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Star Wars Memes

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Hello there. Somehow, Star Wars memes have returned. It's not a trap, this is where the fun begins.

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Other universes to visit:

!lotrmemes@midwest.social

!tenforward@lemmy.world

Separatist systems:

!prequelmemes@lemmy.world

Oh hey some real SW content for a change (perhaps):

!star_wars@lemmy.world

!starwars@lemmy.ml

!starwarstelevision@lemmy.world

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Please do not post the "good friend" or similar copypasta

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Our galactic citizens have requested more specific rules, so here are a few.

The general idea is, if you're looking here for rules, you're probably someone who doesn't need to have them spelled out. You're fine. But anyway:

  1. This is a community for Star Wars memes. This means typically screenshots of Star Wars media with some text or context that's meant to be funny and/or thoughtful. All SW media is welcome: movies, games, comic books, fanart... Other kinds of content, like video links or meta memes (about this community, or Lemmy), are fine as well, just keep it on topic.

  2. We are all friends here, and love (sometimes love to hate) Star Wars. Be nice to each other.

  3. As fans of fictional media, we can be passionate. If you very strongly disagree with something or someone, take a deep breath before reacting. Anger leads to the dark side!

  4. Everything in Star Wars has happened a long time ago, in a galaxy far away, and it's a rich universe of millions of words and millions of years of history. So current Earthly matters really shouldn't concern us here. In other words, leave politics, philosophies and convictions behind the door. This applies even if it's about something related to Star Wars.

  5. Original content is preferred. Reposts are fine, just please limit to a maximum of 3 per day, per citizen. It is recommended, but not required, to mark original memes as (OC) and reposts as (repost).

  6. Local mods are the Jedi council. They may take actions that are necessary to maintain peace and stability of the Republic, even beyond the rules outlined here. Follow their guidance.

  7. Regular rules of the Lemmy.world instance apply.

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[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (2 children)

To save money the Jedi Council contracted a new lightsaber manufacturing Jedi named Temu

Ea Nasir has the best Kyber crystals

[–] MML@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

I got to say I bought a lighter (that will probably blow my hand off) that's pretty damn close to a lightsaber, it even makes the sound!

[–] Phil_in_here@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago

Jedi trust the Force. Its why they are forbidden from forming attachments. When someone dies, they must accept it, even themselves.

Maul refused to die. He refused accept the balance of life and death. He survived on the singular hatred for Obi-Wan and, Force be damned, he would have his revenge.

It's super rad, in my opinion. It makes both Maul and Qui-Gon better versions of what we were shown

[–] CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 71 points 2 days ago (7 children)

We know nothing of his alien physiology. He could be like a worm. There are now two mauls, one originally the top, the other bottom. They are probably lovers.

[–] the_tab_key@lemmy.world 31 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Neither confirming or denying: that may be the plot line of the recent maul series on Disney+

[–] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

It’s also the plot in a couple of legends and canon books too.

People like to bash the palpatine coming back, but it’s actually a well thought out storyline in the books. A lot of stuff gets lost between the books and the movies though, the whole episode 3 book has a totally different feel than the movie. A whole arc is missing about why he’s so mad to not get the rank of master.

Palpatine was telling Anakin the Jedi masters had the secret to eternal life and it would save padme.

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 21 points 2 days ago (1 children)

We're talking about the two halves of Maul being lovers, right?

Right?

[–] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Hrmm I don’t think I’ve gotten to that story yet. But anything is possible.

[–] mushroommunk@lemmy.today 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You won't hear those stories from a Jedi. You need to go to fanfiction.net and learn the ways of the Sith

[–] jackalofalltrades@pawb.social 4 points 2 days ago

That sounds more like an archiveofourown.org plot, personally.

[–] cattywampas@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago (2 children)

People bash Palpatine coming back because it was not well thought out in the movies. They could have set it up easily in the PT what with all the allusions to the Force being able to be used to influence life and death. Then you have two movies in ST to play with before a big reveal in the final film. But unfortunately all the trilogies were too disconnected from each other, with the ST being too disconnected within itself.

[–] spamfajitas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Palpatine being back wasn't even revealed first in the movies, it was revealed in a Fortnite event of all places. Absolutely crazy choice of marketing.

[–] Croquette@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

How is surprising? When a Star Wars movie comes out, everything you can think of is branded Star Wars. Yogurts, tooth paste, probably tampons somewhere.

They made money of Fortnite

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[–] teft@piefed.social 10 points 2 days ago

There are now two mauls

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[–] OddMinus1@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So his double sword, which still functioned when cut in half, was a representation of himself. The sword wasn't modeled for him, it was modeled after him!

[–] LetThereBeNick@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

My dog seems to have no conscious control of his back legs. Now I am seeing the bone chews in a new light

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Machinery in the Star Wars universe seems to be aware to an extent. Why? What’s the threshold? If I just build a head is that enough? If I just build a torso, is that enough? What about Luke’s cybernetic arm? It seemed to act of its own volition on a couple of occasions.

