'Star Wars' Deaths Trivia Quiz

Answer: He sacrifices himself in a light-saber battle with Darth Vader

Obi-Wan (Alec Guinness) is featured in perhaps the most famous 'sword fight' in film history, when he faces off against Darth Vader. Sadly, fans of 'Star Wars' never discover whether Darth truly had overcome his master's skills, as Obi-Wan sacrifices himself during the battle in order to help Luke with his guiding voice.

Answer: Wedge

Wedge Antilles actually survives the entire original trilogy, having participated in the destruction of both the original and the second Death Stars. Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru are killed by stormtroopers early in the film, while Grand Moff Tarkin (Peter Cushing) dies in the original Death Star.

Answer: Greedo

In the original version, Han Solo fires on Greedo first (some would say, however, that he was provoked) but George Lucas decided to add a laser fire from Greedo's blaster in order to suggest that Han Solo killed his adversary in a fair fight.

Answer: Biggs

Biggs Darklighter is a childhood friend of Luke's from Tatooine. Both join the Rebel Alliance and fight in the Battle of Yavin (the one in which the Death Star is destroyed) at the end of Episode IV. Sadly, Biggs does not survive this battle.

Answer: Captain Needa

Captain Needa is one of the sacrifices necessary during the original trilogy in order to show Darth Vader's ruthlessness and evil. In a sense, Needa did deserve some punishment. After all, how could a tiny ship like the Falcon escape the grasp of imperial star destroyers?

Answer: Sarlacc

Boba Fett is rather unceremoniously done away with in 'Return of the Jedi', and even George Lucas laments this somewhat in the audio commentary. Perhaps he did not realize at the time what a large role Boba Fett would play in the 'Star Wars' prequel trilogy. Regardless, the Sarlacc, a creature that lives in the desert of Tatooine, enjoyed a nice meal that day. (Note: The author of this quiz realizes that Boba Fett lives on in the book version, but since George Lucas has explicity stated that he will not make any more 'Star Wars' films, it is assumed that Boba Fett has perished, as per Lucas' comments in the audio commentary of the film 'Return of the Jedi'.)

Answer: Leia

Leia, who has been captured by Jabba and turned into his pleasure slave, returns the compliment by choking Jabba with the chain by which she is bound to the disgusting creature. Thus the evil Jabba died aboard his desert sail barge.

Answer: Dagobah

Yoda talks with Luke, revealing that Luke is indeed the son of Darth Vader with his dying words, along with the knowledge that there is another Skywalker (Leia). The ancient Jedi master then fades away, as did Obi-Wan Kenobi, becoming one with the force.

Answer: Darth Vader throws him into the reactor core of the Death Star

The evil Palpatine is ably played by Ian McDiarmid in 'Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi'. His death is perhaps the most surprising of all during the original trilogy, coming at the hands of Darth Vader, his formerly loyal apprentice.

Answer: Darth Vader

When I watched 'Return of the Jedi', tears came to my eyes twice, once at the death of Yoda and a second time when Darth Vader/Anakin Skywalker passes away. Sebastian Shaw provides the face of Anakin in this episode, though the masked Darth Vader was portrayed by David Prowse otherwise (with voice provided by James Earl Jones).

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