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The 5 best Star Wars moments of all time[traditional May the 4th joke]
[traditional May the 4th joke]
OnStar Wars Day, the holiest of days, we are duty-bound to celebrate the cultural monolith that is Star Wars. So let’s run through the most iconic characters from our beloved fascism allegory, and relive their finest moments.
Quark destroys the Death Star
Can there be any doubt as to our favourite, plucky little Ewok? Quark’s charm leaves no room for pretenders. After years spent diligently tending to his bar, Quark thrust himself into the spotlight when he dropped into the cockpit of an X-wing. Red Squadron didn’t know what to make of him at first (who could blame them!), but that all changed when Quark sunk his photon torpedoes into the belly of the Death Star. We now remember him for the hero that he is, and not for all that dodgy stuff about how women are treated as possessions on his home planet, Hoth.
The duel between Riker and Picard
Data gets a facelift
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When Data got tangled up in a droid-manufacturing facility, we all thought he was done for. But no! Out he popped, with a shiny new Separatist Droid head. Thank goodness for that, because it meant we got to spend the rest of the saga tucking into the delightful “will they, won’t they” tension between Data-with-a-Droid-head and Droid-with-a-Data-body. It would have been a done deal, were it not for Data-with-a-Droid-head’s searing resentment over his counterpart’s ability to use contractions. He just could not get over it.
Wesley blows up Alderan
We all love to hate Wesley, the cybernetic Sith Lord and chief enforcer of the Galactic Empire. The height of his evil, undoubtedly, came with his callous destruction of Alderan. The Vulcan home planet was entirely obliterated, much to the woe of Prime Minister Leia. Truly, a dark day for every Gungan.
Merry Star Wars day, everyone.
