Count Dooku’s iconic curved lightsaber hilt is coincidentally similar to the curved hilt sabre of historic king and emperor Charlemagne, of whom Christopher Lee (who portrayed Count Dooku/Darth Tyranus) was a direct descendant.
i completely genuinely love how literally all bullshit in the star wars universe no matter how minute and blink-and-youll-miss-it has intricate lore behind it
Do you think the star wars universe has like.. a trigger discipline equivalent for the lightsaber. like people on the internet will see a picture of a beginner jedi holding the sword and they’ll go “LOL wrist not set at 30° perpendicular to the right hip bone. have fun losing your hand you idiot”
Space Opera property: shows a green-skinned girl pole-dancing in the background of a scene, the only example of her species to appear in the work
The Expanded Universe: the Ecdycis are a race of green-skinned humanoid exotic dancers from Eroticon 3, the only species in the galaxy known to have invented clothing for the sole purpose of taking them off
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