Star Wars Q&A

Originally overseen by Pablo Hidalgo and later by Leland Chee, Star Wars Q&A or Ask the Master Q&A was a recurring feature within Star Wars Insider. This section presented inquiries and responses concerning the Star Wars mythos. It was eventually replaced by the Ask Lobot segment in issue 101 of Star Wars Insider, which was integrated into the Blaster section.

• Is there a Star Wars calendar that is considered official within the fictional universe?
• What is the rationale behind the limitation of only two Sith at any given time?
• C-3PO, R2-D2, along with the various droids used in pits and battles, exhibit behaviors akin to living beings, despite being machines. Aside from enhancing their appeal, is there a specific reason for this lifelike behavior?
• Given Boba Fett's reputation for competence, how did a sightless individual with a staff manage to inadvertently kill him?
• In A New Hope, Han ascends a ladder to engage TIE fighters, while Luke descends the same ladder. However, when they communicate with each other, they appear to be on the same level! Shouldn't Han be positioned above Luke?
• Considering that Jabba's species, the Hutts, are neither male nor female, why does Jabba possess slave girls? Furthermore, why do numerous Star Wars reference books identify Jabba as male?
• What is the mechanism for activating a lightsaber? Is Force sensitivity a prerequisite?
• Why does the writing on the Death Star in A New Hope appear in English characters?
• What is the source of droid names? Is there a finite number of possible names for R2 units?

• B'omarr Monks
• Aurebesh
• B-wing Starfighter
• The missing ladder from Luke's X-wing
• Theed Generator's energy barriers
• Dialogue from the prequel trilogy
• The reason Leia is a Princess, but Luke is not a Prince

• Snaggletooth action figures— Takeel and Zutton
• The species of Shaak Ti, Luminara Unduli, Yoda, Darth Maul, and Eeth Koth
• Boba Fett's age compared to Daniel Logan's age
• The justification for constructing a second Death Star
• Breathing characteristics of Gand subspecies
• The replacement of Toonbuck Toora with Rogwa Wodrata at the Separatist assembly
• The presence of a bathroom on the Millennium Falcon
• The phrase "Die, Jedi dogs!"
• The line "...Yoda, the Jedi Master who instructed me."
• Dooku's delivery of the Death Star blueprints to Darth Sidious

• " Nikto Jedi"— Fi'ek Sirch
• The appearance of Victory Star Destroyers in Episode III
• The origins of Jabba's rancor and Dathomiri
• The final words of Captain Madakor
• The proper usage of the honorific "Master"
• Nerf herders
• The significance of color on battle droid and clone trooper armor
• The accuracy of Imperial stormtroopers
• The INS-444 and CLE-004 droids seen on Padmé's window
• Jar Jar's proposition regarding emergency powers
• Mas Amedda's tongue movement

• Tombstones at the Lars homestead
• Identification of protocol droids
• The shift from British to American accents in Leia and Padmé
• Threepio's memory loss concerning the princess
• Obi-Wan's lightsabers
• Orange-colored lightsabers
• Widescreen versus pan & scan formats
• Blood originating from Darth Maul's fatal injury
• The line "Jabba, you are a wonderful human being."
• The replacement of cantina aliens in the Special Edition

• Explanation of energy shields
• The soundtrack of Revenge of the Sith
• The presence of Chewbacca and Lumpawaroo in Clone Wars Volume 2
• The availability of Revenge of the Sith on VHS
• The appearance of Qui-Gon Jinn and young Anakin Skywalker in Clone Wars Volume 2
• Speculation about Episodes VII-IX and SuperShadow
• Interpretation of R2-D2
• The use of the Roman alphabet in Star Wars
• Confusion between Wedge and Zev on Hoth

• The fate of HoloNet News
• Gungan messengers
• Hayden Christensen wearing Sebastian Shaw's robes
• The Death Star's hyperdrive

• The history of identifying Darth Maul's home world and species
• How Yoda knew about the Rule of Two
• The timeline of Darth Bane: Path of Destruction
• The timeline of the Darth Bane: Path of Destruction audiobook
• Potential retcons of Form VII: Juyo / Vaapad
• Tall Jawas

• What became of Han Solo's reward?
• What caused Padmé Amidala's death?
• "Who was the first Jedi? Who was the first Sith?"
• Who survived from Bravo Squadron in the Battle of Naboo?
• How old were the clones in Revenge of the Sith?
• R2-G1.
• "Where can I find more information on the Whills?"