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[[File:star_wars_title_card.jpg|frame|Are you hearing the [[Fanfare]] just looking at this? If not, then [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG5OsfOuEy0 you should.] ]]
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[[Mentors|With guidance]] from Obi-Wan and later Yoda, Luke learns the ways of [[The Force|mystic powers]] of the Jedi and brings down [[The Empire]]. Along the way, he [[The Reveal|discovers]] that Darth Vader, [[The Dragon]] of the [[Evil Overlord|Emperor]], [[Luke, I Am Your Father|is his father]] Anakin Skywalker, and the [[Romantic False Lead|(not) love-interest]] [[Damsel in Distress|Princess]] is his [[Separated at Birth|twin sister]]. And none of these are spoilered because [[Late Arrival Spoiler|you should know already]] that [[It Was His Sled]].
'''Original trilogy'''
* ''Star Wars Episode IV: [[A New Hope]]'' (1977)
* ''Star Wars Episode V: [[The Empire Strikes Back]]'' (1980)
* ''Star Wars Episode VI: [[Return of the Jedi]]'' (1983)
After Lucas decided to label the second film "Episode V", the label "Episode IV: A New Hope" was retroactively added to the first film in its published screenplay and first home video release. Many casual fans refer to it as simply ''Star Wars'', even though all the films carry the same title/subtitle pattern now.
All three of the original trilogy films have been added to the [[National Film Registry]] – ''A New Hope'' in 1989, ''The Empire Strikes Back'' in 2010, and ''Return of the Jedi'' in 2021.
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The second trilogy to be released was chronologically the first. Essentially an extended prequel, it centered on Luke's father, Anakin Skywalker, and his growth from a young slave on a remote planet into a powerful Jedi Knight. It showed how [[Evil Chancellor|Senator/Chancellor Palpatine]] (the [[Big Bad]] of the Original Trilogy) gained supreme power through [[Evil Plan|complex schemes]], and Anakin's [[Start of Darkness|corruption]] at his hands. It also showed Obi-Wan's story in training Anakin and the fall of the Jedi Order, with Obi-Wan and Yoda becoming [[Last of His Kind|the last of their kind]].
'''Prequel trilogy'''
* ''Star Wars Episode I: [[The Phantom Menace]]'' (1999)
* ''Star Wars Episode II: [[Attack of the Clones]]'' (2002)
* ''Star Wars Episode III: [[Revenge of the Sith]]'' (2005)
As part of the marketing for the prequels they were referred to more often by episode number rather than the episode name. In fact many did not catch on to the name of ''Episode I'' being ''The Phantom Menace.'' ''Episode III'' is an anomaly, where fans refer to it equally by both episode number and the name ''Revenge of the Sith.'' This is also quickly becoming true for ''Episode II'' due to the animated series
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Lucas has long argued that the prequel's story existed in some form or another from the beginning of the saga, as the films featured the subtitles, ''Episode IV-VI'' (although the subtitle "''Episode IV''" wasn't in the first Star Wars film until its 1981 video re-release). ''A New Hope'' and a few elements of the original trilogy also make slightly more sense when seen against the [[Backstory]] in the prequels, though others are more complicated. The original trilogy was released to theaters again in 1997 for the [[Milestone Celebration|20th Anniversary]], featuring a few new special effects, cleaning up a few perceived [[Special Effects Failure|Special Effects Failures]], added some deleted scenes and tweaked some original scenes. The films were slightly tweaked once more for the 2004 DVD release and changed to better match the Prequels by replacing Boba Fett's voice with Jango Fett's, replacing Clive Revill as the Emperor with Ian MacDiarmid, and replacing Sebastian Shaw as Anakin's ghost with Hayden Christiansen.
As to Episodes ''VII, VIII'' and ''IX'',
That is, until George Lucas [https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2012/10/30/disney-star-wars-lucasfilm/1669739/ sold] Lucasfilms to [[Disney]] in October 12, 2012.
'''Sequel trilogy'''
* ''Star Wars Episode VII: [[The Force Awakens]]'' (2015)
* ''Star Wars Episode VIII: [[The Last Jedi]]'' (2017)
* ''Star Wars Episode IX: [[The Rise of Skywalker]]'' (2019)
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'''Stand-alone films'''
* ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'' (2008), a CG-animated [[interquel]] set between Episodes II and III, also a [[Poorly-Disguised Pilot]] of the 2008 animated series with the same name.
* ''[[Rogue One]]: A Star Wars Story'' (2016), a standalone [[Prequel]] to Episode IV which follows the Rebel crew who stole the Death Star plans.
* ''[[Solo: A Star Wars Story]]'' (2018), a standalone [[Space Western]] set before Episode IV, focusing on Han [[Character Title|Solo]]'s adventures with Chewbacca.
