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Did Vader Still Care?

Published 7 months ago • 1 min read
"No disintegrations"
— Darth Vader, The Empire Strikes Back

Did You Know?

George Lucas approved of Mel Brooks’ Star Wars parody, Spaceballs, and signed off on a fair use agreement. The one condition? No Spaceballs merchandise that could compete with Star Wars merchandise. That’s why you’ve never seen any Spaceballs action figures, cereal, or flamethrowers.

Reader 👋

You ever notice something weird during your 100th Star Wars rewatch? There I was, feet up, munching on popcorn, and I hit that scene in Cloud City. Boba Fett’s about to blast Chewbacca into next week, and Vader stops him with that iconic “halt” gesture.

And suddenly, I couldn’t let it go. Why would the Dark Lord of the Sith, a guy who force-chokes his way through meetings, care about saving Chewbacca? It’s like seeing your grumpy boss suddenly offer someone a cookie. Something was off.

So, I did some digging, and the answer might just surprise you. This one’s for the lore-hunters—come see what I found!

Why Did Vader Stop Boba From Blasting Chewbacca?

Was it because he recognized C-3PO and didn't want to risk him being shot? 🤔

Credit: u/BillyDaviesThighs

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May the Force be with you,

Vance

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