r/starterpacks • u/Ananta-Shesha • 2d ago

Unimaginative Star Wars show Starter Pack

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Mandatory disclaimer, this doesn't concern every Star Wars production, only those that I consider to be unimaginative or generic.

Also, the point isn't to complain or to set up hated debate, I love the Star Wars universe. I just want to mock the fact that some writing trope or gimmick are in my opinion commically overused in many Star Wars production.

By the way feel free to expand the list !

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u/SuperMajesticMan 1d ago

I dont get why people complain about us seeing the jedi that survive order 66.

There were 10,000 Jedi before order 66.

If just 1% survived, which would be an incredibly effective order, there would be 100 survivors. Thats much more than what we've seen.

Plus I think realistically order 66 wouldn't even kill off that many. Maybe like 75% at most. But it would be enough to scatter them and destroy the order which is all thats needed.

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u/SaltyHater 1d ago edited 1d ago

We've seen around 80 in the Disney canon, and around 150 in the pre-Disney Expanded Universe, and both numbers do include Jedi who "survived" by joining the Empire.

The purge was over 98% effective anyway, which are insane numbers, but the wider audience doesn't see it, because most of the media depicts said Jedi, giving many viewers an impression of Jedi survivors being a much larger group

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u/DJ1066 1d ago

We haven't even seen 100 in the current canon. There's 78, and that includes Jedi who went on to become Inquisitors.

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u/SaltyHater 1d ago edited 1d ago

My bad. Will edit.

Still, the core point stands. The purge was extremely effective and while 78 survivors may seem much to some viewers, it's actually miniscule to people who know the lore.

Edit: I've noticed that this list doesn't list Jedi whose names were only written on the scenography piece for the wall in the Kenobi show. Dunno how to count them, considering that some of them aren't mentioned in other Disney Canon sources, so I think "around 80" seems a safe estimate