The Real Reason Palpatine Built an Empire He Planned to Destroy Star Wars Apprentice 2026-09-22 | The Real Reason Palpatine Built an Empire He Planned to Destroy
The Problem With Mandalorian History Star Wars Apprentice 2025-10-06 | Here’s the problem with Mandalorian history. Are they a warrior culture—or a pacifist society?May the dark side be with you!#starwars #mandalorian #starwarslore #grogu #shorts In Legends, it’s iron and conquest: Crusaders and Neo-Crusaders march across the galaxy—standardized armor, Basilisk war droids, the Mask of Mandalore crowning the victor. That’s the creed: take ground, earn glory.Then canon resets the board. In The Clone Wars, the New Mandalorians under Duchess Satine choose pacifism—domed cities, neutrality, order. Death Watch rejects it, lighting the fuse to civil war. By Rebels, the symbol shifts to the Darksaber—won by challenge, not bestowed by a mask. Two timelines, one pattern: when Mandalore abandons its warriors, it shatters; when it worships only the blade, it burns.This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
Here’s The Problem With Lightsaber Form VII: Juyo vs Vaapad Star Wars Apprentice 2025-10-04 | Here’s the problem with Lightsaber Form VII—it’s not one style.May the dark side be with you!#starwars #lightsaber #jedi #sith #shorts In Legends, Juyo is weaponized chaos—the hardest lightsaber form to master. It runs on broken rhythms, erratic pressure, and even techniques said to be cast off from Shii-Cho in the early days of the Jedi Order. The Council restricted it for a reason; the Sith had no brakes—Sidious called Juyo a “Sith style.”Vaapad is Mace Windu’s workaround—a mindset, not a combo list. You don’t swallow an opponent’s darkness; you become a superconducting loop that routes it back at them. When it works, you look untouchable. When it fails, it eats you. Mace’s own apprentice, Depa Billaba, succumbed to it in Legends.So the problem isn’t mastering Form VII; it’s knowing which path you’re on.This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
The Jedi Never Understood the Dark Side Star Wars Apprentice 2025-10-03 | The Jedi feared the dark side… but did they ever really understand it?May the dark side be with you!#starwars #darkside #theforce #jedi #sith #shorts By the time of the Clone Wars, the Force was clouded. The Jedi were blind and they didn’t know what to do. But this wasn’t the first time they faced darkness… and chose fear. Thousands of years earlier, a group of Jedi masters had a vision: one of their Padawans would fall to the dark side. They didn’t know who—so they called them in and killed them all.No trial, just slaughter. That wasn’t justice. That was panic. The same panic that ruled the Jedi when the galaxy needed them most during the Clone Wars. Turns out, the Jedi didn’t fail because of the dark side. They failed because they never understood it. And every time it rose… they made it stronger.This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
The Sith Didn’t Lie About the Force. The Jedi Did. Star Wars Apprentice 2025-10-02 | The Sith Code wasn’t evil. It was just the first time someone told the truth about the Force.May the dark side be with you!#starwars #darkside #sith #jedi #shorts While the Jedi meditated on balance and peace, the Sith looked reality in the face—and saw power.Peace is a lie. There is only passion.Through passion, I gain strength.Through strength, power.Through power, victory.Through victory—my chains are broken.It’s not a villain’s monologue. It’s a survival manual in a galaxy ruled by war, betrayal, and fear. The Jedi called that evil. But what’s more dangerous—embracing your anger or pretending you don’t feel it? The Sith weren’t evil for embracing anger. The Jedi were naive for denying it.This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
The ULTIMATE Star Wars Cameo Star Wars Apprentice 2025-09-29 | Did you catch Star Wars’ ultimate cameo on Hoth?May the dark side be with you!#starwars #behindthescenes #empirestrikesback #darthvader #shorts Inside Echo Base’s hangar, the camera sweeps past crates, speeders, and droids—and four of the artists who built that world: Joe Johnston, Harrison Ellenshaw, Mike Pangrazio—and then—blink and you miss it—“Captain R. McQuarrie” crosses frame: concept artist Ralph McQuarrie himself, sketchpad in hand.Behind him sits a matte painting—by Ralph McQuarrie. The man who helped define Darth Vader’s look and the original trilogy’s visual language literally walks past his own artwork. It’s the purest behind-the-scenes wink—the artist stepping into his own concept, in the middle of the war he designed.This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
ILM Stole The Imperial Probe Droid (From A Comic) Star Wars Apprentice 2025-09-28 | Did ILM steal the Imperial probe droid—from a comic?May the dark side be with you!#starwars #ilm #behindthescenes #empirestrikesback #shorts The Hoth spy droid didn’t start in an ILM workshop—it hid in a tiny background doodle from Moebius’ 1975 comic The Long Tomorrow. Joe Johnston spots it, talks with concept artist Ralph McQuarrie, and that background sketch becomes the Viper probe: bulb head, spidery arms, and all-seeing eye cluster.Here’s the twist: The Long Tomorrow would go on to shape Blade Runner’s cityscape—so the Empire’s creepiest droid and cyberpunk’s poster child share the same DNA. Star Wars didn’t wait for the future; it kitbashed it out of French sci-fi and one throwaway comic panel. Which is why we have to ask…This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
