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Is a Darth by any other name still a Darth? Certainly! Count Dooku was also Darth Tyrannus, so Kylo Ren could easily be a Sith lord in The Force Awakens. He could also be a Sith Inquisitor, or just someone very interested in unique red lightsabers. Those are the ones that end up getting customized, after all. You never see a blue or green double-bladed saber these days, for example, do you?
Star Wars Fun Fact
Surprising or little known Star Wars tidbits, sometimes related to today’s Force Feature.Did you know? The cross-guard hilt lightsaber has a cousin in the Expanded Universe. Supposedly, the Forcesabers, which pre-date lightsabers, were used as many as 20,000 years before the Battle of Yavin, by a species called the Rakata.
Life on “Tweet”-ooine
A featured dispatch from the Star Wars Twitterverse!
@fangirlcantina @Sompeetalay @authoradambray My first thought too! #KyloRen #TheForceAwakens pic.twitter.com/zcAfQDvGf3
— Star Wars Kidscast (@SWKidscast) December 12, 2014
Star Wars Swag Bag
So many fun, quirky, and awesome ways to bring Star Wars into your daily life!Han Solo in Carbonite Shower Curtain – click the pic for details!
Trivia Time!
Test your knowledge of the Star Wars universe!Yesterday’s answer: Two
Today’s question: What power did Leia claim she didn’t understand?