10 facts you have never known about Star Wars

Ten things you didn't know about Star Wars

1-Biggs Darklighter is a distant cousin of
Luke Skywalker

2-Anakin was not Shmi's first child she had two
others one died of a birth defect
(unknown age/half brother of Anakin name from birth dad)
and the other (Tobahn) was "exceptionally"
diplomatic. The 20 1/2 year old brother had gained
both him and his father's (Ani's birth dad) freedom.
Tobahn was a slave for a political family but was
soon a counselor for the family of the Lars.  When
pushing his Anti-Slavery case to Governor of
Corsacant Governor Palpatine both Tobahn and his
Father Ani succumbed to Corsacant Fever.

3-Cliegg Lars had been a renowned ambassador for
Tatooine.  He had been enlightened by Tobahn
Skywalker and had wanted to abolish slavery.
After presenting their case to the Governor of
Corsacant he had chosen to enjoy the invitation
of Palpatine with a week long visit watching
construction of the giant sky rises.  Within
days after the hearing both Tobahn and his Father
Ani had succumbed to a heavily resistant case of
Corsacant Fever.  On the flight back to Tatooine
Cliegg's ship had been attacked by unknown space
terrorists when a bomb had been added to the heating
system where the bombs sensor activated.  Cliegg Survived but
permanently  sustained damage.  Then giving up a life of danger
in politics to a clam, safe, moister farmer.
His wife was tragically killed during the attack as
was most of the crew.  Most of the Lars fortune
went into funds for the crew members families
and non-profits.  Many scholarships were given
in his wife's name.  Cliegg had promised to free
Tobahn's mother Shmi before he died.  New laws had
passed on Tatooine while Cliegg had been going
through rehabilitation. That is were the rest of
the family fortune went to.  Cliegg vowed to find
a way to free Shmi.  The moisture farm was just a
ruse anyway.  Cliegg had always envisioned turning
Tatooine into the new Corsacant.  

4-Mon Mothma's grandfather was a Sith lord
(Mother's side of course).

5-Dash Rendar is Han Solo's Half brother. Han was
a teenage runaway.  His parents had divorced at a
young age leaving Han feeling like a "Rebel"
without a cause.  His mother married a space pirate
at some far off galaxy when Han was 6 years of age.

6-Jabba The Hutt kept pushing for better
Pro-Slavery rights.  Luckily he had the ear of
a Governor in Corsacant who was Pro-Slavery as well.

7-After Anakin Skywalker was taken to the Jedi
Academy he found his boyish looks a hindrance.
It took him four years to be able to manipulate the
force coherently enough to change the shapes of his
facial structure. That is when he started using
light electrical spasms to emulate muscle building.
Any lightning is seen as Darkside powers.

8-Padmae always had a feeling of impending doom.
Growing up for so long without parents left her a
little hollow and jaded for children.  Her Fathers
decision to Divorce her mother before she was born
would follow Padmae for her whole existence.
Her mother died soon after Padmae was born from a
broken heart.  Padmae vowed she would marry for
life.  Her father would end up a drunk hidden in
his office until his death (before her tenth Birthday).

9-C-3PO had circuitry implanted by Obi-Wan before
he left with Bail Organa.  It caused C-3PO to not
mention anything before the start of A NEW HOPE.
R2-D2 had his complete memory bank wiped.  In
the confusion of paper work and Obi-Wan's
disappearance to Tatooine Obi-Wan's summer home
was programmed as R2-D2's emergency contact.

10-Han Solo was visiting his birth dad at Mois
Eisley Cantina trying to get some creds for Han's
Birthday.  Until Han got the high priced promise
by an old Wizard and a young Fool to pay off Jabba.
Off he went for his selfish reasons (like a true Rogue)
before his meeting with his father had started.
General Solo (Han's birth dad) throws down the
bouquet of flowers off screen as we see the Falcon
taking flight while Stormtroopers fire hopelessly
at a Corelian transport. Han fabricated the
story of Imperials scanning him for spice.  Instead
he had sold off most of it to help back some get
rich scheme of his friend Lando Clarisian. Han
had wanted to visit the Lando system (as Leia calls
it) to get some of his money from the gas mining
(Han owned one percent stock) after Hoth to pay for a warm
getaway.Sadly Han only got what he deserved (forever in the
beg position thinking about his cut of the stock).The pay was
settled off screen as Lando installed more expensive modifications
to the Falcon before destroying the Death Star II (using Republic
money no doubt and Rebel resources).  It's Lando "This deal is
getting worse all the time!"
               

By Omeed Ouhadi


     

IMDB HE-MAN MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE is a great movie.  I was born in the early 80's and had seen many movies growing up, but the He-Man movie was least discussed in my area.  I had seen many different types of films that I had started to confuse them.  The way I remember the He-Man movie was a very futuristic Sci-Fi where everything was burning all around.  In the film around the time Principal Strickland (did that guy ever have hair?) gets fired at is how I remember the whole movie's lighting looked.
    My memory clip gives Man-At-Arms this giant chest cavity that flops open with automated targeting laser guns.  If not automated then wired reflexes.  Overall I had a feeling of melancholy towards the movie.  Originally I kept confusing MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE with IMDB BEASTMASTER BeastMaster I and II.  Tall guy, blonde hair, tigers, and Sci-Fi - Oh My.
      MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE film should be at least an 8.0 IMDB.  After relentleslly avoiding it for over two years I was able to pop the cassette into my Video Camera Recorder? (VCR). It was astounding. With Trivia and Goofs from IMDB users and years of learning all about film producing I was very pleased with the outcome.  One biggest factor is that they made their costumes look too realistic.  They must have lost a lot of budget on making heavy well constructed costumes.  Even my wife enjoyed it to the point of quoting the movie.  Some where around the lines of "How did they get all the food to stay on these little sticks?" (Teela)  "That's because it's rib bones!  Never think when you are eating!"  (Man-At-Arms).  I would recommend this movie to 10 + yrs old.  It is very realistic and I am sure would cause some PTSD.

      Thank you,

                 -Omeed