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The story goes that after Lucas made ''[[American Graffiti]]'' he wanted to make a ''[[Flash Gordon (comic strip)|Flash Gordon]]'' [[
▲The story goes that after Lucas made ''[[American Graffiti]]'' he wanted to make a ''[[Flash Gordon (comic strip)|Flash Gordon]]'' [[R Emake]], and upon being denied the rights to the property he set out to create his own pulp sci-fi universe. After multiple incarnations, some of the content of which can be found in repurposed names and concepts for later EU productions, he formed the basic story of the first movie and original trilogy. But from the beginning it was always meant to be just one story in a vast galaxy.
''[[Star Wars]]'' was inspired by the 1930s serials and comic strips of ''[[Flash Gordon (comic strip)|Flash Gordon]]'' and ''[[Buck Rogers]]''. And by [[Isaac Asimov|Asimov's]] ''[[Foundation]]'', most manifested in the Imperial capital of <s>Trantor</s> Coruscant and the concept of the decaying [[The Empire|Galactic Empire]] itself. And by ''[[Space Battleship Yamato]]'s'' [[World War II]] naval battles [[In Space]], and [[Akira Kurosawa]]'s mystical samurai heroes and bumbling sidekicks. (Kurosawa's film ''[[The Hidden Fortress]]'' was particularly influential on Lucas.)
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The films also have some predecessors in SF literature. Frank Herbert's ''[[Dune]]'' novels (especially the first two or three books) provided some inspiration, notably for the desert planet Tatooine. Also, [[E. E. "Doc" Smith]]'s ''[[Lensman]]'' pulp SF series suggested the concept of a superpowered psychic galactic police force. Basically every single ''Star Wars'' trope is [[Older Than They Think]], but the film did [[Follow the Leader|popularise them]], and many modern [[Space Opera]] or [[Sci Fi]] shows and movies (or just about anything and everything) contain [[Homage|homages]] to ''Star Wars''.
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'''[[Star Wars Expanded Universe|Expanded Universe]] (Star Wars Legends)'''▼
As expected for a film series this popular, the [[Expanded Universe]] is immense; in fact, there's a very real argument to be made that ''Star Wars'' established the "Expanded Universe" concept as we know it. (While the concept certainly ''existed'' long before ''Star Wars'', it was this particular EU that was the first to become a financial and mindshare juggernaut that in some ways became bigger than the films themselves.) Made-For-TV films, [[Animated Adaptation|Animated Adaptations]], a series of [[Radio Drama|Radio Dramas]], [[Video Games]] and a large series of novels all fall under this banner. Even with how massive the project is, ''Star Wars'' has one of the most elaborate, internally consistent [[Canon|canons]] in the history of media publication. It is also unusual in that pretty much every licensed [[Star Wars]] media from before 2014, ''anything''
▲'''[[Star Wars Expanded Universe|Expanded Universe]]'''
▲As expected for a film series this popular, the [[Expanded Universe]] is immense; in fact, there's a very real argument to be made that ''Star Wars'' established the "Expanded Universe" concept as we know it. (While the concept certainly ''existed'' long before ''Star Wars'', it was this particular EU that was the first to become a financial and mindshare juggernaut that in some ways became bigger than the films themselves.) Made-For-TV films, [[Animated Adaptation|Animated Adaptations]], a series of [[Radio Drama|Radio Dramas]], [[Video Games]] and a large series of novels all fall under this banner. Even with how massive the project is, ''Star Wars'' has one of the most elaborate, internally consistent [[Canon|canons]] in the history of media publication. It is also unusual in that pretty much every licensed [[Star Wars]] ''anything'' is entirely canon unless it is directly contradicted by the films, including the video games and comics. TV Tropes has a very incomplete list of the [[Star Wars Expanded Universe]]. See [http://starwars.wikia.com Wookieepedia] for a ''really'' complete list.
The [[Canon|canonicity]] (or [[Fanon|lack thereof]]) of the [[Star Wars Expanded Universe|Expanded Universe]] is a matter of [[Broken Base|some heated debate among the fans]]. Some take the view that since it's published, it's official. Others point out that [[Word of God|George Lucas himself]] considers it a separate project apart from "his" canon. This has led to lots and lots of [[Fan Dumb]] from all sides.▼
▲The [[Canon|canonicity]] (or [[Fanon|lack thereof]]) of the [[Star Wars Expanded Universe|Expanded Universe]] is a matter of [[Broken Base|some heated debate among the fans]]. Some take the view that since it's published, it's official. Others point out that [[Word of God|George Lucas himself]] considers it a separate project apart from "his" canon. And the non-canon status of all the pre-2014 extended universe (since then re-titled ''Star Wars Legends'') made things worse for fans of the series. This has led to lots and lots of [[Fan Dumb]] from all sides.