George Lucas Quietly Changed THIS In Attack Of The Clones 🤯 Star Wars Apprentice 2025-09-27 | George Lucas quietly changed a few details in Episode II—but this one changes the whole vibe of the ending.May the dark side be with you!#starwars #anakinskywalker #padmeamidala #behindthescenes #shortsIf you saw Attack of the Clones in theaters on 35mm, Anakin and Padme’s wedding closes on a static close-up of Anakin’s mechanical hand. Beautiful, ominous… but the hand doesn’t move.So why does it feel different on your Blu-ray or digital copy? After the theatrical run, the digital-projection version added a new insert: a close-up where Anakin’s mechanical hand takes Padmé’s hand. That cut became the source for home releases.And that one shot flips the beat from look at the machine to they’re actually holding hands. The marriage reads warmer, less like a warning label.This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
Why Darth Vader Interrogated Rebels Himself Star Wars Apprentice 2025-09-26 | Why would Darth Vader skip military briefings—but never miss an interrogation?May the dark side be with you!#starwars #darthvader #galacticempire #lukeskywalker #shorts He wasn’t a general. He didn’t need to sit in meetings. But whenever the Empire caught someone important—Vader was there. Because he didn’t trust droids, Imperial officers, or truth serums. Just fear. The rebels who mattered—who knew things the Emperor wanted—never faced a machine. They faced Vader.He would stand in the shadows, silent… until they broke. And when silence didn’t give him answers… pain did. No one could resist—and no one could lie. When the Emperor needed silence… Vader made sure they screamed first.This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
The Clone Wars Had a Darker Goal Than Unlimited Power Star Wars Apprentice 2025-09-24 | What if “unlimited power” was just Palpatine’s cover story for the Clone Wars?May the dark side be with you!#starwars #clonewars #palpatine #darkside #shorts The Jedi thought they were fighting for peace. The clones thought they were protecting the Republic. But Palpatine didn’t care who won. That was never the point. He dragged the galaxy into chaos for one reason—to wear it down. Planet by planet. People by people. Until war wasn’t the enemy… peace was.By the time he declared himself Emperor, no one resisted. Not because they believed in him—but because they were exhausted. Palpatine didn’t seize power. He convinced the galaxy to beg him to take it.This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
Star Wars Was Almost Made Like James Bond Star Wars Apprentice 2025-09-22 | Did you know Star Wars was almost made like James Bond? Let me explain.May the dark side be with you!#starwars #jamesbond #behindthescenes #darthvader #shorts When George Lucas first imagined Star Wars, there was no “Episode IV,” no saga of trilogies—just standalone adventures. Same heroes, same galaxy… but every movie was its own story.You’d drop into new worlds, new conflicts, with no homework required. A space opera you could watch in any order. Like Bond films, but with lightsabers.But as the first film entered production, Lucas saw the power of a connected story. And he began outlining a twelve-part saga—turning one movie into a galaxy far, far away.
Star Wars Legends Novel Starter Kit (Top 5) Star Wars Apprentice 2025-09-20 | Which five Legends novels would you hand to a new Star Wars fan?May the dark side be with you!#starwars #starwarslegends #starwarsbooks #darthvader #shorts Start here: Heir to the Empire — Thrawn walks in and the post-Return of the Jedi galaxy suddenly feels alive again. Next, give them Kenobi — a Tatooine western that tells the story of Obi-Wan’s first weeks in exile. Darth Plagueis is an absolute must! It turns Episode I into a political horror story—Sidious doesn’t fall into power; he builds it.But if you want an origin with teeth, Darth Bane: Path of Destruction shows how the Rule of Two weaponizes patience. However, nothing tops the Revenge of the Sith novelization. You don’t watch Anakin fall; you live in his head while it happens.Did I get the list right? What are your favorite Legends novels?This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
AT-ATs Secret Sound Star Wars Apprentice 2025-09-19 | What did Ben Burtt record to make AT-ATs feel massive?May the dark side be with you!#starwars #galacticempire #behindthescenes #darthvader #shorts Animation makes giants look light; sound has to add the weight. So sound designer Ben Burtt built the walker from two anchors: the stomp and the knee.The stomp is a shoe-stamping press—a factory machine chopping steel like a guillotine. But metal alone feels dead, so he gave the legs a voice. The knee squeak came from a dumpster lid—old hinge, no oil, perfect tortured groan every time it “lifts.”However, big machines don’t move in silence, so he layered motors, metal clunks, and the main cannon. Because the trick isn’t volume—it’s materials your brain knows.This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
The One Imperial the Rebellion Couldn’t Break Star Wars Apprentice 2025-09-18 | Who was the only Imperial officer the Rebellion couldn’t break?May the dark side be with you!#starwars #andor #starwarslore #darthvader #shorts While the rest of the ISB scrambled for control after Ferrix—Dedra, Partagaz, Lagret—all unknowingly compromised by one of their own, Blevin played it safe. No risky moves. No unnecessary alliances. He followed protocol.He was the one who placed Kloris as Mon Mothma’s driver, giving the Empire access to her secrets. And unlike the others, he refused to share intel with fellow supervisors. That saved him.Lonni, an ISB double agent, sabotaged every officer he worked with. But Blevin? He never gave Lonni anything. And then—he vanished. No arrest. No demotion. Just gone. Replaced by someone weaker. Someone Lonni could manipulate. The Rebellion didn’t beat Blevin. The Empire did.This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
George Lucas Wanted Leia To REPLACE Luke? Star Wars Apprentice 2025-09-17 | Did you know Leia was supposed to take Luke’s place as the Jedi hero?May the dark side be with you!#starwars #princessleia #lukeskywalker #darthvader #shorts In George Lucas’s early sequel plans, Leia wasn’t just a princess. She was the other hope.The one meant to carry the Jedi legacy. After Return of the Jedi, Luke would rebuild the Order—then pass it on to her. And in the Legends timeline, Leia became a full-blown Jedi Knight. Trained by Luke. Built her own lightsaber. Fought in galactic wars—then still made it to her Senate meetings on time.Lucas even said Leia—not Luke—was going to lead the next generation of Jedi. She was meant to replace him. Turns out, Leia wasn’t just strong in the Force. She was meant to carry it forward. Pretty wild, right?This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
