10 Star Wars Fan Theories That Will Change
The Way You See Everything Every fandom has its theories, but Star Wars
fans are on another level. Armed with decades of discussion and a mountain
of detailed information and expanded-universe stories, the Star Wars fan community tears
into every inconsistency, every seeming mistake, and every tiny thread that seems to be a bit
loose in pursuit of secret agendas, new angles, and surprising explanations for seemingly
inexplicable behavior in the movies. While most of them don't hold water, some
are so off-the-wall they just might work. Here are 10 Star Wars fan theories that will
change the way you see everything. The Phantom Menace - Maybe Jar-Jar wasn't
useless? Almost nobody likes Jar-Jar Binks, the bizarre
CGI sidekick character from The Phantom Menace. Phantom has plenty of problems, but Jar-Jar
is its primary lightning rod for fan hatred. One thing people particularly despise is the
Gungan's uselessness. He doesn't do very much that couldn't have
been done better by somebody else... or does he? One of the weirdest fan theories about Jar-Jar
is that he's not a buffoon at all: he just acts like one because he's actually an agent
for the evil Sith. There's a surprising amount of circumstantial
evidence to suggest that he's sensitive to the Force: his combat moves seem Force-assisted,
and he waves his hands a lot when he talks - the perfect camouflage for hiding a Jedi
mind trick. It sounds like a stretch at first, but the
more you think about it, the more plausible it seems. A New Hope - Agent Robot and Agent Wookiee
Once a simple stand-alone story, A New Hope has gotten more complicated over the years,
because it now fits into a much larger arc. Case in point: during Revenge of the Sith,
we see C-3PO lose all of his memories, which explains why he can't tell Luke anything useful
19 years later, in A New Hope. R2-D2, however, undergoes no such memory wipe. Neither does Chewbacca, who was last seen
in Episode III, right in the thick of the action. So why don't they warn Luke, or give him more
information about his father? Simple, says one fan theory: Chewie and R2
are Rebel Alliance agents. They can't tell Luke anything because they're
tasked with getting him off Tattooine and into the fold of the Alliance, without arousing
any Imperial suspicion. They can't blab too much because it could
jeopardize their important mission. Revenge of the Sith - Vader can't express
himself Everyone remembers the painfully melodramatic
NOOOOOOO that Anakin Skywalker - now reborn as Darth Vader for the first time - yells
when he's told of Padme's death at the end of Revenge of the Sith. It's one of the cheesiest moments in modern
film. Or is it? One crazy fan theory holds that the silliness
of Vader's cry isn't a result of unfortunate stage direction, but actually happens because
his new, computer-assisted voice can't adequately process all the emotion he's trying to express. We know for a fact that Vader's bionic mask
changes his voice - he sounds very different with the mask off, both as young Anakin and
in his final moments during Return of the Jedi. It's not a big leap to imagine that the software
that helps him speak might have trouble figuring out how to parse an anguished cry. The scene is still unintentionally funny no
matter which way you cut it. But in light of this theory, it's a lot more
poignant, too. The Force Awakens - Finn is in tune with the
Force Force users came from all races and backgrounds. Even Jabba the Hutt can resist the Jedi mind
trick. So why couldn't Finn, a former Trooper with
the First Order, be sensitive to it, too? It's not hard to imagine a soldier awakening
to a new power after some life-jarring event. When Supreme Leader Snoke tells Kylo Ren that
there's been an awakening, we've only seen one character do anything remarkable yet:
Finn, who's elected to leave the First Order despite the considerable danger and difficulty
of doing so. Finn also seems to feel the destruction of
the Hosnian System from a great distance, similar to the way Obi-Wan felt Alderaan being
destroyed in A New Hope. Only someone in tune with the Force is able
to do that. He might not be the next Jedi knight, but
Finn very well may have more power than anyone expects. The Phantom Menace – Qui-Gon Jinn, secret
Sith master Jedi knight Qui-Gon Jinn is killed off early
in Episode 1, and though we see him occasionally in the following two movies, he never becomes
a major player after that. But was that by design? One fan theory holds that Qui-Gon was actually
working with, or for, the Sith. This theory is mostly based on his track record. It's no secret that Qui-Gon is not quite trusted
by the rest of the Jedi Council. He did, after all, train under Count Dooku,
who later went on to become Dark Lord of the Sith. He insists on training Anakin, over Yoda's
objections, and leaves Obi-Wan Kenobi to finish Anakin's training before Obi-Wan is ready. And according to Star Wars Legends, Qui-Gon
once had another student, Xanatos, who also turned to the Dark Side. In short, Qui-Gon seems to wreck things for
the Jedi wherever he goes. It's not a stretch to think he had an active
