Star Wars

***Star Wars*** is an American science-fiction media franchise created by George Lucas. As of December 2019, nine movies in the main series have been made by Lucasfilm Ltd, released by 20th Century Fox, and distributed by The Walt Disney Company. The first _Star Wars_ movie came out in 1977.

_Star Wars_ has become so popular that there have been countless _Star Wars_ books, video games, television shows, toys, spin-off movies/television series and more. It is also known for its iconic music by John Williams. _The Man Who Saved The World_ is an infamous Turkish ripoff of Episode 4 and was criticised for blatantly lifted footage from the _Star Wars_ movies.

Episodes 1-3 are referred to as The Prequel Trilogy. Episodes 4-6 are referred to as The Original Trilogy. Episodes 7-9 are referred to as The Sequel Trilogy. While the Original Trilogy movies were released first, the Prequel Trilogy take place first in the timeline of the Star Wars story, followed by the Originals, then the Sequels.

A new _Star Wars_ movie, _Starfighter,_ is set for release on May 28, 2027. A spin-off movie named _The Mandalorian & Grogu_ will release on May 22, 2026, focusing on the titular characters, who first appeared in The Mandalorian.

### 'The Force'

The Force is a mystical energy that is said to connect all living things in the galaxy. Those who harness it for good typically follow a religion known as the Jedi Order. They are united in their devotion to the light side of the Force.

People who are trained in usage of the Force have a number of psychic powers at their disposal, such telepathy (reading others thoughts), telekenesis (moving objects with their minds), precognition (sensing things before they happen), mind control (reaching people in their conscious to tell them commands they must follow), and the ability to heal others (healing by transferring one's life force to another to heal their wounds)

### The Jedi and the Sith

The Jedi are a group of beings who use the Force to bring peace and harmony to people, planets, and cultures. They are trained and dedicated to use the Force for good purposes. They are members of the Jedi Order, sworn enemies of another group called the Sith.

The Sith are a group of evil beings who use the Force as a power source; they are trained and dedicated to use the Force to gain ultimate power. The Sith normally use the Force for evil means during battles with their enemies, typically the Jedi. They also use the Force to bring destruction to the universe and anything in their way. They are the antagonists, and usually use red lightsabers in contrast to the variety of colors used by the Jedi. According to the Rule of Two, there may usually only be two Sith at any one time; a master and an apprentice.

### Lightsabers

Lightsabers are dangerous and powerful weapons used by the Jedi and the Sith. In function, they mimick light swords, using pure energy as the blade, while the hilt houses technology to power the weapon. These weapons are very special to a Jedi or a Sith, and are custom built to special specifications by the user. The Sith tend to take a Jedi's lightsaber as a trophy if they win the battle. Many epic battles have been fought with lightsabers between the Jedi and the Sith. For the lightsaber to be a weapon, it is powered by a special crystal called a kyber crystal. The kyber crystal comes in many different colors such as red, white, yellow, orange, and many more. The reason it is powerful and dangerous is that when someone touches the blade, one gets burned straight away. Lightsabers are known to be able to pierce almost any material, with only special metals such as beskar offering resistance to their attacks. Beskar is used for the armor of a race of warriors known as the Mandalorians.

## Story

The main nine movies (Episodes 1 to 9) focus on the Skywalker family. However, there are many television series, spin-off films, and other media which focus on broader parts of the universe.

### Episodes 1—3

Two Jedi, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn, travel to a remote desert planet called Tatooine to repair their ship and meet Anakin Skywalker, a young slave boy. After discovering he may be The Chosen One, a prophecised being who is said to bring balance to the Force, Qui-Gon and Anakin free Anakin from his life of slavery and bring him to learn the ways of the Force, to become a Jedi. Meanwhile, the Trade Federation attacks the planet Naboo. Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon fight the Sith lord Darth Maul, while Anakin helps to stop the Trade Federation army. Maul kills Qui-Gon in battle, but is ultimately bested by Obi-Wan. Naboo's senator, Palpatine, uses the crisis to get elected as Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic.