The 3 WEIRDEST Star Wars Original Trilogy Facts Star Wars Apprentice 2025-09-15 | How did Star Wars get THIS weird?May the dark side be with you!#starwars #starwarsfacts #jedi #sith #shorts In A New Hope, the iconic yellow crawl wasn’t CGI. It was a six-foot-long piece of cardboard—filmed with a camera, moving across it in real time. One lighting error and they had to start over.And in Empire Strikes Back, the frozen dangers of Hoth were real. The exterior scenes were filmed during one of the worst blizzards in Norway in 50 years. It was so bad, they shot Luke’s scenes by pointing the camera out the hotel door.But nothing—and I mean nothing—beats the “Ewok Mutiny” during Return of the Jedi. The Ewok actors were so fed up with the forest shoot they left a fake note saying they quit. The crew panicked. But then a bus pulled up—with the Ewok actors wearing shirts that said “Revenge of the Ewok.”So yeah… Star Wars was weird. And behind the scenes? It was chaos.This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
This Jedi SEVERED Her Lover From The Force Star Wars Apprentice 2025-09-14 | Why did a Jedi server her lover from the Force?May the dark side be with you!#starwars #theoldrepublic #jedi #sith #shorts Nomi Sunrider and Ulic Qel-Droma were Jedi. And for a time—something more. But the Great Sith War turned Ulic to the dark side. He betrayed the Order. Killed his own brother. And Nomi saw it all. In a moment of grief, she used a Force-blocking technique meant to disarm a Force-user without violence.But the result was something far stronger… and far more permanent. Ulic fell to his knees, cut off from the Force entirely. Nomi hadn’t meant to sever him. But she did. And as he collapsed, all she could say was: “I have no idea how to undo what I’ve done.”This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
Luke Skywalker WASN’T Star Wars’ First Hero Star Wars Apprentice 2025-09-13 | Before Luke Skywalker, Star Wars had a different hero.May the dark side be with you!#starwars #lukeskywalker #macewindu #darthvader #shorts In George Lucas’s original draft, it wasn’t Luke Skywalker who carried the story. It was Mace Windu. Not the Jedi Master you know from the prequels—this Mace was someone else.Lucas imagined him as the voice of the saga—narrating history, connecting every subplot. In some drafts, he wasn’t just the narrator—he was Leia’s brother. Or Luke’s best friend.But the drafts evolved. Mace was replaced—first by Luke Starkiller, then Luke Skywalker. And the name Mace Windu was shelved… until decades later. A new Mace. A Jedi Master and a legend. But in another timeline—he was the first Star Wars hero. Imagine a galaxy where Mace Windu was the name that started it all.This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
The Day Darth Bane Brought Down His Own Master Star Wars Apprentice 2025-09-12 | Why was the Sith who trained Darth Bane sent to kill him?May the dark side be with you!#starwars #darthbane #sith #darthvader #shorts Kas’im was the Blademaster of the Brotherhood of Darkness—a duelist without equal. And Bane was his finest student. But when Bane abandoned the Brotherhood, Lord Qordis sent Kas’im to finish the job. Their duel took place in an ancient Rakatan temple on Lehon.At first, Kas’im tried to reason with Bane. Maybe out of respect. But it didn’t last. Twin sabers clashed with brute strength. The temple cracked. The Force shook. And when Kas’im reached for victory, Bane didn’t reach for his lightsaber. He reached for the Force.With one gesture, he brought the temple down. Crushing the master who made him. Because Bane didn’t want redemption. He wanted extinction. And a new beginning.This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
Why Vader Fights One-Handed Star Wars Apprentice 2025-09-10 | Is Vader’s one-handed combat style a weakness… or his weapon?May the dark side be with you!#starwars #darthvader #lightsaber #sith #shorts Simply put, it’s weaponized restraint. The suit isn’t built for flips—heavy plating, tight shoulders, tunnel vision—so he keeps everything compact. One hand parks the blade on the centerline with zero wasted motion; the other hand is free to throw you, choke you, or pull the room apart. (Ask Luke about that Cloud City furniture.)Vader doesn’t duel, he dominates. The lazy one-hand guard says, “I’m not even trying,” which is scarier than any spin move. Behind the scenes, the original trilogy fights were shaped by fencing master Bob Anderson, so that one-handed presentation reads like classical sabre: economy, pressure, control.Watch him against Luke: Luke white-knuckles two hands and swings big; Vader parries with one like he’s testing a trainee—until Return of the Jedi when Luke’s raw emotion forces Vader to give ground. So no, it’s not a limitation. It’s a message.This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
Lucasfilm Lost Star Wars — And A Fan Saved It Star Wars Apprentice 2025-09-08 | You’d think Lucasfilm always protected Star Wars’ legacy. But the truth is… they lost the original trilogy until one fan dug it up.May the dark side be with you!#starwars #behindthescenes #starwarsnerd #starwarsgeek #shorts In the ’90s, archaeologist David West Reynolds went full Indiana Jones, tracking down the Tunisia sets - the Lars homestead, Mos Eisley, Obi-Wan’s hut. Stuff you’d expect Lucasfilm to have on file. They didn’t. Preparing to film The Phantom Menace, Lucasfilm’s best directions to these locations was basically: “Turn left at Algeria.”Reynolds had already mapped everything, publishing it in Star Wars Insider. Rick McCallum flew him to Tunisia, and watched him identify every location like a Jedi with GPS. Lucasfilm even broke its own rule of “never hire fans” to make him an archivist. Turns out, the real guardians of Star Wars weren’t at Lucasfilm… they were in the fandom.This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
