Well, as you may know, the redistribution of the rights to Star Wars, films, and merchandise have come out of the woodworks. I mean seriously, it used to be a rarity when it came to Star Wars content, now every year around the months of December and May the populace is more excited about Star Wars movies popping out, no matter how bad they are, rather than getting worked up about the holidays or the potential summer events following May.

Star Wars successfully took over major seasons, that is to no surprise. Come on... who doesn't like Star Wars? What is not to love? Growing up I did not have a babysitter, my parents stuck me in front of the flickering tube and popped in their old relics of VHS copies of Star Wars. Come to think of it, those VHS copies are rarer than a mythical creature. Wouldn't you want to watch A New Hope or Return of the Jedi all over again without all the disrupting new add-ons that riddle the originals? Notice how I didn't mention The Empire Strikes Back? That is because that movie was so well crafted that it needed no meddling with. Surely neither did the formers, but hey that is why the producers get paid the big bucks.

So without further delay, below is a list of twenty-five things people seem to always get wrong about Star Wars.

A long time ago at a blogger's desk far far away...

25 Harrison Ford Accidentally Cast As Han Solo

Yes, that is correct, the scruffy looking nerf herder was not originally cast as the beloved space smuggler known as Han Solo. How Ford landed the role was a little bit of who he knew in the industry and, ironically with a little bit of luck.

Yes, in A New Hope, Ford’s character, Han Solo, said there is no such thing as luck, but lady luck may have played her hand in Ford’s acting career. Before this handsome, charismatic space-cowboy made a name for himself, Ford made a living by doing some carpentry work.

When Han Solo is not working on the Millennium Falcon, Harrison Ford works as a carpenter.

Even though Ford starred in such movies like Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now and George Lucas’ American Graffiti, it was not until his breakout debut with Star Wars that propelled his acting career.

Originally, Ford was brought on to the set to read lines with other potential cast members; however, his abilities shined as he read the lines, eventually impressing director George Lucas. At first, Lucas was adamant about hiring actors he already worked with, but made an exception with Harrison Ford. Thank goodness Lucas did.

24 Star Wars Is A Thing Of The Past?

A common misconception about the beloved Star Wars franchise is that it is set in the future. Well, to take a look at the technological advances such as land speeders, lightsabers, blast rifles, etc, one might assume so.

However, even though Star Wars is set in this futuristic reality that does not mean it is set in the future, it is quite opposite and rather confusing to some. At the beginning of every Star Wars movie, including the latest anthology movies now surfacing in the wake of the franchise’s success, one aspect remains a constant: the opening screen with the light-blue letters and the phrase, “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far, away.” Now study those words.

The beginning of that iconic phrase starts with “A long time ago…” Yes, that is right. Star Wars occurs in the past.

Whose past? Who’s to say at this point. The phrase itself is rather confusing because viewers do not know what to believe. Perhaps the story takes place in an alternate universe parallel to the one you and I live in. Yet, there are the finishing words, “…in a galaxy far, far, away,” which render the whole idea of Star Wars to be believable.

23 Star Wars Sci-Fi Or Fantasy?

I bet you are scratching your heads as you say to yourself, “How does Star Wars not fall in the genre of science fiction?” Well, it's actually quite simple. You see, the whole idea of Star Wars is rather fantasy if anything. As a friend of mine and I were discussing the same matter, he explained to me how Star Trek, the long-running television series and movies, are more science fiction than Star Wars.

After several debates on the matter, he explained that Star Trek dealt more with the realm of science when explaining and referring to subject matter in the shows and movies, (i.e.) how the Enterprise’s galactic federation ships could warp in and out of space wormholes without a single scratch.

In Star Wars, the jump to light speed is more of a natural phenomenon that occurs in the movie.

In Star Wars, the fans are supposed to take in the information provided to them and say, “That could possibly happen, maybe in the future.” Face it, the only real thing that could happen from Star Wars is maybe, just maybe, that the tangible world may be introduced to speeders, but that idea might come to life generations from now. So in reality, Star Wars is fantasy just in space.