Ten years later, Sith lord and Separatist leader Count Dooku hires bounty hunters to kill Senator Padmé Amidala. Anakin is told to protect her, but finds himself falling in love. Anakin then has nightmares of his mother in pain, realising she is still alive. He returns to Tatooine to save her, but she dies in his arms due to her treatment at the hands of the Tusken Raiders, leading to Anakin killing the entire tribe. Meanwhile, Obi-Wan discovers an armt of clones being manufactured on a water planet named Kamino and there, encounters Jango Fett, one of the bounty hunters hired to assassinate Padmé. Jango had been hired by the Kamoinians as a DNA base for their growing Clone Army. Obi-Wan duels with him before he flees. Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Padmé are captured by Dooku and are set to be executed in the midst of a large arena. The arena is breached by the Jedi and the newly-deployed Clone Army, and the trio are rescued, beginning the Clone Wars. Jedi Master Mace Windu duels with Jango Fett and kills him, leaving behind his son, Boba. Anakin fights Dooku with Obi-Wan and Yoda. After the Clone Wars begin, Anakin marries Padmé in secret, an act that is forbidden by the Jedi Order and their Code.

Three years later, after tracking Dooku down with the help of Obi-Wan, Anakin kills him, after being convinced to do so by Palpatine. Anakin has nightmares of Padmé dying in childbirth, and is distraught. Palpatine, who is secretly the evil Darth Sidious, tells Anakin he can save her, by joining the Dark Side of the Force. After the Jedi Council discover Palpatine's plan to destroy the Order, Jedi Master Mace Windu and fellow Jedi go to arrest Palpatine. After Palpatine is bested, Windu moves to kill him, but is distracted by Anakin, and subsequently murdered by Palpatine, throwing him out the window. Anakin becomes Palpatine's apprentice, knighted as Darth Vader. Palpatine initates a secret order to the mind control chips within the Clone Army to turn on the Jedi and kill them, with only few select Jedi surviving, such as Yoda and Obi-Wan. Palpatine reforms the Galactic Republic into the Galactic Empire, and makes himself emperor. Yoda fights Palpatine, while Obi-Wan fights Vader. Yoda is unsuccessful and flees. However, Vader is bested by Obi-Wan, and left for dead near a deadly volcanic river of lava. Padmé gives birth to twins, Luke and Leia, but dies shortly after giving birth. The twins are seperated to prevent the Galactic Empire from finding them. Obi-Wan brings Luke to Tatooine to live with his Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru, and Leia is raised by Senator Bail Organa of the planet Alderaan. Yoda lives in exile on the swamp planet Dagobah, while Obi-Wan lives a life of solitude, watching over the young Luke Skywalker and ensuring his safety.

### Episodes 4—6

Nineteen years later, the Empire is consistently fought against by the Rebel Alliance. Rebel spies have stolen secret plans for the Empire's super weapon, the Death Star. After Darth Vader boards the rebel ship containing the plans, Princess Leia hides the plans in R2-D2, an astromech droid. He escapes the ship and travels to Tatooine with his friend C-3PO to find Obi-Wan for help. The two droids are captured by a local tribe of Jawas, who are lowly scavenger aliens. The droids are then purchased from the Jawas by Owen Skywalker, Luke Skywalker's uncle. R2-D2 later runs away from the Skywalker home, and is pursued by Luke and C-3PO. R2 and Luke are then attacked by Tusken Raiders, only to be rescued by a now elderly Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi. Ben discovers R2-D2 contains a message from Leia, urging him to bring R2 to her home planet to her father, leader of the Rebel Alliance. In order to get there, the group travel to a local bar in which they meet smuggler Han Solo and his first mate Chewbacca. They strike a deal to gain passage to Alderaan aboard their legendary ship, the Millenium Falcon. After he briefly encounters a bounty hunter out for his head, Han quickly dispatches him, and attempts to bargain with Jabba the Hutt, a major crime lord whom Han owes money to. The Death Star is used by the Empire to destroy Alderaan, to demonstrate the weapon's power. Han, Luke, Ben, and the two droids are captured by the Death Star and rescue Leia, who had been captured by Darth Vader. After Vader kills Ben, Luke joins the Rebel Alliance. Han leaves, wishing to have no part in the ensuing battle. With the aid of other pilots and a strategically placed weak spot in a critical area of the weapon, Luke sets out to destroy the Death Star, and despite many losses of his fellow rebels, Luke accomplishes his mission with the help of Han, who had a change of heart, and destroys the Death Star.