What Was Palpatine Afraid Of? Star Wars Apprentice 2025-09-07 | What if the Empire wasn’t about control… but survival?May the dark side be with you!#starwars #palpatine #darthvader #sith #shorts What if the Empire wasn’t about control… but survival?The Sith had ruled before—brutal regimes built on fear and conquest. But every time, they collapsed from within. Palpatine knew that. And he didn’t want another Sith Empire. He wanted something stronger. Colder. Permanent. Because Palpatine felt something—out in the Unknown Regions. A threat even he couldn’t name. And he believed only a united galaxy—under one will—could survive what was coming.That’s why he built the Death Star. Why he trained Inquisitors. Why he turned Anakin into Darth Vader. But Palpatine wasn’t just trying to rule the galaxy. He was trying to save it.This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
Could The Clone Wars Jedi Stop Darth Malgus? Star Wars Apprentice 2025-09-06 | How would the Clone Wars Jedi deal with Darth Malgus?May the dark side be with you!#starwars #theoldrepublic #swtor #yoda #shorts In Legends, Malgus is the “Darth Vader of the Old Republic”—Form V juggernaut, Force-rage tank, a battlefield commander. Translation: do not 1v1 this guy. The Council wouldn’t duel him; they’d have to contain him. Ray shields, gunship netting, ion stunners; clones as screen only—because Malgus farms melee brawls for breakfast.Start with Mace Windu and Obi-Wan Kenobi. Windu’s Vaapad channels Malgus’s darkness and turns it back on him. Kenobi’s Soresu soaks pressure. Add Yoda as the breaker piece—Ataru angles plus coordinated Force shoves to crack his advance.They fight him like a siege, not a duel: stagger, hold the choke point, stun, shield, repeat. With Windu and Yoda, Malgus can be contained and captured after heavy resistance. With Kenobi and mid-tier Masters, expect casualties, a withdrawal, and a second trap. Either way—the Jedi only win by refusing to play the Sith’s game.This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
The SADDEST Moment in Darth Vader’s Life Star Wars Apprentice 2025-09-05 | Why did Darth Vader break into Padmé’s tomb?May the dark side be with you!#starwars #darthvader #anakinskywalker #starwarscomics #starwarsfan After Luke rejected him on Cloud City, Vader became obsessed with finding everyone who kept his son hidden. But his search led him somewhere unexpected. Back to the ruins of his old life. To Tatooine. Padmé’s apartment on Coruscant. And then Naboo. The place where he married her. Where he first believed in love. And the final stop was her tomb.He broke in. Alone. And for the first time in years he didn’t feel anger. He felt grief. He saw the necklace he gave her as a boy, and remembered the way she smiled. And when he opened her coffin he couldn’t even look. Because standing in that room wasn’t Darth Vader. It was Anakin Skywalker.This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
Did C-3PO Always Have A Silver Leg? Star Wars Apprentice 2025-09-04 | Did C-3PO always have a silver leg?May the dark side be with you!#starwars #c3po #r2d2 #starwarsfan #shorts In the original trilogy one of his legs wasn’t gold. It was silver from the knee down. And somehow—almost nobody noticed. Why? Because it barely showed up on camera. Between the lighting, desert glare, and old film quality, the silver blended in with the gold.Even Anthony Daniels said he wore it the entire shoot… But fans didn’t start asking about it until HD versions and detailed collectibles came out. So no, you’re not remembering it wrong and it’s not the Mandela Effect. You’re just seeing it clearly for the first time.This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
The Apprentice Who BROKE The Sith Code Star Wars Apprentice 2025-09-03 | What if the most dangerous Sith decided to rewrite the rules?May the dark side be with you!#starwars #darkside #starwarslore #starwarsfan #shorts After Darth Bane died, the Rule of Two lived on, passed to Darth Zannah, then to Darth Cognus. And she chose her apprentice carefully. His name was Darth Millennial. And he didn’t just break the Rule of Two—he rejected it completely. Millennial believed Bane’s code was weak. He wanted power in numbers. Not a lineage, a Brotherhood of Sith.So he ran to Dromund Kaas. There he built a new dark side religion he called the Dark Force, and claimed the Force itself chose him as its prophet. And others followed. Force-sensitives from across the galaxy. They said he could see the future. That he didn’t need a master, because he was the master. Do you think Darth Millennial was a madman—or a true dark side visionary?This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
The ONLY Thing Malachor Took From Ahsoka Star Wars Apprentice 2025-09-01 | When did Ahsoka stop believing in Anakin?May the dark side be with you!#starwars #ahsoka #anakinskywalker #darthvader #shorts Dave Filoni revealed a deleted scene from Rebels that gives us the answer. Right before heading to Malachor, Ahsoka meets the Bendu, and he warns her: “Much will change as a result of this encounter… including you.” “When I say change… I mean death.”She thought he meant Vader would strike her down, but their confrontation on Malachor took something more important than her life. Something she didn’t realize until it was too late.She cracked his mask. He said her name. And for a second—she believed. But when she refused to leave and Vader said: “Then you will die,” that’s when she knew Anakin was truly gone. That’s where her hope died and the warrior was all that remained.This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
