10 Fascinating Star Wars Facts That Sound Fake (But Will Blow Your Mind!)
Get ready to learn a fact that will change the way you look at Star Wars' Emperor Palpatine forever.
The galaxy far, far away has been blowing minds for decades.
And it's not just the various big and small screen Star Wars offerings that have been stunning and delighting fans of the series since 1977 either.
Sometimes the truth behind exactly how these epic Episodes, spin-offs, and TV shows were made and little-known canon facts about certain well-known characters can be just as fascinating as watching three powerful Force-users smash their lightsabers together to the sound of Duel of the Fates.
That being said, there have been more than a few apparent "facts" that eventually turned out to be anything but over the years. For example, Harrison Ford didn't actually improvise the "I know" line from The Empire Strikes Back - he talked to director Irvin Kershner about it beforehand (via CBR).
Despite the following pieces of behind-the-scenes or canon information initially seeming about as true as Harrison Ford deciding to change up his dialogue mid-scene, though, you better believe that everything from the unexpected ages of two Star Wars legends to the bizarre original name of a well-known alien are 100% real... and guaranteed to leave you entirely amazed.
10. A Character's Name Was Created On Late Night With Conan O'Brien
Writer, comedian, and talk show host Conan O'Brien has surprisingly had quite an influence on the galaxy far, far away over the years.
A few years back, O'Brien managed to convince J. J. Abrams to get the term "Jub Jub" into The Force Awakens. But back in 2007, he was also hilariously responsible for the naming of a character from the original Star Wars trilogy.
With George Lucas himself opting to stop by his show for a chat in 2007, the mind behind all things Star Wars was eventually asked by Associate Producer Jordan Schlansky if he knew the name of the Imperial Officer who was famously choked by Darth Vader on the Death Star during A New Hope.
After a brief moment of thought, Lucas comically told the world that the character's name was "Conan Antonio Motti." But Lucas' joke Conan-inspired name for the character actually soon became accepted canon as the general's Wookieepedia page was swiftly updated with his new name the very next day.
So, there you have it, Conan didn't just oddly force a "Jub Jub" into the Skywalker Saga, he also managed to somehow make his own name a canon piece of Star Wars mythology.