Three years later, the Empire try to find Luke and the hidden Rebel base. Luke travels to Dagobah, an empty swamp planet, to learn the Jedi ways from a legendary Jedi master known as Yoda. Leia, Han, Chewbacca, C-3PO and R2-D2 travel to Cloud City for ship repairs, and meet Lando Calrissian, an old friend of Han's and the original owner of the Millenium Falcon. However, it turns out that Darth Vader had struck a deal with him, involving him luring the group of Rebels into a trap in order for the safety of his city. In an effort to lure Luke into a trap, Vader tortures Han, and Luke hears him through the Force. Luke travels to Cloud City to rescue them saves them fights Vader in a one-on-one lightsaber battle. At the culmination of the fight, Han reveals to Luke that he is his father. Han is imprisoned within a specially encased block of metal, and is brought by the bounty hunter Boba Fett to the tatooinian palace of Jabba the Hutt, who has grown tired of Han's continued debt to him.

A year later, Luke becomes a Jedi and rescues Han from Jabba, who is killed by Leia. During the scuffle, Boba Fett is unwittingly dispatched by Han Solo, who damages his jetpack which causes him to fall into a monstrous pit known as the Sarlacc. After the rescue, the rebels travel to the forest planet Endor to stop the Empire from building a second Death Star.

Luke and Leia find out that they are siblings. Luke fights Vader again and meets Palpatine, who tortures him with Force Lightning. After contemplating his situation, Vader chooses to save his son over his loyalty to the Empire and throws Palpatine down a deep shaft of the Death Star to save Luke, redeeming himself and fulfilling the prophecy of the Chosen One. Vader unmasks himself to Luke and shortly dies thereafter. The new Death Star is destroyed after its main reactor is overloaded, and the Empire is dismantled, giving rise to the New Republic, a reformed version of the Galactic Republic. After decades of war, peace is finally restored across the galaxy.

### Episodes 7—9

Thirty years later, the New Republic rules the galaxy, maintaining peace and order. However, the Empire's followers have come together to form the First Order. They are fought against by the Resistance, led by Leia, who has had a son called Ben with Han. Ben, who was initially training to become a Jedi, was corrupted by Supreme Leader Snoke and became the First Order's commander, Kylo Ren.

Luke previously rebuilt the Jedi Order but went into exile after his school of teaching was destroyed, and its students were killed by Ben. Leia tries to find Luke, while Han rejoins the fight against the First Order with a scavenger called Rey and a former stormtrooper nicknamed Finn. The First Order destroy the New Republic and Kylo Ren kills Han. Rey finds Luke, who refuses to teach her how to become a Jedi, having grown bitter following Ben's rampage.

Later, the First Order chase the Resistance to the salt planet Crait. Luke finally teaches Rey in the ways of the Jedi and she tries to turn Kylo Ren to the light side, but he kills Snoke to become the Supreme Leader. Luke projects himself across the galaxy to trick the First Order, allowing the rebels to escape, and he dies shortly there after.

A year later, the Resistance find out that Emperor Palpatine is alive, and is the true leader of the First Order. They go on an adventure to find him. Rey finds out that Palpatine is her grandfather and that she is a Palpatine. Kylo Ren finally turns back to the light side after his mother, Leia, dies. Rey kills Palpatine with the help of the spirits of every Jedi that came before her. Kylo Ren, the last surviving Skywalker, dies shortly after. Rey goes to Tatooine, the planet where both Anakin and Luke grew up, and buries their lightsabers near the Skywalker farm. When a stranger asks for her name, she replies with "Rey Skywalker".

