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Q: Did a Hutt Jedi exist in canon?

Nu'DaqAround 2010-2012, I read on an online forum that there was at least one Hutt in the Jedi order at one point. However, looking up 'Hutt Jedi' on google more recently, I've read people saying the idea of Hutt Jedi was strictly a legends/EU thing, and a widely disparaged one at that. In modern canon...

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Q: What so fast in this scene?

Austin MayDr. Grace inserts a syringe into the roots of the tree while Norm reads the monitor: Norm: Oh, wow! It's that fast? Amazing, isn't it? Norm: Yeah.

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Q: How should we deal with questions asking about the meaning of words in a sci-fi setting?

A.SteerWe have also seen the questions. So I'm not going to directly link to them here. But what is the consensus on how we should deal with questions that ask for explanations of English language words used in a sci-fi setting. An example question would be -"What does left turn mean in this scene in th...

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Q: Is the warp drive used by different races the same technology?

A.SteerEach advanced race in Star Trek has a faster than light travel technology which the viewer knows as Warp Drive. This answer to a question of when specific races achieved warp shows a ranges of dates through human history when different races achieved warp. Star Trek: Insurrection is a clear indic...

 
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Q: What is the first science fiction work to use the determination of sapience as a plot point?

KevonniTo clarify, the sapience of the being or species must be undetermined and uncertain to the reader and the characters in the story at first. Accusing a clearly sapient being of not being sapient does not count unless the sapience of said being has to be proven for legal purposes and the claim is m...

 
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Q: How arrows are damaging aircraft canopy here but previously not?

Austin MayIn previous battle between Navi and Sky people, arrows did just scars on aircraft canopy: But in final battle, arrows penetrate aircraft canopy here:

 
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Q: Why did Jake toss Navi language book into trash?

Austin MayDr Grace and Jake are speaking to each other: Dr Grace: They bulldozed a sacred site on purpose to trigger a response. Just fabricating this war to get what they want. This is how it's done. Jake: When people are sitting on shit that you want, you make them your enemy. Then you're justified in t...

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Q: Are the Ancient Humanoids and the Preservers the only extinct advanced aliens civilisations in Star Trek?

A.SteerThe Ancient Humanoids who are believed to have seeded the Milky Way and the Preservers who Spock identified as a "Super Race" and who rescued primitive cultures from extinction and then seeded them elsewhere are both examples of extinct advanced alien civilisation that existed within Star Trek. A...

 
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Q: I need help to find a 'which way' style book

ace secureI had a 'which way' style book. You created your character first. And one item in the book is 'little gaia'. The book was sadly water damaged in transit so I've forgotten the title. I have tried looking on amazon for it but need its title. Anyone else remember this book?

 
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Curiouser and curiouser. Everyone's favorite recent troll (whose name I will not mention) also signed this letter: openletter.mousetail.nl
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Q: Why did Jake chuckle here?

Austin MayJake throws a cigar from Dr. Grace when she offers him some food to eat: Jake: Get rid of this shit. And then you can lecture me. Dr Grace: Now, I'm telling you, as your boss, and as someone who might even consider being a friend someday (JAKE Chuckles) to take some down time. Why did Jake chuc...

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posted on June 04, 2023 by Zach Weinersmith

Click here to go see the bonus panel!Hovertext: Best you can do with cosmos-3.5 is get a universe that's classical at low speeds. Today's News:

 
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Q: Novel Colonised planet. Natives are like humans with tails. Seem only females. Eppxploited natives were human after all

Judith JonesThere is a human, from another long colonized planet, visiting. He sees the natives being exploited. He finds the hidden males. He discovers they are human, descendants of a space ship crash from his planet. On his planet many people have a gene for a tail, which is removed soon after birth. Writ...

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Q: Short story about two Native American brothers who were chased down a mountain by a monster

HollyI’m looking for the name of a story about two Native American brothers who were in the woods on a mountain. There was a monster (I think it was a Bigfoot or a cyclops or something humanoid) that was chasing them down the mountain and it fought and ate one of the brothers. The part where he ate th...

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Q: Profile name has changed unexpectedly?

user92109Not sure if this is the place to ask, but could not anywhere else I could think to use. Logged on today to check the stack and posted a comment and saw that it was from "user92109" Wait, What?!? Thought someone else posted the same comment, but reading it, saw it was the one I posted. Checked my ...

 
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Q: Power sources on Babylon 5

LuckyWhy does Babylon 5 have a fusion reactor and solar panels? The basic premise of fusion is nearly unlimited power given a sustainable reaction. We know from season 3 that if the fusion reactor was damaged by a terrorist bomb it would wipe out the entire station. Therefore the fusion reactor is pre...

 
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Q: Manga where the main character finds a book which allows him to receive talents from previous famous people

GeorgeI am looking for a manga where the main character finds a book, and he's able to use that book to receive talents from previous famous people. He even learns to use needles as a form of medicine as a talent to cure people.

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Q: Is there a cannon meaning to the Jawa expression "Utinni!"?

Lexible"Utinni!" The expostulation (?) is almost campy at this point in the franchise. Is there a canon translation? I am always reading it as "Hot damn!" or "Hey, Raul!" but would be delighted to learn of its intended meaning in-universe.

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Q: In the Jim Starlin Thanos stories, why does Thanos lose?

GAPThere is something that I always wondered about in regards to Thanos. Why does he "want" to be defeated? I enough that he is his own worst enemy. It is just that Thanos in the Starlin stories, he self-sabotages just when he is on the cusp of victory. IS there more to the situation than this? Can...


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