22 Force User Or Not, Here Is A Lightsaber

Another misconception fans of Star Wars tend to believe is that all force users, both Jedi and Sith, are the only ones capable of wielding a lightsaber. That is untrue, as past experiences have shown characters such as General Grievous from Revenge of The Sith uses not just one, or two, or three, but four lightsabers in his encounters with various Jedi Knights.

One of those opponents that Grievous had to face was none other than Obi-Wan Kenobi, who was actually a wielding of the force, unlike his nemesis, Grievous. In the opening scene in the movie, Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi are on a mission to save then Chancellor Sheev Palpatine from certain doom.

As the heroes border the ship, they encounter Grievous. In their encounter, the viewer learns that Grievous’ multiple lightsaber collection was crafted by defeating multiple Jedi in single battle.

Talk about a Jedi ender; perhaps this was a foreshadow to Darth Vader.

Even though General Grievous had no prior knowledge of the force, his ability to use four lightsabers at one time makes him a very difficult opponent to defeat. Luckily for Obi-Wan, he was much more skilled in the Jedi artists, which eventually aided him in his defeat of Grievous.

21 All In The Family? Not These Troopers

I do not know if you remember the prequels of Star Wars, but the origin of the Stormtroopers, or the “Clone Army” for that matter, started on the water planet of Kamino, which was introduced in Star Wars Episode II: Attack Of The Clones. In the movie, a character by the name of Jango Fett, a bounty hunter, lived on Kamino with his young son, Boba Fett.

In the movie, the clone army was conjured up by using Jango Fett’s DNA. Boba Fett was a clone as well, but his DNA was unaltered to allow Jango Fett to raise his son as if Boba was his natural offspring. Later, the army is put into action as they save the band of Jedi in their hour of need during the Jedi’s pursuit of Count Dooku.

A common mistake is that all stormtroopers in the original trilogy are indeed clones; however, as new anthologies surface such as Rogue One, and now Solo, fans are learning that not all employees of the Galactic Empire are clones, or Stormtroopers for that matter. In fact, as the newest trilogy has shown, candidate Stormtroopers are ripped from their families across the galaxy and forced into the service of what is now known as the First Order from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Finn is a prime example of how a young boy was stripped away from his home to become a stormtrooper.

20 Not All Dark Siders Are Sith?

For years, fans of the Star Wars franchise have known there to be only two sides to the force, the light and the dark. The light side consisted of the Jedi Knights and Masters, such as Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda, etc. However, their dark counterparts were for years known as the Sith.

The Sith were thought to be extinct in Star Wars cinematic lore, until Darth Maul came about. Yes, that's right, in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace young Obi-Wan Kenobi and his master Qui-Gon Jinn face off with Sith Lord Darth Maul who wielded a red-double bladed lightsaber.

Now, the funny thing about Star Wars is that each Jedi has a certain type of color for their lightsaber. In the original trilogy, the audience was only introduced to three colors: blue, green, and red; however, in the later movies, more colors were introduced (i.e.) purple, yellow, etc. With that being said, it is safe to say the dominant color for the dark side was red. The force-wielding antagonists all sported the color red for their lightsabers, indicating that these characters had some business with the Sith.

Actually, that is false; in the recent movies, dark-side using, Kylo Ren is not a Sith.

In fact, the new trilogy issued a whole new realm of villains when Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens launched, introducing “The Knights of Ren.” The Knights of Ren are not Sith, but they are their own form of dark side users.

19 Not The First Female Stormtrooper

If you are a big Star Wars fan, then you should know that Captain Phasma was not the first stormtrooper to make it to the canon of Star Wars. Sure, there were very interesting and cool characters when it came to Star Wars villains, but I personally think Captain Phasma should have received more screen time and maybe a better story then what viewers got.

Before the arrival of the recent trilogy, Episodes VII, VIII, and IX, Star Wars fans were not given a female antagonist. The closest fans got to a female protagonist in the original trilogy was Princess Leia Organa, and she was not even the lead role. Captain Phasma was the first on-screen female stormtrooper in the Star Wars cinematic universe.

However, to learn the truth one has to dip deeper to realize that Phasma was not the first or the only female to don the empire armor.

A buddy of mine, who happens to be a huge Star Wars fan, informed me of a certain character by the name of Jes Gistang. Gistang is a fictional character from the Star Wars comics made her reputation by climbing up the ranks of the imperial army, which resulted in becoming the first female stormtrooper; however, that fact is unknown to most, unless you brushed up on your comic reading.