## Major characters

|Character|Description|Actor(s)||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|R2-D2|rowspan="2"|Two droid (robot) companions who appear in all nine movies. R2-D2 was initially owned by the government of Naboo. C-3PO was built by Anakin Skywalker when he was a young boy.|Kenny Baker|
|C-3PO|Anthony Daniels|||
|Darth Vader|Darth Vader is one of the main villains of the series and is also the central character. He was a young boy named Anakin Skywalker who was discovered by the Jedi and taken to learn the ways of the Force. However, his fear of his wife, Padmé Amidala, dying, made him turn to the Dark Side. As Darth Vader, he helped kill all of the Jedi and establish the Galactic Empire. He led the war against the Rebellion, who wanted to end the Empire. It wasn't until his son, Luke, was almost killed that he turned back to the Light Side of the Force and sacrificed himself.|* Jake Lloyd (1) * Hayden Christensen (2, 3) * David Prowse (4, 5, 6) * James Earl Jones (voice, 4, 5, 6) * Sebastian Shaw (face, 6)||
|Luke Skywalker|He is the son of Darth Vader. Luke grew up on a desert planet with his aunt and uncle. However, he eventually met Obi-Wan Kenobi and joined the Rebellion in the fight to defeat the Empire. Luke trains to become a Jedi and hopes to turn Darth Vader back to the Light Side.|Mark Hamill||
|Princess Leia|She is the daughter of Darth Vader. Leia grew up as the adopted daughter of the King and Queen of Alderaan. She is also the leader of the Rebellion and later the Resistance. Even though Leia is not a Jedi, she can still use the Force.|Carrie Fisher||
|Han Solo|Han Solo is a former gangster and pirate who helped Luke and Obi-Wan on their mission to rescue Leia from the Empire. Han later joined the Rebellion. He fell in love with Leia and they had a son.|Harrison Ford||
|Chewbacca|Chewbacca is an alien creature known as a "Wookiee". He is the companion of Han Solo.|* Peter Mayhew (3, 4, 5, 6, 7) * Joonas Suotamo (8, 9)||
|Obi-Wan Kenobi|Obi-Wan Kenobi is a member of the Jedi. He was initially Anakin's Jedi Master (teacher) but later became his best friend. When all of the Jedi were killed, Obi-Wan was among the last two survivors. He later met Luke and began Luke's journey of saving the galaxy.|* Ewan McGregor (1, 2, 3) * Alec Guinness (4, 5, 6)||
|Yoda|Yoda is a small green alien who is over 800 years old. He is the leader of all the Jedi and wisest of them. After the Sith take over the galaxy, Yoda hides on a swamp planet named Dagobah.|Frank Oz||
|Palpatine|Publicly, Palpatine is a kind politician who is the Chancellor of the Galactic Republic. Secretly, however, he is an evil Sith called Darth Sidious. Palpatine is responsible for turning Anakin to the Dark Side, killing most of the Jedi and for ruling the galaxy under the Galactic Empire.|Ian McDiarmid||
|Padmé Amidala|Padmé is a young politician from Naboo. She was the elected Queen of Naboo. Padmé fell in love with Anakin and they married in secret. She eventually died while giving birth to Luke and Leia.|Natalie Portman||
|Rey|Rey is a scavenger girl who grew up on Jakku. She doesn't know who her family is. Rey joins the Resistance and is taught by Luke how to become a Jedi. She later finds out that she is related to Palpatine.|Daisy Ridley||
|Kylo Ren|Formerly known as Ben Solo, Kylo Ren is the son of Han and Leia. He was a Jedi but much like his grandfather, Vader, he turned to the Dark Side.|Adam Driver||
|Finn|Finn was a stormtrooper, a soldier for the Empire/First Order, but he later deserted his position and joined the Resistance.|John Boyega||
|Poe Dameron|Poe Dameron is a pilot who works for the Resistance. He has a droid named BB-8.|Oscar Isaac||
|Boba Fett|Boba Fett is a mysterious bounty hunter who always wears a helmet. He has worked for the Galactic Empire and criminal groups. His father was also a bounty hunter named Jango Fett.|* Daniel Logan (2) * Jeremy Bulloch (4, 5, 6) * Temuera Morrison (voice, 4, 5, 6)||
|Jabba the Hutt|Jabba the Hutt is a slug-like alien gangster who operates a crime group.|_Multiple pupetteers_||
|General Hux|General Armitage Hux is the leader of the First Order's army.|Domhnall Gleeson||
|Captain Phasma|Captain Phasma is a stormtrooper with chrome armour. She is the leader of the stormtroopers in the First Order.|Gwendoline Christie||
|Qui-Gon Jinn|A rebellious Jedi Knight. He is the one who discovered Anakin and brought him in to the Jedi Order.|Liam Neeson||
|Supreme Leader Snoke|He is a deformed creature who is the public leader of the First Order, but is in fact just an underling of Darth Sidious.|Andy Serkis||
|Darth Maul|Maul is a horned alien with red and black tattoos. He was one of the first followers of Darth Sidious.|Ray Park||
|Mace Windu|Mace Windu is a strict Jedi Master known for his purple lightsaber.|Samuel L. Jackson||
|Count Dooku|Dooku is a former Jedi who later joined Darth Sidious. He is the leader of a group known as the Separatist Alliance.|Christopher Lee||
|Grand Moff Tarkin|He is a high-ranking member of the Galactic Empire.|Peter Cushing||
|Nute Gunray|Nute Gunray is a slimy alien businessman. He gives his army of droids to Palpatine for his evil schemes.|Silas Carson||
There are many more characters in the series who appear in the movies, books and television series such as Ahsoka Tano, Ezra Bridger and Jyn Erso.