Did Star Wars Go Too Far With Anakin? Star Wars Apprentice 2025-08-31 | You know a scene’s bad when even the book is like—“nah, we’re good.”May the dark side be with you!#starwars #anakinskywalker #darthvader #behindthescenes #shorts When Anakin stormed the Jedi Temple, Revenge of the Sith gave us one of the darkest moments in Star Wars. We saw the bodies and heard “Master Skywalker, there are too many of them.” And then… the Youngling Slayer 9000 ignites. But this scene doesn’t exist in the novelization.No slaughter. No younglings. Not even a fight. Anakin enters the Temple, cuts down the Gate Master and end chapter. Why? Because George Lucas helped oversee the book—and apparently, murdering kids in detail was a little too dark, even for him. Call it censorship. Call it restraint. Or maybe the guy who created the Sith knew when to close the door and let your imagination do the rest.This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
What if General Grievous Was Force-sensitive? Star Wars Apprentice 2025-08-30 | Grievous was never supposed to be just a weapon—he was meant to rival the Jedi. This short reveals how the Sith tried to infuse him with the Force… and what they created instead.May the dark side be with you!#starwars #generalgrievous #clonewars #darkside #shorts Why did the Sith try to turn General Grievous into a Jedi? For the Clone Wars, the Sith needed more than battle droids. They needed a monster to lead them. So they took Qymaen jai Sheelal—a Kaleesh warlord—and rebuilt him from the inside out. Cybernetic limbs. Durasteel armor. Jedi-killing rage. But that wasn’t enough.Dooku didn’t just want him deadly. He wanted Grievous powerful. So Dooku infused the cyborg with the blood of Jedi Master Sifo-Dyas—trying to force a connection to the Force. It didn’t work.Grievous never became Force-sensitive. But he became something else: A creature of pain. Hate without restraint. A war machine built to mimic the Force… without ever touching it. And if it had worked? The Jedi would’ve faced Order 66 much sooner.This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
The Hidden Truth About R2-D2 Star Wars Apprentice 2025-08-29 | Did you know R2-D2 is the one telling the entire Star Wars story?May the dark side be with you!#starwars #r2d2 #anakinskywalker #behindthescenes #shorts George Lucas actually said that. On the first day of filming Revenge of the Sith, R2 rolled onto the set and the crew got emotional. George turned to animator Rob Coleman and said: “The story of Star Wars is being told by R2-D2… to the Keeper of the Whills… a hundred years after Return of the Jedi.” That’s not a theory. That’s from Lucas himself.So every duel, every betrayal, every spark of hope? We didn’t watch it happen. We watched R2 remember it. Turns out it was the droid who never spoke… who told the galaxy everything.This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
Did Vader Ever Learn Palpatine Lied About Padmé’s Death? Star Wars Apprentice 2025-08-28 | Did Darth Vader ever learn that Palpatine lied about Padmé’s death?May the dark side be with you!#starwars #darthvader #padmeamidala #palpatine #shorts After Mustafar, Palpatine told Anakin the one thing that would break him forever—“That in your anger… you killed her.” And for years, Vader believed he destroyed the only person he ever loved. But after the Death Star was destroyed, he heard the name Luke Skywalker. And everything changed.Padmé didn’t die. She had his child. Which means… Palpatine knew. And that lie? It wasn’t a mistake. It was a weapon. If Vader thought Padmé died by his own hand, he’d never leave the dark side. He’d be broken, loyal, and easy to control.Years later, Palpatine finally admits the truth. He calls Luke “the son of Skywalker.” Not out of remorse—but because it served him again. That’s when Vader realized—He didn’t lose Padmé to death. He lost her to a lie.This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
Star Wars Copied A Nazi Movie?! Star Wars Apprentice 2025-08-27 | Was Star Wars’ happiest moment borrowed from Nazi propaganda?May the dark side be with you!#starwars #anewhope #georgelucas #behindthescenes #shorts You’d think if any scene in Star Wars echoed Nazi imagery, it would be the Empire. But no—the shot that mirrors Triumph of the Will is the Rebels’ big victory parade. Film historians say the Yavin IV medal ceremony mirrors Riefenstahl’s 1935 propaganda film Triumph of the Will. Put the shots side by side, and it’s hard not to hear John Williams replaced with ominous chanting.It’s cinematic deja vu—hope wearing tyranny’s old hand-me-downs. George Lucas admits he saw Triumph of the Will in film school, but he denies a direct lift. He says any award or graduation ceremony would look similar. Which is fair—but also, no one’s ever compared their cousin’s high school commencement to Hitler’s rally footage.This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
The Moment Anakin Skywalker Died Star Wars Apprentice 2025-08-25 | When did Anakin Skywalker actually die?May the dark side be with you!#starwars #anakinskywalker #darthvader #obiwankenobi #shorts It didn’t happen with fire, screams or a duel. It came in silence. On his knees before Darth Sidious, Anakin gave up everything. And in return, Sidious brought him into the Order of the Dark Lords of the Sith. “From this day forward, the truth of you will be… Darth—”And in that pause, the Force responded with a shadow so vast, it echoed like a scream across the war-torn galaxy. “Vader.”This was Anakin’s tombstone. And he didn’t resist. “Thank you, my Master.” That was the last time Anakin Skywalker spoke. For more than two decades, the galaxy would only know the monster who was once known as the Hero with No Fear.This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
