A fictional world needs details to give it authenticity, to suspend our disbelief, and to give it a richness and texture that simply makes us believe.
Here’s a few things about the world of Star Wars that I just learned about in the past year or so, although I’ve been a fan for nearly 40 years:
Aurabesh. This is the Star Wars alphabet. I’m not fluent in it at all, but it’s pretty darn cool. My name would be (Trill) (Isk) (Nern) (Aurek).
Symbols. Every major group or institution has a symbol attached to it. There are many more, but this is a decent sample. For my fiftieth birthday next year, and to celebrate my love of Star Wars, I’m going to get a tattoo of the Jedi symbol, probably on my right shoulder, and then the Rebel Alliance symbol on my left. As someone who’s never gotten a tattoo in her life, this is a big deal.
Lightsaber color meanings. Up until recently, I knew only of 3 lightsaber colors: green, blue, and red. The red I knew was for the Sith; and the green and blue for the Jedi, but I didn’t know the difference between the two, if any. Now I’m aware of many lightsaber colors, but I don’t have all the meanings memorized. So here’s a handy chart:
Green had always been my favorite color, until I saw Rey’s yellow lightsaber. Now I want to know more about the Sentinels (as well as the Jedi Consulars and Guardians), and will do some further research on them. So many Star Wars rabbit holes!
Calendar. I don’t know what was used before the designation BBY (Before the Battle of Yavin), or ABY (After the Battle of Yavin) but I only recently learned about this system when I began my Star Wars book-reading journey. The book timelines in both Legends and Canon list them in relation to A New Hope’s decisive battle, to make it easy to place it in time (most people are familiar with that event). For instance, the book I’m reading now, Rogue Planet by Greg Bear, is listed as 29BBY. (It takes place three years after The Phantom Menace). It’s always nice to know exactly “when” a story takes place.
So these are just a few of the fascinating details I’ve learned about Star Wars, among many that make it so fun.
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This is a great post! A lot of details here for anyone that is still unsure or learning about Star Wars. I mean let’s face it, there isn’t a single person out there that isn’t George Lucas that knows EVERYTHING about Star Wars – not even Sam Witwer (although he comes pretty close lol). We should do a collaboration post some time – if you’d like, of course š
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So true. I just watched an interview with Sam Witwer, he’s pretty awesome. Sure, it’d be fun to do a collaboration post! Anytime, just let me know.
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Sweet, let’s think about a topic over the next few weeks or so, what would you like to do? š
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Hmmm, will have to think about it. I usually write these blog posts by the seat of my pants! But it will be fun. I’ve never collaborated with anyone on a post before, so you may have to hold my hand with the process, lol. Any ideas on your end?
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We could look at covering the High Republic maybe as that is a new area being developed by the Lucasfilm Story Group š Perhaps we could put together a speculative post about what the films could be like if they make them or maybe we could speculate about the new films that are supposed to be releasing in 2022? What do you think?
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Ooh, yes, that sounds very cool. I’m so looking forward to those High Republic books coming out early next year. If that’s what you’d like to do, I’m in. Let me know what you need from me, and how you want to proceed. Thanks!
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Sweet, will do it’s going to be fun! š
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Indeed. I’ll start doing some research on it and get up to speed on what it’s about!
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