## Star Wars vehicles

- X-wing Fighter, a class of fighter ship primarily used as all-purpose starfighters by the Rebel Alliance.
- Y-wing Fighter, a class of fighter ship primarily used as heavy assault starfighters by the Rebel Alliance.
- TIE Fighter, a class of fighter ship designed for usage by the Galactic Empire's best pilots. Their iconic whine struck fear into the hearts of their enemies.
- Millennium Falcon, a legendary freighter repurposed by Lando Calrissian as a high-speed personal ship. It was later won in a bet by Han Solo.
- Tantive IV, Princess Leia's personal cruiser used for her mercy mission undertakings, and later used to transport the stolen plans of the Death Star.
- Star Destroyer, a colossal wedge-shaped capital ship first used by the Empire, outfitted with countless forms of weaponry, making it a pivotal battleship for the Galactic Empire, and later the First Order.
- AT-AT (All Terrain Armored Transport), a specialised walker-class combat vehicle used as ground forces by the Empire. They were built primarily for intimidation, their tall, imposing structure and slow movements lending to their terrifying appearance.
- Slave I, the personal ship of bounty hunter Jango Fett, and later his son, Boba.
- Imperial Shuttle, a starship used for the transport of high-ranking Empire officials, such as Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader.
- Sandcrawler, a collosal land vehicle used by a scrapper tribe known as Jawas, capable of storing their various bits and pieces scavenged across the Tatoonian wastes.
- HAVW A6 Juggernaut, a ten-wheeled tank used as transports for the Clone Army during the Clone Wars by the Galactic Republic.
- Speeder Bike, a term applied to various "bikes", used by the common people across the galaxy, most often on Tatooine. Various characters make primary usage of speeder bikes, such as Darth Maul and Din Djarin, The Mandalorian.
- Podracer, a broad class of speeder vehicles used primarily for races, commonly held on Tatooine.
- Supremacy, a colossal starship used as the home base of the First Order.

## Major planets in the Star Wars universe

- Tatooine
- Naboo
- Coruscant
- Jakku
- Alderaan
- Endor
- Bespin
- Hoth

## Expanded universe

Many books, short movies, and video games have been produced that deal with events that do not happen in the original movies. They also tell more about things that did happen in the movies. For example, the book _Death Star_ tells about the building and destruction of the space station from the original movie. It tells much about things seen in that movie but from the point of view of the people on the station. A different example is that in the Expanded Universe, sometimes the Sith are shown as the protagonists. Most of the stories in the Expanded Universe are about the rebuilding of the Republic after the Empire's defeat.  They are set anywhere from the early Sith Wars which happened 5,000 years before Episode VI to more than one hundred years after Episode VI.

### Movies

There are currently eleven live-action movies and one animated movie.