The Deleted Scene That Ties Star Wars Together Star Wars Apprentice 2025-08-24 | Was the perfect ending to the prequels lost in the edit?May the dark side be with you!#starwars #deletedscenes #behindthescenes #darthvader #shorts Yoda’s exile is one of the most important moments in the Star Wars saga. But the live-action scene that showed it was cut. In Revenge of the Sith, there was a final shot—just thirty seconds long—of Yoda arriving on Dagobah. No dialogue, just him stepping into the swamp. It was supposed to follow the birth of Luke and Leia. The end of the Jedi… the beginning of the Skywalkers… and the final moment that bridged the prequels to the originals.But George Lucas deleted it. He thought the ending had too many goodbyes, so he focused only on the twins. Rick McCallum fought to keep it, and fans still restore it in edits today. That one scene did more than explain where Yoda went. It was the Jedi’s quiet funeral, the final consequence of everything they allowed Anakin to become.This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
Obi-Wan LIED!!! Star Wars Apprentice 2025-08-23 | Did Obi-Wan con Luke into becoming a Jedi?May the dark side be with you!#starwars #obiwankenobi #lukeskywalker #darthvader #shorts We all remember the moment Obi-Wan hands Luke a lightsaber and says: “Your father wanted you to have this when you were old enough.” This is a manipulative lie. Anakin never knew Luke existed.But Obi-Wan knew the truth would raise too many questions… and might keep Luke from following him. So he told a story that tied Luke to a legacy he couldn’t ignore.He turned the weapon into a family heirloom, jumping past Uncle Owen, rewriting destiny as a family duty. And he gave Luke a way to leave Tatooine without the guilt of abandoning the moisture farm. It’s classic Clone Wars Kenobi—the man who faked his death as Rako Hardeen and fed Satine just enough truth to steer Mandalore without burning it down. Obi-Wan wasn’t handing over a relic. He was setting a trap, one that would lead Luke straight to his father’s blade.This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
Stormtroopers Were Supposed to Have Lightsabers Star Wars Apprentice 2025-08-22 | Why did George Lucas want stormtroopers to carry lightsabers?May the dark side be with you!#starwars #lightsaber #stormtrooper #galacticempire #shorts In early concept art, Ralph McQuarrie sketched a different kind of Empire—where lightsabers weren’t rare… they were standard-issue. Elite stormtroopers were designed with shields in one hand—and sabers in the other. Lucas imagined them clashing with Jedi on the battlefield. Not as Force users—but as brutal, armored enforcers trained to fight them blade to blade. But everything changed once the lore deepened.The lightsaber became sacred—reserved for Force wielders alone. And stormtroopers? They were downgraded. Mass-produced soldiers with no mystique. The decision rewrote Star Wars forever. Because if stormtroopers kept their lightsabers… Luke Skywalker wouldn’t be the last of anything.This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
Jango Fett Was Plan B—The Siths First Clone Army Was Too Dangerous Star Wars Apprentice 2025-08-21 | Think Jango Fett was always the plan? The Sith had a far more dangerous first choice for the clone army.May the dark side be with you!#starwars #clonewars #jangofett #starwarsfan #shorts The Yinchorri. A war-hardened, turtle-like species with one terrifying trait: They were immune to Jedi mind tricks. Darth Plagueis saw them as the perfect weapon, so he and Sidious sparked a fake war—just to see how many Jedi the Yinchorri could kill. Not only did they inflict significant Jedi casualties, they eliminated a Jedi Council member.But the Yinchorri were too aggressive. Too independent. And when the Kaminoans tried to clone them they refused to obey. So Sidious did what any politician would do. He quarantined their entire system… and buried the experiment.Then they chose a species easier to control, wiring inhibitor chips into their brains. Because the Sith didn’t want soldiers. They wanted puppets.This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
Darth Jar Jar Is BACK Star Wars Apprentice 2025-08-20 | We are officially getting more Darth Jar Jar. Yes, the Gungan menace himself will be back in LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy – Pieces of the Past.Check out the best Darth Jar Jar video by Lockstin & Gnoggin - youtube.com/watch?v=1rHyf0FBvt4May the dark side be with you!#starwars #darthjarjar #sithlord #darkside #shortsFor years, people laughed off the idea that Jar Jar was secretly a Sith. But the receipts are wild. Ahmed Best straight-up says he built Jar Jar off Jackie Chan’s Drunken Master — clumsy outside, controlled inside — and mirrored the Jedi on purpose. That’s not fan theory. That’s the performance blueprint. He’s even admitted there’s a lot about the fan theories that are actually true and Lucasfilm backed off after the Episode I backlash.When the theory went viral, Best tweeted it felt good that people finally saw the hidden meaning in his work. He even voiced Darth Jar Jar in Rebuild the Galaxy, ad-libbing, “Mesa da Phantom Menace.”So… was he always meant to be a secret Sith? Only George Lucas can say. But if you want the full rabbit hole, I’ll drop a link in the description to Lockstin & Gnoggin’s decade-old breakdown of Darth Jar Jar — and it’s still amazing.This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
Did You Know Star Wars Had A Different Opening Crawl? Star Wars Apprentice 2025-08-18 | Star Wars didn’t originally begin with "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…"May the dark side be with you!#starwars #anewhope #behindthescenes #originaltrilogy #shorts The novelization, released six months before the film, starts, “Another galaxy, another time,” then never mentions Leia or the Death Star in its prologue. Just the fall of the Republic. Palpatine rises. The Jedi are wiped out. And then it says this:“Many used the Imperial forces and the name of the increasingly isolated Emperor to further their own personal ambitions.”Wait—isolated? That means Palpatine wasn’t even running things. George Lucas’ initial crawl was a densely packed six paragraphs. And when he showed it to his friends, Brian de Palma threw up his hands and said: “George, you’re out of your mind.” He proceeded to write the version we know today.So, that line you’ve been quoting your whole life? George Lucas didn’t even write it.This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
