The adventure novel exhibits these " protagonist on adventurous journey " characteristics as do many popular feature films, such as Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark.

The term " droid ", coined by George Lucas for the original Star Wars film and now used widely within science fiction, originated as an abridgment of " android ", but has been used by Lucas and others to mean any robot, including distinctly non-human form machines like R2-D2.

* In the Star Wars prequels, the galactic capital planet Coruscant has buildings many miles tall, and approaches the completely built-over condition of Trantor in Isaac Asimov's classic Foundation trilogy ( Note: due to this, Coruscant was originally to be named Jhantor but was eventually renamed Coruscant ).

The voice of C-3PO from Star Wars was created by taking the actor's voice and treating it with a phaser.

* overdrive effects such as the use of a fuzz box can be used to produce distorted sounds, such as for imitating robotic voices or to simulate distorted radiotelephone traffic ( e. g., the radio chatter between starfighter pilots in the science fiction film Star Wars ).

Preproduction for the film had coincided with the casting process for George Lucas's Star Wars, and many of the actors cast in De Palma's film had been earmarked as contenders for Lucas's movie, and vice-versa.

* SWGEmu-An open source community project aimed to develop, maintain and expand a free Pre-CU-era Star Wars Galaxies server software set.

One of the most famous cyborgs is Darth Vader from the Star Wars films.

General Grievous, Lobot, and Luke Skywalker are the three other most prominent cyborgs in the Star Wars universe.

* Various characters in Star Wars saga, notably Darth Vader, General Grievous, Dengar, Lobot, and Luke Skywalker.

The tumultuous history of the Wars of the Roses and then the Star Chamber resulted in periods during which the common law courts were frequently paralyzed, and out of the confusion the Court of Chancery emerged with exclusive jurisdiction over group litigation.

In the Star Wars movie The Empire Strikes Back, two life-forms were encountered by the characters that were non-carbon based entities.

Although details of their physiology were not mentioned on screen, the space slug, ( a giant worm-like creature that lived on asteroids in the vacuum of space ), and the Mynock, ( pesky bat-like vermin that would attach to spaceship hulls and chew through power conduits to feed off the raw energy ), are said to be silicon-based organisms in Star Wars Expanded Universe sources.

Appearing only in the Star Wars Expanded Universe is the spice spider of Kessel, a creature made of glitterstim spice and silicon that spun crystalline webs harvested by miners as glitterstim spice, an illegal psychoactive narcotic.

In ‘ Wild Horses ’ characters are named after the Star Trek crew and the influence of Star Wars pervades throughout.

The Afghan war and the Soviet response to Mr. Reagan's Star Wars program caused only a relatively small rise in defense costs.

* Clone Wars ( Star Wars ), a TV show and movie based around the Star Wars universe

* Clone trooper, a fictional soldier in the Star Wars universe

Notable disco hits based on movie and television themes included a medley from Star Wars, " Star Wars Theme / Cantina Band " ( 1977 ) by Meco, and " Twilight Zone / Twilight Tone " ( 1979 ) by The Manhattan Transfer.

He also created the poster art for Monty Python's Life of Brian and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.

In the 1970s and 1980s, Industrial Light & Magic often used stop motion model animation for films such as the original Star Wars trilogy: the chess sequence in Star Wars, the Tauntauns and AT-AT walkers in The Empire Strikes Back, and the AT-ST walkers in Return of the Jedi were all stop motion animation, some of it using the Go films.

One of three theories regarding how the Romulans arrived at the stellar system that includes the planets Romulus and Remus involves Sargon's people, referred to in conjecture as the " Arretians ", as mentioned in the Star Trek: The Original Series episode " Return to Tomorrow ".

the Extra-Terrestrial, Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Batman, Rain Man, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Back to the Future, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Top Gun, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Back to the Future Part II, Crocodile Dundee, Fatal Attraction and Beverly Hills Cop.

* The 20 highest-grossing films of the decade are ( in order from highest to lowest grossing ): Avatar, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, The Dark Knight, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Spider-Man 3, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Finding Nemo, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Shrek the Third.

He went on to star in the similarly-successful Star Wars sequels, The Empire Strikes Back ( 1980 ) and Return of the Jedi ( 1983 ), as well as The Star Wars Holiday Special ( 1978 ).

It has been claimed that in the final / celebration scene of the special edition DVD version of Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi, Jar Jar can be heard shouting, " We ' sah free!

Along with film critics, many have also accused the film's creators of excessive commercialization directed at young children ( a criticism first levelled with the introduction of Ewoks in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi ).

Lawson also portrays Antilles in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi ; his own voice is used in both these films.

She is portrayed by actress Carrie Fisher in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, and The Star Wars Holiday Special.

He is portrayed by Billy Dee Williams in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.

A bounty hunter and Mandalorian hired by Darth Vader to find the Millennium Falcon, he is a villain in both Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.

Fett is at Jabba's palace in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi ( 1983 ) when Solo's rescuers are captured, and he travels on Jabba's sail barge to the sarlacc pit, where the prisoners are to be executed.

Star Wars creator George Lucas considered adding a shot of Fett escaping the sarlaac in Return of the Jedi, but decided against it because it would have detracted from the story's focus, instead leaving the task of " reviving " Fett to Expanded Universe canon.

Boba Fett's voice in National Public Radio's Star Wars radio dramas was provided by Alan Rosenberg in The Empire Strikes Back and Ed Begley, Jr. in Return of the Jedi.

The shooting model for the Super Star Destroyer Executor in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi was long.

It is here that theories abound on Star Wars's philosophy of the Jedi were based on that of xia and the setting of jianghu in this genre.

Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn ( right ) and Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi, as portrayed by Liam Neeson and Ewan McGregor in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

The Jedi () are major characters in the Star Wars universe.

The Jedi are first introduced in the 1977 motion picture Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope as an order of warrior monks who serve as " the guardians of peace and justice in the galaxy " and embrace the mystical Force.

In Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace ( 1999 ), Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn ( Liam Neeson ) discovers nine year old Anakin Skywalker ( Jake Lloyd ), whom he believes to be the " Chosen One " of Jedi prophecy who is destined to bring balance to the Force ; the boy is eventually paired with Qui-Gon's apprentice, the young Obi-Wan Kenobi ( Ewan McGregor ), who promises to train him.

In the Star Wars saga, the Jedi Temple is the official Jedi headquarters / school / monastery for Jedi.

Dark Jedi is the name given in the Star Wars universe to fictional characters attuned to the Force and adept in its dark side.

They exist by that name only in the Expanded Universe, including video games such as Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and the Jedi Knight series ; the term is never used in any of the six Star Wars films.

Within the Star Wars universe, the Jedi are usually portrayed as dressed in simple robes and carrying specialized field gear for their missions.

One of the enduring influences the Star Wars saga has had in popular culture is the idea of the fictional Jedi values being interpreted as a modern philosophical path or religion, spawning various movements such as the controversial Jediism ( religious ) and the Jedi census phenomenon.

* Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast ( 2002 )

* Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy ( 2003 )

This drink has made appearances in Star Wars Expanded Universe novels MedStar II: Jedi Healer and Conviction.

Notable fictional telepaths include the Jedi in Star Wars.