This might sound like speculation, but can it be reliably predicted from canon what Voldemort would have done after he won, were he successful in defeating Harry and the Order? Would he just rule over the wizard world and keep up the masquerade, or would he try to take over the whole Earth by starting a (dark-)wizard vs. muggle war? Answer He wouldn't have been content with simply ruling the Wizarding world. Voldemort hated his father for being a Muggle and no doubt resented being a half-blood wizard despite also being the Heir of Slytherin; he even went as far as to adopt a new name to disguise the fact he was related to a Muggle family. I think the new statue in the Ministry of Magic when Voldemort has (secretly) assumed control gives a pretty clear indication of his thoughts about Muggles and what he would have done with them if he'd had free reign to do so: Now a gigantic statue of black stone dominated the scene. It was rather frightening, this vast sculpture of a witch ...

Why does Luke Skywalker seem as upset by Obi-Wan's death, as he is by the death of his uncle and aunt? Especially considering he found them burnt to the bone (the people that raised him all his life to that point) as opposed to Kenobi (up until recently regarded as "the hermit that lives across the Dune Sea") vanishing and becoming one with the Force (possibly not completely dying). Answer We don't know which deaths affected Luke more. However, as to your suggestion that Luke seems to be more upset about Obi Wan's death, I think there are a few possible explanations: Luke saw the mission to save Leia as a way to avenge Owen and Beru. Being able to do something makes the grief more bearable: "Those imperial scum killed my family - let's get 'em!" Contrast this with "That Vader bastard killed Obi Wan - RUN AWAY!" In a similar way, rescuing Leia and learning about the Force on the way gave Luke something to keep himself occupied. He had...

In Episode IV: A New Hope , an interrogation droid is used to torture Leia. Screencap from the movie This droid is equipped with a syringe. Photo of the actual prop in a museum This syringe is clearly labeled "BRITISH MADE". Photo of the actual prop in a museum Obviously, Britain isn't in the Galaxy Far, Far Away, so this poses a problem for sticklers for continuity like... um... almost everyone on this site. Knowing the penchant Lucas and other Star Wars writers have for questionable retcons, I have to ask: Was the appearance of "BRITISH MADE" in a Star Wars movie ever retconned or mentioned elsewhere, at any level of canonicity? Note: I realize the label is all but impossible to see in the film, but I have heard people claim that they saw it there. Difficult for sure, but perhaps it is possible .

This could also be phrased as, "Why can Luke feel the place strong with the dark side and not one Jedi suspected Palpatine?" But I don't want to restrict it to just those two situations. In The Phantom Menace , Yoda says, "Hard to see, the dark side is." While they don't think the Sith could have returned without their sensing it, Jedi regularly interact with Palpatine and never suspect him of being a Sith Dark Lord. So there's good reason to believe the dark side is hard to sense, even for a Jedi Grand Master, like Yoda. On the Death Star , Obi-Wan knows he his facing his destiny, but there's no indication he expects it to be Vader, yet Vader knows Obi-Wan is on the Death Star . But on Dagobah, Luke senses the place that's infused with the dark side of the force and he's a rather inexperienced Jedi in training. Is there something special about that spot on Dagobah? (I've already read the question and answer here about the dark place on ...

I watched Star Trek: Beyond and I can't get my head around one thing: Spoiler: If only a few crew members of Krall survived, who were all the people who flew the spaceships/bees? Were they the crew of the one survivor that lead Captain Kirk to the planet/dust, but why would they be warriors of Krall who abducted them? Or were they descendents of the few survivors? Answer The quote from the movie is that the planet that Krall/Edison crash-landed on contained a "drone workforce", presumably some sort of (biological?) robots which would explain the sheer quantity of men and ships at his disposal. Edison: The indigenous race abandoned this planet long ago. They left behind sophisticated mining equipment and a drone workforce That being said, we see several different species without their helmets on . I think we can assume that since he's not stuck on the planet that he was also recruiting from other nearby races that hate the Federation. As to who was flying the ships...

I've watched the first two seasons of the TV series, and I'm in the middle of the first book. While reading, I noticed that Catelyn is usually referred to by her married name: Scarlet-tinged spittle flew from the fat innkeep's mouth as she begged of Catelyn Stark , "Don't kill him here!" Her maiden name is only used in the past tense: "I was still Catelyn Tully the last time I bedded here," she told the innkeep. The same seems to be true for Lysa Arryn (can't find an example right now) and other married ladies. Yet, the book calls the queen by her maiden name: Cersei Lannister entered behind him, a jeweled tiara in her hair. Is there an in-world explanation for that? Are the "naming rules" different for the royal couple? Answer I don't know that we've ever had a formal description of the Westeros rules for styling and naming, but it seems to be based heavily on medieval European customs. In that case, it would make sense fo...

Elrond said during the council that if Sauron gets the One Ring back, he will have full control of those who have the three rings. But why did Sauron not already have control of them before the Great War? Answer Because the Elves who possessed them took them off From The Silmarillion : But the Elves were not so lightly to be caught. As soon as Sauron set the One Ring upon his finger they were aware of him; and they knew him, and perceived that he would be master of them, and of all that they wrought. Then in anger and fear they took off their rings. The Silmarillion V Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age Since they weren't actually wearing their rings anymore, Sauron had no ability to control them. Once he lost the One, his ability to command any of the Rings of Power was lost 1 ; in fact, there's evidence to suggest that he was only able to control the Nazgûl because he had the Nine in his physical possession. 1 Hence why the Elves considered it safe to put them bac...