Why Stormtroopers Were TERRIFIED Of Death Troopers Star Wars Apprentice 2025-08-17 | What made Death Troopers so terrifying wasn’t the black armor. It’s what the Empire did to put them in it.May the dark side be with you!#starwars #stormtrooper #galacticempire #darthvader #shorts You weren’t recruited. You were chosen—based on height, bone structure, and unwavering loyalty. Then came elite training: stealth ops, demolitions and more. But that was just phase one.Because on Scarif, they didn’t just drill you. They altered you. Surgical enhancements. Cognitive upgrades. Your reflexes, speed, and strength? Pushed beyond human.Rumor was, even the rank-and-file stormtroopers were scared of them. Not because they were elite, but because no one was sure if there was anything human underneath.And Palpatine didn’t deny it. He gave them their name to feed the fear. Because when the galaxy starts whispering that your soldiers aren’t even alive, you’re not running a military. You’re running a nightmare.This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
The Woman Behind General Grievous’s Mask Star Wars Apprentice 2025-08-16 | There’s a secret inside General Grievous’s mask. Most fans know the armor. The lightsabers. The cough. But they don’t know who he used to be.May the dark side be with you!#starwars #clonewars #generalgrievous #starwarsfan #shorts Before he was a cyborg, he was Qymaen jai Sheelal—a proud Kaleesh warrior. And like all Kaleesh, he wore a mask carved in the likeness of his ancestors. But his mask… wasn’t just ancestral.It was modeled after the skull of a warrior named Ronderu lij Kummar—Grievous’s closest friend. His lover. The only being he ever truly trusted. She died in battle. And after her death, he carried her skull as a sacred relic.When he was rebuilt into General Grievous, he didn’t choose the armor. But he did choose the faceplate. Because even after everything… he wanted her with him. That haunting mask wasn’t for intimidation. It was a grave marker. A monument to the last time General Grievous felt alive.This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
Who Was Dumb Enough To Drag Vader Out Of His Bacta Tank? Star Wars Apprentice 2025-08-15 | What happens when you interrupt Darth Vader’s bath?May the dark side be with you!#starwars #darthvader #rogueone #sith #shorts That’s what the Scourge found out—a rogue AI virus tearing through droids across the galaxy—when it reached Mustafar and broke into the one place it never should’ve: Vader’s bacta tank Vader wasn’t armored. He wasn’t armed. But the dark side doesn’t care if you have limbs. It only cares if you have hate. And Vader had plenty.Infected dark troopers shattered the glass, yanked him out like a broken doll—then dragged his limbless body across the floor and slammed him into a wall. They thought he was helpless. They were wrong. The dark side swirled inside him like a storm, fueled by pain, rage, and the absolute refusal to die. He didn’t stand. He rose—lifted by nothing but hate. And then he crushed them.The galaxy thought Vader needed the suit. But the truth is more terrifying: The suit needed him.This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
The Doctor Is In… Star Wars Star Wars Apprentice 2025-08-14 | Matt Smith is finally going to be in Star Wars!May the dark side be with you!#starwars #starwarsnews #doctorwho #starwarsfan #shorts Years ago he was almost a young Emperor Palpatine. Back during The Rise of Skywalker, Smith was tapped for a “transformative” role. Then, without warning, he was gone. The script changed. His character erased.Now, years later, he’s back. But not as a Sith. Rumors say he’s a military general in Shawn Levy’s Starfighter. No Force powers. No lightsaber. But in Star Wars, that can be even more dangerous. Think Thrawn’s mind with Hux’s ambition — a strategist who can burn the galaxy without ever touching the Force.And if that’s true… this might be the first villain in years who wins with a plan, and not a prophecy.This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
Boba Fett Won’t Return… For Now Star Wars Apprentice 2025-08-13 | Did you hear what Temuera Morrison just said about Boba Fett?May the dark side be with you!#starwars #bobafett #starwarsnews #starwarsfan #shorts “There are no plans to bring him back.” And then—he literally told fans: “Send a fax… or a letter… or an email to Lucasfilm.” That was at Tampa Bay Comic Con. And it fits the pattern.Boba became a fan favorite because he wasn’t everywhere. In the original trilogy, he’s mythic—silent, deadly, a shadow in Mandalorian armor. His legend grew in comics and novels where he was always ten steps ahead.Mandalorian Season 2 nailed that. But for his own show, they went for crime-lord redemption. And when you explain the mystery… you lose some of the magic.So if Boba Fett returns, it should feel like a legend walking into the story again. Would you rather see him return as the ruthless mid-movie problem or the surprise twist that crashes into the finale?This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
The Dark Side Understands Jedi Better Than The Jedi Do Star Wars Apprentice 2025-08-11 | Why do so many Jedi fall to the dark side? It’s not always about power. Sometimes it just offers a place to grieve.May the dark side be with you!#starwars #lightside #darkside #theforce #shorts Take Quinlan Vos, one of the Order’s most trusted spies. Until Count Dooku turned his empathy into a weapon—and Vos started to believe him. Barriss Offee bombed the Jedi Temple—not because she hated the Republic, but because the Jedi wouldn't listen. And Jolee Bindo? He married for love. The Jedi rejected him. His wife fell to the dark side and the Order did nothing.The Jedi treated emotions like contraband. The dark side handed you a lightsaber and said, “Let it out—preferably on someone else.” And when war pushed Jedi to their limits, guess which side answered the call? The Jedi feared the dark side. But for many, it was the only place that felt like home.This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