Nine of the movies are labelled as "episodes". These movies are part of the "Skywalker Saga", which is the central story of the franchise and follows the story of Darth Vader. Episodes 4—6 form the Original Trilogy (1977—1983), Episodes 1—3 form the Prequel Trilogy (1999—2005) and Episodes 7—9 form the Sequel Trilogy.
|No.|Trilogy|Title|Year|Director|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1|rowspan="3"|Prequel|_The Phantom Menace_|1999|rowspan="4"|George Lucas|
|2|_Attack of the Clones_|2002|||||
|3|_Revenge of the Sith_|2005|||||
|4|rowspan="3"|Original|_Star Wars_|1977|||
|5|_The Empire Strikes Back_|1980|Irvin Kershner||||
|6|_Return of the Jedi_|1983|Richard Marquand||||
|7|rowspan="3"|Sequel|_The Force Awakens_|2015|J. J. Abrams||
|8|_The Last Jedi_|2017|Rian Johnson||||
|9|_The Rise of Skywalker_|2019|J. J. Abrams||||
|Title|Year|Director|
| --- | --- | --- |
|_The Clone Wars_|2008|Dave Filoni|
|_Rogue One_|2016|Gareth Edwards|
|_Solo_|2018|Ron Howard|
|Title|Year|Director||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|_Rogue Squadron_|2023|Patty Jenkins||
|Untitled|2025|Unknown||
|Untitled|2027|Unknown||
|Untitled|N/A|James Mangold||
|Untitled|N/A|Kevin Feige||
|Untitled|N/A|Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy||
|Untitled|N/A|Taika Waititi||
|Untitled|N/A|rowspan="3"|Rian Johnson|
|Untitled|N/A|||
|Untitled|N/A|||

### Television Specials

- _Star Wars Holiday Special_ (1978)
- _Caravan of Courage_ (1984)
- _The Battle of Endor_ (1985)

### Television

There have been 18 television series and three television specials. The longest series is _Star Wars: The Clone Wars_. In addition, there have also been some short animated miniseries released on YouTube such as _Forces of Destiny_ and _Galaxy of Adventures._
|rowspan="2"|Title|rowspan="2"|Creator(s)|rowspan="2"|Network|colspan="2"|Years|rowspan="2"|Seasons|rowspan="2"|Episodes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|_Visions_|_Multiple_|Disney+|2021||2|18||||||
|_Clone Wars_|Genndy Tartakovsky|Cartoon Network|2003|2005|3|25||||||
|_The Clone Wars_|Dave Filoni|Cartoon Network|2008|2020|7|133||||||
|_The Bad Batch_|Dave Filoni|Disney+|2021||2|32||||||
|_Droids_|Ken Stephenson|ABC|1985|1986|1|14||||||
|_Obi-Wan Kenobi_|Deborah Chow|Disney+|2022|2022|1|6||||||
|_Rebels_|Dave Filoni|Cartoon Network|2014|2018|4|75||||||
|_Andor_|Tony Gilroy|Disney+|2022||1|12||||||
|_Ewoks_|Ken Stephenson|ABC|1985|1986|2|26||||||
|_Resistance_|Dave Filoni|Disney Channel|2018|2020|2|40||||||
|_The Mandalorian_|Jon Favreau|Disney+|2019||3|24||||||
|_The Book of Boba Fett_|Jon Favreau|Disney+|2021|2022|1|7||||||
|_Ahsoka_|Dave Filoni|Disney+|2023||1|8||||||

### Video games

The _Star Wars_ franchise has produced a wide array of video games across various platforms, offering experiences from action-adventure to role-playing, strategy, and more.

#### Action-adventure games

- _Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order_ - A critically acclaimed single-player action-adventure game that follows Cal Kestis, a young Jedi trying to survive after Order 66.

- _LEGO Star Wars Series_ - These family-friendly games combine LEGO gameplay mechanics with humor and storytelling from the Star Wars saga. The latest installment, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, covers all nine main movies.

#### Role-playing games (RPGs)

- _Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic_ (KOTOR) - A classic RPG set in the Star Wars universe, allowing players to make choices that affect the story, character development, and their alignment with the Light or Dark side.

- _Star Wars: The Old Republic_ - An MMORPG that immerses players in a rich narrative experience, featuring multiple classes and extensive lore.