18 One And Done

What most fans get wrong about Star Wars is that there were meant to be more trilogies to follow the original three and a prequel trilogy explaining what happens prior to the arrival of the rebels and empire. Well, to be quite frank, that was never the case for director and creator of Star Wars, George Lucas.

Originally, Star Wars was supposed to be a one and done type of movie. No one really expected the franchise to take off the way it did, and with that, some movie theaters were against showing the movie altogether.

Can you imagine a world without Star Wars? I can’t!

It was not until Lucas himself started to write the script for The Empire Strikes Back that he knew that the movie was not just a solo act but could possibly turn out to be something much bigger. As Lucas finished the script for the sequel he titled it Episode V. Now, he had to go back and give Star Wars a proper title: Episode IV: A New Hope. As I said before, Star Wars was initially supposed to be a solo act, not to be confused with recent released film Solo directed by Ron Howard, but yes, Lucas did not plan on Star Wars to branch out as it did.

17 Anakin Skywalker Or Darth Vader?

As you may know, the main antagonist of the original Star Wars trilogy is none other than Darth Vader himself. In the original trilogy, it is revealed that Darth Vader is, in fact, the father of hero Luke Skywalker.

What fans may not know is that before Anakin was practically not a man anymore, he was already Darth Vader.

Fans would say no, that is preposterous, and that Anakin Skywalker ceased to have that name when the armor was donned on him after his encounter with his old Jedi master, Obi-Wan Kenobi. Well, as a matter of fact, I went back and rewatched Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge Of The Sith and noticed something interesting.

Sure enough, Anakin Skywalker ceased to be the peaceful, loving Jedi he once was and took up the name of Darth Vader after saving chancellor Palpatine from Jedi Master Mace Windu. Once Anakin ended the former Jedi master, he knelt before Palpatine only to rise not as Anakin Skywalker but as Darth Vader.

So, there you have it: Anakin was given the title of Darth Vader before he donned on the infamous black armor that is known to many.

16 Is The Star Wars Expanded Universe Illogical?

Now here is a funny story back from my childhood. Back when I was six years old or so, my father and I ventured off to the local bookstore. There was an array of different genres of books; however, one particular genre caught my eye, and that was science fiction. So, I ventured off alone to that area and found Star Wars titles left and right. My eyes glistened as they scanned title after title.

Then I noticed that the Star Wars titles on these books were very different than the films.

My father saw what I had in my hand and explained to me that Star Wars was not just revolved around the movies, but that it expanded into books, graphic novels, video games, etc.

I was very let down. But in all seriousness: is the Star Wars expanded universe nonsense? No, it is not. I mean, some of it is deemed canon, some of it is not, but that shouldn’t take away from the fact some of the material is actually a work of art that some author wrote. Some fans say that some books are canon, some will disagree. With fantasy, does it have to be logical?

15 Han Solo Gone Too Soon?

Growing up with certain characters tends to hold some emotional value after a great while. The same could be said when it came to Han Solo's on-screen passing.

I believe the whole world was shocked when it saw one of the most iconic characters fall to his end by the hands of his own son, Kylo Ren, in Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens.

I know I was shocked. Solo was my favorite character of all time. His swagger, his attitude towards life, and his demeanor spoke volumes; however, I knew it was time to let all things go, and with that, it was time for Han to go.

Before his timely on-screen passing, Han Solo actor Harrison Ford confessed that for some time he tried to convince George Lucas to end off his character. Ford almost succeeded in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi as Lucas contemplated ending off one of his beloved characters.

The reason why Ford wanted his character to meet his end was not because he was sick and tired of portraying the scruffy looking nerf herder, but simply because of the impact it would have on the narrative.

14 Siblings Or Something More?

So, here is an interesting tidbit that most fans never knew about Star Wars that left many asking questions. As you may already know, if you watched the second installment of the Star Wars original trilogy, The Empire Strikes Back, then you may have an idea where I’m headed.

Most people think that Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia knew they were related when Luke and Leia shared that infamous “kiss” early in the movie.