There’s an issue with cross pollination, too. Maul’s upper half was attached to a crawler droid and he thought he was some cave spider. 3PO’s head was on a battle droid body and he started developing a bloodlust for combat.

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[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Unpopular opinion here but I think Maul coming back after his defeat/death in Ep.1 was the dumbest thing in all of Star Wars lore. He was a lame villain from the beginning, and his miraculous return was not an improvement.

[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I always liked his episodes in Clone Wars so I was okay with it.

I also kinda like the idea that he survived purely because of his unending rage as it potentially ties in with Palpatine explaining to Anakin that the dark side has the power to unlock immortality.

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Immortality is not the same as invulnerability.

[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

Then substitute immortality with invulnerability in my comment, you still understood what I meant which is the important part of communication

[–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

All he had going for him was “distinct red face guy”.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 day ago

And the double saber

[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 35 points 2 days ago (6 children)

So the whole "force ghost" thing requires much time spent meditating in the force. Yoda communed with force Qui Gon to learn it and gave instructions for Obiwan on how to train for it during his exile on Tatooine.

Having completed this meditation training, Qui Gon would have been at peace with dying. Similar to how Obiwan seemed to allow Vader to strike him down during their final duel; only to return through the force to Luke.

Perhaps part of the reason that this technique is not more wide spread is because it inherently weakens ones determination to survive.

The Sith cannot transcend death in this way. They must pour their power into clinging on to life.

[–] titanicx@lemmy.zip 24 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I'm pretty sure Anakin showing up as a force ghost kind of disproves the fact that the sith need to do that because that awesome motherfucker only repented for like 30 seconds before he died.

[–] crunchy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah but Anakin was literally Jesus.

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[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago (6 children)

Then what's the story with Vader doing it in RotJ?

[–] Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 30 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

He stopped being a Sith and then mastered the technique really fast by being a chosen one. It's like that one scene in Kung Fu Panda 2

[–] teft@piefed.social 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Great, now I want a kung fu Vader training montage. Maybe Palps throwing handfuls of sand at vader while he balances bowls of blue milk on his "limbs" and head.

[–] Tess@piefed.blahaj.zone 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

According to this 28 year old theory, it's because he died in front of Luke.

There's no dark or light side, there's just trying to die in front of Luke.

[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (7 children)

That's where the controversy comes into play. Cuz the whole force ghost mechanics were written after similar to midicloreans....

There's basically a few explainations.

  1. It's part of his redemption

  2. His midicloreans... / natural affinity with the force

  3. His connection with obiwan, quigon, yoda who all helped him trancend.

  4. Makes for a good ending. (The original reason probs)

...

In an alternate timeline where Lucas finished all 9 movies I could see him re-releasing the movies with some choice edits. Similar to this but a little less tongue in cheek.

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[–] MidsizedSedan@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Charlie Hopkinson has a series on YouTube of Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan and Anakin watching the movies/series. Every lightsaber death and "death" has Qui-Gon complaining again.

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

There was once a woman, who almost survived a traumatic hemidemiseptomy, which otherwise is rarely done due to various reasons, mainly that it's rarely needed and needs an absolute strength of will from the recipient to avoid an immediate suicide.

I guess in a sci-fi setting like Star Wars, they have some robo-lower body for Darth Maul.

[–] Drekaridill@lemmy.wtf 9 points 2 days ago

The light saber vaccine, of course

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 10 points 2 days ago (3 children)

One of the animated series details how Darth Maul survived. He basically used the Force to cobble a bunch of junk together to serve as his legs. Not like he was gonna bleed out or anything; Lightsabers also cauterize the wounds they inflict.

[–] Surp@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What about his asshole and dick? How did he shit and piss?

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

He probably uses the Force and gets hemmeroids.

[–] TheHotze@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

He also had alien physiology that meant he had less important guts in his waist.

[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

It was also his rage that strengthened his use of the force that actually kept him alive. The legs bit just helped him get around.

[–] cattywampas@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago

There were a lot of moments of the Obi-Wan series that I liked. The whole first episode was great, Ben surviving in his new life in the desert. Loved when he explained the Force to Leia, it felt very OT. Some great Anakin/Obi-Wan moments.

That said, I'm currently reading the Kenobi novel and I'm loving it so far. I think I much prefer it to the series.

[–] TallonMetroid@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

A good question! For another time.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

somehow Qui-gon returned.

[–] FrChazzz@lemmus.org 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

While Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon were on Naboo, some elder Jedi mystic discovered the proper technique to survive lightsaber wounds. The information was not dispersed before Qui-Gon met his fate. Truly a dark irony. However, his death and the re-emergence of the Sith prompted the immediate training of this technique to the point that it became common knowledge even among the most green of padawans.

Or perhaps it’s better to think that maybe Qui-Gon learned this ability while in the Force and has now shared it from beyond the grave, a thing that saved so many Jedi yet could only happen as a result of Qui-Gon’s death.

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Guess the younglings didn't get that training until they got older

[–] FrChazzz@lemmus.org 4 points 2 days ago

Or Anakin just caused them all to lose the will to live. I hear he has that effect on ~~women~~ people.

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