Padmé appeared pregnant at her funeral because Obi-Wan Kenobi and Bail Organa deliberately arranged for her body to look that way to deceive Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine, making them believe the twins, Luke and Leia, died with her, thus protecting them from discovery and ensuring the future of the Jedi. While biological postpartum swelling could contribute, the primary reason was a strategic decision to hide the children's existence from their father, who would otherwise hunt them down.
She dies soon after giving birth to twins, Luke and Leia. Just prior to her death, Padmé insists to Obi-Wan that there is still "good" in Vader. After Padmé is given an elaborate funeral on Naboo, her twins are separated and hidden from Vader and the Empire.
That means that by the time anything romantic actually mutually developed between the two, Anakin was 19 and Padme was 24.
Padmé didn't wear bras (or underwear) in Star Wars because director George Lucas famously told Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia) there was "no underwear in space," a rule extended to other characters like Padmé, suggesting a sci-fi lack of undergarments for comfort or visual reasons, though Carrie Fisher found the rule odd and compared it to Padmé's frequent costume changes, as cited in Wookieepedia and Reddit. While Leia famously went braless under her white robes (using gaffer tape instead), Padmé's elaborate outfits often made bras impractical or unnecessary for the desired look.
Serena Joy reveals Offred's pregnancy to her husband and tells him the baby isn't his because he is weak. Fred participates in Warren's trial chaired by Commander Pryce. Waterford is all for leniency, reminding that no one is free of mistakes and that Warren Putnam has a family, a wife and a new child.
In the original trilogy, Yoda lives in solitude on the swamp planet Dagobah. He is introduced as a former mentor of the Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, and he trains Luke Skywalker in the ways of the Force until his death at the age of 900.
Besides his mother, Padme was one of the first people in his life to actually care about him. Sure, she was just being kind to a 9 yr old kid, but to him it was everything. In AotC, Anakin says he thought of her every day. He idolized her.
After a lightsaber battle with his former mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi, Vader is severely injured and is transformed into a cyborg. He serves Palpatine for over two decades, hunting down the remaining Jedi and attempting to crush the Rebel Alliance.
The saddest Star Wars deaths often involve tragic heroism, lost potential, or poignant goodbyes, with popular choices including Duchess Satine (Obi-Wan's lost love), Clone Force 99's Tech (self-sacrifice for family), Kanan Jarrus (heroic sacrifice for Hera and Ezra), Padmé Amidala (fading hope for Anakin), Han Solo (betrayed by his son), and Clone Trooper 99 (innocent, selfless heroism). These deaths resonate due to their emotional impact, the characters' significance, or the broken promises they represent.
Darth Vader, formerly Anakin Skywalker, was only 45 years old at the time of his death on the second Death Star.
Surprisingly, Vader had no idea that Leia was, in fact, his daughter. Despite his interrogation of Leia, the Sith Lord still hadn't discovered that he was related to the princess. In contrast, Vader sensed his connection to Luke Skywalker almost immediately.
Before he could enter, however, Vader was stopped by Sabé, Eirtaé, Rabé, Saché, and Dormé, former handmaidens of Amidala, who refused to let him enter into the grave so he would not desecrate it. However, Vader would not be denied. As he entered the tomb, he became flooded with memories of Amidala.
Hermione Granger became pregnant with her and Ron Weasley's first child and only daughter, Rose Granger-Weasley, after the Second Wizarding War and sometime in or around 2005. Rose inherited her father's red hair.
Padmé Amidala was elected Queen of Naboo at 14 because Naboo's political system values young leaders with "pure" wisdom, and she was already a respected figure in public service, groomed by Senator Palpatine/Sidious, who orchestrated events to make her a popular, seemingly easy-to-manipulate choice to further his own rise to power. Naboo's monarchy is a democracy, with the elected Queen serving as a head of state, and Padmé's youth symbolized a fresh start from corrupt older leaders.
Padmé didn't wear bras (or underwear) in Star Wars because director George Lucas famously told Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia) there was "no underwear in space," a rule extended to other characters like Padmé, suggesting a sci-fi lack of undergarments for comfort or visual reasons, though Carrie Fisher found the rule odd and compared it to Padmé's frequent costume changes, as cited in Wookieepedia and Reddit. While Leia famously went braless under her white robes (using gaffer tape instead), Padmé's elaborate outfits often made bras impractical or unnecessary for the desired look.
Anakin Skywalker, one of the main characters in the "Star Wars" films, meets the criteria for borderline personality disorder (BPD).
In the book, the two have an exchange that is clearly and unambiguously queer when Kaeden reveals she wants to kiss Ahsoka. The passage reads: "'I could kiss you. ' Ahsoka stopped in her tracks.
In Star Wars lore, Order 37 was a grim Clone Trooper contingency plan to capture a wanted individual (often a Jedi) by taking a civilian population hostage, locking down the area, and threatening mass execution if the target wasn't surrendered, making it a horrific tactic used by the Empire to force Jedi compliance. It was considered more brutal than Order 66 because it targeted civilians directly, forcing Jedi to often turn themselves in to save innocent lives, as seen on planets like Bellassa.
The actress in real life has Ehlers Danlos Syndrome. While this is of course true, in the book Serena is an older woman who walks with a cane. I thought they were just incorporating this into another character until I read about the actress having EDS.
Fred blames Serena's constant cruelty to Offred for her escape attempts.
In the Latin dictionary the “Nolite te bastardes carborundorum” was written in the cover. But it's implied that the former Offred wrote the phrase in a hard to see spot in the closet so it wouldn't be found.