Star Wars Cut Padmé’s Most Important Scene Star Wars Apprentice 2025-08-10 | There’s a deleted scene in Revenge of the Sith that changes everything you thought you knew about Padmé.May the dark side be with you!#starwars #padmeamidala #anakinskywalker #revengeofthesith #shorts In it, she meets secretly with Bail Organa and Mon Mothma, not as a senator, but as a conspirator. Together, they begin laying the foundation for a rebellion. Quietly. Carefully. Just before Palpatine declares himself Emperor.It was cut to keep the focus on Anakin—but the impact is impossible to ignore. Because it changes Padmé from a passive victim… into a founder of the Rebel Alliance. But the story gets darker.Because while Padmé was trying to stop a dictator… She didn’t realize she’d married one. When Anakin Force-choked her on Mustafar, it wasn’t just a moment of rage. It led to the death of the first Rebel.This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
Everyone Thought Yoda Would RUIN Star Wars Star Wars Apprentice 2025-08-09 | Why did everyone think Yoda would ruin Star Wars?May the dark side be with you!#starwars #theempirestrikesback #empirestrikesback #yoda #behindthescenes #shorts During filming of The Empire Strikes Back, the studio panicked—they thought audiences would laugh at Yoda. Even George Lucas wasn’t sure he would work as a Jedi Master. Because Yoda wasn’t a person. He was a rubber puppet. Built by a Muppet veteran. And Mark Hamill had to act through half the movie talking to a rubber frog in a swamp.Executives thought it would kill the franchise. That people would laugh, turning Star Wars into a joke. But Frank Oz brought Yoda to life—with nothing but his hand and a voice. And Mark Hamill played it straight, never blinking, never breaking. By the time Yoda lifted the X-wing nobody was laughing. They believed. And the puppet they thought would ruin everything—became the heart of the galaxy.This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
How George Lucas ERASED The Original Star Wars Star Wars Apprentice 2025-08-08 | You can’t watch the original Star Wars. Not legally. Not even on Disney+. Because George Lucas made sure of it. Here’s how.May the dark side be with you!#starwars #anewhope #behindthescenes #darthvader #shorts Lucas always owned The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. But Fox owned the original 1977 film—and in the ‘90s, they spent $20 million restoring it. Lucas agreed on one condition: he could change it. New CGI. New scenes. Han didn’t shoot first.This was the Special Edition, Lucas’ vision of what the movie should’ve been. Then, when the prequels were in development, Lucas made a trade: Fox could distribute them, if they gave him the original film. They did. And Lucas buried the original cut of A New Hope.This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
Star Wars Hid This Detail For 40 Years Star Wars Apprentice 2025-08-07 | Everyone remembers Chewbacca getting snubbed at the end of A New Hope. But what if I told you… he actually did get a medal?May the dark side be with you!#starwars #chewbacca #anewhope #behindthescenes #shorts You’ve seen the scene a hundred times. Luke and Han walk proudly into the throne room. Leia gives them medals. Chewbacca… just growls awkwardly off to the side. Fans have joked about it for decades, blaming Wookiee racism or saying Chewie just didn’t care.But in the original Star Wars novelization—released six months before the movie—Leia does put a medal around his neck. So what happened?Turns out, the book followed an early version of the script before the final cut dropped the moment. Probably because medaling a seven-foot Wookiee without breaking continuity, or Leia’s spine, was a bit tricky. And when The Rise of Skywalker tried to “fix” it forty years later, all it really did… was prove the fans had been right all along.This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
The Hardest Part Of Being Emperor Palpatine Star Wars Apprentice 2025-08-06 | What was the hardest part of being Emperor Palpatine?May the dark side be with you!#starwars #darthsidious #palpatine #darthvader #shorts Not the war. Not the Jedi. Not the lies. It was something no Sith was meant to feel. When he turned Anakin Skywalker, the Jedi’s Chosen One, into Darth Vader, he thought he’d created the perfect weapon. But power built on pain doesn’t last—especially when the pain remembers who it used to be.Because in the end, it wasn’t the Jedi, the Rebellion, or the Force that destroyed Palpatine—it was his own apprentice. The hardest part of being Palpatine? Missing the fine print at the bottom of the Rule of Two that says “Apprentice will betray you.”This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
Palpatine Wasn’t A Sith In The Original Canon Star Wars Apprentice 2025-08-04 | In the original Star Wars canon, Palpatine wasn’t a Sith… and he didn’t destroy the Jedi.May the dark side be with you!#starwars #palpatine #darthsidious #darthvader #starwarsfan This isn’t a fan theory. It comes straight from the 1976 Star Wars novelization. Palpatine is just a greedy politician who promises to fix the Republic, then declares himself Emperor. Okay, that sounds familiar. But then he retreats from public life, allowing the real villains to step in.The Jedi aren’t wiped out by clone troopers or Sith Lords. They’re “exterminated through treachery and deception” by Imperial governors and career bureaucrats. The Jedi didn’t fall in battle, they were downsized. Because in the original canon, the Jedi didn’t lose to the dark side. They lost to middle management.This channel is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.
