Star Wars Q&A




A recurring segment in Star Wars Insider magazine, known as either Star Wars Q&A or Ask the Master Q&A, originally featured Pablo Hidalgo as its author, before being taken over by Leland Chee. This section was dedicated to answering questions about the Star Wars fictional world. It was later replaced by the Ask Lobot section in Star Wars Insider 101, which appeared throughout the Blaster area of the magazine.

Columns

Star Wars Insider 58 (pages 96-97)

  • Does an official Star Wars calendar exist within the universe?
  • What is the reasoning behind the limitation of only two Sith at any given time?
  • C-3PO, R2-D2, along with various pit and battle droids, exhibit behaviors akin to living beings, despite being machines. Aside from enhancing their appeal, is there a specific reason for this lifelike behavior?
  • Considering Boba Fett's reputation, how did a sightless individual with a mere stick manage to accidentally cause his demise?
  • During A New Hope , Han ascends a ladder to engage TIE fighters, while Luke descends the same ladder. However, during their exchange of shouts, they appear to be adjacent to each other. Shouldn't Han be positioned above Luke in this scenario?
  • Given that Jabba's species, the Hutts, lacks distinct male and female genders, why does Jabba possess slave girls ? Furthermore, why do numerous Star Wars reference books identify Jabba as male?
  • What is the process for activating a lightsaber? Is Force sensitivity a prerequisite?
  • In A New Hope , why does the writing visible on the Death Star appear in English lettering?
  • What is the origin of droid names? Are there restrictions on the number of unique names that can be assigned to R2-unit droids?

Star Wars Insider 58 (pages 126-127)

  • B'omarr Monks
  • Aurebesh
  • B-wing Starfighter
  • The whereabouts of Luke's missing X-wing ladder
  • The energy gates of Theed Generator
  • An examination of dialogue from the prequel trilogy
  • The reason Leia is addressed as a Princess, while Luke is not a Prince

Star Wars Insider 65 (pages 96-97)

Star Wars Insider 68 (pages 88-89)

Star Wars Insider 71 (pages 88-89)

  • The existence of headstones at the Lars homestead
  • Methods for identifying protocol droids
  • The shift in accents from British to American by Leia and Padmé
  • Threepio's memory loss regarding Leia's status as a princess
  • Obi-Wan's collection of lightsabers
  • The existence of orange-bladed lightsabers
  • A comparison of widescreen and pan & scan formats
  • The presence of blood from Darth Maul's fatal injury
  • The line "Jabba, you are a wonderful human being."
  • The replacement of cantina aliens in the Special Edition releases

Star Wars Insider 90 (pages 52-55)

Star Wars Insider 91 (pages 34-35)

Star Wars Insider 92 (pages 44-45)

Star Wars Insider 97 (pages 56-57)

  • What became of Han Solo's reward?
  • What caused Padmé Amidala's death?
  • "Who was the first Jedi and the first Sith?"
  • Were there any survivors from Bravo Squadron in the Battle of Naboo?
  • What was the clone age in Revenge of the Sith ?
  • Who is R2-G1?
  • "Where can more information about the Whills be found?"

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