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The popularity of the series has led to many parodies and spoofs. These are some notable ones:
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The Star Wars Franchise has its own ''extremely encyclopedic'' wiki [http://starwars.wikia.com/ here]. With over 82,000 articles, it is among the largest wikis on the entire Internet (even many academic wikis are eclipsed by it) and there isn't anything ''[[Star Wars]]'' that is not covered in it.
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As might be expected, this franchise is one of the biggest [[Trope Namers]] in the history of human media. Even if many of these tropes didn't ''necessarily'' [[Unbuilt Trope|start here]], in the modern zeitgeist, mention what the trope is and you'll likely get a ''Star Wars'' example back and entire generations of writers have since imitated the examples the movies gave. A full list of them is [[Trope Namers/Film/Star Wars|here]].
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== #-H ==
* [[3D Movie]]: [http://www.starwars.com/movies/saga/announce3d/ Plans have been announced to rerelease the six main films in theaters in 3D.] ''Episode I'' has already been released in 2012, to mixed reviews.
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* [[Aliens Speaking English]] ([[Translation Convention|well, Basic]])
* [[All According to Plan]]: Many bad guys throughout the series use this phrase, most notably the Emperor.
* [[All
* [[Alternate Universe]]: The ''Infinities'' series.
* [[Always Save the Girl]]: [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|Yeah, nice going there, Anakin!]]
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* [[Anti-Hero]]: Han in ''[[A New Hope]]''. He is [[It's All About Me|mostly self-serving]] until [[Changed My Mind, Kid|he comes through for them in the end.]]
** [[The Chosen One|Anakin Skywalker]] is the dark and edgy type.
* [[The Apprentice (trope)|The Apprentice]]: The Jedi Order is founded on the concept of apprenticeship, with students (Padawans) trained primarily by a single Jedi Master before taking on the rank of Jedi Knight, then going on to take an apprentice themselves. The Sith use a variant: there is always a single master and a single apprentice in the Galaxy at any time, with the principle that the apprentice will eventually seek to overcome his master and will either succeed or die in the attempt.
* [[Archetype]]: Luke is a textbook hero, designed right out of the book ''[[Books on Trope|The Hero With A Thousand Faces]]''.
* [[Arc Words]]: Many, including various psychobabble about under/overestimating the power of the Force/dark side etc.
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* [[Bloodbath Villain Origin]]: Anakin's first task after being christened Darth Vader is to lead the attack on the Jedi Temple.
* [[Boarding Party]]: The Imperials blasting their way into the Rebel corvette at the start of ''Episode IV''.
* [[
** [[Bodyguarding a Badass]]: The Imperial guard are the sign-of-office type, since their bosses are Sith Lords.
* [[Bottomless Pits]]: Every single movie, multiple times even. Entire cities have been built in bottomless pits. The Emperor is particularly fond of them {{spoiler|and dies when Vader throws him into one}}.
* [[Breakout Character]]: R2-D2.
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* [[Cold-Blooded Torture]]: Vader's torture of Princess Leia in the first movie, Han Solo and Chewbacca in the second, and the Emperor's use of electrical torture on Luke in the third.
* [[Collectible Card Game]]: Four of them, the most successful being the [[Star Wars Customizable Card Game]]).
* [[
** The expanded universe has made the lightsaber coloring slightly less straight forward. Yellow, Orange, Amber, Pewter and Black have been used for Jedi saber colors. However, the Sith seem to maintain their characteristic red sabers no matter what. Leia herself used a different shade of red for her own lightsaber when she first became a Jedi.
* [[Common Tongue]]: Basic for humans (and by extension the Republic/Empire) and individual languages for each species.
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* [[Divine Chessboard]]: The Light Side versus the Dark Side of the force, through the Jedi and Sith.
* [[Doesn't Like Guns]]: Obi Wan, who considers blasters "clumsy and uncivilized", and prefers [[Elegant Weapon for a More Civilized Age|more elegant weapons]]. [[Combat Pragmatist|Until he's forced to use one]].
* [[Doing
* [[Downer Ending]]:
** ''[[The Phantom Menace]]'' might have one. As stated above it could be considered a [[Bittersweet Ending]] with Qui-Gon dead but the battle of Naboo having been won. Though the purpose of Naboo's invasion was to make Sidious Supreme Chancellor of the Republic. The Good Guys celebrate their pointless victory not knowing that the [[Big Bad]] has actually succeeded and is standing there among them as Palpatine. [[The Bad Guy Wins]], the Good Guys just don't know.
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* [[Fast Roping]]: The clone troopers in ''Episode III'' employ this trope.
** Similarly averted in ''[[A New Hope]]'' where Princess Leia is a senator and member of the Rebellion with no man by her side.
* [[Feudal Future]]: Popularized the concept of a "used universe" which has inspired ''[[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'' and countless other franchises.