Well, after having a chat with my buddy who practically studies Star Wars lore as a hobby, he informed me that creator George Lucas originally planned on having Luke and Leia not be siblings at all.

I bet a lot of people reading this are scratching their heads right now. In all seriousness, yes, the characters of Luke and Leia were indeed to supposed to be friends. However, when Return of the Jedi rolled around in 1983, Lucas made some changes in the movie’s storyboard.

Originally the “sister” master Yoda referred to before his departure was supposed to be a new character altogether. Shocking! But, Lucas decided instead of bringing in a new character to have such a big role this late in the series to give that “sister” role to Leia.

13 Anakin Skywalker Not A Random Miracle?

For years fans were convinced that Anakin Skywalker was “the chosen one” prophesied in Jedi texts of old. In Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, the audience first meets young Anakin on his home planet of Tatooine as a slave along with his mother Shmi Skywalker. It was status quo until Queen Padmé Amidala's ship had to emergency land on the planet. There, the ship's attendants meet young Anakin for the first time.

It was not until Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn discovered that Anakin possessed a high midichlorian. What is a midichlorian? Well, after what I saw after watching the movie for about a thousand times, they are what makes an individual sensitive to the “Force.” Or at least that is what I got from the movie.

Qui-Gon Jinn believed that Anakin was the chosen one, as previously mentioned, and asked the mother who the father was. Shmi replied by saying there was no father and that Anakin just came about. Sound familiar? Possibly a miracle birth? Cough, cough.

Well, after speaking with my comic book buddy, he told me that it was actually both Darth Sidious, along with his master Darth Plagueis, that created Anakin within her. Eventually, Anakin was a tool to destroy the Jedi from within. It was a plan long in the making from a Sith’s point of view.

12 Luke Skywalker Vs. Wampa

One fact fans seem to miss or did not know about was that Mark Hamill was involved in a horrendous car accident early in his career. I believe the accident happened after the first installment of the Star Wars franchise was all wrapped up.

Apparently, Hamill drove on the wrong side of the road at the time of the accident, but luckily for him, there were zero cars coming his way. Hamill was going pretty fast, but what caused him to eventually crash was his car lost control and veered off road.

Hamill escaped with his life, thankfully!

After getting surgery, Hamill was back on his feet! Just in time for filming the next addition to Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back. Now, it is rumored that that scene where Luke Skywalker was attacked by a yeti-type beast, the Wampa, to mask and explain Hamill’s reconstructive surgery scars.

Lucas is very wishy-washy when it comes to his secrets about Star Wars; however, in a DVD commentary of The Empire Strikes Back, Lucas addressed these rumors as false, saying that the Wampa attack was not written in the script in a result of Hamill’s scars.

11 Luke Skywalker Inadequate To Fly?

So, I heard this rumor that both hecklers and fans of the original trilogy rant on several of the loopholes within Star Wars. So, I will cut to the chase. Lately, for some reason or another, Luke's abilities to pilot an X-Wing fighter are the center of attention as they are called upon for questioning.

Honestly, I would rather call this an opinion rather than a rumor, because, in all actuality, rumors could hold some weight in the meaning of truth. With that said, apparently the rebellion was in the wrong for letting Luke operate an X-Wing Fighter. The main issue was that there was no way Luke knew how to fly anything except his adorable land speeder.

Furthermore, in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Luke proclaims to be a solid pilot by referencing several accomplishments.

So it was not like Luke did not have any knowledge about flying. Plus, the rebellion was in a moment of crisis when Luke joined the band of rebels, as he and R2-D2 jettisoned into the vast openness of space to take on the empire. So I believe that opinion does not hold any water. Luke knew how to fly in the very beginning.

10 Goodbye, Alderaan?

No, apparently Alderaan was not a prime military target. I could have even told you that from the very beginning. Yet, why do some fans believe that Princess Leia's beloved home planet was a military target for the empire to destroy?

In reality, Alderaan was not a military target, to begin with; in fact, it was more of a test subject.

Yes, that is right, Grand Moff Tarkin used Leia's home planet of Alderaan as a test for the Death Star's ray beam. At first, the threat to Leia was only used to extract information from her, but as ruthless as he was, Tarkin instead ordered for the destruction of the planet.

