Amazing book jam packed with so many facts about the Star Wars series I think Yoda and Yaddle’s heads would spin, then there is Anakin’s mother Shmi Skywalker, sounds like a Mel Brooks movie to me, however, he did do, “SpaceBalls,” which parodied Star Wars.( Lonestar as the Han Solo character and Barf as the Chewbacca character). Did you know that Jabba the Hutt’s son, Rotta the Hutt was nicknamed, “Stinky” as an infant? Do you know all the capabilities of that stick Yoda uses to walk with? He chews on it to release a natural plant substance that helps him meditate and the nutritious juice inside the gimer stick eases thirst and acts as a natural painkiller plus it is a symbol of a Jedi Master’s ancient wisdom, status and practical all at the same time. Little known fact - Yoda was originally a monkey in a robe with a cane and a mask – I imagine the monkey wasn’t up for the mask so they opted for Yoda’s well known look. Also an early design for Yoda ended up being Yaddle. The clone trooper DC-15 Blaster rifle is based on the desing of the German MG 34 machine gun from World War II. Twi’lek’s head tentacles are kind of like a cat or monkey’s tail they are super sensitive and can be used to grab and hold things. Luke started out as a moisture farmer on his Aunt and Uncle’s moisture farm on Tatooine. Han Solo was a big green alien in the original drawings and rough draft of Star Wars. Chewbacca was inspired by George Lucas’ dog, Indiana, who always sat in the passenger seat of his car. Wookies can’t speak Basic because of their vocal chords, but, they can understand it. Darth Vader’s face mask and helmet were inspired by the headdress worn by Japanese Samurai. Seems to me a large percentage of the costumes are based on kimonos, obis, etc. Even many of the hairstyles reflect Samurai stylings. Much of the royal wear, too. Did you know Obi-Wan had a girlfriend once? He was madly in love with Satine Kryze, the Duchess of Mandalore, but the Jedi code forbids attachment so bros before Mandalores. Bits of Grievous’s brain have been cybernetically rebuilt to make him a smarter, faster fighter and he can walk on 6 limbs like a crab when he needs to move quickly. The deadly witch Asaij Ventress’ name, Asaij is based on a character in a 1957 Samurai film. Storm troopers are not clones they are trained civilians ie. soldiers. Jar Jar’s antics were based on Charlie Chaplain and Danny Kaye. The Bith muscians in the bar move to the beat of Benny Goodman’s, “Sing, Sing, Sing.” Tauntauns have thick blubber like a whale and live in glacial caves where heat from the planet’s core keeps them warm. What do Darth Vader, Asaji Ventress, Darth Maul, Darth Sidious and Darth Tyranus have in common (other than the darkside)? They all wield red lightsabers. This doesn’t even scratch the surface on all the info packed into this book. There is so much stuff it is almost overwhelming.
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