interest in driving Anakin into the arms of the Sith. A New Hope - Luke was hidden in plain sight
Remember how Luke Skywalker was hidden from his father on the remote desert world of Tattooine? And remember how Luke's father, Anakin Skywalker,
actually grew up for years on the same planet? How does that make sense? If you want to hide something from the enemy,
you don't put it in their childhood home - unless, as this crazy fan theory suggests, that person
hates their childhood home to much they'd never go back to it. Anakin lived on Tattooine as a slave. He never liked the planet, and once expressed
to Padme that he never wanted to go back there if he could help it. Worst of all, it's the place where his mother
was killed. The whole planet is filled with nothing but
despair, hopelessness, and anger for Darth Vader. It stands to reason, then, that it's the last
place he'd ever choose to go - even to look for his long-lost son. E.T. The Extra-terrestrial – ET, also a secret
Sith master (?) George Lucas and Steven Spielberg have been
friends for a long time, so it's no surprise that they've both included nods to each others'
work in their films. The 1982 family classic E.T. the Extra-terrestrial features a scene where
E.T. appears to personally recognize Yoda, in the
form of a small child who's dressed as the Jedi master for Halloween. Years later, in Star Wars Episode 1, a delegation
of aliens who seem to be of the same race as E.T. can be seen in the Senate. Most people would chalk this up to a couple
of fun Easter eggs between old pals, but one theory holds that the connection should be
taken seriously. E.T. seems to wield magical powers including levitation
and healing, almost all of which can be explained by the use of the Force. And sure, he could be a Jedi, too, but Sith
Lord is more entertaining somehow – at least as long as he doesn't Force choke anybody. A New Hope - Boba Fett killed Owen and Beru
Lars This would seem like a stretch if not for
the Special Edition re-releases of the original Star Wars trilogy. With the addition of their new and enhanced
scenes, Boba Fett now makes a brief appearance on Tattooine around the same time that Luke
is making his way to Mos Eisley. We already know Fett will do the Empire's
dirty work for the right fee. Given his penchant for disintegrating people
- Darth Vader specifically warns him not to disintegrate his Imperial bounties in Empire
- and the vaporized state of Luke's aunt and uncle when he finds them, it's not inconceivable
that he was given the grim task of torching the homestead in Luke's absence. Neither Sand people nor Stormtroopers are
known to vaporize bodies down to their bones. That leaves everybody's favorite bounty hunter
to do the deed... presumably to help finance his 'Vette. Return of the Jedi - Ewoks suffer the Curse
of Kintave1 On one hand, Ewoks live in tree houses, have
funny voices, and look like stuffed animals come to life. On the other hand, their resistance efforts
are lethally effective in foiling the Empire's plans on Endor. Using logs, rocks, and wooden spears, the
Ewoks help bring the Imperial forces to their knees. But before all that, we're introduced to the
Ewoks when they capture the heroes and prepare to cook and eat them at a feast in honor of
their new god, C-3PO. As silly as this scene is, it implies that
eating humanoid flesh is not totally outside the realm of normalcy for Ewoks. Of course, C-3PO and the crew manage to escape
their grisly fate, but looking at all the empty Stormtrooper helmets in the Ewok village
at the end of the film, we suspect the Empire's cloned soldiers weren't as lucky. We'll skip the meatloaf at that potluck, thanks. The Force Awakesn - Rey is Palpatine's granddaughter
Rey, the protagonist of The Force Awakens, could be related to a number of important
people in the Star Wars universe. Fan theories abound, but our new favorite,
suggested by culinary wizard and Star Wars super-fan J. Kenji Lopez-Alt, is possibly
the most compelling: Rey is Emperor Palpatine's granddaughter. Think about it: the word "rey" means "king"
or "ruler" in Spanish, and the Star Wars series has always been known for characters whose
names evoke the roles they play. She's also the only Star Wars character aside
from Palpatine to use a stabbing motion with her lightsaber. Both Rey and Palpatine use the move multiple
times, but nobody else ever does. The list of evidence is surprisingly robust,
and it would make for a truly crazy twist. Which Star Wars theories are your favorites? Do you know any even crazier fan theories
that start to make more sense the more you think about them? We'd love to hear about them! Give this video a thumbs-up and give us your
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for more forceful videos about movies, comic books, video games, and a whole lot more. 1 This is a Space Ghost Coast to Coast reference. “Kintave” is pronounced “kin-TAH-vee.” I included it because nerds (like me) love
a cross-IP reference. However, if you think it's too obscure for
our viewers to get a kick out of it, please feel free to change it to “Ewoks eat their
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