Post-Star Wars Saga

Hearing words like "midi-chlorians," and "Gungan," with phrases like, "That's right R2 we're going back to the Dagobah system," you have just begun to ask yourself "Is Star Wars really that big??"

The answer is, YES! Now, being the fan that I am, I thought not dedicating a proper post to Star Wars would border on negligent. Thus, in order to enlighten some of you and perhaps make you more geek-like in order to fit in with the multitude of fans who have suddenly come out of the closet (You're sitting there like "Yeah! Bob was the last person who I would've thought was a Star Wars fan but after seeing him have a lightsaber duel with Jim using blue and red pens, I'm convinced!") I've decided to expand your current knowledge to include stuff that's beyond the movies! Basically I'm gonna give a rough outline on what happens after Episode VI - Return of the Jedi. Now sit back and enjoy...

The Battle of Endor has restored peace in the universe and we now know all too well our heroes Luke and Leia Skywalker as well as Han Solo and his trusy sidekick, Chewie...

Luke opens up a Jedi Academy and meets a woman named Mara-Jade. Now, Mara-Jade grew up as the Emperor's assassin and was actually sent to kill Luke while he was in Jabba the Hutt's custody (Ep VI - ROTJ). She failed to assassinate him because Jabba refused to let her come to the exectution in the desert and on the way back to report to the Emperor, discovers Darth Vader has killed him. She is lost and without direction and becomes a pilot for smugglers. She meets Luke whilst trying to survive an attack on some planet and they co-operate with each other. To cut a long story short, 10 years later they hook up and have a kid named Ben after Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Leia and Han Solo get married and have three children, Jacen and Jaina who are twins, and the younger Anakin Solo who follows in his grandfather's (Anakin Skywalker) footsteps - extraordinary mechanic and powerful Jedi. All three enrol into Uncle Luke's Jedi academy - Jaina becomes Mara Jade's padawan and Anakin becomes hugely popular, touted to take over Luke's mantle of most powerful Jedi. On a mission to rescue people from the Yuuzhan Vong race (newest and most powerful threat to the Republic), he fails to save Chewbacca who dies. Anakin blames himself as does his father Han Solo. Later Anakin dies in a mission led by his brother Jacen, to eradicate the Yuuzhan Vong's Jedi-hunting creatures, the voxyn.

There you have it folks! There's heaps more but you can find a lot of it on the official Star Wars site here. Anyway, hope you guys enjoy the new movie. May the Force be with you!