10 Star Wars Fan Theories That Make Too Much Sense To Ignore
Maybe Ahsoka had more impact during the original trilogy than most people thought.
The original trilogy of Star Wars movies is one of the most iconic in the history of cinema, and includes arguably the biggest ever plot twist. Darth Vader proclaiming himself as Luke Skywalker's father was a heart stopping moment, though the franchise may not have been so forthcoming about other potential twists since.
The scope of the storytelling has grown exponentially since 1977, with its on-screen presence stretching almost 70 years of in-universe time. Of course not every single detail within that period has been explored, and in fact there are some pretty big gaps that have been left open.
This is where the Star Wars fans step in with some pretty compelling fan theories. There have already been some famously popular theories debunked, including those revolving around Snoke's true identity and Rey's parentage, but there is still so much of Star Wars left that exists between the lines. Thankfully, this always leads to great theories that make an undeniable amount of sense.
Some of these are relatively small, like the age of a character, or the motivations of certain actions, while others could explain great mysteries that answer huge questions about the franchise. Whether big or small, it's about time these fan theories were acknowledged.
10. Darth Vader Stopped Luke Going From Down The Dark Path
Throughout Star Wars, Emperor Palpatine has always tried to manipulate those around him, usually successfully so. The most obvious example of a character defying him was Luke Skywalker, who told him he would never join the Dark Side, but was that actually true?
During the events of Return of the Jedi, Palpatine encourages Luke to strike him down, to channel all of his anger and hate, and kill him. This would have completed his journey to the Dark Side, and Luke actually took the shot, it's just that Darth Vader blocked it.
The most obvious explanation for this, so obvious in fact that it doesn't bare much more thinking about, is that this was an apprentice protecting his master. But, what if instead this was a father protecting his son from striking the blow that would have changed the course of the entire galaxy?
Way back when, Palpatine encouraged Anakin Skywalker to kill Count Dooku in much the same way, starting him on the ultimate path to being a Sith Lord. Seeing that Luke was about to take that same path, Vader stopped him, knowing just how crucial such a moment would have been. This may have been Anakin's first step back towards finding the good inside him.