#### Shooter games

- _Star Wars Battlefront Series_ - Large-scale multiplayer shooters focusing on iconic battles from the films. The most recent entries offer both online and offline modes, with a variety of characters and vehicles.

- _Star Wars: Republic Commando_ - A tactical first-person shooter where players command a squad of clone troopers in various missions during the Clone Wars.

#### Strategy games

- _Star Wars: Empire at War_ - A real-time strategy game that lets players control the Galactic Empire or the Rebel Alliance, featuring ground and space battles.

- _Star Wars: Squadrons_ - A space combat game focused on dogfights between starfighter pilots, available in both single-player and multiplayer modes.

#### Mobile games

- _Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes_ - A turn-based RPG that allows players to collect characters from across the Star Wars saga and engage in strategic battles.

- _Star Wars: Force Collection_ - A card battle game where players can collect cards featuring characters, ships, and vehicles from the franchise.

#### Miscellaneous

- _Star Wars: Podracing_ - Several games, including _Star Wars Episode I: Racer_, allow players to race pod racers on various tracks from the Star Wars universe.

- _Star Wars: The Force Unleashed_ - An action game that tells the story of Darth Vader's secret apprentice and features a combination of lightsaber combat and Force powers.

### Upcoming titles

There are also several upcoming projects and titles being developed, such as Star Wars Eclipse and new entries in the Jedi series.

### Movies

- ***Star Wars: Rogue Squadron*** is a _Star Wars_ movie that was released on December 22, 2023. The movie is written and directed by Patty Jenkins making her the first woman to direct a Star Wars film. According to Starwars.com, the movie "introduces a new generation of starfighter pilots as they earn their wings and risk their lives in a boundary-pushing, high-speed thrill-ride, and move the saga into the future era of the galaxy."
- **Untitled _Rian Johnson_ Trilogy** a trilogy is currently being worked on by Rian Johnson who wrote and directed _Star Wars: The Last Jedi_. The trilogy was announced before the release of _The Last Jedi_ but very little has been said about it. Rian Johnson said that he would start writing it after his film _Knives Out_ and that it will take place in a new era with new characters.
- Two **Untitled _Star Wars_ films** are set to release in December 2025 and December 2027.
- A **Untitled Kevin Fiege film** is currently in currently being developed by Marvel Cinematic Universe producer Kevin Feige
- A **Untitled _Star Wars Taika Watiti_ film** is currently in development and was announced on May 4, 2020. Taika Waititi will be co-writing the movie with Krysty Wilson-Cairns. Taika will also be the director of the film.

### Television shows

- ***Lando*** is a future Disney+ show set in the _Star Wars_ universe. The show will focus on the character Lando Calrissian but it is unclear if Donald Glover or Billy Dee Williams will come back to play Lando. The show is written by Justin Simien.
- ***Rangers of the New Republic*** is a future Disney+ show set in the _Star Wars_ universe. The show was announced in December 2020 and will be worked on by Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau. It will take place at the same time as, _Ahsoka_, _The Mandalorian_ and _The Book of Boba Fett_.
- ***Ahsoka*** is a Disney+ television show set in the _Star Wars_ universe. It takes place during the time of _The Mandalorian_, _Rangers of the New Republic_, and _The Book of Boba Fett_. The shows all join together in a story event at an unknown time. Rosario Dawson plays Ahsoka Tano again and the show is written and directed by Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau.
- ***The Acolyte*** is a _Star Wars_ Disney+ show written by Leslie Headland. The show takes place during the end of the High Republic Era of Star Wars and take a look at the dark forces in the galaxy as the events of _Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace_ get closer.
- ***Visions*** is a Disney+ show that features ten short anthology anime films by different cartoonist set in the _Star Wars_ universe. It was released in 2021. A second season was released in 2023, featuring nine more films.

## Other websites

- Star Wars.com The official _Star Wars_ website
- Official YouTube profile
- TheForce.net—One of the oldest Star Wars Fan Movie sites
- The Rebel Legion
- StarDestroyer.Net
- The Force of Star Wars  from Time.com
- Star Wars Trailer
- Directory to Star Wars sites on the internet.