Return of the Jedi - The Most Frequently Asked Questions ANSWERED

After nearly ten years of running this channel, I have seen the same questions over and over again. Today I'm answering FORTY of the most frequently asked questions I've seen about Return of the Jedi!

0:00 Intro
0:20 How was the second Death Star built so fast?
1:17 How was the second Death Star different?
2:33 Who were the B'ommar monks?
3:11 Why did Boba Fett stay at Jabba's palace for a year?
4:07 Where did Leia get her disguise?
4:39 Did Max Rebo have arms?
5:19 Did Luke Force choke Jabba's guards?
6:25 What was the plan to save Han?
7:30 Where did Luke get his green lightsaber?
8:24 Who survived the sail barge explosion?
9:12 Who were the Emperor's advisors?
10:07 Did Yoda really teach Jedi for 800 years?
11:05 Was Luke really the last Jedi?
12:11 When did the Mon Calamari join the Rebellion?
12:59 What was the Battle of Taanab?
13:47 How did the Rebellion learn about the second Death Star?
14:30 What did the Bothans really die for?
15:28 How did the Rebels steal the Imperial shuttle?
16:27 What else is in the Emperor's throne room?
17:14 Why did the Ewoks worship C-3PO?
17:59 Why did the Ewoks have a dress for Leia?
18:45 How did Leia remember her mother?
19:30 Is Captain Rex in the movie?
20:32 Where is Rogue Squadron?
21:22 Why don't we see many B-Wings?
22:02 How did the B-Wing get its name?
22:37 Why does Darth Vader stop Luke from killing the Emperor?
23:32 Why do the Ewoks have log traps?
24:15 Did Palpatine know Yoda trained Luke?
24:54 Could Darth Vader use Force lightning?
25:57 Does the Emperor's death foreshadow his return?
26:41 What happened to the Death Star's debris?
27:25 How did Han react to learning Luke was Leia's brother?
27:59 Was the Battle of Jakku the end of the Galactic Civil War?
28:46 What happened to Cloud City?
29:18 What happened to Coruscant?
29:56 Did Ewoks eat humans?
30:37 Why did Anakin get to be a Force ghost?
31:45 Why does Anakin's Force ghost look younger?
32:39 Could Sith become Force ghosts?
33:26 Why are there only three dots in the crawl?

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[Gabrigattin]

It's hilarious that Alex's fan-edit of Return of the Jedi would consist of no major changes at all but just adding that fourth dot at the end of the opening crawl.

[nicksmith]

For me, Endor is like Yorktown. The American Revolution didn’t officially end until 1783, but the final decisive victory that everyone remembers was at Yorktown in 1781.

[myriadmediamusings]

The biggest ROTJ question: Who was Manny Bothans, and why was this individual so important that he warranted mention by Mon Mothma about his singular, lone exploits?

[ChloeSarai]

Yes, my favorite Star Wars movie! Your hard work and research definitely payed off. Now I have all my questions answered in one place. Thank you!

[PlumpElk]

looking forward to the top 40 questions about Caravan of Courage!

[sasamichan]

I always felt that the 2nd Death star's bad infostructure was a result of "It's not completed yet"

[Trebor]

Nik Sant, or as his military ID states "Sant Nik" was so traumatised by endor he became a toymaker and delivered presents to the good girls and boys on Dec 25th.

[CascadianRanger]

Han and Luke both remembering that kiss and agreeing to never bring it up again is great, going in as a scene in my mind everytime i watch the movie now. These videos legit make the movies even BETTER and are good to have when a friend asks any of these questions

[Luis-Sosa]

31:45 I'd like to remind everyone that both young and old Obi Wan's voice talked to Rey

[garrettbuell]

THANK YOU FOR ASKING ABOUT THE DOTS! I host an annual Star Wars Marathon and one of our traditions is reading every crawl aloud - including punctuation. So we’ve noticed it for years but have yet to figure out why it was like that in the first place

[Naniganz]

I don't have a question, I just wanted to say RotJ is my favorite. Thanks for making this!

[IrisIrisIris]

On the topic of Leia remembering Padmé - a novelization of Revenge of the Sith I had when I was younger went out of it's way to describe Leia's eyes being open at birth, which I assume was an attempt to explain her having vague memories of her mother's face.

Obviously novelisations are dubiously canon (and it was released before the Disney aquisition so it's even "less" canon), but I thought it was a neat way to justify the line in ROTJ.

[ReikoAyanamiCh]

Personally like the idea of Rex fighting alongside Anakin's kids, so to me that character on Endor will always be Rex.

[MFrederickM]

I feel like the work-around for Luke "force-choking" the Gamorrean guards is that he only makes them think they're choking, without any pressure being applied to their throat. They're in no danger of actually dying but they don't know that and so they react accordingly.

[andrewabraham]

I find it funny how so many people get hung up on details that could be answered by “they were Do you always give details correctly when speaking? No one does, so why expect character in movies to do so?

[Compucles]

Luke: Let my smuggler buddy go!
Jabba: No.
Leia: Plague of chains!

[yhctower]

Been enjoying this series of videos so much! Thank you for all the time and effort you are putting into this series!

[Bad_Wolf_Media]

26:20 - I'm mildly disappointed Alex didn't say "But we know now that somehow, Palpatine returned." It was right there for the taking!

[dslguy]

“The rebels blew up the Death Star by firing a torpedo into a two-meter shaft. Let’s build another. This time, we’ll leave open tunnels so they can fly right into the core!”

[TonksMoriarty]

I like that Sith immortality is a materialistic immortality. They need to bind their essence to their body or objects in order to survive. My headcanon is that the process eternally severs them from the Cosmic Force meaning if their body dies or the object is broken their soul is obliterated. They cease to be luminous beings and become nothing more than crude matter.