Wookieepedia talk:Trash compactor/Star Wars inconsistencies

Bone to pick.
Ponda Baba's arm bleeding needs a better explantion. I think it shouldn't be explained all, because it's just an error like his hand changing.
 * I just thought it had something to do with his species.

There is another
I don't think that Yoda was talking about Leia in that statement. Lucas probably made Leia Luke's sister while making ROTJ. He is most likely talking about Darth Vader; he could redeem and destroy the emperor, he does. Opinions? Lt. 1993 03:11, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

User:Blahxx 11:29, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
 * It does make more sense that Yoda was talking about Vader. I mean, Vader was believed to be the chosen one that would bring balance back. And he eventually did by killing the emperor

Death Star inconsistency
The New Essential Chronology already explains this.--Darth Oblivion 14:49, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Explains what? MoffRebus 19:00, 22 June 2006 (UTC)


 * The supposed Death Star creation cycle. I've written something about it here. The Death Star novel will likely tie everything up nicely - Kwenn 19:03, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

Palpatine looks younger in ROTS then in AOTC?
Is there really any explanation for Palpatines older looking appearance (more liver spots, wrinkles, etc.) in AOTC then in ROTS, who is void of some wrinkles, more complextion and no liver spots? --Redemption 19:26, 22 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Futuristic cosmetic treatments?--Darth Oblivion 14:12, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I never really got the big deal, in some of the AOTC publicity photos he looked like hell with liver spots and really pale, but in the context of the AOTC movie he didn't really look that bad.
 * Its mentioned that he used the dark side to conceal his true 'Sidious' appearance, and during AOTC, it was breaking down, but he had refreshed it by ROTS. Darth Vatrir 12:49, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia article
The Alleged inconsistencies in Star Wars article at Wikipedia has been nominated for deletion, and from the looks of it, will indeed be deleted. I personally think that it's a bit too crufty for Wikipedia, but should be preserved here at Wookiepedia where it's perfectly appropriate. Much of the information covered there is already here, but it would probably be a good idea to make sure before that article is deleted. --Icarus3 from Wikipedia

"1000 Generations"
Obi-Wan could've been slightly overexagerrating, like "a million times" is a common exaggeration for any universe, fictional or ours. 82 Airborne 22:59, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Jedi myth/hokey religion problem
The article reads "Also, this is not the only case; in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, even though the Jedi Order was only absent on Dantooine for five years, the Dantooinians already forgot what they were and had ridiculous conceptions even of their appearance. " I haven't played KotOR 2 recently, but I recall the people of Dantooine associated the Jedi with the Sith who had bombarded the planet during KotOR 1. They simply didn't trust either groups because they appeared similar for the "common people". I don't think they "forgot" who they were; they just didn't want to think about them because they consider them as bad as the Siths. --DarthMuffin 18:59, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

The Skywalker name
I'm in the process of watching all 6 films in order, and one question I have is: wouldn't "Skywalker" be a really well-known name throughout the galaxy? Presumably the Jedi knights were pretty famous during the Republic era, they were the keepers of order, and I'm sure that Anakin Skywalker's name would have been in the news pretty often. Hanging around with the Queen of Naboo, and General Kenobi etc.

So how come when people met Luke, they didn't ask him, "wow, are you any relation to Anakin Skywalker?"

Okay, maybe people didn't know Anakin turned into Vader, that's possible. But I think Anakin himself would have been a famous person, and the fact that Luke first finds out details about his Dad from 'Old Ben Kenobi' seems a bit unrealistic. I would imagine that even at school kids would come up to him and asked him about his Dad, who was a legendary Jedi.

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 * Well, actually, his uncle shielded him from most of it around his house (school, etc.) by passing it off as wisecracks or untruth. Also, after 10 years or so, the Skywalker name may have gone away from popular culture, seeing as he was a Jedi but, when the Jedi were Order 66-ed, thought to have died in the attacks, so he sort of lost his appeal.


 * On the other hand, Luke grew up on Tatooine, where his father as little 9-year old Anakin won the Boonta Eve podrace, becoming the only human ever to do so, it could all be in need of a great big retcon. Who knows? 15:11, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

R2 knows everything - and nothing?
Was watching Empire today and realised that R2 must know who Yoda is, when he appears to Luke on Dagobah. R2's memory was intact throughout all 6 movies, as I understand, so surely he would recognise Yoda, the great Jedi master of the Clone Wars etc? Yet despite (probably) knowing this, he fights with Yoda over a torchlight when Yoda is acting like a crazy little creature. Strange?

Obi Wan getting a bit senile?
In "A New Hope", Ben Kenobi rescues Luke from the sand people and then explains that he is Obi-Wan: "Well of course, of course I know him. He's me! I haven't gone by the name Obi-Wan since oh, before you were born." Errrr no. He went by that name after Luke was born, at least for a short while. Maybe he can't remember properly in his old age...

Annie Arm
Dosn't it look like in this picture annie lost his arm above the elbow, but in ROTS his robot arm stars below the elbow. Jonbacca 00:07, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Hard to tell with his sleave and all.

Maul's Saber
This page says that Maul's double-bladed lightsaber is the only concrete example of the prequel movies having better technology than the original trilogy. Why? Just because its two lightsaber blades doesn't mean that it has a more advanced principle---one could easily duct tape two of the sabers seen in the original movies and get the same effect. It should also be noted that Exar Kun had a double-bladed lightsaber FOUR THOUSAND YEARS before the events of both trilogies. Based on all this, I'm forced to conclude that this argument for the prequels having better tech is not really viable.

Lightsaber Heat
"Problem: Lightsaber issues"..."(3) In the Original Trilogy, the lightsabers rarely have visible evidence of heat shown when they cut something, with the exception of sparks." Is wrong: - EpV, at the end of Vader/Luke battle every cut part of structure is glowing - Ponda Baba's arm and Vader's hand are smoking after they are cut off... Additionally, a hot object must not burn or glow when it is hot! You actually can not see heat, and you can not feel heat in a movie.--TeakHoken91.7.44.96 20:00, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
 * And there is no sound in space either.
 * This adds much to my point, unknown idiot. But I have a better one: Why don't people bleed when cut with a lightsaber? A Lightsaber produces super straight cuts, as the blade is super straight. Unlike a normal sword, which is at least rough when viewed with a microscope. So the blood should get out through every capillary vessel (much like in Kill Bill Vol.1). But it doesn't! And why? Answer: The heat burns the wound immediately and thus stops the bleeding.--TeakHoken91.7.42.101 21:50, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

New and Old Droids
Technology is definitely more advanced in the Prequels. Come on! Name me two Droids. Of these two, one has to be CG-Animated and from the Prequels and the other has to be from the original Trilogy!--TeakHoken91.7.44.96 20:00, 18 April 2007 (UTC) "Perhaps the only concrete example is Darth Maul's double-bladed lightsaber, and the presence of battle droids."...and all the other droids of the Prequels?--TeakHoken91.7.18.107 11:25, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Yeah, and...? Chack Jadson 20:01, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

Lightsaber illumination
"Lightsabers are also a source of light in Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II."..."Lightsabers don't illuminate in any other games." But they do in other games: at least in Jedi Academy: ,,. You have to turn on all graphic sfx, of course.--TeakHoken91.7.18.107 12:23, 22 April 2007 (UTC) And Count Dooku is illuminated by Anakin's two lightsabers (one is Dooku's) shortly before Dooku's death.--TeakHoken91.7.20.226 19:20, 13 May 2007 (UTC)