwarts is Arithmancy.
Throughout the Harry Potter series, we don't seem to be given much information as to what arithmancy actually is.
For example, Defence Against the Dark Arts involves spells and techniques…
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Who was the first robot to refer to organic lifeforms as "meatbags"?
The term "meatbag" is used by robots (including Bender, from Futurama, and HK-47 from the Knights of the Old Republic games) as a pejorative term for a human or other creature. Where did this term first appear in any media?
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Did Padmé have any family?
I can guess the genuine answer for this is “the prequels make no sense”, however I'm wondering if there's an in-universe answer.
At the end of Revenge of the Sith we see Luke get sent to his step uncle, and Leia adopted by the first person to put…
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What exactly did Darth Vader leave unfinished that Kylo Ren intended to finish?
In a Star Wars: The Force Awakens TV Spot there is a scene of Kylo Ren saying "I will finish what you've started" to Darth Vader's mask.
If I recall correctly, this scene appears pretty much as-is in the movie.
Do we know what exactly Kylo Ren…
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How did Skynet send back the T-1000 and the T-X?
As we learn in the original Terminator movie only living, organic material can be sent back in time:
REESE: "You go naked. Something about the field generated by a living
organism. Nothing dead will go."
SILBERMAN: "Okay. Okay. But this...…
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Who invented Star Trek sideburns and why?
In Star Trek, characters generally have pointy sideburns.
Clearly a production decision was made in the 60s. What's the history of this?
(Related question: Is there any in-universe explanation or reference to why pointy sideburns persisted for…
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Why doesn't the alien kill Ripley in the shuttle craft?
In the last scene of Alien, Ripley escapes in a shuttle craft. She screams when she sees that the alien is onboard. Why didn't the alien kill her immediately when she boarded the shuttle craft? Is it sleeping? How deaf would a 'perfect' species have…
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