* [[Fish People]]: Kit Fisto and the Gungans in the prequels, as well as the Aqualish, Mon Calimari and Quarren.
* [[Five-Man Band]]: Luke is [[The Hero]], Han's [[The Lancer]], R2 and 3PO trade off being [[The Smart Guy]], Chewie's [[The Big Guy]], and Leia is [[The Chick]]. [[Action Girl|Well, sometimes]]. Threepio is sometimes [[The Chick]]. Lando Calrissian was the [[Sixth Ranger]] Traitor, and later he was just the [[Sixth Ranger]].
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** {{spoiler|Vader}} sacrifices his life to save Luke from the Emperor.
* [[Highly-Conspicuous Uniform]]: White armored Stormtroopers on a forest moon. What?!
* [[Hobbits]]: The Ewoks, despite being furrier than usual.
* [[Hoist by His Own Petard]]: Many villains such as Palpatine, Tarkin and Jabba die due to their own arrogance and hubris.
* [[Hollywood Healing]]: Luke and Anakin are very active for people with prosthetics. Medical technology in the Republic is far superior to anything we have today.
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* [[Humongous Mecha]]: The AT-series walkers.
* [[Spanner in the Works|Hydrospanner In The Works]]
== I-Q ==
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* [[Mid-Atlantic Accent]]: Carrie Fisher [[Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping|slips in and out of]] this accent in ''[[Star Wars]]'':
{{quote|''Daahth Vadah. Ohnly you could be soh bohld.''}}
:Fisher herself described it as a deliberate, if not successful, attempt to sound ''British'', but the result, when she managed it, was distinctly Mid-Atlantic.
* [[A Million Is a Statistic]]: Averted with {{spoiler|Alderaan}}, and the shock and horror various characters express at its destruction. To be fair, at least one of them (Ben) is a Jedi, and very sensitive to the effect several billion people being wiped out at once has on the Force.
* [[Mind Over Manners]]: The Jedi's responsible use of their suggestion and telepathy powers.
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* [[Shout-Out]]: There are a few shout outs to the ''Oz'' books. Namely Princess Leia's hairbuns which are based on Princess Ozma's hair poppys and the Ewoks are based on the Teddy Bear tribe. Jedi comes from ''jidaigeki'', or samurai movies. Order 66 is a shout out to ''[[The Godfather]]'', and the medal ceremony is very similar to ''[[Triumph of the Will]]''. The attack on the Death Star in ''A New Hope'' is a [[Shout-Out]] to ''The Dam Busters''. Additionally, look up ''The Hidden Fortress'' by Akiro Kurasawa and read the first part of the plot. If you don't get it, then substitute "peasants" with "droids".
* [[Sidekick Ex Machina]]: Chewbacca hijacks an Imperial walker and rescues Han and Leia during the Battle of Endor.
* [[Signature Device]]: The Lightsabers.
** Any colors, like green, blue, and even purple for the Jedi and the Grey Jedi (except for red).
** Red for the sith.
* [[Single Biome Planet]]: Every planet besides Naboo: Tatooine (desert planet), Hoth (arctic planet), Coruscant (urbanized planet).
* [[Single-Purpose Planet]]: Coruscant appears, from what we've seen of it, to be a [[City Planet]] that exists solely to govern the rest of the Republic/Empire/etc.
* [[Sinister Geometry]]: The Death Star and the Imperial Star Destroyers.
* [[Slave Mooks]]: The clones, in some people's point of view, and droids. An intelligent, self-aware, disposable, engineered worker race who must be brain wiped every few months else they get uppity.
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** Palpatine attempts to kill Vader's son right in front of him.
** Dooku taunts Anakin during their last fight, [[Insult Backfire|which only makes him madder and more aggressive]].
* [[Took a Level
* [[Tragic Hero]]: Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader is a textbook example of this trope.
* [[Training
* [[Tree-Top Town]]: The Ewok village on Endor and the Wookiees' dwellings on Kashyyyk.
* [[Triang Relations]]: Luke/Leia/Han are either type 4 or type 7. (Does Leia like Luke or not?) Lando also likes Leia, but it doesn't appear to be reciprocated.
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* [[Woman in White]]: Leia, a lot of the time, to the point where Carrie Fisher speculated that Leia's favorite color is white. Padmé less frequently.
* [[Wuxia]] : One of the genres that inspired the franchise. The whole concept of the Jedi and The Force practically makes the franchise a Wuxia saga in space, ''especially'' the prequel trilogy.
* [[Xanatos Gambit]]/[[
** Luke also manages some gambits of his own. Mostly of the [[Trojan Prisoner]] variety.
** The Clone Wars. After all their effort and sacrifices, Palpatine's plan would have given him full power whether the Republic and Jedi had won or lost.
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