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Fun and funny facts from the #StarWars Legends continuity. Not in any way associated with Disney or George Lucas.

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A long time ago in a continuity far, far away....

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Due to the Kaleesh’s practice of ancestor-worship, General Grievous ascended to some sort of godhood among his own people.

Presumable god of arms, asthma, and internal combustion.

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Noghri are pintsized murder-machines loyal to Darth Vader, & later her daughter Leia, whom they gave the endearing title of ‘Lady Vader’

Because Leia definitely needs a reminder of the time her Sith dad nuked a primitive planet and enslaved the locals

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Former Jedi-turned-Tusken Raider-turned-Sith Lord turned-death-metal enthusiast Darth Krayt rules the Sith Empire a century after Ep IV

His policy was “Why conquer the Galaxy with just two Sith when you can throw a whole mess of Sith at your enemies?”

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Tenel Ka was a one-armed Jedi Knight, Dathamori Witch, & Queen Mother of the Hapan Empire, giving her by far one of the most impressive business cards in the galaxy.

In addition to the above, she wielded a Lightsaber made from a kriffing rancor tooth.

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Droid revolutionary and bounty hunter IG-88A managed to successfully transfer his intelligence into the Death Star II and seize full control of the superweapon...

Only to be destroyed in a fiery explosion minutes later by Lando Calrissian.

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Gundarks are brutish semi-intelligent animals with strength enough to uproot some trees.

Their ears are, allegedly, very hard to pull off from their heads.

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‘Heavy Isotope’ and ‘Leap-Jump’ were genres of music in the Star Wars Universe.

Presumably, so were ‘Mineral & Spin‘ and ‘Indigos,’ but such were never mentioned.

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Legends! Palpatine was never named Sheev, but there was that one time he may/may not have fathered a three-eyed mutant named Trioculous.

So yeah, it’s really a pick your poison kind of situation.

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Early lightsabers/protosabers had to be connected to a power-pack worn on the person of the Jedi/Je’Daii.

One had to wonder how early Jedi were able to perform prequel-style feats without tangling their cord like a phone-charger left in a drawer.

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Ralrracheen was a Wookiee with a speech-impediment/freakish mutation that allowed him to speak basic.

Not only did this make diplomacy easier for Wookiees, it led to thousands of readers wandering what an English-speaking Wookiee would even sound like

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Mandalorians rode into battle atop Basilisk War Droids, flying animal-droids with massive claws and blasters for faces.

Yes, it is exactly as over-the-top metal as it sounds, and yes, you DO want one.

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Trioculus was non-canon before it was cool.

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Contrary to its name, the Sun Crusher did not, in fact, crush suns, but shot a supernova-inducing torpedo into them, decimating the entire star system in one apocalyptic heat death.

A Jedi did that once, but don’t worry, everyone forgave him after.

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A ‘blastsword’ is a sword that fires off a blaster bolt when the tip of the blade is made contact with.

In addition to adding the scent of burning flesh to duels, one can use the glowing tip to write their name in the air.

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Max Rebo accepted a deal with Jabba the Hutt that his band play only for him and be payed entirely in food.

This earned the ire of his band, in spite of every college band in the history of ever starting off in this exact situation.

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The Order of Pessimists were a religious group who emphasized the worst about the galaxy, refusing to see anything positive, utterly rejecting all optimism, and complaining about it all.

The closest real-world equivalent we have are Star Wars fans.

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Duloks are mean-spirited sentients native to the forest moon of Endor.

Known for their constant feuding with Ewoks, their transgressions include simple bullying, warfare, and trying to steal Christmas.

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Cortosis was a rare ore capable of blocking and even disabling the blade of a lightsaber.

Presumably, cortosis is so incredibly rare in the present because 4,000 years ago, they handed out swords made of the ore like they were Pez.

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In the ‘Courtship of Princess Leia’, C-3PO wrote, composed, and sang a love song to Leia on behalf of Han Solo, ‘The Virtues of King Han Solo.’

It peaked at no.2 in the Galactic Charts and remains 3PO’s only hit to date.

🎶What a man! Solo.

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