So, there you have it: Alderaan was not a military target because it was more of leverage than anything. Leverage that eventually cost the lives of millions on the planet.

When it comes to the empire, they show that they say what they mean, and for Tarkin to fire upon the planet anyway only adds on to his character in a dramatic way. Alderaan was peaceful and without weapons, and yet Tarkin decided to blast them away regardless. Sometimes I wonder if he was more ruthless than Darth Vader, but who's to say?

9 Jedi Cannot Have Relationships?

In the prequels, the audience is introduced to the fact that Jedi cannot hold any form of relationships with man or woman. That sounds a little bananas, am I right? But, in all seriousness, the reason for this is because the Jedi Masters fear that the emotions will get in the way of the Jedi training.

In Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, the council of Jedi Masters disagreed about taking on young Anakin Skywalker, claiming that he was too old to start the trials.

Too old? The child was practically eleven years old or so. How is young Skywalker too old? Well, the Jedi like to train their promising candidates as early as toddlers. Why is this? Because the process allows the young Jedi to grow detached from the parents so they can train without the conscience of feeling remorse or compassion for those can be manipulated to serve the dark-side of the force.

The audience sees this happen to young Anakin in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones when he ended a whole clan of Sand People. In Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Anakin has a dream about Padmé perishing in childbirth. Anakin was hell-bent on finding a way to stop her from passing, which eventually leads to his fall from grace by becoming Darth Vader and losing Padmé as well.

8 The Very First Appearance Of Boba Fett

If you are anything like me, or maybe a large number of Star Wars fans, then you might believe that the very first appearance of Boba Fett was during The Empire Strikes Back. Well, to be quite honest, I had to do a little bit of research on this topic. In my discoveries, Boba Fett first appeared along side Darth Vader and company during a parade in Northern California back in 1978.

After the parade, the infamous bounty hunter made another appearance in a holiday special as a right-hand man to the Sith Lord himself, Darth Vader.

You see, this fact can be a generational matter. I am sure that true fans, mainly the older generations, knew about the first appearance of Boba Fett from the parade and cartoons. However, if you are like me and were born in the 90s, then you would have never known that the bounty hunter appeared not just in The Empire Strikes Back, but in the cartoon and parade.

Honestly, I always thought that Boba Fett only appeared in the film. Even though that was Fett’s first appearance on the cinematic realm, the character itself appeared much earlier. Perhaps this is why producers included Fett in the films.

I am sure glad they did.

7 Non-Golden C3PO?

Of course not, C3PO was never was truly all gold. During his creation at the hands of a young Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, C3PO was completely exposed as the above picture as shown.

In this movie, C3PO is considered to be incomplete. However, in later movies following, C3PO looks a little more complete. In Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, C3PO is more metallic looking than anything. He looks rather rustic in some way.

However, it was not until Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith that C3PO was actually covered in all gold.

In the original trilogy, C3PO is not all completely gold, even though the droid might appear to be somewhat all gold, there are limps that are a different shade of gold, appearing to be off, but a little bit.

In the newer installment, Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, C3PO is seen again; however, this time, his usually golden left arm is replaced by a daunting red one. It is unexplained how C3PO acquired a red arm in the movie, but it is explained in the novelization. So, no, C3PO was never truly always golden.

6 No, I Am Your Father

We all know Darth Vader’s iconic phrase from The Empire Strikes Back, yet fans still seem to get it twisted. It is no fault of theirs, maybe their ears are playing tricks on them or something but in all seriousness, people think that Darth Vader actually said, “Luke, I am your father.”

That is false.

Darth Vader addressed Luke’s father by telling Luke that Obi-Wan Kenobi never told him the truth. Luke thought his old Jedi master told him everything. So Luke responded in anger, accusing Vader of ending Luke’s father. And here it comes. The real phrase is, “No, I am your father.”

So how is it that for so many years “true fans” of the originals or even on certain forms of media get the iconic phrase wrong? Like I said, maybe it is a trick the ear plays on one. Maybe it is what we want to hear. But really the iconic phrase is “No, I am your father.” To be quite honest, I caught myself saying the former for years as well, and what is more bizarre is that I did not realize I had said the saying wrong this entire time.